AKI SAGAT TEAM

Perginya Seorang Tokoh Kadazan Kristian....

2010-05-12T04:31:00.000-07:00

Mendiang Rev. Fr. Augustine Amandus…
Gambar diambil pada Januari 2000 diluar rektori Gereja St. Joseph Papar.
(Sumber:http://tpbppenampang.blogspot.com/)

Buat semua umat Katolik, marilah kita sama-sama mendoakan mendiang Fr. Augustine Amandus yang telah kembali kepada Bapa di Syurga pada 06 Mei 2010, jam 2.52 pagi di SMC, Damai.

Dilahirkan pada 10 Januari 1938 dan ditahbis pada 13 Disember 1966, beliau merupakan anak Kadazan yang pertama sekali memilih untuk melayani Bapa seumur hidupnya. Fr. Amandus telah berkhidmat di Paroki Papar dan Limbahau sebelum beliau diserang ‘strok’ pada Januari 2000.

Setelah serangan 'strok' itu, beliau menerima jagaan penuh cinta kasih daripada ibu saudaranya, Mother Bernadette, dan para rahib dari Konven St. Joseph Penampang. Fr. Amandus telah menjadi sebahagian ahli keluarga konven tersebut yang istimewa.

Misa Requiem untuk mendiang Fr. Amandus berlangsung pada 10 Mei 2010 pada jam 9.30 pagi di Gereja Holy Rosari Limbahau. Tubuh mendiang dibawa ke gereja dari rumah keluarganya di Papar pada petang hari Ahad, 9 Mei 2010, sehingga hari pengkebumian.

Marilah kita bersama-sama bersatu dalam doa dan memberi penghormatan terakhir kepada mendiang Fr. Amandus yang terkenal dengan senyumannya yang manis dan keperibadian yang sentiasa ceria.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

Keputusan Pertandingan Magagung & Sumazau di Kohominan OKK Joseph Gunsoi

2010-05-03T10:14:00.000-07:00

Sebagai pembuka kata, saya mengucapkan tahniah dan syabas kepada Aki Sagat Team di atas penyertaan pada pertandingan pada 01 Mei 2010 yang lalu...

Sayang sekali Aki Sagat Team hanya berpuas hati dengan mendapat tempat saguhati... Lima pasukan yang berjaya ke peringkat akhir pada 08 Mei 2010 nanti adalah seperti berikut:

1. Sinompuru Bambarayon Kg. Kogopon
2. Kampung Titimboungon
3. Kampung Sabandil
4. Kampung Rampazan
5. Kampung Mikik

Kelima-lima pasukan tersebut memang hebat, namun begitu, Aki Sagat Team juga memberikan tentangan dan saingan yang tak kurang hebatnya dan perbezaan markah pun cuma 1-2 poin saja...

Hakim pada ketika itu pun terdiri daripada 9 ketua pasukan setiap kampung yang mana salah satunya ialah saya sendiri... Oleh itu, markah purata setiap hakim telah menjadi bench mark kepada keputusan akhir...

Namun demikian, Aki Sagat Team tidak berputus asa begitu saja kerana pertandingan ini telah mendewasakan setiap ahli dan meningkatkan input pengalaman yang sedia ada...

Aktiviti Aki Sagat Team tidak terhenti begitu saja kerana 'kontrak' perkhidmatan masih lagi banyak selepas ini...

Sebagai pengurus pasukan, saya begitu berbangga dengan adik-adik Aki Sagat Team di atas persembahan mereka yang mampu menegakkan bulu roma setiap penonton... Jika ada peluang, anda patut lihat sendiri persembahan mereka dan memberikan komen secara live samada mereka masih 'hijau' mentah ataupun sudah 'merah' ranum...

Akhir kata, terima kasih atas sokongan semua pihak, terutama sekali buat Encik Ajin Kulus dan isterinya yang turut sama hadir memberikan sokongan pada kepada kami. Juga tidak dilupai, kepada pengurus penari, Pn. Viany J. dan mummy nya, Pn. Bernadetha serta Encik Muin Galapan... Kecewa dan Gembira kita sama2 rasa kio... Yang penting dapat poh beras 10kg!!! Kotouhuadan kumaa diozu ngavi...

Latihan AkiSagat Team Sebelum Pertandingan Saringan Magagung & Sumazau...

2010-04-27T04:17:00.000-07:00

Hari ini merupakan latihan bagi pemain dan penari AkiSagat Team sebelum pertandingan saringan magagung dan sumazau yang bakal diadakan Sabtu ini bersamaan 01 Mei 2010 di Kohominan Joseph Gunsoi.

Latihan praktis rancak dijalankan dan kedengaran juga bunyi paluan gong dan kulintangan pada malam hari yang menandakan kampung lain juga turut berusaha untuk mendapatkan kedudukan terbaik pada pertandingan itu kelak.

Saya tak dapat menyaksikan latihan tersebut pada hari ini disebabkan keletihan maksimum pada badan saya... Hehehehehe...

Tapi saya tetap bagi sokongan penuh untuk adik-adik AkiSagat Team kita...Cayooo!!!

THE ORIGINS AND MEANINGS OF THE TERMS “KADAZAN” AND “DUSUN”

2010-04-26T07:28:00.000-07:00

There are many explanations and theories about the origins and meanings of the word ‘Kadazan’. In this short article, the writer shall try to explore the more popular meanings and origins put forward to explain the word ‘Kadazan’. Some of the more popular explanations put forward to explain the origins and meanings of the word ‘Kadazan’ are: Firstly, it is believed that the word came from ‘kakadazan’, which means ‘towns’. Secondly, it is believed that the word came from ‘kedaian’, derived from the word ‘kedai’ and supposedly to mean, people of the town. Thirdly, it is believed that the word came from ‘Kedayan’, the name of an ethnic group, residing mainly in Brunei and Labuan and not identified as part of the so-called ‘Dusunic’ peoples. Fourthly, it is believed that ‘Kadazan’ means ‘the people’. And fifthly, that the term was coined by politicians.

Let us examine the first explanation that ‘Kadazan’ came from ‘kakadazan’. ‘Kakadazan’ in the Tangaa’ dialect means ‘towns’. Did the Penampang and Papar Kadazan really name themselves after the word ‘town’? If so, why? Presumably, part of this view is the belief that the word ‘Kadazan’ was coined in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. To judge the merits of this explanation, we have to consider the historical background of urban development in the Penampang District. In the fifties, there were only two towns, namely Donggongon and Kasigui. Donggongon had about 20 shops arranged in two rows on each side of the road, and Kasigui had about 10 shops built on one side of the road. Except for one shop, all the other shops in both Donggongon and Kasigui were owned by Chinese. The Penampang Kadazans were scattered in numerous villages in the Penampang District and they still are. How come these people, who never stayed in a town, suddenly decided to call themselves after ‘town’? Those who proposed this view have not come up with answers as to why these people––who did not live in a town––had decided to call themselves ‘people of the town’.

The second explanation for the origin of the word ‘Kadazan’ was that it was derived from the word ‘kedaian’ from the Malay word ‘kedai’. The writer looked for the word ‘kedaian’ in the Kamus Dewan, a Malay dictionary but failed to find such a word. Why would a group of people look for a non-existent foreign word to call themselves? Again those who espouse this explanation have not come up with valid reasons why the people of Penampang and Papar called themselves after a shop.

The third explanation is that the word ‘Kadazan’ came from the word ‘Kedayan’, which is the name of an ethnic group living mainly in Brunei and Labuan. In this explanation, it is not clear as to when this so-called change was made. As the Kedayan people are not part of the so-called ‘Dusunic’ group, there was and is very little contact between the two groups. In pre-Chartered Company days, any contact between disparate groups usually means war, and the Kedayans were residing too far away from Penampang to have any significant relationships with them and to have influenced them to adopt their ethnic name. Those who put forward this explanation have not given any reasons why the Kadazans of Papar and Penampang had decided to call themselves after the Kedayans. Moreover, the word ‘Kedayan’ is pronounced as [kedayan], therefore the sound [e] need to have undergone a big change to become [a] in the word ‘Kadazan’, also the sound [d] in ‘Kedayan’ is plosive (“hard d”) whereas the sound [d] in ‘Kadazan’ is implosive (“soft d”). Linguistically, this phenomenon seldom happens, what more when the sound [e] does not exist in the sound system of the Kadazan language.

