Wishing You All A Happy & Prosperous Gawai Dayak 2009

A TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND

A friend of mine passed away recently. And once again, I am reminded of the fragility of life. Somehow we don't think that the people around us - our colleagues, our family members, our friends - can actually die.

Sure we all know that death is very much a part of life. But it's only when misfortune strikes that we are violently jolted out of our comfort zone, where we were nestling comfortably, thinking that we will all live to a ripe old age.

But our lives can indeed be taken from us at any time regardless of how young or healthy we are. And the point is not to huddle in a dark corner fearing it but to make full use of every opportunity to love and appreciate the people around us. So that when they do pass on, we can be comforted by the fact that we have given all the love we had to give. And that the time has come now for someone else to hold the hands of the ones we have lost.

But I wanted this group gathered together in his memory to know that we, his friends wherever we are, also knew him as more than a dedicated professional. We loved a genuinely warm individual-one we will miss greatly.

Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord,
And let the perpetual light shine upon him

May his SOUL rest in peace… AMEN.

Friday May 22, 2009
Goodbye to The Star’s veteran adventurer

MIRI: He was an ex-commando, active parachutist and scuba diver but The Star’s senior photographer Rapaee Kawi’s first passion was photojournalism. Despite his love for tough and risky outdoor jobs, Rapaee, who passed away suddenly yesterday, was known for his gentle disposition. He was three weeks shy of his 51st birthday. Rapaee, who was based at the Sarawak bureau in Kuching, hailed from Mukah.

UN troubleshooter: Rapaee posing with his 16mm Bolex camera during his peacekeeping mission with the United Nations in Africa in 1989.

He died of heart failure at noon while he was in the city centre. He leaves behind wife Patricia Grinau, 43, and four children aged between 11 and 23. His death shocked members of the media in Sarawak as he was a well-built and physically healthy person and had not shown any sign of a serious illness. No assignment was too tough for him, no situation was too difficult for him – and he would do it all with a smile.

He had even ventured into high-risk zones, like when he was sent to cover the Abu Sayyaf kidnapping crisis in southern Philippines, apart from having travelled extensively throughout Sarawak and Sabah to capture news and sports events. The Star’s staff correspondent Jack Wong told Rapaee to take a break from work yesterday after he called in the morning to say that he was not feeling well. The news of his death also shocked his colleagues at The Star’s headquarters in Petaling Jaya and at the other bureaus nationwide.

Rapaee, fondly called Apai, which means “father”, ventured into journalism in the early 1990s. He had served as a commando and paratrooper with the Defence Ministry. He was sent on a peacekeeping mission to Africa during the 1980s. He was also an adventurer. He managed to climb to the base camp of Mount Everest during The Star’s expedition there with the first group of Malaysians who scaled the highest peak in the world.

He had covered many assignments, both local and overseas, during his stint as a photographer with Utusan in Johor and after he joined The Star in 1996. He had covered many state and parliamentary elections and also visited the Penans in the interior of Baram in Miri Division, visited the Bakun dam site in the heart of Sarawak and handled a number of helicopter tragedies. His body has been brought back to Dalat in Mukah. His burial will be held tomorrow.

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/22/nation/3957641&sec=nation

Thursday, May 21, 2009
RIP, Rapaee Kawi
Posted by: hakimbujang

Sarawak most senior national press photographer Rapaee Kawi passed away at around 11am today while undergoing medical check up at a Polyclinic. Apai Star, his press world name, left behind a wife and 4 children behind, two boys and two girls.

He is the first Malaysia press photographer using DSLR camera, a Canon that cost roughly RM120,000 while covering Malaysia first Everest expedition. Being a Christian Melanau with Malay name, Apai has many comical tale to share of being arrested for eating in public during “Holy Ramadhan”. He is famous for his quote, with or without surname as long you do not trade my “bin” with “anak”. He is the protem chairman of Sarawak Chapter of Sportwriters Association Malaysia. His remains is still at the mortuary at press time (13.30 hours) and will be brought to his residence in Batu Kawah. Toman Mamora, chairman of Sarawak Press Foundation expressed his sadness over Apai demise. “His passing is a great loss to Sarawak press community,” Toman told Sarawak Update.

