HISTORY SABAH

                                                                SABAH

This article is about Malaysian state. For the Carribean island Saba. for others use SABAH.

Sabah is one of 13 members in the country after SARAWAK. Which is borders on its southwest.

Over thats, it also shares borders witch East KALIMANTAN of INDONESIA.

The capital Sabah is KOTA KINABALU.







Etymology :

The oringin of name SABAH is uncertain, and there are many theories that have.

One theory is that the time during part of the bruneian sultanate, it was reffred to as SABA because of the

presence of PISANG SABA, a type of banana. Due to the location of SABAH in relation to BRUNEI. it

has been suggest that SABAH was BRUNEI MALAYA.




Besides thats, another theory suggest that it came from the Malaya word SABAK which means a place

where palm sugar . SABAH its also Arabic words which maens.

  



LINK : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabah

SABAH TRADITIONAL ETHNIC HOUSE

            _History about Traditional House at Sabah_


Traveling around borneo was great fun and interesting to see other house styles in this tropical  climate.

There are actually bit of a mix between timber stilt housing .New terraced and townhouse

developments and traditional  and new community. "Longhouse"


The traditional "Longhouse"literally means a large wooden communal structure.In Northern Sabah there

still remains the traditional timber Longhouse.The rungus community and was originally 90 doors with

each dwealling being 3meters in witdth, making a 270 Longhouse.

A traditional timber longhouse

The timber and bamboo construction allows for shade all day long in the private family rooms and the communal covered area.

 

In the past, the Murut communities of the Interior Division of Sabah built their longhouses 

on the tops of hills to provide defense against rival headhunters. The Murut longhouse 

consists of several family apartments and is generally divided as the saloh (communal 

verandah) in the front and the sulap (family apartments) towards the rear. Each sulap 

contains an earthen fireplace called rapuan and a sleeping area for a couple and their 

unmarried daughters. 

The boys, bachelors and guests sleep outside on the saloh, for security and defensive

purposes as well as for social separation and privacy between genders, especially for 

unmarried young people.

Construction-wise, the walls of a Murut longhouse are made from tree bark and lined with 

narrow, rectangular openings called hihimpayon. The floors are made from bamboo lashed

 with strips of rattan. Entrance into the longhouse was usually via a log stepladder with 

deep grooves cut into it to form footrests. 

A unique aspect of the Murut longhouse is the lansaran, a trampoline-like dance platform 

in the middle of the longhouse. As far as we know, Sabah's Murut community are the only 

Borneon native people who incorporate this lansaran feature into the architecture of their 
longhouses. It is used for festive occasions and jumping competitons, where young men 

compete for a prize attached to a roof beam above the bouncing platform.

Traditional dance of RUNGUS at Sabah long house..this is a my ... 

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Traditional dance of RUNGUS at Sabah long house

LINK : http://deathmarchtour.com/bsstbki20.html

KINABALU NATIONAL PARK

Kinabalu Park or Taman Kinabalu in Malay,one of the first national park in malaysia in 1964,is malaysia first world. designated by UNESCO in December 2000 for its "outstanding universal values" and the role as one of the most important biological sites in the world with more than 4,500 species of flora and fauna, including 326 bird and around 100 mammal species.


History 

The region was designated as a national park in 1964. British colonial administrator and naturalist Hugh Low led an expedition from tuaran to the region in 1895. He also became the first recorded man to reach the peak of Mount Kinabalu.

Location	Sabah, Malaysia
Nearest city	Kota Kinabalu
Coordinates	6°09′N 116°39′E
Area	754 km²
Established	1964
Governing body	Sabah Parks

   Tel : 

Sabah  Malaysia +60 88-523 500 info@sabahparks.org.my

          

     



LINK : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinabalu_Park

AGNES KEITH ( english tea house and restaurant )

~ THE STORY OF THE ENGLISH TEA AND RESTAURANT~


The famous Agnes Keith house situated next door to us give inspirations to create a colonial style English

 restaurant in SANDAKAN. Opened our door at  8th december 2002 for the first time and begin around

the world , scrones and fresh cream, delicious cakes and pastries and a wide of Asian and Traditional

English Specialisties.

The English Tea House and Restaurant in Sandakan quickly famous and bacome a popular tourist destinationas.

                                       
                                       Telephone: 088 448631
                                       Email: info@englishteahouse.org
 
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We provide our clients with a varied and flexible range of services, depending on their requirements. Example of our services include:

• Concept development and market research

• Requirements analysis for new restaurant / kitchen setup and implementation of recommended 

• solution, if required

• Pre-opening training and development of operational procedures

• General management of new and existing restaurants, on behalf of the owner

• Trouble shooting, through reviewing operations and providing best practice advice

Clients : Mallisa Restaurant

Tel: 019 8135454 or email info@englishteahouse.org

Sandakan – jalan istana,next agnes keith museum,sandakan, sabah.

LINK : http://www.englishteahouse.org/fandb_consultancy.html



LINK : For information on tourism in sabah  =}

	http://www.sabahtourism.com
	http://www.tourism.gov.my/
	http://www.sta.my
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	Hib http://www.hibiscusvillaborneo.com
	Bo  http://www.borneobooks.com
	Kolhttp://www.lifeandstyle.com.my/kkff/
	Le http://www.lembahimpian.com.my
	Sabhttp://www.sabahtea.com.my/index
	Fa  http://www.familycare.com.my
	Sabhttp://www.sabahtravelguide.com