Selamat Hari Raya

Guong

Yup, Hari Raya is just round the corner. To all my Muslim friends, I wish you Selamat Hari Raya, balik kampung kirim kuih pinjaram aa.

Here in the Peninsular, the Malays celebrate Hari Raya with traditional foods, visiting relatives and friends, wearing their new baju raya; the baju melayu, complete with samping and songkok for the guys and baju kurung for the ladies. Well it is obvious since those are their tradition.

What about Sabah's muslim communities? How do they celebrate it? Ok.. What I will say in this post are just my opinions and maybe offensive to some Sabahan but I am just pointing my view also as a Sabahan. So, sorry in advance.

I'll start by asking this question, why do you, as a Sabahan wear baju Melayu or baju kurung when celebrating Hari Raya? Let say you are Dusun. Why don't you wear Dusun traditional dress when celebrating Hari Raya? Or maybe Bajau, Rungus, Chinese, murut etc..

It's sometimes puzzle me. If they (the Malay) can be proud with their tradition and incorporate it with their religion, why can't Sabahan? Why must the Sabahan Muslims forsake their own identity and culture? Some even went to the extreme by saying that they are now Malay because they have convert into Islam. Since when did practicing Islam changes one race? what about a Japanese converting to Islam, does that change his/her race into Malay?


I'm not bashing Islam or the Malays, just questioning the Sabahan Muslims mentality. And once again, I'm sorry if my post offended any of you in anyway.

16 September Celebration...

Guong

"Normally, the closing of the independence celebration is held on Malaysia Day on Sept 16," he told reporters at the breaking of fast with the media at the National Museum here tonight.
Quote by Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal taken from Bernama news as published in Yahoo news. link

"Normally"? Since when did this so called closing of the independence celebration started? And this coming from a fellow Sabahan?

When I first read this news at the Utusan Online, I thought that 16 September have been declared as a public holiday. And surprise, surprise, it was not. Read it and I'm sure you'd be confuse too. Well, since it was from them, I should have expected the 'confusion'.
The full story was this,

On the call for Sept 16 to be declared a public holiday, he said it would not be entertained as it would confuse the people between the independence day and the Malaysia day.
taken from Yahoo News. link

Why is it that this date is so 'sacred' to Sabahan and Sarawakian?

• It is sacred because it was a date of the forming of Malaysia when Sabah and Sarawak joined Malaya as Federal Government and not as one of the Malaya state.
• It is sacred because it was a date where Sabah and Sarawak joined Malaya not to achive Independence but accepting Tunku Abdul Rahman invitations. The real independence date for Sabah was 31st of August 1963 and for Sarawak was 22nd of July 1963.
• It is sacred because it is a reminder for the Malaya Federal Government on the 20-point agreement for Sabah and the 18-point agreement for Sarawak before forming Malaysia.

I've went to a number of local forums on the web which are based in the Peninsular of Malaya and it's really sicken me when most of the forum members doesn't even know the history on the forming of Malaysia. They only see 16 September as something political. Some even say that the Sabahan and Sarawakian demand it as 'candy' due to our huge contribution on the winning of the current government during the 12th general election.

It is more than just politic. It is about our rights. Rights that have been long ignored by the Federal Government. 45 years to be exact.

Food For ISA Detainees Are Slightly Better Than Dog Food..??

Guong

Yes, Theresa Kok have compared the food she was served as slightly better than dog food. She claim that her statement was being manipulated against her. I've attached her counter argument on that matter. click here

So, what was the menu that she claim to be almost similar to dog food? It was 2 boiled eggs, cucumber and gravy; twice a day. To see the menu click here.

I don't know if she is aware of this or not, but those food so called as slightly better than dog food is actually a much better food than some of the poor or working class people have daily. Her statement just show how much apart she is with the lower-level communities. It's almost the same as saying that those who eat these foods are just a bit better than a dog.

Ironically, most of these peoples are from the land of Borneo. I myself eats dried fish with lime juice and 'cili padi' when I was still a kid back in my Kampung in Sabah. Are those foods also slightly better than dog food?

And whats really disappoint me, she is actually with the opposition who claim to be championing all Malaysian.

She was maybe trying to degrade ISA with this statement but at the same time she is insulting those who live by these 'almost dog food' foods.

Oh No! My Darling..!!

Guong

I've just got my darling this year. She is so slick, slim, beautiful...and the list of words goes on and on.. BUT, other peoples are just jealous of me and her. Or may be they are simply ignorant to others. Look at what they have done to my darling..aiya..kin panas..

People simply open their car's door and hit my darling..(right side)
This one quite bad, the metal is exposed. Aduh..cis.. (left side)And this..I don't know what to say..(left side, front end)The latest one, under the front bumper, I didn't saw a hole when I was parking my car (well, this one is my fault..heh).