The fourth explanation is that the word ‘Kadazan’ means ‘the people’. The Bobolian or Bobohizan (priestesses) say that the meaning of ‘Kadazan’ is ‘tulun’ or ‘tuhun’––people. This is not surprising as native peoples of the world seem to refer to themselves as ‘the people’ when calling themselves by name. For instance, the people living in Greenland and northern Canada are often referred to by outsiders as Eskimos. But these indigenous peoples, according to Priit J. Vesilind in his article, “Hunters Of The Lost Spirit” published in the National Geographic, vol. 163, No. 2, February 1983, pp.151-196––depending on where they lived and what ethnic group they belong to––call themselves ‘the people’. He wrote, “…The peoples of the Arctic, only 200,000 in the west, have stopped apologizing for themselves. They are not merely unfinished products of the civilisation process. They are the Yupiks and the Inupiat and the Athapaskans in Alaska, the Dene and the Inuit in Canada, the Inuit in Greenland, and the Saami in Scandinavia. These names mean roughly the same thing––‘the people’.” (page 155). Closer to home in Vietnam, we have a similar situation where outsiders call the indigenous people by different names but these people also refer to themselves as ‘the people’. Peter T. White in his article, “Mosaic Of Cultures” published in the National Geographic, vol. 139, No. 3, March 1971, when referring to the minority ethnic groups in Vietnam, wrote, “…These minorities often do not like what other people call them. When the South Vietnamese want to be polite they lump them together as ‘Montagnards’, French for ‘mountain men’, but more often they call them ‘moi’, Vietnamese for ‘savage’. Their own name for themselves may be ‘People of the Forest’ or simply ‘the people’ (page 323). The Chinese people often refer to themselves also as ‘the people’ and call others ‘kui’ or devil. So when the indigenous people of Penampang and Papar call themselves ‘Kadazan’ meaning ‘the people’, then it is perfectly logical as other indigenous peoples of the world also call themselves ‘the people’. As to how long the word ‘Kadazan’ has existed, it is logical to assume that it existed simultaneously with the beginning of the indigenous people of Penampang and Papar.

There have also been claims that word ‘Kadazan’ had been coined by politicians in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. According to this view, the late Datuk Peter J. Mojuntin and the late Tun Fuad Stephens invented the word for political purposes.
Most of the explanations of the meanings and origins of the word ‘Kadazan’ assumed that the word was of recent origin––specifically in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s––as assumed in the explanations for its origin from ‘kakadazan’ (towns), ‘kedai’ (shops), and from the claim that Kadazan politicians such as the late Datuk Peter J. Mojuntin coined the term. Is it true that the word ‘Kadazan’ was of recent origin? In fact, the word ‘Kadazan’ is not of recent origin. Owen Rutter, in his book, “The Pagans Of North Borneo”, published in 1929, wrote: “The Dusun usually describes himself generically as a tulun tindal (landsman) or, on the West Coast, particularly at Papar, as a Kadazan.” (page 31). Owen Rutter worked in Sabah for five years as District Officer in all five residencies and left Sabah with the onset of the First World War. This means that he started working in Sabah from 1910 and left Sabah in 1914. We can therefore safely say that the word ‘Kadazan’ was already in existence before any towns or shops were built in the Penampang District and that Kadazan politicians did not invent the word in the late fifties and early sixties. Thus, the most likely explanation for the term ‘Kadazan’ is that it means ‘the people’.

With regard to the word ‘Dusun’ and how it came to be applied to these people, Owen Rutter in his book, “The Pagans Of North Borneo”, offers us the explanation as to how the word ‘Dusun’ came to be applied to the most largest ethnic group in Sabah. On the origins of the words ‘Dusun’ and ‘Murut’, he wrote: “The pagans are usually divided into two main tribes, to which are given the distinguishing names of Murut and Dusun. These names are, however, never used by the tribes themselves, but appear to have been applied to them by the Mohammedan invaders. The word ‘Murut’ is derived from the Bajau ‘belud’ ‘hill’ and ‘Dusun’ from the Malay ‘dusun’ ‘orchard’. So that ‘orang Murut’ and ‘Dusun’ [respectively] meant ‘men of the hills’ and ‘men of the orchards’ or ‘gardens’.” (page 30).

The above account by Owen Rutter seems to suggest that the word ‘dusun’ was used by the Bajaus of the coastal areas of the West Coast in referring to the native people of Penampang and Papar. When the first white men came to the shores of Sabah, the first people to meet them were the Bajaus or Malays, and when the white men asked, “Who are the natives living in the Penampang and Papar areas?”, they would have replied, “Orang dusun”, meaning ‘villagers’ or ‘orchard people’. The white men not knowing the real meaning of the word ‘dusun’ believed that these people were called ‘Dusun’. This was how ‘Dusun’ came to be applied to the largest indigenous ethnic group of Sabah.

The writer hopes that this article will in some way make the blurred picture of the ongoing question on the origins and meanings of the terms/words ‘Kadazan’ and ‘Dusun’ clearer.

Iklan Sebentar...

2010-04-25T08:19:00.000-07:00

Saya pasti sudah ramai yang kenal dia... Untuk yang masih tak kenal dia, mari kita berkenalan dengan dia.

Beliau bernama Muin Galapan, seorang ahli Aki Sagat yang berkaliber dalam menguruskan kumpulan ini. Beliau merupakan AJK Perhubungan dalam kumpulan ini.

Beliau merupakan seorang pesara kerajaan dan kini beliau menjalankan perkhidmatan mengurut di rumah beliau sendiri.

Bagi sesiapa yang sakit-sakit badan, salah urat, perut boroi atau masalah lain, boleh datang minta urut dengan beliau dengan caj perkhidmatan yang berpatutan.

Beliau boleh dihubungi terus melalui talian 012-820 6008 atau ke rumah beliau terus di sebelah SRK Sacred Heart Kampung Biau Papar. Kamu akan nampak signboard simen sebelah kanan betul-betul bersebelahan dengan sekolah tersebut.

Beliau bukanlah orang baru dalam bidang ini. Beliau sudah berpengalaman lebih berpuluh tahun dalam bidang ini dan mempunyai reputasi yang tinggi di daerah Papar. So, jangan ragu-ragu lagi. Atur temujanji sebelum datang mengurut!!

Jangan risau sebab beliau mempunyai bilik urut khas dan tidak terdedah. So privasi anda adalah terpelihara sepenuhnya.

Keterangan lanjut, boleh hubungi beliau terus melalui talian yang tertera...

Salam 1Sabah Daripada Perodua Kancil Sang Pengurus AkiSagat....

2010-04-25T07:45:00.000-07:00

Terlebih dahulu, diucapkan ribuan terima kasih buat pengunjung blog Aki Sagat Team kerana sudi 'menyesatkan' diri ke blog ini...

Baru baru ini, big boss Aki Sagat meluahkan rasa hati beliau kepada saya. Menurutnya, beliau begitu bangga kerana sehingga hari ini, Aki Sagat Team masih dapat bertahan, malah semakin maju dan matang. Tiada apa yang diharapkan oleh big boss yang menyedari umurnya semakin lanjut selain daripada kesinambungan kumpulan ini. Tujuan utama beliau tidak lain dan tidak bukan adalah untuk memelihara kebudayaan Kadazan Dusun yang sekian hari semakin dilupai orang.

Namun begitu, beliau begitu terkilan kerana terdapat segelintir orang yang sanggup mem'politik' kan bangsa dan kebudayaan sendiri sehingga lupa pada asal usul mereka sendiri. Usaha beliau menubuhkan Aki Sagat Team dikecam oleh segelintir pihak yang mahu menjadikan kumpulan ini sebagai medium propaganda politik dengan alasan untuk mempopularkan kumpulan ini. Sebenarnya mereka mahu menjadikan kumpulan ini sebagai batu loncatan untuk kepentingan mereka dan sekaligus 'membuang batu' kepada kami. Menjadi popular adalah kebanggaan kumpulan ini tetapi melalui cara yang baik dan benar seperti Program Homestay, Majlis Perkahwinan, Hari Lahir ataupun program berunsur kebajikan atau kebudayaan.

Sekiranya kamu berada dalam komuniti Aki Sagat Team, kamu akan tahu bahawa coretan ini bukan coretan kosong atau tuduhan tidak berasas. Saya berasa terharu apabila beliau menyatakan bahawa beliau akan terus berjuang melalui Aki Sagat Team demi mempertahankan bangsa kita sendiri sehingga ke nafas yang terakhir.

Oleh yang demikian, beliau begitu berharap agar semua bangsa Kadazan Dusun bersatupadu dan tidak mudah dilemahkan oleh sebarang ugutan politik. Kebudayaan sesuatu kaum perlu dihormati dan dipelihara dan bukannya dianggap sebagai kertas conteng; selepas di conteng, akan dibuang begitu saja.

