Melinda Louis, Unduk Ngadau 2012

Melinda Louis (tengah) bersama Fenny Doimis (kiri) dan Meryl Foster Paladius (kanan) selepas dimahkotakan sebagai pemenang Unduk Ngadau 2012 di Hongkod Koisaan pada 21 Mei 2012 (Khamis)

Terjawab sudah teka-teki Unduk Ngadau selama beberapa hari ini, apabila Melinda Louis dari Telupid dimahkotakan sebagai Huminodun yang baru.

Seperti juga Unduk Ngadau sebelum ini, Melinda bakal menjadi wajah rasmi KDCA untuk mempromosikan Sabah dan kebudayaan negeri ini selama setahun.

Upacara memahkotakan Unduk Ngadau 2012 kepada Melinda Louis, oleh isteri TYT, Toh Puan Norlidah RM Jasni -Kredit foto untuk James Tseu, See Hua Daily News

Memandangkan aku berada di dalam dewan Hongkod Koisaan sepanjang pertandingan, maka dengan sukarela aku membuat update secara langsung melalui akaun Twitter @mariahdoksil berkongsi dengan mereka yang tidak dapat hadir, apa yang berlaku sepanjang majlis.

Pusingan pertama bermula sekitar 1pm, dimana kesemua 41 orang peserta ditampilkan di atas pentas, sambil tayangan multimedia dimainkan untuk memperkenalkan kesemua 41 finalists.

Selesai persembahan perkenalan melalui skrin, seorang demi seorang peserta menuruni pentas dan memperagakan pakaian tradisi sambil menghampiri pihak juri untuk memperlihatkan pakaian serta dandanan dan solekan secara dekat.

Kedudukan aku di belakang juri memberikan pandangan yang jelas bagaimana mereka berjalan, senyum dan membawa diri.

Selepas itu, seramai 15 peserta diumumkan. Kota Marudu, Ranau, Likas, Banggi, Inanam, Tuaran, Kota Kinabalu, Tanjung Aru, Penampang, Kuala Penyu, Pagalungan, Telupid, Tambunan, Kota Belud dan Beaufort dipanggil untuk meneruskan pusingan ke dua.

Manakala, setelah ditimbang-timbang, dinilai-nilai oleh juri professional, cuma 7 orang dipilih untuk mara ke pusingan ke tiga. Sebelum ketujuh-tujuh peserta meneruskan pusingan soal jawab, mereka bersumazau di atas pentas bersama dengan VIP yang hadir. Kalau menurut diriku sendiri, aku nampak di mana kepentingan menari Sumazau sebagai salah satu medium untuk menilai Unduk Ngadau.

Apabila mereka berada di atas pentas, penonton dapat melihat dengan jelas bagaimana mereka membawa diri mereka dan bergerak dengan sopan. Ada yang menari sambil tunduk tanpa memandang pasangan, ada yang asyik bercakap tanpa peduli langkah, ada yang menari dengan pergerakan yang sempurna dan ada juga yang menari seperti suka-suka dan tidak yakin dengan diri mereka.

Walau apapun, selagi acara belum tamat, pandangan pihak juri tertumpu kepada kesemua finalists. Dan mereka akan menilai setiap inci pergerakan sebelum diberikan gelaran Huminodun.

Top 7 Unduk Ngadau 2012

Di pusingan ke terakhir itu, ketujuh-tujuh peserta dari Tuaran, Kota Kinabalu, Tanjung Aru, Penampang, Telupid, Tambunan dan Kota Belud diuji menjawab dua soalan dengan menuturkan jawapan dalam bahasa ibunda (soalan pertama) dan Bahasa Melayu (soalan ke dua).

Soalan ke pertama berdasarkan visual yang dipaparkan di atas skrin, di mana peserta perlu menerangkan apa yang mereka lihat dalam gambar tersebut, tetapi perlu dituturkan dalam bahasa ibunda. Manakala, soalan ke dua adalah topik yang dicabut sendiri oleh peserta.

Top 7 yang pertama dari Tuaran, mendapat gambar visual orang menanam padi dan dia agak gugup bertutur dalam bahasa Dusun, manakala soalan ke dua dalam Bahasa Malaysia, saya sangat terkejut kerana dia bercakap seperti ada ‘slang’ orang putih. Saya kurang kurang pasti kalau dia memang tidak fasih berbahasa Melayu atau memang caranya bertutur memang begitu. Overall, boleh tahan!

