Tomui Integrated Farm

Hero, Tomui Integrated Farm emblem
The Oldest and Biggest goat on the farm

I am so excited about this post of mine, hehehe... I will share with you about my experience to Tomui Integrated Farm. Located in Kampung Tomui, some where along Inobong road. In order to get to Jalan Inobong, you will have to take the Jalan Papar Lama route. The junction to Jalan Inobong is at the left side from the main road (Jalan Papar Lama) and it is about 3 minutes drive from Donggongon Town. Along the way, you will pass by few more kampungs before you reach the junction of Kampung Tomui which is at the left hand side of the road (Jalan Inobong). There is a new housing (flat) development on going right before the Kampung Tomui junction. Hope the direction thing is good enough, I tried my best. :) ..ooo..those of you who have been to St. Theresa Church Inobong, I am sure you will know which junction it is.

Ok, back to the farm. I got to know this farm from a friend of mine, Ms. Fanny Kinajil, which is also the owner of the farm. Tomui Integrated Farm is mainly doing goat farming. According to Fanny, the setting up of their farming project was in October 2006 and business implementation started only in January 2007. They started only with 5 young goat to rear and it was quite a tough time for them in the early stage of the business where they lost 4 of their goats and spend a lot of time learning and experimenting on how to take good care of their goats. All of these paid off at last for now they have manage to multiply their herds to 120 and still counting. :)

One thing which I need to express here about this farm is that, the moment I am out of my vehicle, I did not actually get that uneasy smell of an animal poo poo.. not until Fanny ask me " ada kau tecium bau tai itu kambing ka bila ko sampai?" Only then my brain started to tell me that I was suppose to smell the bau tai kambing. :) Actually, this incident tells me indirectly that they are very particular about the cleanliness of their farm. I have to step on the antiseptic liquid before I can go in and out of the goat house. Well, I have to give them credit for the cleanliness of their farm when I visited Fanny that day.

The exciting part about this farm is that, some of the goats here actually have a name! As I when in to the goat house, I notice that the goat are separated in to a groups by a partition. If I am not mistaken they are separated according to what breed they are. They have their maternity ward for goat as well. hehehe...its sound funny but its true, any mother goat that need to deliver baby, they will be put into a cage just for themselves up until they deliver and their kid is independent enough to feed themselves then only the mother goat can join the others.

At the moment, they have few type of breed such as boers, ferrel and local breed. They never actually let their goats out from the goat house. This is because they don't want the goat to get infected by deceases out there. They feed their goat with napeir leaves (rumput gajah) which they grew themselves, local leaves, soy meals, corn and other concentrate. When I listen to Fanny on how exactly she take care of the goats, it is actually not easy because they do need a lot of TLC (tender loving care) like human. hehehe... oo..and one more thing, in lay man words, goat also need pedicure. :)

These goats are mainly breed to satisfy the goat meat industry locally. Tomui Integrated Farm only sell live goat and it cost around RM 25.00 per Kilo (Boer goat). I have learn that boers's meat are more tender. hhmm.. hope this post of have been informative enough for you. If you wish to have more info about the farm or just feel like wanna post something on this post regarding to the topic, please post your comment on the comment box.

Enjoy the pictures below :)



Our welcoming drink ! hehehe.. not only in Kadai Kopi..in the farm also got...



Fanny telling me to step on the antiseptic puddle before going in to the goat house.




Left: The goat house. Ada jaring lagi rumah kambing ni...
Right: pregnant women in the house !



Left: Ferrel goat. How to identify which breed are they? You got to learn how to look at their ear. (long, short, floppy and so on)
Right: All the goats in this farm have that yellow thing on their ear. That is for injecting some medicine or health supplement for the goat.


Left: Waiting for their food to come
Right: Because its school holiday so Fanny got some extra helper to help her out on the farm :) Good exposure for the young ones.


Left: One of the goat doing small business :)
Mid: This goat really know how to pose! He did not move an inch while waiting for my sister to take his picture.
Right: Sherry feeding goat with corn.




Left: Goat eating corn
Right: If I am not mistaken, his name is Percieval..hehe.. but he look really cool.



Left :This is the rumput gajah, grow freely around the farm.
Right: Can you see any one?


Left: Fanny reading some health material
Right: Luke playing with dog




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Traditional Costume Gallery

Bangkad Tolumis means beautiful clothes in Kadazan or Lotud. This is a must visit place for those who want to know more about the local traditional costume. It is situated at Hongkod Koisaan (KDCA) Penampang. Bangkad Tolumis offers you a chance to wear your favorite traditional costume and have your photos taken as a remembrance. Photo session will took place at the Hongkod Koisaan ground which feature a myriad of authentic traditional houses for you to choose from. Costume Renting are available for any occasions such as wedding, company annual dinner and so on. If you wish to have your own traditional costume, you can also get it from Bangkad Tolumis.

