ChroniclesChroniclesA blog about my life and my observations of events and people around me Articles
Katerina Hotel, Batu Pahat, Johor is the hotel where Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi
2008-01-03 15:07:00 It took only a few minutes to deduce that this could very well be *the hotel*. It’s located on Jalan Zabedah, smack in the middle of Batu Pahat town. On 3rd January 2007 The Star ran a report on the hotel, did not name it, but revealed the following clues: The plush hotel, which is popular among ... More About: Hotel , Chua
Lap Lap Fu (card game) tutorial to an Italian tourist, whose grasp of even
2008-01-03 01:30:00 Note: there is no malicious intent here, it’s all done in the fun and games spirit of New Year’s Eve. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ry3LEqoce k Chan Lilian said: Make mental note to self. Next year or any other years, remember that the kids are not interested to watch fireworks. Spent 2 hours in a traffic jam that involves, human, motorbikes and cars ... More About: Card , Tutorial , Italian , Game , Tourist
Marsha AF3?s ?Pokok Kelapak? : the best ever version
2008-01-02 01:14:00 This is so good it’s worth plugging for all it’s worth. Added to youtube at the beginning of the year by “bluemenx” (that’s his one and only video), I only knew about it a few days ago. I think the popularity of Akademi Fantasia among Sabahans peaked in 2005 (AF3) when the funny-in-his-own-eccentric-way Felix and photogenic ... More About: Version
Should Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek resign over the sex scandal?
2008-01-01 15:53:00 Happy New Year everybody. The long holidays has ended, now it’s time to shift into work mode again. We’ve done it so many times before - I am sure things will soon go back to normal. Now the first headline of the year. By now this is all over the news already. Some timeline: Sometime 2005: the recording was ... More About: Scandal , Resign , Chua Soi Lek , Chua , Canda
2 days after Christmas
2007-12-31 01:12:00 Boxing Day, 26th was a “rest day.” On the 27th, activities picked up again. First there was Christmas presents opening at the house. The tradition of opening presents on New Year’s eve was broken. Still, there will be gift-exchanging on New Year’s Eve (read: the cheaper presents :-)). Opening presents NOT on New Year’s Eve where ... More About: Days
The top selling music album in the Malay - Indonesian language: Peterpan: B
2007-12-30 13:36:00 This, Peterpan ’s 2nd album was released August 2004. After only 2 weeks, it had sold a staggering 350,000 copies. By end of 2005, it had sold 2.7 million copies. Songwriters aiming to make it big can do well to analyse this album, to learn what makes people want to buy it. It was so successful that ... More About: Music , Selling , Indonesian , Language
One of the top selling music albums in the Malay - Indonesian language ever
2007-12-30 13:00:00 Reportedly sold 1.7 million copies. Songs include Roman Picisan and Dua Sejoli. Perhaps this is second only to Peterpan’s “Bintang Di Surga” (2004), which sold more than 2 million copies. More About: Music , Selling , Indonesian , Albums , Language
A demonstration of how NOT to sing Pelangi?s ?Biarku Menjadi Lilin?
2007-12-29 01:24:00 Today we will have a music lesson. For that, we will choose a frequently requested song, which can be found in any karaoke bar in Malaysia. That song is “Biarku Menjadi Lilin” by the group Pelangi. A little background about the song: it was released in 1986, composed by A. Ali with lyrics by Habsah Hassan, ... More About: Sing , Demonstration , Stration , Mons
Benazir Bhutto?s suicide bomb explosion caught on camera: this could well b
2007-12-28 13:12:00 There’s no time to compose, no time to change lens, no time to do manual setting. Everything happened in a flash, then total chaos. 20 yards in front of the car, still stunned by the 3 shots being fired at Ms Bhutto and witnessing her slumping back into the vehicle she was in, John Moore, Getty Images ... More About: Camera , Suicide , Explosion , Caught , Bomb
Benazir Bhutto was one of the world?s youngest ever prime ministers
2007-12-28 06:26:00 Love her or hate her, the late Benazir Bhutto was a remarkable woman. She attended the most prestigious universities in the world: Harvard and Oxford. She graduated from Harvard at the age of 20, then completed a course at Oxford at age 24. In 1976 she was elected president of the Oxford Union, becoming the first ever ... More About: World , The World , Ministers , Prime
Christmas Day activity roundup
2007-12-27 01:15:00 On Christmas Day there will be so many invitations and open houses that by the end of the day, you’ll be so full you could hardly think straight. In the afternoon, I went to 3 open houses, including the Ongkili open house, hosted by Dr Jimmy Ongkili. Patricia Raymond, the 2002 Unduk Ngadau was there too: A ... More About: Roundup , Christmas Day
Nourishing the skin from inside out
2007-12-26 17:42:00 Logic dictates that it would be better if you could take care of your skin from inside out and not merely from the outside. Apparently that’s the hot thing now. If the idea of basking in the sun makes you immediately think of sunscreen, that’s what people usually do, right? Well, the new thing is a ... More About: Skin , Inside
Has this ever happened in the history of Malaysian TV: car crashes into stu
2007-12-26 05:03:00 Apparently happened in Chicago, a little after 10pm, 23rd Dec 2007. Absolutely priceless facial expression: Video here More About: History , Malaysian , Crashes , Mala , Malays
The greatest performance and music video of ?O Come All Ye Faithful? ever?
