Prince William and Kate Middleton to follow footsteps of royal predecessors marriage at Westminster Abbey

The famed and historical Westminster Abbey in London will be watched by approximately 1.5 billion people worldwide on TV to celebrate the royal wedding of His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton or better known as Kate Middleton.

The royal wedding is scheduled at 11 am, 29 April 2011 which is a Friday.

The Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066 and is the final resting place of seventeen monarchs.

The present church, begun by Henry III in 1245, is one of the most important Gothic buildings in the United Kingdom, with the medieval shrine of an Anglo-Saxon saint still at its heart.

Kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers; poets, priests, heroes and villains - the Abbey is a must-see living pageant of British history.


This is the invitation card for the royal wedding. RSVP to the Lord Chamberlain office at Buckingham Palace if you are dumb enough not to attend!!!




Prince William and Kate Middleton will be following in the footsteps of royal predecessors who have married at Westminster Abbey.



Queen Elizabeth II, who is Prince William's grandmother also had a red carpet when she married the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey.



Prince William's father, Prince Charles the Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer on 29 July 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral, in London, the second largest building in United Kingdom.



God bless the future King and future Queen of England..!!

And of course God Bless the Queen..

Seorang ibu boleh menjaga 10 anak... namun belum pasti 10 anak itu boleh menjaga seorang ibu

Seorang ibu yang mempunyai 10 anak, boleh menjaga kesemua 10 anaknya itu. Itulah ibu mithali.

Namun 10 anak itu belum pasti boleh menjaga hanya seorang ibunya.



Pepatah dan ungkapan ini ada kebenarannya jika kita melihat nenek / datuk dan warga emas yang terbiar dan dibiarkan dibawah jagaan jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat di rumah warga tua di seluruh Malaysia.



Tugas saya sebagai seorang penulis kecil kecilan telah membawa saya ke pelbagai rumah warga Tua di Sabah termasuk di rumah warga tua Sri Pritchard, Kinarut dan rumah warga emas di Jalan Air Panas, Tawau.

Di situ, hati saya tersentuh apabila melihat ramai warga emas samada nenek atau datuk, yang kesepian dan kesunyian.



Di kala datuk dan nenek lain ceria dan bahagia di rumah masing masing ditemani senda gurauan dan gelak ketawa anak anak, menantu, cucu dan cicit, lain pula kisah warga emas di rumah perlindungan orang tua.

Mereka pasrah.

Mereka sedih.

Mereka sunyi dan mereka kesepian.

Mereka bertanya kepada diri sendiri, mengapa perkara ini berlaku kepada saya.??

Mengapa anak saya dan cucu saya tidak memperdulikan saya??



Sudahkan anak saya melupakan pengorbanan saya ketika menjaga mereka dari sekecil bayi berusia beberapa jam sehinggalah mereka meningkat dewasa.??

Bagaimana saya langsung tidak mengeluh apabila anak yang masih bayi menangis pada jam 4 pagi meminta disusukan dan meminta lampinnya ditukar??

Adakah anak saya lupa pengorbanan saya sebagai ibubapa bekerja siang dan malam, penat lelah dan jerit payah untuk mencari sesuap nasi membesarkan mereka dan membiayai kos pendidikan anak kesayanganku??

Semua itu tidak memerlukan bayaran sesen pun dari anak anak... apa yang saya mahukan hanya perhatian, belaian kasih sayang anak anak ku...



Dimana sifat kemanusiaan anak anakku??

Di rumah warga tua di Kinarut dan Tawau, saya perhatikan warga emas ini terdiri daripada pelbagai kaum termasuk Cina dan India. Namun jarang kita bertemu warga emas yang ditinggalkan di sini dari kaum bumiputra Sabah seperti Kadazan, Dusun, Murut, Brunei, Rungus, Bajau dan orang Sungai.

Mengapa???

Kepada anak anak, berikanlah kasih sayangmu kepada orang orang tua mu, kerana tanpa mereka, siapalah anda....

Semoga Tuhan Yang Maha Esa dan Maha Kuasa memberkati dunia ini..

Amin ...

Amen...

Another first for FELDA, to undertake deep sea tuna fishing

LAHAD DATU, Sabah, 11 April 2011:

FELDA is leaping another step into a new milestone, expanding its operation into deep sea Tuna fishing, apart from the traditional land development operations since yesteryears.

