Welcome to Sandakan ♥

 DADA..This is my lovely hometown!!

Sandakan is the second-largest city in Sabah, East Malaysia, on the north-eastern coast of Borneo. Nearly 1,900 kilometres from Malaysia's capital city of Kuala Lumpur, only 28 kilometres from the border with Philippines and facing by the Sulu Sea in the Northeast. "Sandakan" is derived from the Suluk word "sanda" meaning, to pawn and "kan" being the suffix. So "Sandakan" means the place that was pawned.  This place is also used to be called “Little Hong Kong”. In early to mid of 20th century, there were countless of Hong Kong people came to this town for business. Some even came here to start a new life and contributed to the development of this township. Until today, most of the old buildings in Sandakan town are similar to the buildings built in early years of Hong Kong. Well, probably both cities had same town developer since both cities were under British colonisation before. Sandakan is a town rich in historical sites and a gateway to many eco-tourism destinations.  As such, Sandakan is today known as "the gateway to Borneo's wildlife".