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Unmissable photo opportunity
2007-11-26 01:30:00 To me, the best photographs are not necessarily those taken using RM20,000 cameras with lens longer than your arm. Rather, the best photographs are those taken during fleeting moments, photo opportunities that must be taken quickly, for it might be the only chance of you getting that picture. You might even need a fair amount ... More About: Photo , Opportunity , Unit
Badminton: by winning the China Open, Wong Mew Choo has ended a 42-year wai
2007-11-25 17:19:00 In world-class badminton tournaments, this is an even more remarkable achievement than Malaysia’s 25-year wait for the Thomas Cup title (1992), the 25-year wait for the men’s doubles title at the All England (2007), the 36-year wait for the men’s doubles title at the Asian Games (2006) or even the 37-year wait for the men’s ... More About: China , Open , Badminton , Winning , Year
Do you recognise this song? Take a guess.
2007-11-24 01:30:00 This is either a clever twist or a tragic cover of a nationally well-known song, something that makes you either stunned in disbelief or weep in laughter. Sung by an unknown person, recorded by yours truly in a nightspot in a sleepy town somewhere in Sabah, sometime last year. Enjoy the performance… More About: Song , Guess
Soccer: after 18 games as England coach, Steve McClaren sacked
2007-11-22 12:35:00 After 15 months and 18 games. Record: 9 wins, 4 draws, 5 losses. Assistant Coach Terry Venables’ contract also terminated. England failed to qualify for a major tournament since the 1994 World Cup. Scott Carson’s, 22 nightmare competitive debut for England The England captain after the match After the loss to Croatia and before sacking, players diplomatic: Peter Crouch: “I ... More About: Games , Steve , Soccer
The greatest Kadazandusun music album ever
2007-11-22 01:36:00 In my humble opinion, it has got to be Justin Lusah’s volume 1 (1976). Why? For starters the album has at least 5 total classics: favourite songs of every sumazau music lover - I bet you won’t find any Kadazandusun, young or old, with the slightest interest in local music, that won’t know these songs. Guaranteed ... More About: Music , Album , The G , Greatest
Quick hill climbing in Kota Kinabalu (Part II)
2007-11-21 19:06:00 Another hill around Kota Kinabalu is next to Kg Kopungit, next to the new Penampang highway. Most afternoons you will be able to see cars parked on the side of the road next to the hill. Most likely they belong to hill climbers: Somewhere along the road there will be a way to climb up the path, ... More About: Quick , Part , Hill , Climbing , Bing
Quick hill climbing in Kota Kinabalu (Part I)
2007-11-21 18:28:00 There are at least 2 popular places for quick hill climbing around Kota KInabalu. These places are ideal for busy city folks wanting a quick workout while being close to nature and at the same time able to enjoy panoramic view from a peak. One of them is at Taman Tun Fuad, Bukit Padang. You really ... More About: Quick , Part , Hill , Climbing , Bing
The many covers of Foreigner?s ?I Want To Know What Love Is?