Top 7 ke dua dari Kota Kinabalu, dia menerangkan gambar orang yang meniup api dapur kayu. Saya kagum dengan peserta Kota Kinabalu kerana bukan sahaja fasih berbahasa Dusun tetapi siap menerangkan apakah yang dimasak di dapur kayu tersebut. Apa yang saya dapat tangkap, dia sempat menyambung ayatnya ‘mongoguring do manuk’, maknanya orang tu menggoreng ayam ketika membuat penerangan. Sangat kreatif dan terserlah kefasihannya bertutur dalam bahasa Dusun. Dia mendapat tepukan gemuruh dari penonton. Topik ke dua, dia menerangkan konsep masyarakat penyayang sebagai satu elemen penting dalam melahirkan masyarakat yang saling hormat menghormati, tolong menolong dan berfikiran positif. Overall, sangat bijak untuk gadis berumur 18 tahun.

Manakala, Top 7 dari Tanjung Aru, mendapat imej tudung saji sebagai kraftangan, dan saya kagum kepetahannya bertutur dalam bahada Kadazan. Penerangan topik masyarakat penyayang pada soalan ke dua juga sangat bertepatan dengan soalan yang diberikan. Overall, peserta yang berpotensi!

Manakala, peserta dari Penampang juga sangan fasih berbahasa Kadazan, kerana gadis cantik tersebut berjaya menerangkan imej aktiviti menanam padi dengan jelas dan lancar. Manakala, pemuliharaan bahasa ibunda adalah topik yang sangat mudah baginya. Overall, dia layak berada di Top 7.

Finalist dari Penampang antara tumpuan pada acara akhir Unduk Ngadau 2012 -Kredit foto untuk James tseu, See Hua Daily News

Top 7 dari Telupid, agak tersasul ketika menerangkan visual kerbau membajak sawah, dan mengulangi jawapannya dua kali kerana tersalah sebut. Mungkin kurang biasa berbahasa Dusun, kerana dia meminta maaf dengan berkata ‘sorry’. Overall, sangat bijak dan cantik. Dia juga menggalakkan generasi muda untuk memulihara warisan bangsa seawal usia muda untuk mendedahkan warisan dan budaya kepada generasi akan datang.

Bagi peserta Top 7 dari Tambunan pula, saya sangat kagum dengan kebolehannya bertutur dengan fasih dalam bahasa Dusun. Dia menerangkan dengan sempurna visual memancing untuk soalan pertama. Manakala, soalan ke dua, dia menegaskan masyarakat penyayang adalah mereka yang peka terhadap orang sekeliling dan boleh menerima orang-orang kurang upaya untuk hidup bersama dengan orang yang normal. Overall, pakej lengkap sebagai seorang ratu.

Top 7 terakhir dari Kota Belud, aku rasa dia tersalah nampak imej yang dipaparkan kerana gambar tersebut menunjukkan dua orang wanita sedang menumbuk padi tapi katanya ‘seorang’ wanita menumbuk padi. Namun, soalan ke dua dapat dijawab dengan sempurna, dan dia menasihatkan ibu bapa untuk menggalakkan anak-anak bertutur dalam bahasa ibunda. Overall, dia memberikan saingan sengit.

Debaran pengumuman Unduk Ngadau 2012

Setelah sesi soal jawab selesai, juri dengan sebulat suara menobatkan peserta dari Telupid sebagai Unguk Ngadau Kaamatan 2012. Secara peribadi, aku berpuas hati dengan keputusan ini dan kesemua peserta yang mendapat tempat di Top 7 adalah layak untuk menjadi pemenang. Anyone of them could be a winner yesterday, cuma Melinda mendapat markah yang lebih tinggi kerana mempunyai kelebihan di hati juri. Saya menentang keras sebarang tuduhan bias dan berat sebelah kerana Melinda sangat cantik.

Unduk Ngadau 2011, Bo Tiza mengambil gambar kenang-kenangan bersama Top 7 Unduk Ngadau 2012.

KEPUTUSAN RASMI UNDUK NGADAU 2012

Melinda Louis, lambaian seorang ratu –Kredit foto untuk James Tseu, See Hua Daily News

Johan: Melinda Louis (Telupid)
Hadiah: Wang Tunai RM5,000 dari Guinnes Anchor Marketing, Pewter Trophy With Gold Trimming bernilai RM1,600 ditaja oleh  Huguan Siou Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, Biasiawa Diploma dari Asian Tourism International College bernilai RM25,000, Mahkota dan Barang Kemas bernilai RM8,300 dari Diamoney Jewellery Holdings, Samsung Smartphone bersama langganan internet percuma selama setahun, Gold Edition Hotel Voucher, Hamper, Produk Kecantikan dari Innershine, Produk Kecantikan dari Victoria Jackson, Selendang Kemenangan and Sejambak Bunga dari penganjur.
JUMLAH KESELURUHAN: RM 68,800

