Monday, April 25, 2011

Kudat Marina and golf resort

  • LOCATION:
Kudat Marina & Golf Resort is located on Jalan Urusetia just outside Kudat town centre. At the second roundabout if you are arriving from the main road, take the 10-o-clock turn into Jalan Urusetia. There should be ample signage along the way to lead you into the Resort compound within the Kudat Golf Course.

It is recommended that you hire a car to get to Kudat as the flexibility offered by self-driving trip from Kota Kinabalu seems to be more advantageous. I managed to secure a car rental for RM100 per day which I used to drive to Kudat from Kota kinabalu.
  • DESCRIPTION:


The completion of Kudat Marina & golf resort could have not come at a better time. As Kudat is fast becoming a major tourist attraction in the state of Sabah, the need for an international-class hotel emerges and the resort provides just that. The resort is built in a traditional-inspired architecture and sprawls over a section of the Kudat Golf Course. It also fronts the Kudat Marina as well as the ocean at Marudu Bay.
There are 88 rooms in the 3-storey building  of the resort, separated by two distinct sections, namely the North wing and the south wing. In general, there are four room types offered by the resort, namely Superior gol view, Deluxe Sea View, Executive Golf View and Executive Sea View. All room types come with two bedding configurations, namely two single beds or one king or queen bed. In general, each room is appointed with air-conditioning, mini fridge, IDD telephone, coffee and tea making facilities, writing desk, dressing mirror, bedside control panel, wardrobe and lugagage rack, colour television with ASTRO satellite channels, ensuite bathroom that comes with standing shower cubicle, etc. This review will cater mostly on the superior golf view room.
The resort hosts a selected number of guest facilities. At the spacious main lobby, a nice lobby lounge is available with good views of Marudu Bay and the marina. One floor down the lobbyis the swimming pool which is well-maintained and adequately landscaped by tropical green foliage. The pool area also comes with a small kid's section for the children. As for the F&B outlets, there are a few of them hosted by the resort. The main outlet is called D'connutt cafe (somehow I feel that it was meant to be spelled as D'Coconut, but whatever) which is located on the ground floor. The restaurant is nicely partitioned into an indoor dining and outdoor terrace. The latter is also known as D'connutt coffee house as it sits by the swimming pool and overlooks the ocean in the distance.d"connutt coffee house is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. There is actually an entertainment outlet within the resort compound, namely fortune corner, which is actually more of a night pub. 

Kelambu Beach

LOCATION:
Pantai Kelambu is located some 35 kilometres to the northwest of Kudat town. As the road signage is extremely poor in the area, you will need a local map like I did. To be exact, at the split road that points towards Tanjung Sempang Mengayau on the right, you will need to go straight. After some 5 kilometres of wondering if you have taken the correct road, a tiny signage is buried on at an intersection and it points towards 'Pantai Kulambu'. Take the road and you should be at the beach in no time.

In general, Kudat is located some 3 hours to the north of KOta KInabalu. It is best to rent a car from Kota KInabalu for a self-drive tour to Kudat and its vicinity. Otherwise, the only option to get to various tourist attractions in Kudat is by chartered tours which are not exactly economical and does not offer travel flexibility. 
DESCRIPTION:
Finding pantai kelambu is like searching for a needle in a hay stack. After getting an informative tip-off from the friendly guest personnel at Kudat Marina & Golf and geared with what seems to be a very detailed map of Kudat and its surrounding areas, I attempt to find this elusive beach, which according to the guest personnel, is much better than Pantai Bak Bak near to Kudat town.

One thing to note when driving all over Sabah is that the road signage is rather poor and inadequate. the road  to Pantai Kelambu is no exception as I almost make a U-turn in exasperation that no sign of any beautiful beach seems to be ahead of me.

While The beach is slightly less comparable to Pantai Kalampunian, Pantai Kelambu is a very unique beach, to say the least. There are actually two streatches of white sandy beaches at Pantai Kelambu, each on the opposite ends of a small island or promontory. In fact, you can get closer to the promontory (or rocky cape) and can claim to have the unique experience of having  2 Beaches within a short opposite span of each other.