Akhir kata, beliau tidak mengejar gelaran 'Datuk' kerana beliau sudah pun berstatus seorang datuk bercucu 9 dan beliau tidak mengejar pangkat menteri kerana nama beliau sendiri, iaitu MB, adalah sama akronim dengan 'Menteri Besar'. Beliau berasa puas hati dan bangga sekiranya beliau dianggap sebagai 'Anak Kadazan' yang sejati dan berkhidmat untuk semua orang.

Sekian saja coretan saya. Saya berharap pengunjung tidak menyalah tafsirkan maksud saya di sini. Apa yang ditaip ini merupakan 'authentic interview' daripada big boss Aki Sagat Team dan luahan hati untuk membuka minda kepada bangsa Kadazan Dusun yang lain supaya terus mempertahankan kebudayaan tinggalan nenek moyang.

p/s: Saya menganggap big boss Aki Sagat Team merupakan pejuang kebudayaan sejati yang betul-betul komited dengan kata-kata beliau.

'Magavau'? Apa Tu?

2010-04-25T07:39:00.000-07:00

Terdapat banyak sebutan perkataan Magavau ini mengikut dialek dan lokasi suku kaum Kadazandusun. Walau bagaimanapun ianya tetap membawa maksud yang sama.

Menurut cerita lisan, Kinoingan ( Tuhan ) dan isterinya Suminundu mempunyai seorang anak perempuan yang bernama Huminodun. Untuk menyelamatkan orang-orang Kadazandusun daripada kebuluran kerana tidak mempunyai makanan yang mencukupi, maka Kinoingan terpaksa mengorbankan anak kesayangan mereka Huminodun. Huminodun dibunuh dan mayatnya dikubur menurut adat istiadat selengkapnya. Kononnya, mayat Huminodun itu telah mengeluarkan berjenis-jenis benih tumbuhan yang menjadi makanan utama kepada kita sekarang. Salah satu benih tumbuhan itu ialah padi. Oleh kerana sebahagian dari mayat Huminodun itu mengeluarkan benih p adi, maka wujudlah kepercayaan bahawa padi itu mempunyai semangat yang diberi nama "Bambazon".

Bermula dari kejadian inilah orang-orang Kadazandusun memulakan upacara Pesta Kaamatan ( Pesta Menuai ) seperti yang kita rayakan dewasa ini. Perayaan seumpama ini mengharapkan agar rezeki yang akan datang bertambah baik dan lumayan. Upacara penghormatan terhadap semangat padi yakni padi-padi yang selesai dituai dan telah selamat dimasukkan ke dalam ketawai ( Tangkob ) iaitu bekas tempat menyimpan padi. Selain itu, perayaan Pesta Kaamatan ini juga mengingatkan kita akan rasa penghargaan dan penghormatan masyarakat Kaum Kadazandusun akan Penciptanya ( Kinoingan ) yang sanggup mengorbankan anak kesayangannya Huminodun untuk menyelamatkan orang-orangnya supaya tidak mati kebuluran.

Apa Itu Pesta Kaamatan?

2010-04-25T07:35:00.000-07:00

Mungkin masih ramai yang tak tahu apa itu Pesta Kaamatan... So, saya 'dedicate' kan sedikit info yang sya 'seluk' daripada sumber internet....

Pesta Kaamatan atau di dalam bahasa kadazan "Magavau" ini merupakan upacara perayaan khas untuk menghormati "Bambazon" iaitu semangat padi. Perayaan ini adalah amalan secara tradisi kaum kadazandusun sejak zaman berzaman. Perayaan "Magavau" ini biasanya diadakan selepas selesai menuai padi. Pesta Kaamatan yang kita rayakan dewasa ini telajh diluluskan oleh Majlis Undangan Kerajaan Koloni sebagai Cuti Umum sejak tahun 1960 lagi. Beliau yang bertanggungjawab untuk mengusulkan agar Pesta Kaamatan ini diisytiharkan sebagai Cuti Umum ialah Allahyaraham YAB Tun Haji Mohamad Fuad Stephens, SMN, PSM. SPDK, PNBS, bekas Ketua Menteri Sabah yang pertama.

AkiSagat Sudah Jadi 'Sejuk' Macam Ais???

2010-04-25T05:40:00.000-07:00

Hahaha... Banyak pengunjung yang tertanya-tanya, kenapa blog AkiSagat ni tak update2 sejak November 2009?? Adakah AkiSagat ni dah tak laku? Atau tiada sambutan? Ataupun umpama 'raja sehari' saja... Famous untuk masa yang singkat...

Hahaha... Biar sya jawab teka-teki tu... Sebab nya terlalu laku sampai pengurus nya begitu sibuk dan tak sempat nak update... Hehehe...

Lagipun start awal tahun, masalah virus seperti ctfmon.exe dan imjosh.exe menyusahkan pengurus untuk update blog ni...

Sekarang apa cerita AkiSagat?? 100% Aktif jawabnya... Banyak terlibat dlm program homestay, majlis perkahwinan dan yang terbaru, bakal mengikuti Pertandingan Magagung dan Sumazau Peringkat Kampung nanti...

Dalam masa yang terdekat, sya akan upload gambar2 aktiviti yang sebelumnya....

Destinasi Etnik... TV 1... Ewah.. Cuti-Cuti Borneo!!!!

2009-11-02T09:02:00.000-08:00

AkiSagat akhirnya berjaya juga masuk TV. Ini adalah satu pencapaian yang boleh dibanggakan oleh ahli-ahli kecil kita meskipun kumpulan ini baru ditubuhkan kurang dari setahun...

Namun demikian, anak-anak tersebut tidak berpeluang untuk melihat muka mereka di kaca TV1 disebabkan mereka berada di sekolah untuk sesi petang. Jadi saya rakamkan muka diorang yang kiut miut itu.

Tidak lupa juga, sedutan tersebut juga memaparkan 'big bos' AkiSagat kita, iaitu En. David MB. Paulinus dengan tenang tapi 'bagagar' sewaktu ditemuramah... Siow bos... Mangata ko dari balakang...

Sekian saja di sini.... Saya tak dpt upload banyak-banyak sebab banyak 'virus trojan worm' yang begitu 'tak malu' ingin mengintai laptop ku yang dah uzur ni..

Hoorey.... Abang Boni Kita Dah Kuar Dr SMC

2009-10-12T11:50:00.000-07:00

Sowi..Sowi... Atas masalah virus kat internet tpt sya, so sya tak dapat upload berita... Jadi sya kasi sambung ja cerita lalu... Supaya inda gantung walaupun Abg. Boni kita ni di rumah dah...

Tepat 17 Sept 2009 jam 2pm gitu Abg Boni kita di transferkan ke Queen... Jadi gambar berikut adalah keadaan dia setengah jam sebelum naik ambulans...Hohoho...

Huh... Tak sabar nak lihat dunia kunun... Jadi, gambar seterusnya ialah keadaan dia di Queen... Tak la semewah SMC... Tiga hari ja dia di sana, trus sya seludup dia keluar dari tempat tu... Bagus lagi di rumah sendiri... Ada a-cond!!!

Aduh.. Internet start uda inda kuat.. Karang la lagi sya sambung kio!!! Tata...

Sambungan Kemalangan 21 Ogos 2009 Part 3.....

2009-09-13T03:46:00.000-07:00

Gambar yang kamu perhatikan ini merupakan gambar selepas pembedahan ke-3... Sya muntah apabila first time sya buka dia punya selimut untuk tingu 'wound' dia!!!

Berikut merupakan pandangan sebelah kanan betis kaki kanan...

Ini pula pandangan sebelah kiri betis kaki kanan....

Ini pandangan atas....

Hahaha... Cerita tak putus lg... Ada lg... Tp akan sya upload bila internet sini dah kuat... Tunggu lah part 4 ye!!!

Sambungan Kemalangan 21 Ogos 2009 Part 2.....

2009-09-13T03:16:00.000-07:00

Lakaran polis adalah seperti berikut.....

Bukti kemalangan yang sya rekodkan adalah seperti berikut. Sila perhatikan kesan cat bumper kereta di tengah-tengah brek motorsikal tu... Warna biru tua, konsisten dengan warna bumper Satria Neo tu...

Berikut merupakan X-Ray terbaru selepas pembedahan kedua dan ketiga....

