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Finally when he say, Yes, I'm a Filipino and offered you a free drinks and let you in his house, I CRIED! Filipino heart.

Ken, to clarify, these are Badjao people, a seafaring nomadic group originating from the Philippines. Historically, Badjao traveled and traded between islands regardless of national boundaries. Many have now settled in permanent settlements. So while they are Filipino by heritage, they have lived in Malaysia for generations. Badjao settlements are spread across the Southern Philippines and Malaysia.

You are so smart that you didn't join the tour group, the price really makes a difference! It turns out that the boatman is also a Filipino, what an unexpected turn of events, and even more unexpected is that he actually brought you home! For a few seconds I thought it wasn't you who went there to visit, but to be visited by the locals, haha! Thanks for taking us to visit that cool sea village, great job! 👍😃🙌

Love to see filipinos.. Filipino hospitality is one of a kind.

Great content! Love looking at the interconnectivity between peoples and cultures in the region. Thank you!

Happy belated birthday, Ken! I just love this video. It's so heartwarming to see off the beaten path experiences like this, engaging with the locals. I also rather go to non-tourist areas and really get a true feeling of the local culture. This is what travel is all about! ❤️

Ken, it was another beautiful vlog to watch . That village looks similar to some traditional village in Basilan Philippines.

It will be another great and interesting video once again. Will definitely be watching it too. Loved it. Thank you Ken. 👍👍👍😍😍😍

Thank you for sharing such an amazing video. What a beautiful experience with beautiful people. Absolutely loved it 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

SO THAT'S WHY YOUR TOUR GUIDE IS SO FRIENDLY! HE'S FILIPINO!

One off the best video's from the last weeks !! You making a good trip !! So rare

Ken...you were extremely kind hearted. Knew you very well since 2020 you came to Malaysia.

My heart broke when he said that he is a filipino, I felt that there is a part of me that somewhat completes my whole as a filipino but was neglected for so long... I hope that the philippine government will take actions on this and complete not only my wholeness but the wholeness of all the filipinos living in sabah. 😔😢🙏🙏🙏☺️

Amazing content again Ken. Talk to a local, showing us local experience, and very authentic video

ken, if you visit Brunei.. you may see similar water villages where wooden houses built on stilts called Kampong Ayer (Water Village)

You made the right choice. The “value” life experience wise is way beyond what the tourist trip would have delivered.

Greetings Ken...this is a phenomenal experience touring on sea taxi & getting the chance to know about the locals daily routine lifestyle. I guess as a Malaysian myself would not have such chance but only by the books or TV documentaries. Stay safe & healthy always. Looking forward to your next episode.

That's the spirit of true Filipino a very welcoming 😀

Well Ken, your question about Sabah's connections wt The Philipines are answered. There's a lot of historians in the comment sections...😁😁. I'm a proud Sabahan & TQ TQVM for your visit . May God Bless you with good health & happiness always🥰

What a cool thumbnail, Ken !!!

As a Filipino American Thank you for sharing this Vlog.

Hi Ken 👋🏻 yes...looking forward thanks

Maksugul (thank you) Ken. That was interesting & nice to see around the water village. The boat driver was very nice to take you to his home. I'm Sabahan, even though we are Malay/Chinese, my beloved mom could speak their language. I only know a few words.

Cool, I just can't wait on it!

When he offered you a drink & food for free😭 made me cry😭 that is so filipino trait and their hospitality😭 i hope one day, Princess Kiram will see this video.

Just a little background and context: 1. Ethnically they are known as Bajau Laut. They are two types of Bajau. One is known as Bajau Darat which means Land Bajau. Many Land Bajau lives in town like Kota Belud in Sabah. Another type is Bajau Laut or Sea Bajau. The kampung you have visited is populated by Bajau Laut. 2. You can find ethnic Bajau not only in Malaysia but also in neighbouring countries like Indonesia, Brunei and Phillipines. 3. I believe most of them in the island that you have visited already received Malaysian identity card or I/C which makes them Malaysian citizen. 4. Before borders were marked by modern nation-states, Bajau Laut have been living scatteredly for hundreds of years around the islands in the vast Sulu Seas which are currently shared by modern states of Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. 5. Many of them are previously refugees from Southern Philippines islands who are escaping the separatist war waged by separatist groups like MNLF, MILF, Abu Sayyaf and other separatist groups in Southern Philippines during the intense battle with Philippines Armed Forces in the 1970s. 6. The war in Southern Philippines creates a lot of suffering and displacement among the Bajau Laut in the Philippines territory and hundreds of thousands of them find solace in Sabah Malaysia. 7. Later on in the 1980s, there's a very controversial operation named "Project I/C" where Malaysian government during that time granted citizenship to those refugees through the conferment of I/C (Malaysian Identity Card). 8. This controversial "Project I/C" until now become one of the most sore point in Sabah politics and affect the ethnic relationship between Sabahan Muslim natives and Sabahan non-Muslim natives because before that Sabah like Sarawak is a non-Muslim majority state but after "Project I/C" it changes the demography of Sabah where the Muslim now becomes the majority in Sabah. That's a little bit of background and context. Sabah is a very complex state in Malaysia. And currently there are between 500,000 to one million people who are considered as stateless i.e. without any citizenship in Sabah. Neither Malaysia nor Philippines accept them as their citizens. A very complex and delicate situation.