2007-12-25 04:58:00 Not to be left out of the holiday cheer, I would like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year! Currently, on Yahoo! Music , leading the pack of the top holiday videos chart is aging shock rockers Twisted Sister. Wow, the last time I heard their songs was about 15 years ago! Surprisingly their ... More About: Video , Performance , Music Video , Faithful
Classic Malaysian comedy: Jamali Shadat & Hamid Gurkha - Manaku Tada Manaku
2007-12-25 01:30:00 Another track from the classic 1974 album, which I heard many times when I was small off a vinyl of course. All characters played by Jamali Shadat, except the traffic policeman who’s played by Hamid Gurkha . More About: Comedy , Malaysian , Classic , Mala
?Tis the season for Sabahan-style irreverent SMSes
2007-12-23 01:55:00 kuhulur salam seharum Tiger kasih sayang itu sejernih montoku setulus hati seputih linutau walaupun dosaku sehitam Stout kumohon ampun sebanyak pusas maaf kupinta sampai kesumpak Tahun depan akan diadakan pilihanraya. Oleh itu sebuah parti baru yang mesra rakyat akan ditubuhkan iaitu Parti Untuk Semua Anak Sabah (PUSAS). Berminat untuk jadi ahli? More About: Style , Season
Newsreports of cases of too much ?aramai ti?
2007-12-21 01:16:00 This year alone I have seen and compiled at least 4 related newsreports. Daily Express, 25th February 2007, One Montoku Too Many Daily Express, 12th March 2007, Who Needs Watching With Guards Like These? Daily Express, 13th July 2007, Public Nuisance More About: Cases
Breaking news: Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan involved in road accident
2007-12-19 11:46:00 At km 36, Tamparuli-Ranau Road , near Kg Bongol. Required 10 stitches on his head. More About: News , Breaking News , Accident , Breaking
Unmissable photo opportunity with Ahmad Dhani of Dewa 19
2007-12-19 01:08:00 At the end of Dewa 19’s press conference on the 14th of December (the day before their concert at Stadium Likas, Kota Kinabalu) those present were given an opportunity to take photos with them. First was the staff of Celcom, the main sponsor of their tour. Then it was the staff of Magellan Sutera, where ... More About: Photo , Opportunity , Unit
The Babagon Dam ?collapsing? scare of 6th December 2007
2007-12-17 01:30:00 On 6th December around 3.30pm while at the office in Kota Kinabalu I received a call from a colleague telling me to hurry home to Penampang because “the Babagon dam is cracked and leaking - there’s going to be a big flood.” Babagon dam, constructed in 1997, is the biggest dam in Sabah, and 70 metres ... More About: December 2007
A review: Dewa 19, live in Kota Kinabalu, 15th December 2007
2007-12-16 15:53:00 When a concert advertisement says that it will start at a certain time, always add at least an hour to it. In the case of Dewa 19’s Kota Kinabalu stop, the poster said 7pm, but support act Jinbara made their appearance at 8.37pm. That’s a full 90 minutes overdue! I heard some fans had been ... More About: Review , Live , December , December 2007
Nicol David: Asian Sportswoman of the Year 2007, next target: Laureus World
2007-12-15 01:19:00 This is a truly deserved, and very difficult to win award. Nicol David , 23, squash’s world number 1 is the first Asian Sportswoman of the Year. She beat 2 other contenders for the title: - Thailand?s Paweena Thongsuk, reigning Olympic champion in 75-kg women’s weightlifting. - South Korea?s Jin Sun-yu, former world and reigning Olympic champions ... More About: World , Target
Dewa 19 will have a meet-the-fan session at Centre Point, Kota Kinabalu, 15
2007-12-14 15:33:00 I attended Dewa 19’s press conference at Meet ing Room 5, Magellan Sutera just now. I heard that their flight was delayed due to bad weather in KL(?), and that they only touched down at KKIA 6.20+pm. They made their entrance at the said meeting room at almost 7pm. The VIP present included Datuk Masidi Manjun, ... More About: Point , Centre , Kinabalu
Dewa 19 will arrive at Kota Kinabalu International Airport tomorrow (14th D
2007-12-13 13:33:00 Thank you little bird. So you know what to do. Perhaps it’s the only chance to get close to Ahmad Dhani, Once and the gang. For their first Malaysian tour, top Indonesian (Surabaya) rock band Dewa 19 (was known as simply “Dewa” between 2000 and 2004) chose of all places, Stadium Likas, Kota Kinabalu . Then it’s 3 different cities every day, then a 4-day break before the final concert at Stadium Negara. Supporting acts: Dewi Dewi (Indon all-girl group), Jinbara, Ella: perhaps in that order of appearance. That would mean Dewa 19 will only take to the stage after 9pm?! Leader, keyboardist and songwriter of the band: Ahmad Dhani Prasetyo, 35. Apparently a huge Queen fan: More About: International , Airport , Tomorrow
Justin Lusah’s Volume 2: the album that contains “Jambatan Tamparuli”
