Last Friday I left The Castle for 6 days, went to Borneo. Was trying to meditate there to have some peace and tranquility however due to my condition, am unable too. Anyhow I would like to take all of you my dearest , Ladies , Lords :knight:s & all readers to a virtual trip to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Here's an article taken from Wikipedia about Kota Kinabalu..

Kota Kinabalu (pronounced [ˈkɔtɑ kɪnɑbɑlʊ]), formerly Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah state in Malaysia. It is also the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. Kota Kinabalu has a population of 543,765, while the larger urban area has an estimated population of 700,000. It is the largest urban centre in Sabah and the sixth largest in Malaysia.

Kota Kinabalu is often known as K.K. within Malaysia and internationally. It is a major tourist destination and a popular gateway for travellers visiting Sabah and Borneo. Kinabalu National Park is located about 90 kilometres from the city and there are many tourist attractions in and around the city.

Ethnicity and religion
The city's population today is a mixture of many different races and ethnicities. The city consists of mainly Kadazans, Chinese, Bajaus and Malays. Most of the Chinese people in the city are Hakkas and can be found mainly in the Luyang area. The area of Penampang is populated mainly by Kadazans, while the Bajaus mainly reside in Likas and Sembulan. This does not suggest that the people are socially segregated. In fact, the people of the city have lived peacefully side by side for many years, not being affected by larger racial conflicts, such as the May 13 Incident in Peninsular Malaysia. The Kadazans here mainly practice Christianity. The Bajaus and Malays follow Islam. The Chinese are mainly Buddhists or Christians. There are a small number of Hindus, Sikhs, Animists, and a small number of secularists also exist.

There is also a sizeable Filipino population in the city. The first wave of migrants arrived in the late 15th century during the Spanish colonization, while some are refugees arriving in the early 1970s because the troubles in southern Philippines. A significant number of them today, however, consists of migrant workers arriving from the late 1970s onwards. Most of the earlier migrants have been naturalized as Malaysian citizens, however there still remains some living without proper documentation around the city as illegal immigrants.[28] Most of the Filipino migrants are Suluks coming from the southern parts of Philippines. There are also a number of Indonesian migrants living around the city, mostly coming from Flores of the Lesser Sunda Islands.[29]

There is a small population of Indians, Pakistanis and Eurasians scattered around the city. More recently the number of expatriates living in the city, either temporarily or permanently, have also increased. Most have come from South Korea, Japan, Australia, and Europe.

Intermarriage is not an uncommon practice here. The most common of which are intermarriages between Kadazans and Chinese and they are known as Sino-Kadazans or simply "Sinos".

Languages
The people mainly speak Bahasa Malaysia, with a distinct Sabahan accent. However many still speak the language or dialect of their mother tongue when speaking with person of the same race or ethnicity. Mandarin and Hakka are still widely spoken by the Chinese.

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Ok.. ok.. enough about the info let's start our journey.. oh it takes about 20 mins from KK Int'l Airport to the City, so buckle your seat belt....

Trip to the City, Kota Kinabalu
- To the right is Water Village
- See those mountains?
- The State mosque
- A man fishing in a hmm swamp?
- A disappointing face, no fish
- Nice huh?
- That's the Minister's office
- The State mosque again from far
- A view from my hotel room
Ok were have now reached the hotel....
- choo choo train Xmas decoration in the lobby
- and here we are in my hotel room, am sick like a chicken with flu......... cough cough coughhhhh
- Ok, it's sunset now I need to rest and sleep am tired.. coughh cougghh to see more of the sunset pixs, please visit here :Sunset in Kota Kinabalu Goodnight.

And please stay tuned for tomorrow Part 2, I'll be bringing you to Nabalu Village, it's cooler there about 20 degree unlike in town 30 degree