Kotobian Tadau Kaamatan!

The month of May marks the beginning of Tadau Kaamatan festivities in the Land Below the Wind. Villages around Sabah kick off their own celebrations which will lead up to the major Harvest Festival at the end of this month.

So we spent Labour Day joining in the festivities at Kampung Kipouvo in Penampang.

Talk about a bunch of city-dwellers who had to do the Sumazau out of respect for the villagers. I love being in Sabah :)

Apart from Sugandoi and Unduk Ngadau, they had contests for traditional food and best home-made tapai. I noticed that some sort of eel-like-fish-thingie seemed to be a choice of many. But then there's this one dish that looks like it has snails in it.

They gave us rice with beef and potatoes for lunch. And we camwhored a lot that day. Now if only I can get my hands on that pic of us jumping in front of the arch...

p/s: yours truly is heading into the wilderness again tomorrow..wish her the best of non-klutzy luck!

pp/s: I'd say last week was memorable. I've never spent so many consecutive nights being asked out :)

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