First Post - Intro

in #introduction7 years ago

Hi, I'm Steven Hsieh. A Malaysian Chinese living in the City of Kota Kinabalu in the State of Sabah on the Malaysian portion of the Island of Borneo. That's quite a mouthful, I know.

Map of South East Asia with Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesian sharing the Island of Borneo

A closeup of Borneo showing Kota Kinabalu (5.9804° N, 116.0735° E) in Sabah (North Borneo). Mt Kinabalu is the brown spot to the right of Kota Kinabalu.

Mt Kinabalu, the highest mountain in Borneo at 4101m. Mt Kinabalu is located at 6.0753° N, 116.5588° E. Officially below the snowline at this latitude, but occasional snow reported.

The famous Orang Utan of Borneo

Another famous inhabitant; The Proboscis Monkey.

The Most Beautiful Orchid in Sabah

Wonderful diving at Sipadan on the east coast of Sabah

There's much more to this tropical paradise; both flora and fauna.

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Everything about these images are awesome. I love the famous nose monkey!

Welcome to the community ^__^

Welcome! I visited KK last year, but did not get into the interior. My visit was way too short. Share more photos!