Simple Majesty

Mount Kinabalu

A humble shed,
A lonely road,
Blue sky; with not many clouds to shout about.

The morning sun,
And a steady breeze,
The mountain basking in simple majesty.

Just a simple composition of a majestic view.

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Kundasang

Golden Valley

The farming town of Kundasang is the highest settlement in Malaysia at 1900 metres above sea level. It is also the nearest town to Mount Kinabalu. On a clear day, one will be able to view the mountain, enthroned as a majestic backdrop to this golden valley. The vastness of this undulating valley stretches beyond the limit of the visual field, and as my gaze swoop from one corner to the other, I can't help but imagine being an eagle soaring high above this breathtaking terrain.

Kundasang Valley

The clouds that float by cast a perpetual light and shadow play amongst the plots of land below. There, various shades of green encrusted in fertile earth and interrupted by corrugated zinc roofs of farm houses, create a pastoral scene, worthy of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6.

Sunset

Sunset

I have attempted many times to blog about this photograph which was taken in Kota Kinabalu, but the words that came out simply could not describe the dramatic story unfolding in the evening sky. So, I shall just post this picture of the majestic sunset and let you enjoy the glorious colours at the closing of day.

At the fringes of Kampung Air Tanjung Aru, the evening clouds glow like amber, fired by the remaining rays of the sun as it descends the stairway of the deep sapphire blue sky. Very soon, it will be dark. But my memories of Sabah will remain as colourful and bright as this spectacular scene.

Malayan Railway Building

Malayan Railway Building

Completed in 1909, the Malayan Railway Building served as a ticketing office for islanders intending to travel by train from the mainland Butterworth station. This ornately designed building with a grand clock tower served as a reception terminal, where travellers were ushered onto a ferry and transported across the channel to Butterworth to take the train.

It must have been a grand affair to travel by train during that period of time. The railway stretches from north to south of the western coast of Penisular Malaysia, and served as a conduit of economic progress during those years of tin mining and rubber plantations.

The Malayan Railway Building is now the headquarters for the Royal Malaysian Customs. It is located at junction of Weld Quay and China Street Ghaut in George Town, Penang.