What On Earth Is Borneo?

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[cohandora]

Man really cropped out Malaysia and Brunei out of the island on the thumbnail

[rapidthrash]

The corpse flower is the largest flowering plant on Earth but the largest plant on Earth is likely a tree

[nongthip]

Main reason I went to (Malaysian) Borneo - was travelling from Singapore to Thailand overland passing through peninsular Malaysia, and in a random book shop picked up a Lonely Planet guidebook. On one of the photo pages was this very pointy treeless rocky mountain peak which grabbed my interest. It was Mt. Kinabalu which as it turned out is one of the highest peaks in east Asia and can be climbed in under two days. So I flew to Kota Kinabalu, went to the national park, and climbed it - fantastic experience!

Then visited some places in Sabah, like Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, a mud massage spa and some scuba dive sites off the east coast. I had a friend who was teaching at a school in Brunei so went by boat via Labuan (a tax-free island where you can buy cheap booze) and onward to BSB (Bandar, the capital of Brunei). As fun as it was to stay with my Kiwi friend it was also weird this country so locked away from the world, like everyone was in a hypnotic trance thinking it was the best place on Earth so why go anywhere else?

I took a bus to Miri, where it was nice to feel relatively "free" after imprisoned Brunei. Then visited the Niah Caves park which has absolutely huge caves going on for long distances with very high ceilings and tons of bats. I hopped a quick flight to Kuching in Sarawak which had a pretty happy vibe, except the name means "cat" and they routinely kill street dogs. There are cat-themed things everywhere - cat taxi, cat disco, cat hotel, etc.

Then I flew back to Johor Bahru on peninsular Malaysia and went to Tioman island for some diving. Anyway, I think Malaysian Borneo is definitely worth a couple weeks or a month to see some amazing nature. Happy travels!

[hafizilmi]

The thumbnail is just the Indonesian part of Borneo🇮🇩

[Akmalof]

I live in a village in Lusong Laku, Belaga District in Kapit Division which is 1100 km from Kuching, the capital city of the State of Sarawak. I have not ventured much outside my village except going to Belaga town to buy groceries. My village can be considered the most remote village, not only in Sarawak but in Malaysia.. Anyway. Lusong laku is fast becoming an eco attraction point for malaysians and foreigners. If you are a foreigner, you may have a language barrier as most of us are not very fluent in English but you can still communicate with us. Our command of English is not as bad as some malaysian politicians.

[Nafeels]

In an alternate universe where Sabah and Sarawak never joined the 1963 Malaysian Federation, Borneo would’ve been somewhat of a microcontinent with five countries. It’s an interesting landmass for sure and despite the differences, you can pretty much speak the same language without much barrier. We all have our own issues but y’know what, we do love our own neighbours. In fact, there’s been attempts by governments of Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak, and Indonesia to expand the road network (us Malaysians calling it the Pan-Borneo Highway), with some road expansions reaching the nooks of the Kalimantan border. Hopefully this new cooperation does rake in not just potential tourists, but also foreign investors.

Sincerely, a Sabahan native.

[tombulek]

I live here in Sabah, Malaysia - Borneo ❤. Its great living here in this island. I luv it 😊

[indn]

Native Bornean here, thanks for showcasing our beautiful island.

[Ifoundnohappinesshere]

Brunei, Sarawak and Sabah: "Im I a joke to you?"

[kristiawanindriyanto]

Perhaps it should have been mentioned that Indonesia is planning to move its capital to Borneo, or we say it Kalimantan in Indonesian

[josuaerick]

The thumbnail only shows Indonesia's part of borneo but Indonesians don't call it Borneo they call it Kalimantan

[GeoPlus]

Borneo Island is the only island in the world shared by three countries. 🇲🇾🇮🇩🇧🇳

[patrickxravis]

as a person that who live in borneo (Malaysia) it so calm to live in the here, all the ethnic that live in here are so friendly including Brunei & Kalimantan.

[seanscott]

@6:05 that is not a modern Malaysian ringgit banknote

[miguelsa]

I am portuguese but will likely move there next month! It will be a whole new world!

[ahmadnurokhim]

It worth mentioning that Indonesia in the process of moving it's country capital to this island, on east part of it to be exact

[BravoJuliet]

Borneo has some of the most interesting and rare animals on the planet. I'd LOVE to spend a year there just doing wildlife photography.

[lucasenjat]

As a Sarawakian one part of malaysian i with respectlly to this chanel to tell you that you have to study more about my Borneo island becau i see many thing was missing about my Borneo island that you mention in your short video. Any way i with glade to say thank you to you.

[XxOursChannelX]

Thank you so much for making video for my beloved Homeland❤, The land which i born and grow up proud to be a borneoan, greeting to all my borneoan brothers and sisters❤❤❤ from Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia, we are one and borders cannot divided us

[spaceunicorn]

8:24 . Yes. Born and I live here. Great and a peaceful place.