Those who have been away from home and wish to get your traditional costume to bring back with you, don't hesitate to drop by. Just by getting one costume, you will get more knowledge about some other costumes which offers by Bangkad Tolumis.

Some of the traditional houses which can be your photo session back ground.





Some of the traditional costume which you can choose from traditional costume gallery.



Some other souvenir which you can consider to bring back with you.

So if you happen to be in Kota Kinabalu or specifically in Penampang, do visit Bangkad Tolumis for traditional costume adventure. :)

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My Kampung

Kampung means Village in malay language. Here in Penampang, we have so many interesting kampung (KG.) which offers their own uniqueness and beauty plus the villagers are very friendly.

I have been living in Kg. Pogunon for as long as I can remember. Plus minus the years that I when to futher my study at UUM, its actually not that long. I'm sure some of you will know were exactly is this kampung but for those who never heard about this village, you will want to come and visit us once you finish reading this blog. hehe..

In order for you to reach Kg. Pogunon, you have to follow the Tambunan Road. In about 10 minute drive from Donggongon Town, you will reach the kampung jucntion which is at the right side. A map to show the jucntion to Kg. pogunon. Kg. Pogunon is also a part of crocker range (we are just at the crocker range foot). There are two rivers runs though the kampung. One is the Timpango river and the other is Moyog river and these rivers was actully one of my best play ground when I was younger. hehe.. budak kampung mandi sungai moyog...Our usual activities will be of course bathing in the river, main gakit (bamboo rafting), catching some fish or shrimp with my grandma's siud (local fishing net) and bathing together with my grandma's buffollo. hhmmm..those were the days.

a map of the whole Kampung

the junction to Kg. Pogunon (took this picture when election time, so thats explain the banners and posters on this picture)

My child hood playground, the Moyog river! weee!! (it was cleaner and better looking way back)

According to my grand parents, Kg. Pogunon use to be a burial ground. I think this must be way back in the 18th century or more. You can still see a lot of stone as a symbol of some one's grave around the kampung area. Last month, the kampung people found at least 13 jars of an ancient burial jars near the St Joseph Chapel. Our family house is actually just next to an old grave yard.

The old grave yard next my cousin's house. You can see a stone as a mark of some one's tomb.

Most of the people here are working in town or city area but the older generation still doing the old fashion way to find a living, such as my grandma (and I'm proud of her). They go to the river to catch fish (pancing ikan pakai rangawan no) and go to the jungle or to their kebun (farm) to find whatever vegetables or fruits to sell in the Donggongon Tamu ground on Thursday & Friday (well, actually the tamu stared on Wednesday evening).




My grand aunt is cutting some soko (bamboo shoot) to sell.




My grandma going to the kebun and on the right picture, she was cutting and packing it in the plastic bag for sale.



My grandma is cleaning the local vegetable on the lokos (little stream). Better buy veges from my grandma, very very organic. hehhe...


Here are some pictures that I captured about my kampung and some interesting things that happen in my kampung lately.

Left : A mini museum for the ancient burial jar which was found around the kampung area.
Right : St Joseph Chapel

Not in the picture : Tadika Kemas building (A kindergarten school)




Left: My brothers and some friends having a moginum (drinking) session. Aramai tii !!

Right: My family members having BBQ party on Hari Raya Eve. hehee (tulak tu anjing ah..orang lain punya tu)


Here is the lates discovery in Kg. Pogunon. The ancient burial jars and some



Left : An ancient burial jar, a big one which contain few valuables stuff. We have one of this at home. It was a hantaran (dowry) for my grandma.

Right : A Limpogot (a belt made from coins dated way back in 18th century). You can actually see clearly the date written on some of the coins.



Left: Old coins found in one of the jars. (I'm not really good in history but according to these coins, its actually use in the British East India Company era.

Right : An ancient jar with the remains. I found this is a bit unusual because the bones are really big. Hmm..who ever this is, he or she must be tall and big.




Left: Another jar with bones.

Right : A gagabang flower. I don't really know whats the real name of this flower, nama kampung saja la.You can see it every were around the kampung area. (I actually like this picture ;-) )

So if you need any more info about Kg. Pogunon, don't hesitate to post your comment on this blog. Will try my very best to assist.