The area is actually marked as a public park but there are not many facilities to boast, save it for one or two resting pavilions and some BBQ pits. Nearby is the guarded entrance into the development of Kudat Riviera, which shall consist of multi-million ringgit mansions and villas overlooking beautiful Pantai Kelambu. Actually, I had written to the developer to feature the Kudat Riviera development in this website, but the reply that I received from the white girl was none too receptive. Be that as it may, I hope the pretentious development will not close down this public beach. Their rice-barn villas are probably off limit to mere mortals like yours truly, but this beautiful beach should remain in possession for the people of Sabah. 



Esplanade Kudat

 Sidek esplanade is located just outside Kudat town centre along the way of Teluk Marudu.

In general, Kudat is located some 3 hours to the north of kota kinabalu. It is best to rent a car from kotakinabalu for a self-drive tour to Kudat and its vicinity. Otherwise, the only option to get to various tourist attractions in Kudat is by chartered tours which are not exactly economical and does not offer travel flexibility. 
DESCRIPTION:
As Kudat is naturally graced with beautiful ocean escapes all around, the construction of an esplanade is probably a given. sidek esplande can be regarded as the centre of congregation among the locals especially at night. There is an iconic clock tower that marks the entrance into the esplanade area, along with some other buildings and structures.

The esplanade was opened to the public rather recently, in April 2002 to be exact. Its opening was officiated by the then Chief Minister of Sabah. In general, there are not many features along the waterfront, save it for some resting pavilions, landscaped garden, and the likes. There is a section in the esplanade that consists of floating houses where local fishermen rearing commercial ocean fish in cages. A rather unique sight to see I must say.

The esplanade come alive at night as a number of eating joints become operational. The area is known for its fresh seafood which come at rather affordable prices. During my visit here, I had a decent meal of steamed fish with rice and vegetables. There are options of picking up the fish to be cooked from the cages or the containers to ensure their freshness
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Christiano Ronaldo

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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, born 5 February 1985), commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese National team. Ronaldo is the most expensive player in football history after moving from Manchester United  to Real Madrid in a transfer deal worth £80 million (Euro94m, US $132m). In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is to be paid £11 million per year over the following six years, makes him the highest-paid football player in the world, and values him at €1 billion as per his buyout clause. Ronaldo holds the distinction of being the first player to win the FIFA Puskas Award, an honour handed by FIFA to the best goal of the year. He scored that goal from 40 yards out against FC Porto in an UEFA Champions league quarter final match, while still playing for Manchester United.
Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, then moved to national In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting club de portugal. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, and he signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA cup, and played at Euro 2004 with Portugal. Ronaldo scored his first international goal in the opening game of the tournament against Greece, although Greece won 2-1. Portugal reached the final, which they again lost to Greece.
In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions league with United, and was named player of the tournment. He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year and the FIFA World player of the year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d Or winner in 40 years.Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan cruyff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than George Besz and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United.

Marty Friedman(Musician)

Marty Friedman (born Martin Adam Friedman, December 8, 1962) is an American Guitarist, most widely recognized and best known for his tenure as lead/rhythm guitarist for thrash metal band Megadeath, which lasted close to ten years. He has resided in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan since 2003, and has hosted his own television programs, Rock fujiyama and Jukebox English on Japanese television.


