Tinggi tinggi Kinabalu...
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 02:49PM May 31, 2008
This is probably familiar to most Sabahans out there.And now for a different version of this song... Happy Kaamatan people!
Stupidity...
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 07:53AM May 30, 2008
It's not often that I blog about things just simply because they bug me.My criteria for posting on this blog has always been this - STICK TO THE THEME! STICK TO THE THEME!Well, actually I won't be breaking >>
Spotlight's on us!
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 04:30PM May 13, 2008
Hey, guess what?All eyes are on us again...If all the speculations about the impending jumps are true, then I can see it now in the front pages of the newspapers...SABAHANS JUMP!*ribbit**ribbit*
Only in name....
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 05:28PM May 7, 2008
The Malaysian Bar.National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE).National Union of Journalists (NUJ).What do these three bodies have in common?They are but a few examples of how the words "national" and "Malaysian" >>
Sabah is moving up!
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 04:42PM Apr 22, 2008
Pesat membangun sudah negeri kita tau...Why?Because after years and years of encountering blackouts without batting an eye, we finally made it to the national news this time.Of course, I gotta admit a >>
Jumper
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 02:28PM Apr 4, 2008
No, I'm not talking about this movie...I'm not talking about the song by this band either... It actually has a little something more to do with this little fella...It's been nearly a month since the 2008 >>
In search of halia...
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 01:53PM Mar 18, 2008
I know... I know... it's been... A LOOOOOOONG WHILE since I last posted.Was SO tied up with work for the past couple of months that I had no more energy left to erm... entertain you guys. (I SO perasan >>
Same Words... Different Meanings (Update)
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 03:46PM Feb 15, 2008
I did a little asking around with some of my Peninsula friends and a Sarawakian colleague.One friend from Johor said "pantat" also means buttocks there. But then again, another friend from Johor said she >>
Distance... and how a Sabahan conveys it...
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 01:56PM Feb 10, 2008
Sabahans have a unique way of letting people know just how near or far something or some place is.Just listen to how they pronounce the words "sini" (here) or "sana" (there).Here's a rough guide:1. When >>
Same words, different meanings....
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 03:32PM Jan 30, 2008
I remember this was one of the first things a friend of mine pointed out when he came back to KK for holiday from studying in KL.Be careful with the phrases that we love to use back home whenever we're >>
Fact or Myth: Sabahans are generally a corrupt lot.
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 01:51PM Jan 27, 2008
So what do you think?Is it true? Are Sabahans really that corrupt? Can Sabahans be bought that easily?Okay, maybe the more appropriate question is this - Are Sabahans more corrupt than the average Malaysian?Let's >>
Sunset in North Borneo...
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 02:48PM Dec 27, 2007
Ahhh... it's good to be home... Where the beach is just a few minutes' drive away... Where I can just relax and do nothing... And sleep until noon everyday (although I should stop doing that). It's funny >>
To my Peninsular Malaysian friends and readers....
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 01:56PM Dec 19, 2007
Of late, I seem to have gotten a little carried away with my views and comments.My last few postings probably seemed a bit anti-West Malaysians.For that, I'd like to apologize to you, you and you if I've >>
Bah...
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 01:45PM Dec 17, 2007
Simple, yet diverse.This is probably one of the most common words used by Sabahans.And no, it's not just when we speak Malay but even English as well.It's one of those words that makes a Sabahan feel right >>
The singer vs the space tourist....
- Posted by A Little To The East (A Sabahan in KL) on 03:44PM Nov 29, 2007
This topic is purely accidental. I was google-ing Che'Nelle's song "I fell in love with a deejay" just now because I was trying to find out how to spell her name. I wanted to post something else that >>
