From Tamparuli to Tuaran

I think Malaysians, even in Peninsular Malaysia are quite familiar with the Sabahan folk song, Jambatan do Tamparuli. Here the lyrics:

Pak pak kang ku doh

Sumunsui doh jambatan

Jambatan doh Tamparuli

Bakasut tinggi oku

Sumunsui doh jambatan

Jambatan doh Tamparuli

Pak pak kang ku doh

Bakasut tinggi oku

Silaka nodi kasutku

Naratu lo jambatan

Tinggal poh doh sutakin

Nowid ku di numuli

Ontok di hari 3

Tamu lo Tamparuli

Mingusuk poh hilo kadai

Mogihum doh kasut tinggi

Why the song? It’s because I had visited the famous suspension bridge! Hooyeah~! It was a beautiful bridge. My dream of crossing it is now fulfilled. Ah… that feeling~! Muahaha~

After spending some time there, we stopped at a roadside stall for awhile and for the first time of my life, I tasted Polymesoda expansa a.k.a. lokan, a type of mollusc that grows in muddy estuary. You can choose to dip them with belacan or spicy sauce. They were quite nice! Juicy and tender~ Not too chewy!

My friends and I then went to Tuaran Crocodile Farm. As many as 1000 crocodiles live there, though to be frank, I think we only saw ‘some’ of them. The farm is also the supplier of Crocodylus Porosus’ [salt-water crocodile] skin… so, that is why it’s called a farm. Besides crocodiles, the farm also displays a lot of other animals. It’s a good place for families to visit. If you’re a student, do show your student card and you’ll only have to pay MYR4 instead of MYR10.

So, that was my Tamparuli to Tuaran adventure! Sabah really has lots and lots of nice places to go! Go on! Have your own adventure!