| Written by Arimi Sidek | |
| Sabah became the country's main palm oil producer on 1.24 million hectares of the total 4.3 million hectares, Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Anifah Aman said Saturday (DE 17.02.08). It is more actually, to the excitement and joy of palm oil industry. At present, it contributes about 16pc to the State’s GDP. It also provides employment to about 60,000 people, representing about 5.4pc of the state’s total workforce. Oil palm is currently Sabah’s main agriculture crop. Note: This a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper, aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter. There is something else about the news that interests me. The statement somewhat lures us to think that palm oil industry in the State focuses on 14,346 smallholders, which I suspect is not. If we divide 1,240,000 hectares by 14, 346 the average will be 86.43 hectares - about 213.58 acres. There is no way plantation of this size fit into small holders category. The real industry players not even mentioned. So let get, it straight. Palm oil industry in the state actually focuses on big plantation companies, not smallholders. Peninsular-based companies are among the key players. Hence, the smallholders figure is simply cosmetic more or less, to my thinking. The locus of palm oil industry is big plantations – more than 80pc are located in Sandakan, Tawau and Lahad Datu. POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd, a state-run company, managed clusters of designated areas in Lahad Datu, Sandakan and Kimanis, known as Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC). Read full story from the source |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Now, sawit is everywhere in Sabah
Monday, May 5, 2008
Aku Oang Daat - Part 7
| Aku Oang Daat - Part 7 |  |  |  |
| Written by kalajiau ingaa | |
| Monday, 05 May 2008 | |
Tambak, dapur kedayan. Bersebelahan, di pisuk atau sunduk yang berdekatan dengan ruang penyimpanan air, terletak tambak* – dapur orang kedayan. Tambak merupakan struktur kayu berbentuk segiempat bujur.  Bahagian dalam ruangan tambak diisi dengan tanah yang menjadi tempat pembakaran bahanapi. Dahulunya, tambak dibina tanpa tiang. Tambak jenis ini dikenali dengan nama tambak baampai. Para ibu duduk di atas kalang atau bangku kecil yang disediakan di hadapan tambak semasa menjalankan aktiviti masak-memasak. Namun lama-kelamaan kelihatan semua tambak di kampung kami menjadi bertiang. Agaknya ini adalah hasil pertembungan budaya dengan kampung-kampung lain. Tambak bertiang mempunyai kelebihan berbanding dengan tambak baampai. Antaranya anak-anak kecil tidak boleh bermain api kerana kedudukannya yang agak tinggi, sekitar 0.6 – 1 meter dari aras lantai. Ruangan "bahumah"** tambak pula boleh dijadikan tempat penyimpanan kayu api. Kepingan zink biasanya diletak sebagai pengadang api pada ruangan yang menghala ke tepi dinding rumah. Gunanya untuk mengelakkan api menyambar dinding rumah. Namanya dah pun tambak. Jadi lengkaplah dengan bahan bakarnya sekali. Bahan bakar tambak adalah menggunakan kayu api. Sebab itulah ia juga dikenali dengan nama “tambak kayu”. Bagaimanapun sama ada baampai atau bertiang, tambak sentiasa menghadapi masalah yang sama. Kucing amat suka menjadikannya sebagai tandas semulajadi! Hanya kemudian barulah timbul tambak samawaa*** yang menggunakan minyak gas minyak tanah – kerosene sebagai bahan bakar. Selepas itu datang pula tambak gas****. Nampaknya ia sekarang ini merupakan suatu kemestian termasuklah di daat – kawasan dunia kami yang sedikit demi sedikit dijamah oleh kemodenan. Nota akhir: * tambak, dapur. Di dalam bahasa melayu baku, tambak adalah kawasan rendah yang ditimbun menjadi tinggi. Mungkin ini juga merupakan asal perkataan tambak – dapur orang kedayan. Binaan segiempat ini walaupun bersaiz kecil, juga ditimbun dengan tanah di bahagian dalam. ** mungkin perkataan yang dikorup dari perkataan melayu baku ba(wa)h+(r)umah. *** dapur semawar, tambak samawaa **** dapoo gas, dapur gas. |
Brunei in time 1, 1905
| Written by Arimi Sidek | |
|
Undoubtly, the weakest period of Kindom of Brunei, ever, was none other than at the end of 19th century or, the beginning of 20th century. I am not exaggerating the fact, nor that I'm to ridicule the kingdom that is very close to kadayan people. But history is about fact in the past whether we like them, or not. At this point, Brunei nearly ceased to exist from the world map. It was close enough to be absorbed under a more powerful, more systematic administration of Rajah of Sarawak administration. According to Horton (1986) "At the end of 1905, Brunei - reduced to two small, detached enclaves (area 2,226 square miles) within Sarawak - has reached the nadir of it fortunes. Indeed, but for the reluctant intervention of the British Government at this juncture, the Sultanate would have been swallowed up entirely by the famous Brooke Raj". Source: Horton, 1986. British Administration in Brunei 1906 - 1959 by A.V.M Horton. Modern Asian Studies, Vol. 20, No.2., (1986), pp. 353-374. Cambridge University Press. |
Don't bank everything on palm oil
Written by arimi sidek
Sabah became the country's main palm oil producer on 1.24 million hectares of the total 4.3 million hectares, Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Anifah Aman said Saturday (DE 17.02.08).
palm oil tree
It is more actually, to the excitement and joy of palm oil industry. At present, it contributes about 16pc to the State’s GDP. It also provides employment to about 60,000 people, representing about 5.4pc of the state’s total workforce. Oil palm is currently Sabah’s main agriculture crop.
Note: This is a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper [Sabah], aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter.
There is something else about the news that interests me. The statement somewhat lures us to think that palm oil industry in the State focuses on 14,346 smallholders, which I suspect is not. If we divide 1,240,000 hectares by 14, 346 the average will be 86.43 hectares - about 213.58 acres. There is no way plantation of this size fit into small holders category.
The real industry players not even mentioned. So let get, it straight. Palm oil industry in the state actually focuses on big plantation companies, not smallholders. Peninsular-based companies are among the key players. Hence, the smallholders figure is simply cosmetic more or less, to my thinking.
The locus of palm oil industry is big plantations – more than 80pc are located in Sandakan, Tawau and Lahad Datu. POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd, a state-run company, managed clusters of designated areas in Lahad Datu, Sandakan and Kimanis, known as Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC).
palm oil authorities in malaysia
Another thing. The average age of small holders, which is at 54, is also very interesting. This is an average figure so I presume that majority of them are older than 54. The golden aged small holders actually pose more questions than answers.
Since palm oil plantation is relatively new to the state, I really wonder who are these small holders. For example, they probably were in agricultural sector such as cocoa or rubber before switching to palm oil. Or, they can be new comers who ventured into palm oil after retirement from public service I.e. pensioners.
But, with average “small” holding of 213 acres, they certainly are dubious kind of "average" pensioners. If that being the case, perhaps government will shed some light on the matter.
Whatever the answer is, the situation is not good for our economy. It implies that owners / small holders are at the near end of their productive life. Perhaps younger generations are not interested to work in palm oil sector and this is scary. If this really happen, then guess who are forever among those 60,000 plantation workers!
The news further stated that Sabah has a very high potential to further develop in oil palm industry will in turn generate the economy. I truly wish this vision not going to be translated into more plantations, involving more agriculture areas.
This is because, unless Sabah land mass area is getting bigger and bigger over time, this “sawit” thing seems encroaching every area suitable for agriculture in the State.
According to state government website, out of total land area of 2.1 million hectares identified suitable for agriculture, 1.25 million hectares have been developed. Another source cited that palm oil is by far the main crop cultivated, occupying about 81pc of the total cultivated land area.
Now palm oil area in the state is 1.24 million hectares, as the news said.
I won’t blame palm oil planters; palm oil based entrepreneurs and or smallholders for promoting and switching to palm oil. There is nothing personal in capitalist economy system. It is about money making business and profit maximization.
But do not underestimate the danger posed by dependency on single source of earning situation to the economy. Malawi and Costa Rica had learnt it the hard way.
Also in Haiti, Ghana and Nauru, to mention a few. In the event such as competition from other countries or any reasons that cause price to drop, or anything that causes production to fail, the whole economy lands into trouble.
We should learn by our mistake in the past when the sole major source of earning was timber. Being the richest state in Malaysia in 1970s Sabah slipped down to the poorest in 1990s. We are closer to repeat it once again, by leaning more and more on palm oil as the sole source of income.
It is government who should provide “hala tuju” and product diversification, not the business sector. Speaking of “hala tuju” in agriculture, Sabah’s Second Agricultural Policy (SAP 2 1999 – 2010) is meant to guides the agriculture development in the State.
It speaks on “transforming smallholders into a commercial and dynamic sector”. However, in the case of palm oil, there will not be so much concern on transforming small holders if the focus is on big players and the small holders' role is minimal.
I don’t know how to relate palm oil plantation with “increasing level of domestic and food production”, another “essence” of SAP2. Perhaps SAP2 talks about “other” agriculture sectors too.
But since palm oil sector is getting closer to become the “only” agriculture sector available in Sabah in term of area coverage, its only natural for it to fit into all essences of SAP2 as the government medium-term plan in agriculture development.
Creating policies such as SAP2 incurs financial cost and consumes a lot of time. Hence, adhere to what has been planned is always a better choice for government.
Last but not least, bad economics or the negative impacts due to over-development process of palm oil sector need to be seriously considered.
For example, in Sarawak, environmentalists claimed that Malaysia's lucrative palm oil industry and unabated logging are destroying native lands in eastern Sarawak state, while indigenous people are left in extreme poverty.
