【沙巴新鲜事】 亚庇 ： 艺术的文化 Latest in Sabah : Kota Kinabalu - The Language of Art #tanahairku by #Petronas #CrackoArtGroup #Sabah

Weeks ago, I was invited by Petronas to the launching of #tanahairku 3.0 which Sabah, Sarawak and Johor were selected to held this unique event! Interesting yet close to our Malaysian heart. I love art, culture and heritage. 

那天收到 Petronas 的 #tanahairku 3.0 开幕邀请，也是我感兴趣的马来西亚本地彩色壁画位于亚庇的市中心。精彩哦！今年 #tanahairku 3.0 选择了沙巴、 沙捞越与柔佛举办这项活动， 以马来西亚文化标题为主。沙巴 Cracko Art Group 画家们加入了沙巴文化在他们的壁画中。

- BAH - 

A local language close to Sabahan. Ended with 'bah' almost every day conversation!

我看每个沙巴汉都很熟悉的一个字 'BAH', 天天都会说的！

- The Opening of #tanahairku 开幕典礼 -

The most 'sporting' Tourism Minister we have! Met him many times in local events. 

Do you see the wall mural created by Cracko Art Group which on the right of the above photo and which located at Wisma Sabah on Jalan Haji Saman, the building next to Suria Sabah? That is one of the art work for #tanahairku 3.0. The story of Huminodun, the colour of Sabah flag et cetera. Every element applied represent the local lifestyle and heritage. 

拿督 Masidi 是开幕典礼的重要人物， 很常都可以看到他本人在各种活动被受邀请的。

在此相片的右边可以看见其中之一的壁画， 位于Wisma Sabah, Jalan Haji Saman. 采用沙巴州旗的颜色以及传说中的Huminodun 作为题材。

- Flash Mob of #tanahairku 3.0 舞蹈与歌唱 -

With singing and dancing (traditional and new) by local artists, the event was such a happening one! Glad to be there to celebrate such a meaningful launching. The campaign held by Petronas was a subtle reminder to the younger generation about what makes Malaysia special.

现代的生活是少不了音乐与舞蹈， 庆幸的我们可以观赏了精彩的本地歌星表演以及文化表演。 这项 Petronas 的活动是为了提醒年轻一辈的孩子们对国家的疼爱以及我国的特色。

- The short Flash Mob taken via phone 短片 - 

This is what I left, all soft copies were deleted. -_- 

短短的影片含有精彩演出。

- The KK Bloggers -

Left to Right : Chloe, Beverly, Myself, Charlotte and Calista.

I guess most of you know us. Right? ;)

这是我们， 也只有那几个啦！ 你知道她们吗？

- With Datuk Masidi  与拿督 Masidi -

A very active and friendly person. 超友善的！

- Cracko Art Group -

The artists who collaborated with Petronas for #tanahairku 3.0 campaign. According to reliable sources, there were a total of 22 streets artists have been commissioned to paint 10 selected walls in Kota Kinabalu and Johor Bahru for #tanahairku 3.0 campaign.

他们就是#tanahairku 3.0 所被选中的本地画家！ 他们也是我蛮欣赏的一队！一直都是我所关注的本地画家。 Petronas 在此活动邀请了22名画家把一共10部在三个州的墙壁画上了另类的壁画提醒人民对国家的热爱。

- BAH at Wisma Intiutama -

The other wall mural can be spotted at Wisma Intiutama of Lorong Dewan. BAH! Blending in the element of local unique culture heritage, can you see and imagine? Simpoton (A native music instrument), Rafflesia, Kadazan culture and others.

另一个壁画是位于Wisma Intiutama, Lorong Dewan. 加入了沙巴文化在内的一幅画， 真心的给Cracko Art Group 一个赞！连夜把这两幅画完成的， 很多年轻人都关注那几天连夜的作品。

- With the local artists 本地歌手 -

I think it was the first time to see them personally, friendly personal!

蛮有名气的本地歌手们！

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【沙巴游】 亚庇旧街探险记 Fun in Sabah : Kota Kinabalu - "A Guide to K K Heritage Walk" Conquering the Past of North Borneo Era

"A Guide to KK Heritage Walk" by Grace Leong was a great souvenir that I have received and wonderful knowledge that I have gained from the tour within 2 hours.

My posts about my tour with KK Heritage Walk are done and below are all the posts and amazing heritages I visited during the tour.

(Click those titles that might be interesting to you, I've linked with all the posts I written!)

 K K Heritage Walk to :-

Independence Field and Atkinson Clock

Where the ceremony of Proclamation of Malaysia was held and our one and only wooden clock in whole Malaysia since World War I.