Felda recently announced that deep sea tuna fishing in Sabah will take off soon.

Felda or the Federal Land Development Authority is expected to play a big role in the maritime industry of which Sabah is well known for its rich diversity and sources.

Felda Director-General, Dato’ Dzulkifli Abdul Wahab said the agency was looking beyond its core business of oil palm, in order to provide more economic opportunities for the children of Felda settlers.




“We want to tap the huge potential that Sabah seas have to offer, in particular for the new generation,” he said at the inaugural graduation ceremony of Felda settler children of BEST International College at Kolej Integrasi Ilmu, Felda Sahabat, Sabah on Sunday 10th April 2011.

“Felda has an agreement with Pembangunan Samudera ( Sabah ) Sdn Bhd, a Sabah-based private sector corporation, for the deep sea tuna venture, and it is about time to put into effect, our plans to create further economic growth in the area.”

He reckoned the new generation (children of early settlers) needed to benefit from other economic opportunities, apart from oil palm, so that they too could have a better future in life.

Dato’ Dzulkifli said Felda’s foray into human capital development in Sabah – in particular the maritime and hospitality sectors, was to train the settler children in new areas of economic opportunities.

“The waters off Lahad Datu for example are teeming with rich marine resources and it is only right to train our youths in the maritime sector as we need skilled workers to make our maritime ventures a success.

“Similarly, the tourism industry in Sabah is booming, and this sector needs more and more well-trained workers,” he added.

Commenting on the new graduates, Dato’ Dzulkifli said Felda would seriously consider providing scholarships to those who excel to further their studies overseas.

He said Felda has an annual allocation of RM50 million for education and skills development nationwide, and each year there are some 5,000 school-leavers completing their Sijil Peperiksaan Malaysia from all Felda schemes.



On another note, Dato’Dzulkifli said Felda would also be involved in a seaweed cultivation project in Semporna as part of a poverty eradication programme with the hardcore poor there.

He said the project would lift off once various matters, including land ownership, is finalized.

Meanwhile, PSSSB Chief Executive Officer, Encik Kamarul Baharin Osman, said the company would be able to start the tuna venture within six months of getting the green light from Felda.

“The facilities that are required to process and store the marine resources that we catch, apart from tuna, are all available and can be put up and be running within six months,” he added.

All the best FELDA...

Datuk Hajiji to Liberal Democratic Party - Don't practise Crab Culture

KOTA KINABALU 25th April 2011

Sabah Barisan Nasional and UMNO treasurer Datuk Haji Hajiji Haji Noor (above picture) has advised the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) not to practice what he calls ‘Crab Culture’ which is against the spirit of Barisan Nasional (BN).


“In crab culture, no one gets to the top because each crab is trying to pull the other down.

“As Sabah deputy chairman Datuk Seri Panglima Salleh Tun Said had pointed out, in Sabah BN and UMNO there is only one leader and that leader whom we support is Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Hj Aman,” added Hajiji who is also Sabah Minister for Local Government and Housing.

Hajiji pointed out that in politics one wins some and loses some and it is not easy to satisfy everybody, as in the case of BN which has many family members.

“As the saying goes, either you have the cake or you don’t, you can’t take the whole cake and eat it,” he stated.

Hajiji who is Tuaran UMNO divisional chief is the latest among State UMNO leaders who joined the chorus in coming to the defense of Musa following a recent statement by LDP deputy president Datuk Chin Su Phin calling on the Prime Minister to effect changes in the Sabah and Sarawak BN leadership.


The controversial LDP Deputy President, Datuk Chin Su Phin



The embattled LDP President, Datuk VK Liew

Yesterday, LDP president Datuk VK Liew said Musa “drew the line against the party by sidelining it” during the recent State Cabinet reshuffle due to some personal differences with the party’s members.

Hajiji reminded Liew that being a BN component party president and as a lawyer as he described himself, the latter should know better that the appointment of State Cabinet Ministers is the prerogative of the Chief Minister just as it is the right of the Prime Minister to choose his Federal Cabinet members.

Liew is a federal deputy minister in the Prime Minister Department.