Berikut merupakan gambar alatan yang digunakan untuk 'menahan penderitaan' beliau....MORFIN!!! Namun alat ini cuma membuatkan beliau berhalusinasi... Apabila beliau tiba-tiba menjadi seperti 'orang tidak siuman', kami merujuk kepada jururawat yang bertugas untuk meminta penjelasan. Kami juga mengunjurkan pendapat samada beliau ketagih dengan Morfin, tetapi jururawat yang bertugas tiba-tiba 'melenting' dan menjawab "JANGAN KAMU TUDUH SEMBARANGAN!!! ITU KESAN INFECTION DARIPADA LUKANYA!!! INFECTION DAH MEREBAK DI SELURUH BADAN!!!

Namun begitu, kami terima saja.... Jadi sila tunggu Part 3 yang akan sya upload sebentar lg!!!! Sya harap kamu jangan terkejut dengan imej yang akan sya upload nanti!!!! Teruskan menunggu berita seterusnya....

Kisah Kemalangan Pada 21 Ogos 2009

2009-09-10T11:16:00.000-07:00

Berikut merupakan gambar yang diambil sewaktu Boni eksiden di U turn Putatan-Petagas dekat Bangunan Gardenia. Sayangnya gambar si mangsa tak dapat saya rakamkan sebab sibuk membantu mengangkat barang-barang yang bertaburan di sana sini:

Kenderaan yang melanggar dia adalah Proton Satria Neo manakala Toyota Avanza merupakan mangsa keadaan....

Tempat kejadian tu sya ambik gambar pada keesokan harinya supaya kamu mendapat gambaran tempat kejadian sebenar...

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Knowing Our Own History.....

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I've had read the 'sabahanmusics' blog and very interested with one of his article there... Let us share together this article...

The Kadazandusun Concept of Creation

It said that in the beginning, Kinoringan, the god of the Kadazandusuns and his wife Suminundu had an only daughter called Luminodun (Huminodun). Kinoringan in his preparation for his creation of the Kadazandusuns sacrificed his only daughter, Luminodun and planted, as if they were seeds, the various parts of her body. Rice then as staple food of the Kadazandusuns (similar to most Asians) grew out of Luminodun’s flesh. Other parts of her body became other varieties of foods for the people. Padi, because it is part of bambarayon (bambaazon). Hence, the Kadazandusuns regard it befitting to hold a yearly feasting celebration to honour Bambarayon during the Kaamatan (Harvest) Festival. In turn the Bambarayon is believed to better the people’s harvests year after year.

The Kadazandusuns as from the Edge of the Earth

Old folks of the Interior Kadazandusuns often relate the legend that their great ancestors or Gulugulu came from some country to the South East edge of the earth which they refer to as PITAS or Tisan do Tana. Obviously, the edge of the earth would be the coastal land by the sea, but no specific names have been memory-recorded to coincide with present map names.

The Legend of Nunuk Ragang

A lucky catch of this generation is the legend that the Kadazandusuns originated from Nunuk Ragang. The approximate location of this place today is at Tampias, a settlement where two rivers (Liwagu and Golibang) meet to the east of Ranau and Tambunan. Nunuk is a Kadazandusuns word for a Banyan Tree.

Ragang comes from the Kadazandusuns word Aragang , which means red. In other words, Nunuk Ragang means Red Banyan Tree. Eventually,

settlement was called Nunuk Ragang after the connotation attached to the banyan tree.

This banyan tree had numerous branches and giant thick foliage and provided for ideal shelters and playground for wild life, birds, insects and even spirits according to local beliefs. When the morning sun rose the Nunuk Ragang settlers would climb to the branches of the Nunuk tree to bask in the sun and enjoy plunging into the great cool river pool below.

It was believed that the roots of the Nunuk tree produced red latex that gave the pool not only the reddish colouration but also its medicinal value. Thus the name Nunuk Ragang.

The early Kadazandusuns community at Nunuk Ragang lived a carefree life, enjoying the abundant supply of food and other basic necessities from the richness of nature that surrounded them. Later, the population increased by leaps and bounds. It became more difficult to get food from nearby. The village Chief then instructed his men into expeditions to look for new suitable settlements. The Kadazandusuns migration movement thus began towards the West to Tambunan, Ranau and beyond to where the Kadazandusuns are found at present. River tributaries became the principal guides to the directions of travelling. The expeditions occurred in groups and therefore had multi-destinations.

The early Kadazandusuns never actually had a name for themselves as a tribal people. Wherever they settled they got named according to the natural significance of the place, be it trees, rivers, landscapes or even peculiar significant occurrences.

Handicraft of Sabah

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Linagoh Group

Linagoh group of woven baskets and trays are the Rungus' specialities. Made from a wild creeper known locally as 'siling kawang', these products come in different shapes, designs and sizes and suit a variety of household uses.
Most often the dried creepers are not treated with dyes so as to maintain the natural fine glossy finish.

Nyiru Group

Made from thin strips of Bemban stem, Nyiru, as the accompanying photographs show, are essentially shallow oblong or egg-shaped or round trays used as winnows for pady and other farm and household applications.
Rungus, a native indigenous group inhabiting the northern part of Sabah, are wellknown for their fine skills in producing these trays.
The patterns shown here are of Rungus origin. Several other indigenous groups in Sabah produce Nyiru of different patterns.
In modern homes, these items are used both as utility trays and decorative items.

Bamboo & Rattan Group

Until recent years, bamboo and rattan were there for the taking, in abundance in the bushes and jungles of Sabah.
Before the advent of commercialism, the survival instincts of the indigenous people drove them into turning the readily available raw materials into a host of practical useful items for their huts, for work in the fields, fishing or hunting.
Today, these craftsmen are turning out an even wider range of bamboo or rattan and bamboo-rattan products such as the rattan ball for sepak takraw (a national sport), the lampit (floor mat), flower vases, fruit baskets, etc. The authenticity of these traditional craftsmen have not been com promised: they are still turning our genuinely handcrafted handicrafts.

Pandan / Mengkuang Group

Weaving is about the most common past-time of Sabah's rural womenfolk. Handicrafts classified under this group show the natives honed instincts of utilising available raw materials surrounding them.
Pandan or Screw-pine, is widely cultivated. Mengkuang is also a kind of screw-pine. Pandan has fine and short leaves, while Mengkuang leaves are long and broad. Their uses are similar.
With the help of home-made dyes and after painstaking, crude process of turning the green pandan leaves into flexible straws, they are woven into such item as hats, mats, handbags, baskets, food covers, etc.
Pandan is so flexible and easily workable that it allows an extremely wide range of household and decorative items to be produced with the deft fingers and the in-born memory patterns of Sabah natives.

Kain Group

"Kain" is Malay for cloth. The most famous of Sabah's handwoven 'kain' are as follows:

Kain Daster and Kain Mugah are woven mainly by Illanun Gajaus. These intricately woven multi-colour materials are used as headgears and house decorations on festive occasions. They make strikingly attractive wall or table decorations in many modern homes.

Musical Group

Though cultural habits of the indigenous people differ, they share one common indulgence - music. Each group invariably has its own sets of musical instruments, the construction of which are based mainly on the local availability of materials such as bamboo, buffalo or other game hides, wood, etc.
"Sompoton", Sabah's version of the bagpipes, is immensely popular. Bungkau (jaw's harp made from the bark of a nibong palm called bongkala) and gambus (a native guitar) are also collectors' items.

Parang Group

The Oxford Dictionary defines 'parang' as a heavy Malay sheath-knife.
Before the advent of modern farm and kitchen tools, a parang in Sabah's rural household serves multiple uses.
Most of the natives in Sabah have their very own crude ways of making parangs out of scrap iron. But parangs produced by the Bajaus are the most sought-after for their fine craftsmanship.
In recent years, these fast diminishing blacksmiths are putting their ingenuity into producing kris, letter openers and other form of handy tools.

Manik Group

Manik products include such ornamental items as rings, necklaces, bracelets and bangles produced by stringing together colourful brads.
Depending on the cultural background of the indigenous people who make them, Manik products differ in stringing pattern and uses. Some use them on the ankles or the head, others wrap them round their necks, waist, wrists or upper arm.
The colourful Manik products are ideal for use as miniature decorative items.
Demand for the Manik products has increased dramatically. Making Manik is now a lucrative cottage industry in Sabah's rural aras

THE OLD MAN AND THE RIBONG TREES ( A Murut Folk Tale )

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It was the tradition of the Murut tribe to select a chief from amongst them. There was an old man with a 'Titimbak' (Murut traditional head gear), who claimed that he was the chief of all chiefs. The folk accepted him as their righfful 'Orang Tua' (Chief) and followed his advise and instructions. This was probably because he was very practical, wise and kind-hearted.

One day he instructed all the villagers to cultivate as many 'Tabasan' (rice fields) as po$ible, which meant that they had to clear a lot of jungle and bushes for planting.