That village is great. I can't imagine that there's such a community like this exists. Awesome

love all your videos mr. Ken 👍

Mr Ali, your boat tour guide, looks like a very nice man. Good you tipped him.

Wow, his house is unexpectedly comfortable and beautiful. That was unexpected. He was very generous in showing you is house. Und his English is pretty good.

Very nice video. Thanks for showing us the island.

Wow, because of your Video I'm able to see other parts of the Philippines especially in Sabah. Proud to be Filipino ♥️ Take care and God bless

thank you = salamat; thank you very/so much = maraming salamat po and opo is used when talking to an elderly or if you just want to be polite. U can just say salamat if you are thanking someone your age or younger than u but for someone older than u, u can add po like salamat po. Can't wait to see PH 🇵🇭 in your vlogs. 😊

👍👍👍👍👍 sharing video.U are really talented you tuber.Good job dude.

love this island hopping 👍, thank you Ken 🙏

Greetings FROM philippines... fully watch my friend..I'm happy and enjoy watching you there in Sabah Malaysia..

Thank you for visiting Sabah, Philippines. Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and Sabah, the four major islands of the Philippines.

How good u are ti support the local by helping their income..sometimes were forget the poor ..thankyou ken..have a nice day and journey in malaysia..

That is the genuine Filipino hospitality shown by Ali > welcoming you wholeheartedly to his home.

thank you for sharing this wonderful water village , people look so friendly

Pilipino people is so respected especially visitors. 🙏❤️

Ken nice watching your channel exploring the state of Sabah amazing

Wahh thats great.... peaceful from Mindanao, Malaysia

Interesting!!!! Filipinos are hospitable wherever they are. That's a common trait among us, Filipinos. I enjoyed your vlog, dudz. Now, I subscribed!!!! God bless us all!!!

I'm a Filipino and I am respecting the request of the channel owner not to dwell on the politics. My comment is that even though they are Filipinos, it's weird not being able to catch a single Filipino word. Not one word and even the way they speak English has a heavy accent that I cannot place. Do not politicize my comment please. Thank you.

Watching all the way from Sandakan Sabah..Excellent video!

Thank you bro for being so kind to my kababayan. God bless.

the generosity and hospitality is totally a Filipino kind of thing.

Awesome video 🔥🔥👍❤️

A open eyes for the world..a new discover hidden gems. Keep your good job. 👍👍👍

Hi 👋 ken wow very nice experience for you going to bajau laut village 👍👍👍 hati-hati it's malay ward mean carefully or take care

Awesome, another awesome video, Ken. Indeed a unique and amazing experience, visiting a Filipinos water village on one of Sabah islands. Really top quality content :- the cool boat ride, interesting interaction with the friendly local people and environment. Great that you found that boat taxi driver to show you around that village. Wow, there's even a school there. Enjoyed watching the video and many thanks for taking us along. Bravo Ken !!

Very interesting vlog ,now I know how's it like Sabah of Malaysia.

Such nice, clean houses in Sabah! Wow! It´s interesting.

Enjoy your tour Ken,stay safe and take care!

Bajao one of the dialect spoken in the Philippines it is also Filipino. In NCR we speak tagalog in visaya they speaks Cebuano,Hiligaynon etc. We have about 175 dialects in the country.

Go to semporna sabah,, so many beautiful island at Semporna

that's a smart way to travel and also probably better. helps the local more and he even gave you a private tour. wow.

Nice.. a school in the water! Most Filipinos even there in Sabah as you notice are so friendly BEING A FILIPINO. In a way.. because you are a nice and respectful person, for sure wherever you go, people will treat you with respect as well.