 Malaysia Monument and North Borneo War Memorial 

To commemorate the Independence of Sabah and the joining of the Federation of Malaysia on 16th September, 1963 and to commemorate the 13 soldiers who lose their lives out of the 79 from North Borneo who enlisted in the British Forces during World War I.

 Bond Street and Dunlop Street (Gaya Street), Sabah Tourism Building and Australian Place

The two blocks of shophouses built in the 1950's  which still remained the same; The Post Office/ Bank building before the World War and the Australian Liberation Forces used the site for their camp when they landed in 1945.  

 Afternoon tea at Borneo 1945, Museum Kopitiam, Australian Place

Sipping bottled coffee with old fashioned charcoal toasted bread and also the homemade "Anzac" biscuits in an antique surrounding.

Surely, it is one of the best tour that I have joined in town!! Informative and close to my heart.

Gained so much information of Kota Kinabalu and Borneo's history from the tour and I love it!

Now, when people ask me "What do I understand about Kota Kinabalu? and What can I do in Kota Kinabalu?" The answer will be all these!

*Tour with Tropical Holidays Paradise for KK Heritage Walk.

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【沙巴游】 亚庇 - 旧街游 Fun in Sabah : K K Heritage Walk - Afternoon Tea at Borneo 1945 Museum Kopitiam, Australian Place

Continued our KK Heritage Walk from  

Bond Street & Dunlop Street (Gaya Street), Sabah Tourism Building and finally Australia Place (click). 

Reached our last heritage of the KK Heritage Walk - Australian Place and army patterned building was interesting as we can see.

By looking upward from the main entrance of the building, we still can see they still maintain the original words of Penchetak Chung Nam (Chung Nam Printing Co.) which was the building was a printing company during the days before. The new owner maintain the original words as a reminder to us and younger generation about our amazing history of Borneo.

We can see a plaque was laid on the side wall of the building's main entrance.

"This Plaque was laid to commemorate "Australia Place" Australian Liberation Forces Camp Site in 1945 & dedication of Borneo 1945 Museum Kopitiam on 12 Aug 2005"

- Borneo 1945 Museum Kopitiam (婆罗州 1945 博物咖啡馆) -

Here goes the army patterned building. It is the Borneo 1945 Museum Kopitiam which served various dishes that is special and might not easily find at other coffee shops in town. They are famous for the old fashioned charcoal toasted bread which is round in shape and also the homemade "Anzac" biscuits which have some touching story and morals behind.

Finally, a coffee shop for us to have a rest by having a cup of iced bottle coffee with bread and biscuits and complete our KK Heritage Walk tour (Afternoon tea is included in the tour package. However, the biscuits are excluded and we need purchase ourselves from the coffee shop). "Anzac" biscuits is a must try when we visit Museum Kopitiam.

One word to describe "Antique". I like the feel when sitting there sipping coffee like an old lady. :D

- The Menu -

I wanted to go there for food hunt previously, but I do not have "Kaki-s" (friends) wanted to come along with me and finally I have my chance to visit here. Hence, I heard that they served tasty rice at the coffee shop. I'm more to a afternoon tea person with breads and a hot drink, so... remember to tell me after you have tried their Curry Rice or others!

- Completed KK Heritage Walk with a bottle of Iced Coffee and Anzac Biscuit -

- Anzac Biscuits （安再克饼干）-

Anzac biscuits could only be found at Borneo 1945 Museum Kopitiam.

A short background of the biscuits :-

"This very old recipe started during ration times in World War 2. The word ANZAC is abbreviation of our brave soldiers (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps.).

This biscuits were named in their honour.

Baked by the mothers, wives and love ones, Every biscuits speaks Love, Gratitude and Encouragement to the Soldiers."

 

It taste marvelous and it's quite filling with oat, I heard that even tourists from Australian or New Zealand told our tour guide that the Anzac biscuits that selling here are taste much better than their home made back in their home.

- Charcoal Toasted Bread -

For the first time I had it and it taste nice with Kaya and Butter! And each of us only have one!

Will be planning to go for another bread session some time in the future.

Here's some of the photographs I took from the coffee shop about the past, during Australian and New Zealand Army were here.

The shop surrounded with photographs and antiques in every corner of the coffee shop.

- Borneo, 16th Century Dutch Map -

That is Sabah (formerly known as North Borneo)!!! When it wasn't been expanded like a hound's head figured and the map was hanging at the left side of the main entrance's wall (from inside).

- Visitor Book -

Normally, I like to leave my signature on those visitors book when I sees one during my visiting to good restaurant and tourists spots. But I didn't manage to sign on this one. :(

However, I got my last stamp here!

