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Product Update Personality of the Month In this issue PRODUCT UPDATE PRODUCT UPDATE Footspa is Now Available in Sukau! Footspa is Now Available in Sukau! PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH Spend some time relaxing in the rainforest of Agnes Keith Borneo whilst having your feet pampered, STAFF PROFILE revealing feet as soft as those of a newborn. At Abdul Saat Wali - Assistant Lodge Sukau Rainforest Lodge, we have the perfect Manager, Sukau Rainforest Lodge solution for our guests' dry, rough and cracked HAPPENINGS heels. The unique treatment is affordable and safe and delivers instant results. Try the herbal BORNEO ECOTOURISM SOLUTIONS foot soak prepared from local medicinal herbs & TECHNOLOGIES (BEST) that soothe aches, relieves tired burning feet, pampers, relaxes and rejuvenates the mind and feet. The footspa treatment is best enjoyed after jungle trekking at Sukau and is perfect for those who care about their feet and want to get rid of dry and cracked skin to reveal fresh and healthy looking feet. Photosnap Challenge 2008 "Really glad I decided to do the foot treatment. Service was excellent and the product also Title: Crocodile at the River good. My skin is getting softer and I am very happy that for the first time I feel the baby-smooth skin on my foot. This is exactly what I needed as I know I have very sensitive and dry foot skin. I need regular treatments to maintain the softness and get the dryness away. Thank you for introducing the product. I will certainly do the treatment again!" - Melin J. PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH ↑ Back to Top December 2008 Winner Bo Niclasen, Denmark Agnes Keith Agnes Keith (July 4, 1901 – March 30, 1982) was born in Illinois, the USA. Prior to sailing for Borneo, she was married to Learning Bahasa Henry Keith, known as Harry in 1934. Harry was Conservator of Forests and Director of Agriculture for the government of North Conversation ( E) - Perbualan ( B) Borneo under the Chartered Company and was also Honorary Curator of the State Museum. E: I'm not feeling well B: Saya tak rasa sihat During World War II, Agnes and her son, George were imprisoned on Berhala Island near Sandakan. They spent eight E: Where is the nearest clinic? months there before the relocation to Batu Lintang camp near Agnes Keith B: Dimanakah letaknya klinik terdekat? Kuching, Sarawak. All three members of the Keith family were liberated from internment in 1945 by the Australian army. E: How much is the medical fee? B: Berapakah jumlah bayaran untuk After their liberation, the Keiths moved to Victoria, British perubatan? Columbia. Agnes wrote her second book, an autobiographical account of her imprisonment. On her release Agnes had gathered up her notes and diary entries from their various hiding places and she used them as the basis for her book, Three Came Home, which was published in April 1947. It detailed the hardships and deprivations which the internees and POWs had undergone under the Japanese, and became a bestseller. In 1950, it was turned into a motion picture, with Claudette Colbert playing the role of Agnes. Agnes and George finally returned to Sandakan in 1947 and Agnes Keith's book, reunited with Harry who returned to Sandakan earlier. In 1951 Click image to download calendar 'Three Came Home' the third book in Agnes's Borneo trilogy was published and was titled White Man Returns. This chronicled the time from Agnes's and George's return to Borneo up to December 1950. The Keiths remained in Sandakan until 1952. In 1946-1947, they built a house named Borneo eZone Committee 'Newlands' and lived there until they left Sabah in Advisor: 1952. After nearly fifty years of gradual Albert Teo & Susan Soong deterioration, first under tenants and then as an Text: empty shell, the house was restored by Sabah Willie Ki, Albert Teo, Charro Aron Museum in collaboration with the Federal Charles & Jessica Peter Department of Museums and Antiquities in 2001. Edited by: The house is a rare survival of post-war colonial Abram Francis Le Cerf wooden architecture. It was opened to the public Agnes Keith's House, 'Newlands' Layout: in 2004 and is a popular tourist attraction. It Laurah Misaha & Verus John contains displays on Agnes and Harry Keith as well as information about colonial life in Photos: Sandakan in the first half of the twentieth century. Albert Teo, Abdul Saat Walli, Susan Soong, Ps. Jerry Mulihin & Wikipedia The title of Agnes' first book about the then North Borneo, 'Land Below the Wind', has become the unofficial motto of Sabah. The phrase was used by sailors to describe all the lands south of the typhoon belt, but Agnes popularized the special connection of the phrase with Sabah, by applying it exclusively to North Borneo in her book. Agnes Keith died at age 80 in British Columbia, Canada. Sukau Rainforest Lodge pays tribute to Agnes Keith for her contribution to Sabah's historical value. Room No. 15 is proudly named after Agnes Keith. Learn about the other fourteen