Quotes on money
Along side the Bible verses in the posting, instructive to note that Mao Zedung also said “to get rich is glorious”.
It has also been quoted that “Donald Trump doesn’t see money as the measure of a person. He pursues it not for want of it, nor to accumulate it, but merely as a unit of measure.To Trump, money is but a scorecard that tells him he has won and by how much”.
Dayak Earlier ways of measuring success
To the Dayak Iban - antu pala, tajaus, tawaks, tibangs (full of padi) bravery, courage, righteousness … used to be the measured of a man. Until RTM (see John Postil) successfully transform the Iban into commercial creatures with fervent longings for injin padi, injin moto aik, can food, bicycle … as pemansang. Of course, BN (un)wittingly feed the insatiable hunger for materialism at the expense of stunted or denied spiritual growth.
Bejalai / Belelang
Some adventurous Iban young man went on Bejalai to Indonesia to bring back wonderful material stuff -more tawaks, tajaus and basic electrical equipment, to bring back to the long house.
The measure of an Iban man’s worth, his dignity and pride, grew to be determined by his material acquisition. Thus the poor, long house folks envy the well to dos, and despise the poorer folks.
Dayak Ways of transcending Wealth - through knowledge
The Iban leadership, transition beautifully into the commercial world. It used to be the Tuai Rumah gains much respect among his anembiak for bountiful harvest, for knowledge of the Iban adat, and for bringing lots of meat from successful hunting.
Now - it is based on government handouts
In the new world, the Tuai Rumah, would pride himself for getting pemansang, to be shared among his anembiaks - from government, especially during election.
And so, as Mao Zedung said its best, to be rich is glorious. And Donald said - he is not obsessive about money, but he gets high from the action of getting money.
But Perhaps, as the posting and Money Changer said it between the lines: its not the prize (money) thats important - its the highs you get from working for it and the noble motivation for wanting it.
I would add as well, taking a cue from Donald, to remind ourselves not to measure ourselves or others by how much money they have, lest we lose our dignity, and sell our souls (or those of our anembiaks) for a few bottles of chap apek.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Flying Without Wing
Everybody’s looking for that something
One thing that makes it all complete
You’ll find it in the strangest places
Places you never knew it could be – Westlife
Occurrences over the last week or so have brought to mind the fragility of life, the frailty of the human condition and in particular the human body which, for most of us, is softer and more vulnerable than the ground it comes to rest on – when it hits, that is.
In the midst of life, and investigations, we are, indeed, in death.
DEATH - Terry Pratchett’s sombre character, dressed in robes and carrying his all-encompassing scythe awaits us all, and not just those in the Discworld either.
His, for we are assured by his chronicler that he is very much a male, is a public service of sorts, as DEATH collects us all, eventually, and no manner of flight can delay or prevent this.
Baring this in mind, there are, at the very least, two meanings to that oft-misunderstood word, “flight”. One is to flee, as in to scarper, slope off, to skedaddle, and to make yourself scarce, away from persecution and nice men in uniform who insist on having the pleasure of your company. The other is mimicking what birds do best.
It is odd, is it not, that over the years, so many foolhardy people have sought out the forces of government to teach them flight, in both senses, quite unsuccessfully for some, as it turns out.
Somewhere between 43 BC and 18 AD, Oublius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) wrote in his Metamorphoses, concerning Icarus and his dad Daedalus.
These two inventive, yet seemingly hapless, characters were two of the first recorded recruits to the local government (non) flying school. In this case it was the King Minos of Crete (non) flying school – all entrants guaranteed to crash, and Icarus did.
Seemingly Icarus, no doubt mentally humming the very latest popular ditty, did not listen to his dear old dad’s advice and flew too close to the sun. The bee’s wax holding his feathered wings together melted, and Icarus, devoid of other means to keep him aloft, plummeted to his fate. At least that was the official story leaked to the press, by King Minos’s publicity dept.
We are, therefore, according to the KMPB (King Minos Publicity Department), to believe that son Icarus launched himself voluntarily into the incredible blue of the Greek sky and plummeted to his demise, much in the manner of Monty Python’s inquisitive, yet suicidal, leaves.
No doubt, in the Middle Ages, when not looking for the Holy Grail, the infamous Spanish Inquisition, which nobody expects, assisted many ex-prisoners to fly, those that were not drowned by ‘ducking’ that is.
The twisted and mangled corpses heading to open graves attested to the failure of the yet-to-be-found secret of actual flying without wings.
Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy and Franco’s Spain, were each, in their turn, pioneers of the secret of flying – down concrete steps – without wings. They became leading experts in the art of releasing prisoners, only for said prisoners to attempt what the birds do best, and discover the hardness of the ground and the softness of their own bodies.
Stalin’s Russia and Mao’s China, too, were to add subtleties to this art, perfecting the alibis and the dialogues which excused them from the acts committed.
Many years later, in the 1970s, Steve Biko of South Africa – a hero in the fight against apartheid, enrolled voluntarily, so it is alleged, in the South African government’s very own (non) flying school.
He too, successfully, took a plunging flight down the security forces steps and winged his way to the next world and martyrdom.
So now it seems that forces closer to home have joined the hallowed ranks of agencies practising their very own (non) flying schools, teaching not just fleeing suspects, but also cooperative witnesses to fly, unsuccessfully, without wings, leaving grieving fianceés to ponder. You can learn a lot from history.
Elsewhere, in fumbling, bumbling Penang, the violence of gangs has erupted, causing chaos and mayhem – chiefly to themselves.
Intend upon beating up a martial arts coach, a gang of bullies and, as it turned out, idiots, became discontent with merely beating but felt that shots from firearms might give more credence to their cause.
While his mates were still laying into their victim with iron bars, sticks and parangs, beating him bloody and causing his girlfriend to run off in fear, one clever gangbanger whipped out a gun.
With a cavalier attitude towards another’s life, the gangbanger shot. He shot the coach in the pelvis, causing him later to be rushed to hospital. But not content with inflicting that injury, the gangbanger continued shooting until he had also gunned down two of his mates, brothers biologically and in gang patois.
Three further bullets the trigger-happy gang member pumped into his friends, enabling the police to catch them much easier. Such is the rule of violence.