Source: http://blog.thestar.com.my/permalink.asp?id=23619

Thursday, May 21, 2009
Rapaee Kawi - A Brilliant Pixman

One of the country's top lensmen, Rapaee Kawi of leading English daily The Star has passed away of an illness at the age of 51 in his hometown Kuching, Sarawak.Rapaee, a Melanau whose family hails from Mukah, was best known for covering the 1997 Malaysian expedition to Mount Everest in Nepal and for his involvement in the 1989 United Nations peace-keeping mission in Namibia.He is survived by his wife Patricia Grinau, 43, two sons and two daughters, aged between 11 and 21. His eldest son Andre Oliveiro is a lensman with Bahasa Malaysia daily Utusan Sarawak.
Posted by cai at 7:43 AM
Source: http://malaysiana1.blogspot.com/2009/05/rapaee-kawi-brilliant-pixman.html

May 21, 2009 22:06 PM
The Star Photographer Dies During Medical Examination

KUCHING, May 21 (Bernama) -- A photographer with local English daily, The Star, Rapaee Kawi, died while undergoing a medical examination at the Jalan Masjid Polyclinic here, at 11am Thursday.Rapaee, known as "Apai Star", was due to celebrate his 51st birthday on June 9.The cheerful and friendly photographer, who covered Malaysia's Everest Expedition in 1997, leaves behind wife, Patricia Grinau, 43, two sons and two daughters, aged between 11 and 21 years.His eldest son, Andre Oliveiro, a photographer with Utusan Sarawak, said his father came down with low-blood pressure and had taken leave to see a doctor."I personally sent him and my mother to the polyclinic this morning as I had a press conference to cover."But then I received a call from her saying that my father died during the medical examination," he told reporters when met at the Sarawak General Hospital morgue.The remains of Rapaee will be brought to his hometown Dalat in Mukah later today for burial.Prior to his appointment as a photographer with the daily, Rapaee was involved in the United Nations' peace mission in Namibia in 1989.-- BERNAMA

Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=412817

Thursday, May 21, 2009
Rapaee Kawi 1958 - 2009

The late Rapaee Kawi was a man of great distinction and achievements.
He passed away yesterday morning at the age of 51. I met him when I was a staff photographer at the Star back in the early 90s. Apai, as he is endearingly known, was under internship with PERHEBAT as a photographer with Berita Harian where he served for a few years.

He was an enlisted man and had a passion for adventure. Later, he moved to the Star and settled down in Sarawak, his hometown. He will be best remembered as a jovial guy who dedicated much effort to his work that earned him numerous awards.

Apai's sudden death was a shock to the journalism fraternity. It was a great loss. May God bless his soul and Apai my friend, travel well with God speed.

Posted by samo at 5/21/2009 06:27:00 PM
Source: http://samosauruschronicles.blogspot.com/2009/05/rapaee-kawi-1958-2009.html

Bekas jurugambar BH meninggal dunia

KUCHING: Bekas jurugambar Berita Harian, Rapaee Kawi (gambar), 51, meninggal dunia akibat tekanan darah turun secara mengejut, ketika sedang menjalani pemeriksaan kesihatan di Poliklinik Kuching, Jalan Masjid di sini, kira-kira jam 11 pagi semalam. Rapaee atau lebih dikenali sebagai Apai yang menyertai Berita Harian pada 1990 sebelum itu berkhidmat bersama Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM), termasuk pernah dihantar bertugas bersama pasukan pengaman Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu di Namibia antara 1988 sehingga 1989. Beliau yang meninggalkan Berita Harian pada 1995 bagi menyertai The Star pernah terbabit dalam Projek Everest '97 selain aktif bersama Persatuan Penulis Bahagian Kuching (KDJA) termasuk menjadi Pengerusi Persatuan Penulis Penulis Sukan Malaysia Sarawak (SAM Sarawak).

Mendiang meninggalkan isteri, Patricia Grinau, 43, dan empat anak, iaitu Andre Oliveiro, 23; Christine, 16; Gabrila, 14, dan Roland Smith, 11. Mayatnya yang dihantar ke rumah mayat Hospital Umum Sarawak, akan dibawa ke kampung asalnya, di Dalat untuk dikebumikan. Adik mendiang yang juga wartawan Berita Harian cawangan Batu Pahat, Mohd Roji Abdullah, berkata abangnya menghubunginya petang semalam bagi memaklumkan dia sudah memulakan kerja membina rumah di kampung mereka di Dalat dan tidak sabar menunggu rumah itu siap.