Naib Johan: Fenny Doimis (Kota Kinabalu)
Hadiah: Wang Tunai RM4,000 dari Guinnes Anchor Marketing, Pewter Trophy bernilai RM1,400 ditaja oleh  Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Maximus Ongkili, Barang Kemas bernilai RM5,300 dari Diamoney Jewellery Holdings, Samsung Smartphone bersama langganan internet percuma selama setahun, Hamper, Produk Kecantikan dari Innershine dan Sejambak Bunga dari penganjur.
JUMLAH KESELURUHAN: RM 13,450

Tempat ke tiga: Meryl Foster Paladius (Tambunan)
Hadiah: Wang Tunai RM3,000 dari Guinnes Anchor Marketing, Pewter Trophy bernilai RM1,200 ditaja oleh  Datuk Yee Moh Chai, Barang Kemas bernilai RM3,000 dari Diamoney Jewellery Holdings, Samsung Smartphone bersama langganan internet percuma selama setahun, Hamper, Produk Kecantikan dari Innershine dan Sejambak Bunga dari penganjur.
JUMLAH KESELURUHAN: RM 9,650

Tempat ke empat: Vanessa Samantha Manih (Tanjung Aru)
Tempat ke lima: Samantha Sharon C.E. Laujang (Penampang)
Tempat ke enam: Milviana Madrigal (Kota Belud)
Tempat ke tujuh: Raemma Justim (Tuaran)
HADIAH: Masing-masing membawa pulang wang tunai RM700 dari Guinnes Anchor Marketing, Pewter Trophy bernilai RM700, barang kemas bernilai RM1,100 dari Diamoney Jewellery Holdings, Samsung Smartphone bersama langganan internet percuma selama setahun, produk kecantikan dari Innershine dan sejambak bunga dari penganjur.
JUMLAH KESELURUHAN: RM 4,000

Miss Popular DiGi: Juslinah Dian Rangga (Tawau )
Hadiah: Mahkota dan Selendang bernilai RM290, Samsung Smartphone bersama langganan internet percuma selama setahun dan Sejambak Bunga yang ditaja oleh DiGi Telecommunication Sdn. Bhd.
JUMLAH KESELURUHAN: RM2,940

P/S: Sekian dulu update untuk Unduk Ngadau 2012, semoga pembaca blog ini mendapat maklumat yang berguna dan sama-samalah kita mengekalkan tradisi menyambut Pesta Kaamatan dengan suasana muhibah dan perasaan persaudaraan.

My report in The Borneo Post:

Melinda first Unduk Ngadau Winner from Telupid

ENTRI SEBELUM INI:

Keputusan Sodop Unduk Ngadau 2012

Senarai Finalists Unduk Ngadau 2012

Keputusan Sodop Unduk Ngadau 2012

Sodop Unduk Ngadau 2012: Unduk Ngadau Likas, Charlyn Christopher Sherman (Kiri) memenangi Miss Inner Shine, manakala Unduk Ngadau Tambunan, Meryl Foster Paladius (Kanan) memenangi Tati Tosuau (Miss Friendly) dan Unduk Ngadau Telupid, Melinda Louis (Tengah) merebut gelaran Tati Topiodo (Miss Natural Beauty). – Photo Credit to David Chong (David Aramaitii 016 847 8745)

Tiga pemenang untuk subsidiary titles di Sodop Unduk Ngadau yang diumumkan pada 29 Mei 2012 di Hongkod Koisaan menyaksikan Unduk Ngadau Likas, Charlyn Christopher Sherman memenangi Miss Inner Shine, manakala Unduk Ngadau Tambunan, Meryl Foster Paladius memenangi Tati Tosuau (Miss Friendly) dan Unduk Ngadau Telupid, Melinda Louis merebut gelaran Tati Topiodo (Miss Natural Beauty).

Unduk Ngadau Telupid, Melinda Louis memenangi gelaran Tati Topiodo (Miss Natural Beauty) –Photo Credit to David Chong (David Aramaitii 016 847 8745)

Penilaian peribadi aku, Unduk Ngadau Telupid sangat layak untuk memenangi Tati Topiodo. Tahniah.

Unduk Ngadau Tambunan, Meryl Foster Paladius memenangi Tati Tosuau (Miss Friendly) –Photo Credit to David Chong (David Aramaitii 0168478745)

Unduk Ngadau Likas, Charlyn Christopher Sherman dinobatkan sebagai Miss Inner Shine -Photo Credit to David Chong (David Aramaitii 0168478745)

Untuk pengetahuan pembaca, subsidiary titles ini adalah anugerah sampingan yang diberikan mengikut pemerhatian daripada penganjur sejak dari hari pertama pendaftaran.

Maka selesailah sudah tiga anugerah, dan kini masih ada dua lagi anugerah yang dinanti-nanti Ratu Popular Digi dan Pemenang Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan 2012.

