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Datuk Peter Mojuntin (1939-1976): the Golden Son of the Kadazan
2007-10-22 02:47:00
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 ...
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5-time astronaut Robert ?Hoot? Gibson in Sabah
2007-10-20 02:30:00
Hoot Gibson became an instant celebrity in Malaysia when he is prominently being featured on local media as everybody in Malaysia becomes astronaut-crazy. He even did a little tour of the country sharing his experiences. Recently he was in Sabah . This is my brother taking a photo with Mr Gibson. Sigh… I wish I was there too.
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It?s fasting month, the air-conditioner is not working, the building manage
2007-10-18 02:26:00
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 ...
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Halo phenomenon on 11th October 2007: another miracle or mere pareidolia?
2007-10-16 02:43:00
I got the following photo of apparently the recent halo phenomenon via MMS. Photoshop, pareidolia or true miracle?
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Floating bookshop MV Doulos in Kota Kinabalu 13 - 25th October 2007
2007-10-15 02:12:00
MB Doulos, the world’s oldest active passenger ship (built more than 90 years ago), and one of the world’s premier floating bookshops is in town 13 - 25th October . She arrived from Hong Kong, having spent about about a month there. Apparently Sabah is the only Malaysian state it will visit this year. Its last ...
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They should?ve put Dr Sheikh Muszaphar on the right of camera on the ISS
2007-10-14 02:43:00
If you look at the live telecast of the Soyuz carrying Malaysia’s first person in space docking with the ISS on 12th October, there are a few things I observed: - there’s no video of the docking in progress; but looking at the videos of docking to ISS of the Soyuz crafts carrying previous space tourists ...
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Halo phenomenon on 11th October 2007: could this be the worst UFO sighting
2007-10-13 02:30:00
Further on the halo phenomenon yesterday, there’s a video of it posted on youtube which purportedly shows a white blob moving around the sun. Perhaps this is just a a joke, but isn’t that so obvious?! The white blob moves in perfect sync with the camera. If it’s a real UFO, the camera should be struggling ...
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You can?t sing this popular Malay 1970s song without turning heads in Sabah
2007-10-12 02:35:00
What else but A Kadir’s 1975 classic Lontong? In the peninsula, it’s a delicacy. Usually it is “nasi himpit” (compressed rice cakes cut into cubes), then added with “sayur lodeh” (vegetable coconut curry). The vege can be cabbage, long beans, carrots and fried tempe (kind of beancurd). Tofu can also be added into the curry. Finally, peanut ...
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Halo phenomenon / 22 degree halo on 11th October 2007 as seen outside concr
2007-10-11 14:01:00
All the photos in blog posts I’ve seen about the halo phenomenon today have apparently been taken in and around buildings. Here are my takes, closer to nature. Anybody want wallpaper-size versions, I can post it here too: I won’t even watermark them This one taken under a tree - my attempt at being artistic. This is ...
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It?s unlikely you?ll hear this version of Saloma?s famous Hari Raya song ve
2007-10-10 02:27:00
Who doesn’t know Saloma’s Hari Raya song? However, what some might now is that there is an older version of the same song recorded in the 1950s. I don’t think you’ll hear the older version that often, partly because its lyrics has references to playing firecrackers - tolerated then, but banned now. Dam Dam Dum, Bunyi Mercun, ...
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Malaysia?s most popular Hari Raya songs ever
2007-10-08 02:36:00
There have been many Hari Raya songs written, but after so many years, I still hear the following songs year in and year out. They are what I call total classics, everybody knows them, they still sound good, and pretenders will have a very hard time replacing them. Note: if you have never registered with imeem.com before, ...
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Junior Chamber International?s Outstanding Young Person of Sabah (TOYPS) 20
2007-10-06 02:30:00
The Outstanding Young Person of Sabah (TOYPS) 2007 Awards ceremony gala dinner organised by Junior Cham ber International (JCI) Kota Kinabalu was held on 10th September. The winners according to the 6 categories are as follows. May we all be inspired by these role models. Business, economic or entrepreneurial accomplishment. Honouree: Raymond Chan, executive chairman of the Ramajuta ...

