Always be remembered.

May this time of trial will unite everyone regardless of race or religion, to join hands in prayer, to pray for peace to our country, to keep all of us from harm.

May God save Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan.
May God save Malaya.
May God save Malaysia.
Have mercy on us.  
Grant us peace.

Amen.


"When prayers goes up, the blessings comes down." ~ Unknown

Flashback.

Coming to the half of the year 2014. 

Damai Beach, Kuching

Where we stayed nearby

Where I stayed during the tournament weekend.

Went for my first paintball tournament for year 2014 in Kuching last May, a week before the Kaamatan holidays.  First tournament for the year. Imagine that.  Things were not that easy for us this year...it is weird to see the bags just placed there, with no dirt, paint splatters or anything like it...feels weird pacing around without any bruises once every 2-3 months like I used to in the past years.  

 Kuching landmark 

view from the waterfront at night

Met great friends, make new friends...new experiences.  Good hospitality, superb food.  A stray Kat joining Supergrass this year and I am grateful, honoured to play with the awesome Sarawakian ladies and enjoyed my week.  No, I didn't bring home a medal, but it does feel as if we got first place, at least that's how I look at it.

 View from the sky of the tournament arena in Damai Central, Kuching.

I was somewhere down there, maybe at the food court, or 7-11...I think. LOL.

My ID tag for this year.

To be honest, I do feel down 2 weeks before tournament, and at the edge of almost wanted to cancel this trip, let the tickets burn, stay in KK and sulk in the corner wondering if that's the right thing to do.  Truth to be told, I am so unmotivated, sad and had so many issues going on that my spirit is already waiting to break into pieces anytime.

Never got tired of Kuching Laksa...start with laksa, ended my Kuching visit with laksa too!

Then came back whine about my allergies..LOL

On the day I flew, it was sunny in KK then started to rain in Miri when I get down for transit to Kuching.  All the way I kept, if this is an omen to tell me that this is a mistake; why do I ever think of playing with someone's team...am I good enough...what if I let them down...and so many more played in my mind.  The comfort of the food the moment I touched down in Kuching made me forgot the unhappy thoughts for a while, but even in my sleep these questions still bothers me in my dreams. 

sampling the famous sarawak layer cakes is so much fun!

24th May 2014.  First day of Kuching Cup 3 vs 3 2014 in Damai Central.  The lingering thoughts still bothers me as I sat at the verandah in our room in Damai Puri Resort, watching at the pouring rain that has been non-stop since 7am that morning.  Not too late to pull out, I told myself.  My other team mate felt the same too, but I told her we will decide about it when all of us gathered at the field.  But seeing the face of the team captain, Carol does slaps me back to reality.  The looks of people who wanted us to play, who encouraged us to play.  So I did.  So we did.

Dinner at Escobar after the first day tournament ended.  

Forgetting about tournament just for the night.

Despite with the gastric pain that constantly attacked me, aching back and knees (age factor I guess!), we managed to finish 4th placing after battle it all out for 2 days. 

Team Supergrass line up 2014: Daff, Carole and Me. 

Should taken the pix when Catherine was around.

So here I am, back in KK.  Back to reality.  Holiday is over, whined over the allergies I got from the holiday (for not controlling my food intake of what I can and cannot eat...padan muka) and work.  

Came to think about it, I am glad that I didn't ran away from accepting the challenge I gave myself. I am glad that I boarded the plane instead of crying in regret in my room.  

Thank you for welcoming me to your home.

Missing the two little angels already. uhuhuhu....

I wasn't alone at all.  
I met a bunch of awesome people who made me laugh, who welcomed me with open arms and accepting me into their fold. 

Thank you everyone.

Event: gDayx in Kota Kinabalu

I been a little occupied with paintball calendar as such these few days that I almost forgot about this coming event in Kota Kinabalu, until Tom and SmallKucing mailed me about it. (sorry!)

I am sure that some of your owned your very own Gmail account for personal, business use.  Plus many other Google applications to your current toolbar too.  For entrepreneurs who wanted to expand your current business or just about to start your business or networking activities online via Google, this event, gDayx Malaysia 2013 (Kota Kinabalu) might interest you Sabahans out there.  