Source: Daily Express Newspaper, 24 Feb 2008. pp. 17
Comments
kalapa sawit - what can we say? |2008-06-14
this is the capitalist system... profit maximization is the objective of any business so it is only natural for businessman to switch on to palm oil
Sabah became the country's main palm oil producer on 1.24 million hectares of the total 4.3 million hectares, Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Anifah Aman said Saturday (DE 17.02.08).
palm oil tree
It is more actually, to the excitement and joy of palm oil industry. At present, it contributes about 16pc to the State’s GDP. It also provides employment to about 60,000 people, representing about 5.4pc of the state’s total workforce. Oil palm is currently Sabah’s main agriculture crop.
Note: This is a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper [Sabah], aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter.
There is something else about the news that interests me. The statement somewhat lures us to think that palm oil industry in the State focuses on 14,346 smallholders, which I suspect is not. If we divide 1,240,000 hectares by 14, 346 the average will be 86.43 hectares - about 213.58 acres. There is no way plantation of this size fit into small holders category.
The real industry players not even mentioned. So let get, it straight. Palm oil industry in the state actually focuses on big plantation companies, not smallholders. Peninsular-based companies are among the key players. Hence, the smallholders figure is simply cosmetic more or less, to my thinking.
The locus of palm oil industry is big plantations – more than 80pc are located in Sandakan, Tawau and Lahad Datu. POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd, a state-run company, managed clusters of designated areas in Lahad Datu, Sandakan and Kimanis, known as Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC).
palm oil authorities in malaysia
Another thing. The average age of small holders, which is at 54, is also very interesting. This is an average figure so I presume that majority of them are older than 54. The golden aged small holders actually pose more questions than answers.
Since palm oil plantation is relatively new to the state, I really wonder who are these small holders. For example, they probably were in agricultural sector such as cocoa or rubber before switching to palm oil. Or, they can be new comers who ventured into palm oil after retirement from public service I.e. pensioners.
But, with average “small” holding of 213 acres, they certainly are dubious kind of "average" pensioners. If that being the case, perhaps government will shed some light on the matter.
Whatever the answer is, the situation is not good for our economy. It implies that owners / small holders are at the near end of their productive life. Perhaps younger generations are not interested to work in palm oil sector and this is scary. If this really happen, then guess who are forever among those 60,000 plantation workers!
The news further stated that Sabah has a very high potential to further develop in oil palm industry will in turn generate the economy. I truly wish this vision not going to be translated into more plantations, involving more agriculture areas.
This is because, unless Sabah land mass area is getting bigger and bigger over time, this “sawit” thing seems encroaching every area suitable for agriculture in the State.
According to state government website, out of total land area of 2.1 million hectares identified suitable for agriculture, 1.25 million hectares have been developed. Another source cited that palm oil is by far the main crop cultivated, occupying about 81pc of the total cultivated land area.
Now palm oil area in the state is 1.24 million hectares, as the news said.
I won’t blame palm oil planters; palm oil based entrepreneurs and or smallholders for promoting and switching to palm oil. There is nothing personal in capitalist economy system. It is about money making business and profit maximization.
But do not underestimate the danger posed by dependency on single source of earning situation to the economy. Malawi and Costa Rica had learnt it the hard way.
Also in Haiti, Ghana and Nauru, to mention a few. In the event such as competition from other countries or any reasons that cause price to drop, or anything that causes production to fail, the whole economy lands into trouble.
We should learn by our mistake in the past when the sole major source of earning was timber. Being the richest state in Malaysia in 1970s Sabah slipped down to the poorest in 1990s. We are closer to repeat it once again, by leaning more and more on palm oil as the sole source of income.
It is government who should provide “hala tuju” and product diversification, not the business sector. Speaking of “hala tuju” in agriculture, Sabah’s Second Agricultural Policy (SAP 2 1999 – 2010) is meant to guides the agriculture development in the State.
It speaks on “transforming smallholders into a commercial and dynamic sector”. However, in the case of palm oil, there will not be so much concern on transforming small holders if the focus is on big players and the small holders' role is minimal.
I don’t know how to relate palm oil plantation with “increasing level of domestic and food production”, another “essence” of SAP2. Perhaps SAP2 talks about “other” agriculture sectors too.
But since palm oil sector is getting closer to become the “only” agriculture sector available in Sabah in term of area coverage, its only natural for it to fit into all essences of SAP2 as the government medium-term plan in agriculture development.
Creating policies such as SAP2 incurs financial cost and consumes a lot of time. Hence, adhere to what has been planned is always a better choice for government.
Last but not least, bad economics or the negative impacts due to over-development process of palm oil sector need to be seriously considered.
For example, in Sarawak, environmentalists claimed that Malaysia's lucrative palm oil industry and unabated logging are destroying native lands in eastern Sarawak state, while indigenous people are left in extreme poverty.
Source: Daily Express Newspaper, 24 Feb 2008. pp. 17
Comments
kalapa sawit - what can we say? |2008-06-14
this is the capitalist system... profit maximization is the objective of any business so it is only natural for businessman to switch on to palm oil
Don't bank everything on palm oil
Written by arimi sidek
Sabah became the country's main palm oil producer on 1.24 million hectares of the total 4.3 million hectares, Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Anifah Aman said Saturday (DE 17.02.08).
palm oil tree
It is more actually, to the excitement and joy of palm oil industry. At present, it contributes about 16pc to the State’s GDP. It also provides employment to about 60,000 people, representing about 5.4pc of the state’s total workforce. Oil palm is currently Sabah’s main agriculture crop.
Note: This is a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper [Sabah], aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter.
There is something else about the news that interests me. The statement somewhat lures us to think that palm oil industry in the State focuses on 14,346 smallholders, which I suspect is not. If we divide 1,240,000 hectares by 14, 346 the average will be 86.43 hectares - about 213.58 acres. There is no way plantation of this size fit into small holders category.
The real industry players not even mentioned. So let get, it straight. Palm oil industry in the state actually focuses on big plantation companies, not smallholders. Peninsular-based companies are among the key players. Hence, the smallholders figure is simply cosmetic more or less, to my thinking.
The locus of palm oil industry is big plantations – more than 80pc are located in Sandakan, Tawau and Lahad Datu. POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd, a state-run company, managed clusters of designated areas in Lahad Datu, Sandakan and Kimanis, known as Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC).
palm oil authorities in malaysia
Another thing. The average age of small holders, which is at 54, is also very interesting. This is an average figure so I presume that majority of them are older than 54. The golden aged small holders actually pose more questions than answers.
Since palm oil plantation is relatively new to the state, I really wonder who are these small holders. For example, they probably were in agricultural sector such as cocoa or rubber before switching to palm oil. Or, they can be new comers who ventured into palm oil after retirement from public service I.e. pensioners.
But, with average “small” holding of 213 acres, they certainly are dubious kind of "average" pensioners. If that being the case, perhaps government will shed some light on the matter.
Whatever the answer is, the situation is not good for our economy. It implies that owners / small holders are at the near end of their productive life. Perhaps younger generations are not interested to work in palm oil sector and this is scary. If this really happen, then guess who are forever among those 60,000 plantation workers!
The news further stated that Sabah has a very high potential to further develop in oil palm industry will in turn generate the economy. I truly wish this vision not going to be translated into more plantations, involving more agriculture areas.
This is because, unless Sabah land mass area is getting bigger and bigger over time, this “sawit” thing seems encroaching every area suitable for agriculture in the State.
According to state government website, out of total land area of 2.1 million hectares identified suitable for agriculture, 1.25 million hectares have been developed. Another source cited that palm oil is by far the main crop cultivated, occupying about 81pc of the total cultivated land area.
Now palm oil area in the state is 1.24 million hectares, as the news said.
I won’t blame palm oil planters; palm oil based entrepreneurs and or smallholders for promoting and switching to palm oil. There is nothing personal in capitalist economy system. It is about money making business and profit maximization.
But do not underestimate the danger posed by dependency on single source of earning situation to the economy. Malawi and Costa Rica had learnt it the hard way.
Also in Haiti, Ghana and Nauru, to mention a few. In the event such as competition from other countries or any reasons that cause price to drop, or anything that causes production to fail, the whole economy lands into trouble.
We should learn by our mistake in the past when the sole major source of earning was timber. Being the richest state in Malaysia in 1970s Sabah slipped down to the poorest in 1990s. We are closer to repeat it once again, by leaning more and more on palm oil as the sole source of income.
It is government who should provide “hala tuju” and product diversification, not the business sector. Speaking of “hala tuju” in agriculture, Sabah’s Second Agricultural Policy (SAP 2 1999 – 2010) is meant to guides the agriculture development in the State.
It speaks on “transforming smallholders into a commercial and dynamic sector”. However, in the case of palm oil, there will not be so much concern on transforming small holders if the focus is on big players and the small holders' role is minimal.
I don’t know how to relate palm oil plantation with “increasing level of domestic and food production”, another “essence” of SAP2. Perhaps SAP2 talks about “other” agriculture sectors too.
But since palm oil sector is getting closer to become the “only” agriculture sector available in Sabah in term of area coverage, its only natural for it to fit into all essences of SAP2 as the government medium-term plan in agriculture development.
Creating policies such as SAP2 incurs financial cost and consumes a lot of time. Hence, adhere to what has been planned is always a better choice for government.
Last but not least, bad economics or the negative impacts due to over-development process of palm oil sector need to be seriously considered.
For example, in Sarawak, environmentalists claimed that Malaysia's lucrative palm oil industry and unabated logging are destroying native lands in eastern Sarawak state, while indigenous people are left in extreme poverty.
Source: Daily Express Newspaper, 24 Feb 2008. pp. 17
Comments
kalapa sawit - what can we say? |2008-06-14
this is the capitalist system... profit maximization is the objective of any business so it is only natural for businessman to switch on to palm oil
Sabah became the country's main palm oil producer on 1.24 million hectares of the total 4.3 million hectares, Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Anifah Aman said Saturday (DE 17.02.08).
palm oil tree
It is more actually, to the excitement and joy of palm oil industry. At present, it contributes about 16pc to the State’s GDP. It also provides employment to about 60,000 people, representing about 5.4pc of the state’s total workforce. Oil palm is currently Sabah’s main agriculture crop.