Awesome vdeo 🥰thankiu gve info about Filipinos community in Sabah, Malaysia...we Malaysians also don't no regarding the Filipino in Malaysia... interesting story vdeo 😘tqiu ken.....

17:40 "hati-hati" = be careful. they just want you to be careful on your way. it's a common thing to say to people who are going to go somewhere or anywhere.

Thanks for this video.

Love the way you ask permission from the locals to see everything

Ken, you open up another new spot for tourism in Sabah. I would love to try a same ride like you.

The cost will be shared if you travel in a group as the fare is fairly expensive. For about RM60, I can enter three islands.

hey Ken mich hat heut der selbe nette Herr Harley rüber gefahren und mir dein Video gezeigt :) finde ich gut wie du mit den Menschen dort umgegangen bist. gutes Video

LOVE THIS KIND OF CONTENT...😍👍👍

you are the real adventurer, we been told do not go to that island as this is very dangerous to be there.

Hi Ken 👋🏻 very interesting visits to those two islands never met a Bajau Laut before , he is indeed nice and kind 👍 warm welcoming by the people and the kids full of curiosity 🤣 they live a simple life and look happy 👍 I think one of the lady asked you to take off your mask maybe she wanted to see your handsome face 😅 and another guy said 'hati-hati' means to be careful then I heard a kid says 'mintak duit..mintak duit' he said 'ask for some money' , hahahha...so cute 🤣 And as always you are kind enough to pay the boat guy extra 👍 awesome vlog this time , we get to see the water village of Bajau Laut thanks Ken great job 👍🥰

Fist time seeing sabah and filipino over there and I saw a heart of a true filipino and the hospitality of every filipino there and just wow beatiful place its so clean

Even some of them are talking samal tausog from philippines..nice to see them happy filipino people are so friendly as well..

I love Sabah. Older people there can speak Tagalog fluently. There are lots of of Filipinos living in Sabah and still a proud Pinoy .. I remember I encounter one lady and ask me if I am a Filipino and I said yes, then she turned to be emotional, and told me that her parents we're Filipinos and I can see that she is confused about her identity as a second generation living in Sabah... She's so happy to meet me at that time, as if I am her long lost brother..

Filipinos are always very hospitable..And Yes they are Filipinos and they live in Sabah. Northern Sabah is owned by Sulu Sultanate. Proven and Justified! The Badjao / Bajau tribe is an indigenous population whose culture and livelihood are tied to the sea. Also widely known as the “Sea Gypsies” of the Sulu and Celebes Seas, the Badjao are scattered along the coastal areas of Tawi Tawi, Sulu, Basilan, and some coastal areas of Zamboanga City.

Thanks bro for the content, I like this🤝🏻

That was a cool video👍

Im a filipino..... i love malaysian.... new subscriber here

Careful next time when island hopping in Sabah and it’s Isles, some cases of Moros pirate kidnapping tourists and foreigners have been known to occur. It’s not really likely to happen in KK but if you visit some smaller towns in Sabah which are nearby to even more “adventurous or exotic” islands, it’s a very real possibility if you’re going solo without a travel company, especially now with renewed tension between Sabah and Philippines’ claim. If you’re wondering about why the Filipino Moros/sea tribes have ICs in Sabah, it’s a pretty interesting but very sensitive issue. The short story is, the long ruling party in Malaysia and specifically in Sabah, BN & UMNO, issued identity cards to them to secure more votes in order to stay in power in the state, without really making any efforts to naturalise or develop their communities. Allegedly various other parties copied the same strategy and these parties have been doing so for decades, causing an influx of newly “naturalised” illegal migrants numbering in up to a million (maybe more). Personally, I found it a really reckless and heinous political act, as it’s a lose-lose. The migrants don’t get naturalised and developed properly or systematically thus causing them to be subjected to ghettoisation and remain poor. Meanwhile, native Sabahans start to develop a xenophobic view and see them as a burden or nuisance that they have to economically support. (A lot of eerie parallels to what’s happening in West Europe these past few years, I know). The rabbit hole goes much deeper and I really recommend reading into it more further. You can start with the Wikipedia article for “Project IC”. Some publications claim the move was to increase the ratio of Muslims in Sabah, others theorise that it was to destabilise and distract the demographic of Sabah so that more revenues from the oil-rich state can be funnelled into Peninsular Malaysia and some Sabahan politician‘s pockets without using the money to develop Sabah. I hope this issue gets resolved eventually. And I hope this doesn’t discourage you from ever visiting Sabah again. It’s a wonderful state, diverse in every way, it’s population, flora and fauna, all truly diverse. I still feel like from your Sabah vids, you’ve only seen about less than 10-15% of what Sabah has to offer. It’s a great place but yeah this issue has been the biggest blemish of the state.

wow amazing experience 😀👏 you too are kind sir.. I love you said support locals but always consider your safety.. I feel sad and happy kay manong he studied in Philippines when he was young.. for manong keep safe po always.. naway patnubayan ka po ni God always and stay humble as you are..😍😍😍

Wow! He is so nice to bring you to his house and offers you drink and goreng pisang.

