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.
OO is a nominee of 2008's Geotourism Award organized by National Geographic and Ashoka Changemakers. The award identifies and recognises organization that enhances the geographical character of a place: its environment, heritage, culture, aesthetics, and the well-being of its residents.
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Voluntary simplicity is living a life that is outwardly simple but inwardly rich. With less consumerism lifestyle, our ecological resource suffers less impact.
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Après la pluie, le beau temps
The inner sanctum of the Malaysian rainforest opened its arms and said bonjour to a bunch of jolly French adventurers recently.
Last month, Camille, Agathe, Arnaud and Agnes decided that Malaysia was a good place to catch up since everyone went separate ways after graduating from university. Today, as qualified environment engineers who are [...]
Posted: December 24th, 2008 under View - Diary entries, View - Guestbook album.
Tags: accommodation, eco tour, eco tourism, jungle, nature tour, Rafflesia, rainforest, responsible tourism, sustainable tourism, weather
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Climb Mt Kinabalu with the heart, not feet
Latest update – 29th Jan 2009
Spine-tingling gorges seem to scream “I’m dangerous. Go home!”. Cool highland breeze offers little respite for the splitting headaches that comes with inhaling oxygen-thin air. Amid breath-seizing moments and groaning muscles, giving up does sounds like a sensible thing to do. Yet, the almighty Low’s Peak that looms above seems [...]
Posted: July 9th, 2008 under Malaysia - Maps & travel tutorials.
Tags: Borneo, hike, national park, Sabah, self guide, tour operator, trek, weather
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Monsoon Mood Swings in Malaysia
Malaysia is weathered by features that switch from fair to fury and back in time it takes you to duck.
You bet, they don’t call our jungle rainforest for nothing. A Malaysian downpour makes European heaviest rain looks like sprinkles, in comparison. We can safely say colonial English certainly did not come here for the [...]
Posted: May 3rd, 2008 under Malaysia - For beginners.
Tags: Borneo, climate, Malaysia, monsoon, Perhentian, Sabah, weather
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Malaysia’s Demographic, Facts, Socio Politics .. all in a glance
Last Updated – 30th June 2009
Country
The Federation of Malaysia comprises Peninsula Malaysia and the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo.
Geographical Location
Located between 2º and 7º north of the Equator, Peninsula Malaysia is separated from the states of Sabah and Sarawak by the South China Sea.
To the north of Peninsula Malaysia is [...]
Posted: February 9th, 2008 under Malaysia - For beginners.
Tags: Borneo, holiday, Malaisie, Malasia, Malaysia, Maleisia, Maleizia, travel, vacation, weather
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