Unleashed violence often consumes friends and foes alike, and, in time, also consumes the perpetrator whether he hides behind the corrupt mask of civil duty or excuses his actions by saying “I was told to do it”.
Trainers in the (non) flying schools, men, and it is frequently men, who breach the fragile peace with violence find that they have taken a step too far down the road towards the folly of fascism.
Did he fall or was he pushed? Did a young man enlist in the infamous (non) flying school, to depart this earth by flying without wings, leaving a grieving fianceé who thought their love gave them the only wings they would ever need.
Some find it in the face of their children
Some find it in their lover’s eyes
Who can deny the joy it brings
When you’ve found that special thing
You’re flying without wings.
One thing that makes it all complete
You’ll find it in the strangest places
Places you never knew it could be – Westlife
Occurrences over the last week or so have brought to mind the fragility of life, the frailty of the human condition and in particular the human body which, for most of us, is softer and more vulnerable than the ground it comes to rest on – when it hits, that is.
In the midst of life, and investigations, we are, indeed, in death.
DEATH - Terry Pratchett’s sombre character, dressed in robes and carrying his all-encompassing scythe awaits us all, and not just those in the Discworld either.
His, for we are assured by his chronicler that he is very much a male, is a public service of sorts, as DEATH collects us all, eventually, and no manner of flight can delay or prevent this.
Baring this in mind, there are, at the very least, two meanings to that oft-misunderstood word, “flight”. One is to flee, as in to scarper, slope off, to skedaddle, and to make yourself scarce, away from persecution and nice men in uniform who insist on having the pleasure of your company. The other is mimicking what birds do best.
It is odd, is it not, that over the years, so many foolhardy people have sought out the forces of government to teach them flight, in both senses, quite unsuccessfully for some, as it turns out.
Somewhere between 43 BC and 18 AD, Oublius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) wrote in his Metamorphoses, concerning Icarus and his dad Daedalus.
These two inventive, yet seemingly hapless, characters were two of the first recorded recruits to the local government (non) flying school. In this case it was the King Minos of Crete (non) flying school – all entrants guaranteed to crash, and Icarus did.
Seemingly Icarus, no doubt mentally humming the very latest popular ditty, did not listen to his dear old dad’s advice and flew too close to the sun. The bee’s wax holding his feathered wings together melted, and Icarus, devoid of other means to keep him aloft, plummeted to his fate. At least that was the official story leaked to the press, by King Minos’s publicity dept.
We are, therefore, according to the KMPB (King Minos Publicity Department), to believe that son Icarus launched himself voluntarily into the incredible blue of the Greek sky and plummeted to his demise, much in the manner of Monty Python’s inquisitive, yet suicidal, leaves.
No doubt, in the Middle Ages, when not looking for the Holy Grail, the infamous Spanish Inquisition, which nobody expects, assisted many ex-prisoners to fly, those that were not drowned by ‘ducking’ that is.
The twisted and mangled corpses heading to open graves attested to the failure of the yet-to-be-found secret of actual flying without wings.
Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy and Franco’s Spain, were each, in their turn, pioneers of the secret of flying – down concrete steps – without wings. They became leading experts in the art of releasing prisoners, only for said prisoners to attempt what the birds do best, and discover the hardness of the ground and the softness of their own bodies.
Stalin’s Russia and Mao’s China, too, were to add subtleties to this art, perfecting the alibis and the dialogues which excused them from the acts committed.
Many years later, in the 1970s, Steve Biko of South Africa – a hero in the fight against apartheid, enrolled voluntarily, so it is alleged, in the South African government’s very own (non) flying school.
He too, successfully, took a plunging flight down the security forces steps and winged his way to the next world and martyrdom.
So now it seems that forces closer to home have joined the hallowed ranks of agencies practising their very own (non) flying schools, teaching not just fleeing suspects, but also cooperative witnesses to fly, unsuccessfully, without wings, leaving grieving fianceés to ponder. You can learn a lot from history.
Elsewhere, in fumbling, bumbling Penang, the violence of gangs has erupted, causing chaos and mayhem – chiefly to themselves.
Intend upon beating up a martial arts coach, a gang of bullies and, as it turned out, idiots, became discontent with merely beating but felt that shots from firearms might give more credence to their cause.
While his mates were still laying into their victim with iron bars, sticks and parangs, beating him bloody and causing his girlfriend to run off in fear, one clever gangbanger whipped out a gun.
With a cavalier attitude towards another’s life, the gangbanger shot. He shot the coach in the pelvis, causing him later to be rushed to hospital. But not content with inflicting that injury, the gangbanger continued shooting until he had also gunned down two of his mates, brothers biologically and in gang patois.
Three further bullets the trigger-happy gang member pumped into his friends, enabling the police to catch them much easier. Such is the rule of violence.
Unleashed violence often consumes friends and foes alike, and, in time, also consumes the perpetrator whether he hides behind the corrupt mask of civil duty or excuses his actions by saying “I was told to do it”.
Trainers in the (non) flying schools, men, and it is frequently men, who breach the fragile peace with violence find that they have taken a step too far down the road towards the folly of fascism.
Did he fall or was he pushed? Did a young man enlist in the infamous (non) flying school, to depart this earth by flying without wings, leaving a grieving fianceé who thought their love gave them the only wings they would ever need.
Some find it in the face of their children
Some find it in their lover’s eyes
Who can deny the joy it brings
When you’ve found that special thing
You’re flying without wings.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Sex involve in Ngayap
According to Padoch (1982:p92-3)
“The exact age of Iban at first sexual union is a topic difficult to explore, partially because of the usual reticence of women to discuss the subject, but mostly because of the impossibility of determining precise chronological ages. It is probable that among women in the Engkari region, courtship commences at about sixteen or seventeen years of age, while among men a somewhat later age, of eighteen or nineteen, is indicated. I have found no reason to assume that ages at which courtship begins in Bintulu are different. Whether there has been any change over time in the ages at which young Iban begin to court is uncertain. Several older women assured me that the age at first courting has declined, but there is no possible way of verifying this allegation”.