- Newspaper cutting -

Interviews and background of the Coffee Shop and opinions toward Borneo. Such a coffee shop that full of memories.

Me and elder sister's "A Guide to KK Heritage Walk" booklet with stamps collected!!

Finally completed and I'm filled myself with the history of Kota Kinabalu!

I'm feeling lucky that I have the time and opportunity to join the tour. It was a great experience and informative that for locals and tourists to understand more about our KK Heritages. Not only these for now, we could explore others too!

The tour ended with a LARGE SMILEs on our face and the person who won the treasure hunt can smile even larger than all of us! :D

Now I know what can I say when visitors ask me :

"What do you know/ understand about Kota Kinabalu?"

Website of Borneo 1945 Museum Kopitiam - click here!

*Tour with Tropical Holidays Paradise for KK Heritage Walk.

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【沙巴游】 亚庇 - 旧街游 Fun in Sabah : K K Heritage Walk - Bond Street & Dunlop Street (Gaya Street), Sabah Tourism Building and Australia Place

Continued our KK Heritage Walk from Malaysia Monument and North Borneo War Memorial.

We walked to the first street in Kota Kinabalu - Bond Street and Dunlop Street, which been renamed to Gaya Street after our independence.

Standing at the other end of the Gaya Street (Formerly known as Dunlop Street). We listened the history of Bond Street and Dunlop Street explained by Grace Leong.

And after that, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TREASURE HUNTING TIME!!

Translation : Weekly Street Fair at Gaya Street. Only on Sunday from 5.30am to 1.00pm.

Gaya Street will turn into a Street Fair whereby sellers will be selling different kind of things from foods, coffees, fishes, toys and more! Non the least souvenirs for tourists to bring back to there country. Is a must go place for tourists when they are in town during the weekend.And the whole city area will be crowded with locals and tourists.

- Gaya Street -

When we walked further, we shall see the two blocks of shophouses built in the 1950's  which still remained the same. And normally, my mom will go to few of the shops there to purchase her Chinese New Years goodies which supermarket does not sell.

- Jesselton Hotel -

Everyone of us participated the treasure hunting and we gathered together at the lobby of the Hotel after we found the TREASURE! The first person who found it must run quickly to the hotel which located the  forefront of Gaya Street (the other end) of Gaya Street and tour guide will be waiting for us there and the winner will got him/ herself a souvenir! (I got my second stamp here!)

- Lunch at Bella Italia - 

A another hot topic in town! Read my post about my Cozy Dinner at Bella Italia!

Gaya Street is like a park-like area where a lot of old shops and hotels are there and the roadway are different than others.

Furthermore, Jesselton Hotel was the first post-war modern hotel located in Dunlop Street (Gaya Street) and luckily it's still there and well maintained by the owners. The hotel have an image of premier "boutique" hotel with a colonial environment. For guests who stays in the hotel, they will see staffs who wear colonial attires and there is a English Cab as a transportation which still working parked in front of the hotel!! Besides, famous person includes Pope Paul II and boxer Mohamed Ali was staying there before.

We walked further and our next place will be -

-  Sabah Tourism Building -

It is a Historical Building which was formerly The Post Office/ Bank building before the war and Sabah Tourism Board (STB) moved into the building on 10th November, 1990. Visitors who have queries about Kota Kinabalu and Sabah may drop by to STB to ask for assistance, the counter  personnel will assist you on all your queries.

I got my third stamp at Sabah Tourism Board!! And one more to go!

After we have completed visiting to STB, we went off and walked a few street to the next heritage.

- Kota Kinabalu Community Centre -

Located at Australian Place. We reached one of the old building built 1958 which used for many historical events and have been refurnished to a better one.

Saw the amazing wall with beautiful photograph above? (The gate was closed and I can't take a nice photograph with it.) It's "The Story of Kota Kinabalu" which formerly known as Jesselton. Saw the white building at the left? It's our current Sabah Tourism Board and Kota Kinabalu is built on reclaim land in the olden days. It's amazing how K. K. evolved when we think if it.

- Historical Kota Kinabalu Community Centre -

It's history was written on it. Must read it when we have the chance!

- Australian Place -

Where the Australian Liberation Forces used the site for their camp when they landed in 1945.

Walking around Australian which only have two buildings. Now a days, we can see most of it are printing company and backpacker lodge. Thus, we have no idea why there's many printing shop there when we been asked. Maybe... a nice location for them??

When we walked to the other end of those building, we shall see an Army patterned building.

And we shall wait for my next entry about KK Heritage Walk!

Stay tuned!!

 Till then...

*Tour with Tropical Holidays Paradise for KK Heritage Walk.

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