Pesta Kaamatan 2013 at Hongkod KDCA, Penampang

The peak of the 2013 state level Harvest Festival celebration at Hongkod Koisaan KDCA on May 30 - 31 was one of the most crowded but enjoyable ones, to say the least.

If you were to visit Kota Kinabalu this month, this is one that you must not  miss. You missed it and you missed one of  Sabah's rich heritages.

My family and I visited the celebration curtain-closing site and I took some shots of the rich variety of cultures on display, some of which I shared here:

Big crowd thronged the 'village'

Ethnic Bisaya from Beaufort district. Seen here are young lads playing the kulintangan and gongs.

All smile. Ethnic Dusun ladies from Ranau district obliging to a request from a tourist wanting to bring home sweet memories.

Kadazan attires from Papar district. Easily distinguishable from the siung, the headgear worn by the young ladies

Visitors walking towards the big wakid stuffed with harvested rice and a storage made of wood bark.


..and many many more pictures I can't share here. You have to visit Sabah to experience it. I can assure you this - a two day spend here is well worth your time.

Winners of the State Level Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan 2013

The 2013 Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan competition have just ended and while everyone is making their way out of the massive traffic jam, here is a quick update of the winners:

Miss Kaamatan (Unduk Ngadau)  : Kota Kinabalu (Miss Immaculate Lojuki)
1^st Runner Up                             : Ranau (Miss Ritchel Andreas)
2^nd Runner Up                            :  Tuaran (Miss Nillsey Sening)

UPDATE: Immaculate Lojuki is Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan 2013 - in picture.


Miss Immaculate Lojuki waves to the crowd as her name was announced as the 2013 Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan.

Participants of the Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan 2013 competition

This year's Unduk Ngadau receives prizes in cash and kinds totalling RM120,000.00 Congratulations to the winners. I will do up a photographic update ASAP

Sodop Unduk Ngadau 2013

Warning: This will be a post with a lot of pictures.

'A lot' in the sense that I have not written an article with more than 10 pics for a while now.

Sodop Unduk Ngadau, the Harvest Festival Queen Gala Nite (or may also be translated as "An Evening With the Unduk Ngadau"), not only parade all the contestants for the State Unduk Ngadau competition but to also raise funds for charitable bodies. This year, the proceed will go to Pusat Kebajikan Care Haven.

Cultural dance performance as curtain opener

Appearance by reigning UNK 2012, Miss Melinda Louis

This years UNK participants

Let's meet the ladies from all over Sabah:

UN Penampang, Miss Dedie Phang voted Tati Topiodo or Miss Natural Beauty

Best Creative Design is won by Boyd Petrus Pensin, donned by UN Tanjung Aru, Miss Ashley Selvi Ravindran

Miss Shanen Brenda Engelbert Lim from Papar won the Tati Tosuau or Miss Friendly title

See you at State Level Unduk Ngadau  Kaamatan  2013 competition on May 31.

One of them will be crowned Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan 2013 in the final tomorrow.