Sunday, February 27, 2011

TYPICAL MALAYSIAN

Pernah kah kamu menghadiri apa-apa majlis rasmi? Cuba tengok tentatif majlis tu. Tapi fokus kat ketibaan VIP...kalau di sana tercatat 8.30 am.. rasa-rasanya pukul brapa VIP tu akan sampai...? msti lewat 15 minit, atau setengah jam. Kalau tidak pun sejam. Walaupun bukan semua VIP macam tu. Tapi itu lah realiti kehidupan di Malaysia.

Kalau majlis start pukul 8.30, pukul 8.30 tu lah baru nak gerak...



Tidak hairan lah student-student Malaysia kat oversea slalu jadi bahan ketawa student-student dari negara-negara lain sebab diorang selalu lambat datang kelas. Well...Malaysian...

Ada seorang pengarang ni... nama dia Lydia Teh. dalam buku dia "Honk if you are Malaysian" ada ditulis tentang waktu Malaysia yang lambat setengah jam dari waktu di tempat-tempat lain. Sebabnya setiap majlis akan bermula setengah jam lewat dari waktu asal.

 Dalam buku tu juga ada diceritakan tentang seorang rakyat Jepun yang dijemput ke majlis kahwin rakan dia yang merupakan rakyat Malaysia. Orang Jepun ni sampai 15 minit awal di tempat majlis kahwin tu. Majlis tu sepatutnya bemula 9.00 pagi. Yang memalukan... time tu baru pelayan-pelayan dan tukang-tukang susun kerusi yang datang. Tepat pukul 9.00 pagi, pengantin dan VIP yang lain masih belum sampai dan bila orang Jepun tu tanya salah seorang pelayan yang ada, pelayan tu jawab yang diorang masih on the way dan dalam 45 minit lagi  dijangka sampai...tidakkah memalukan?


Kalau kita tengok mana-mana filem Jepun, mesti kita perasan yang bas  di perhentian bas akan bertolak bila sampai waktunya dan takkan menunggu penumpang yang lambat walau 1 saat sekalipun. Bila sampai waktu...jalan.... ko naik atau tak naik...peduli apa.. sebab tu ada banyak adegan kejar-mengejar bas dalam filem diorang.


Satu lagi budaya pendidikan di Jepun, bila loceng berbunyi, lecturer atau cikgu akan menamatkan kuliah diorang tepat pada masa tu jugak dan tidak akan lebih walau seminit pun dan student-student pula akan terus keluar. Kalau di Malaysia ni, masa loceng berbunyi juga la cikgu-cikgu atau lecturer besemangat nak mengajar. Lebih 15 minit pun takda apa.. "Ala...tak pa la lambat sikit, biar habis silabus.."....well... what to do...??? Malaysia Boleh...semua boleh..


Kat kampus saya pun sama.... Bila kelas start pukul 7.30, masa tu baru siap pakai kasut.. mentang-mentang la kelas dekat. Kalau apa-apa majlis start 8.30, setengah jam kemudian barulah ketibaan tetamu-tetamu dan student-student yang lain. Like I said...  TYPICAL MALAYSIANS...

Come on lah... kita sekarang dah makin moden. Jangan biarkan teknologi menguasai kita tapi kita yang menguasai teknologi. Kebanyakan teknologi sekarang membuatkan kita semakin malas dan terlalu dependent dengan teknologi. We have to change that.

Sebagai remaja dan pemimpin masa depan, kita boleh mulakan dengan tidak menjadi TYPICAL MALAYSIAN... maksudnya, kita sepatutnya menepati waktu. Apa salahnya bersedia lebih awal untuk apa-apa majlis atau kelas. Kita tidak rugi apa-apa malah kita sebenarnya telah memanfaatkan masa yang ada. As teenagers, if we don't change that, who else gonna do it...??? Pemikiran ataupun mind set rakyat Malaysia harus diubah.

Bukan semua rakyat Malaysia macam tu. Ada juga yang awal dan menepati waktu. Tapi masih banyak lagi Malaysian yang perlu sedar akan hal ini. so...fikir-fikir kan lah...

Saturday, February 26, 2011

THE HEAVEN OF VEGETABLES.. (part 2)

PLACES YOU SHOULD GO...

Holla...this is part 2 of my entry about Kundasang. Previously, I talked about some of the interesting places here. You can find Part 1 in my 2010 entry.

...and for now, I wanna talk about Desa Cattle....

Desa Cattle is a farm where cow's milk are being processed and distributed to all parts of Sabah especially in schools. But, what makes this place interesting..??? well...I wouldn't waste my time writing about this place if it's not enjoyable enough to talk about...Take a look at these pictures..





The 2nd pictures shows the view after the main entrance to Desa Cattle...Now you know...hohohoho..
belakang tu ada Gunung Kinabalu....which I'll write about in part 3..no use if I write too much...so.. let's enjoy da pictures..




