The journey from Kota Kinabalu to Long Pasia (a hiden village of
Lundayeh tribe), took total of 9 hours car ride, including a lunch
break at Sipitang (a small town at the South Western coast of Sabah).
Our journey started at 10am on a sunny Thursday morning.
The trip up to Sipitang was fine. However, our real pain started after
lunch. Part of the road after Sipitang was under massive construction
of a highway, cutting across the jungle between Sipitang and Tenom.
Trees were cut, replaced by yellow mud. We went through all ups and
downs, bumps and humps on this dusty road. Thank God we were on a
4-wheel drive and an experient driver. Otherwise, we would either
stuck in the mud or throw our stomach out like nobody business. The
road continued to a logging road, which seems still madly in use. It
was horrifying to see poor old orks lying flat on loads of logging
trucks, helplessly being transported and waiting to be transformed…


We stopped over at an organic farm to topped up some vegetable supplies…
The arrival of Long Pasia village was like reaching an oasis in the
desert. Immediately after entered her gate, in the misty glimpse of
dusk ray, the heaven of green grassland lies beneath us. It was
shortly after 7pm.

Long Pasia village’s air was fresh, calm and peaceful. She was quietly
welcoming us.
Jing

7 comments
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March 21, 2007 at 9:24 pm
LesKirkup
Hallo,
ich komme aus Sipitang!!
Nice to see something about my hometown described in the blogworld.
April 9, 2008 at 1:26 pm
en_me
thank god, the road finally upgraded! but, is it completed yet by this time (2008)?
April 13, 2008 at 8:09 am
Alex
We don’t know. But will check it out ASAP and let you know. The highway was under construction not the forest road which leads you to Long Pasia.
May 2, 2008 at 5:20 am
Colleen
Hi,
The Highway ok but not the forest road / logging road leading to Long Pasia Village. Not too bad as people like gravel road, more challenging ;-P
June 6, 2008 at 10:28 am
Neal
hi,
yeah right, the highway ok and the logging road leads to Long Pasia was upgraded recently but still gravel road. it’s more challenging went to Long Pasia by that kinda road.. ;-D
August 26, 2008 at 7:03 pm
nita
Pasia,
that is my father’s last name.
I am from Philippines, any connection to this place in Malaysia?
August 18, 2009 at 1:16 am
langkau
nita: Pasia in the Lun Dayeh language literally translates as ‘red river’. ‘Long’ means mouth of the river.