Gomes (1911)
“The mode of courtship among the Dyaks is peculiar. No courting goes on by day, but at night, when all is quiet, a young lover creeps to the side of the curtain of his lady-love, and awakes her. The girls sleep apart from their parents--sometimes in the same room, but more often in the loft. He presents her with a roll of sireh leaf, in which is wrapped the betel-nut ingredients the Dyaks love to chew. […] This nightly courtship is, in fact, the only way a man and woman can become acquainted with each other, for such a thing as privacy during the day is quite unknown in a Dyak house. If the girl be pleased with her lover, he remains with her until close upon daybreak, when he leaves with her some article as a pledge of his honour, such as a bead necklace, or ring, or a headkerchief, or anything else which he may have about him. This act of leaving some gift with the girl is considered as a betrothal between the two parties, and the man who refuses to marry the girl after doing so is considered guilty of breach of promise of marriage, and liable, according to Dyak law, to a fine”.
Komanyi (1973:p81-2): “An Iban girl may marry when she is fifteen or sixteen years old. Now, however, as educational opportunities improve, marriages tend to occur at a slightly later age, such as eighteen to twenty-two. A period of courtship, called ngajap , which is a uniquely Iban custom, precedes the betrothal”.
Padoch:
“The traditional Iban patterns of courtship (ngayap) , which involve nocturnal visiting of women by men, are a topic mentioned frequently by earlier writers (Roth 1896,I:109-11), among whom there is disagreement on the frequency or occurrence of sexual intercourse during the visiting. A more recent account of the practice (Beavitt 1967), and all informants I encountered, concurred that sexual relations take place often, although not always. It is reported that ngayap is now being replaced among someIban groups, particularly those converted to Christianity, by other forms of courtship not involving sexual union (Beavitt 1967:p409-10). However, the traditional form prevailed in all the communities that were studied during the period of field research”.
“... when a girl reaches maturity, and if there is a suitor, her parents will arrange for her to settle down. Normally, an Iban girl marries when she is seventeen years of age. When a girl attains her spinsterhood, her mother teaches her the ways employed to protect herself. She must be taught to behave and speak courteously to boys who court her at night. She is aware that it has been a tradition for a boy to court a girl. However, the question of getting her to offer herself to the boy depends very much on the girl herself, because he cannot force her to give consent unless they love each other through his kindness and winning ways. These are secretly explained to her by her mother. The mother also emphasises the methods in which her daughter can judge whether or not the boy is sincere enough to marry her”
“The exact age of Iban at first sexual union is a topic difficult to explore, partially because of the usual reticence of women to discuss the subject, but mostly because of the impossibility of determining precise chronological ages. It is probable that among women in the Engkari region, courtship commences at about sixteen or seventeen years of age, while among men a somewhat later age, of eighteen or nineteen, is indicated. I have found no reason to assume that ages at which courtship begins in Bintulu are different. Whether there has been any change over time in the ages at which young Iban begin to court is uncertain. Several older women assured me that the age at first courting has declined, but there is no possible way of verifying this allegation”.
Gomes (1911)
“The mode of courtship among the Dyaks is peculiar. No courting goes on by day, but at night, when all is quiet, a young lover creeps to the side of the curtain of his lady-love, and awakes her. The girls sleep apart from their parents--sometimes in the same room, but more often in the loft. He presents her with a roll of sireh leaf, in which is wrapped the betel-nut ingredients the Dyaks love to chew. […] This nightly courtship is, in fact, the only way a man and woman can become acquainted with each other, for such a thing as privacy during the day is quite unknown in a Dyak house. If the girl be pleased with her lover, he remains with her until close upon daybreak, when he leaves with her some article as a pledge of his honour, such as a bead necklace, or ring, or a headkerchief, or anything else which he may have about him. This act of leaving some gift with the girl is considered as a betrothal between the two parties, and the man who refuses to marry the girl after doing so is considered guilty of breach of promise of marriage, and liable, according to Dyak law, to a fine”.
Komanyi (1973:p81-2): “An Iban girl may marry when she is fifteen or sixteen years old. Now, however, as educational opportunities improve, marriages tend to occur at a slightly later age, such as eighteen to twenty-two. A period of courtship, called ngajap , which is a uniquely Iban custom, precedes the betrothal”.
Padoch:
“The traditional Iban patterns of courtship (ngayap) , which involve nocturnal visiting of women by men, are a topic mentioned frequently by earlier writers (Roth 1896,I:109-11), among whom there is disagreement on the frequency or occurrence of sexual intercourse during the visiting. A more recent account of the practice (Beavitt 1967), and all informants I encountered, concurred that sexual relations take place often, although not always. It is reported that ngayap is now being replaced among someIban groups, particularly those converted to Christianity, by other forms of courtship not involving sexual union (Beavitt 1967:p409-10). However, the traditional form prevailed in all the communities that were studied during the period of field research”.
“... when a girl reaches maturity, and if there is a suitor, her parents will arrange for her to settle down. Normally, an Iban girl marries when she is seventeen years of age. When a girl attains her spinsterhood, her mother teaches her the ways employed to protect herself. She must be taught to behave and speak courteously to boys who court her at night. She is aware that it has been a tradition for a boy to court a girl. However, the question of getting her to offer herself to the boy depends very much on the girl herself, because he cannot force her to give consent unless they love each other through his kindness and winning ways. These are secretly explained to her by her mother. The mother also emphasises the methods in which her daughter can judge whether or not the boy is sincere enough to marry her”
Friday, July 31, 2009
Dear all leader... DAYAK AIN'T THAT POOR...
The outcry from Dayak leaders in Sarawak against PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang for his cawat remarks has not abated – now comes another statement from a Pakatan leader which went down just as bad as Hadi’s with Dayak BN leaders.
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng’s suggestion that Sarawak set up a Dayak Endowment Board (DEB) to help the poor and marginalized Dayaks who earn less than RM200 a month was taken very badly by his Dayak BN opponents in Sarawak
The DEB can run along the same line as Partners Against Poverty programme introduced by Pakatan in Penang, said the Penang chief minister who was in Kuching accompanying the Penang Governor to the Rulers Conference.
lim-guan-eng.pngLeading the attack on Lim was Deputy Chief Minister Alfred Jabu who accused him of being “bankrupt of ideas and such an idea cannot be accepted because it comes from someone who does not know Sarawak.”
Jabu said: “When people are bankrupt of ideas, they tend to say things that are unrealistic.”
Cannot compare Sarawak with Penang
SPDP president and State Social Development and Urbanisation Minister William Mawan said Lim’s idea could not be implemented in the state as “it is not realistic to compare Penang, an urban state, to Sarawak with its rural areas.”