Kedua-dua pemenang bagi kategori tersebut akan diumumkan pada 31 Mei di Hongkod Koisaan, maka datanglah beramai-ramai untuk menyaksikan ratu yang baru menggantikan Unduk Ngadau 2011, Bo Tiza S. Disimon, dan siapakah yang akan mendapat undian terbanyak dari public.

Siapakah UNDUK NGADAU KAAMATAN 2012?

Ada yang berani meneka?

ENTRI SEBELUM INI: SENARAI FINALISTS UNDUK NGADAU 2012

UPDATE: MELINDA LOUIS, UNDUK NGADAU 2012

Apa buktinya Malaysia merdeka 54 tahun?

Artikel kali ini aku tujukan kepada kedua adik yang aku sayangi, Mike dan Marinah.

Aku bukanlah seorang guru, jadi aku tidak layak untuk mengajar anak orang, tapi aku adalah seorang kakak yang ingin memberitahu hal yang benar kepada adik-beradikku.

Oleh kerana kita digalakkan berkongsi ilmu untuk kebaikan bersama, maka setiap pembaca yang singgah di blog ini bolehlah berkongsi sama. In case, anda belum tahu, ataupun mahu tahu lebih lanjut…

Adikku, Kakak ingin menulis berkenaan Hari Kemerdekaan Malaya, Sabah dan Hari Pembentukan Malaysia untuk memastikan kalian berdua faham akan fakta yang kita berhak ketahui. Jangan sesekali tersalah fakta di antara ‘TARIKH’ dan ‘TAHUN’ supaya kalian berdua faham dan arif sekurang-kurangnya fakta asas berkenaan sejarah negara kita.

Tanah Melayu (SEMENANJUNG MALAYSIA SAHAJA) telah mendapat kemerdekaan pada 31 Ogos 1957. Itu adalah fakta. Jangan salah faham, Cuma Tanah Melayu sahaja yang merdeka pada 1957.

Manakala, Sabah telah mencapai kemerdekaan pada 31 Ogos 1963. INGAT TAHUN ITU. 1963. Ketika itu Sabah adalah sebuah negara yang dikenali sebagai North Borneo.

Jadi, kalau malas untuk mengira, Kakak tolong kirakan. Tanah Melayu telah merdeka selama 54 tahun dan SABAH PULA BARU MERDEKA SELAMA 48 TAHUN.

Jadi, kenapa kalau kita tengok TV, baca surat khabar dan dengar orang bercakap di radio semua ucapan mereka Selamat Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia yang ke-54 sedangkan cuma Tahan Melayu yang merdeka 54 tahun. Bukan Malaysia.

Bilakah Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia?

Nah, inilah kekeliruan yang telah terjadi bukan sahaja di zaman kini tapi benda ni sudah jadi time daddy dan mama masih belajar dulu.

Buku teks yang kita belajar selama ini telah dikarang dengan penuh baik sehingga kita orang Sabah pun seolah-olah perasan diri kita adalah orang dari Tanah Melayu sedangkan negeri Sabah mempunyai sejarah sendiri yang patut kita ketahui.

Jangan salahkan sesiapa kerana tiada manusia yang sempurna. Jangan marah pada tukang buat buku teks sebab mereka mungkin tidak peduli akan kewujudan Sabah.

Jadi, adalah hak kita untuk mengetahui fakta sebenar.

Selepas Tanah Melayu merdeka pada 1957 dan Sabah merdeka pada 1963, ketika itu berlakunya perbincangan untuk menyatukan rantau ini kepada satu negara yang lebih besar. Perbincangan tersebut melibatkan Tanah Melayu, Sabah, Sarawak, Singapura dan Brunei.

Selepas beberapa rundingan yang serius dan mengemukakan syarat-syarat tertentu maka Sabah, Tanah Melayu, Sarawak dan Singapura bersetuju untuk membentuk sebuah negara. Brunei tidak menyertai pembentukan ini.

Negara Malaysia ditubuhkan pada 16 September 1963. Itulah sebabnya kita menyambut Hari Malaysia pada setiap 16 September (Itupun baru sahaja mula disambut dalam tahun lepas, 2010 di Padang Merdeka Kota Kinabalu kerana di situlah pengisytiharan pembentukan MALAYSIA).

Manakala, Singapura pula menarik diri selepas itu. Bahagian ini ada di buku sejarah. Kakak masih ingat.

Jadi, soalan Kakak kepada anda berdua di sini adalah: KENAPA RAMAI ORANG MENGUCAPKAN SELAMAT HARI KEMERDEKAAN MALAYSIA KE-54 SEDANGKAN MALAYSIA BARU DITUBUHKAN PADA 48 TAHUN LALU?