They obediently did what the old man instructed. Before the clearing began, the old man told them to spare the Nibong and Menggaris trees. After the massive and tiring job of clearing the sites. the villagers began to plant.

It did not take long and they were able to harvest quantities of rice like never before. There was enough to feed everyone for a very long time. However the storage space was not enough to accommodate the huge quantity of the rice harvest and the villagers began to worry. The old man calmed them down and promised to take care of the grain's storage. He used his magic power and stored all the harvest inside the Nibong and Menggaris trees.

The villagers were very happy and praised their chief for his good idea. However, the old man had to stand guard by the trees all the time in order to ensure a fair distribution of rice among the villagers.

As time went by, most of the villagers became greedy and hinted that the old man was misusing his power. They decided to protest and find a better solution for a fair distribution.

After a big argument and protest by the villagers, the old man said: "If you want to see all the grain, it can never be restored again as it is against the magic power". However, at this stage inquisitiveness was stronger than any other reason and the villagers demanded that the old man produces the rice stored in the trees.

In a fit of anger the old man threw his spear into the Menggaris and Nibong trees and all the golden grain came pouring out of the trees, until the ground was paved with rice. By now, the villagers started to realise that they were wrong about their chief. Howevec it was too late. They had misjudged the Orang Tua. The magic power of the old man worked only once. The old man felt very offended having his leadership doubted and laid o curse upon all of them.

He said: "Your generation shall meet a similar fate to that of the banana trees. When the old tree dies it will leave the young to fend for itself." So it was to be with the villagers. The young had to fend for themselves ffom this date onwards.

Since they were cursed, the villagers begged the old man to impose a lesser punishment upon them. They preferred to be like the moon. When the full moon disappears the young moon will immediately appear again. The old man agreed but he caused the tribe to inherit both punishments. Unlike before with an unending supply of rice from the old man, they had to work very hard for a living even till this day.

BULAN GARHANA - ECLIPSE OF THE MOON ( A Kadazan Folk Tale )

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Tareb, the son of the god Kineringan wanted to marry another god's daughter. However, he was restricted because he could not deliver the 'Barian' (dowry) to heaven. The dowry had to be obtained from the earth.

He was very upset and disappointed. He thought of a plan which involved swallowing the moon. Once he had done that, there was darkness on earth and the people began to worry and became afraid. They thought that they had offended the gods and decided to hold a feast.

They prepared all kinds of food, gathered their gongs, drums, jars of wine, items of jewellery and beads, dressed in traditional costumes and began to celebrate. They danced and sang, beat the gongs and slaughtered animals as a sacrifice to please the heavenly deity.

Tareb, on seeing such delighfful sights, began to savour the spirit of their celebration and, having forgotten all about the moon in his mouth, he accidentally opened his mouth and released the moonlight again.

Tareb, by this time, was so engrossed with delight at the sight of the barian, consisting of the gongs, musical instruments and jewellery, that he could not care less what happened to the moon. He had got what he wanted and was able to marry his loved one.

The people on earth were even happier at the sight of the moonlight.

The story goes even today, that whenever there is an eclipse, the folk still adhere to the traditional ways of bringing back the moon by celebrating to appease the spirits, same as they had done in the past.

THE CROCODILE POOL ( A Rungus Folk Tale )

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There wos once a very beautiful long house near Ulu Pong. The folk there were happy people who enjoyed a prosperous life. Many kinds of entertainment and celebrations were held. Beside the usual activities of gong beating. dancing and wine sipping, they also included domestic animals in the fun. They took great pleasure in teasing and abusing the animals.

However by traditional custom, they were supposed to respect domestic animals like dogs, cats, pigs, and goats, as contrary actions were believed to offend the gods.

One day, while they were carrying on as usual with their merry making, a great storm, which lasted several days swept over the village, causing heavy damage to nature. They did not care about what was happening outside as they were too drunk and happy to bother. Besides, they felt very secure inside their huge long house.

It did not take long for the water to rise and flood the entire land, including the long house. Since they had offended the gods, there was no way of escaping without punishment. When the flood eventually subsided, no long house could be seen anymore, but instead a huge pool filled with crocodiles.

Up till this date, the village folk believe that the gods caused the storm to serve as a punishment to those who do not observe their customs and have no respect for animals. Sometimes the villagers trap those crocodiles in the pool for food, which they also sell on the local market.

The site is known as "The Crocodile Pool" of Kota Marudu as well as Kulum Buyut. The folk there believe that they must never harm or abuse animals again.

THE STORY OF THE SUN

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In the beginning of the world there were two moons in the heaven. One of them WQS a male moon and the other was a female moon. The two of them always arose in the east.

On earth there lived a man named Sigunting, a hero among the folk at that time. One day he had a dream. He dreamt that an old man was very cold and complained that there was no heat to warm the world.

"What must we do to obtain heat to warm this world?" Sigunting asked. The old man replied, "Young hero, take your magic bow and arrow, climb to the top of Mount Kinabalu and shoot an arrow eastward".

Upon awakening from the dream, Sigunting climbed the mountain as asked by the old man. He shot an arrow with his magic bow. The arrow struck the male moon and blinded him. As a result, the earth was even darker than before, as there was only one moon left. The owls began to cry because the male moon did not appear as usual. However, Sigunting and the folk began to celebrate their success with a big feast. As usual, according to tradition, they beat the gongs, slaughtered cattle and drank wine tapai and had a good time. However, they realized that they felt even colder than before.

After some time, when the situation seemed quite hopeless, the male moon suddenly appeared.

To their surprise there was an arrow stuck in the eye of the moon. In a mournful mood, the moon told them that he was very ashamed to meet his wife, the female moon, and he promised that if anyone could help him to remove the arrow he would help to generate heat for them. The folk sat down in a meeting to discuss on how they could help as the moon was so far away.

In olden days, some animals and birds could communicate with human beings. A huge bird came along in the midst of their meeting. "Whoever is brave enough to sit on my back will be flown by me up to the moon to remove the arrow". Sigunting agreed to follow the bird on this mission. They flew off at the first light of dawn. When they reached the moon, the moon begon to cry and related to them his sorrow. He was ashamed to meet his wife because he was blinded by the arrow. Howevec he was delighted that they had eventually come to remove the arrow. On completion of their task the male moon instructed them to fly back immediately as he had promised to generate heat in return for removing the arrow. Sigunting was told to show the arrow to the villagers and wait for the heat the moon had promised.

When they returned to the village, the people were still seen praying to the stones and trees hoping for a miracle.

They were happy indeed on seeing Sigunting safely returned with the arrow in his hand. By now they were feeling the heat. Only this village knew the secret. Other villages, not knowing the secret, enjoyed the heat as well and began to celebrate.

There was much relief everywhere when the heat touched them. They celebrated as usual, beating gongs, feasting and dancing. But the funniest of all were the dancing animals such as the dogs, cats, goats, pigs, monkeys and cows.

This funny sight caused the hot moon to laugh and drips of red hot saliva flowed from his mouth. The saliva was believed to have accidentally caused many of the folk to turn into stone boulders, some in small, others in huge groups. The unlucky individuals who had turned into stones were mainly the farmers as well as some of their animals. These stones can still be seen scattered along the foothills of Mount Kinabalu.

A TALE FROM THE PADAS RIVER (Tenom) ( A Murut Folk Tale )

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There was once o lonq house in Kampung Tatamuan beside the river Malalap. It was the tradition of the Murut people, that men had to hunt animals for food as a contribution to society.

There was a young hunter among them who went on a hunting trip with other villagers. He had to leave his family and his pregnant wife behind at the long house.

In those days, a hunting trip usually took many weeks, as they had to poach and wait, or very often penetrate far into the jungle.

During their absence, the village folk discovered a python on the bank of the river. They immediately killed it for food. The remains of the skin were used to make big and small drums.

It had been quite a while since the hunting group had left the village and there was still no sign of their return.

Out of boredom, the villagers decided to hold a feast. Feasting was very common amongst them and it was part of their tradition as well. They began to celebrate with meat from this huge python. They had plenty of food to eat and to share.

Usually light entertainment, such as dancing and singing were performed during such a celebration. This was accompanied by playing the drums which were made from the skin of the snake. However, the moment they hit the drums, the cats and dogs began to fight with each other. Even though they tried, but somehow, the villagers could not stop half way during the celebration. They decided to change to the other drums also made from the snake skin.

