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This is the Borneo Native Festival held to expose locals and foreigners in KL to Borneo cultures. it’s been going on for some years now. There were even more booths inside Central Market with local goods especially from Sabah & Sarawak. It’s a nice place to go.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Ah cool I should’ve went inside to check too!

@elbowstancenow1519

Ай бұрын

Annual harvest Festival is held in Sabah and Sarawak

I went to Borneo/ Saba .Kota Kinabalu and Sarawak 15 years ago,Absolutley loved it.Havn't been back yet as started a family back then.You should definetly try and go there,Beautiful people and country.👍👍👍👍

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Wow long time! I wonder if it’s changed a lot since then? I’m looking forward to going there sometime soon

@geodarnodan6750

Ай бұрын

are you the lady who worked in US embassy in Moscow Russia ?

Ben, those are Gawai and Keamatan bazaar to coincide with our harvest festival in Sarawak(Gawai Dayak on 1st and 2nd June) and Sabah's (Pesta Keamatan on 30th and 31st). Look at the dancers traditional costumes should give you some idea. Cendol has many different versions throughout Asia. Like you have pizza in the US different from those in Italy. And Taco is different in the US and Mexico. We are entering the dry season now so im thankful for a bit of rain.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Okay thank you! Makes sense 😁

This is festival in conjunction with Gawai Day in Sarawak and Kaamaatan Day in Sabah, both our Borneo natives harvest celebration. Both states are in East Malaysia, on a seperate landmass than Peninsula. So, this festival is also an opportunity for those in Semenanjung to experience some cultures of our Bornean counterparts.

@benfishermin

27 күн бұрын

Yes this was a cool festival thanks

You are a lucky man Ben enjoying the videos

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Ha thank you 😁😁

Thank you!

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the donation!

Kolo Mee is a noodle they make in Sarawak. It's good, but probably not on your diet. Sarawak is in East Malaysia or Borneo Malaysia. The main city is Kuching. Smaller than Penang. You can walk the main town in a day. Save your money because the thing to do is see the wildlife. Orangutan, Hornbill, Proboscus Monkey. You can also visit a long house where the headhunters live. They may add your head to the collection.😁 They don't do this anymore. KK is in Saba ad is a small city with awesome seafood and taller buildings. You can also hike Mt Kinabalu. I didn't do this.😱

Its a Borneo natives festival in conjunction with the Kaamatan Festival and Gawai Day (harvest festival) in Sabah and Sarawak, the clothes are traditional Kadazan Dusun attire normally we wear during festive season.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Thanks, I found it really cool! I need to visit Borneo soon

@terencelee880

Ай бұрын

​@@benfishermindo pls. I'm from Kuching, and you can start either from KK or Kuching

@stephaniejaboh8929

Ай бұрын

​@@benfisherminKaamatan festival and Gawai Dayak in Sabah and Sarawak is very, very soon. This is actually a good time to visit if you are interested in the culture and costumes of Malaysian Borneo. Its dressing up in costumes, traditional music and eating and drinking season. Gawai Dayak in Sarawak is on the 1st of June. I cant wait! The first clip of the girls and one guy in traditional outfit is from Sarawak.

Hi Ben. Lucky u stumbled into the Borneo festival showing the amazing cultures Sarawak & Sabah. "The celebration typically starts on the evening of 31st May with the Muai Antu Rua (casting away the spirit of greed), signifying the chasing away of the spirit of bad luck."

What a wonderful day exploring KL.

I experienced that too in Hong Kong, where Indian men told me I had a lucky face. I guess it's some form of an Indian men scam globally. 🤣🤣🤣 I plan to watch your earlier videos. I like how you express yourself and that you're not too effervescent. Personal question: Why do you restrict your diet? Do you have a medical condition, or is it a personal choice?

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Haha what a silly scam! Thanks mate, I have restrictions due to gut/autoimmune issues, so I can only eat meat + veggies.

@ROYAL_REBEL

Ай бұрын

@@benfishermin The autoimmune issues that keep you from putting on weight. Unlucky but lucky at the same time. 🤐😃

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

@@ROYAL_REBEL Yes 100%. I've had binge eating issues and addictive tendencies throughout my life. It keeps me in check with the food and it's a blessing that I can't drink alcohol honestly. It would be nice to be able to enjoy it sometimes but I don't think my brain works like that anyways, I'd consume it too regularly if I was able to.