All of this happen when my car was parked, except for the last one. My conclusion, most people in Klang just don't care about anyone else. It makes me miss Sabah even more. Where most of the people care about someone else. Well, I stress the word 'most' though since not all of the people are the way I mentioned them..but finding one is like searching an unscratched car at the parking lot.

Akta Hubungan Kaum...??

Guong

Baru-baru ini Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar mencadangkan untuk diwujudkan akta ini. klik link

Namun, Menteri Perancangan dan Pengurusan Sumber Kedua Negeri Datuk Seri Awang Tengah Ali Hasan tidak bersetuju akta tersebut dilaksanakan di Sarawak. klik link
Menurut beliau, Sarawak tidak mempunyai masalah dari segi perpaduan kaum.

Bagaimana dengan Sabah? macam teda berita ja..ni la susah pemimpin Sabah ni, 'slow' sikit..

Bagi saya, akta ini juga tidak perlu dilaksanakan di Sabah kerana umum sudah mengetahui Sabah juga tidak mempunyai masalah dari segi perpaduan kaum.

Jadi, kenapa akta ini dicadangkan? Adakah disebabkan isu perkauman yang sedang hangat di Semenanjung ketika ini? Jika ya, adakah akta ini melibatkan Sabah dan Sarawak juga sedangkan isu perkauman itu hanya hangat di Semenanjung saja?

Menurut Menteri Dalam Negeri kita ni, akta ini "lebih menjurus kepada mewujudkan masyarakat yang berbilang kaum dengan mengambil faktor keadilan dan kesamarataan".

Kalau betul untuk faktor itu, hapuskan sistem kuota ke universiti, wujudkan hanya satu sekolah untuk semua kaum, kebebasan beragama 100%, laksanakan meritrokasi, kembalikan 95% royalti petroleum Sabah, haramkan parti berasaskan kaum dan paling utama tiada istilah Ketuanan Melayu.

Belajar cara Sabah dan Sarawak menjaga hubungan antara kaum.

Education in Malaysia

Guong

Sejauh mana tahap pendidikan kamu? Adakah kamu bercita-cita sampai ke Universiti? Siapakah individu yang mempengaruhi kamu untuk memasang cita-cita itu? Adakah individu yang mempengaruhi kamu itu mengatakan itu adalah peringkat tertinggi dalam pendidikan? Adakah individu itu juga mengatakan yang masa depan kamu akan menjadi cerah jika dapat sampai ke menara gading? Adakah individu itu bernama guru?

Hmm, inilah salah satu masalah dalam sistem pendidikan di negara kita. Terlalu 'exam orientated'. Maka timbullah persoalan2 di atas. Akibatnya, objektif utama universiti dibina tidak tercapai. Kenapa saya katakan begitu?

Masalah sistem pendidikan kita boleh dilihat dari peringkat sekolah rendah lagi. Sistem penilaian dalam menentukan kebolehan murid adalah berdasarkan peperiksaan bertulis. Kelulusan boleh diperolehi hanya dengan mengingat isi-isi penting. Walaupun soalan berbentuk subjektif, ia masih memerlukan hafalan untuk mendapatkan jawapan yang dikehendaki. Akibatnya, kanak-kanak seawal darjah 1 sudah dihantar ke kelas-kelas tuisyen. Ramai ibu bapa berharap agar anak mereka dapat memperolehi 'lebih' ilmu agar kelulusan itu berubah kepada kecemerlangan dengan mengorbankan 'zaman kanak-kanak' anak mereka.

Akhirnya, aspek lain seperti sosial, rohani dan jasmani tidak diberi perhatian. Lihat saja mata pelajaran seperti Pendidikan Moral, Muzik, Pendidikan Jasmani dan Kesihatan dan lain-lain lagi; tidak diberi perhatian dan dianak tirikan. Jika kita lihat sistem pendidikan negara-negara maju yang lain, aspek-aspek ini sangat dititikberatkan malah diterapkan ke dalam mata pelajaran teras.

Kesannya, sistem pendidikan kita ini melahirkan individu yang tidak seimbang dari segi intelek, jasmani, rohani dan sosial. Maka lahirlah pemimpin-pemimpin yang juga tidak seimbang.

My First Blog..um..2nd actually

I've already know the existence of blog for a long period of time yet I've never actually start one..Well, I did start one before but that was like just 2 months ago. So I consider myself as a newbie in the blog community.

So, what with the sudden interest? Well, maybe it's because I now have an internet connection 24/7. Why waste it by just surfing randomly?

In the future, I might post in using other than English since it is not my first language. Maybe I'll use my national language which is Bahasa Malaysia; maybe Sabahan slang or my own mother tongue, Dusun.

I might also write post that are inadvertently offensive to others. (I hope not)