Streamyx connection problem: error 638: a troubleshooting step that perhaps
2007-10-05 16:10:00
My Streamyx connection was strangely intermittent (DSL light keeps blinking) a few days ago, then one night it just decided to quit. I thought it was “normal”, since Swordie mentioned that the guys at TM are doing an upgrade for a whopping 8 days starting 2nd October. However, checking further it seems that that only ...
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Politically incorrect jokes on prime time BBC TV?
2007-10-04 02:30:00
Have you been forwarded a videoclip about 2 minutes long entitled “The Translator” by Catherine Tate, playing a character named Helen Marsh, in which she “attempts” to translate, from English into several languages, including Italian, Spanish, Swedish and some unnamed countries (but obviously Chinese and African). When I got it for the first time, I didn’t ...
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Top Sabahan technopreneur personality in trouble
2007-10-02 07:10:00
FTEC Resources Bhd (FRB) was founded by Sabah an Kenneth Vun in 1994. From being a computer assemblerin Kota Kinabalu, it has grown into a regionally recognised hardware manufacturer. It even has its own production facility in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Not many Sabahan ICT companies can attest to that. Mr Vun currently also sits on the Boards ...
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The best ever unknown Kadazandusun songwriter and vocalist
2007-09-30 02:30:00
Zesmus Joannes, an employee with the State Forestry Department released an album in 2002, a year before Malaysians became Akademi Fantasia crazy. I got it on tape via direct sales from a friend, who was directly involved in producing the album. I have never seen the album in record shops anywhere, let alone hear his ...
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1,000 year old priceless Buddha statue with ?magical? properties stolen fro
2007-09-29 02:35:00
The statue was located at the Buppharam Thai Buddhist Temple in Perak Road, Penang. It’s supposed to have originated from northeast Thailand. It was reportedly stolen on 14th September between 7 and 8 in the morning, although the temple committee used the phrase “gone on holiday” because they’re hoping it will be returned, as had happened ...
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Recommended (non-halal) breakfast joint: Restoran Wah Juan, Tanjung Aru, Ko
2007-09-28 02:30:00
Eatery-wise, it’s easy to know which ones are good and which ones to avoid, just by looking at the number of patrons it attracts. Restoran Wah Juan of Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu is one of them. Everytime I go past in the morning hours, weekdays or weekends, it is always overflowing: the seats are full and people ...
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Sexist arcade game at Wawasan Plaza, Kota Kinabalu?
2007-09-26 02:36:00
On the 2nd floor of Wawasan Plaza, Kota Kinabalu is an amusement centre containing quite a few arcade games. One of them is, at first glance, a harmless-looking sniper game from Konami entitled Silent Scope. But looking closer on the right panel, one can see the following: Yes, it’s just a game, but it might give wrong ideas ...
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The world?s biggest problem
2007-09-25 02:30:00
I was forwarded the following Q&A, purportedly from a husband with a big problem. The authenticity cannot be ascertained, but enjoy it nevertheless. It’s a bit small, the writing I mean, I hope you can still make it out. Note: in Bahasa Malaysia.
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Dato? Seri Syed Hamid Albar, Minister Of Foreign Affairs interviewed on BBC
2007-09-24 02:30:00
This is my favourite talk show, ever since I saw how they grilled the former DPM several years ago. The following interview was shown on BBC a few days ago. It’s about 20 minutes in length, divided into 4 parts. Unsurprisingly, there are many interesting comments about it on youtube.
