Pictures of Borneo Paradise Resort, Kota Kinabalu – Papar highway, Kinarut, Sabah
June 18th, 2007Borneo Paradise is a resort on the KK-Papar highway.
The founder, Joseph Anthony Munang is a true adventurer: he’s probably the only Kadazandusun who served in the US Navy during World War II and if I remember correctly, spent almost 2 years in the Pacific Ocean (mid 1943 to early 1946), crossing the Equator 12 times.
Each room has a name. This room’s name, in the Kadazandusun language, sounds approximately like “being urinated upon”?
View of the sea: this cone-shaped island looks to be straight out of a horror movie:
Paradise lost? Decapitated concrete buffalo is an eyesore:
I know this is a resort, but no swimming anyway [in certain parts]:
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Wowee…hmm…*ponders whether this is worth visiting* BTW, am planning a KK bloggers gathering next month, check out my entry… :-D
Yes, it is worth visiting…
ha ha ha… Decapitated concrete buffalo is not an eyesore Ben… I like it tat way… sooo original…
You took these photos during our workshop kah?
1 Beheaded cement-and-iron buffalo NOT an eyesore? Are you sure? ;-)
2 As you can see from the date on the island pic, the pics were taken 30th May this year.
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Ah, the cone shaped island is Mantukod Island. It is owned privately and I saw online that the island is for sale at RM 35 million.