The event details as below:

Date: 24 November 2013
Venue: GSC Hall, Suria Sabah
Time: 9am - 6pm

Speakers that will be expected to attend to this event among them are Mr. Marcus Foon (Founder & Champion, GBG Malaysia), Mr. Matthew Zaheen (Head of Marketing, Google Malaysia), Mr. Wayne Chan (Ideabox Interactive Sdn Bhd), Mr. Adrian Oh (Co-Founder & Entrepreneur at Neowave) to name a few.  

Among the topics that will be discussed is on how to fully utilize Google Apps for your business and how Google can help you to achieve that.

The entrance is free, but you need to register to confirm your attendance.  Click here for the registration form.

To view the full list of the agenda for that day, click here.

You may meet up the speakers for that day, and if you don't know them yet, check it out here.

For further information for the event, you may check their Facebook & Google+ pages.

So yeah...don't forget to mark you calendar, set the reminder in your phones and don't miss out this very informative event out there held just for you!  See you there!

I am a Dusun Tatana, and a Proud Sabahan!

I know I had been neglecting my blog for quite a long time.  Okay, same lame excuse..."I don't know what to write"...plus, I rant more in my Facebook nowadays.  

Anyway, few days ago, a news came up that not only shocked the Sabahans, but angered them as well (including me):

So when some mufti called that Sabah Muslim natives should call themselves 'Malays', I do totally understand why people are upset.  You see, in Sabah and Sarawak, it is normal for us to live as a family with different races and religions.  I had nephews and nieces who is half chinese, half dusun, half indian even...and few others.  There's always a mix here, with a mix there...and it is normal for us to be seen in wedding receptions or parties that there are 2 different buffet counters - one for non-halal food, and the other is halal food, in due respect to our muslim friends and relatives.

In which logic that my sabahan muslim natives should call themselves 'malay' then?  Because of religion?  I beg to differ.  It is possible to change religion, but in no way one can identify themselves as someone they are not.  A Dusun will always born as a Dusun.  A Chinese will always be a Chinese.  A Kadazan will always be a Kadazan, no matter what faith they believed in.  I am a Christian, but does that means I can change my race into a Romanian since I am a Roman Catholic?  

If that is hard for you to understand or differentiate between RACE and RELIGION, take food for example:  there's a piece of beef and chicken. Then the beef and chicken was cooked together in a pot to make a nice rendang.  When being serve, are you able to differentiate between beef and chicken meat in your plate?

Race has nothing to do with religion.  There is no way you can change the root of your bloodline no matter how you change your faith 10 thousand times over, unless you are reborn again in another life.  

So yeah...I am a Dusun Tatana, and 100% Sabahan.  I am a no 'lain-lain' in the form to fill in.  That's my identity and I am proud of it!

Some Other Random Things I Did...

Some people might be surprised to see me in unlikely places.  

In an office, for example, they said that I look different from the 'AngeLBeaR' they used to see in the field.  You should have seen their faces whenever they saw me being 'lady like' (very much to my mom's approval) but how can you wear those pretty outfits that you got in a paintball field?

2 days ago, Leanna came to KK and asking for a favor.  There is an oil and gas exhibition going on at Magellan in Sutera Harbor so, yeah...yours truly to help her man the booth.  (Seriously, from paintball to engineering?)

Not that many exciting things I found or grab for this time, though.  (Yes, I changed my surname everytime it involves with this company.  Automatically, the director of this company has 3 awesome (chewah) daughters instead of 2! Hehehehe~)

But I do glad, these 2 days I meet up with some familiar faces though...from paintball! =)

 Met Ollie, one of my former Splatz1 team mate.

Notice the pink jacket? I recently got them from Brands Outlet.  Can't resist my favorite color...and yes, 

it's very cold in the hall so the jacket comes in handy. =)

 Ah...Riezanie, my team mate for the KK woodsball group.

He's here too to represent his company. =)  

See how 'tall' I am? hahahahaha~

The weather is favorable on the 1st day of the exhibition.