Note: This is a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper [Sabah], aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter.
There is something else about the news that interests me. The statement somewhat lures us to think that palm oil industry in the State focuses on 14,346 smallholders, which I suspect is not. If we divide 1,240,000 hectares by 14, 346 the average will be 86.43 hectares - about 213.58 acres. There is no way plantation of this size fit into small holders category.
The real industry players not even mentioned. So let get, it straight. Palm oil industry in the state actually focuses on big plantation companies, not smallholders. Peninsular-based companies are among the key players. Hence, the smallholders figure is simply cosmetic more or less, to my thinking.
The locus of palm oil industry is big plantations – more than 80pc are located in Sandakan, Tawau and Lahad Datu. POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd, a state-run company, managed clusters of designated areas in Lahad Datu, Sandakan and Kimanis, known as Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC).
palm oil authorities in malaysia
Another thing. The average age of small holders, which is at 54, is also very interesting. This is an average figure so I presume that majority of them are older than 54. The golden aged small holders actually pose more questions than answers.
Since palm oil plantation is relatively new to the state, I really wonder who are these small holders. For example, they probably were in agricultural sector such as cocoa or rubber before switching to palm oil. Or, they can be new comers who ventured into palm oil after retirement from public service I.e. pensioners.
But, with average “small” holding of 213 acres, they certainly are dubious kind of "average" pensioners. If that being the case, perhaps government will shed some light on the matter.
Whatever the answer is, the situation is not good for our economy. It implies that owners / small holders are at the near end of their productive life. Perhaps younger generations are not interested to work in palm oil sector and this is scary. If this really happen, then guess who are forever among those 60,000 plantation workers!
The news further stated that Sabah has a very high potential to further develop in oil palm industry will in turn generate the economy. I truly wish this vision not going to be translated into more plantations, involving more agriculture areas.
This is because, unless Sabah land mass area is getting bigger and bigger over time, this “sawit” thing seems encroaching every area suitable for agriculture in the State.
According to state government website, out of total land area of 2.1 million hectares identified suitable for agriculture, 1.25 million hectares have been developed. Another source cited that palm oil is by far the main crop cultivated, occupying about 81pc of the total cultivated land area.
Now palm oil area in the state is 1.24 million hectares, as the news said.
I won’t blame palm oil planters; palm oil based entrepreneurs and or smallholders for promoting and switching to palm oil. There is nothing personal in capitalist economy system. It is about money making business and profit maximization.
But do not underestimate the danger posed by dependency on single source of earning situation to the economy. Malawi and Costa Rica had learnt it the hard way.
Also in Haiti, Ghana and Nauru, to mention a few. In the event such as competition from other countries or any reasons that cause price to drop, or anything that causes production to fail, the whole economy lands into trouble.
We should learn by our mistake in the past when the sole major source of earning was timber. Being the richest state in Malaysia in 1970s Sabah slipped down to the poorest in 1990s. We are closer to repeat it once again, by leaning more and more on palm oil as the sole source of income.
It is government who should provide “hala tuju” and product diversification, not the business sector. Speaking of “hala tuju” in agriculture, Sabah’s Second Agricultural Policy (SAP 2 1999 – 2010) is meant to guides the agriculture development in the State.
It speaks on “transforming smallholders into a commercial and dynamic sector”. However, in the case of palm oil, there will not be so much concern on transforming small holders if the focus is on big players and the small holders' role is minimal.
I don’t know how to relate palm oil plantation with “increasing level of domestic and food production”, another “essence” of SAP2. Perhaps SAP2 talks about “other” agriculture sectors too.
But since palm oil sector is getting closer to become the “only” agriculture sector available in Sabah in term of area coverage, its only natural for it to fit into all essences of SAP2 as the government medium-term plan in agriculture development.
Creating policies such as SAP2 incurs financial cost and consumes a lot of time. Hence, adhere to what has been planned is always a better choice for government.
Last but not least, bad economics or the negative impacts due to over-development process of palm oil sector need to be seriously considered.
For example, in Sarawak, environmentalists claimed that Malaysia's lucrative palm oil industry and unabated logging are destroying native lands in eastern Sarawak state, while indigenous people are left in extreme poverty.
Source: Daily Express Newspaper, 24 Feb 2008. pp. 17
Comments
kalapa sawit - what can we say? |2008-06-14
this is the capitalist system... profit maximization is the objective of any business so it is only natural for businessman to switch on to palm oil
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Menguji Ilmu Hitam melalui SMS?[Kadayan Universe Forum]
FireBoard Kadayan Universe Community Hall: Kedai Kopi General Discussion
TOPIC: Menguji Ilmu Hitam melalui SMS?
giinbuagas
Menguji Ilmu Hitam melalui SMS? 5/1/08
Ini merupakan sms pelik yang saya terima dua hari lepas
JIKALAU ANDA MENDPT PNGGILAN TLFON YG BRNOMBOR PANJANG Cnth: +62852731520946 DAN NMBR ITU BRWARNA MERAH,DHRAP2 SGT JGN DIANGKT DAN DJWB PANGGILAN ITU.INI KERANA DI INDONESIA SKRG, SEKUMPULAN PENUNTUT ILMU HITAM SDG MENGUJI ILMU MEREKA MELALUI TELEFON,JIKA SESIAPA YG MENJWB PNGGLA ITU MULUT AKAN BERGUIH DAN AKAN MATI SLPS ITU.DI INDONESIA SDH 9 ORG MATI DAN MLM TD DIPUCHONG 2 ORG MATI.INI BNR2 TRJADI,TLG SEBARKAN MSG
Entah betul entah tidak. Tapi kawan-kawan juga mendapat sms yang sama.
Pagi ini ada lagi satu sms kononnya seorang ustazah di Sipitang telah menerima sms berkenaan.
Saja la saya simpan di thread ini untuk perhatian dan pandangan, juga tindakan semua. Jika ia didapati palsu, pihak berkuasa harus membuat sedikit pengumuman mungkin, supaya keresahan tidak perlu orang awam dapat diredakan.
askasah (User)
PANGGILAN SANTAU KARUT 6/1/08
Panggilan santau karut
Oleh Mohd Jamilul Anbia Md Denin, Amir Abdul Hamid, Salman Hamat, Norfaisal Jahuri dan Sulaiman Salleh am@hmetro.com.myThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
KUALA LUMPUR: Menggemparkan! Ramai pengguna telefon bimbit mula panik berikutan penyebaran SMS yang meminta orang ramai berhati-hati dengan panggilan santau atau ‘tarik nyawa’ yang kononnya boleh membunuh mereka sejurus menjawab panggilan itu.
Lebih menakutkan apabila kandungan SMS itu mendakwa panggilan maut itu sudah meragut sembilan nyawa di Indonesia sejak bulan lalu dan kini mula menular kepada jutaan pengguna telefon di negara ini bagi menagih korban terbaru.
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askasah (User)
Re:Menguji Ilmu Hitam melalui SMS? 6/1/08
Untuk berita mutakhir berkaitan Panggilan Santau ini sila lawat itsurday.blogspot
Taima kasih.
TOPIC: Menguji Ilmu Hitam melalui SMS?
giinbuagas
Menguji Ilmu Hitam melalui SMS? 5/1/08
Ini merupakan sms pelik yang saya terima dua hari lepas
JIKALAU ANDA MENDPT PNGGILAN TLFON YG BRNOMBOR PANJANG Cnth: +62852731520946 DAN NMBR ITU BRWARNA MERAH,DHRAP2 SGT JGN DIANGKT DAN DJWB PANGGILAN ITU.INI KERANA DI INDONESIA SKRG, SEKUMPULAN PENUNTUT ILMU HITAM SDG MENGUJI ILMU MEREKA MELALUI TELEFON,JIKA SESIAPA YG MENJWB PNGGLA ITU MULUT AKAN BERGUIH DAN AKAN MATI SLPS ITU.DI INDONESIA SDH 9 ORG MATI DAN MLM TD DIPUCHONG 2 ORG MATI.INI BNR2 TRJADI,TLG SEBARKAN MSG
Entah betul entah tidak. Tapi kawan-kawan juga mendapat sms yang sama.
Pagi ini ada lagi satu sms kononnya seorang ustazah di Sipitang telah menerima sms berkenaan.
Saja la saya simpan di thread ini untuk perhatian dan pandangan, juga tindakan semua. Jika ia didapati palsu, pihak berkuasa harus membuat sedikit pengumuman mungkin, supaya keresahan tidak perlu orang awam dapat diredakan.
askasah (User)
PANGGILAN SANTAU KARUT 6/1/08
Panggilan santau karut
Oleh Mohd Jamilul Anbia Md Denin, Amir Abdul Hamid, Salman Hamat, Norfaisal Jahuri dan Sulaiman Salleh am@hmetro.com.myThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
KUALA LUMPUR: Menggemparkan! Ramai pengguna telefon bimbit mula panik berikutan penyebaran SMS yang meminta orang ramai berhati-hati dengan panggilan santau atau ‘tarik nyawa’ yang kononnya boleh membunuh mereka sejurus menjawab panggilan itu.
Lebih menakutkan apabila kandungan SMS itu mendakwa panggilan maut itu sudah meragut sembilan nyawa di Indonesia sejak bulan lalu dan kini mula menular kepada jutaan pengguna telefon di negara ini bagi menagih korban terbaru.
Untuk berita selanjutnya hmetro.com.my
askasah (User)
Re:Menguji Ilmu Hitam melalui SMS? 6/1/08
Untuk berita mutakhir berkaitan Panggilan Santau ini sila lawat itsurday.blogspot
Taima kasih.