“You cannot say the Dayaks here are poor. The lifestyle here is different from Penang. Our rural communities do not transact cash very much. They rely on farming like rubber tapping, and jungle produce as a source of income,” he told reporters.
PRS president and State Land Development Minister James Masing accused Lim of making just a ‘political promise’.
"To me, it does not sound honest. People who are struck by poverty are not only Dayaks, but Chinese, Malays, Indians and others as well. You cannot propose something like this for the Dayaks only as you have also to cover other races.
“Lim is only making a political rhetoric and I don’t believe in him,” said Masing.
Balai Ringin state assemblyman Snowdan Lawan was very blunt when he told Lim not to look down on the Dayak communities, adding that he knew in his own constituency that some households can earn from RM500 to RM10,000 a month.
He advised Lim to handle his own state first and to take care of his own house before taking care of other people’s homes.
“We Dayaks are civilized people who have good jobs and income. Go to the longhouses and see for yourself that the people can afford at least a Kancil car. One needs to earn more than RM200 monthly income to afford it,” he said.
A courageous idea
But there was support for Lim too, albeit from a lone voice.
SNAP president Edwin Dundang thanked the Penang chief minister for what he described as a ‘courageous idea’ and for showing sympathy to the plight of the poor in the state.
He hoped the suggestion could become a reality “when Pakatan Rakyat formed the next government in Sarawak. “
Dayaks comprise about 60 percent of Sarawak’s population and are the majority voters in 28 state constituencies out of the total of 71.
Both Pakatan and BN are trying to win the hearts and minds of the Dayaks who are expected to play a crucial role in the coming state election, due in 2011.
For myself the Dayak not as they think because more of the Dayak now enter university and most of them became professional after graduation. Dayak not like the other people say. To Mr lim Guan Eng, i suggest better you research the Dayak community society before you say anything abaout Dayak. As The New Dayak who still study in University I not agree with your opinion about Dayak. If you still think the same, lets us debate it.
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng’s suggestion that Sarawak set up a Dayak Endowment Board (DEB) to help the poor and marginalized Dayaks who earn less than RM200 a month was taken very badly by his Dayak BN opponents in Sarawak
The DEB can run along the same line as Partners Against Poverty programme introduced by Pakatan in Penang, said the Penang chief minister who was in Kuching accompanying the Penang Governor to the Rulers Conference.
lim-guan-eng.pngLeading the attack on Lim was Deputy Chief Minister Alfred Jabu who accused him of being “bankrupt of ideas and such an idea cannot be accepted because it comes from someone who does not know Sarawak.”
Jabu said: “When people are bankrupt of ideas, they tend to say things that are unrealistic.”
Cannot compare Sarawak with Penang
SPDP president and State Social Development and Urbanisation Minister William Mawan said Lim’s idea could not be implemented in the state as “it is not realistic to compare Penang, an urban state, to Sarawak with its rural areas.”
“You cannot say the Dayaks here are poor. The lifestyle here is different from Penang. Our rural communities do not transact cash very much. They rely on farming like rubber tapping, and jungle produce as a source of income,” he told reporters.
PRS president and State Land Development Minister James Masing accused Lim of making just a ‘political promise’.
"To me, it does not sound honest. People who are struck by poverty are not only Dayaks, but Chinese, Malays, Indians and others as well. You cannot propose something like this for the Dayaks only as you have also to cover other races.
“Lim is only making a political rhetoric and I don’t believe in him,” said Masing.
Balai Ringin state assemblyman Snowdan Lawan was very blunt when he told Lim not to look down on the Dayak communities, adding that he knew in his own constituency that some households can earn from RM500 to RM10,000 a month.
He advised Lim to handle his own state first and to take care of his own house before taking care of other people’s homes.
“We Dayaks are civilized people who have good jobs and income. Go to the longhouses and see for yourself that the people can afford at least a Kancil car. One needs to earn more than RM200 monthly income to afford it,” he said.
A courageous idea
But there was support for Lim too, albeit from a lone voice.
SNAP president Edwin Dundang thanked the Penang chief minister for what he described as a ‘courageous idea’ and for showing sympathy to the plight of the poor in the state.
He hoped the suggestion could become a reality “when Pakatan Rakyat formed the next government in Sarawak. “
Dayaks comprise about 60 percent of Sarawak’s population and are the majority voters in 28 state constituencies out of the total of 71.
Both Pakatan and BN are trying to win the hearts and minds of the Dayaks who are expected to play a crucial role in the coming state election, due in 2011.
For myself the Dayak not as they think because more of the Dayak now enter university and most of them became professional after graduation. Dayak not like the other people say. To Mr lim Guan Eng, i suggest better you research the Dayak community society before you say anything abaout Dayak. As The New Dayak who still study in University I not agree with your opinion about Dayak. If you still think the same, lets us debate it.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
MPP ke Persatuan
Pening juga kepala saya bila diajukan soalan seperti ini:
1) Samuel kamu tak nak ke bertanding MPP. Dah tiba masanya.
2) Samuel, elok lagi awak bertanding kat Persatuan atau Kelab, baru mencabar.
3) Samuel, saya rasa elok awak bertanding MPP baru lah awak dapat buat perubahan yang
baru.
4) Samuel, setakat persatuan saja, awak takkan berkembang tetapi di MPP awak akan
membantu banyak orang lagi.
5) Samuel, baik kamu bertanding kat Persatuan sebab kamu akan lebih kuat kalau kat
persatuan berbanding MPP. Suara kamu akan lemah nanti.
Kalau yang tadi kawan saya kat UPSI yang kata. Kali ini kawan baik saya, saudara Razzi Masani, Naib Yang Dipertua Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar MPP USM:
" Samuel, awk bertandinglah demi prinsip dan pendirian awak yang ingin melahirkan mahasiswa kelas pertama atau mahasiswa yang ke antarabangsa"
Inilah komen yang dilontarkan oleh rakan-rakan saya semenjak dua menjak ini. Mungkin kerana bahang PRK UpSI dan AGM PERMAS kot diorang banyak berkata sebegini. Namun begitu sebagai seorang yang berpegang pada prinsip saya, saya akan tetap bertanding dalam pemilihan PERMAS akan datang. Namun begitu ada juga yang meminta saya bertanding kat AGM BAKSAR. Sememangnya saya amat meminati BAKSAR tapi kalau bertanding saya terpaksa berfikir dua tiga kali kerana tanggungjawab sangat besar. Namun begitu saya masih lagi menunggu dan lihat kemungkinan berlaku kerana "politic anything can happen".