Managed to capture the sunset... =)

On the second day, which is yesterday and also the last day of the exhibition,

Gracy came for a visit!  =)

Andy and Sacha too!  =)

Sacha brought some of her dark chocolate cake and a small tub of ice cream to go with it.

Heavenly!!!!

Ah yes...

Managed to pose one for the album...

Photo taken by Leanna. 

=)

Anyway, it's been an awesome 2 days.  Thank you Sacha for the nice cake!  =)

Another backdated post. *sigh*

I know that I had been slacking in my blog lately *repeats again*.  It's not that I don't really have the time or something like that.  I just...ran out of ideas.  Staring at the screen for merely 15 minutes and wondering what to write about can be a torment to me sometimes.  At times I do have the idea but when I started, it just simply...gone.  *need more motivation to write*

Well, not long after Taiwan, I found myself packed for another paintball tournament in Labuan, called the CAP3 as the head referee.  Had fun meeting up friends old and new alike.  Stayed in Beta Apartment and having the whole big place for just 3 of us - me, Ari from Brunei and Andrew is just superb! Hahaha...well at least we don't have to fight for bathroom as each of our rooms has one, the whole living room - no one's really watching the TV anyway.  (will show the photo of the place next time)

The view from the jetty at Jesselton Point where I will start my 3 hours journey from KK to Labuan via Ferry Express.  

Labuan Express...they ran out of the first class tickets...yours truly have to be content with the economy class at the bottom deck of the ferry.  

my final view before the seasick pills starts kicking off...

Arrived!  Cico, came to pick me up from the ferry terminal...hehehee...thanks buddy...for making some time for us.

Walk the field session...yep...you got to identify where's your possible sweet spot that you want to be

during the tournament.

 

 A simple briefing to the referees and quick refresher about rules and regulations of the game.

 

 Me and Andrew during the player's briefing.

(photo by Roger)

ambuyat session at Papayas' Beach Lodge...hahahahaha~!

yours truly on duty, as usual.

(photo by Roger)

cert given by the organiser as a token of appreciation.

Ari got his gold with team Dracone.

As said, one of many more to come.  Keep it up!

 

After the tourney, it's fun time to unwind everything!!  LOL~ the player's party was fun (no photos...as everyone is too busy partying in the club.)

 

Andrew checked out from the apartment on Sunday and we went our own ways.  But still managed to stalk him at Papayas Beach Lodge and managed to get some shots there...

 

 

that's Andrew...told him to just keep on walking...

Haiya....suddenly someone appeared~ LOL!

 

 Andrew looks into the horizon...wonder if he's thinking what's for dinner...

or if he should extend his stay in Labuan...or maybe one or two hours body massage after this...hahaha~!

I think I am lucky that day.

Ari showing off his paintball shooting skills with a camera. =p

A cup of sabah tea before retiring for the night and head home the next day...

And yes, apart from bringing back bruises from the weekend battle, I am content with the goodies I got...

Referee jersey from Ari, T-shirt from his cousin Iskandar,

Twiggies from Andrew (it was a lot more when I first got it, well...can't resist lah!).

Thanks guys!!!! =)

 

 

My great thanks to Extremezone Paintball Labuan, Rqueen Proshop Labuan, PusatKo Labuan, players, fellow referees from Labuan and Sabah Paintball Referee Organisation, friends for the great weekend!  I hope to see you all in the next event to come!  =)

The Bear with the Trigger

One of the things that can be found in Taiwan are airsoft guns.  Well, just for the sake of looking at it lah.  Can't even dream of bringing it back for legal reasons, plus...I am not into airsoft (no pun intended)...just a look will be enough.

So, cannot bawa balik..pegang pun jadi.  Hehehehe...

 The owner allowed us to touch, feel and see the guns...even took photo with it. (maybe because we're foreigners I think) =p

My brother's mean look....LOL!

Yours truly...mean-looking bear? hehehehee~ 

Note:  Just like paintball markers, airsoft guns are not toys.  It can inflict serious injury and in some cases in overseas, death.  Kindly consult the authorities before thinking of getting them.  Bringing airsoft guns/paintball markers out in the public are serious offense.