Video lucu youtube 1 - Music Idol [Kadayan Universe Forum]
FireBoard Kadayan Universe Community Hall: Kedai Kopi General Discussion
TOPIC: Video lucu youtube 1 - Music Idol
arimi (Admin)
Video lucu youtube 1 - Music Idol 5/1/2008
Saja la mau tunjuk hiburan sikit.... pembaca kadayanuniverse.com jangan la asyik serious saja.
Nah tengok video ni... This is hilarious
Watch how the Bulgarian Music Idols create instant idols - even william hung can't beat her
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How to watch youtube [and other online] videos efficiently?
Online streaming depends on buffer - it collects data packets bit by bit from the host server. Your youtube tend to lags and delays and you feel that watching online video is less interesting.
But you can watch them smoothly by doing this.
First launch your browser. Click 'play' button on youtube video panel, and let the video plays until finish uninterrupted, while you do other things.
Then choose REPLAY
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Last Edit: 2008/06/23 18:39 By kaawai.
acai (User)
Re:Video lucu youtube 1 - Music Idol 5/1/2008
adedehhh....lawak bana tau....
TOPIC: Video lucu youtube 1 - Music Idol
arimi (Admin)
Video lucu youtube 1 - Music Idol 5/1/2008
Saja la mau tunjuk hiburan sikit.... pembaca kadayanuniverse.com jangan la asyik serious saja.
Nah tengok video ni... This is hilarious
Watch how the Bulgarian Music Idols create instant idols - even william hung can't beat her
*************************************
How to watch youtube [and other online] videos efficiently?
Online streaming depends on buffer - it collects data packets bit by bit from the host server. Your youtube tend to lags and delays and you feel that watching online video is less interesting.
But you can watch them smoothly by doing this.
First launch your browser. Click 'play' button on youtube video panel, and let the video plays until finish uninterrupted, while you do other things.
Then choose REPLAY
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Last Edit: 2008/06/23 18:39 By kaawai.
acai (User)
Re:Video lucu youtube 1 - Music Idol 5/1/2008
adedehhh....lawak bana tau....
Heavy Traffic di kadayanuniverse.com [Kadayan Universe Forum]
FireBoard Kadayan Universe Community Hall: Kedai Kopi General Discussion
kaawai (Admin)
Heavy Traffic di kadayanuniverse.com 05/01/2008
Ada pembaca setia komplen kadayanuniverse.com macam lambat load sejak minggu lepas.
kami mohon maaflah. Traffic memang heavy sekarang ni, bukan mengada.
Ada juga kecenderungan pembaca untuk download (bukan lawat --- kalau sampai ambil 200 pages dalam satu masa tu grenti download tu) banyak artikel sekaligus.
indada jua halangan dai kamilah. atu kan angkat hati kamu. kami pun bangga jua bila artikel yang kami persembahkan sini ani menarik minat.
Tapi mun dapat, mun dapatlah. Baik pakah download bukan di masa peak, supaya lebih ramai yang dapat melawat ... -sampai 15 hb Mei ani saja, lapas tu ok suda. Suka hati kamu tah lapas atu. insyaallah, server baru akan datang dengan satu line tambahan.
kaawai
askasah (User)
Re:Heavy Traffic di kadayanuniverse.com 1 Year, 10 Months ago Karma: 0
Tahniah, anie patanda yang amat baik. Makin amai tia oang tahu website anie. Sanang hati ndangaa.
Bila ada kamu yang ulah-ulah atu, cuba kamu lawat forum anie http://labuan2u.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=42
Baiki-baiki dikit pandapat forumers di forum atu.
Taima kasih lai.
kaawai (Admin)
Heavy Traffic di kadayanuniverse.com 05/01/2008
Ada pembaca setia komplen kadayanuniverse.com macam lambat load sejak minggu lepas.
kami mohon maaflah. Traffic memang heavy sekarang ni, bukan mengada.
Ada juga kecenderungan pembaca untuk download (bukan lawat --- kalau sampai ambil 200 pages dalam satu masa tu grenti download tu) banyak artikel sekaligus.
indada jua halangan dai kamilah. atu kan angkat hati kamu. kami pun bangga jua bila artikel yang kami persembahkan sini ani menarik minat.
Tapi mun dapat, mun dapatlah. Baik pakah download bukan di masa peak, supaya lebih ramai yang dapat melawat ... -sampai 15 hb Mei ani saja, lapas tu ok suda. Suka hati kamu tah lapas atu. insyaallah, server baru akan datang dengan satu line tambahan.
kaawai
askasah (User)
Re:Heavy Traffic di kadayanuniverse.com 1 Year, 10 Months ago Karma: 0
Tahniah, anie patanda yang amat baik. Makin amai tia oang tahu website anie. Sanang hati ndangaa.
Bila ada kamu yang ulah-ulah atu, cuba kamu lawat forum anie http://labuan2u.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=42
Baiki-baiki dikit pandapat forumers di forum atu.
Taima kasih lai.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Aku Oang Daat - Part 6
| Written by kalajiau ingaa | |
Tumpung 2. Ruang dapur oang daat. Kamar mandi? Jangan berguraulah. Rumah kami oang daat tiada konsep kamar mandi bah. Kecualilah anda seorang bayi, orang tua lali, orang sakit, baru beranak atau mati. Biasanya di zaman saya, kami TIDAK mandi di rumah.  Tiada singki di rumah. Tiada tandas. Yang ada ialah 'kawasan basah' berdekatan dengan dapur. Ia merupakan kawasan berlantai jarang supaya air senang jatuh ke bawah rumah dan lama kelamaan air bertakung, menjadi kawasan 'palacahan'. Hati-hati berada di kawasan ini. Saya katakan demikian kerana struktur lantainya jarang dan lagi pula sentiasa basah. Jadi ada kawasan yang mungkin telahpun mumut, dan anda mungkin akan tapuuk di mana-mana jika tidak cermat. Bagaimanapun jua kawasan basahan adalah kawasan serbaguna. Ia merupakan pusat aktiviti rumahtangga seperti untuk membasuh pinggan mangkuk, menyiang ikan, memandikan bayi, kawasan membuang air kecil dan sebagainya. Kawasan ini mengandungi tadahan air yang mampu menampung keperluan air dalam rumah berkenaan untuk sehari dua. Ada dua bekas air yang mesti ada di semua rumah oang daat. Pertama tajau. Kedua tampayan. Kedua-duanya pun disebut tempayan di dalam bahasa melayu baku. Tajau (juga dikenali sebagai ipang) merupakan jenis tempayan yang bermulut kecil. Sekurang-kurangnya itu yang kami faham. Manakala tempayan merupakan tempayan yang bermulut besar dan biasanya ditutup menggunakan talam. Air dari tajau dan tampayan dicedok keluar menggunakan gayung. Sebelum diganti dengan gayung plastik, ia diperbuat dari tempurung kelapa yang bertangkai panjang panjang (disebut tataan). Di setengah rumah pernah saya lihat, tin susu isian pekat manis, susu 'junjung' diubah suai dengan diberi tataan menjadi gayung. TIADA peti ais ketika itu. Soal air masak, air mati atau air jarang tidak begitu dipedulikan. Lepas makan, lepas main atau bila-bila kaing lihii, terus luju-luju ka dapoo, cedok air dari tajau dan terus minum begitu saja. Kami malah menggemarinya. Rasanya sejuk, tanpa asa asap dan sejuk segar. Apa punya perut daa, rasanya kuman pun surrender dengan perut oang daat ani. Tajau tampayan ini perlu dibersihkan sekali sekala. Bila tiba masa untuk nguah-nguahi, ngiah-ngiahi tajau atau tampayan kami dikerah untuk mengambil air untuk keperluan mencuci dan juga untuk memenuhinya semula. Untung ketika itu, kecuali musim banjir (baah), air sungai jernih hampir setiap masa. Agaknya ketika itu aktiviti pelupusan hutan, pembalakan, hakisan tanah belum mejadi isu seperti sekarang ini. Sekarang ini, semua jadi kenangan. Air sungai sentiasa kelihatan kabut sepanjang masa. Air paip pula tidak boleh dipercayai, banyak masa untuk air tiada berbanding ada. |
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sabah's transport system needs overhaul
| Written by Arimi Sidek | |
| In a macroeconomic sense, transportation activities form a portion of a nation's total economic product and play a role in building or strengthening a national or regional economy and as an influence in the development of land and other resources. But, even without knowing about transportation economics, one will be able to notice that public transportation in Sabah is far from being efficient at present. Note: This a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper, aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter. To be more specific, let's begin with bus as the core of public transport in the State. I rather call them as mini bus and van. Apart from mini bus, we need to observe on what is going on with Sabah State Railway – SSR. It is a real concern on how do we look at it. Should we look into it from only historical value, or from indirect economic potential and gains out of it such as from tourism, or from truly economic point of view? Read full story from the source |
Monday, April 28, 2008
Gasing Tradisi Kedayan
Tengah @ Mohd Idris Hj. Bongsu & Arimi Sidek
Permainan tradisi gasing kedayan adalah terbahagi kepada dua, iaitu peringkat baatas (ba aja - individu) dan baumbuk (berpasukan, bergu). Gasing dimainkan dan tergolong sebagai permainan set; tetapi tidak melibatkan body contact antara pasukan pemain.
1st Revision, 13 June 2008
2nd Revised Graphics, 29 Aug 2013
gasing moden
Pada amnya, sukan gasing merupakan permainan yang versatile. Ia boleh dimainkan secara individu atau berkumpulan.