This time, the sound of the drums caused an evil sort of spell and the villagers started to fight amongst themselves. There was havoc and death and it was a very sad situation. Some of those who were fortunate enough to be alive, escaped the plundering by hiding in the jungle. It so happened that the young hunter's wife also escaped and a short time later gave birth to a child.

Eventually the hunting party returned and they were remorsely disappointed at such misfortune. They decided to go their separate ways and set up families elsewhere. The young hunter took his wife and child and left the village. After a short while, they arrived at a clearing near a river bank. All of a sudden the hunter's dog caught sight of a Tempadau (wild cow) and chased after it, closely followed by the hunter. By now the hunting dog had caught up with the Tempadau which was wading across the river. Suddenly there was a voice from the top of the hill admonishing them to stop their hunt.

The young man, already frustrated with what had happened back at the village, was in no mood for such a warning. He still followed his hunting dog. A bolt of lightning struck, followed by a thun 'en They have unknowingly trespassed onto holy ground and were immediately turned into stones.

Till today the young man is known as the Batu Balingoi. The Tempadau in the middle of the river is called the Batu Masokoh. The wife and child who followed behind are called the Batu Magibah.

This all happened along the Sungai Pagalan and the stones can still be found there in the river at Tenom.

AkiSagat Trains Children How To.....

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SUMAZAU DANCE

This type of dance is one of the most well known traditional dances in Sabah as well as throughout Malaysia. It belongs to the Kadazandusun tribe. This ritual dance serves varied functions such as thanksgiving for bountiful paddy planting and harvesting, prayer against evil spirits, honouring the spirits as well as to cure illness. The movement and rhythm of this dance is elegantly soft and slow. The dancers, male and female, will face each other, move their feets in small movements and move their heels up and down to the beat of the music. While dancing the dancer will spread up their hands and move it up and down just like a bird spreading their wings to fly. The Sumazau is usually performed during festive occasions and gatherings.

MAGUNATIP DANCE

This dance belongs to the Murut’s tribe of Kuhijaw (Kwijau). The "Magunatip" word is derived from the "apit" word, which means "trapped". In this dance one must master and show their agility and dexterity in jumping and putting their feet between the clapping bamboos without being trapped. This dance does not usually require any instrumental music because the rhythmic clapping and stamping of the bamboos produce a loud, harmonised, beat and interesting sound or rhythm. This dance is usually performed to highlight any festive occasion.

The Traditional Instruments Of KadazanDusun

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GONG (Idiofon)

Gongs form the backbone of most musical ensembles and are used for nearly every social event. The number of instruments played together varies from community to community. During a gong beating session, one or two drums are also played to accentuate the main rhythms.

The gongs are found in all parts of the state and are highly valued. They are also used as bridewealth, for animistic religious ceremonies, signaling and during harvest festivals.

Gongs are also recently made locally in Kudat by Rungus people. These have a shallow rim and small boss. Such gongs are made from galvanized iron sheets which are also purchased locally. The more popular gong with its thick walls, deep rim and large boss, is imported from the Philippines, Indonesia or Brunei.

KULINTANGAN (Idiofon)

This was first introduced into west Sabah by the Bruneis but it is also traditionally used by the Bajaus and some Dusun/Kadazan people. It is usually played on festive occasions, such as weddings and religious ceremonies, where it is often accompanied by other traditional gongs.

The instrument consists of a set of about eight to nine small brass kettle gongs. Each sounds a different pitch when struck. The gongs are arranged horizontally in a row on a low wooden bed-like frame. The player sits down on the floor in front of the gongs and beats them with two small wooden mallets.

TOGUNGGAK' (Idiofon)

Known as tagunggak amongst the Murut, togunggak amongst lhe Dusun/Kadazan or 'togunggu' in Penampang, these struck bamboo idiophones are played in groups to accompany dancing or processions at festive occasions. One set comprises from six (togunggu') to thirty (tagunggak) pieces, depending on the ethnic group. The music resembles that of the set of gongs of the particular group, with each idiophone tuned according to the corresponding gong part it plays.

SOMPOTON (Erofon)

This mouth organ is the most fascinating of the Sabah native musical instruments. It is constructed from a dried gourd and eight bamboo pipes arranged in a doublelayered raft. One of the pipes has no sound, but merely balances the bundle. By blowing or sucking the gourd's mouth, the player can produced a soft sweet harmonious sound. A small lamella of polod palm (like tiny bungkau) is inserted in the side of each sounding pipe near its base. The pipes are fitted into a hole on one side of the gourd and sealed with bees wax. The lamellae lie inside the gourd and provide the sound of the completed instrument. The pipes are bound with thin strands of rattan.

While playing a sompoton, the player covers and uncovers the ends of three of the four shortest pipes with three fingers of his right hand and three small openings cut in the base of the front shortest pipe and front and back pipes of the longer raft with fingers of the left hand.

The sompoton can be played as a solo instrument for personal entertainment or in groups to accompany dancing. It is popular among the Dusun/Kadazan.

BUNGKAU (Free Aerophone)

This jaw's harp is made from the outer skin of a palm known as polod among the Dusun/Kadazan. A skilful hand is needed to fashion a good one. They are commonly made throughout Dusunic areas.

The lamella in the centre is made to vibrate by striking the end of the instrument with the thumb. The vibrating strip makes very little sound by itself, but if held before the opened mouth, the player can gently magnify the sound by resonance. A wide range of frequencies can be obtained by varying the shape of the mouth and the position of the tongue.

When not in use, it is usually encased in and attached to a bamboo tube to keep it clean and free from damage.

TRADITIONAL COSTUME OF THE PENAMPANG KADAZAN

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Generally, the trimmings and embroidery on the Kadazan costume are simple and dignified in comparison with other ethnic groups. The men’s jacket and trousers bear some Chinese influence. There are three different styles of blouses for the women. One is a blouse with short sleeves worn by young ladies. Another is a blouse with ¾ sleeves worn by middle-aged ladies for daily or casual use. The third one is worn by elderly women and female ritual specialists/priestesses during ceremonies.

Textile

Basic material: Black commercial fabric: silk or velvet for ceremonial occasions, cotton (vernacular tuit) for daily wear.

Costume of Women

sinuangga' Blouse with short sleeves and U-neck worn by younger women. Sober embroidery along the opening for head and arms, and along the seams at the sides and along the middle of the back: red, yellow and cream cotton yarn. Main stitches: sinusuk bulus (chain stitch), tantop (flanel stitch). A flanel stitch technique is also used to make binuunsi', a narrow band of needle weaving in red and yellow looking somewhat like shoelace.

Betawi buttons are looped through a string on the inside. This way, the valuable buttons can be used for various blouses. Betawi buttons used to be fixed all the way up to the neck for ceremonial occasions and half way up from the lower end of the blouse for daily wear. Nowadays, this appears not to be differentiated. The buttons are tied together from the top down to the bottom of the blouse with a cotton thread.

The gold-plated silver Betawi buttons were a status symbol for the Kadazan Penampang. If one could afford a set of thirty buttons (sonsolobuan), one was considered a wealthy person.

sinompukung Blouse with 3/4 sleeves. No embroidery. Usually worn over the sinuangga' like a jacket when the wearer goes out of the house, such as to visit a friend. Nowadays, the sinompukung is often embroidered and worn by older women as a blouse instead of as a jacket as in the olden days.

kihongon Blouse with long sleeves, worn by elderly women and female ritual specialists/priestesses or Bobohizan during ceremonies. The embroidery is similar to the one on the sinuangga'.

simis "Chemise"—a white cotton underblouse. Sometimes just a white kerchief is tucked into the U-neck.

tapi' Long cylindrical wrap-skirt, formerly of plain black cotton. Nowadays often enlivened with siring: gold trimming, running over the hips, in front of the skirt, crossed by another band of trimming from the waist down.

Accessories:

himpogot Silver "dollar" belt. A maximum of three are used depending on personal wealth, one around the waist and the other two above and below the tangkong.

tangkong Hip-belt of approximately 84 embossed brass rings on rattan strings (hindavog). Three tangkong are worn together, alternately strung with red (hindagang), black (initom) and red rattan strings for unmarried girls and all black for married women. The string is always "bare" somewhere at the back to avoid asampon (lack of breathing space). Later in life the tangkong are stretched out for various reasons, one of which is so that it is easier to carry a back basket.

Titimbak Hairpin to decorate and fasten the hairbun.

Tiningkokos Brass or silver spiral bracelet.

Gohong Brass or silver bracelets.

Hamai Necklace.