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Mourinho’s abrupt farewell leaves Chelsea FC fans shell-shocked
2007-09-21 02:30:00
The new manager First official statement on Chelsea FC’s official website As of a few hours ago, the forum thread at Chelsea FC’s official website entitled “Official: Chelsea and Jose Mourinho Have Parted Company” had had more than 30,000 views and more than 500 replies in 23 pages, the most popular thread in the entire website. The first few pages had fans fans expressing shock and disbelief, even one lashing out at Roman Abramovich himself! Some selected forum entries: Please tell me this is all crap! Please! I actually feel sick! I’m in total shock! I don’t know what to say. Avram Grant is gonna ****ing be in charge when we face Utd. stupid If we lose him we are in trouble. Its not when we lose him that makes a difference, its the fact that we have lost him if its all true, we won’t be the same team. Without him our team is already 50% weaker again if its true. Regardless of who Roman’s main target is - Ramos I suspect - the rumou...
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Update: Tickets for sale: Charity Dinner featuring Velvet AF4: 22 October 2
2007-09-20 10:40:00
This is an update to my post about the above matter early last month.   Ticket sales are ongoing, but we’d like further help from everybody to make this charity event a success.   You can also elect to sponsor gifts for the lucky draws.   Should you have any enquiries, pls leave a comment here and I will get back to you a.s.a.p.   Details summary: - The charity dinner will be held 22nd October (Monday) at Magellan Sutera, Kota Kinabalu featuring Velvet AF4. - Tickets are priced at RM200, RM150 and RM100. - We hope to sell 130 tables. - VVIP: The State Minister of Community Development & Consumer Affairs.   Thank you!“SECEBIS BAKTI SEGENGGAM BUDI”
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The best produced Kadazandusun song ever
2007-09-20 02:30:00
Petronella Suan released her debut album in October last year. It contains mostly Malay songs but there was one Kadazandusun song (with a Malay version as well), and in yours truly’s humble opinion the best song in the whole album, and one of the best original songs in the Kadazandun language ever written. It was co-written by Damian Manson (a friend of mine), Greg Handerson, Petronella herself and Yuriz. Petronella penned the lyrics. If you like it, please support our local artistes: purchase the original.
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The most unique Kadazandusun pop song ever produced
2007-09-18 02:15:00
Kinatu Anggidau wrote, recorded and released what should be the most unique Kadazandusun song ever last year. If usual pop songs deal with love, this guy tackled a topic never done by any Kadazandusun musician before: life insurance. The song features Sabah’s own guitar god: John Sami. If you like it, please support local musicians: buy the ...
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High School Musical : The Concert (El Concierto) in Buenos Aires, May 2007
2007-09-16 08:01:00
The cast of Disney’s most successful franchise ever, High School Musical did a 40-city tour of the USA, Canada and Latin America November 2006 to May 2007. The following is a selection of videos from the concert in Buenos Aires , one of the last (if not the very last) leg of the tour. Zac Efron ...
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Full movie: Ultraman Mebius and Ultraman Brothers (2006)
2007-09-14 15:25:00
Fire up fullscreen YouTube and enjoy.
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Pictures of Melinsung Summer Bay Resort, Kota Kinabalu - Papar highway
2007-09-14 07:30:00
We had a church event at Melinsung Summer Bay Resort end of August till early September. For accomodation, most of us stayed at the 3-room apartments. From the outside, they look like the following: Near the apartments, and probably the most unique feature about this place, is a stationary ship called the Summer Bay Cruise. Reminds one ...
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Ethan receives record number of presents for 4th birthday
2007-09-13 05:31:00
My boy Ethan celebrated his 4th birthday on 30th August. Can you see anything strange about the picture below? I never expected that he’d get so many presents (more than 30 in all), all from different persons. Most of it came from his schoolmates. The school has about 60 kids in total. It was so many that ...
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Shoko Tendo: front view
2007-09-06 02:21:00
All these while, we’ve been seeing the heavily tattooed back of Ms Shoko Tendo , the now (in?)famous yakuza daughter. This is what her face looks like:
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