He reminded that when a Minister is appointed, he is a Minister for all the people and not a Minister for members of a particular party only.

Thus, when no Minister is appointed from LDP, it does not mean that the Chinese are not represented. There are three Chinese members of the State Cabinet, with two from Gerakan and one from PBS.

Hajiji recalled that when former LDP president Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat was made Chief Minister despite the party having only three State Assemblymen, UMNO and other component parties supported both his appointment and choice of Cabinet members.

“We supported him all the way, be it as Chief Minister or State BN chairman, in line with BN spirit and principle. We did not question where he was from or how many seats his party got,” he stressed.

“Apart from Chong’s appointment, ever since BN took over the reins of the State Government, LDP leaders had also been appointed to various government positions including that of Cabinet Minister, Assistant Minister, Deputy Speaker, chairmanship of statutory bodies and so on. UMNO and other component parties never complained that they were sidelined,” he pointed out.

Hajiji also recalled that when cornered by reporters just before the Batu Sapi by-election late last year, Liew stated that LDP would work with and supported Musa’s leadership for the sake of BN solidarity, or something to that effect. He noted that Liew made that statement only after the LDP Congress in Tawau and not before.

Even then, Liew’s statement was once again ‘disputed’ by his deputy Datuk Chin who said that LDP was doing so only out of respect to and on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Hajiji advised that at a time when BN component parties are gearing up their machinery to prepare for the general election which may be held anytime, LDP should do likewise and not behave in such a way which may cause disunity among the components and the people as a whole.

“BN has proven to be the best formula for the multi-racial and multi-religious society of Malaysia so much so that even the opposition tried to copy us by forming a similar alliance.

“BN also practices politics of unity and goodwill among the various races. Let us together preserve this unity which is vital for the survival of the nation. It is therefore dangerous for LDP to tread along racial lines and try to create hatred of the Chinese community towards the Chief Minister.

“As Sabah BN Treasurer, as Sabah UMNO Treasurer and as Tuaran UMNO head, I unreservedly defend my leader and my Chief Minister – Datuk Musa Aman,” Hajiji concluded, saying that he was not defending blindly but more so because Musa has proven to be a good and effective leader, having brought economic progress to Sabah and the State Reserves to a healthy level.

He also noted that Musa led Sabah BN to election victory in 2008, making almost a cleansweep of both parliamentary and state seats.

All the best to Sabah!!!

Sofia Vergara and David Beckham star in new Pepsi commercial

David Beckham and the super sexy Colombian model and actress, Sofia Vergara have teamed up for a sun-soaked Diet Pepsi commercial.

The advertisement sees a swimsuit-clad Vergara lying on the beach craving a can of soda.

In a bid to clear the beach bar queue, the actress posts a message on her Twitter page saying she has spotted David Beckham at the pier.

After the crowds of people flee to find him, Vergara struts up to the counter and orders a Diet Pepsi.

But she is left open-mouthed as Becks turns up by her sun-lounger to retrieve his football.

'What's going on over there?' the former England captain asks.



















The new Diet Pepsi commercial aired in the United States last night (Tuesday, 25th April 2011) during an episode of NBC television show Chuck.

The ad, which was shot on Venice Beach in California last month, is not the first time Vergara and Beckham have worked for the soft drink giant.

Vergara has appeared in previous Pepsi adverts and has said it is 'fantastic' to be back.

Beckham has been endorsed by the company throughout his football career. He said, 'I've been part of the Pepsi family for a number of years, and I'm back. I'm excited.'

Sila Sahin, first Turkish woman to pose nude for German Playboy

The appearance of Turkish-German actress Sila Sahin's attractive, naked body in the May 2011 issue of Playboy magazine shows how young women with immigrant backgrounds can rid themselves of religious and cultural constraints, without needing to cite statistics or elaborate arguments provided by integration experts.

“For me, these pictures are an act of liberation from the cultural constraints of my childhood,” says Sahin. “I have tried to please everybody for too long. With these images I want to show young Turkish women that it is OK to live the way they are; that it is not cheap to show skin; that you should pursue your goals instead of bowing down to others.”


But to me, Sila Sahin is breath-takingly sexy and definitely mouth-watering..

