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Will's photos from Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore

In 2006 Will went to Borneo to teach English in a primary school for three months. This was apart of his gap year between high school and University. He went to Malaysian Borneo to the town of Buduk Nur with another Australian, Elyse Burns. Sadly his photos from his time in the village are mostly in the post, where they have been for the past five months, and are likely to remain for eternity.
Surviving, however, are his photos from his and Elyse's travels after his placement in Borneo, which led him from (take a breath!) the village to Brunei, one of the World's richest countries, which also happens to have been in a "state of emergency" for the past forty years; to Labuan, where the Japanese forces for Northern Borneo surrendered in the war, and where all of the tombs for allies killed in Borneo are placed; up the highest mountain between Papua New Guniea and the Himalayas where he (says he) almost froze to death; into the jungles of Sabah where he saw wild orang-utans (not in a rehabilitation centre) and otters and monkeys and wild pigs and many many bugs; to Singapore where good shoppers go when they die (and presumably where bad people who hate shopping go also); to Mallacca (or Melaka) which used to be an extremely powerful city, perhaps even on a par with Venice; to Deepavali celebrations in a town on a plantation, led by a wonderful Indian- Malay family; to the Cameron Highlands, home to extensive tea plantations, and finally to the capital Kuala Lumpur and then home.
note:
My travel blog at getjealous.com/wk_spatula also has some more photos from my trip to Gunung Mulu. which my friend Elyse took. I'm also putting links at the end of most descriptions linking to the relevant section of the blog.

Date: 31/01/2007
Size: 9 items (191 items total)
 
Buduk Nur
 

Buduk Nur

This contains images that I took towards the end of my stay in Ba'Kelalan.

Date: 31/01/2007
Size: 32 items
Views: 446
Keywords: Ba'Kelalan, Buduk Nur, School, Gap year, Sekolah, Kebangsan, Long Langai, William James Kerr, Elyse Burns
 
Brunei
 

Brunei

pictures from BSB, Brunei

Date: 31/01/2007
Size: 9 items
Views: 127
Keywords: Brunei, BSB, Mosque, Regalia Museum, Kampung Ayer, Air, water village, stilt village
 
Labuan
 

Labuan

Labuan, where the war in Borneo ended.

Date: 31/01/2007
Size: 11 items
Views: 151
Keywords: Labuan, WWII, World War Two, sunset
 
Mt Kinabalu
 

Mt Kinabalu

Pictures from my two day trip up and down Mt Kinabalu.

Date: 31/01/2007
Size: 26 items
Views: 288
Keywords: Mt Kinabalu, mountain, malaysia, cold, sunrise, squirrel, national park
 
Uncle Tan's Wildlife camp
 

Uncle Tan's Wildlife camp

Photos from the wildlife sanctuary on the Kinabatangan river.

Date: 31/01/2007
Size: 34 items
Views: 277
Keywords: orang utan, scorpion, monkey, hornbill, centipede, frog, harlequin frog, boar, owl, probuscis, uncle tan, kinabatangan river
 
Singapore
 

Singapore

Photos from Singapore, including landmarks and celebrations

Date: 31/01/2007
Size: 15 items
Views: 173
Keywords: Singapore, Opera House, Changi, Singapore Zoo, Chinatown, Little India, Deepavali
 
Melaka and Deepavali celebrations
 

Melaka and Deepavali celebrations

Landmarks and celebrations in Melaka, and Deepavali celebrations in a pine oil plantation town.

Date: 31/01/2007
Size: 20 items
Views: 222
Keywords: Melaka, Mallacca, Xavier, Portuguese, Dutch, English, Colonial, Portugal, Netherlands, Deepavali, Chinatown, Little India
 
Cameron Highlands
 

Cameron Highlands

Photos from the Cameron highlands, including endless tea plantation shots, the butterfly farm, and a Taoist festival.

Date: 31/01/2007
Size: 18 items
Views: 175
Keywords: Cameron Highlands, Boh, butterfly, Tao, tea
 
Kuala Lumpur
 

Kuala Lumpur

Photos from Kuala Lumpur (KL)

Date: 31/01/2007
Size: 17 items
Views: 221
Keywords: KL, Kuala Lumpur, National Mosque, Minaret, Islamic Architecture, Sultan
     
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