Cigu Tangah, Aktivis Gasing Sipitang
Written by Arimi Sidek
En. Tengah @Mohd Idris bin Hj. Bongsu, 54, merupakan seorang aktivis gasing yang amat dikenali di negeri Sabah. Beliau telah berkecimpung aktif di dalam sukan ini sejak 10 tahun yang lalu. Di Sipitang, beliau lebih dikenali dengan nama “Cigu Tangah” (Cikgu Tangah).
Sekarang ini Cigu Tangah adalah merupakan jurulatih rasmi pasukan untuk pemain-pemain gasing di bawah 13 tahun, menerusi Program Jurulatih Seni Budaya Negara (JSBN) 2008 sejak tiga tahun lepas (2005 – kini).
En. Tengah @Mohd Idris bin Hj. Bongsu, 54, merupakan seorang aktivis gasing yang amat dikenali di negeri Sabah. Beliau telah berkecimpung aktif di dalam sukan ini sejak 10 tahun yang lalu. Di Sipitang, beliau lebih dikenali dengan nama “Cigu Tangah” (Cikgu Tangah).
Cikgu Tangah aktivis gasing Sipitang
Sekarang ini Cigu Tangah adalah merupakan jurulatih rasmi pasukan untuk pemain-pemain gasing di bawah 13 tahun, menerusi Program Jurulatih Seni Budaya Negara (JSBN) 2008 sejak tiga tahun lepas (2005 – kini).
Kadayan atau Kedayan, lagi ...
Written by Arimi Sidek
Perkara ini sentiasa dipersoalkan. Malah ia sentiasa timbul dari semasa ke semasa. Terbaru ia dikemukakan oleh seorang pembaca yang perihatin melalui email. Saya pasti ini merupakan persoalan jujur tanpa prasangka.
Tujuannya, mengenali sebutan berdasarkan akar bahasa (linguistics) dan mencari ejaan yang paling tepat untuk nama bangsa kita.
Pada hemat saya, KADAYAN merupakan ejaan yang terbaik.
Ada baiknya persatuan-persatuan kedayan di Sabah, Sarawak dan Brunei meluluskan resolusi mengenai perkara ini di dalam mesyuarat agung tahunan mereka. Dengan ini akan adalah pula rujukan kita di masa yang akan datang.
Tindakan susulan yang selebihnya ialah dengan memaklumkan pihak berkuasa mengenai “K-A-D-A-Y-A-N” sebagai ejaan rasmi yang diterimapakai oleh masyarakat kadayan.
Tetapi, pada hemat saya juga, selagi ejaan yang paling popular iaitu KEDAYAN tidak terlalu mencacatkan, lebih baiklah ianya dibiarkan begitu saja.
Variasi ejaan tidak akan membawa kita ke mana mana pun kecuali perbincangan yang meleret-leret mengenainya.
Ini kerana variasi ejaan apabila telah timbul, amat sukar dihapuskan. Semua variasi akan dirujuk dan diguna oleh orang yang berlainan, pada tempat yang tidak sama dan masa yang berbeza.
Berikut merupakan contoh-contoh variasi ejaan yang tidak mampu diselesaikan sekalipun oleh ahli-ahli linguistik dan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka hingga ke saat ini.
Bajau Suluk, Bajo Suluk, Suluk Badjo.
Bisaya, Bisayah.
Dayak, Daya, Dyak.
Idahan, Idaan, Ida'an.
Irranun, Illanun.
Kedayan, Kadayan.
Lundayeh, Lundayah, Lun Dayeh, Lun Dayah, Lundaya.
Melanau, Malanau.
Tidong, Tidung.
agama, ugama, igama (igama dah hampir hapus penggunaannya).
bumiputera, bumiputra.
Johor Baharu, Johor Bahru, Johor Baru.
Sungai Petani, Sungai Patani, Sungei Patani.
Variasi atau perubahan nama adalah lebih senang diterima jika melibatkan pertukaran yang lebih nyata, kerana minda kita lebih jelas mengenainya.
Contoh:
Burma menjadi Myanmar.
Peking menjadi Beijing.
Kwangtung menjadi Guangdong.
Jadi? Tepuk dada tanya selera.
Di kadayanuniverse.com, kami terpaksa menggunakan kedua-duanya untuk tujuan strategik. Dengan berbuat begini, kami berharap enjin pencari akan mendaftarkan “kadayan” dan “kedayan” sebagai keywords laman web kadayanuniverse.com, tidak lebih dari itu.
Perkara ini sentiasa dipersoalkan. Malah ia sentiasa timbul dari semasa ke semasa. Terbaru ia dikemukakan oleh seorang pembaca yang perihatin melalui email. Saya pasti ini merupakan persoalan jujur tanpa prasangka.
Tujuannya, mengenali sebutan berdasarkan akar bahasa (linguistics) dan mencari ejaan yang paling tepat untuk nama bangsa kita.
Pada hemat saya, KADAYAN merupakan ejaan yang terbaik.
Ada baiknya persatuan-persatuan kedayan di Sabah, Sarawak dan Brunei meluluskan resolusi mengenai perkara ini di dalam mesyuarat agung tahunan mereka. Dengan ini akan adalah pula rujukan kita di masa yang akan datang.
Tindakan susulan yang selebihnya ialah dengan memaklumkan pihak berkuasa mengenai “K-A-D-A-Y-A-N” sebagai ejaan rasmi yang diterimapakai oleh masyarakat kadayan.
Tetapi, pada hemat saya juga, selagi ejaan yang paling popular iaitu KEDAYAN tidak terlalu mencacatkan, lebih baiklah ianya dibiarkan begitu saja.
Variasi ejaan tidak akan membawa kita ke mana mana pun kecuali perbincangan yang meleret-leret mengenainya.
Ini kerana variasi ejaan apabila telah timbul, amat sukar dihapuskan. Semua variasi akan dirujuk dan diguna oleh orang yang berlainan, pada tempat yang tidak sama dan masa yang berbeza.
Berikut merupakan contoh-contoh variasi ejaan yang tidak mampu diselesaikan sekalipun oleh ahli-ahli linguistik dan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka hingga ke saat ini.
Bajau Suluk, Bajo Suluk, Suluk Badjo.
Bisaya, Bisayah.
Dayak, Daya, Dyak.
Idahan, Idaan, Ida'an.
Irranun, Illanun.
Kedayan, Kadayan.
Lundayeh, Lundayah, Lun Dayeh, Lun Dayah, Lundaya.
Melanau, Malanau.
Tidong, Tidung.
agama, ugama, igama (igama dah hampir hapus penggunaannya).
bumiputera, bumiputra.
Johor Baharu, Johor Bahru, Johor Baru.
Sungai Petani, Sungai Patani, Sungei Patani.
Variasi atau perubahan nama adalah lebih senang diterima jika melibatkan pertukaran yang lebih nyata, kerana minda kita lebih jelas mengenainya.
Contoh:
Burma menjadi Myanmar.
Peking menjadi Beijing.
Kwangtung menjadi Guangdong.
Jadi? Tepuk dada tanya selera.
Di kadayanuniverse.com, kami terpaksa menggunakan kedua-duanya untuk tujuan strategik. Dengan berbuat begini, kami berharap enjin pencari akan mendaftarkan “kadayan” dan “kedayan” sebagai keywords laman web kadayanuniverse.com, tidak lebih dari itu.
Sabah's transport system needs overhaul
Written by arimi sidek
It is something that we probably are not aware of. But there is an economic discipline known as transportation economics. Transport economics is a branch of economics that deals with the allocation of resources within the transport sector and has strong linkages with civil engineering. The core of the discipline is about of the allocation of transportation resources in order to meet the needs of a society.
Note: This is a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper [Sabah], aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter.
The development of models to estimate the likely choices between the non-similar goods involved in transport decisions (discrete choice models) led to the development of an important branch of econometrics, and a Nobel Prize for Daniel McFadden.
In a macroeconomic sense, transportation activities form a portion of a nation's total economic product and play a role in building or strengthening a national or regional economy and as an influence in the development of land and other resources.
But, even without knowing about transportation economics, one will be able to notice that public transportation in Sabah is far from being efficient at present.
To be more specific, let's begin with bus as the core of public transport in the State. I rather call them as mini bus and van.
So far, the only available "upgrade" I can see in Kota Kinabalu city so far are the terminals. But even these, there are so many things that we can talk about. For example, enough to say that if Wawasan bus terminals ran by a company, it would have gone bankrupt long ago.
It is located at the far end of the city and both mini bus operators and commuters seems try their best to avoid it. They prefer doing business together i.e. loading and waiting at the two most congested spot in the city. One, at the bus stop in front of Shang-Ri-La hotel not far from Bandaran Berjaya. And the other, at the old Cathay cinema bus stop.
I can accept the fact that those terminals are part of the whole public transportation restructuring process, to our joy as Sabahan.
The only problem is that, we do not live in future – we live at present. If there are such things as transport development planning in phases and in place for the time being, apart from those terminals, what are they?
More on mini bus and van. You probably confuse on why do I put them in separate categories. But mini bus – with around 24 seaters, and van are truly different in term of capability, technology, comforts and also safety. But both are a misery for public commuters. I wonder for how long Sabahan will commute and transport by van. It is too much to traveling discomfort for a ‘city’ dweller. It’s van, not a bus.
It is okay if you travel with your family, but not as a public transportation means. If you think it is deem appropriate, why KL don’t use vans instead of monorail and LRT?
I do see some improvement to be fair with. Bus drivers have uniforms now. But their busses are still in pretty bad shape. Try your journey to Tuaran and have a seat beside the van driver.
You may surprise in some of them, there is nowhere to plug in the safety belt. This is true not only for outside city mini bus area such as Tuaran, but for KK and the surrounding area such as Beverly Hills and Putatan as well.
The worst part of public transportation in the city is because they are highly unpredictable. The time management and schedule is far from efficient, it is highly unpredictable. It is not easy for Government to monitor and to supervise, even though they tried.