2007-11-20 01:56:00 Who can forget one of the best-known songs of the 1980’s: Foreigner ’s No.1 hit “I want to know what love is”. which reached no.1 on both sides of the Atlantic in 1985. It’s the group’s only song to do so. In 2004 it was voted number 476 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest songs ... More About: Love , Covers , Reign
The greatest Indonesian songs ever
2007-11-18 01:27:00 The following is a list of the greatest Indonesian songs ever. This is like a Hall of Fame of Music Composition. Qualification: the song must have been around for at least 20 years and the melody remains timeless. Granted, some later songs are great too, but people like SO7, Peterpan, Dewa etc will have to wait for ... More About: Songs , Done , The G , Greatest
Shima Uta: the greatest Okinawa-related song ever
2007-11-16 01:42:00 When I went to Okinawa , Japan in November 2000 to undergo a course the first local song we were all taught is Shima Uta (= Island Song ). It’s a beautiful song - one song and you’re hooked. I’d even say it’s on par with the greatest Japanese songs of all time - the classic Sukiyaki ... More About: Related , The G
Malaysian netball is good enough to compete at world level, but standard is
2007-11-14 01:37:00 Malaysia qualified for the netball world championships on merit for the first time when we finished 2nd to Singapore in the 2005 Asian Netball Championships. Singapore won that match 53-39. The 2007 Netball World Championships, the 12th world championships was held 10th-17th November in New Zealand. There were 16 competing nations. Top nations in world netball are ... More About: Malaysian , Standard , Good , Compete
Nicol David won her highest number of World Tour titles ever, but still los
2007-11-12 08:32:00 The 2007 squash season is over. Nicol David showed why she’s one of the few truly world-class athletes Malaysia has to offer apart from in badminton and bowling by defeating arch-rival Natalie Grinham 3-0 to win the Hong Kong Open. By winning it, she has now won 8 World Tour titles this year, the most she has ... More About: World Tour
Not many people know this version of Belinda Carlisle?s ?Heaven Is A Place
2007-11-12 01:23:00 I am sure any music lover knows this song by heart. Thanks to Wombat and YouTube, finally I heard the Heaven ly Version again after almost 20 years! I heard the single, which contained at least 2 versions of the song when it first came out in the UK in late 1987 (it was number one ... More About: People , Belinda , Place
What your longest time in between song listenings?
2007-11-11 01:30:00 Recently I got a song I haven’t heard in more than 25 years. I was looking for Noraziah Ali’s “Chi Bi Dhi, Bi Dhi”, but went one better: I got the original version by Mahani Mohamad: Think that’s long? Well, earlier this year I heard Agnes Chan’s Sweet Dreams again after a gap of about 34 ... More About: Song , Time , Longest
A new addition to the family: Ermelinda Juliette
2007-11-10 01:16:00 First picture taken: 2 hours old Name: Ermelinda Julie tte Mother admitted: 2nd November 2007 Date of Birth: 3rd November 2007 Time of Birth: 2.36pm Week of Pregnancy: 35th [slightly premature, should be 36-38 weeks, in fact expected date was a full month ahead] Birth Weight: 2.33kg [below average due to above] Length: 46cm Head circumference: 31.5cm Method of delivery: LSCS Discharged: 5th November 2007 To any ... More About: Family , The Family
Typhoon Peipah: cause of the cool weather in Sabah in the last few days
2007-11-08 12:15:00 According to the Meteorological Department, the rain and cool wind experienced in the last 2 days were caused by Typhoon Peipah which struck northwestern Philippines, and which is now moving away. This is its path tracking: I sure hope it doesn’t make a sudden left turn though… Source More About: Weather , Cool , Days , Sabah
A good example of the saying: do not judge a book by its cover
2007-11-08 07:45:00 I think many girls would say the guy above looks rather handsome. He is 18-year old Pekka-Eric Auvinen of Finland. Apart from the gun in his hand and the motto emblazoned on his shirt, if your daughter brought such a guy to your house you would probably welcome him warmly. But beneath the exterior something is seething, ... More About: Judge , Book , Cover , Good , Xamp
Flashback: the greatest finale to the greatest rock concert I ever attended
2007-11-08 01:58:00 I spent 5 years in the United Kingdom as a student, and believe it or not, never even once went over to watch Football League First Division (predecessor to the English Premier League - EPL today) match. However, this is not to say I never went inside their stadiums. I was a hard rock / heavy ... More About: Concert , Rock , Finale , Flashback , The G
Violent user or simply bad quality?
2007-11-07 01:41:00 This Hicom lorry is much newer than my car - yet my car’s door handles are in much better condition. So either the guy is too violent, or the vehicle quality leaves much to be desired. More About: User , Simply , Quality , Violent , Lent
Violent user or simply bad quality?