Selamat datang ke Sabah Malaysia

🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭Have a nice day in sabah philippines

If you want to visit Philippines you can ride by boat from Sabah-Tawi2-Sulu-Basilan-Zamboanga and you will pass many beautiful white sand beaches.

I don't know why I'm here but thank god i see all of this wish you all the best in all of your journey Salamat for this Video.

Welcome to Sabah Ken ✌️😎✌️❤️

Yup, this is a rare visit to a small fishing and village community and getting VIP treatment.... Nice!!.....Good job ... Stay safe , and take care mate.

Thank you for visiting our state. Have you tried Sinalau Bakas? it's a smoked wild boar dish with soy sauce. Don't forget to have fun and drink tapai ( rice wine )

This is much better you get , not just you get around the island but also you got experience of local people and how they live there.. for 100 yeah its better than typical tour

The attitude changed when he came to a Philippine village where the people were smiling and naturally accommodating.

Ken they're Filipino who maybe stayed or growned up in Sabah. He said he speak Badiao and that is one of many Filipino tribes of southern Philippines. North Sabah owned by the Sultan of Sulu of Philippines until late 1800 when it was leased to a British company and in 1963 country of Malaysia was created and that the British company who leased Sabah from the Sultan of Sulu simply passed it on to Malaysia. Malaysian government treat them as undocumented aliens but they are the descendants of the Sultan of Sulu. The Badjiaos tribe were the water people the Philippines who lived in their boats full time in the past. At present most of them live in a stilt homes like what you see in Sabah.

Pinoy ako 30years old pero hindi ko alam ang lugar na yan amazing job ken.thumbs up

Wonderful content!

Mat Salleh is deemed one of Sabah's hero because he was involved in fighting the intruder long time ago, (though the local know the true story of him)😁...one of the school's building is named bilik Mat Salleh to commemorate him...in minute 22.57 the GUIDE refer Mat Salleh as the Mat Saleh@orang puteh🤣🤣🤣 ntah macam mana dia boleh dapat ic ni kikih

Will be interesting to ask him why he comes to Sabah from Philippines, Mat SALLEH is a Sabah acclaimed warrior who fought against the colonist.

I'm a Filipino and I'm thankful to see a brother from far far away though they don't know how to speak Tagalog but in their hearts they know that we are still brother in blood and in heart it makes me smile and very happy at the same time 😊😊❤❤

Hi Ken! In Bajau language or Sinama, thank you is "magsukul". Many languages and native ethnic groups exist in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, countries in Southeast Asia aren't culturally homogenous like in Germany in which the only main native ethnic group is German (although its multicultural, those groups like Filipino Germans or Turkish Germans originated from migrant communities who settled there, or from minorities in border areas) :) There are very many different ethnic groups and they all have the citizenry of Filipno, Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai etc :) Usually the language of the economically dominant group becomes the 'official language', but everyone speaks their own languages and has their own cultures. Bajau people in Sabah speak Bajau language (also called Sinama or Samal), Bahasa Sug (Tausug language), and Malay :) They rarely speak English. In the Philippines, the Bajau/Sama speak their native Bajau/Sinama, Bisaya, Bahasa Sug, Malay, Tagalog ('Filipino') and some English. In Indonesia, the Bajau speak their native Bajau, Indonesian/Malay and the other local languages from other tribes in Indonesia.

It is interesting that you've visited the bajao sea village. It shows the diversity of ethnic groups in Malaysia.

The fishing village people were very friendly and welcoming 🙏

Indeed you are a bit fortunate that you we're able to find a boatman unexpectedly a Filipino. At first the boatman is hesitant to divuldge his nationality due to their current living status perhaps but eventually true Filipino can't be hide. From being hospitable and humility which is the common traits of a Filipino, that made your tour a worthwhile journey. This is the first time I saw the village and quite surprise there is school so a little relief that the children get some proper education. Thanks for sharing your video and looking forward for your more reality videos.

TERBAIK KEN.GOOD JOB👍