Sunday, August 19, 2007

Postcard from Borneo

A whirlwind journey across the mysterious island of Borneo.

On arrival, it was obvious the mysterious little island was deep in the grips of an MTV promoted tsunami appeal. Billboards, flags and posters covered Sabah's capital of Kota Kinabalu, with Asian stars appealing for donations and, by all accounts, locals replying feverishly. In Asia, the MTV experience was a pleasant one compared to what I grew up with. There were two good reasons for this; it rarely screened in Australia, and when it did, Richard Wilkins was the host.

Read more: http://hotmag.scam.ecu.edu.au/article_view.php?rec_id=0000000428

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