SABAHVFM KADAZAN POPULAR SONG CHART FOR 2013-2014 held at KDCA Hall 28 March 2015

And today is April fool 2015 when the GST or "gigit sampai tulang" is implemented in Malaysia.

Nevertheless, we are just posting the videos of the winners for this concert cum competition for the most popular song from this RTM radio station based in Kota Kinabalu.

The winner of the best Kadazan lyrics was as I expected to be.
"Doiti id pomogunan" literary means "In this world" a moral themed song with a touch of religious prayer, and written by Venitha Lojuti, sang by now 16 year old Maria Tatiomis Guntingan. She first recorded the song for RTM when she was 13 or 14. Her voice was already matured then and her diction is in perfect Kadazan of Penampang.

However the best performance and overall song was by diva like Anna Stanislaus "Hangad ku tomoimo" which could meant "Always yearning"
as chosen by the professional judges while the second also went to Maria Tatiomis.

The third song chosen was "Koginavaan ku" ( My Love)  by Petrus Boyd Pensin but performed by Malvin Kalbin in the absence of the original artist.

Peter Dicky Lee won the best performance with backing show with theme mother losing son to his girlfriend with an ending wail of "Inaa" by Peter.
That emotional show impressed the judges for an RM1000 prize.

Anyway here are the videos

Third place:



Second place:



First Place:



And the presentation of prizes here:

FIVE WAYS TO BE HAPPY, by Datuk Vincent Pung, CEO of Sabah Credit Corporation

During a simple party specially for the multi-racial senior citizens of Penampang, at SCC HQ at Donggongon today, 4 March 2015 the good Datuk gave this simple message.

 

 

Datuk Vincent, CEO

 

 

Quote: "There are five ways to be happy ...

 

1.  Love yourself

2.  Do good

3. Always forgive, or learn to forgive

4. Harm no one, wish no harm to others

5. Be positive. "

 

 

That was the good Datuk sharing with the seniors at the fourth floor gym area of his HQ and everyone present could not agree more.

 

There was a massive round of applause when he announced that the Corporation is 60 years old this year, just one year younger than he is, and it has been growing while other corporation has come and gone.

 

It was started with one million dollar fund, taken from the war reparation fund from the Japanese after the second world war.

 

As such Datuk Pung wish that it will continue to grow for another 60 years while giving back to the community such as the CSR on the Senior Citizens.

 

 

Now with such a happy and positive vision that this gentleman have, how I just wish every Malaysians especially the Leaders in Power will share his visions and principles.

 

 

And to be happy,  well, won't it be nice if somebody pass this message to the ISIS ??

 

 

Here is my favourite staff of SCC

 



 

Gong Xi Fa Cai

 

One for the album,  he he  he

 

P/S,   there was a simple lion dance competition too.  Three ladies team and one men team was formed, each team has 8 members, 4 on the drums and cymbals, and 4 on the 2 lions.

 

The men team was voted winners probably because the drumming was faster performed by Benjamin Matanjang of "Nombo No Ih Kalabau Ku" fame, and we got AngPows too.  I got short videos of the ladies at the lions but missed taking the mens team because I was busy trying to bang the cymbals.. ha ha ha

 

On the lion dance performances, the good Datuk thought that some of the dancing looked like Sumazau, but anyway the important thing is BE HAPPY.

 

Next time, we will do a thorough practice first, right men ??

 

Cheers  everyone.



SABAH FISHERIES DEPARTMENT CREATED HISTORY AT KG BABAGON RIVER WITH TAGAL SYSTEM

ON 13 Feb 2015, I was invited to cover the release of a thousand Pelian fish fry at Kg Babagon River where they have enforce some Tagal system of fish and environment preservation.

What is the big deal?

Well the State fisheries department claimed that they had created a first in history in Sabah for being able to breed the fish fry from the eggs after mating them with the sperm of the male fish and bred them in tanks until large enough to be released in the river where fishing is banned most of the time via their TAGAL system.

The fisheries deputy director said that the survival rate is near 100 percent due to the size when released in the river.

Such fisheries research with a half million grant from the State Government is to ensure the biodiversity of fish in the state is maintained.

Also the Pelian ("pohizan" in Kadazan dialect or scientific name according to Dr Ahemad Sade of State fisheries deputy director is "TOR DOURONENSIS" ) is highly valued and hence the first species to be researched. By this success, he said that this tasty fish will never disappear from our rivers for the benefit of the future generation.

The event was graced by the District Officer and other local community leaders and fisheries staff from the Babagon Fisheries Research Station.

here are some pics.

District Officer Pn Luvita Koisun hooking a pelian fish just after one throw of the fishing line.  And yes, our first female DO can also pass for a public officer cum model.

 

 Luvita releasing the fish back to the river immediately before it gasp its last breath.  he he he. That is in compliance with the TAGAL rule of the Kg Babagon Village.

 Luvita and Dr Sade releasing the Pelian fish fry,  a total of one thousand, and yes the fisheries officer said they have methods of counting them to be exact.

 A part of the fry just after being released.  They swim together for their protection.  Natural instinct of the fish for survival.

 

And finally the DO,  ex-DO cum People Development Leader, District Chief, Two fisheries deputy directors and their staff and other community leaders group pic for the record.  Good job Fisheries Dept !!

 

 

I -CeLL and the Penampang Native Court

Back in November 2014, I reported in the press about a visit by 3 lawyers from Putrajaya Federal Attorney Dept under the I-CeLL or International Centre for Law and Legal Studies who came visiting the Native Court in Penampang.

Last month the Village Chief from Terian who is the shortest guy amongst all the Ketua Kampungs requested me for a copy of the photo.

I said either give me a pendrive or visit my blog.  I don't know if he had as he never contacted my phone.

but here are several edited copies of the group photo.

Take it from here and copy it to print at any photo shop but the versions here are sized down because the original data is 5MB and too big to be uploaded in blogs.

cheers Mr Ketua Kampang of Terian.