Keningau, Sabah, Setting up farm.

Keningau is an interior town in Sabah, East Malaysia, named after a Javaness cinnamon tree. It used to be a timber town, but is now transferring to an agriculture town. It is a valley surronded by the croocker range to the west and the Trus Madi Range to the east and south side. The Trus Madi is the second highest peak in Malaysia, after the famous Mount Kinabalu.
Main reason that I've decided to set up farm here is due mainly to the land cost is much cheaper than in the cities. Second reason is that I have relatives and friends here that offer me tremendous help.
Access is also quite easy. With cheap airfare from Airasia offering from $16 one way and recently an additional Firefly offering from $28 one way, getting here from KL is cheap. Once in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, getting to Keningau is simple, you have a choice of taxi, express bus, self drive or train ( long way). By road there is the old road via Tambunan or the new bypass via Kimanis, both offer scenic views. In fect getting to Keningau is already an adventure by itself.

Tamu of Keningau. Tamu is like a Sunday market. It's held twice weekly, Thursday and Sunday. It's interestin to see lots of people bringing up their produce for sale.

Looking forward to my next trip to Keningau, 10th March 2011.