2007-11-06 01:41:00 This Hicom lorry is much newer than my car - yet my car’s door handles are in much better condition. So either the guy is too violent, or the vehicle quality leaves much to be desired. More About: User , Simply , Quality , Violent , Lent
A unique perspective: you don?t see this scene every day
2007-11-04 01:13:00 Photo taken by yours truly, somewhere in Lintas, Kota Kinabalu on 29th September 2007. At first I was taken aback, a little fact finding revealed that the guy (visible on the top left) is a professional, he’s been doing this for years. More About: Scene , Unique , Perspective
Learning experiences in organising a Charity Dinner: what to expect when ge
2007-11-02 01:30:00 MCs and Floor Managers on the left of stage: on the left is Disney As I mentioned previously, during our state-level charity dinner on 22nd October, I have never had the experience of getting an Akademi Fantasia artiste to perform at a function I was involved in organising. Stark details of the contract are of ... More About: Charity , Dinner , Experiences , Learning , Expect
Learning experiences in organising a Charity Dinner: featuring Velvet AF4:
2007-10-31 01:31:00 Velvet poses with me with colleagues Romeo (sometime RTM DJ - my co-MC for the night), Tim and Edi The dinner itself went on relatively smoothly. There’s a newsreport on it in Daily Express on 24th October, a copy of which is posted on JPKN’s website (I can’t guarantee it’ll be a permalink). There’s an encouraging message ... More About: Charity , Dinner , Experiences , Learning , Velvet
It?s fasting month, the air-conditioner is not working, the building manage
2007-10-30 12:26:00 The photo below was taken by yours truly on 26th September 2007 at Wisma MUIS, Kota Kinabalu. Background: fasting month is in full swing. The central air-con broke down. It’s been several days, with no improvement. Rumours swirling about are saying that it would take a very long time to fix because not one but three ... More About: Building , Air Conditioner , Working , Fasting , Manage
Datuk Peter Mojuntin (1939-1976): the Golden Son of the Kadazan
2007-10-30 07:47:00 In the middle of Donggonggon township, Penampang, there is a statue of the late Datuk Peter Joinod Mojuntin. It’s about 15 feet tall. On the 4 corners of the platform, there are descriptions of his titles and achievements, including the following: That plane crash also killed the Chief Minister of Sabah at that time, Tun Fuad Stephens ... More About: Golden , The Go , The G
The Last Supper in detail
2007-10-28 13:33:00 The “The Last Supper ” has truly gone online, in the sense that it has been photographed in such detail and put online for free public viewing that in all likelihood, you’d never see it in this kind of detail, even if you go to Italy to see it for yourself. If you didn’t know it already, ... More About: The Last Supper , The Last
My favourite version of Poco Poco
2007-10-28 02:59:00 Everybody knows that ubiquitous Jopie Latul megahit Poco Poco. Heck, even those in the highest levels of government are openly dancing along to it! It has even infiltrated Malaysian cultural festivals; this has displeased some people. There have been a few version, not least that crazy Inul Daratista version, complete with midget dancing partner. But personally I like ... More About: Version
Banks to blame for getting people into a debt sinkhole they can?t get out o
2007-10-26 17:15:00 Whether via the media (newspapers, television, radio, blogs etc) or casual conversation over afternoon coffee, a favourite subject revolves anything around money, especially the lack of it. Many people who borrow money, not just homeowners are finding that paying off their mortgages are a huge burden. The increase in living costs is a factor, but are banks ... More About: People , Banks , Debt , Blame
Kite-flying at Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu
2007-10-26 02:30:00 The winds and the wide beaches of Tanjung Aru Beach is perfect for kite-flying. Just let your kite go and it will effortless fly up. Even beginners can do it, like so: More About: Flying , Kite , Kinabalu , Kota Kinabalu
Pictures of Water World, Bukit Padang, Kota Kinabalu
More articles from this author:2007-10-24 02:13:00 It is located at Taman Tun Fuad Stephens, Bukit Padang. The tagline is “Sabah’s Premier Water Theme Park.” Don’t expect anything like Sunway Lagoon though. Recommended to go on weekdays - costs only RM5 per person, as opposed to RM15 per person on weekends. Those below 3 feet tall are entitled to free admission. Err… I thought ... More About: Pictures , World , Kinabalu , Kota Kinabalu 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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