Secara jujurnya, Kakak sangat malu dengan pemimpin, guru, golongan ilmuan mahupun mahasiswa yang terpelajar tidak dapat memperbetulkan fakta semudah ini.

Kakak merayu kepada anda berdua agar jangan sesekali mengucapkan Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia (dengan angka yang salah) kerana negara-negara yang bergabung membentuk MALAYSIA telahpun merdeka sebelum bergabung.

Jadi, adalah lebih afdal dan tepat jika kita mengucapkan hari kemerdekaan setiap negara asal dengan berasingan.

Contohnya, pada tahun ini kita boleh ucapkan begini: Selamat Hari Kemerdekaan ke-54 Tanah Melayu dan ke-48 Sabah!

Walaupun agak panjang ayatnya tapi jangan belakangkan fakta utama sejarah. Kalau kita mengucapkan selamat hari kemerdekaan Malaysia, maka ia akan meneruskan kesilapan fakta selama ini. Jangan memutarbelitkan sejarah, adik-adikku… Mulakan penceritaan benda kecil ini kepada kawan-kawan agar ia menjadi pemahaman kepada orang yang sepatutnya mengetahui hal yang benar.

Tidak perlu mengajar orang lain yang tidak mahu mengetahui pasal sejarah, tapi kongsilah ilmu bersama mereka yang mendambakannya.

Gambar menunjukkan bukti Sabah mencapai kemerdekaan pada tarikh tersebut: 31 Ogos 1963.

Ok, bagaimana dengan Sarawak? (saya menyambung sedikit kerana terdapat permintaan untuk includekan Sarawak ke dalam coretan ini).

Penjajahan British terhadap Sarawak bermula pada 1941 (oleh James Brooke) dan dia serahkan kepada British pada 1946. Ketika Jepun datang ke Tanah Melayu, Sarawak juga menjadi mangsa jajahan. Walau bagaimanapun, Sarawak mencapai kemerdekaan pada 22 Julai 1963, awal sedikit dari Sabah.

Sekian dan Terima Kasih.

Bah, Kakak mau tidur dulu. Bisuk kerja. Jangan lupa aaaa…

Si Mutiara, Bo Tiza

Dari awal lagi, aku dah agak Bo Tiza (diambil dari bahasa Kadazan yang bermaksud mutiara) yang sangat petah berbahasa Kadazan ini akan menang dalam Unduk Ngdaau Kaamatan peringkat negeri untuk tahun ini. Congrats for the crown, girl… U deserve it 😉 Kepada suara-suara sumbang yang bising-bising cakap dia tidak layak menang tu biarkan diorang la… Kala judi bah tu mengkali kan.. Hehehehe.

Sodop Unduk Ngadau 2011

Penampilan pertama Unduk Ngadau 2011 menyaksikan Shirly Arichat sebagai Tati Tosuau ataupun Ratu Persahabatan (Peramah?), manakala sumandak cute dari Penampang bergelar Tati Topiodo or Miss Natural Beauty iaitu Bo Tiza Arthur S. Disimon. Unik kan nama dia? Kalau dalam bahasa Kadazan, Bo Tiza ni bermaksud Mutiara…

Time Sodop Unduk Ngadau ataupun Malam Gala pada 29th, Kinabalu Pink Ribbon, persatuan wanita yang memberi kesedaran tentang penyakit barah payudara merupakan penerima derma daripada hasil jualan muja. Penganjur telah melantik Miss Pink yang dimenangi oleh Gurjit Gonsilau dari Putatan sebagai duta persatuan tersebut.

Unduk Ngadau: No Pain, No Gain.

Vying for Unduk Ngadau title can cost a lot

By Mariah Doksil.

Posted on May 28, 2011, Saturday (The Borneo Post)

KOTA KINABALU: No pain, no gain. That is true in a beauty pageant, including the Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan contest that involves having to use specific costume, hairdo and makeup.

The mother of one of the Unduk Ngadau finalists this year said the higher the level of competition, the higher the cost.

“If you want to win a beauty pageant, you’d better be prepared to spend a pretty penny and before you get to the pageant, there are clothes, hair and makeup costs that you should think of.

“In the Unduk Ngadau competition, the district level competition would only need a few hundred ringgit but once chosen to be in the state level competition, you are talking of thousands of ringgit,” said Emelty Sebastian who accompanied her daughter at the registration session of the annual beauty pageant at Le Meridien Hotel yesterday morning.

Without any expectation to win the state level competition, Emelty is trying to do the best for her daughter, Magdeline Evone Michael of Kunak.

She told The Borneo Post that even though she had to spend about RM700 only for the makeup and hairdo for the three events in the five-day Unduk Ngadau journey, there were many other things that they had to prepare right after her daughter was crowned as the Kunak Unduk Ngadau recently, including clothes, shoes, jewellery and others.