Simbong Earrings.

paun Brooch of gold coin(s).

siga do bobohizan Worn during rituals/ceremonies by the Bobohizan. It is an ornate headdress that is made from feathers of peacocks or turkeys. The plumage is tightly packed together and sewn onto a wide band of cloth. The feathers form the support and shape of the headdress, which when seen from the front is almost wholly covered with the cloth that fans outwards from the head. From the back however, these feathers are almost wholly visible. The wide band of cloth to which the feathers are sewn is decorated with multicoloured applique, embroidery and beads. Andavi do tandaa' or long-tailed feathers of roosters are also sewn at the front of the cloth. The tip of each of these feathers is tied with several small pieces of colourful cloth. From the lower part of both sides of the headdress are sewn several long loops of coloured beads which hang down to the front/chest. The headdress is secured/tied by cloth at the back of the head. The headdress is approximately one and a half feet in height.

Husob A colourful cloth worn by the Bobohizan over one shoulder and across the body. Usually two husob are worn together cries-crossing each other.

Costume of Men

Gaung Long-sleeved shirt without embroidery. Nowadays it is decorated with gold trimming and gold buttons.

Souva Black trousers with wide indigo-blue waistband. Gold trimming on the seams along the hips for modern trousers.

Kaking or toogot Black waist sash.

Siga Headcover of handwoven kain dastar, folded or twisted in a number of distinctive ways: Hinopung (hopung = python): twisted model Kinahu' (kahu' = potholder): folded model Sinimbitan or tinahanuk: only one small corner sticking out.

Tupi' sinikat Circular hat of sturdy string made with the coil and tie technique to support the siga.

Apa yang baru dalam AkiSagat Team

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AkiSagat Team telah melakukan 'renovation' pada pentas latihan persembahannya (Gambar akan sya cuba upload. Sori tak kuat internet) Jadi, apa yang boleh sya describe ialah pentas itu menjadi sangat besar dan lebih selesa dan selamat berbanding dulu.
AkiSagat Team juga telah menerima penyata bank yang pertamanya. Jumlah wang yang terkumpul setakat ini adalah dalam RM500. Ini masih jauh daripada sasaran kumpulan ini untuk memperkuatkan lagi kewangan kumpulan.
AkiSagat Team memecahkan kumpulan dewasa dan kumpulan kanak-kanak. Kumpulan yang lebih senior akan melakukan persembahan pada perayaan yang kurang rasmi manakala golongan kanak-kanak akan memonopoli perayaan rasmi.
AkiSagat Team berjaya memperolehi Keyboard Yamaha PSR E403 sebagai instrumen moden bagi tujuan persendirian ataupun komersial.
Apapun, ini merupakan perkembangan yang positif yang mana kumpulan ini mula mendapat perhatian daripada masyarakat umum.

Jadual Kelas Latihan AkiSagat Team

2009-07-29T08:30:00.000-07:00

Kepada sesiapa yang berminat untuk 'join da club', kami mengalu-alukan kedatangan anda samada sebagai peserta atau sebagai penonton atau 50:50.

Masa latihan adalah seperti berikut:

Setiap Hari Sabtu, Jam 4.00 pm.
Tempat di kediaman Encik MB Paulinus di hujung kampung Biau di tepi sungai...
Pakaian adalah bebas, yang penting sopan dan standard...
Guru yang akan menjadi mentor adalah Jude, Echo, Encik MB, Pn. Vianny dan Encik Muin.

Jadual ini adalah setakat yang paling update.
Sebarang perubahan akan dinyatakan kemudian...

Makan dan minum adalah percuma dan ringan-ringan sahaja.... kalau ada yang nak contribute atau pot-luck adalah dialu-alukan...

AkiSagat Team Di Koposizon Homestay 26 Julai 2009

2009-07-29T07:38:00.000-07:00

Pada hari tersebut, AkiSagat Team sekali lagi berpeluang untuk melibatkan diri dalam persembahan 'Sumazau' dan 'Magagung' di Balairaya Papaga Papar. Kehadiran pelancong asing ke program homestay ini memberikan peluang kepada kumpulan ini untuk terus hidup dan diiklankan di mata antarabangsa.
Sungguhpun H1N1 agak 'famous' pada ketika ini, ini tidak menghalang kami untuk rapat dengan pelancong asing yang agak ramah dengan penduduk di sini. Persembahan AkiSagat Team semakin mematangkan fikiran para kanak-kanak yang menjadi ahli AkiSagat Team di mana setiap pengalaman yag dilalui menjadi pedoman serta keseronokan di samping kepuasan tak terhingga di kalangan mereka.
Antara pengisian homestay pada kali ini semestinya memperkenalkan kebudayaan masyarakat Kadazan di sini terutama sekali tarian tradisional dan juga makanan. Tidak lupa juga aktiviti lain-lain seperti mencari 'butod' dan juga 'menggarus' pokok rumbia untuk mendapatkan sagu.
Akhir sekali aktiviti yang dilakukan adalah tidak lain dan tidak bukan adalah sesi menggambar... Hohoho... Bukan main lagi mem 'posing' semuanya.... Kalah artis beb... Sya saja yang tiada dalam gambar... Huhu....
Sya fikir sekian sahaja lah laporan saya pada hari ini memandangkan internet semakin inda kuat... Thanks 4 reading!!! Aramai Tie!!!

Aktiviti Aki Sagat Team Pada Pesta Kaamatan Anjuran Kampung Tomui Papar

2009-06-21T22:31:00.000-07:00

Pada 17 Mei 2009, Aki Sagat Team terlibat dengan pertandingan Magagung dan Sumazau yang dianjurkan oleh pihak penganjuran Kampung Tomui Papar. Kampung Tomui terletak bersebelahan dengan Kampung Biau dan kedua-dua kampung ini sangat rapat dari segi sosial, ekonomi dan seumpamanya.
Pertandingan pada kali ini telah memantapkan sedikit sebanyak Kumpulan Aki Sagat Team dengan penglibatan beberapa golongan ibubapa yang memerhatikan potensi yang baik dalam Aki Sagat Team. Antaranya ialah Encik Muin Galapan, Pn. Vianny Joanes, Encik Jimmy Joanes, Encik Sendly Simbun, Encik Philis Kanak, Pn. Maria Kanasius, Encik Anthony Benjamin, Encik Stephen Nandu, dan Encik Beritus Mikil. Mereka memberikan sokongan padu dengan mengambil peluang melibatkan anak-anak mereka dalam aktiviti yang sihat ini. Mereka juga tidak lekang untuk memunculkan diri pada sesi latihan untuk memberikan buah fikiran, berkongsi pendapat dan membawa ‘pot-luck’ untuk disajikan pada kanak-kanak. Namun demikian, ini menjadi satu cabaran yang mana kami terpaksa merekrut lebih ahli untuk menyertai pertandingan Sumazau. Seperti sebelumnya, kami cuma berkesempatan untuk melatih kanak-kanak tersebut selama seminggu sahaja. Namun demikian, kami agak berpuas hati dengan prestasi kanak-kanak tersebut sebelum pertandingan yang mana mereka banyak memberikan kerjasama, tidak mengenal penat lelah dan sanggup untuk meneruskan latihan tanpa henti selama 2 jam berturut-turut.
Di hari pertandingan, saya telah diberi peluang untuk mengepalai Aki Sagat Team untuk 2 jam sahaja. Bayangkan dalam 2 jam itu sahaja saya seperti hampir separuh gila untuk mengatur Aki Sagat Team di mana selain mengatur kanak-kanak, saya juga terpaksa mengatur peralatan gong, tapak tempat kami akan membuat persembahan, mencabut undi, berunding dengan pihak penganjur mengenai perjalanan aktviti dan sebagainya. Saya begitu kagum dengan kebolehan Encik MB yang mampu mengendalikan kesemua tugasan ini sendirian. Bukan sebarang orang yang mampu mengendalikan tekanan seumpama ini. Namun demikian, ini tidak lagi menjadi masalah yang mana golongan ibubapa yang terlibat secara langsung memberikan sokongan moral, bantuan dari segi tenaga manusia, dan kebajikan kanak-kanak.
Pertandingan Magagung dan Sumazau dipertandingkan serentak, dan kami berada di giliran yang ketiga. Sewaktu pertandingan berlangsung, kami belajar banyak daripada kumpulan yang lain dari segi corak tarian, kreativiti, dan pengalaman bagi setiap kumpulan yang menunjukkan persiapan yang mantap. Kami juga agak kagum dengan golongan veteran yang masih lagi menunjukkan kebolehan dan ‘bunga’ yang tersembunyi, yang diimpi-impikan untuk ditiru dan dipelajari oleh kebanyakan peminat muzik tradisional KadazanDusun.
Namun demikian, kami cuma berjaya meraih saguhati yang berupa wang tunai dan medal. Namun demikian, Aki Sagat Team begitu berpuas hati dengan pertandingan kali ini dan belajar banyak daripada apa yang telah dilihat, apa yang telah didengar, dan apa yang telah diberitahu kepada kami.
Terima Kasih Kaamatan, Terima Kasih Kampung Tomui dan Terima Kasih Aramai Tii.. Jumpa Lagi Di Lain Hari…..