Most of bus operators are individuals and small operators under loose governance of Persatuan Pengusaha Pengusaha Bas Mini Bumiputra Sabah - (PPPBMBS).
It is timely for government to introduce the concept of consortium and conglomerate of all bus operators in the city, to start with. For example, bus transport in KL operated by 11 major companies only. Under this concept all bus operators unite themselves under one or several big companies that will benefit all rakyat.
For companies, they will enjoys greater degree of efficiency or “economies of scale” and commuters on the other hand, enjoy a better, convenience and reliable transport service.
Maybe it isn’t fair to compare Sabah transportation with those in Kuala Lumpur at present as the gap terribly huge. Say, compare ours to mini buses that once also available in KL.
The mini bus (1975 - 1998) was responsible for servicing nearly 60 different routes, but this was taken care of by only three major companies while smaller operators were allowed to service certain areas only.
Apart from mini bus, we need to observe on what is going on with Sabah State Railway – SSR. It is a real concern on how do we look at it. Should we look into it from only historical value, or from indirect economic potential and gains out of it such as from tourism, or from truly economic point of view?
SSR director seems proud for the term of "The Land of The Last Vulcans". In fact, SSR (1896) is only 12 years younger than Keretapi Tanah Melayu - KTM (1884). Both have been with us since the colonial era but as it is now SSR is dying and KTM is very much alive.
Recently, the federal government charged KTM to work alongside SSR to undertake short and medium term works on the railway to enhance its safety. This included rehabilitating the track and signalling and also overhaul of the rolling stock in order to ensure continuation of service.
But I doubt that SSR will ever be significant again to the state public transportation. Present day railway begins at Tanjung Aru and ends at Tenom with the to distance of 134 Km. On the other hand, Pan Borneo entire highway system is expected to be about 1047.18 km once completed.
I think the economic solutions; to shut it down forever is always the best option. Unless of course, somebody can convince on its value to tourism.
Source: Daily Express Newspaper, 2nd March 2008. pp.17
It is something that we probably are not aware of. But there is an economic discipline known as transportation economics. Transport economics is a branch of economics that deals with the allocation of resources within the transport sector and has strong linkages with civil engineering. The core of the discipline is about of the allocation of transportation resources in order to meet the needs of a society.
Note: This is a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper [Sabah], aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter.
The development of models to estimate the likely choices between the non-similar goods involved in transport decisions (discrete choice models) led to the development of an important branch of econometrics, and a Nobel Prize for Daniel McFadden.
In a macroeconomic sense, transportation activities form a portion of a nation's total economic product and play a role in building or strengthening a national or regional economy and as an influence in the development of land and other resources.
But, even without knowing about transportation economics, one will be able to notice that public transportation in Sabah is far from being efficient at present.
To be more specific, let's begin with bus as the core of public transport in the State. I rather call them as mini bus and van.
So far, the only available "upgrade" I can see in Kota Kinabalu city so far are the terminals. But even these, there are so many things that we can talk about. For example, enough to say that if Wawasan bus terminals ran by a company, it would have gone bankrupt long ago.
It is located at the far end of the city and both mini bus operators and commuters seems try their best to avoid it. They prefer doing business together i.e. loading and waiting at the two most congested spot in the city. One, at the bus stop in front of Shang-Ri-La hotel not far from Bandaran Berjaya. And the other, at the old Cathay cinema bus stop.
I can accept the fact that those terminals are part of the whole public transportation restructuring process, to our joy as Sabahan.
The only problem is that, we do not live in future – we live at present. If there are such things as transport development planning in phases and in place for the time being, apart from those terminals, what are they?
More on mini bus and van. You probably confuse on why do I put them in separate categories. But mini bus – with around 24 seaters, and van are truly different in term of capability, technology, comforts and also safety. But both are a misery for public commuters. I wonder for how long Sabahan will commute and transport by van. It is too much to traveling discomfort for a ‘city’ dweller. It’s van, not a bus.
It is okay if you travel with your family, but not as a public transportation means. If you think it is deem appropriate, why KL don’t use vans instead of monorail and LRT?
I do see some improvement to be fair with. Bus drivers have uniforms now. But their busses are still in pretty bad shape. Try your journey to Tuaran and have a seat beside the van driver.
You may surprise in some of them, there is nowhere to plug in the safety belt. This is true not only for outside city mini bus area such as Tuaran, but for KK and the surrounding area such as Beverly Hills and Putatan as well.
The worst part of public transportation in the city is because they are highly unpredictable. The time management and schedule is far from efficient, it is highly unpredictable. It is not easy for Government to monitor and to supervise, even though they tried.
Most of bus operators are individuals and small operators under loose governance of Persatuan Pengusaha Pengusaha Bas Mini Bumiputra Sabah - (PPPBMBS).
It is timely for government to introduce the concept of consortium and conglomerate of all bus operators in the city, to start with. For example, bus transport in KL operated by 11 major companies only. Under this concept all bus operators unite themselves under one or several big companies that will benefit all rakyat.
For companies, they will enjoys greater degree of efficiency or “economies of scale” and commuters on the other hand, enjoy a better, convenience and reliable transport service.
Maybe it isn’t fair to compare Sabah transportation with those in Kuala Lumpur at present as the gap terribly huge. Say, compare ours to mini buses that once also available in KL.
The mini bus (1975 - 1998) was responsible for servicing nearly 60 different routes, but this was taken care of by only three major companies while smaller operators were allowed to service certain areas only.
Apart from mini bus, we need to observe on what is going on with Sabah State Railway – SSR. It is a real concern on how do we look at it. Should we look into it from only historical value, or from indirect economic potential and gains out of it such as from tourism, or from truly economic point of view?
SSR director seems proud for the term of "The Land of The Last Vulcans". In fact, SSR (1896) is only 12 years younger than Keretapi Tanah Melayu - KTM (1884). Both have been with us since the colonial era but as it is now SSR is dying and KTM is very much alive.
Recently, the federal government charged KTM to work alongside SSR to undertake short and medium term works on the railway to enhance its safety. This included rehabilitating the track and signalling and also overhaul of the rolling stock in order to ensure continuation of service.
But I doubt that SSR will ever be significant again to the state public transportation. Present day railway begins at Tanjung Aru and ends at Tenom with the to distance of 134 Km. On the other hand, Pan Borneo entire highway system is expected to be about 1047.18 km once completed.
I think the economic solutions; to shut it down forever is always the best option. Unless of course, somebody can convince on its value to tourism.
Source: Daily Express Newspaper, 2nd March 2008. pp.17
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Subsidies are not something wasteful
Written by arimi sidek
Government should consider gradually reducing the subsidies given to the people, in order to prepare them and the country for stiff competition in the future, say Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (“Govt should consider reducing subsidies gradually: Razaleigh” DE 5.2.08 ).
I can understand that our government strives for mindset change of Malaysians. This includes change from subsidy mentality to self sufficient mindset.
Note: This is a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper [Sabah], aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter.
In January, Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was quoted as saying that if government continues to subsidise fuel it may not be able to build schools, universities, hospitals and the like.
It likely indicates government attitude toward subsidies at present. They suggest that subsidies are the total waste of resources to our economy. I suspect this has something to do with economists as they advice government on the issues.
Perhaps Malaysia’s economists are ready to rewrite the foundation of modern macroeconomics by introducing new economics theory on subsidies. As the existing one, I dare to say here that they are not a waste at all.
I write this from macroeconomics perspective, to share my view with policy makers, economists as well as general public. I believe correct perception on subsidies is necessary rather than to treat them simply as financial burden and of pure waste.
John Maynard Keynes (1883 – 1946) advocated the idea of active government role in economy either in the form of public works of subsidies. Subsidies are among those methods ever tried by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as USA struggled with depression in 1930s. Reluctantly, he then adopted Keynes method in large scale geared US economy toward full recovery in 1944.
1930s depression, Roosevelt, and Keynes are the true sources of modern macroeconomics as far as government active spending activities such as provision to build schools, university, hospitals, etc. which known as "G" in macroeconomics, are concerned.
It was during depression that economics theories rigorously tested and many had been rewritten. Without Keynes, 1930s great depression, and the open mind of US president at the time, we probably never heard of physical policy, monetary and growth policy as we understand now.
Subsidies simulate spending in wherever sectors they go to. In households sector, they increase households spending. If subsidies go to business sector, they boast businesses spending (or investment). Since there are more spending activities, Gross Domestic Products (GDP) increases.
Not only GDP increases, but the amount of increase is much bigger than the initial amount of subsidies. This is because, money changing hands so many times in the economy within a year. The impact known is as "multiplier effect", where multiplier estimates value of any country is called as "k".
More GDP means more production and government gets more income from taxes. Subsequently, government can use the additional tax income to build more schools, universities, military etc., as necessary.
I will not crack your head with statistical antics here, but I found none of official key statistics pointing toward this direction as far as subsidies are concerned.
Lets calculate how far the RM35 billions of government’s fuel subsidies gone to. When government subsidized fuel, it means government pay on behalf of households and business sectors. Hence, Malaysians no longer have to pay RM35 billions worth of fuel. It is as if they have “extra” RM35 billions of money in hand to spend where necessary. If “k” value is 5, multiply RM35 billions by 5 we will get RM173 billions.
Therefore, RM35 billions fuel subsidy boasts additional production worth of RM173 billions in annual Malaysia’s GDPs. Let say government taxes mere 8pc of RM173 billions. That is 173 X 0.08, equal to RM14 billions.
Therefore, RM35 billions worth of subsidies create two major impacts in economy. First, it creates additional RM173 billions of GDP.
Second, government gets additional RM14 billions tax as “rebate” and the net amount of fuel subsidy actually is RM24 billions instead of RM35 billions. Talk about being competitive and subsidies are in fact one of the best government tools to speed it up.