Buat warga PERMAS, saya sudah bersedia bertanding untuk jawatan Naib Yang Dipertua PERMAS kali ini demi meneruskan perjuangan mengantarabangsakan mahasiswa Sejarah UPSI dan menjaga kebajikan anda.
"Mahasiswa Berkebajikan Inspirasi Mahasiswa Antarabangsa"
Undilah demi masa depan anda........ AGM PERMAS
1) Samuel kamu tak nak ke bertanding MPP. Dah tiba masanya.
2) Samuel, elok lagi awak bertanding kat Persatuan atau Kelab, baru mencabar.
3) Samuel, saya rasa elok awak bertanding MPP baru lah awak dapat buat perubahan yang
baru.
4) Samuel, setakat persatuan saja, awak takkan berkembang tetapi di MPP awak akan
membantu banyak orang lagi.
5) Samuel, baik kamu bertanding kat Persatuan sebab kamu akan lebih kuat kalau kat
persatuan berbanding MPP. Suara kamu akan lemah nanti.
Kalau yang tadi kawan saya kat UPSI yang kata. Kali ini kawan baik saya, saudara Razzi Masani, Naib Yang Dipertua Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar MPP USM:
" Samuel, awk bertandinglah demi prinsip dan pendirian awak yang ingin melahirkan mahasiswa kelas pertama atau mahasiswa yang ke antarabangsa"
Inilah komen yang dilontarkan oleh rakan-rakan saya semenjak dua menjak ini. Mungkin kerana bahang PRK UpSI dan AGM PERMAS kot diorang banyak berkata sebegini. Namun begitu sebagai seorang yang berpegang pada prinsip saya, saya akan tetap bertanding dalam pemilihan PERMAS akan datang. Namun begitu ada juga yang meminta saya bertanding kat AGM BAKSAR. Sememangnya saya amat meminati BAKSAR tapi kalau bertanding saya terpaksa berfikir dua tiga kali kerana tanggungjawab sangat besar. Namun begitu saya masih lagi menunggu dan lihat kemungkinan berlaku kerana "politic anything can happen".
Buat warga PERMAS, saya sudah bersedia bertanding untuk jawatan Naib Yang Dipertua PERMAS kali ini demi meneruskan perjuangan mengantarabangsakan mahasiswa Sejarah UPSI dan menjaga kebajikan anda.
"Mahasiswa Berkebajikan Inspirasi Mahasiswa Antarabangsa"
Undilah demi masa depan anda........ AGM PERMAS
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
WHY DAYAK DISUNITED ?
A lot of argument complaining the disunity of Dayak. It is fair to ask some questions and elaborate them in brief for this argument.
1. Why we must talk about unity and why it is important?
2. Have Dayak especially Iban do some professional study, research or analysis regarding the disunity of Dayak?
3. Whose groups within Dayak community are not united? What make those group disunited?
4. Who split the Dayak? What Dayak have been done to the people splitting them? Does the Dayak action is adequate enough to control the attack from the splitter, eliminate the affect of the splitter, even stop the splitter?
5. Does the third party involve influencing the disunity of Dayak? If Yes, who they are? What are their actions before, now and in future? What have Dayak been done before, now and in future?
6. Does Dayak culture and attitude is really stumbling block for the Dayak to United and Progress?
7. What should Dayak do on their unity?
Why we must talk about unity and why it is important?
Unity is the symbol of strength of Dayak Community in all means, politic, education, economic, culture, security and etc. Dayak cannot be strong without unity. It is important to regroup the Dayak in one action, one voice and one inspiration. It is to protect Dayak community fighting within themselves. The Dayak Unity is the highway for the Dayak to move forward, getting the equal progress with other races.
“Bersatu Kitai Teguh, Bepechah Kitai Rubuh.” This is the slogan should be emphasized in Dayak Community at the moment and not “Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban.”
“Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban.”used by the Dayak fighting against the communist is out of dated slogan and not relevant to modern Dayak now a day. Dayak do not have a clear enemy especially in the field of politic in modern world. All are Dayak friends, all are Dayak brothers and sisters. We are only different in ideology that we need to clarify.
Have Dayak especially Iban do some professional study, research or analysis regarding the disunity of Dayak?
Sad to say, there is no professional study and research to analysis the Disunity of Dayak or backward of Dayak. There is NO HOMEWORK has been done or going to be done either by Opposition Party, BN, SDNU and Dayakbaru professionally. No expert from local and abroad has been instructed to do so.
Dayak do not enough funds to sponsor the professional group conduct the study and UMNO government never support this study.
Whose groups within Dayak community are not united? What make those group disunited?
The most disunited amongst Dayak are Iban. Mostly are “Iban Puting Setak” or their descendant. Iban Putting Setak in old Iban Longhouse is referred to low class Iban who are weak in Iban Fighting Spirit.
Maia ngayau-mulau, ngasu-beburu sida tu meh ke diasuh orang nyaga rumah.
The poor fighting spirit amongst their forefather are greatly influent Iban Putting Setak character. Thus character of being a low class and poor group in his old live makes Iban Putting Setak easily become puppet to gain self interest from third party and being used by third party to split the Dayak Community. Secondly, the Third Party able to identify them, able to recognize their role in society, even at the early days of Sarawak joining Malaysia and they quickly make used of them. Send their children to school in late 1960s and now used them as a puppet. But the descendent of great Iban were control very tight by the third party.
Let do some analysis on the present Dayak Leaders. Does mine right of those group assist the third party destroy the Dayak Unity. Who they are? Who are their forefathers? Does they not totally or partially Iban Putting Setak? Does Jabu has tell everybody he partially come from Iban Putting Setak or his room is in one of Putting Setak? Does James Jemut is not the same? Does Leo Moggie are not the same? Only the next generation of puppet Iban will be strong in Dayak Right fighting spirit cos one day they will lost everything like ordinary Iban. They will inspired by their lost.