Conservation Fellows here. STAFF PROFILE ↑ Back to Top Abdul Saat Wali - Assistant Lodge Manager, Sukau Rainforest Lodge Saat took the helm as Assistant Lodge Manager at Sukau Rainforest Lodge (SRL) in 2007. With solid career background in hotel operation and nature guiding, Saat is eager to promote excellent service, memorable holiday experience s and conservation at SRL. Always beaming with smiles, Saat enjoys meeting our guests from around the world who travel hundreds or even thousands of kilometers to experience the excitement of wildlife encounter s in the biodiversity-rich Sukau rainforest. Saat's work philosophy is 'always give my best'. "As a leader in SRL, my remedies to overcome my challenges in work are to find time to relax, think positive and solve the problems at the root". One of the key techniques used by Saat to promote teamwork amongst his staff is to frequently bring them together into a circle to teach them to share their ideas and have discussions. "SRL has high aim to be on par with other world class lodges. To achieve this we need to set high goals, emphasize on providing good quality services and be committed to self-discipline", he concluded. HAPPENINGS ↑ Back to Top Sukau Rainforest Lodge Receives Two Nominations at the 15th World Travel Awards Sukau Rainforest Lodge of Sabah, on Malaysian Borneo was recently nominated for two award categories at the 15th World Travel Awards in 2008. It is nominated as one of the nine World's Leading Eco-Lodges and one of Asia's 5 Leading Green Hotels. The voting involved 167,000 travel professionals worldwide with the aim to acknowledge, reward and celebrate the enormous achievements to be found in all sectors of the global travel industry. World Travel Awards aim has been to encourage world-class competition, stimulate innovation and creativity as well as ensure that travellers receive exceptional value. Winners are judged on their ability, such as the ability to understand visitor needs and expectations; maximise business performance; value personnel; undertake enterprising product expansion and development; foster innovation and creativity as well as work together as a team externally and internally. The 20 rooms award winning Sukau Rainforest Lodge www.sukau.com is located at the edge of the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, home to the endemic Borneo Pygmy elephants, eight species of Bornean hornbills and ten species of primates including orang utan, proboscis monkeys among others. Sukau Rainforest Lodge is managed by Borneo Eco Tours. www.borneoecotours.com Read more at http://www.worldtravelawards.com/nominees2008-13 Borneo Eco Tours Achieves New Milestone Albert Teo Appointed as Judge for the 2009 World Travel and Tourism Council Tourism for Tomorrow Awards Managing Director of Borneo Eco Tours and Sukau Rainforest Lodge, Mr. Albert Teo was recently appointed to the panel of twelve judges for the 2009 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, scheduled to be held on the 15th of May 2009 in Florianopolis, Brazil. The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) takes pride in working with an distinguished panel of judges consisting of representatives from public and private sector organisations, the media and academia. The panel is chaired by Costas Christ, internationally renowned expert in sustainable tourism. Albert Teo's New Role in State Tourism In a further development, Albert Teo was also recently appointed as a member of the newly formed Sabah Tourism Consultative Council (STCC) for 2008-09 by the State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, YB Datuk Masidi Manjun. Moreover, Albert Teo was also concurrently selected as sub-committee Chairman of New Tourism Products. With his experience in the tourism and hospitality industry spanning decades, Albert Teo's new roles augur well for tourism development in the state. BET Annual Dinner On 29th of November 2008 the staff of Borneo Eco Tours Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Sukau Rainforest Lodge and Borneo Backpackers met in Kota Kinabalu for a year-end celebration of the companies' growth and achievements. Featuring a Hawaiian theme, the event began with a wide variety of fun-filled water-based games, held in the early afternoon, followed by many more activities stretching into the evening, such as a singing competition, lucky draw, bodybuilding competition and the presentation of several tokens of appreciation to outstanding staff members. It was a special event, and refreshed the relationships of staff from near and far. BORNEO ECOTOURISM SOLUTIONS & TECHNOLOGIES ↑ Back to Top (BEST) Kudat Coco-pot (A Community-based Ecotourism Project) Borneo Ecotourism Solutions & Technologies (B.E.S.T), in an effort to help develop local community capacity through social entrepreneurship and alleviate poverty among the Rungus community in Matunggong, Kudat, have identified the Kudat Coco-pot as a potential source of income for the community.
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