That will be the cost for a mother like Emelty.

As for the contestants, the pain will be the suffering from strict diets in order to stay slim and look nice.

According to the organiser during the briefing session yesterday, there were a few contestants the previous years who refused to eat during the whole competition to keep slim.

However, the organiser advised that contestants should eat and be healthy in order to compete in the final on May 31.

After the registration was done, one of the finalists cried and almost fainted because of gastric pain. The organiser gave her a packet of biscuit before they headed for lunch about 1pm.

Have u been to our DUN sitting?

The Borneo Post (written by my lovely friend Sandra Sokial) reported Jimmy Wong and Musa argument during the sitting on August 2th 2010. I’m sure not many people read our paper on the next day. Lagipun, the story was  not published on our website. Mari baca, we share the fun 😉

The Borneo Post, August 3rd 2010.

Wong, Musa in war of words when debating First Supplementary Supply Bill

THE sole Democratic Action Party (DAP) representative, Jimmy Wong, yesterday engaged in a lively war of words with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman on the first day of the State Assembly sitting.

The heated argument between the duo started when Jimmy used inappropriate words like ‘anjing’ (dog) and ‘rasuah’ (corruption) when debating the First Supplementary Supply Bill 2010 which was tabled by Assistant Finance Minister Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan.

Musa also challenged Wong to repeat his allegations outside the House for using the word ‘rasuah’.
Wong had earlier voiced out his dissatisfaction over the amount of supplementary supply budget, adding that the huge allocation had failed to serve its purpose.

“People are saying they cannot smell, see or feel the allocation and development. They are saying that the government is so fond of asking for more allocations but still there is no development. Even the Sukau assemblyman (Saddi Abdul Rahman) is asking for the progress of the water project in his constituency which was promised under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP). This is water, this is basic necessity. Is it under the state or federal government budget?”

At this juncture, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Pairin Kitingan, who is also the Infrastructure Development Minister, stood up to explain that the Sukau assemblyman’s question could not be answered as the question and answer session was defeated by time.

He told Wong that he should not come up with assumptions, adding: “The project has been approved and is under planning. It is expected to start next year … so please do not come up with assumptions, we would have explained this if we managed to get to the question.”

Wong: It is not easy to ask for money. This is such a big budget (referring to the First Supplementary Supply Bill 2010) and we were only given an hour to read, we cannot do anything, why is it done in the last minute?

Musa: YB (Yang Berhormat) Sri Tanjong is trying to mislead the House. Tan Sri Pairin has given the explanation. I do not know whether he (Wong) has read (the report) or not, was he listening or not, it is all very clear, there is nothing to hide. It is like you’re just seeking cheap publicity, you must know what you’re talking about but it seems that you don’t even know what you’re talking about.

Wong: Did you give us enough time to read the report?

Musa: Read the report carefully, you don’t know what you’re talking about, it’s not that you don’t know but you pretend not to know, no point of getting angry. What kind of elected representative are you? This is what the opposition is all about, you just want to find faults and seek cheap publicity.

Wong: What do you mean me seeking cheap publicity? I am not. I just need explanations.

Musa: I am the Chief Minister and I want to put it clear to you.

Wong: I want to get checks and balances of the state government’s expenditure.

Musa: You are talking nonsense. What are you talking about?

Wong: You’re the Chief Minister and Finance Minister, you holding it all (the posts).

Musa: Let me explain to you. I was in Tawau recently and do you know that the Tawau people are no longer in the hardcore poor list? Don’t just look for wrong facts. This is what the opposition is all about, liars.

At this juncture, Sekong assemblyman Datuk Samsuddin Yahya sought for approval to stand and raise the Point of

Order but was denied by Wong who described him as just trying to disturb his debate.

Samsuddin: Why is he (Wong) talking about all these? Doesn’t he realise that he has deviated from the Bill? (And attacked Wong by touching on personal issues such as his house and native certificate)

Wong: Why is he talking about my personal things? Please do not disturb, if you want to make a Point of Order, stick to it.

Samsuddin: What is disturbing? You’re the one with the fake Native Certificate.

Wong: What are you talking about? I want to teach you a lesson, let’s go to court.

The heated argument between Wong and Samsuddin led Deputy Speaker Datuk Frankie Chong who was chairing the session, to switch their microphones off at 11.29am and ordered them to sit down.

Chong: Under the Point of Order 43(4), members of the House should focus their debate based on the topic.

Samsuddin: You said you’re serious in helping the people but you’re just lying.

Wong: You better keep quiet. ‘Ini macam anjing, gigit sama orang’. (Acting like a dog, just biting people)

Samsuddin then sought for a ruling against Wong for using the word ‘anjing’ against him, which was seconded by Sabbi who disclosed that Wong was trying to mislead the House by using an inappropriate word and he should be referred to the Disciplinary Committee.

