Tenom.
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(Location of Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia. And we usually called our state map as the dogs head because it looks like dog head. Or it just me and my friends =.=)
I'm a Tenomian. Hahaha. I don't really what they called us the people of Tenom. So I think I'll just stick to Tenomian. LOL. That's not what I want to talk about. I am here to talk about Tenom. Yes, my hometown and the history of it. I want to tell you what's interesting in Tenom. It's quite similar to Tanjung Malim but even better. I blamed the government and the officer then =.=
(A travel video from Kota Kinabalu to Tenom)
TENOM
(The maps of Tenom Town. It is well organized and you can never get lost)
(Tenom long long time ago/ source:Google)
Tenom was once named and called Fort Birch in the early days of British colonial rule here in Sabah. But then it was change to Tenom taken from a courageous warrior named Ontoros Antanom. But I still hope it would be named as Fort Birch because it sound more classy. hahaha #dontkillme
Tenom was once under the British Chartered North Borneo Company (BCNBC), when coffee and other plantations were established there. Long live coffee! A railway line from Melalap that had linked Jesselton (now Kota Kinabalu) already in the late 1890. The construction of the railway line, which began with the appointment of William Clark Cowie as the Managing Director of the BCNBC in 1894, was one of the most challenging tasks the company done. Arthur J. West appointed to build the railway line from Bukau north to Beaufort and south to Weston.
Arthur J. West then extended the railway line from Beaufort to Tenom and to Melalap. For the most difficult stretch, though the Padas Gorges, labourers from China were employed, mainly the Hakka and Cantonese many of whom are descended from settlers who migrated from Longchuan in Guangdong, China. That is why Tenom were also known as the oldest Chinese settlement. There's a lot Chinese here and some of my friends are Sino (Mix of local people with Chinese).
Arthur J. West then extended the railway line from Beaufort to Tenom and to Melalap. For the most difficult stretch, though the Padas Gorges, labourers from China were employed, mainly the Hakka and Cantonese many of whom are descended from settlers who migrated from Longchuan in Guangdong, China. That is why Tenom were also known as the oldest Chinese settlement. There's a lot Chinese here and some of my friends are Sino (Mix of local people with Chinese).
In 1915 Ontoros Antanom, a courageous Murut warrior, lead the Murut people against the English or to be exact the British. It came to a bloody battle where Ontoros and his men were defeated, having no chance to stand up against the more modern fire arms of the British soldiers. Ontoros remains to be our local hero. According to the locals he was born in 1885 and had exceptional leadership qualities which enabled him at the age of 30 to lead the Rundum revolt. A memorial to Ontoros Antanom stands in the heart of Tenom, and the remains of his fort at Rundum, now overgrown by secondary rainforest, are still visible. Sadly, the monument of Ontoros was move to Sabah Muzium in Kota Kinabalu T.T
Today Tenom is a quiet rural town like I've just said or write just now that Tenom is quite similar to Tanjung Malim. The mainly Murut population lives in small villages had scattered throughout the fertile valley where they engage in cash crop schemes such as coffee and rubber, and nowadays also palm oil. The Murut cultivate also rice, but mainly for their own consumption.
What are interesting in TENOM
1. CARVED STONE
Tenom's history goes most probably back a long time and we must presume that even during prehistoric times modern man roamed through those sheltered, jungle covered but fertile valleys. But even though man might have lived in the area we have no definitive archeological proof as per now, except for Sabah's only rock carving at Tomani, some 30 miles to the south of Tenom. A huge boulder the size of a house has been carved with intricate, distorted figures and faces, and some smaller rocks in the surrounding area have also been adorned with carvings. However, it is unclear who made those carvings, why and when. Only local legends and oral history surrounds the mystical carvings. Carved stone located in the village 64km Bekuku, Ulu Tomani 64 km from the town of Tenom. The journey will take 1 hour and 30 minutes using 4-wheel drive. Visitors will walk for about 40 minutes on the field / fields and knolls. To follow the story of Legend of the Seven Siblings Carved visitors can make an appointment with the village chief. Sadly, for me I've never been there T.T
(The carved stone from closer look)
2. PADAS RAFTING
Padas River White Water Rafting in Tenom is one of the top rafting sites located at Pangi. It is best if you booked from you hotel or your tour guide. To go to Pangi you will go by train and it takes 30 minutes. But, you went there from Beaufort district it will be in 1.5 hour to go to Pangi. Before rafting there you will pass the Tenom-Pangi dam first. I believe it is full package then because you got to ride the train, go to Tenom-Pangi dam and rafting in Padas River.
