Return to Sabah — Kota Kinabalu, Part 3: The Plight of the Stateless

In our previous trip to Sabah, we visited a stateless village in Semporna. There are many stateless living in Sabah. Some of them come from the Philippines or Indonesia. Some have always lived here, but never registered themselves as citizens of Malaysia. As a result, they, their children, and the generations that follow do not […]

Return to Sabah — Kota Kinabalu, Part 2: Meeting Serrene

Our original plan was to drive up to Kota Belud on our second day in Sabah. However, this was just a back-up plan. Our travel style involves 缘分 , which means ‘fate’. In the words of Greg, our travel companion, “May we meet the people we’re supposed to meet, and go to the places that […]

Return to Sabah — Kota Kinabalu, Part 1: The State Capital

Exactly 3 years ago, we took a 9-day road trip to Sabah, East Malaysia. We did a round trip to the various cities and towns. We liked it so much that we decided we would come back here again. But this time, we would go slower and spend more time in each town before moving […]