Pairin: The Point of Order 43 (4) states that members of the House should not be using insulting language and YB Sri Tanjong should withdraw the word.

Wong: I want to ask the Deputy Speaker to first ask the Chief Minister to withdraw the word ‘bodoh’ (stupid) he used against me and in respect, I will withdraw the word ‘anjing’ … why is it that the Point or Order is not used against him (Musa)?

Chong: I would like to remind all YBs to refrain from using inappropriate words in the House. This is a warning. If you fail to oblige, action will be taken against you.

Samsuddin: I would like to propose to the Deputy Speaker to make a ruling, there is no point of having the Point of Order if it is not utilised.

Wong: It’s not fair the Point of Order is only used on the opposition

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Yahya Hussin: We didn’t hear the Chief Minister mention the word ‘bodoh’.

Wong: Then you are deaf.

Yahya: No, you are deaf.

Chong: I would like to remind all YBs that using insulting and inappropriate words is disallowed in the House. The word ‘anjing’ is not proper in the House, so YB please withdraw.

Wong: The Chief Minister also said the same thing, calling me ‘bodoh’ and ‘bohong’ (liar). But OK, as a gentleman, if you feel hurt, then I will withdraw, but I won’t do the same next time, and if the Chief Minister is a gentleman, he too will withdraw his words.

Toursim, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun: I just want to say that we are all YBs, so we must show that we earn the respect of others. We are the Yang Berhormats and should be respected. So for us to show respect is to refrain from using words that can be insulting to others. Besides, YB Sri Tanjung will not lose anything for seeking forgiveness. We all make mistakes, say the wrong word; a good leader is someone who is able to accept our weaknesses.

Wong: OK Datuk, I honour your words. I want to apologise to YB Sekong, but he must also seek forgiveness for saying foul words against my mother, father and ancestors in the past, so ‘saya minta ampun tuanku’ (so I seek forgiveness from your royal highness).

Samsuddin: I never talked bad about your mother, you lied to your mother for making your fake native certificate. He (Wong) is wrong.

Wong refused to argue and continued with his debate and raised about the possibility of Malaysia going bankrupt by 2019 and touched on the call to do away with subsidies.

He also told the House that it was important for the state government to be prudent in its spending, and raised about faulty development projects such road repair works and incompetent Public Works Department engineers in Tawau.

Wong: They (engineers) are always not in the office every time I come to see them. How am I supposed to get explanations on several development projects in Tawau? There is a stretch of road where the ‘danger’ sign has been put up for almost 10 years, and yet nothing is done to rectify it. The engineers keep going there but nothing is done. They might as well be sacked.

Pairin: I cannot believe it when you say that nothing is being done on that stretch for the last 10 years. It is wrong for YB Sri Tanjung to make such accusations against the engineers in Tawau as they are not here to defend themselves. This is a serious accusation. If you are not satisfied with these engineers, please write to me and we will take the necessary action.

Wong: I thank the Infrastructure Development Minister (Pairin) for your concern. I think you will not believe but I will furnish you with the evidence and can even take you there if you do not believe me.

Wong who later touched on issues relating to incomplete computer laboratories was later warned by Assistant Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Jahid Jahim, that under Point 43(1), he (Wong) is not supposed to bring unrelated issue to the House.

Wong: OK, I take note. Let me get back to my debate. I believe the only sensible Budget is that allocated to the Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry as we can see a significant increase in tourist arrival. But I do not agree with the other allocations. There is a RM1 billion allocation for miscellaneous to the Chief Minister’s Department.

Musa: You are trying to mislead the House again. You can come and check the accounts instead of making accusations. You can even come to the office and ask for explanation. We have all the evidence on how the money was spent, we have been very prudent in our spending, this is a serious accusation. You are so fond of making accusations.

Wong: I take your word for it. In fact you should not just furnish me with the figure, reveal it to the people as well.

Musa: It is all there, it’s in the report.

Wong: I didn’t have enough time to read it.

Musa: Please do not ask him to speak any longer, he doesn’t know what he is talking about.

Wong: The over RM400 million allocation is such a big sum, but I do not want to hear about this vacuum cleaner matter.

Musa: What are you talking about? What are you implying?

Wong: Vacuum cleaner is ‘rasuahlah’. (corruption).

Musa: What do you mean with ‘rasuah’? What are you talking about. We have been very prudent in our spending. I can sue you for this.

Pairin then stood up and called for the Point of Order again and asked Wong to withdraw the word ‘rasuah’.

Chong: A member of the House cannot raise a misleading fact and in this case, the word ‘rasuah’ is misleading, it is said without proper evidence.

