A proud MURUT girl! (Part I)

I now live in the center of chaotic city of Kuala Lumpur. As I can remember, I was away from my peaceful and quite town since I was 13 years old and only went back home 4-5 times a year...however being away from my family and my hometown will never ever stop me from being a proud Murut girl...

My cousin with his wife...


My cousin with his blow pipe...


Murut warrior (Andawan Ansapi)


(.....but where is my pictures?)

Penduduk Kg.Imahit meminta wakil rakyat ADUN dan Parlimen tangani masalah tanah adat mereka.

Oleh: Saraton Kawar

30 April 2010, TENOM: Seramai 100 orang penduduk dari beberapa kampung di sekitar Kemabong sekali lagi berhimpun secara aman di hadapan pejabat daerah di sini pada awal pagi selepas mendengar penangguhan kes perbicaraan mengenai kes tanah adat di kampung tersebut disini pada kelmarin. Perhimpunan secara aman ini bertujuan memberi sokongan padu kepada 6 penduduk Kampung Imahit yang di dakwa menceroboh kawasan Kg. Imahit yang termasuk dalam Hutan Simpan Tomani Kelas Dua.

Kes ini yang terpaksa menggunakan peguambela sebagai alternatif penyelesaian terpaksa ditangguhkan ke tarikh 29hb Jun 2010 oleh kerana peguambela bagi penduduk berkenaan Mr.Ram Singh sedang berada di luar negara atas urusannya dan memohon kes itu agar ditangguhkan dahulu.

Ketidakpuasaan hati penduduk timbul apabila tiba waktu sebutan kes yang dilakukan di mahkamah anak negeri di sini, penduduk berkumpul secara aman dan masing-masing memegang spanduk dengan tulisan"Tanah Emagit warisan kami dan kami akan tetap mempertahankan tanah adat kami" membantah tindakan Jabatan Perhutanan yang dikatakan tidak berperikemanusiaan, menahan sembarang tanpa memberi apa-apa amaran dan notis bertulis untuk diketahui oleh penduduk.

Pengerusi Jawatan kuasa keselamatan kampung (PJKK) En.Balau Rimang 60, berkata "kami tidak mengaku menceroboh kawasan berkenaan, apa yang kami tahu tanah adat itu diwariskan oleh nenek moyang sejak dahulu lagi untuk kami usahakan dalam bidang pertanian, meskipun kami berpindah ke kawasan dekat pekan namun kampung Imahit tetap menjadi tumpuan kami dalam usaha pertanian terutama tanaman padi bukit"
Kami bukannya menceroboh sebagaimana yang dituduh oleh jabatan perhutanan, sebaliknya sebagai orang kampung kami meneroka tanah tersebut untuk menanam padi bukit sebagaimana budaya orang kampung yang bertani secara berpindah rendah, ujarnya.

Pn. Siam Mantang, 70 yang mewakili warga tua pula merayu supaya pihak wakil rakyat Adun dan Parlimen untuk turun padang dan melihat sendiri masalah berat yang dihadapi oleh penduduk Kampung Imahit.

"kini tiba masanya kami memerlukan campur tangan YB atau wakil rakyat Kemabong dan ahli Parlimen Tenom untuk membantu mengatasi masalah kami. Ini kerana kami yang memilih mereka sebagai pemimpin di kawasan kami dan percaya wakil rakyat yang dipilih rakyat ini mampu mewakili suara kami," katanya.

Perhimpunan aman selama 10 minit adalah atas inisiatif penduduk Kampung Imahit sendiri dan tidak didalangi oleh mana-mana pihak.

Antara penduduk yang berkumpul di perkarangan Pejabat Daerah Tenom seawal 8.30am untuk memberi sokongan kepada 6 penduduk yang sedang dibicarakan.


Perhimpunan aman kali kedua bagi memohon campurtangan Adun dan Parlimen Tenom...penduduk kg.Imahit meminta perhatian serius daripada Kerajaan.



Pendakwaraya dari Jabatan Perhutanan meninggalkan mahkamah selepas perbicaraan ditangguhkan.