Active spending, "G", does not permit government to have the luxury as much as subsidies in term of “rebate”. No, unless government starts to impose tax on schools, hospitals, military and the like, and this is highly unlikely.
Subsidies are always of better choice for steady economics growth in long run. Hence, it isn’t fair to focus solely on the real amount spent on subsidies. Instead, what the economy benefited from subsidies for example in term of GDP growth had to be taken into account.
In this view, RM24 billion net fuel subsidies are actually better than to let domestic fuel price fully exposed to open market supply and demand, i.e., to increase fuel price. That is definitely “kamikaze” and we actually are going many steps backward. Please bear in mind, it was becauseof shortcomings and failure of classical thought that Keynes emerged as savior. Later, those with this line of thinking are being called as “Keynesian”economists.
For believing that market forces (supply and demand) will magically adjust everything for the sake of competitiveness, what else can be said? True, what goes up will come down. But in the case of fuel price, once it goes up, it drags the whole general price index of the country along. In capitalist market system, the price may fall in future, but general price index will most likely not, due to a very simple reason – profit maximization placement above social obligation is the businesses mean. At the end, we get only overall nominal increases in GDP and personal income.
As far as the comparison between Malaysia with Singapore and Indonesia, I honestly can’t remember that Malaysia's economy is actually being modeled after them.
I believe Malaysian economists and policy makers always maintain UK and US as economics model base so far. What puzzled me is they don't stick with the duo when it comes to subsidies. They started to compare Malaysia with other countries such as Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore instead. That is terribly lame comparison.
The fact is that, until now USA and UK governments maintain subsidies as an integral part of government spending. Take USA for example, around 13pc (USD367 billion) of 2007 federal government budget is for unemployment and welfare alone, and these are subsidies! The amount is bigger if we calculate all types of subsidies in the budget.
Non economics solutions, instead of purely economics are required if it is all about mindset changes or “paradigm shift”, or for competitiveness reasons.
Change the people mindset, they will not ask for subsidies anymore. But so long government exists and collecting taxes, subsidies are there to stay perpetually, mindset change or not, or, whether people ask or not.
I really wish some good economics responses to prove that my economics understanding for more than two decades IS wrong.
Source: Daily Express Newspaper, 17 Feb 2008, pp.15.
caveat fair use notice
Government should consider gradually reducing the subsidies given to the people, in order to prepare them and the country for stiff competition in the future, say Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (“Govt should consider reducing subsidies gradually: Razaleigh” DE 5.2.08 ).
I can understand that our government strives for mindset change of Malaysians. This includes change from subsidy mentality to self sufficient mindset.
Note: This is a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper [Sabah], aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter.
In January, Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was quoted as saying that if government continues to subsidise fuel it may not be able to build schools, universities, hospitals and the like.
It likely indicates government attitude toward subsidies at present. They suggest that subsidies are the total waste of resources to our economy. I suspect this has something to do with economists as they advice government on the issues.
Perhaps Malaysia’s economists are ready to rewrite the foundation of modern macroeconomics by introducing new economics theory on subsidies. As the existing one, I dare to say here that they are not a waste at all.
I write this from macroeconomics perspective, to share my view with policy makers, economists as well as general public. I believe correct perception on subsidies is necessary rather than to treat them simply as financial burden and of pure waste.
John Maynard Keynes (1883 – 1946) advocated the idea of active government role in economy either in the form of public works of subsidies. Subsidies are among those methods ever tried by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as USA struggled with depression in 1930s. Reluctantly, he then adopted Keynes method in large scale geared US economy toward full recovery in 1944.
1930s depression, Roosevelt, and Keynes are the true sources of modern macroeconomics as far as government active spending activities such as provision to build schools, university, hospitals, etc. which known as "G" in macroeconomics, are concerned.
It was during depression that economics theories rigorously tested and many had been rewritten. Without Keynes, 1930s great depression, and the open mind of US president at the time, we probably never heard of physical policy, monetary and growth policy as we understand now.
Subsidies simulate spending in wherever sectors they go to. In households sector, they increase households spending. If subsidies go to business sector, they boast businesses spending (or investment). Since there are more spending activities, Gross Domestic Products (GDP) increases.
Not only GDP increases, but the amount of increase is much bigger than the initial amount of subsidies. This is because, money changing hands so many times in the economy within a year. The impact known is as "multiplier effect", where multiplier estimates value of any country is called as "k".
More GDP means more production and government gets more income from taxes. Subsequently, government can use the additional tax income to build more schools, universities, military etc., as necessary.
I will not crack your head with statistical antics here, but I found none of official key statistics pointing toward this direction as far as subsidies are concerned.
Lets calculate how far the RM35 billions of government’s fuel subsidies gone to. When government subsidized fuel, it means government pay on behalf of households and business sectors. Hence, Malaysians no longer have to pay RM35 billions worth of fuel. It is as if they have “extra” RM35 billions of money in hand to spend where necessary. If “k” value is 5, multiply RM35 billions by 5 we will get RM173 billions.
Therefore, RM35 billions fuel subsidy boasts additional production worth of RM173 billions in annual Malaysia’s GDPs. Let say government taxes mere 8pc of RM173 billions. That is 173 X 0.08, equal to RM14 billions.
Therefore, RM35 billions worth of subsidies create two major impacts in economy. First, it creates additional RM173 billions of GDP.
Second, government gets additional RM14 billions tax as “rebate” and the net amount of fuel subsidy actually is RM24 billions instead of RM35 billions. Talk about being competitive and subsidies are in fact one of the best government tools to speed it up.
Active spending, "G", does not permit government to have the luxury as much as subsidies in term of “rebate”. No, unless government starts to impose tax on schools, hospitals, military and the like, and this is highly unlikely.
Subsidies are always of better choice for steady economics growth in long run. Hence, it isn’t fair to focus solely on the real amount spent on subsidies. Instead, what the economy benefited from subsidies for example in term of GDP growth had to be taken into account.
In this view, RM24 billion net fuel subsidies are actually better than to let domestic fuel price fully exposed to open market supply and demand, i.e., to increase fuel price. That is definitely “kamikaze” and we actually are going many steps backward. Please bear in mind, it was becauseof shortcomings and failure of classical thought that Keynes emerged as savior. Later, those with this line of thinking are being called as “Keynesian”economists.
For believing that market forces (supply and demand) will magically adjust everything for the sake of competitiveness, what else can be said? True, what goes up will come down. But in the case of fuel price, once it goes up, it drags the whole general price index of the country along. In capitalist market system, the price may fall in future, but general price index will most likely not, due to a very simple reason – profit maximization placement above social obligation is the businesses mean. At the end, we get only overall nominal increases in GDP and personal income.
As far as the comparison between Malaysia with Singapore and Indonesia, I honestly can’t remember that Malaysia's economy is actually being modeled after them.
I believe Malaysian economists and policy makers always maintain UK and US as economics model base so far. What puzzled me is they don't stick with the duo when it comes to subsidies. They started to compare Malaysia with other countries such as Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore instead. That is terribly lame comparison.
The fact is that, until now USA and UK governments maintain subsidies as an integral part of government spending. Take USA for example, around 13pc (USD367 billion) of 2007 federal government budget is for unemployment and welfare alone, and these are subsidies! The amount is bigger if we calculate all types of subsidies in the budget.
Non economics solutions, instead of purely economics are required if it is all about mindset changes or “paradigm shift”, or for competitiveness reasons.
Change the people mindset, they will not ask for subsidies anymore. But so long government exists and collecting taxes, subsidies are there to stay perpetually, mindset change or not, or, whether people ask or not.
I really wish some good economics responses to prove that my economics understanding for more than two decades IS wrong.
Source: Daily Express Newspaper, 17 Feb 2008, pp.15.