Kaamatan festival



The Kaamatan festival is an annual event in the cultural life of the Kadazandusun of Sabah since time immemorial. In its deepest sense, Kaamatan festival is a manifestation of creator and Creation relationship, as well as Inter-Creations relationship. It embodies the principal acts of invocation of divinities, appeasing, purification and restoration, re-union of benevolent spirits, and thanksgiving to the Source of All. It is part of a complex wholesome Momolian religious system centered on the paddy rites of passage and the life cycle of Bambarayon - the in-dwelling spirit of paddy.
Appreasing is done in respect of Bambarayon, Deities, Divinities and Spirits, who may have been hurt by human wrongful, acts. Purification is performed in respect of human and spiritual needs for forgiveness followed by resolutions to make themselves worthy of the gifts of life from God. Restoration in necessary to ensure the health and well being of SUNIL, mankind and other spiritual beings. Re-union is realised in respect of human needs to be integrated in body, mind and spirit within the concept of the seven-in-one divinity in humanity, as well as re-union of Bambarayon with human Sunduan. Finally Thanksgiving is observed as befitting for all creations to express their gratitude and appreciation for the gifts of life (through Huminodun) and all life supportive system on earth that their Creator lovingly and generously gave them.
pesta kalimaran, tarian mogunatippesta kalimaran, ratu kalimaran

Titanic

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 Titanic was a passenger liner that struck an iiceberg on her maiden voyage from southhampton, England, to New York city, and sank on 15 April 1912. She hit the iceberg four days into the crossing, at 23:40 on 14 April 1912, and sank at 2:20 the following morning, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.
The largest passenger steamship in the world, the olympic-class Titanic was owned by the White star line and constructed at the Harland and wolff shipyard in belfast, Ireland. She set sail for New York City on 10 April 1912 with 2,223 people on board. The high casualty rate resulting from the sinking was due in part to the fact that, although complying with the regulations of the time, the ship carried lifeboats for only 1,178 people. A disproportionate number of men died due to the"women and children first" protocol that was enforced by the ship's crew.
Titanic was designed by experienced engineers, using some of the most advanced technologies and extensive safety features of the time. Adding to the ironic nature of the tragedy is the fact that the liner sank on her maiden voyage. The high loss of life, the media frenzy over Titanic's famous victims, the legends about the sinking, the resulting changes in maritim law, and the discovery of the wreck  have all contributed to the enduring interest in Titanic.

Transformers 3

Transformers: dark of the moon is the third and final film in the Transformers film series, directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the sequel to Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the fallen and is scheduled for release on June 29 in selected locations and July 1, 2011 in the US. The film will be presented in regular 2D, REAL D 3D andINMAX, featuring Dolbby surround 7.1 sound.
Shia La beouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyresse Gibson and John Turturro are set to reprise their starring roles, with Peter culins returning as the voice of Optimus prime. Ehren Kruger, who collaborated in the writing of the second film, was again involved in the writing. Despite having initially been confirmed for the film, and with the film already into principal photography, it was announced that  Megan Fox would not be reprising her role from the previous two films. With Fox's character Mikaela being dropped, Sam was assigned a new love interest, who will be played by English model Rosie huntington-Whiteley. Also, Roberto oci and Alex Kurtzman, having written the first two films, did not return for the third installment in the series, which Orci had earlier somewhat anticipated, fearing the duo would "risk getting stale". Bay has stated this would be his last installment in the series.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

traditional food and garlic chicken

 Tuhau, Bosou and Bambangan mixing.... 


A chicken. Bought it from centre Point ..hehehe

Nah...this is what i call three in one. Bosou + bambangan + tuhau. Very taste...uhmmmmmmmm

If u  know this food...u will able one of kind a person like it.I would like to sharing one of type traditional food.It be called it "TUHAU","BOSOU"and another one is "BAMBANGAN".This food almost famous in traditional ethnic in Sabah.We can see how the simply to make it and how to taste it.In  another situation,some people dont like it because the smell? Anyway what all the conclusion about it,this food will be make a new experience...just try it 

