Teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability. – Patrick Lencioni, American author ‘Beduruk’ perhaps has no English or BM exact equivalent. This is probably because it is a unique working culture and practice of the Dayak community, especially
On Friday night (July 7), a total of twenty veteran artistes from Sarawak were honoured in a glittering award ceremony at the Dewan Santapan of the new State Legislative Assembly Building in Petra Jaya. The awards were presented under the Seniman Sarawak Awards 2023, also known as the Sarawak Artiste
Upon my arrival at the Brunei Press Sdn Bhd premises in Bandar Seri Begawan on December 3rd, 1997, to commence my duties with The Borneo Bulletin, I discovered that the majority of our editorial staff, including sub-editors and editors, were foreigners. We even had a Limbang-born reporter named Iban, whose
Even though the danger of mixing durian and alcohol has not been backed up scientifically, it’s always better to be safe than sorry. – mustsharenews.com Just because I am coming up with a durian story does not mean I am craving the fruit. Once my busybody colleague put words in
People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation. To be entertained is a passive state-it is to receive pleasure afforded by an amusing act or a
Life, like poker, has an element of risk. It shouldn’t be avoided. It should be faced. – Edward Norton, American author Poker has remained as one of my favourite games though our Kuching games came to a halt almost a decade ago. A few of our regulars have passed on
What is an addiction? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about a plight that must be understood. – Alice Miller, Polish-Swiss psychologist, psychoanalyst and philosopher Only those who are affected in one way or the other would know the
Let us continue our tradition of ‘ngabang’ (visiting each other’s open house) to spread goodwill, harmony and most of all, our unity. – Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, Deputy Premier So Gawai Dayak is here again. I am sure by this time some members of the Dayak community are down
THIS year is the 59th year Dayaks in Sarawak are celebrating Gawai Dayak since the first one in 1964. Prior to 1964, tribal groups known as Dayaks that included Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu (Kelabit, Kayan, Kenyah and many more) never celebrated Gawai Dayak. But that all changed after the declaration
Those who lift trophies of success are those who do what they do without stretching their necks to see “who else is doing what?” – Israelmore Ayivor, youth leadership coach Have you heard of an incident whereby the smoked head of an enemy was brought to be washed at a
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