caveat fair use notice
Monday, April 21, 2008
Aku Oang Daat - Part 5
| Written by kalajiau ingaa | |
Tumpung 1. Pangkalan Oang Daat Semua rumah di kampung kami di bina berdekatan dengan tebing sungai. Pertimbangan ini penting untuk sesiapa saja yang ingin berumah dan berkampung di daat.  Paling jauh, jarak rumah dan sungai adalah sepelaung. Maksudnya sekali kokok, dalam jarak dua rantai dari batang sungai, tidak lebih dari itu. Sebabnya, tiada bekalan air paip yang dirawat di daat ini. Tetapi sama ada air yang dirawat atau tidak, yang pasti penduduk kampung memerlukan sumber air yang berterusan untuk keperluan seharian. Air sungai adalah satu kemestian, tiada telaga di belahan dunia kami ini. Tempat turun ke sungai setiap hari dikenali sebagai pangkalan. Pangkalan merupakan tapak segala aktiviti di sungai bagi sesebuah keluarga. Ia boleh jadi juga atau dikongsi oleh sebahagian penduduk kampung yang sama. Kerja mengangkut air dalam keluarga merupakan tanggungjawab bersama. Ia adalah kerja yang “dipikul sama berat dan dijinjing sama ringan”. Suatu kemestian bagi setiap orang, besar kecil tua muda membawa tadahan air apabila ke sungai. Besar kecil bekas pengangkut adalah berdasarkan keupayaan masing-masing setiap kali turun ke pangkalan. Tanpanya, gerenti kena kunyanyang punya. Ungkapan kunyanyang biasanya bukanlah kata-kata yang lemak manis, tapi merupakan kutukan membuat orang yang berkenaan menjadi serik. Contohnya seperti "ka sungai balinggang kangkung mbawa bigi p*lie nganya" atau "ka sungai tampap-tampap jan b*it nganya, mbawa aing pun inda cakap". Ya, orang kedayan cukup pandai mendera minda dengan kata-kata. Pendek kata, semua bertanggungjawab mengangkut air. Sang bapa membawa tataan dengan dua baldi dan akan digandar semasa balik. Si mama juga dengan dua baldi. Satu untuk air, satu lagi baldi atau besen yang penuh dengan kain baju sasahan. Abang juga dengan dua baldi. Kakak kadang dua, kadang satu. Tapi bagaimana bagi kami yang masih kecil? Alahai, bala la alamatnya kalau mengangkut air menggunakan baldi. Memanjat dari bawah pangkalan sampai ke tebing, air di dalam baldi sudah pun malimbak tinggal separuh. Sampai di tebing, lumpoo pula dah melekat ke paras lutut. Air di baldi lagi jadi sasaran untuk membasuh kaki. Sepanjang di jalan air limbak lagi, padahnya baldi jadi hampir kosong sebaik tiba di tangga rumah. Jadi penyelesaiannya, kami dibekalkan dengan tumpung seorang satu. Ia merupakan bekas air berbentuk cylinder memanjang dalam ukuran 2 - 3 kaki panjang dengan garispusat lebih kurang 6 inci. Ahh, penerangan yang agak canggih untuk tumpung. Sebenarnya, ia hanyalah seruas buluh yang dipotong, guna untuk mengangkut dan menyimpan air. Kapasiti takungan air tumpung agak kecil, Tetapi bentuknya yang panjang membuatkan air sukar untuk malimbak sewenang-wenang asalkan sipembawa tidak tatuhap semasa berjalan pulang. Pendek kata, ia merupakan bekas air tradisional yang unggul bagi oang daat. Tumpung kemudian dicabar oleh kehadiran gilin (gelen) air kitar semula. Ia lebih ringan dan mempunyai penutup di bahagian atas dan memang tidak malimbak punya. Janganlah anda bertanya tentang isu kesihatan sebagai akibat daripada penggunaan gilin. Anda mungkin terkejut. Tetapi, kebanyakan gilin yang kami gunakan ketika itu adalah merupakan bekas simpanan racun rumput dan atau minyak enjin kereta yang kosong, sebelum di kitar menjadi tempat simpanan air! |
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
Savages of Borneo, 1853 part 2
Written by Arimi Sidek
Craufurd mentioned about Borneo superior quality of iron in his reference an adventurer's finding.
"The iron," says he [his source], "found all along the coast of Borneo is of very superior quality."
They (the Dyaks) have a method of working it which precludes the necessity of purchasing European steel, except for cock's spurs, which they steel, except for cock's spurs, which the prefer when made of a razor. I have counted in the kampung (village) of Marpow. Instruments mad of it will cut through over-wrought iron and common steel with ease.
Now, this is something about dyak skills. But the name of Marpow?
There are two other [suspected] places by the almost similar name, one in Sarawak and the other is in Kalimantan. Craufurd discussed about Marpow, and then Labuan.
Could it be Merapok – a shanty village adjacent to Sabah and Sarawak border?
Its possible, because Merapok is among the early native settlements in Borneo and traceable way back in old Borneo maps.
With one problem, of course. Merapok is not a Dyak settlement, at least not now. The inhabitants mostly are Lundayehs and Kedayans.
Wrong. Craufurd or his informant, like other European of their time just guessing. At the time Europeans simply called Lundayehs and Kedayans as “Dyak”.
Early European invaders love to play research game. They called themselves as adventurers while relied on wild guess on their thirst for Borneo.
They tirelessly made themselves looked great, so smart, so knowledgeable, intelligence, and full of confidence upon returning to their homeland.
Then they blow trumpets on every Dick and Harry on the street; their 'important' findings were the breakthrough to her majesty mighty empire.
Some converted travel log to became Ph.D thesis and were made available at Cambridge and Oxford University to the present day.
Back on Craufurd. He mentioned about the biggest lake in Sabah, which is actually none. According to him,
"The lake of Kinibalu, which, however, no European [yeah, not even Dusuns, let alone Kedayans] has visited, and of which of which even the very existence is not certain, is said to lie to the northern portion of the island, at the foot of the mountain of the same name, and is reputed to be 100 miles long.”
Source:
John Craufurd, 1853. A Sketch of the Geography of Borneo by John Craufurd, Esq., F.R.S. &c. read May 10, 1852. 11. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Vol. 23. (1853), pp. 69-86.
Craufurd mentioned about Borneo superior quality of iron in his reference an adventurer's finding.
"The iron," says he [his source], "found all along the coast of Borneo is of very superior quality."
They (the Dyaks) have a method of working it which precludes the necessity of purchasing European steel, except for cock's spurs, which they steel, except for cock's spurs, which the prefer when made of a razor. I have counted in the kampung (village) of Marpow. Instruments mad of it will cut through over-wrought iron and common steel with ease.
Now, this is something about dyak skills. But the name of Marpow?
There are two other [suspected] places by the almost similar name, one in Sarawak and the other is in Kalimantan. Craufurd discussed about Marpow, and then Labuan.
Could it be Merapok – a shanty village adjacent to Sabah and Sarawak border?
Its possible, because Merapok is among the early native settlements in Borneo and traceable way back in old Borneo maps.
With one problem, of course. Merapok is not a Dyak settlement, at least not now. The inhabitants mostly are Lundayehs and Kedayans.
Wrong. Craufurd or his informant, like other European of their time just guessing. At the time Europeans simply called Lundayehs and Kedayans as “Dyak”.
Early European invaders love to play research game. They called themselves as adventurers while relied on wild guess on their thirst for Borneo.
They tirelessly made themselves looked great, so smart, so knowledgeable, intelligence, and full of confidence upon returning to their homeland.
Then they blow trumpets on every Dick and Harry on the street; their 'important' findings were the breakthrough to her majesty mighty empire.
Some converted travel log to became Ph.D thesis and were made available at Cambridge and Oxford University to the present day.
Back on Craufurd. He mentioned about the biggest lake in Sabah, which is actually none. According to him,
"The lake of Kinibalu, which, however, no European [yeah, not even Dusuns, let alone Kedayans] has visited, and of which of which even the very existence is not certain, is said to lie to the northern portion of the island, at the foot of the mountain of the same name, and is reputed to be 100 miles long.”
Source:
John Craufurd, 1853. A Sketch of the Geography of Borneo by John Craufurd, Esq., F.R.S. &c. read May 10, 1852. 11. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Vol. 23. (1853), pp. 69-86.
A bit about our founder, Arimi
Written by giin buagas
He doesn't really bother to properly introduced himself for all this while, but the rest of us actually do.
While we at KadayanUniverse.com support and continue to support anonymity and pseudonym for many reasons, a minimal traces of 'real' homo sapiens in kadayanuniverse.com is necessary to maintain the face-value as a reliable and trustworthy information source in a long run.
So guess what. For months, we insisted that he officially exposes himself to the public!
Now that he did so in his personal blog, we proudly extend this biography to you.
Our founder, Sdr Arimi, hails from Sipitang district of Sabah, Malaysia. A kedayan, he was born in 1966.
He holds a Master degree in Business Administration from Universiti Teknologi Mara – UiTM, Kota Kinabalu (2002 – 2003).
He works full time at Yayasan Usaha Maju, a state government agency under Ministry of Finance, Sabah (1990 – at present).
He is a part time lecturer at a local university.
He is a keen 'homemade' and 'homegrown' writer. Arimi has a handful of (and mostly) unpublished researches on his favorite subject, kedayans.
He is the founder of Kedayan OnLine (KOL) (2000 – 2002), Kadayan Universe (2005 – at present ) and Kedayan Apakian Project (2005 – at present) websites.
He writes articles to a Sabah-based newspaper, Daily Express, whenever he likes to do so. Read the full biography here
He doesn't really bother to properly introduced himself for all this while, but the rest of us actually do.
While we at KadayanUniverse.com support and continue to support anonymity and pseudonym for many reasons, a minimal traces of 'real' homo sapiens in kadayanuniverse.com is necessary to maintain the face-value as a reliable and trustworthy information source in a long run.
So guess what. For months, we insisted that he officially exposes himself to the public!
Now that he did so in his personal blog, we proudly extend this biography to you.
Our founder, Sdr Arimi, hails from Sipitang district of Sabah, Malaysia. A kedayan, he was born in 1966.
He holds a Master degree in Business Administration from Universiti Teknologi Mara – UiTM, Kota Kinabalu (2002 – 2003).
He works full time at Yayasan Usaha Maju, a state government agency under Ministry of Finance, Sabah (1990 – at present).
He is a part time lecturer at a local university.
He is a keen 'homemade' and 'homegrown' writer. Arimi has a handful of (and mostly) unpublished researches on his favorite subject, kedayans.
He is the founder of Kedayan OnLine (KOL) (2000 – 2002), Kadayan Universe (2005 – at present ) and Kedayan Apakian Project (2005 – at present) websites.
He writes articles to a Sabah-based newspaper, Daily Express, whenever he likes to do so. Read the full biography here
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Aku Oang Daat - Part 4
Kalajiau Ingaa
Laik: Part I, II & III
I. Alam Daat yang Ceria
Orang Kadayan memang sinonim dengan permainan gasing. Sudah tentu ini termasuk hal ehwal pembikinan gasing yang menjadi alat permainan.
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| Laik Gasing |
Dengarnya di Sabah, orang-orang Kedayan di Sindumin (Sipitang) sering menghantar pemain-pemain untuk bermain gasing di Semenanjung saban tahun.
Tentang permainan, kami tidaklah maju sampai menjelajah ke semenanjung ketika itu.
Di zaman kanak-kanak, alam permainan kami berjalan di dalam bentuk kitaran. Ia merupakan rentetan dari musim ke musim.
Tentang permainan, kami tidaklah maju sampai menjelajah ke semenanjung ketika itu.
Di zaman kanak-kanak, alam permainan kami berjalan di dalam bentuk kitaran. Ia merupakan rentetan dari musim ke musim.
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