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An End to a War

BBooks — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:17:52 +0000

A beautifully written Japanese soldier’s memoir of the North Borneo tragedy of 1945. An End to a War tells the story of Ueno Itsuyoshi, a late draftee into the Japanese Army in WWII. Ueno and his fellow soldiers came to Borneo expecting to fight and die for the Emperor, but instead most died of [...]

Cook Malaysian

BBooks — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:18:00 +0000

Don’t shade your eyes! Plagiarise! Or to put it more politely, follow the yummy recipes (170 of them!) in this large format, 176 page guide. It has a long and distinguished history (a well established pot boiler perhaps?). First published in 1980, this is the 2nd edition. It has many of BBooks favourites like 5 [...]

Bruno Manser: The Inside Story

BBooks — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:37:06 +0000

To many in the Western World concerned about the wholesale clearance of primary rainforest and with it the loss of livelihood and living space of tribal groups like the Penan of Sarawak, Bruno Manser became a hero in the 80′s & 90′s. He lived with the Penans and encouraged them to resist development pressures, before [...]

Borneo & Beyond

BBooks — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:27:26 +0000

‘A Journey Through a Changing World’ is the subtitle. It is an account of life and work in Sarawak, Papua New Guinea and Brunei. Peter Eaton’s experience of SE Asia began with national service with the UK armed forces during the Malayan Emergency. He then moved to Sarawak and taught as a headmaster before moving [...]

Journal Borneo International Beads Conference 2011

BBooks — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:58:12 +0000

‘Beads & Heritage’ is the title of this 2011 Conference proceedings. 10 papers, 80 colour photos. Published by the Sarawak Museum, The conference was organised as in 2010 by Heidi Munan and this Journal edited by Freya Martin. See comments under the 2010 Journal entry for background information.

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Architecture in Sabah: Resorts & Hotels

BBooks — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:14:05 +0000

This is an eye opener in relation to the range of mouth watering places to visit in Sabah. Be warned, quite a few of these are top end numbers which are by no means cheap, although generally regarded as reasonable by international standards. Furthermore, this is only a small selection of the fast growing number [...]

Enchanting Borneo

BBooks — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:02:06 +0000

The island if Borneo comprises the Malaysian states of Sabah & Sarawak, the tiny but independent Sultanate of Brunei and the huge Indonesian Province of Kalimantan. Although much deforested with large oil palm estates, it is so large that it is still a treasure house of natural beauty and diversity, particularly in the mountains, some [...]

Journal of the Borneo International Beads Conference 2010

BBooks — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:26:47 +0000

Beads, beads & more beads. Beads allow the study of the trade networks around the world from Roman times and beyond (it is still possible to find Roman beads for sale in Jakarta). Beads litter the world’s trade routes like markers. Beads are small, hard, almost indestructible; embedded in sand or mud they can survive [...]

Colonial Townships in Sabah: West Coast

BBooks — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:39:20 +0000

Old & new photographs on a ‘landscape’ coffee table book layout of all the towns on the ‘West Coast’ (it actually faces north west) of Sabah, formerly British North Borneo and now one of the two States of Malaysia situated on the island of Borneo (the other is Sarawak).

The book has a lush feel [...]

The Jungle is Neutral

BBooks — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 08:20:29 +0000

Classic WWII story of one man’s fight against the Japanese invaders down the Malay Peninsula and then behind the lines as a guerilla blowing up trains etc for 3 years.

There is a key lesson in the title – the jungle is not against anybody, but it has to be treated with respect. It is [...]