Hollywood star, Sigourney Weaver in a surprise visit to Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Sigourney Weaver became the star of the Alien films, reprising her role as Ripley in four sequels between 1979 and 1997. She did not appear in either of the Alien vs. Predator crossovers of the 2000s, but has expressed interest in doing a fifth Alien film.



Sigourney Weaver is a Hollywood icon. She catapulted into fame by playing the role of Alien buster, Ellen Ripley in 1979 right up to Alien 4th sequel in 1997. She also starred in other blockbusters movies including Ghostbusters and Gorilla in the Mists.


In the 1988 movie Gorillas in the Mist, Sigourney plays the role as the real life American naturalist Dian Fossey and her work in Rwanda with Mountain Gorillas over a period of 18 years.

Sadly, Fossey was found murdered in the bedroom of her cabin in Virunga Mountains, Rwanda on December 26, 1985. The last entry in her diary read:

“ When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future ”

Fossey's skull had been split by a panga (machete), a tool widely used by poachers, which she had confiscated from a poacher years earlier and hung as a decoration on the wall of her living room adjacent to her bedroom. Fossey was found dead beside her bed, with her handgun beside her. She was in the act of loading her weapon, but picked the wrong type of ammunition during the struggle. The cabin showed signs of a struggle as there was broken glass on the floor and tables along with other furniture overturned. All Fossey's valuables were still in the cabin - thousands of dollars in cash, travelers' checks, and photo equipment remained untouched. It remains a mystery.

Now back to Sigourney Weaver surprise visit to Sabah. The visit was so sudden that the local and international media, missed it completely.

Weaver visited the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary in Sandakan last week between 17 April 2011 to 24th April 2011. After that, her whereabouts remains a mystery. People including the media didn't know her shedules as well as her flight details, leaving out of Sabah and Kuala Lumpur.



Well, the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary is the largest of its kind in the world. The centre opened in 1964 as the first official orangutan rehabilitation project for rescued orphaned baby orangutans from logging sites, plantations, illegal hunting or kept as pets.

The orphaned orangutans are trained to survive again in the wild and are released as soon as they are ready. The sanctuary is located within the Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve which covers an area of 5529 ha, much of which is virgin rainforest.Today around 60 to 80 orangutans are living free in the reserve. It has become one of Sabah's top tourist attractions.

Altogether, it is estimated that Sabah which is in Borneo island, is the habitat to approximately 12,000 Orang Utans.

Apart from the Orang Utan Sanctuary which Sigourney Weaver visited, she also took some time off to wander around the Borneo Sun Bear Sanctuary, located within the Orang Utan Sanctuary.









All the best Miss Weaver.

Perairan Tawau-Sebatek, sering dijadikan laluan penyeluduip

Kedudukan Sabah yang terletak hampir dengan sempadan maritim dan darat Indonesia dan Filipina, seringkali dieksploitasi dan diambil kesempatan oleh penyeludup untuk membawa masuk atau keluar barangan terlarang, tanpa mengikut saluran sah.

Sudah seringkali kita mendengar di mana pihak berkuasa Malaysia termasuk Pasukan Gerakan Marin, Polis dan Agensi Penguat-kuasaan Maritim Malaysia, APMM menumpaskan percubaan menyeludup masuk atau keluar barangan dari Tawau ke negara jiran.

Terbaru, APMM cawangan Tawau berjaya melumpuhkan percubaan membawa masuk kayu bergergaji dari negara jiran ke Sabah, menerusi kaedah tidak sah.

Nilai rampasan RM320,000.










Menurut siaran media APMM Tawau, operasi terbaru pada 14 April 2011 dilancarkan hasil maklumat orang awam.

Satu pemeriksaan telah dilakukan oleh bot ronda APMM sekitar jam 2.00 petang dan menahan dua buah bot Jongkong yang sedang bertambat di Jeti Sungai Tawau dalam keadaan yang mencurigakan.

2 juragan dan 6 orang awak-awak warganegara Indonesia berumur lingkungan 20-an ke 60-an gagal mempamerkan permit masuk yang sah.

Pemeriksaan lanjut mendapati, kedua-dua Bot Jongkong tersebut dipercayai berasal dari Kalimantan, Indonesia yang ingin memunggah muatan kayu bergergaji disyaki jenis Kayu Amara (Kayu Malam) tanpa melalui jeti yang telah diwartakan.