Wong: It is hard for me to withdraw because it seems that the Chief Minister says he wants to sue me so it is only fair that I see him in court. What is so wrong with me saying the word vacuum cleaner?

Samsuddin: He shouldn’t have said it, but may be he is not really in a good mood, may be he had a fight with his wife last night, we don’t know.

Wong: I do not understand why it is such an issue. I only said, “vacuum cleaner”. Why is the Chief Minister so sensitive with it … may be ‘siapa yang makan lada, dia terasa pedas’. (who eats the chili will feel the heat).

Musa: No, I am not. I just wanted to point out clarification. What did you mean by that? You are creating suspicions in this House.

Wong: I did not say you are a corrupt.

Yahya: When you say ‘siapa yang makan lada, dia terasa pedas’, you were implying at him (CM).

Wong: I was not. In fact many YBs used the saying before.

After much deliberation, Pairin called for the Point of Order 43(6) to withdraw the word ‘rasuah’ and asked Wong to seek forgiveness, to which Chong ordered Wong to oblige.

Wong: ‘Baiklah, saya tarik balik, walaupun saya benci tapi saya masih ada rindu juga’. (OK, I will withdraw the word, although I hate it, but I am still fond of it)

Musa: ‘Apa yang kau benci? Apa wayang?’ (What is it that you hate? What act are you putting up?)

Wong: ‘Saya benci pasal kau marah dan cari gaduh’ (I hate it when you get angry and fight with me)

Musa: I wasn’t fighting or scolding you. I just wanted to make things clear with you, but I do get angry because you always try to mislead the House.

Wong: As a gentleman, we can hate and love, but we will leave it to the ‘rakyat to judge.

He then continued to compare the allocation given to a state like Perak, who was only getting a little compared to Sabah.

Musa: You cannot compare Sabah and Perak. Both Sarawak and Sabah are getting among the largest allocations from the federal government because we are the first and second largest states in Malaysia. We have such big areas to cover and our development expenditures are greater compared to other states. How come, you cannot differentiate all these? You must know how to compare, Perak is one of the smallest states in the country. By the way, it is all listed in the report, please refer to it and do not waste the other YBs’ time anymore.

Jimmy: OK, I accept, but remember state government, we (opposition) are always looking at you. I am still learning, and on the budget, I am sorry, I do not support it.

The Bill was however passed even after the lively debate.

Vote For Sipadan

VOTE FOR Sipadan Island!

Sipadan is the only oceanic island in Malaysia, rising 600 m from the seabed. It is in the Celebes Sea, east of the town of Tawau and off the coast of eastern Malaysia. It was formed by living corals growing on top of an extinct volcanic cone, and took thousands of years to develop. Sipadan is located at the heart of the Indo-Pacific basin, the center of one of the richest marine habitats in the world. More than 3,000 species of fish and hundreds of coral species have been classified in this ecosystem.

Sipadan nominated as the new 7 wonders of the world in the nature category. Thanks for putting ur votes, guys. HAPPY VOTING!

Protes GERAMM Perseorangan di KK

One Borneo, Kota Kinabalu

Warisan Square, Kota Kinabalu

Sebagai sokongan kepada Perhimpunan Aman pada hari ini, aku menyuarakan PROTES dengan cara aku sendiri. Aku buat setakat yang aku mampu coz i dont really have time today. 12pm-1pm aku di Center Point dan Warisan Square manakala 2pm-3.30pm aku di One Borneo. 4pm aku ada meeting. Kerja. Ramai orang muda yang senyum dan ‘tumbs up’ kat aku. Maknanya mereka setuju. Ada juga 2 orang yang bersalaman dan mereka kata ‘KAMI SOKONG DARI BELAKANG’. Golongan veteren, adalah beberapa yg jeling bila nampak t-shirt aku. Jealous kot. Hehehehe.

Tidak kisahlah mereka sokong dengan cara apa, tapi aku pasti ramai yang PROTES KENAIKAN HARGA MINYAK tapi tidak tahu bagaimana nak meluahkan.

Salam GERAMM dari Negeri di Bawah Bayu…

Kotobian Tadau Tagazo Do Kaamatan 2008

Kopivosian kumaa tobpinai songovian. Manganu oku do kosivatan diti do mamason Kotobian Tadau Tagazo Do Kaamatan toun 2008. Ahapon da tadau diti mongovit do kavasian kumaa tokou songovian. Aramai ti!

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Salam, untuk saudaraku semua. Saya ingin mengambil kesempatan ini untuk mengucapkan selamat menyambut Pesta Kaamatan 2008. Semoga tahun ini memberikan segala kebaikan untuk kita semua. Cheers 😉

Salam Sayang,
-Lady Mariah