"Saya mulanya tidak menyangka perbuatannya yang tiba-tiba menghantar gambar rumah keluarga lama kami dan gambar kubur ibu melalui e-mel semalam sebagai tanda dia akan pergi secara mengejut. "Dengan sikapnya yang suka bergurau, kami sekeluarga tidak menyangka dia menghidap masalah penyakit darah tinggi dan kencing manis yang begitu serius," katanya.

Source: http://www.bharian.com.my/Friday/Nasional/20090522100129/Article/index_html

HEART ATTACKS & DRINKING WARM WATER

This is a very good article... Not only about the warm water after your meal, but about Heart Attacks.

The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating. For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.

Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer & arthritis. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

Common Symptoms Of Heart Attack...

A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...

A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.

Read this & Send to a friend. It could save a life.

So, please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about.

I JUST DID!

- To send it to your friends just click on the "envelope" sign below, fill in the particulars and send.

TRANSFORMING ANGER

When we are angry, three things are happening. (1) We are upset because we are not getting our needs met. (2) We are blaming someone or something alse for not getting what we want. (3) We are about to speak or act in such a way that will almost guarantee we will not get what we need, or we will later regret. When we are angry, we focus almost completely on what we don't want and our thinking is caught in images of the wrongness of others that are involved. We have lost sight of what we really do want and need. Using the following steps you will learn how to change this pattern and connect with the life-serving of anger.

10 STEPS IN TRANSFORMING ANGER INTO COMPASSIONATE CONECTION

STEP 1: THINK OF ANGER AS A RED LIGHT ON YOUR DASHBOARD.

Anger is like a warning light on your car's dashboard and if you attend to it promptly, you're more likely to get where you want to go. Anger can be a wonderful wake up call to help you understand what you need and what you value. Like warning lights and gauges, your emotions and the felt-sense in your body are there to help you understand which of your needs are being met, or not being met. So, when tempers flare or voilence looms, it helps to remember that you can make life enjoyable for yourself and others if you focus your attention on what you need and put aside any ideas of the other as "wrong" or images of them as the "enemy". Make it your goal to attend to your underlying needs and to aim for a resolution so satisfying that everyone involved has their needs met also.

STEP 2: LOOK CLEARLY AT WHAT HAPPENED.

In this step you take a clear look at what you are reacting to. When you can objectively describe what happened, you are more likely to be clear about what you need. Other people are less likely to respond defensively because they can more easily agree with what you've said. So, the second step in dealing with a charged situation is to be able to state a clear observation of the situation itself.

STEP 3: TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HOW YOU FEEL.

Use your anger to remind yourself to stop, and look under tour hood and your heart to find out what needs attention. Keep in mind that other people's actions can never "make" you feel any certain way. Anger result from focusing your attention on what another person "should" or "shouldn't" to, and judging them as "wrong" or "bad". As your attention shifts to identifying which of your needs aren't being sastified in a situation your feelings will shift also.

STEP 4: "NAME THE BLAME" AND GET CLEAR WHAT YOU FEEL.

When you're angry you are likely to have "blame taking", going on in your head. Inside of "blame taking" you have emotions and these are caused by unmet needs. When you can get conciuos of your "blame statement", you can begin to explore which of your need are going "unmet". Separating your feelings from your judgement of others is an inportant of getting clear about your needs and moving into action to get them met.

STEP 5: DETERMINE YOUR NEED.

The beauty of being able to correctly interpret your feelings as a warning signals is that once you discover what you need, you are backin powerful position to act towards getting your needs met! Having named your needs, spend a while really noticing how important reliability is to you, how you yearn for it, how much more satisfting life is when that need is satisfied.

STEP 6: FIND THE DO BEHIND THE DON'T.

When we are angry, we often focus on the behaviour that we want the other person to stop. but this is similar to wanting your car to nstop overheating. You can want your car to stop overheating, bur you;re stuck with a car that overheats until you identify what needs to be fixed and take the action needed to fix it.

STEP 7: THINK OF A CLEAR ACTION REQUEST.

