There are a lot of activities being planned and organized to celebrate 31st August – Merdeka Day or Independence Day in Malaysia. The most traditional way is the annual Merdeka parade held early in the morning at Dataran Merdeka where you can watch it live on TV. The national-level celebration this year however, will be held at Putra Stadium, Bukit [...]

There are not many places in the world where you can find street tailors. But here in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, you can find them just outside the popular Filipino Market plying their trade with the old sewing machine.

The first photo above (Take 1) was taken during my trip to London 2 years ago. It was the famous horse guard of Buckingham Palace in London – the famous red-shirted, with the Bearskin Cap that the guard wear. They were so iconic that you may probably seen them in live, on TV, magazine, books or the web. Little did [...]