The descendant of great Iban has gone cos of their next generation are block by third party to the progress world in late 1960s, their children were restricted from further learning, business, politic and social life. There is no continuity to bring out their forefather strong fighting spirit protects the Dayak Right. Iban Putting Setak who become the Dayak leader at the moment are weak Iban in their fighting spirit to protect the Dayak Right and unable to continue the fighting spirit of great Iban. Iban Putting Setak do not dare to fight perhaps they dare to cheat.
Who split the Dayak? What Dayak have been done to the people splitting them? Does the Dayak action is adequate enough to control the attack from the splitter, eliminate the affect of the splitter, even stop the splitter?
Since Sarawak joining Malaysia, it is very obvious that the people splitting the Dayak especially Iban are PBB, SUPP and UMNO leaded by Melanau. Those are Tun Rahman Yacup, Taib, James Wong, Datuk Sung, Mohathir even Anwar when he become DPM. Dayak has doing nothing to stop them, afraid to complain and left it to the Dayak fade, especially the present Dayak leaders. In the beginning of formation of Malaysia, Dayak leader such as Endawie, Jugah, Kalong and Tajem were brave enough to fight against the splitter.
The action done by Dayak fighting against the splitters are very poor and no clue in the future. It is impossible for the Dayak to be united if the Dayak unable to destroy the Third Party jeopardize the Dayak Unity. The main route of Dayak Unity is, the Dayak shall be brave enough, strong enough and must be able to fight against the splitter. The Dayak shall destroy the splitter and fighting against them completely without fear with all means even force. The government can use force to destroy Rumah Nyawin why Dayak cannot do it to destroy the splitter. Do not wait. Do not afraid. Serve your life for your own country and your own people.
“One country will be collapsed if their own army unable to protect their country from attacking by their enemy.”
Dayak best action is keep on as a pressure group, put all the cruelty in book and transform it into physical body without fear. Nobody will be voluntarily transformed this book into physical body if the Dayak themselves not do it. Register more pressure group and call them when ever Dayak need them. Use these groups to pressure any Dayak enemy destroying them with any means. Be the first runner to fight the Dayak Right.
By right, Iban shall do something such as demonstration condemn the third party splitting the Dayak Community or destroying the Dayak Unity. YB Dayak, Dayak leader, Dayak Professional, any organization or individual pro-Dayak shall brave enough to highlight and condemn the third party involve to split the Dayak Community or destroy the Dayak Unity in Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara. It is very difficult for Dayak to construct it back once the Dayak main party and organization has been destroyed by third party. In early 1980s for instant, Dayak Iban shall condemn the third party openly for splitting the Dayak in SNAP, PBDS and SDNU. Iban failed to take action and this is the beginning of the Dayak Disunity and Dayak Backward.
1. Does the third party involve influencing the disunity of Dayak? If Yes, who they are? What are their actions before, now and in future? What have Dayak been done before, now and in future?
So far, the third party are very successful disunited the Dayak professionally, very influential splitting the Dayak Community in sophisticate way, systematically jeopardizing Dayak Unity. By all means they chose Iban Putting Setak as their puppet group fighting against Dayak. By giving position, business, petty cash and ‘ganjaran’ they able to attract Iban Putting Setak joining them destroy Dayak Unity.
Third party will put the Iban Putting Setak go along with them, change Iban Putting Setak leader without put them more stronger or limit their strength. They may do some reform in future to keep Dayak disunited and retain their power. They keep on looking for more Iban Putting Setak joining them and limit their members.
The third party is expected plan to destroy Dayak pressure group with whatever means. By right the other people should be not involved in Dayak Unity, they shall be neutral and not be an effective destroyer. The Dayak will confront with anybody destroy the Dayak Unity with whatever mean. This is the message the Dayak shall give to the third party destroying the Dayak Unity.
Does Dayak culture and attitude is really stumbling block for the Dayak to United and Progress?
Not really. Dayak culture and attitude are not major problem attribute to Dayak non-progress and disunity.
Within (20-30 years) one generation Dayak can adopt new living environment, become Christian, stay in town, leave most of their odd culture, adopt school, hospital, science and technology as their basic live. Iban shall consider as one of the faster community in the world to change from old orthodox life to modern life. The reality is their progress and unity has been jeopardized by third party badly especially the present government.
The Dayak are still united in many ways. They stay together in longhouse, visit each other, helping each other in Johore, live together in Kampong SESCO in Bintulu tho they are poor.
What should Dayak do to their unity?
Every community in this world needs time to change until they mature in all ways. Do not expect Dayak community can change or united overnight.
USA needs 200 years starting from Abraham Lincolm to Barrack Obama to unite destroying the gap of racism.
Dr Martin L. King used his Civil Right and his religious background to fight against the color block. He made one book to record the cruelty against the Civil Right, elaborates the injustice, stated the unfairness and double standard in his book and transformed his idea in the book into physical body to unite the people. Now his speech is still alive and one of the speech that change the world.
Before put into whole life jail, Nelson Mandela become communist hiding himself from government. In the court, Nelson Mandela wrote one Note and transformed it into physical body influencing the whole globe protest against the apartheid government. Without give up, set down in his 27 years jail, he wrote a book to encourage his people united against the apartheid government. He transformed his idea secretly to the world thro his friend abroad and united the whole globe in one voice against the apartheid government in South Africa.
Thro those people above, it is better for Dayak themselves answer their own question on what should Dayak do on their unity and fighting spirit?
1. Why we must talk about unity and why it is important?
2. Have Dayak especially Iban do some professional study, research or analysis regarding the disunity of Dayak?
3. Whose groups within Dayak community are not united? What make those group disunited?
4. Who split the Dayak? What Dayak have been done to the people splitting them? Does the Dayak action is adequate enough to control the attack from the splitter, eliminate the affect of the splitter, even stop the splitter?
5. Does the third party involve influencing the disunity of Dayak? If Yes, who they are? What are their actions before, now and in future? What have Dayak been done before, now and in future?
6. Does Dayak culture and attitude is really stumbling block for the Dayak to United and Progress?
7. What should Dayak do on their unity?
Why we must talk about unity and why it is important?