It's good that u don't drink alcohol nor smoke

That festival you caught into is "Borneo Native Festival", basically to expose people of West Malaysia for the upcoming of Pesta Kaamatan (Giving Thanks Fest) in 30th-31st May and Gawai Dayak (Dayak Giving Thanks Celebration) in 1st-2nd of June that are celebrated annually in the (East) Malaysia Borneo (Sabah & Sarawak), which means another public holiday in Malaysia's calendar in those states. It's the tradition on giving thanks to the rice spirits/ancestral gods for the plentiful of harvest of that year but adapted to modern times as just an excuse to get drunk. :DD

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Haha cool, thanks for the info!

@stephaniejaboh8929

Ай бұрын

lol an excuse to get drunk is quite accurate. Definitely lots of alcohol

But you were indeed lucky to just pop into that festival 🌞Wonderful video, felt like really being there and seeing all that, I loved that you showed us your normal every day routines. BTW, I noticed you use your fore finger to point for instance foods at the stalls. I spent time in KL like 20 years ago and I remember that pointing with the fore finger was considered a bit rude, that you should use the thumb instead 👍👍 I wonder if that is still valid. Anyway, I miss Malaysia so much! Luckily it's almost +30 C in my home country, Finland, too. Summer!

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I was really happy to stumble into this place. Never knew pointing the finger is rude here, I need to remember that because I do it a lot when I'm filming to point things out!

That must be a foreign scammer.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Yea 100%

@elbowstancenow1519

Ай бұрын

They pretend to be priests

@keangwooichoo6138

Ай бұрын

Some say an Indian national (sikh). Encountered by another vlogger the next adventure.

@VaLKingwell

Ай бұрын

@@keangwooichoo6138yes, esp bukit bintang area

@manjunathmnm

28 күн бұрын

​@@benfisherminIt's the same Scam British trader used against Indian/Malay king's/ruler's in 1600 some 400 year's ago to establish their trading outpost 😂 Now you white Western tourist behave as saints when your ancestors used same scamming tricks against their kings..

be careful...mostly foreigners said they are Malaysian yet they are illegal

This is the best moments for you to fly to Borneo. The month of Dayak festival... Starting on 31 Mei in Sabah and 1st June in Sarawak. All the traditional local cuisine is everywhere. Just maybe you'll get it for free.

Oh I miss home. I see some of my tribe here.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Wow that’s cool 😄😄

Ben..if you don't eat sugar you can eat other food at the kandar rice shop, you can ask for tosai..no sugar but made from black beans..it tastes good..try it

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Thanks but I cannot eat beans too, only meat and veggies

@fajarh979

Ай бұрын

​@@benfishermin If that the case, you can order tosai/roti canai without the dhal(lentil) curry Change it with mutton/chicken curry.

Borneo is part of Malaysia (Sarawak, Sabah & Labuan). Done this in Kuala Lumpur in the connection with 'Pesta Keaamatan' (festival of Sabahans) and 'Hari Gawai' (festival of Sarawakians). Please search yourself what are 'Pesta Keaamatan' and 'Hari Gawai'.

Oooh, you're lucky! I'll have to miss this fest this time... were there any fruit stalls? I miss the wild pineapple juice from Sabah and Sarawak (Borneo)- tell them, just juice and ice- no sugar (tanpa gula). Have a great time!

Lots of traditional liquor are strong, lots of sarawakian and sabahan work in Selangor so you kinda see lots of local going to this kind of event, I myself used to work in a corporate company own by a Sarawakian, anyway cendol basically originate from south east asia no country claim which country origin, so its unknown and every country differ but honestly I think Malaysia is more traditional, Philippine resemble more to "ABC ( air batu campur/mixed ice)", Indonesia version has lots of stuff too, Thailand is a bit weird too their cendol is made into balls almost dumpling like.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Ah that’s cool, I wish I could try the liquor! And cendol too. Both of those would kill my stomach 😩

Hope you visit Borneo on your travels, it doesn’t get much attention from most You Tubbers. For example in the Indonesian side of Borneo they have started the construction of a new capital city of Indonesia to replace Jakarta, as it’s literally sinking into the sea!

