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
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. – William Shakespeare, English playwright, poet and actor WHILE serving in a teachers’ college and later in a few schools from Kanowit to Bau and of course going around the longhouses in
Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. – Seneca (or Seneca the Younger) (c. 4 B.C.E. – 65 C.E.), a Roman philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and writer. MY love affair with the armed forces started with an invitation to perform at a dance party held by
IT was in 2016 that the Anugerah Muzik Dayak (AMD) or Dayak Music Awards was last held. As it is a biennial event, the next one should be in 2018 but partly due to several factors it wasn’t held. My last appointment in DAMA or Dayak Artistes and Musicians Association
‘I’m blind without my glasses.’ – Adam Ant, English musician and actor Just imagine if you are short-sighted and the pair of glasses you are using breaks or one of the lenses falls down or worse still the whole set you are wearing falls down to a deep river or
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. – Thomas A. Edison, American inventor and businessman IT is a pity that there still exists a majority of Iban parents in the rural areas, especially those staying in longhouses or in individual kampung
I don’t know what it is that makes a writer go to his desk in his shut-off room day after day after year after year unless it is the sure knowledge that not to have done the daily stint of writing that day is infinitely more agonizing than to write.
Think twice when borrowing money from these loan sharks as there is a high price to pay. It is not worth the hassle and trouble for a temporary respite. I believe it is better to plan and spend prudently according to our means. – Datuk Seri Johny Ch’ng Ewe Gee,
MY early exposure to life at the jungle edge has proven useful in getting use to darkness. At a very young age I learnt to be in oneness with nature – including not getting intimidated by the night and the dark. Nyctophobia, or debilitating fear of the dark, is one
Love is like a batik created from many emotional colors, it is a fabric whose pattern and brightness may vary. – Diane Ackerman, American poet and essayist I was once obsessed with batik painting. What exactly is batik? The Encyclopaedia Britannica defines it as a colouring method whereby wax encloses
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