Sunday, November 21, 2010

Menumbok the gateway to Labuan

Pekan Menumbok will be a sleepy hollow on a dead end road
if not for being the gateway to duty free paradise Labuan island.
The lively hood of this small town which doesn't have a bank or petrol station
depends solely on the transport and related services
provided by the locals at the jetty
like vehicle ferry(to Labuan ),speed boat,taxi,car park,food outlets
and a small 5 room government rest house
besides fishing and agriculture.




There was a big plan during the last national election
to build a bridge to the island which is about 8km from here
which is of significant consequences to both the people here and on the island.
Many jobs will be lost here as the new road to the bridge will definitely
bypass this part of the town
and over on the island will see lots of happy faces
on the businessmen welcoming the influx of customers
but for the rest of the people here it will means crowded roads,lots of traffic jams,
lack of parking space and other social problems cause by visitors who come here
more for the cheap booze,smoke and entertainment.
Eventually a bridge will have to be build as development catches up in this part of Sabah.







Rush to board the 12 passenger 200hp speedboat
which will take you to Labuan in 20 minutes
or you can follow the slow vehicle ferry above
which will entertain you for about one half hour in airconditioned room
with a movie before you arrive.

Getting to Labuan



There goes the speedster.






The only row of wooden pre war shop house,
somewhere in the middle is a coffeshop
which serve the best 'mee soto' in town.



This is what you get when there isn't a petrol station around.



Sea creatures will welcome you here.


A direct translation will means punching the whole Sabah,
what a punch from this taxis which will bring you any where in Sabah.






A jetty for anglers.










Coconut trees by the river near the district office.



A wooden jetty at Kampung Laut Sekalong.





Thanks to my retired friend Awang Ku Chuchu
a malay of Brunei decent who lives both on the Labuan island
and here at Kampung Laut Menumbok on the mainland Sabah
for driving me around this lovely place.









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8 comments:

CaDLyNN said...

takpernah smpi lagi ke menumbok ni..
cantik jugak ye..

Anonymous said...

cantik2 la pemandangan & photo disini :) sooo the natural

nebular said...

Hi Thomas, thanks for your advance information or what a coincidence that will be going to Labuan first week of December. It will be my first trip to Labuan.

Sure nice and beautiful island.

papabear said...

this place looks really awesome. the petrol warung reminds me of Dumai Indonesia :)

Gaia Eos said...

I like the fifth photo where we can see the speed boat :) wish was in the boat sailing away :)

Kamsiah yusoff said...

hi Thomas...I suka gambar jeti tu..yalah I jarang2 tgk laut/pantai.:)
and 'petrol station' tu..hehe..kelakar la..jual dalam botol...

Awangku Johan said...

wah best2.. smuanya mgenai kampung ku.. Hahahaha... yg penting kampung ku kat kampung air tu pun ada.. best wooo tinggal atas air.. hehe..
Uncle Thomas gmbar pakcik aku Awangku Chuchu pun ada.. hehehe.. femes la pakcik aku lps ni

Thomas Lee/Lee Lip Pang said...

Awangku Johan,
Pakcik kau taikor Menumbok mana boleh tinggal,dia yg bawa saya keliling.

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