little italy in kota kinabalu

Little Italy's main page
Little Italy is certainly Kota Kinabalu’s favourite Italian restaurant. And it’s no accident, because they just do so much right.
Situated opposite Wisma Sabah tucked in under the Capitol Hotel, Little Italy provides great Italian food with very efficient service.
Little Italy in Kota KinabaluHardly ever will you see this quaint little restaurant less than brimming with punters basking in the warm glow of Little Italy’s Italian kitchen.
Little Italy’s secret is no secret at all: great food, good price, excellent service. That people simply love Italian food helps, of course, and at Little Italy they are ever willing to oblige.
The menu of classic pizzas and pasta dishes is complemented by a variety of innovative variations on the theme. Soups, salads, pastas, pizzas and even chicken and beef dishes flesh out the substantial menu.
Classic Pasta Dishes at KK’s LIttle ItallyHome of KK’s most famous bread basketThe Bruschetta is a must-try item on the menu
Highlights on the Starters section include Little Italy’s bread basket, the talk of the town, a variety of Bruschetta, and the Soup of the Day, which is usually one of the first things the waiters will highlight for you.
We Love Pizza - This large Pollo e Funghi really hit the spotFrom the mains menu everything has the potential to be a favourite, but as we favour pizza here at sabahbah.com, the pizza pollo e funghi comes highly recommended and features chicken and mushrooms smothered in a generous layer of mozzarella cheese.
From the dessert menu it would be wrong not to highlight the Tiramisu, as of the many places in KK where this traditional dessert can be sampled, it is arguably the most outstanding at Little Italy.
The Wine List features a selection of Italian wines and is supported by a beverage menu that includes soft drinks, juices and a generous selection of Aperitivi, gourmet and imported coffees.
A good meal at Little Italy will cost around RM40, more if you choose an alcoholic drink. Dishes vary from RM9 for soups and starters through to RM26 for large pizzas or pastas, up to RM48 for the New Zealand steak. Do check the actual prices against menu.
Wine by the glass is RM18 or RM75 for a bottle of house wine, up to RM95 for a bottle of Italian wine.
For exquisite Italian food at a good price with great service, stop by and say ciao at KK’s Little Italy.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Muse (Band)

Muse are an English rock band from TeignmouthDevon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy (lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, keytar), Christopher Wolstenholme (bass, backing vocals, keyboards, guitars, harmonica) and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion, synthesisers, backing vocals, sampling). After the release of their 2006 album Black Holes and Revelationskeyboardist and percussionist Morgan Nicholls has performed live with the band. Muse are known for their energetic and extravagant live performances, and their fusion of many music genres, including progressive rockalternative rockspace rockpop musicheavy metal, and electronica, with recurring themes of revolution.
Muse have released five studio albums: Showbiz (1999), Origin of Symmetry (2001), Absolution(2003), Black Holes and Revelations (2006), and The Resistance (2009). The band have also issued three live albums, Hullabaloo Soundtrack (2002), which is also a compilation of B-sides,Absolution Tour (2005), and HAARP (2008).
Black Holes and Revelations earned the band a Mercury Prize nomination and a third place finish in the NME Albums of the Year list for 2006. Muse have also won numerous other music awardsthroughout their history, including five MTV Europe Music Awards, five Q Awards, eight NME Awards, two BRIT awards, an MTV Video Music Award, four Kerrang! Awards and an American Music Award. They were also nominated for three Grammy Awards, of which they won Best Rock Album for their fifth studio album, The Resistance.As of November 2010, Muse have sold over ten million albums worldwide.

