August 12th is International Youth Day. I am reminded of the boys Kenric and I met in Kampung Buli Sim Sim in June 2018. Kampung Buli Sim Sim is a water village…
Tag: Sandakan
Japanese POW Camp in Sandakan
In 1879, the British North Borneo Company chose Sandakan as its capital. The city flourished, but fell into the hands of the Japanese during WWII. Allied soldiers in Singapore surrendered in 1942….
Restaurants and Football at Kampung Buli Sim Sim
Mr. Yong, the Grab driver who picked us up from the Sandakan Airport a few days ago recommended Sim Sim Restaurant in Kampung Buli Sim Sim for their great seafood. We arrived…
Another Centipede in the Room!
I really don’t know what I was thinking when I signed us up for this 3 Days/2 Nights Kinabatangan River Cruise which includes one morning and one nighttime jungle walk. Anyway, on…
Leeches!
Today’s post and photos are not for the faint-hearted. If you have hemophobia or just don’t want to see blood running down Kenric’s arm, skip this post. Kenric’s message to the family…
Sandakan
Goodnight from Sandakan in the state of Sabah in East Malaysia. Malaysia has two states on the Island of Borneo, Sabah and Sarawak.