Earlier, you saw that angry people think they're angry because other people made them angry. Now you harness the power to undo the misconception, and focus on the power you and others have - the power to deliberately make life more wonderful through the use of a "present tense" request.

STEP 8: NAME THEIR FEELINGS AND NEEDS.

If you really want to reliably meet your own needs, it is important to make sure that the other person's needs are met as well. this setep is about demonstrating your understanding and your needs can never be fully met at someone else's expense. It is about shining the light of awareness on your own feelings, needs and request, and also shining it on people have on your feelings, needs and requests, and also shining it on people in your life as well.

STEPS 9: DECIDE WHOSE NEED YOU WILL TALK ABOUT FIRST.

Think big. Enjoy imagining that everybody's need will be understood and honoured - no one will "win" at someone else's expense. the prosess is complete only after both people have been heard and understood, and walk away satisfied.

STEP 10: NOW START TALKING.

Ask yourself before you start talking: Are you clear about what you're reacting to? Are you in touch with your feelings and needs? Do you have a hunch about the other person's feelings, needs and values? Do you know what you want to have happen next? The other person want understanding for their needs. Telling a person that you hear what they want is not the same as agreeing to do it. By hearing what they want, you make sure you understand clearly so you can let them know how you are about doing it. When you demonstrate what you really understand they feel and need, you will be amazed how quickly they will trust that their needs are important to you, a d as a result will be open to considering your needs in return. They are likely to be more receptive to variuos strategies for meeting their needs.

Source: Borneo Post: Nature & Health

When angry, count four; when very angry, swear. ~Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson, 1894

Well then...what is the benefit of being angry?
Stay focus and always be happy.............

HAPPY TEACHERS DAY

This date was chosen because in the same month in 1956, the Federal Legislative Council of the Malay States had received several suggestions (documents) from the Education Committee regarding Teachers' Day as the base of education in Malaysia. The document, known as the Razak Report, has become the foundation of education in Malaysia ever since. Although it is not an official school holiday, celebrations are usually held on May 16, or earlier, if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday.

Teachers have an influencing role in the life of a student. They are like beacons of light guiding us in the formative years of our life. A teacher moulds us and in the process shapes our future. What we learn from our teachers remains with us throughout our life giving us direction. But very often, we fail to show our appreciation and gratitude for their devotion. Teachers do need encouragement and support from the community to feel that their efforts are being recognized. Towards this end only, Teacher's Day is celebrated throughout the world. By celebrating Teacher's Day we thank our teachers for providing us their invaluable guidance.

Teachers day is a complete tribute to our teachers who put in their hard effort in give us knowledge.

Teacher's Day Quotes are the famous sayings about teachers. Read some well-known Quotations for Teacher's Day :

• A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. -Author Unknown

• Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. -Jacques Barzun

• Good teachers are costly, but bad teachers cost more. -Bob Talbert

• The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple. -Amos Bronson Alcott

• Teaching is leaving a vestige of oneself in the development of another. And surely the student is a bank where you can deposit your most precious treasures. -Eugene P. Bertin

• The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. -William Arthur Ward

• A teacher's purpose is not to create students in his own image, but to develop students who can create their own image. -Author Unknown

• What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches. -Karl Menningervv

• The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth." -Dan Rather

• In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years. -Jacques Barzun

• Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions. -Author Unknown

• The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. -Author Unknown

• "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." -Henry Brooks Adams

• "Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth." -Helen Caldicott

• Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher." -Japanese proverb
• "The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards." -Anatole France

• Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well. -Aristotle


• A gifted teacher is as rare as a gifted doctor, and makes far less money -Author unknown

• Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance. In teaching we rely on the "naturals," the ones who somehow know how to teach. -Peter Drucker


• If you promise not to believe everything your child says happens at school, I'll promise not to believe everything he says happens at home. - Anonymous Teacher

• "The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be ignited." –Plutarch


• "The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn." –Cicero

• "To teach is to learn twice." -Joseph Joubert

Happy teachers day to all TEACHER'S especially my beloved wife, Lydia Edmund - Thanks for being teacher for our children.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MOMS

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Bengkel MPK & FM di INTAN Sarawak

Bengkel Manual Prosedur Kerja Dan Fail Meja

Siri 1/2009

Tarikh:

27 – 30 April 2009

Tempat:

Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (INTAN)
Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia
Penyelaras Program Kanan /Nara Sumber: Mohd. Nadzri Bin Ismail

Objektif:
Menyebutkan kegunaan MPK dan FM dalam bahasa sendiri
Membezakan antara MPK dan FM dalam aspek penyediaannya, dan,
Menyediakan atau membantu kakitangan lain untuk menyediakan dokumen tersebut

Group Photo

Gaya seorang fasilitator

Begini ceritanya...bla...bla...bla...

