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He wrote probably the most beautiful love song to have ever come out of Sabah – Sinar Matamu (1979?). The original version, vocalist: Rudy Ahmad The updated version Apart from that he also wrote perennial karaoke favourites Bertunang, the hard-driving Siapa Gerangan and Ibu. Bertunang (original version) Siapa Gerangan (updated version) Sandakan-born and bred Rashid ...
According to the Malaysia Government Portals & Websites Assessment 2011 (MGPWA 2011) conducted by MDEC: The best government portal is that of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government [score: 106, 5 stars]. The best ranked government portal from Sabah is that of the State Treasury Department [score: 61, 4 stars, joint 43rd place]. The ...
The 1-6 home defeat to Manchester City on 23rd October 2011 was billed the biggest Manchester derby in decades, and it turned out to be Manchester United’s worst ever home defeat in the Premier League era, and the worst defeat in the 25 years of Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign as manager. Coincidentally, Man Utd’s Jonathan ...
The Daily Mail reported on 17th October 2011 that a study commissioned by Radox Spa and conducted by Dr David Lewis-Hodgson of Mindlab International has listed the top 10 most relaxing songs in the world – more relaxing than even a massage. They are so relaxing that you’re not recommended to listen to them while ...
The last few nights have proven to be excellent for skywatching, to the point that it made me consider purchasing a telescope. On the late evening of the 13th, it was the spectacular sight of Jupiter “dancing” ; with the moon. During the early evening of the 14th, I was doing a night run when I ... 
The following photo was taken last night around 11.30pm in Penampang, Sabah. Conditions were perfect – good cloudless weather and the full moon was almost directly above. No stars were visible – these 2 were the only 2 objects illuminating the sky. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and is located between ...
IMHO, it should be measured by: - player reputation / salary - match stakes / level - distance from goal - challenged by opposing player(s)? Then Fernando Torres’ (Chelsea) miss could be right at the top: - 3rd highest paid player in the world - competitive, club level, world-class league match (Manchester United vs Chelsea, ...
The Chicago Tribune reported on 28th August 2011 that back in 2009, Kimberly Garrity was sued for USD50,000 by her own children, Steven II, then 23 & Kathryn, then 20 for “being a bad mother”. Specifically, the “serious crimes” were: - refusing to buy them toys; - giving them the wrong kinds of birthday card ...
Caius Veiovis, 31 was arrested along with 2 others for the deaths of 3 men whose bodies were discovered on 10th September 2011 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA. The following is his devilish-looking mugshot, his forehead covered with bulges/horns, “666″ tattooed at the centre and several spiky piercings through his nose. He looks like the devil ...
It was reported by The Star on 30th July 2011 that at the end of 2010, Malaysia’s population was 28.3 million. In the once-in-10-year census exercise done 6 July – 22 August, it was 23.3 million in 2000, an increase of 5 million. The 2010 Population and Housing Census final report can be purchased for ...
On 17th July 2011, Theyab Awana, 21 of the United Arab Emirates converted a spot kick in an unorthodox way during a friendly match with Lebanon, in the 78th minute, with his team leading 5-2. At the last moment he suddenly spun around, kicked the ball with his heels, and it went in past the ...
Earlier this month as we were alighting the car to feast at the famous Wan Wan Restaurant, my small kids started saying “uck you”. Turning around, I was confronted by a huge thing on a wall. At the very least, they did conceal the first letter.
Last week, I first heard the song Koposion by Sokid, which was recorded in May 2010 at a studio in Seri Kembangan, Selangor. The group mentioned that they planned to release an album in July that year. Rather interesting to hear a Dusun song in a different genre. Piqued, I wondered if it is the ...
Miss Landmine is a beauty pageant with a unique requirement to enter: you must be a victim of, you’ve guessed it, landmines. It’s the brainchild of Morten Traavik of Norway, to raise public awareness about the many landmines still out there, and what happened to its victims. The first Miss Landmine was held in Angola ... 
A music school in Towering, Penampang prominently displays 3 levels of signboards outside its premises: The top one is especially interesting because as far as I know, the latest version of the International Organization for Standardization standard ISO 9001 is 2008. In other words, the number after the colon denotes the year. So either there ...
I’m focusing on that golden era (1970s & 1980s) where the best and most memorable songs are exquisitely beautiful sad songs sung by ladies with golden voices. Most, if not all of the songs are available for download – google/youtube them. Please correct/add/delete as necessary, thanks. Format: vocalist – song title (songwriter) 1970s Tetty Kadi ...
With both of Malaysia’s men’s singles and men’s doubles in the final, on a Sunday evening starting 8pm, it was one of rare nights where I was glued to the TV right till the early hours of Monday. There was a chance to create another history: first chance for the double (men’s singles & doubles) ...
Today, in BBC’s website, Most Popular-Read section which is displayed prominently on its right column, one could see a line which would be very difficult not to click on: Can you imagine, Prince William and Kate Middleton calling off the royal wedding a mere month before it’s supposed to be held? It turned out that ... 
What Valentine’s Day “gift” can be attempted to be explained, and makes sense, yet the resulting effect would most likely be utter disgust? Why, a giant Madagascar hissing cockroach, what else? Photo credit: cockroach.com While quite a lot of people might consider a business credit card as a perfect V-Day gift, in February 2011 the ... 
I suppose the ultimate entertainer would be a person who has won as many as possible of the following awards: - Academy Award (Oscar) – for outstanding achievements in film - Emmy Award – for outstanding achievements in TV - Grammy Award – for outstanding achievements in music - Tony Award - for outstanding achievements ... 
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