The Beauty of SemPoRna..

Do u’ve heard about Semporna before?
Do u wish to visit Semporna for one day??
I have been stay in Semporna for along time ago.. Semporna is a truly beautiful place to visit.There are several factors why u have come to Semporna such as its islands charm, its people lifestyle, food, celebration and so on. But, Semporna most popular because of its beauty island with blue ocean. 

Today, my entry talking about “SEMPORNA” Okay.. geographical coordinates of Semporna are 4° 28' 52" North and 118° 36' 57" East. Semporna is located in the southeast of Sabah. Tawau city is one of town near to Semporna. There are many of islands around mainland of Semporna such as Sipadan Island, Mataking Island, Mabul Island and so on. I have visited all of this island.. hihi . The map of Semporna as below;

Sipadan Island.

Sipadan is the only oceanic island in Malaysia, rising 600 metres from the seabed. It is located in the Celebes Sea off the east coast of Sabah, East Malaysia (which is on the island of Borneo). More than 3,000 species of fish and hundreds of coral species have been classified in this ecosystem. Sipadan has been rated by many dive journals as one of the top destinations for diving in the world. Frequently seen in the waters around Sipadan is green and hawksbill turtles, enormous schools of barracuda in tornado-like formations as well as large schools of big-eye trevally, and bumphead parrotfish. Pelagic species such as manta rays, eagle rays, scalloped hammerhead sharks and whale sharks also visit Sipadan.

U can have service of package, hotel and resorts in this page http://www.sipadan.com/ if u wish to visit Sipadan Island.

Sipadan is really paradise of scuba diving and snorkelling.

Semporna People

Many people can we see live in Semporna. Among them is Bajau, Bugis, Sulu, Bisayak, Chinese, Indian and so on. There are also people who emigrated settled in Semporna due to trade like Pakistani. But, I was intrigued by a minor community of Semporna that is “Bajau Laut”.

Why..??

Because they have their own life style different with others people.

What’s that..??

They live in the small boat or they call it “perahu” on the sea surface. Can u imagine it??

What I know they have no religion. However, they still have faith in nature. They are very close to nature, especially the ocean because the ocean is the source of their livelihood. Children as early as 3 years old are already familiarized with the ocean. Can swim and dive.

This photo have over 20,000 like on social media after tourist from China upload it and other people share it :)

This photo was snap at Bugaya Sea in the Semporna, Sabah

Regatta Lepa

The Regatta Lepa is an annual event in April that pays homage to the lepa, a traditional single-mast sailing boat of the Bajau of Semporna. A flotilla of colorful boats dot the Celebes Sea as they compete for the title of ‘Most Beautiful Lepa’. The celebration continues with various cultural performances, the Lepa Beauty Pageant, cultural performances, fireworks display as well as traditional and contemporary sports and games.

If u wish to join this event, come to visit webpage as below to have more detail  and services about Regatta Lepa that will be held on 25 – 27 April this year.  U need to faster before all resorts is FULL.

http://www.sabahtourism.com/events/regatta-lepa-semporna-0

Okayyy...

so what u think..?? come to semporna TOMORROW..!!! hihihi

kkbaaaiiii wsalam :)