Emin3m

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem, is an American rapperrecord producer, and actor. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The following album, The Marshall Mathers LP, became the fastest-selling solo album in United States history. It brought Eminem increased popularity, including his own record label, Shady Records, and brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition.
The Marshall Mathers LP and his third album, The Eminem Show, also won Grammy Awards, making Eminem the first artist to win Best Rap Album for three consecutive LPs. He then won the award again in 2010 for his album Relapse and in 2011 for his album Recovery, giving him a total of 13 Grammys in his career. In 2003, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself" from the film, 8 Mile, in which he also played the lead. "Lose Yourself" would go on to become the longest running No. 1 hip hop single. Eminem then went on hiatus after touring in 2005. He released his first album since 2004's Encore, titled Relapse, on May 15, 2009. Eminem is the best-selling artist of the decade on the US Nielsen SoundScan, and has sold more than 86.5 million albums worldwide to date, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. In 2010, Eminem released his seventh studio album Recovery. It became Eminem's sixth consecutive number-one album in the US and achieved international commercial success, charting at number one in several other countries. It stayed at number-one on the US Billboard 200 chart for five consecutive weeks and a total of seven weeks.Recovery was also reported by Billboard to be the best-selling album of 2010, making Eminem the first artist in Nielsen SoundScan history to have two year-end best-selling albums. Recovery is also the best selling digital album in history. Recovery was also named the best selling album worldwide of 2010 joining The Eminem Show which was the best seller of 2002 giving him 2 worldwide year end number 1 albums.
In 2005, Eminem was ranked 79th on the VH1 100 Greatest Artists of All-Time. He was also ranked 82nd on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All time He was also named the Best Rapper Alive by Vibe magazine in 2008. Including his work with D12, Eminem has achieved nine No. 1 albums on the Billboard Top 200, 7 solo (6 studio albums, 1 compilation) and 2 with D12. Eminem has had 13 number one singles worldwide. In December 2009, Eminem was named the Artist of the Decade by Billboard magazine. His albums The Eminem ShowThe Marshall Mathers LP, and Encore (in order) ranked as the 3rd, 7th, and 40th best-selling albums of the 2000–2009 decade by Billboard magazine. Also according toBillboard, Eminem has two of his albums among the top five highest selling albums of the 2000s. In the UK, Eminem has sold over 12.5 million records.Eminem has also sold more than 33 million track downloads and 39.6 million albums in the United States alone. In 2010, MTV ranked Eminem as the 7th biggest icon in pop music history. During 2010, Eminem's music generated 94 million streams, more than any other music artist. "Love the Way You Lie", the second single from 2010's Recovery was the best-selling single of 2010 in the United Kingdom even though it did not reach number 1 there, the first time this has happened in the UK since 1969.  Eminem has scored over 1 billion views on his official Vevo page on Youtube.

Eric clapton

Eric Patrick ClaptonCBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked fourth in Rolling Stonemagazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's Top 50 Guitarists of All Time.
In the mid sixties, Clapton left the Yardbirds to play blues with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. In his one-year stay with Mayall, Clapton gained the nickname "Slowhand", and graffiti in London declared "Clapton is God." Immediately after leaving Mayall, Clapton formed with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce, the power trioCream, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop." For most of the seventies, Clapton's output bore the influence of the mellow style of J.J. Cale and the reggae of Bob Marley. His version of Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" helped gain reggae a mass market. Two of his most popular recordings were "Layla", recorded by Derek and the Dominos, and Robert Johnson's "Crossroads", recorded by Cream. A recipient of seventeen Grammy Awards, in 2004 Clapton was awarded a CBE for services to music. In 1998 Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers.

About of the Dance


Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music,used as a form of expressionsocial interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting.
Dance may also be regarded as a form of nonverbal communication between humans, and is also performed by other animals (bee dancepatterns of behaviour such as a mating dance). Gymnastics,figure skating and synchronized swimming are sports that incorporate dance, while martial arts kataare often compared to dances. Motion in ordinarily inanimate objects may also be described as dances (the leaves danced in the wind).
Definitions of what constitutes dance are dependent on socialculturalaestheticartistic and moralconstraints and range from functional movement (such as folk dance) to virtuoso techniques such asballet. Dance can be participatorysocial or performed for an audience. It can also be ceremonial,competitive or erotic. Dance movements may be without significance in themselves, such as in balletor European folk dance, or have a gestural vocabulary/symbolic system as in many Asian dances. Dance can embody or express ideas, emotions or tell a story.
Dancing has evolved many styles. Breakdancing and Krumping are related to the hip hop culture. African dance is interpretative. Ballet, Ballroom, Waltz, and Tango are classical styles of dance whileSquare and the Electric Slide are forms of step dances.
Every dance, no matter what style, has something in common. It not only involves flexibility and body movement, but also physics. If the proper physics is not taken into consideration, injuries may occur.
Choreography is the art of creating dances. The person who creates (i.e., choreographs) a dance is known as the choreographer.
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