...tapi takpe!...balik kepada topik kita...

Tok Penghulu Bengkel

Jom kita SMS...

Afundi Hafiz...?

Tak... Afundi Aishah lah...




Afundi Claudia lagi best...

Penilaian Online...bila le turn aku nie?

Apa ke he nie? Tak kan nak gaduh kot???

Tengah chatting ke nie...

Pose istimewa...

Control ayu...

Senyum sikit!!!!

Menu istimewa: Char Kue Tiau, Popia & Sepotong kek

Ingat ye...jangan potong "queue"... (Ada ku kesah?)

Tak de sos cili tak leh jadi...

Jangan lupa, sos cilinya...

Penyampaian sijil penyertaan

Nie nak bawak balik Limbang...

Dengan sijil ni lengkapkah sasaran kursus tahun ni?

Eh...macam terima sumbangan derma je!

Cendera mata ...(Ikan terubok masin kot..?)


SEKALUNG BUDI

Bagi pihak peserta Bengkel MPK & FM Siri 1/2009,

Saya ingin merakamkan

Setinggi-tinggi penghargaan dan terima kasih

kepada

Fasilitator/Penyelaras Program Kanan/Nara Sumber

En. Mohd. Nadzri Ismail

dan

Penolong Pengurus Projek,

En. Ismail Sahari

semua kakitangan dan pengurusan

INTAN Sarawak,

di atas segala ilmu dan layanan baik semasa bengkel berjalan.

Pohon ru berpohon-pohon

Tempat bersarang si burung kumu,

Tangan dijabat restu dipohon,

Mohon halalkan segala ilmu.

(lain kali jemputlah lagi)

Juga kepada rakan-rakan sekursus dari seluruh pelosok negeri Sarawak dan juga

Kak Kay dan Cik Nuurul dari PICC Kuala Lumpur.

Di waktu pagi menjala pelata,

Penuh jalanya ditarik kuat,

Ilmu dikongsi sesama kita,

Moga semua beroleh manfaat.

Sekian, You're all the best!!!

Comment Please...

(komen sikit...)

Program Intergrasi PLKN Siri 6, Kumpulan 2, 2009 Kem Bumimas Sibu

Program Intergrasi adalah merupakan salah satu komponen di bawah MODUL KENEGARAAN.

Program intergrasi merupakan satu mekanisme untuk mengukuhkan perpaduan sesama individu dalam masyarakat, di antara satu kaum dengan kaum yang lain dan di antara jantina.

Tempat: Kem Bumimas, Sibu; Tarikh: 20 hingga 24 April 2009

OBJEKTIF:

Meningkatkan perasaan saling hormat-menghormati di antara kaum untuk mewujudkan masyarakat harmoni.

Meningkatkan hubungan silaturahim di antara pelbagai kaum.Apabila telah memahami kebudayaan sendiri dan kebudayaan orang lain ianya boleh mengurang dan mengelak konflik.

Dengan menyedari persamaan dan perbezaan kebudayaan, maka ancaman boleh bertukar menjadi peluang dengan cara bergabung menjadi satu entiti atau tenaga yang kuat.

Dengan memahami peranan lelaki dan perempuan, kedua-duanya dapat bekerjasama sebagai satu pasukan yang kuat demi agama bangsa dan negara.

Bilangan pelatih mengikut kaum:

Barisan Jurulatih Starza Corporation:
Damian Anthony Jinal (Ketua Jurulatih), Dau Utau, Mazalan Ali, Eric Michael Toyad, Alimulia b. En, Flora Laou, Norlaily Hussin, Sandra R. Balang.

Aksi-aksi wira dan wirawati PLKN.

Cerita di sebalik tabir...

Your comment please...