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

I'm a bit regretful that I didn't get a flight to Borneo instead of Kota Bharu, would've been much better and I had no idea the festival was happening there at the end of this month. Oh well, I will definitely be going there soon enough.

Tht celebration must be coinciding with hari gawai...big public holiday in sarawak

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

True, thanks!

Was there myself. I bet you didn't know that Malaysia has two parts or if you did know... you probably think that we're culturally the same therefore needs no exploring. 😂 Most travel vloggers think that exploring the peninsula alone is sufficient to showcase "Malaysia". 5:02 Some of the costumes worn are traditional costumes (eg.: 1:26 - actual traditional costumes), some are created with Bornean elements for the dance competition. 5:38 Those are not uniforms. They are traditional costumes from Sabah. 8:00 Goes to show your knowledge of Malaysia is very low... 😅 Here's the 1:26 performance: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lnp6lLufodK5fZc.html

the malls are so full and lively, the malls here in america are so dead and closed down barely any food courts anymore

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

It’s crazy how much the mall vibes changed back home, neshaminy mall used to be firing off and became a sad place, I don’t know exactly how it happened

Udang is prawn but the one you saw is probably shrimp

Great vid! You're awesome! Let's goooooo! Question: How hard is it to make real friends there? (not acquaintances) What do local friends do together? Where do most hang out? (inside friends' dwellings or outside in public?) What about doing business there for exporting goods overseas? Is there a business center in Malaysia? an industrial area or manufacturing region? As far as imports, what do Malaysians need from overseas that they don't yet have everywhere but still need? Where is the financial center of KL? Have you been around its financial stock market? What are some of the biggest, well-known Malaysian companies over there? What works, and what doesn't, in terms of businesses? Are there any tattoo parlors and talented tattoo artists that we could check out? Lastly, are there any corals and saltwater fish stores where people can set up a reef tank at their homes? Thanks!

Yes they are scammers. Beware. They will try to read your luck and later demand for payment. Don't entertain.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Usually I won’t give these people any of my time and I just keep walking

Does he ask to guess flower, which he write down on another piece of paper? You will be impressed apparently by the mind reading. Yes it is a scam, you have to pay them money to get some Lucky charm. Apprently they are disciples from some Temple in India.

Great video . I hope his gives the urge to visit Sarawak and Sabah. It is a great experience . So , those Indian guys are still trying that old trick on !! They have been at it for decades it seems but have not improved their craft apparently . Not that they are the only ones to look out for mind you . Enjoy your travels .

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Thanks! The fact that they keep doing it means at least some people are falling for it I suppose, which to me is crazy!

I could teach you so much. 😂 Those were native Borneo outfits. Looked to be Bidayuh and Iban two of the tribes in Sarawak. My gf is Bidayuh. That Indian dude was a scammer they ask to read your fortune then ask for a donation.

@benfishermin

19 күн бұрын

Im definitely gonna check out Borneo at some point!

The event is the HARVEST FESTIVAL called GAWAI in Sarawak and kAAMATAN IN SABAH

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Thank you, hopefully I’ll visit sabah soon!

@mrazlanthelandlord3

Ай бұрын

@@benfishermin I used to live in Sabah for four years. If you like, I can put you in touch with Rotary Club there, if you’d like to give a 20-minute talk about your travels. But if you go after 30 May, you’ll miss the cultural highlight of the year, Kaamatan. The Rotary Club members can provide you with loads of local knowledge and tips on where to go, what to do in Sabah.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

@@mrazlanthelandlord3 Thanks that would be really cool! I really wish I knew this was happening a bit earlier, I'm not sure if I can make it in time since it's so soon, and now I'm in Kota Bharu, so the flights from here to Sabah are extremely expensive.