Saraton Kawar: Perjuangan yang tulus ikhlas pasti akan diberkati dan pastinya boleh hidup dengan tenang...DUIT boleh dicari dan dipermainkan tapi MARUAH dan HARGA DIRI itu adalah seperti nyawa yang tidak boleh diganti dengan suatu apa pun. fikirkanlah!

Happy 52 Birthday Malaysia...

Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love towards us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 117


I'll always love you Malaysia; and I pray God will bless the land of MALAYSIA... In Jesus almighty name. Amen!

I’m back…

It has been quite some time I haven't blogged since September 2008…A lot of things were happened in my life since last year but I just don’t know what, how and where to start…I feel like wanna write whatever I feel like here…

Paris the city of lights...

Upon our arrival in Paris, we were faced with the hustle and bustle of city life. And the weather also seems not welcoming us on the first day! So, we only had a dinner then went to bed very early without experience the night life in this city. (We were staying in Woodstock hostel near to Anvers train station). We were so lucky because the next day was a beautiful shiny day! I first stepped the land of Paris in June, 2008 however it was a day visit before I flew to Mauritania. Yet, my second visit only for 3D 2N. Actually Paris is an amazing city that you really cannot be truly appreciated in a short trip. So, if you plan to visit Paris someday, I would like to suggest you to stay at least a week...
As we have a very limited time we decided to take a tour and we choose THE NEW PARIS FREE TOUR because their expert guides work on a tips-only basis. (Budget lorrrr) You all can check them at http://www.newparistours.com/ . Our tour was guided by George, the coolest and funniest American young man I ever met ;-) Just want to thank him for the great time, we had lots of fun! Wish you all the best in your study man..

Within the 4 hours walking tour, I think we have covers all the main historic sites of central Paris such as: Notre Dame de Paris, The Louvre,Palais Royal, Haussmann's Renovations, Eiffel Tower, Tuileries Gardens, Musée d'Orsay, Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde etc. Let me share some pictures with you here..

Too much to see, too litle time! (Barcelona)

It all begins after I read this Lonely Planet travel book.

After dreaming of going Europe months before, Lulu and I decided to go for a great adventure in some part of Europe (27 Sept – 12 Oct). We started our adventures in Barcelona where Lulu and I were spent 5D 4N and it was a fantastic wonderful experience. We have reached Barcelona around 5.01 pm by easyJet from London and were greeted in the bus on our way to La Rambla by a young good looking Spanish (local). I still wondered how he knew that Lulu and I are from Malaysia until today. Bukan dia paham pun bahasa melayu hehe We were staying in Barcelona Mar hostel, only 5 minutes walk to La Rambla. It is cheap and clean hostel with a friendly nice staff but just unluckily me because I didn't t sleep for the first two nights. My neighbours were snoring like hell! Not only one, but there were three of them… TAK TAHAN!

The uniquely Spanish charm of Barcelona is hardly to forget! I think Barcelona is a great place in Spain that you could visit again and again and not get tired of it. Although it is a big town, it is not difficult to get orientated and move around the different areas. I just love the "Barrio Gotico" and the views from the top of Montjuic…We have visited a lot of beautiful places such as Barri Gotic, Gaudi & La Sagrada Familia with numbers of Casa, Montjuic, Montserrat (a day visit) and a lot more but I only can share with you some of the pictures at below...

Besides the great culture, foods and beverage are also so nice! One of the tastiest culinary traditions in Spain is tapas. Tapas are small dishes meant to be served in conjunction with alcohol. Tapas are very tasty however they only last about three four bites (Well, I have big appetite!!). The price is also reasonable. The city streets are lined with tapas bars, but now I feel a little bit regret because we only ate tapas on our last day in Barcelona . Rugi wooo

So after five days experience the Spanish culture, we headed to Paris…

Selamat Hari Raya / Eid Mubarak

Hello everyone...

Thanks for visiting my blog. I would like to take this opportunity to wish each one of you and your family(ies) a very joyful Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir & Batin. Please enjoy those precious family moments and again…don’t spoil the whole fun by driving like crazy, keep yourself and your families as safe as possible. Berhati-hati di jalan raya!

P/S: I'll be away from KL in 2 weeks time meaning no story will be posted in my blog. I'll be back to you after 12 Oct and and will share some of my story then...Have a blessed day!