Unity is the symbol of strength of Dayak Community in all means, politic, education, economic, culture, security and etc. Dayak cannot be strong without unity. It is important to regroup the Dayak in one action, one voice and one inspiration. It is to protect Dayak community fighting within themselves. The Dayak Unity is the highway for the Dayak to move forward, getting the equal progress with other races.
“Bersatu Kitai Teguh, Bepechah Kitai Rubuh.” This is the slogan should be emphasized in Dayak Community at the moment and not “Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban.”
“Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban.”used by the Dayak fighting against the communist is out of dated slogan and not relevant to modern Dayak now a day. Dayak do not have a clear enemy especially in the field of politic in modern world. All are Dayak friends, all are Dayak brothers and sisters. We are only different in ideology that we need to clarify.
Have Dayak especially Iban do some professional study, research or analysis regarding the disunity of Dayak?
Sad to say, there is no professional study and research to analysis the Disunity of Dayak or backward of Dayak. There is NO HOMEWORK has been done or going to be done either by Opposition Party, BN, SDNU and Dayakbaru professionally. No expert from local and abroad has been instructed to do so.
Dayak do not enough funds to sponsor the professional group conduct the study and UMNO government never support this study.
Whose groups within Dayak community are not united? What make those group disunited?
The most disunited amongst Dayak are Iban. Mostly are “Iban Puting Setak” or their descendant. Iban Putting Setak in old Iban Longhouse is referred to low class Iban who are weak in Iban Fighting Spirit.
Maia ngayau-mulau, ngasu-beburu sida tu meh ke diasuh orang nyaga rumah.
The poor fighting spirit amongst their forefather are greatly influent Iban Putting Setak character. Thus character of being a low class and poor group in his old live makes Iban Putting Setak easily become puppet to gain self interest from third party and being used by third party to split the Dayak Community. Secondly, the Third Party able to identify them, able to recognize their role in society, even at the early days of Sarawak joining Malaysia and they quickly make used of them. Send their children to school in late 1960s and now used them as a puppet. But the descendent of great Iban were control very tight by the third party.
Let do some analysis on the present Dayak Leaders. Does mine right of those group assist the third party destroy the Dayak Unity. Who they are? Who are their forefathers? Does they not totally or partially Iban Putting Setak? Does Jabu has tell everybody he partially come from Iban Putting Setak or his room is in one of Putting Setak? Does James Jemut is not the same? Does Leo Moggie are not the same? Only the next generation of puppet Iban will be strong in Dayak Right fighting spirit cos one day they will lost everything like ordinary Iban. They will inspired by their lost.
The descendant of great Iban has gone cos of their next generation are block by third party to the progress world in late 1960s, their children were restricted from further learning, business, politic and social life. There is no continuity to bring out their forefather strong fighting spirit protects the Dayak Right. Iban Putting Setak who become the Dayak leader at the moment are weak Iban in their fighting spirit to protect the Dayak Right and unable to continue the fighting spirit of great Iban. Iban Putting Setak do not dare to fight perhaps they dare to cheat.
Who split the Dayak? What Dayak have been done to the people splitting them? Does the Dayak action is adequate enough to control the attack from the splitter, eliminate the affect of the splitter, even stop the splitter?
Since Sarawak joining Malaysia, it is very obvious that the people splitting the Dayak especially Iban are PBB, SUPP and UMNO leaded by Melanau. Those are Tun Rahman Yacup, Taib, James Wong, Datuk Sung, Mohathir even Anwar when he become DPM. Dayak has doing nothing to stop them, afraid to complain and left it to the Dayak fade, especially the present Dayak leaders. In the beginning of formation of Malaysia, Dayak leader such as Endawie, Jugah, Kalong and Tajem were brave enough to fight against the splitter.
The action done by Dayak fighting against the splitters are very poor and no clue in the future. It is impossible for the Dayak to be united if the Dayak unable to destroy the Third Party jeopardize the Dayak Unity. The main route of Dayak Unity is, the Dayak shall be brave enough, strong enough and must be able to fight against the splitter. The Dayak shall destroy the splitter and fighting against them completely without fear with all means even force. The government can use force to destroy Rumah Nyawin why Dayak cannot do it to destroy the splitter. Do not wait. Do not afraid. Serve your life for your own country and your own people.
“One country will be collapsed if their own army unable to protect their country from attacking by their enemy.”
Dayak best action is keep on as a pressure group, put all the cruelty in book and transform it into physical body without fear. Nobody will be voluntarily transformed this book into physical body if the Dayak themselves not do it. Register more pressure group and call them when ever Dayak need them. Use these groups to pressure any Dayak enemy destroying them with any means. Be the first runner to fight the Dayak Right.
By right, Iban shall do something such as demonstration condemn the third party splitting the Dayak Community or destroying the Dayak Unity. YB Dayak, Dayak leader, Dayak Professional, any organization or individual pro-Dayak shall brave enough to highlight and condemn the third party involve to split the Dayak Community or destroy the Dayak Unity in Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara. It is very difficult for Dayak to construct it back once the Dayak main party and organization has been destroyed by third party. In early 1980s for instant, Dayak Iban shall condemn the third party openly for splitting the Dayak in SNAP, PBDS and SDNU. Iban failed to take action and this is the beginning of the Dayak Disunity and Dayak Backward.
1. Does the third party involve influencing the disunity of Dayak? If Yes, who they are? What are their actions before, now and in future? What have Dayak been done before, now and in future?
So far, the third party are very successful disunited the Dayak professionally, very influential splitting the Dayak Community in sophisticate way, systematically jeopardizing Dayak Unity. By all means they chose Iban Putting Setak as their puppet group fighting against Dayak. By giving position, business, petty cash and ‘ganjaran’ they able to attract Iban Putting Setak joining them destroy Dayak Unity.
Third party will put the Iban Putting Setak go along with them, change Iban Putting Setak leader without put them more stronger or limit their strength. They may do some reform in future to keep Dayak disunited and retain their power. They keep on looking for more Iban Putting Setak joining them and limit their members.
The third party is expected plan to destroy Dayak pressure group with whatever means. By right the other people should be not involved in Dayak Unity, they shall be neutral and not be an effective destroyer. The Dayak will confront with anybody destroy the Dayak Unity with whatever mean. This is the message the Dayak shall give to the third party destroying the Dayak Unity.
Does Dayak culture and attitude is really stumbling block for the Dayak to United and Progress?