@mrazlanthelandlord3

Ай бұрын

@@benfishermin I’ve been ripped off in Kota Baru more times that I like. The history goes back to the Second AngloSiam Treaty of 1909 when their sultanate was land grabbed by The Brits and Siam and divided into two without referendum or anything legal. So since then they feel it’s okay to rip us off in revenge

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

@@mrazlanthelandlord3 Oh wow well I'll be cautious. I sort of came here randomly and because there was a very cheap flight. I'd like to check out the border towns of Malaysia/Thailand mostly (Rantau Panjang, Sungai Kolok)

Hi Ben You might bump into Dale Phillip in KL🤛

Its gawai. Harvest festival

Sarawak and sabah are Malaysia so if u are in KL or penang or even kelantan we are malaysian..its not separated.. I hope please be more sensitive our races and culture..even im selangorian but sabah and sarawak are malaysian..the immigrants are not Malaysian

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Of course I do know people from Sabah and Sarawak are Malaysian, it’s part of Malaysia. You must have misunderstood something, what made you think I was saying people from Borneo are not Malaysian?

👍

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

😁🙌

dude, with all of your food preferences & dietary restrictions, how did you even survive (gastronimically) in nyc ?

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

In NYC I cooked all my of meals every day, and I was on a strict carnivore diet!

Good job your on the ball, these scammer's. Looked fun the festival, nice coming accross something like this unexpected. I'm getting hungry now looking at all this food !! Makan Makan !! Enjoy.....

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Yea cool festival! Thanks 😄😄

Borneo is famous for their tattoo art bro ...they have it on display during their gawai/keamatatan festival

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Sounds like that’s a good time to visit, I wish I knew sooner that it’s coming up so soon

@SekolahRimbaMalaysia

Ай бұрын

@@benfishermintake it as a sign, of a little research will help your travel and videos 😂

its not a scam, he is selling lottery tickets.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Not so sure about that mate, there's tons of stuff online about this "you are a lucky man" scam

@jontheclown

29 күн бұрын

@@benfishermin im sure, i live in bangsar. anyways stay safe.

Borneo the amazon of asia

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

I wish I knew about this festival/holiday in Borneo a bit sooner and I would’ve planned to go there in a few days, let’s see maybe I can still make it there in time

@Azractor86

Ай бұрын

@@benfisherminGawai aka Paddy (rice) Harvest Festival is celebrated on 1st & 2nd of June every year in Sarawak. It’s a festive season going for a week as it also coincides with 1 week school holiday. It’s free food while visiting families’ & friends’ houses. I would take you around for the Gawai parade if you managed to come before 1st June.

@keangwooichoo6138

Ай бұрын

@@benfishermin gawai day. June 2nd

Dude how much, walking you do per day,by the way try a goodie, once,in a blue moon,such as sweets, remember ,you only live once,your friend from Brasil jr.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Probably 15,000 to 20,000 steps on most days. I wish I could eat those but I have food allergies so I will get very sick

Tell them Shiba forbids alcohol consumption.. Only allows for marijuana smoking..

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Who is Shiba? And they are non-muslim, alcohol is only forbidden for muslims

Ben, i must have missed your previous videos. Why cant you have alcoholic drinks?

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Unfortunately I have issues with my stomach and so I can’t have sugar, alcohol, gluten, dairy, soy. So I mostly just eat meat and vegetables.

@thetruth3462

Ай бұрын

@@benfishermin sorry to hear that. But at the same time, not drinking alcohol and sugar is good for your health and will save you money. 😁

I tell you what the scam is. They will then tell you that you can improve your luck further with some fake or semi-precious stones from them for 100 times the cost. That is just one of the scam, another is they might tell you they will do some special prayers that you need to pay so your luck keeps improving or something in that manner.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Ahh gotcha, wow I can’t believe anyone would actually fall for that but there must be, or they probably wouldn’t be doing it!