Aktiviti Aki Sagat Team Pada Majlis Pelancaran Pesta Kaamatan Peringkat Negeri di Dewan Masyarakat Papar

2009-06-21T22:28:00.000-07:00

Pada 01 Mei 2009 yang lalu, Pesta Kaamatan Peringkat Negeri telah dilancarkan dengan Daerah Papar menjadi tuan rumah bagi penganjuran ini. Adalah menjadi kebanggaan dan satu penghormatan kepada penduduk di daerah ini yang mana sudah sekian lama Daerah Papar tidak diserikan dengan kehadiran para YAB, YB dan dif-dif kehormat yang sekian lama terperap di KK. Jadi apa salahnya turun Papar pigi tingu kami semua di sini kan…. Ngam-ngam ada Tamu lagi….
Jadi, saya berbesar hati ingin memfokuskan apa aktiviti Aki Sagat Team pada hari tersebut. Seminggu sebelumnya, kami telah diberitahu oleh Pengerusi JKKK Kampung bahawa Kampung Biau telah dijemput untuk menyertai satu pertandingan ‘magagung’ yang dianjurkan sempena pelancaran Pest Kaamatan ini. Dengan itu, Pengerusi JKKK Kampung dengan berbesar hati memberikan mandat tersebut kepada kami dan merekrut beberapa golongan muda yang sudi menyertai pertandingan ini.
Golongan yang dilatih ialah kanak-kanak dalam lingkungan 7 tahun sehingga 13 tahun. Pada mulanya latihan kami berjalan agak kurang lancar kerana membiasakan kanak-kanak dengan instrument tradisional adalah suatu cabaran yang agak berat lebih-lebih kepada pengurus pasukan belakang tabir, iaitu Encik David Embee Paulinus @ MB. Encik MB berusaha keras sehingga dengan tidak dijangka-jangka, meningkatkan potensi kanak-kanak tersebut menyaingi kebanyakan pemuda-pemudi dan belia di kampung ini.
Banyak orang kurang percaya dengan kemampuan kami untuk melatih kanak-kanak, namun kami memecahkan mitos tersebut dan cuba membuka satu harapan kepada golongan ibubapa bahawa anak-anak mereka sudah pandai bermain alatan muzik tradisional KadazanDusun yang mungkin golongan ibubapa itu sendiri tidak tahu bagaimana untuk memainkannya. Namun demikian, pengalaman lebih mengatasi daripada bakat semulajadi. Walaupun kanak-kanak tersebut berbakat, namun mereka kekurangan dari segi stamina dan daya ketahanan untuk bermain dalam tempoh yang lama dan panjang. Ini berbeza dengan golongan veteran yang telah berpengalaman di mana golongan ini penuh dengan stamina dan mampu bermain dalam tempoh yang lama. Situasi ini dapat dilihat dalam latihan awal kanak-kanak yang mana mereka mampu bermain dengan cekap namun menjadi lembap apabila masuk pada minit yang ketiga.
Pada hari pertandingan, terdapat 7 kampung yang bersaing untuk mendapat tempat terbaik atau sekurang-kurangnya saguhati. Kampung-kampung yang terlibat ialah Kampung Biau, Kampung Sabandil, Kampung Nagapas, Kampung Kogopon, Kampung Lakut, Kampung Timbagan dan Kampung Kopimpinan. Semua kampung tersebut memberikan yang terbaik dalam persembahan mereka dan akhirnya, kumpulan yang meraih tempat ialah Kampung Kopimpinan (Pertama), Kampung Kogopon (Kedua), dan Kampung Nagapas (Ketiga). Kampung yang lain termasuk kampung kami cuma meraih saguhati. Namun demikian, kami agak berpuas hati dengan persembahan kami dan berazam untuk mencuba lagi yang terbaik di pertandingan akan datang.

Kelahiran Aki Sagat Team Kampung Biau Papar

2009-06-15T02:03:00.000-07:00

Kelahiran 'Aki Sagat Team' bermula pada 01 Mei 2009 bertempat di Dewan Masyarakat Papar. Pada ketika itu, nama yang digunakan cuma 'Sagat Team' sahaja. Namun begitu, penambahan perkataan 'Aki' bermaksud kumpulan ini telah dalam proses untuk mengukuhkan kedudukan dari segala aspek.
'Aki' dalam bahasa Kadazan bermaksud 'moyang' manakala Sagat merupakan nama seorang tokoh pemimpin di Kampung Biau Papar suatu masa dahulu. Nama ini diilhamkan oleh pengarah kumpulan ini, iaitu Encik David Embee Paulinus, merupakan seorang bekas guru yang telah barsara. Beliau kini aktif dalam mengkaji salasilah keturunan keluarga beliau dan juga aktif dalam menghidupkan semula 'nafas' instrumen tradisional yang sudah hampir dilupai oleh segenap lapisan masyarakat.
Encik David Embee Paulinus yang lebih mesra dipanggil 'cikgu' atau 'MB' merupakan keturunan keempat bagi Sagat. Beliau yang kini sudah mencecah umur 63 tahun merupakan antara penduduk Kampung Biau Papar yang begitu matang dalam salasilah kekeluargaan dan sejarah hidup seseorang yang telah meninggal dunia. Saya pernah berkesempatan bersama-sama beliau melawat kuburan di kampung yang mana, beliau dapat mengenali hampir semua yang telah dikuburkan dan sebab mengapa mereka meninggal dunia.
Moto yang di bawa oleh kumpulan ini ialah 'Serve and Lead the Community Throughout Young Generations' yang bermaksud, berkhidmat dan memimpin komuniti melalui generasi muda. Moto ini sendiri diilhamkan oleh Encik David Embee Paulinus yang mana beliau berpendapat generasi baru harus dipupuk untuk menghargai apa yang telah menjadi tradisi KadazanDusun sejak turun temurun. Beliau mendapati generasi pada masa kini amat kurang pengetahuan terhadap bangsa sendiri dan hanya mengetahuinya setelah mempelajari matapelajaran sejarah; itupun pengetahuan tersebut cuma 0.01% daripada kapasiti pengetahuan sebenar.
Oleh yang demikian, beliau memulakan langkah dengan bermula di rumah sendiri. Beliau mendidik anak-anak beliau dan cucu beliau untuk memahirkan diri dengan bahasa ibunda, seterusnya dengan peralatan tradisi suku kaum KadazanDusun. Pada mulanya, beliau agak gawat dari segi kewangan di mana harga untuk satu set lengkap bagi peralatan tradisi tersebut mencecah lebih seribu ringgit; jumlah yang agak tinggi memandangkan nilai peralatan tersebut agak tinggi juga. Namun, setelah berusaha, beliau akhirnya dapat memperolehi satu set lengkap yang dibeli di kalangan saudara mara beliau. Bertitik tolak daripada saat itu, alat tersebut telah menjadi nadi penggerak yang menyatukan 2 buah keluarga dengan lebih rapat lagi; iaitu keluarga daripada isteri pertama dan isteri kedua.
Bermula pada 25 Disember 2006, tarikh peralatan tersebut dibeli, ia tidak lekang dimainkan sepanjang hari setiap tahun sehingga kini. Sehingga tahun 2009, akhirnya keluarga ini berjaya menubuhkan perkumpulan yang digelar sebagai Aki Sagat Team yang dianggotai oleh generasi muda dan dipimpin juga oleh generasi muda dengan Encik David Embee Paulinus sebagai penasihat persatuan ini.
Kumpulan Aki Sagat yang baru ditubuhkan ini masih lagi kekurangan dana dan mengharapkan sumbangan ikhlas daripada individu atau perkumpulan. Sehingga kini jumlah pendapatan adalah berasal daripada hadiah wang tunai, saguhati dan sumbangan. Oleh yang demikian kumpulan ini mengalu-alukan mana-mana pihak yang ingin tampil memberi sumbangan demi kemajuan generasi baru kini. Wang sumbangan akan digunakan untuk pembelian set alat gong dan kulintangan yang baru, lawatan sambil belajar bagi peserta-peserta magagung dan sumazau ke tempat ilmiah, dan seumpamanya yang memberikan faedah kepada generasi muda di Kampung Biau Papar.