Not really. Dayak culture and attitude are not major problem attribute to Dayak non-progress and disunity.
Within (20-30 years) one generation Dayak can adopt new living environment, become Christian, stay in town, leave most of their odd culture, adopt school, hospital, science and technology as their basic live. Iban shall consider as one of the faster community in the world to change from old orthodox life to modern life. The reality is their progress and unity has been jeopardized by third party badly especially the present government.
The Dayak are still united in many ways. They stay together in longhouse, visit each other, helping each other in Johore, live together in Kampong SESCO in Bintulu tho they are poor.
What should Dayak do to their unity?
Every community in this world needs time to change until they mature in all ways. Do not expect Dayak community can change or united overnight.
USA needs 200 years starting from Abraham Lincolm to Barrack Obama to unite destroying the gap of racism.
Dr Martin L. King used his Civil Right and his religious background to fight against the color block. He made one book to record the cruelty against the Civil Right, elaborates the injustice, stated the unfairness and double standard in his book and transformed his idea in the book into physical body to unite the people. Now his speech is still alive and one of the speech that change the world.
Before put into whole life jail, Nelson Mandela become communist hiding himself from government. In the court, Nelson Mandela wrote one Note and transformed it into physical body influencing the whole globe protest against the apartheid government. Without give up, set down in his 27 years jail, he wrote a book to encourage his people united against the apartheid government. He transformed his idea secretly to the world thro his friend abroad and united the whole globe in one voice against the apartheid government in South Africa.
Thro those people above, it is better for Dayak themselves answer their own question on what should Dayak do on their unity and fighting spirit?
Money has NO MEMORY but Experience has
Money has no memory. Experience has.
You will never know what the total cost of your education was, but for a lifetime you will recall and relive the memories of schools and colleges. Few years from now, you will forget the amount you paid to settle the hospitalization bill, but will ever cherish having saved your mother’s life or the life you get to live with the just born.
You won’t remember the cost of your honeymoon, but to the last breath remember the experiences of the bliss of togetherness. Money has no memory. Experience has.
Sometimes even the pocket was empty
Good times and bad times, times of prosperity and times of poverty, times when the future looked so secure and times when you didn’t know from where the tomorrow will come… Life has been in one way or the other a roller-coaster ride for everyone. Beyond all that abundance and beyond all that deprivation, what remains is the memory of experiences. Sometimes the wallet was full… Sometimes even the pocket was empty.
There was enough and you still had reasons to frown. There wasn’t enough and you still had reasons to smile. Today, you can look back with tears of gratitude for all the times you had laughed together, and also look back with a smile at all the times you cried alone..
All in all, life filled you with experiences to create a history of your own self, and you alone can remember them all.
The first time….
The first time you balanced yourself on your cycle without support… The first time she said ‘yes’ and it was two years since you proposed… The first cry… The first steps… The first word… The first kiss… All of your child… The first gift you bought for your parents and the first gift your daughter gave you…. The first award… The first public appreciation… The first stage performance… And the list is endless…
Experiences, with timeless memory… No denying that anything that’s material cost money, but the fact remains the cost of the experience will be forgotten, but the experience never.
Let It Be
So, what if it’s economic recession? Let it be, but let there not be a recession to the quality of your life. You can still take your parents, if not on a pilgrimage, at least to the local temple. You can still play with your children, if not on an international holiday, at least in the local park.
It doesn’t cost money to lie down or to take a loved one onto your lap. Nice time to train the employees, create leadership availability and be ready for the wonderful times when they arrive. Hey! Aspects like your health, knowledge development and spiritual growth are not economy dependent.
Time will pass
Time will pass… Economy will revive… Currency will soon be in current… And in all this; I don’t want you to look back and realize you did nothing but stayed in gloom. Recession can make you lose out on money. Let it not make you lose out on experiences… If you are not happy with what you have, no matter how much more you have, you will still not be happy.
How I feel has nothing to do with how much I have
Make a statement with the way you live your life: work hard with honesty and change we must.
You will never know what the total cost of your education was, but for a lifetime you will recall and relive the memories of schools and colleges. Few years from now, you will forget the amount you paid to settle the hospitalization bill, but will ever cherish having saved your mother’s life or the life you get to live with the just born.
You won’t remember the cost of your honeymoon, but to the last breath remember the experiences of the bliss of togetherness. Money has no memory. Experience has.
Sometimes even the pocket was empty
Good times and bad times, times of prosperity and times of poverty, times when the future looked so secure and times when you didn’t know from where the tomorrow will come… Life has been in one way or the other a roller-coaster ride for everyone. Beyond all that abundance and beyond all that deprivation, what remains is the memory of experiences. Sometimes the wallet was full… Sometimes even the pocket was empty.
There was enough and you still had reasons to frown. There wasn’t enough and you still had reasons to smile. Today, you can look back with tears of gratitude for all the times you had laughed together, and also look back with a smile at all the times you cried alone..
All in all, life filled you with experiences to create a history of your own self, and you alone can remember them all.
The first time….
The first time you balanced yourself on your cycle without support… The first time she said ‘yes’ and it was two years since you proposed… The first cry… The first steps… The first word… The first kiss… All of your child… The first gift you bought for your parents and the first gift your daughter gave you…. The first award… The first public appreciation… The first stage performance… And the list is endless…
Experiences, with timeless memory… No denying that anything that’s material cost money, but the fact remains the cost of the experience will be forgotten, but the experience never.
Let It Be
So, what if it’s economic recession? Let it be, but let there not be a recession to the quality of your life. You can still take your parents, if not on a pilgrimage, at least to the local temple. You can still play with your children, if not on an international holiday, at least in the local park.
It doesn’t cost money to lie down or to take a loved one onto your lap. Nice time to train the employees, create leadership availability and be ready for the wonderful times when they arrive. Hey! Aspects like your health, knowledge development and spiritual growth are not economy dependent.
Time will pass
Time will pass… Economy will revive… Currency will soon be in current… And in all this; I don’t want you to look back and realize you did nothing but stayed in gloom. Recession can make you lose out on money. Let it not make you lose out on experiences… If you are not happy with what you have, no matter how much more you have, you will still not be happy.
How I feel has nothing to do with how much I have
Make a statement with the way you live your life: work hard with honesty and change we must.
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