Comments on: I’m back from Semporna https://glendalarke.com/2007/09/im-back-from-semporna/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: hrugaar https://glendalarke.com/2007/09/im-back-from-semporna/#comment-23287 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:19:00 +0000 #comment-23287 Swim bladders of fish? Don’t think I’ve ever tried …

Yeah, poor pooch. We have a saying, you can judge a nation by the way they treat their animals. Unfortunately some western countries don’t fare too well there either … if only because they go to the other extreme!

]]> By: Satima Flavell https://glendalarke.com/2007/09/im-back-from-semporna/#comment-23286 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:57:00 +0000 #comment-23286 Welcome home, Glenda. I’ve missed your posts.

]]> By: Anonymous https://glendalarke.com/2007/09/im-back-from-semporna/#comment-23285 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:05:00 +0000 #comment-23285 If anyone is interested in the turbulent history of Sabah and of Sandakan in particular, I recommend reading the Wikipedia entries for Sandakan and Semporna.

British colonialism and Japanese occupation during WW2 have a lot to answer for the damage and grief they caused.

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