MySabah.com COVID-19: Update and Guide for Sabah People COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is an infectious and pandemic virus that causes respiratory illness (like the flu) with symptoms such as cough, fever, and in more severe cases, breathing difficulty. The ‎3.4% mortality rate has taken the lives of over 171,000 people after more than 2.5 millions infection worldwide (as of 21 April 2020). COVID-19 information about Sabah and Malaysia is so scattered and there is also a lot of misinformation circulated in social media. Therefore, I curate the useful information from over 50 reliable sources and sha ..read more

MySabah.com Pulau Timba-Timba, a Instagram Island How to show that you are having a great vacation? Sharing beautiful photos of course, and you won’t go wrong with beach. Though Sabah has 394 islands and Timba-Timba Island (or Pulau Timba-Timba) is only a relative new island destination, I can foresee it would become the next favourite of Instagram models. “I followed my heart, and it led me to the beach.”“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of Instagramming things.” – Henry Miller Timba-Timba is blessed with a one-Kilometre long stretch of white sandy beach flanked by crystal b ..read more

MySabah.com Climbing Mount Nopungguk, the mini Mt. Kinabalu Mount Kinabalu is not the only mountain in Kinabalu National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This highest mountain of Malaysia has many “sibling” mountains, for example, Mount Tambuyukon (2,642 Metres, 3rd highest mountain in Malaysia), Mount Nombuyukong (1,604 Metres). Mount Nopungguk is only 1/3 the height of Mount KinabaluNormally climbers take about 3 hours to reach the peak of Mount Nopungguk Mount Nopungguk (1,430 Metres or 4,692 Feet) is only about 1/3 the height of Mt. Kinabalu (4,096 Metres). It’s part of Kinabalu Park s ..read more

MySabah.com Hounon Ridge, the most family-friendly camping ground Sabah has many nice vacation places that are unknown to most people. In this information era, you only need to “unlock” them by using meaningful search words. For example, when I google “camping in Ranau”, a popular highland Sabah town with cooling weather. Open sesame! The website, photos and location map of Hounon Ridge show up in search results. No kidding, that’s how I discovered Hounon Ridge when I looked for nice camping site that is near to Mount Kinabalu. Hounon Ridge (Full Name: Hounon Ridge Farmstay and Camping) is l ..read more

MySabah.com Climbing Bukit Bongol (Bongol Hill) of Kota Belud Bukit Bongol (Bongol Hill) is such a photogenic but odd hill. It’s bald and covered by green grasses, like a mountain wearing green fleece. Its name Bongol is originated from the Malay word “Bonggol”, which means Hump, as this hill is characterized by multi-peak landscape. I have to say Bukit Bongol is one of the most beautiful and unique hills of Sabah. It’s me (in red shirt) flying drone on the highest peak of Bukit Bongol With a height of 527 Meters (1,730 feet), this midsize hill only needs two hours to conquer and no guide is ..read more

MySabah.com Sibuan, the Battleship Island Going to Sibuan Island is exciting. You will love that dreamy moment while your boat is slowly gliding on different shades of blue sea toward the island, the water changes from dark to light blue colors like liquefied gemstones, and dozen of swaying tall coconut trees beckon to you on the shore of Sibuan, one of the eight islands of Tun Sakaran Park (a.k.a. Semporna Islands Park), the second largest marine park of Sabah, Malaysia. Sibuan Island (Local Name: Pulau Sibuan) is also known as Battleship Island (军舰岛 in Chinese) because of its long and narr ..read more

MySabah.com Sabah’s Best Camping Experience at Tegudon Tourism Village If there is a Most Scenic Campsite award of Sabah, I’ll not hesitate to present it to Tegudon Tourism Village (TTV) in Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia. TTV is a campground with countryside theme. Every morning campers are greeted by Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain of Malaysia. In the afternoon, you can swim with the fishes in the cooling river nearby. And the sunset over lush paddy field is a sight to behold. At night, you can sleep under the Milky Way. Beautiful scenery of Tegudon Tourism VillageCountryside Theme In nati ..read more

MySabah.com River and Forest Bathing at Kun-Kun River To live happily, we need food for our body, love for our soul, and money for our security. However, one ingredient is always not listed in our source of happiness, though it’s a desire rooted in human genes for 7 million years. In 1984, Edward O. Wilson coined the term Biophilia, which suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other life forms (not Wifi and phone!). Therefore, living without “Vitamin N(ature)” is unhealthy to our mind and body. That may explain why we feel happy after an outdoor ac ..read more

MySabah.com Tambunan Viewing Point (Sinurambi Tower) in Greenest Valley of Sabah Tambunan of Sabah interior is the greenest part of Sabah. Over 90% of the scenery there are green because of rolling hills covered in lush trees, and wide area of paddy fields and plantation. If you mention Tambunan to a local, keywords such as #green, #cooling and #highland would pop into our heads. Though Tambunan is not a popular destination, most locals wish it remains as a lovely and peaceful place that is isolated from tourists. Entrance to Tambunan Viewing Point (Menara Sinurambi) Tambunan Viewing Point ..read more

MySabah.com Sabah Tourism Building, the 100+ years old office Wherever we go, we will leave our footprints behind. People who walk to the end of Gaya Street, the oldest street of Kota Kinabalu City (KK), would see a small double-storey white building, sitting awkwardly among the modern building around. This hundred-year-old building represents a trace of memory from British colony era. Currently it is the office of Sabah Tourism Board. You can say that it’s the oldest office building of Sabah. Front view of Sabah Tourism Building Built in 1916, this British colonial building survived bombing ..read more