@RajeshRavindranathan

Ай бұрын

​@@benfishermin The whole point of any con is their confidence right? That's where the term conman comes from - a confidence trickster - man :) The more confident you are in the con, the more succesful one becomes, that's even true if we dont considers we are not ourself a conman because we all are in the end, from getting chicks to landing a good job, we all try being confident about it, thats just human nature for me, not just humans, even non-human species engage in the same :)

There is quite new one, they approach start saying you are a lucky man and then offer palm reading or some sort of luck reading for money .. such a nuisance

Shiba is the Indian God that smokes marijuana... It is a legend. That's why marijuana is tolerated in India.. I was just joking

Is this Borneo....? Maaan seems you do not quite understand wot's Borneo.. Borneo is an Island; Borneo Island. It's divided into 3 parts, namely: The State of Sarawak and Sabah (East Malaysia), Brunei and Kalimantan, Indonesia. Borneo Island: *East Malaysia (Sarawak and Sabah) *Indonesia (Kalimantan) *Brunei

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

This video was shot in Kuala Lumpur, of course I know I was not actually in Borneo lol! The point of the title is that they brought a taste of Borneo to KL with the festival.

Just ignore these clown scammers

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Yea usually I just completely ignore it

BTW, best to just to go to Sarawak/Sabah, so many great people there and they are less racist than West Malaysians. My wife is a Malaysian-Chinese from Sarawak and I just love being there. The natives are equally friendly. We people from KL have a lot to learn from them. Kuching is also very clean.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

I’ll definitely be going there at some point 😄

Sounds like the gold or jewelry scam - You are so lucky - the govt declared students can buy gold/jewelry at half price only today to honor our students - I happen to be a student - look here’s my student i.d.- I can take you to a store and you will pay only 50% for the gold/jewelry - just follow me…….

There are just too many non-malaysians nowadays....just be careful

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

It feels like there are more non-Malaysians than Malaysians sometimes 😅

@stephaniejaboh8929

Ай бұрын

​@@benfisherminthat could be true sometimes. The influx of foreign workers sometimes feels unbelievable!

Scammers are everywhere no exceptions

Just an observation from someone who goes to Penang every year …Not one a please or thank you when ordering the food. Very business like. If it was a Brit doing the ordering, it would have been littered with please and thank you throughout the process.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

I of course said thank you when I got my food, it's not in the video. I'm always polite, one doesn't need to litter please and thank you's throughout the whole process in order to be polite. Your comment is rather rude in itself my friend.

@anthonyferris8912

Ай бұрын

@@benfishermin As I said, it was just an observation not a critique. Of course I assumed you said thank you when I received your food. And of course one doesn't need to litter please and thank you's throughout the ordering process, but Brits do tend to. Again it’s an ‘observation’. Some cultures, I’ve noticed, order as giving instructions and others as if making a request. Neither is wrong or right, it’s an ‘observation’. Oh, and I’m not your friend, I’m more an ‘observer’.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

@@anthonyferris8912 Oh god 😂😂😂😂

Puding raJA..like maharaja..means royal

Sekrg2nye u kne stadi sblm dtg malysia. I tgk u pnye video to much pelik la ini kl ke borneo la. Selami budaya the malaysian. Kdg2 perlu jd crdik jgn men trjah je. Bile x kne dgn kehendk mule la itu bad ini bad. Sila jd open minda. U can translate dan hadam.ini nsht for u

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

Cool, thanks 😁

@stephaniejaboh8929

Ай бұрын

lol I doubt he can really translate what you're saying. Mixed language, informal english & Malay spelling and too many malay abbreviations 😅

@oxfordlavender496

Ай бұрын

Lah ini kan konten mostly creator saja2 buat tak tau, behind the scene mesti dah plan,research kalau tak jenuh nak edit video

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

@@stephaniejaboh8929you’re right lol, the English translation from google didn’t make a ton of sense on this one, I tried to understand but…difficult. Can you translate to English roughly what it says? 😅

I don't know this I don't know that. I don't know why. I don't know how. Why don't you ask?

@kotacastel

Ай бұрын

Sorry, I don't know.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

People comment on the videos with info and answers, that’s the point

In almost all your videos, I realised that you don't engage with the local that much. If you have questions just ask the seller or the exhibitor or the supervisor or the cashier or even the passerby. You'll be surprised with the response.. positive or negative regardless. Somehow.. you prefer to ask your followers instead. Come on Ben... learn to break the ice with locals. Your channel will grow fast.

@benfishermin

Ай бұрын

I mostly ask questions to the camera in this way to spark engagement/comments on the videos, so KZread pushes it to more people. I will try to get more interactions when possible, I'm just highly introverted in general.

This is California part of Alaska.