3. SABAH AGRICULTURE PARK
The park was situated at Lagud Seberang, Entabuan, Tenom and was officiated by Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad on March 25, 2001. The Sabah Agriculture Park was developed and maintained by the Agriculture Department. It also offers visitors both recreational and educational activities. It is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9am until 4.40 pm. It will be open on Monday if there is a Public Holiday.
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad once said that Sabah Agriculture Park should be given enough publicity to enlighten more people especially visitors from outside Tenom and the tourist.
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad once said that Sabah Agriculture Park should be given enough publicity to enlighten more people especially visitors from outside Tenom and the tourist.
"It is one of the most fantastic gardens I have seen...," said Tun Dr Mahathir.
4. COFFEE TENOM
When you went here in Tenom it is a must to go and try for yourself the coffee here. Yup and Tenom is really really famous for it coffee. I bet Tenom coffee can fight the Starbucks coffee now. Muahaha
In 2015, Tenom Coffee had set the record for having 1, 000 people to drink coffee in Malaysia Book of Record. Well, I only watched it when it happened. There 2 coffee Tenom brand which Coffee Fat Choi and Yit Foh Coffee. Both ARE delicious.
In 2015, Tenom Coffee had set the record for having 1, 000 people to drink coffee in Malaysia Book of Record. Well, I only watched it when it happened. There 2 coffee Tenom brand which Coffee Fat Choi and Yit Foh Coffee. Both ARE delicious.
5. PANGI DAM
The Tenom Pangi Dam is the hydroelectric plant in Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia. It is open in 1984 as the main source that supplied electricity to western coastal regions of Sabah. It is situated on the Padas river between two district which Tenom-Beaufort). By far, this is the only dam in Sabah.
But according to my mother the dam was one of the British idea but the Japanese carry on with the construction and then Malaysia take over. I don't know. My mother said so.
6. THE OLDEST TRAIN IN BORNEO
The North Borneo Railway construction began in 1896 under the control of a British engineer Arthur J.West assist by Gounan (A Murut from Keningau) It is built for the purpose of transporting the tobacco from the interior to the coast for export. The firt line built is from Bukau river until Beaufort. Then extended to Tenom and again it was extend from Tenom to Melalap. Sadly, the railway from Melalap to Tenom is no longer use and it is closed by the government. Due to that many people had built houses and plant palm oil tree there.
7. MURUT CULTURAL CENTRE
Next of the Murut Cultural Centre is where the Pegalan river is situated. It is so big and it also stretches to 20 acres large. The Murut Cultural house display an interesting gallery that shows the richness of the Murut cultures. There are a lot of paintings, sculptures, artifacts such as the gongs, jars and also display the traditional Murut traditional clothes. The Murut Cultural Centre will be open everyday from 9am until 5pm and the admission fees is RM5.
8. TENOM BRIDGE AND PADAS RIVER
The Tun Mustapha or better known as the Tenom Lama Bridge was built in the early 1970s
and is 160 meters in length and 8.6 meters wide.
and is 160 meters in length and 8.6 meters wide.
My mother and aunt told me that the bridge was build by the Japanese people. Many people died due to the construction of the bridge. Some believe that many of the people including women and children were killed and buried beneath the bridge. I don’t know whether this is true or not.
scenery from both of my left and right shoulders. I would love to see the sun rise slowly and
get out from it hide out which is behind the 2 hills. Moreover, it intrigue me when I saw fisherman caught fish with their net early in the morning. The Padas River is the second longest river in Sabah after Kinabatangan river.
get out from it hide out which is behind the 2 hills. Moreover, it intrigue me when I saw fisherman caught fish with their net early in the morning. The Padas River is the second longest river in Sabah after Kinabatangan river.
It is just a normal bridge but I hope that the government will do something to resurrect it. It is quite similar to Melaka River but it is a lot bigger and I hope the government will do the same to it one day.
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