What Makes A Dad

God took the strength of a mountain
The majesty of a tree
The warmth of a summer sun
The calm of quiet sea
The generous soul of nature
The comforting arm of night
The wisdom of the ages
The power of the eagle's flight
The joy of a morning in spring
The faith of a mustard seed
The patience of eternity
The depth of a family need
Then God combined these qualities
When there was nothing more to add
He knew His masterpiece was complete
And so, He called it...Dad


~Unknown~

Sunshine

Few months ago I complained to God why life so hard. I keep trying but seem the trying time never ends. Now, God give me a time to sit down and relax but I still complained. He gives me too much rest till I forgot to walk and run with others in battlefield (now..I’m ketinggalan..padan muka..lol) . The good thing is, I know where it’s been

Few months ago I complained to God on the condition of the weather, too hot to bear. Now, God give me a month full of rain and I still complain. He gives too much till I fall sick… hehehhee…the good things is, I can update my blog..yeah!!

But I know…sun will always there. It’s up to us how to make it shine. The sun will keep shine new and beautiful…

Happy Harvest..

I know everybody is in a mood of holiday especially those Sabahan and Sarawakian as the public holiday are very soon. For Sabahan, the Pesta Kaamatan (Harvest Festival) fall on 30th to 31st May while for Sarawakian Pesta Gawai fall on 1st to 2nd of June. How I wish those date can be made as a public holiday to all Malaysian..dont you think so???..hehehe. By doing so, we can celebrate together…lol..

Pesta Kaamatan are celebrating by KadazanDusuns of Sabah. Not so long ago most of KadazanDusuns were mainly agrarian folks and subsistence rice framers. The spirit of paddy/rice called ‘Bambarayon’ or ‘Bambaazon’ are needs to be worship. That is the reason Kaamatan for, to give a thanksgiving to the ‘Bambarayon’. They had been for times immemorial and have emerged as proud and valiant people with their very own social orders and religious belief system in which the Bobohizans, the female shamans of KadazanDusun, played a paramount role and as a medium to the Kinorohingann (god). The Pesta Ka’amatan, the rice harvest and thanksgiving festival remembers those times in an era where customs and traditions are changing much too fast.

Throughout the month of May, local districts such as Penampang, Kota Belud, Tamparuli and many others will be hosting their Kaamatan and Beauty contest. The winner from the local contest will go on to complete the Grand Final at KDCA on 30th to 31st of May. The finale of the Kaamatan is when the Untuk Ngadau (Ethnic Beauty Pageant of the Kadazandusun) is chosen. There is a story behind this ethnic beauty contest, and it is one where the heroine sacrifices herself for the good of her people by the name of Hominodun the daughter of Kinorohingan and his wife Suminundu. This is one of the more well-known oral folklore from the Kadazandusuns.

The Unduk Ngadau wearing a different traditonal costume representing different ethnics

So… Happy Kaamatan to all of you…..arramaitiiieeee………………………hehehhe

Note: Aramaiti is in KadazanDusun language and it means ‘lets have fun together’

Here Again...

Hola.. so long I did not update my blog..emmm..about a month. I'm still here, so much things happen in my life. Feel like time pause and stop for a while.. and I slowly wake up, stand up , breath and get back on track... lol..

And I want to start believe again and keep trying to reach 'me'. A lot of things I wanna do..

Lets take a breath and feel the rain, feel the heat of the sunshine...

Next post will come soon...

Resting in spirit..

O God,
whose love restores
the brokenhearted of this world:
pour out your love,
we beseech you,
upon those who feel
lonely, abandoned, or unloved.
Strengthen their hope
to meet the days ahead;
give them the courage
to form life-giving friendships;
and bless them with the joy
of your eternal peace.
Amen.

Pampering Weekend

Last weekend I made myself 'available'.. for my ownself.. lol. Wake up as early 6.00am, I took up my sport shoes and go for 'walking' a.k.a jogging. Need to sweat a lot since I've been in aircond room for almost 10hrs everyday.. I choosed Likas jogging track as it very near to my house... 5-8 minutes drive.

Likas Jogging Track has turned out to be a good venue for a simple work out. The track runs around a small lake and with a distance of 1km from the starting to the ending point.

There are also line dance classes running regularly here such as Western dance or slow motion dance a Tai-Chi dance …hehehe.. I did tried it, but I laughing all the way.. hehehe.. may be its not for me. Beside that, sport facilities also can be found in this complex like swimming pool, badminton courts, tennis courts, football fields and a gym room. Every evening, there is aerobic classes held here…

Took breakfast with my sister and friend after the 'workout'.. lol.. me and my sis went to body massage for about 1 hour. Since the Beauty shop belong to my friend, I got discount hehhee.. save few bucks.

~Japanese Dream Food~

Craving for Japanese food after the massage... again I made myself 'available' to eat a lot..

Movie time... well, I have to admit that this movie is not as what I expect for.. It's about two teenage twin who lost their mother. Their father send them for vacation to Auckland.. visiting their auntie. They discovered something at eerie derelict house with the dark forces unleashed within...alienated the mountains there..

Walking and shopping around.. having a sweet time with my sister and few bucks 'melayang pergi'..lol..

Again.. having a tea time at Starbucks...

After zoombing around for almost 6 hours.. it's time to get home and again.. movie time..this time at home with family.. free and easy.. hehhee... Sunday? took whole day sleep, eat and movie at Astro... I'm sure all of you have a good weekend too..