Jongkong pertama telah membawa muatan Kayu Amara berjumlah lebih kurang 65 batang manakala Jongkong kedua telah membawa muatan Kayu Amara berjumlah lebih kurang 25 batang dipercayai untuk diseludup masuk.

Kesemua Kayu Amara dan dua buah Bot Jongkong tersebut bernilai lebih kurang RM 320,000.00 telah disita dan akan disiasat di bawah Akta Lembaga Perkayuan Industri Malaysia kerana tidak mempunyai sebarang dokumen sangkutan untuk membawa masuk muatan Kayu Amara tersebut dan Akta Imigresen 1952/63 kerana gagal mempamerkan permit masuk yang sah.

Menurut APMM ini kes pertama melibatkan rampasan kayu bergergaji di Tawau, tahun ini.

Orang ramai yang mempunyai sebarangmaklumat aktiviti penyeludupan di perairan Tawau boleh menghubungi talian Hotline APMM 089-752115.

Sabah Hargai pengorbanan Tentera Australia ketika perang dunia ke 2

Ketika perang dunia ke 2 pada 1940 hingga 1945, ribuan askar Commonwealth termasuk dari Australia dan New Zealand, sama sama membantu tentera British berjuang menentang keganasan tentera Jepun di Borneo.

Dalam peperangan itu, ribuan tentera Australia maut dek kekejaman Jepun.

Antaranya lebih 2,000 tentera Australia yang maut ketika dipaksa berjalan kaki dari kem tahanan di Sandakan ke Ranau sejauh 300 kilometer.

Hanya 6 saja tentera Australia yang terselamat dalam persitiwa dikenali Death March itu.

Lebih 2,000 lagi maut kerana dipaksa berjalan kaki tanpa makanan dan ubat ubatan mencukupi.

Siapa yang cuba melarikan diri akan dipancung, diseksa dan ditembak Jepun.

Jepun memang kejam, entah apa tujuannya mencetuskan perang Dunia ke 2 bersekongkol dengan Jerman dan Itali dalam kuasa Axis. Tiada faedahnya Maharaja Hirohito bersekongkol dengan Hitler dan Musollini.

Akibatnya, jutaan rakyat Jerman, Itali dan Jepun mati sia sia.

Ribuan lagi rakyat tidak berdosa iaitu orang awam, orang tua, wanita dan kanak kanak mati di Malaysia.

Kesannya?? Saiz negara Jepun, Jerman dan Itali sama saja. Tidak berubah menjadi lebih besar...

Apapun, kerajaan Sabah tetap menghargai pengorbanan tentera Australia di Sabah.

Satu upacara memperingatinya dilakukan di Beaufort, Sabah pada 22 April 2011 lalu, disempurnakan Ahli Parlimen Beaufort, Datuk Seri Panglima Lajim Ukin.













Menurut Lajim, Kerajaan Sabah melahirkan penghargaan yang tidak terhingga kepada usaha, keberanian dan pengorbanan yang dihulurkan oleh semua pejuang khususnya Australia semasa Perang Dunia Kedua.

"Kami terhutang budi atas pengorbanan dan keberanian mereka," kata Lajim pada ucapannya di majlis memperingati korban tentera Australia Perang Dunia Kedua di Tugu Peringatan Startevich di Beaufort pada 22 April 2011.

Lajim menambah : "Ia adalah masa yang sesuai dan wajar untuk kita balas kembali pengorbanan yang telah diberikan oleh askar-askar ini dengan mengadakan majlis memperingati perang seperti ini," katanya.

Lajim berkata Tugu Peringatan persendirian, L.T. Startevich itu adalah
tapak peringatan sejarah penting di Sabah, sehubungan itu, kerajaan negeri telah
mengisytiharkan tugu peringatan itu sebagai Tapak Warisan Budaya pada 1998 untuk
memastikan ia dipelihara selama-lamanya dan tidak diganggu oleh sebarang
aktiviti yang akan memberi kesan negatif di tapak itu.

Kewujudan tapak warisan sejarah seperti Tugu Peringatan Startevich telah
meningkatkan hubungan akrab dan jalinan persahabatan antara kedua-dua negara,
Malaysia dan Australia, katanya.