Tag: conservation
Making it to Maliau
First it hugs you, and then it kills you. The strangler fig is no pushover in the botanical kingdom. It best epitomises Darwinism’s “survival of the fitness”. A fully grown fig can choke the largest tree to death and takes over its place.
Yes, this is how we like our jungle – raw and full [...]
Posted: August 22nd, 2009 under Malaysia - Maps & travel tutorials.
Tags: accommodation, adventure, Borneo, conservation, nature, Sabah, safety, sustainable tourism, trek, wildlife
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Thaipusam Festival - Celebrating Pain For Penance
Thaipusam hurts. Like hell.
As the cacophony of chants and chaos intensifies, the priest stabs a 20cm rod across a man’s cheeks, sending him wild into deep trance. He trembles, grunts and suddenly stares coldly at us. Gosh, did we do something wrong? We could hear our heart throb.
The next moment, the possessed man turns away [...]
Posted: August 3rd, 2008 under Heritage - Multiculturalism.
Tags: conservation, culture, heritage, Ipoh, Malaysian, self guide, tourist
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THIS SITE gives viewers a glimpse of the beautiful but unsung parts of Malaysia. As a social aid movement, fund generated from activities and adverts helps sustain OO’s operational cost and fund community projects in the Malaysian countryside.
Voluntary simplicity is living a life that is outwardly simple but inwardly rich. With less consumerism lifestyle, our ecological resource suffers less impact.