All the lembus (cows) were imported from New Zealand, that's why you can see their hitam putih colors. The environment here is beautiful enough to give you da feel of being in New Zealand... tak caya...???

Last holiday, my friends from Sarawak came and stayed in my place. So....together we explored Kundasang.. and we reached Desa Cattle...


            My friend, Syieffa Khairunnisa (nisa @ syieffa ) on da fence with da lembu


Syieffa got free milk
There are 3 flavors...plain...chocolate...and strawberry
( but no more strawberry flavor for now...I dunno why)






                                                                                                          


              In front of the office...









      Syieffa with her mum ... they're look alike



Depan batu yang diconteng-conteng    

                                                 

    me..... Ai Yong.... Syieffa.... and Steffila
                                                                            
       
Oh ya... If you wanna visit Desa Cattle, you can take a van or some pawong (small car with payment like taxi) from Pekan Kundasang . You will only need to pay RM 2 because the distance is 5 kilometres...for more information, just surf the net or ask me... =) if you're lucky enough, you might get free boxes of milk...   

here...more pictures




                                                            

So that's it for now...Next, I will write about the main attraction of Kundasang....that is.... THE MOUNT KINABALU...hohoho... see ya... aramai tii...!!!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

THE HEAVEN OF VEGETABLES.. (part 1)


As mentioned before, I live in a small town called Kundasang. For me, this town is a heaven of vegetables and one of the most popular vacation spots in Sabah.There are many reasons why you should bring your family for vacation here.

Where is Kundasang...?


Kundasang is located within the Ranau district which is about 95 kilometres from Sabah capital city, Kota Kinabalu. You can either take a bus with payment in Ringgit Malaysia, for about RM 15 - RM 16 or a Taxi, (RM 50 and above). Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that you can also rent cars or vans if you want to drive by yourselves.

About 30 Kilometres from Kundasang, you can feel the cold breeze because it is located at the highest area in Sabah. If you are lucky, you may get the chance to see the main attraction of Sabah, Mount Kinabalu. It always covered with cloud.


( Along the way to Kundasang from Ranau town)

(Mount Kinabalu...as viewed from the road from KK to Kundasang...20 Kilometres to go)

Kundasang is a bit similar to Cameron Highland in Peninsular Malaysia because both are located in high land and the normal temperature is 15 - 17 degree. For a tropical country like Malaysia, it is cold enough and that explains why these places are good for vegetables and fruit plantation.

...and here we are...the beautiful Kundasang...




Want some more? Nah...ambik...


(The town)

(Viewed from Mesilou Golf Centre)






(One of the villages)


Kundasang is surrounded by many small villages and some of these photos were taken from different
location around Kundasang. Most of them photos copied from internet. Later, I'll come up with photos taken by myself to prove that I really live in this place... :-)

For those who want to visit Kundasang, it may be not enough if you only spend 1 day. You will not be satisfied as there are too many interesting places around Kundasang. Not to mention the others near Ranau town. At least, it will take about 4-5 days to complete your journey in Kundasang. It is easily for you to find chalets or resthouses and if you want to spend little for your accommodation, you can always pick one village and look for "Homestay" sign. Homestay program is a program where the villagers will provide a room or a house for tourist near their house. The rents are very cheap and can reach about RM30 - RM75 per night or RM100-RM150 for the whole house. The tourist can get the chance to see the traditional lifesytles of the villagers while visiting some interesting places in Kundasang.




There are too many resorts and chalets here and one of the most interesting and beautiful is...
the Pine Resort.



This is the main entrance to the resort. As you can see, there are many pine trees around it and the resort entrance is very beautiful when it been surrounded by the mist just like in the movie Twilight. I think some scenes were shots here...hahaha...just kidding... :p


The main gate
Some of the view inside the resort.





















There are many others such as the PERKASA HOTEL which is 5 storeys high and graded as 3 stars but most of the tourist from other countries prefer the homestay and the other cheap ones because they want to experience the village life. You can browse the net for more information about the hotel and chalets. The word "Kundasang" will give you enough information about this place.

I think that's it for now. For the next entry, I will talk about the interesting places around Kundasang that you must visit...It's a MUST...remember that... :-)

To be continue...

KITTY - KITTY In da House

Hi there...this is my second post...well, I don't have much to share as I'm only blogging during my leisure time...and yeah...for now, I wanna share some pics about CATS...since I like them very much..



































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I don't know why they are very cute despite they have round eyes, wet nose, weird ears, and some whiskers....?????

Most pet lovers would consider cat as a pet because of their 'cuteness' and loyalty towards home. There is a Malaysian saying:

                    "dogs are loyal to the owner while cats are loyal to the house"

...and I found that actually it is quite true as I had cats and dogs as my pets before... (^_^)