Essence of Borneo

Winter Solstice Food offering Winter Solstice  is celebrated in temperate countries to commemorate the  shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year occur. It also  marked the symbolic death and rebirth of the Sun. In Sabah, no such thing may occur but the event is nevertheless celebrated  by some part of the community.   Hainanese Chicken Cherry Restaurant, Inanam is according celebrants a venue to celebrate the occasion by offering a sumptuous set of items on their menu from Dec 16 to 22.   Bookings for a set of 10 should be made before hand, and early birds who confirm their booking before Dec 15 stand to receive a bottle of wine. So diners are encouraged to book early.   Priced at RM698++ per table enough for 10 pax the Winter Solstice set menu comes with eight courses dish which includes four seasons hot and cold combination, premium fish maw soup, Hainanese steamed corn-fed chicken, Thai mango whole grouper,...

Rice dishes galore The Super 7 Restaurant is inviting diners from in and around the area to come for lunch there. The restaurant is air-conditioned, comfortable and cosy, so diners could do well to take their lunch break here. Lunch period here is from 11am to 3pm, from December onward. Diners have a choice of many dishes with rice starting with mixed vegetables and bean curd rice, char siew pork rice, curry chicken rice, ginger onion beef rice, sweet and sour pork rice, chicken chop rice, BBQ lamb rice, and steamed chicken rice in lotus leaf basket.   Or they can order the orange sauce fish fillet rice or BBQ pork chop rice and steamed pork with prawn pasta rice in lotus leaf basket. The array of food can be mind-boggling. For the month of December in conjunction with Christmas, they offer  special dishes such as hot and spicy crab on fried rice in lotus leaf basket, superior jade rolls, golden salted egg eels, braised pork belly rice in lotus lea...

The School holiday is around the corner. There are many places to go for fun outings but Sutera Harbour’s exclusive 'back-by-popular-demand School’s Out package' is here including other goodies. Designed specifically for you and your little ones to enjoy a home-away-from-home, their 2019 School’s Out promo offers you fun activities such as bowling and swimming at our pool.   This special package is applicable to both Malaysians and Bruneians.   It is valid for booking between 23 November to 28 December 2019.   Enjoy a memorable experience of staying at one of their stunning Deluxe Golf View rooms and indulge in our daily buffet breakfast for 2 adults and 2 children (below 12 years of age) as well as unlimited bowling sessions throughout your stay. Guests can   use the health club facilities (gym and sauna) and   the Kiddies Club for the little guests.   Priced only at RM450 nett per deluxe Golf view per night with an additional charge of   RM1...

The usual sights for villagers The Mari Mari Resort is sited by a long stretch of beach on Sepanggar Island; an island located off Kota Kinabalu. The island can be seen from the city centre and from Likas Bay. There is a small village there, where some 300 people reside. The people there are mostly descended from seafarers and traditionally they are fishermen. One of the houses They have settled on the island many years ago, building their homes on a nice shore with shady trees along it. There is a school there now and the community thrives on what they can from the sea and shore as well as mangroves. However, the younger generations are yearning for more and better source of income, as the sea is not always friendly and magnanimous. Therefore the presence of the resort at the island is a godsend to the islanders as they can get employment with the resort in its various departments.  The public area, kitchen and housekeeping are areas where the people ther...

The tranquil beach Holidaymakers who love island destinations usually want to enjoy what the resort has to offer. They want comfortable accommodations, with good air conditioning so they can cool off after a walk under the sun. Banana Boat They want to enjoy swimming in the blue sea and then take a walk on the beach, breathe in the fresh invigorating air from the ocean and then get out from the sun, take a good shower and languish in a comfortable cool room. Off Kota Kinabalu Sabah’s shoreline, there are many islands that fit these criteria. One of them is Sepanggar Island where Mari Mari Sepanggar Island Resort is.  At the island, one can enjoy the breeze, the relaxed atmosphere and sea, sand and sun. Night Snokerling They can go to the sea, to watch marine life by snorkeling or diving. Sit on the sand to enjoy the tranquility of the sea before one and the blue sky above. Bask in the sun and get that suntan or walk on the sandy beach well protected from...

Management and staff all ready to serve their customers MELAKA: R&B (巡茶) one of the leading tea brands has finally reached the shores of Malaysia, with the first outlet opening at the Mahkota Parade Shopping Centre. With over 23 outlets in Singapore currently, R&B (巡茶) sets itself apart from the rest of the ‘boba’ crowd with its use of all-natural ingredients and the best Oolong tea leaves. A must-try drink at R&B (巡茶) is the signature “Brown Sugar Boba Milk” (青蛙撞奶) (RM10.90), named after the appearance of pearls that look like frog eggs , which features soft, chewy textured tapioca pearls. The secret of the Brown Sugar Boba Milk’s superior taste lies in the unique in-house brown sugar recipe that is responsible for giving the pearls a rich and creamy caramel taste and tantalizing aroma. This beautiful combination is then topped with fresh milk that adds a dash of creaminess to the yummy concoction. A decadent treat for the boba lover, the “Brown Sugar Boba...

Sumptuous food for Christmas KOTA KINABALU: Runway Café, Tanjung Aru is promoting an array of delicious food for Christmas. The two sets of offerings are affordable considering the occasion and well worth the money for families who wish to dine in comfort. The Christmas ambiance at Runway is elegantly muted without garish displays and against this backdrop, diners and celebrants can enjoy their Christmas fare. The food will titillate their customers’ palate and make regulars of them, at least the food preview proved that. The all time favourite So diners who wish to celebrate the day with a good meal, they have the option to enjoy an Asian set Menu or dine at the Western Corner. For set A of the Asian menu which is going for   RM198++ ideal for two to five pax, they can enjoy   the Holiday Fish Maw and Shark Fin Soup, December Spring Chicken, Merry Jolly Red Sniper and the Tidings and Tinsels Pepper Beef. This is followed by Wintertime H/K Kailan and Snow M...

Dr Sarah-Jane Khong Chronic health problems can be debilitating. Most of the time we are reduced to popping pills recommended to us by our doctors. Of course this is better that self-diagnosis by going through the various information on symptoms available online. But, there is another way to get better; to balance what is needed to ensure wellness. As we all know, the body is made up of oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus with a little potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium. But all these are necessary to life. More of some and less of the others can be detrimental to one’s health. To find out if one has a good balance of all these items, go for the OligoScan. This machine can scan up to 31 Minerals, 20 Heavy Metals, Acidosis and Gut Health. The findings can allow the caregiver or doctors to advice patients of nutrition they need to take and make lifestyle changes.   This allows patients regain homeostatic balance of the mi...

Metropot's food offering Metropot Bistro and Café sited at Metrotown Kolombong are celebrating the year end with an array of food especially prepared for celebrants and diners. Metropot’s Head Chef, Chef Tony Lau Jien Shung' specialties for this coming year end festivity are many and various with one of the highlights being the Christmas menu. Available from Dec 20 Dec until Jan 15 Jan 2020, diners can enjoy the various offerings such as chicken burritos, pan seared butterfish and lamb chop with   rosemary and herbs. They are RM18++ per dish. Additional side dishes are priced RM5++ per items. This includes green salad with honey mustard dressing, pumpkin creamy soup or whole corn fried rice. A cooling drink Diners may also choose spaghetti aglio olio at RM8++ to accompany with the main dish. Desserts areBasques burnt cheesecake priced at RM10++ per piece and rising moon mocktails will be RM5++ per  glass. For those who wish to enjoy Metropot’s new set...