2007-12-12 01:30:00 Justin Lusah’s second album, produced in the mid 1970s, entitled “Jamba tan Tamparuli” or “Volume 2″ contained the most famous Kadazandusun song ever - the title track. Jambatan Tamparuli has been covered so many times that the younger generation might have never heard the original version. To me, the original sounds raw (in a nice way), has a beautiful melody but the beat is too quick for sumazau dancing. But what about the other 11 songs in the album? Are they any good? Short answer: This being Justin’s heyday, ALL the songs and beautiful and memorable, with at least one truly legendary track, and that is not the title track. Long answer: 3 of the best songs from Volume 1 reappeared here, in slightly different versions: Oi Darling, Kada Arau Monduli and Sumandak Mantad Sunsuron. However, I still prefer the versions in Volume 1. Then, the songs seemed more laidback, less studio-like, more like they were being played in a kampung house surrounded b... More About: Album , Justin
Jo-Anna Sue Henley Rampas at ICT Gala Night, Magellan Sutera, 29th November
2007-12-10 01:39:00 After several missed opportunities, finally I saw the 2007 Unduk Ngadau / The Harvest Queen sing live. Well, what can I say, she’s an absolutely fantastic vocalist. And an Unduk Ngadau to boot. Now that’s a total package! She sang quite a few songs, all live, ably backed by the State Cultural Board, including “Adaa” (IMHO the 2004 Kadazandusun song of the year) and “Endless Love”. But the most impressive were “Tiada Lagi” where IMHO she bettered both the original by Mayang Sari and Amy Search’s version. Then she took on Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You”, which to me, nearly equalled Ms Houston’s studio version! Incidentally, Whitney was in KL around the same time for the Live N Loud event. Someone blogged that Whitney made her entry at 1.40am and sang about 4 songs, and that she also sang “I will Always Love You” and from what I read, she could hardly reach the highest notes. So o... More About: Night , Anna , Magellan , November , Gala
Sabah radio featuring indigenous languages (Sabah VFM) is now available onl
2007-12-09 05:57:00 Yes, that means Kadazan, Dusun, Bajau and Murut language radio broadcast on Sabah VFM (the local RTM radio channel, possibly the only six-language radio channel in the world) can now be heard anywhere in the world, as long as you have internet connection. In November 2007, audio streaming via the Internet was activated for Sabah VFM. Timetable (daily, all local time of course): * Kadazan (Tangara dialect): 5:00am - 7:00am & 2:00 pm - 4:30pm. Detailed timetable. * Dusun (Bundu-Liwan dialect): 7:00am - 8:30am & 9:00 pm -11:00pm. Detailed timetable. * Bajau: 2:00am - 4:00am & 4:30pm - 7:00pm. Detailed timetable. * Murut: 4:00am - 5:00am & 7:00pm - 9:00pm. Detailed timetable. The other 2 languages are English and Chinese. Malay has its own dedicated channel. First impressions: very smooth, no stuttering, even from within the very slow SabahNet. But we’ll have to see how it goes as more people use this service. Source Kadus Entertainment More About: Radio , Languages , Indigenous , Featuring
In 1991, two classic music albums were released: Nirvana’s “Nevermind
2007-12-08 01:49:00 …what else but the Singaporean album “Why You So Like Dat?” by Siva Choy and the Kopi Kat Klan. At that time, I was heavily into hard rock music and would never normally entertain anything without screeching guitars. The title track of the album didn’t have anything but drum machines and Singlish rapping, but something about it sticks, and a few days ago I heard it again for the first time in more than 10 years. Do you still remember this? Click here to listen & read the lyrics More About: Music , Classic , Albums , Released , Music albums
A review of Tuaran Beach Resort (formerly known as Sabandar Bay Resort)
2007-12-06 01:56:00 For the 2nd consecutive year we had our annual department’s workshop at this resort, from 29th November to 1st December. We’ve been holding our workshop annually since 2003. While we were there last year they were on transition phase - change of management, rebranding etc. This year were they better prepared? Well, the road there is better, ... More About: Beach , Review , Resort
Sabah-born Penny Wong, first Asian Minister in Australia?s history would ne
More articles from this author:2007-12-04 01:32:00 Her feat earned her flowing accolades from Malaysians, including the Chief Minister of Sabah and other leaders, and was widely reported in local media. What was not mentioned is the fact that as well as being the first Asian minister in Australia ’s history, she’s also the first openly gay member of the Australian cabinet. The Sydney Star ... More About: History , Wong 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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