Photos by Evangeline Majawat

A good crowd turned up at Kampung Kipouvo last weekend to help Arkitrek celebrate it’s official one year birthday. The event was organised by Kipouvo Community Homestay to feature a hazardous blend of sporting endeavour both on the pitch and around the rice wine vat. These are Kadazan people after all.

On arriving at the village we passed the village football pitch where I watched with curiosity a crowd of locals gathered around the touchlines. I wonder what’s going on I thought naively?

Mel from Camps International flags off the sack race. Camps International usually lease the homestay from the community for their Gap Year and Career Break itineraries. This party was a good chance for the community to diversify their business.

Competitors line up for the three legged race. Local school kids were roped in (pardon the pun) to make up the numbers much to everyone’s delight after initial shyness was overcome.

Ian and Capt. Ooi cross the line victoriously. Hot on their heels are Ooi’s wife Cindy and her local team mate.

BRL boss George has a go at the stilt walking.

Arkitrek Intern Sarah looks like she might have it nailed, but the photographer carefully cropped her stabiliser, Billy.

Cindy comes a cropper

Arkitrek intern Billy is going to work for Camp International next 😉

After the games we retired to the homestay to eat, drink and be merry.

Local school kids put on a show of Sumazau dancing. Arkitrek reciprocated with some ceilidh dancing but luckily the video has yet to surface on the internet.

4 Dundee architecture graduates in Sabah; Seamus, Billy, Sarah and Ian

After the Sumazau performance the amateurs were allowed to have a go.

Sarah and Seamus making a gallant effort on behalf of Arkitrek in the eating and drinking competition

Billy stuffs his face

The aftermath of the race to consume one leaf parcel of boiled rice, one hard boiled egg and a half litre of rice wine.

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