Headhunting and tattooing

Real headhunter tattoo

Borneo island

Borneo is one of the few places in the world where traditional tattooing is still practiced today. Archeological evidence has shown that ancestors of some contemporary native tribes have lived in Borneo for over 50,000 years. The term, "Dayak" is applied to a variety of natives tribes including the Ibans, Kayans and Kenyahs.
Iban tattoos are also well known throughout the world at present, probably because people who want to examine more closely the background of ethnic groups in Borneo led many people know that the Iban tattoo has its own unique character and There who are willing to make this traditional tattoo in their bodies as impressed with its uniqueness. boasts famous tattoo maker that I have seen and identified in Sarawak is Ernesto kalum, a graduate of the law.

Types of "Bungai terung" Tattoo.

Types of tattoos in Throat .

Hollywood film star:Milo ventimiglia with "bungai terung" tattoo.

Jessica Alba :Sleeping dictionary film(Film location is in Sarawak).

Headhunting and tattooing were intricately connected in the magic, ritual and social life of many tribes. The hand tattoo was a symbol of status in life and also served as important function after death. It was supposed to illuminate the darkness as the soul wandered in search of the River of the Dead. Tattooing, piercing, and others traditional Dayak arts are of great antiquity. But now a days not all the Dayak new generation still practiced their traditional tattoos.

God did not create the universe, says Hawking

only able to speak through a computer-generated voice synthesizer

LONDON (Reuters) – God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.In "The Grand Design," co-authored with U.S. physicist Leonard Mlodinow, Hawking says a new series of theories made a creator of the universe redundant, according to the Times newspaper which published extracts on Thursday.

"Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why the universe exists, why we exist," Hawking writes.

"It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the universe going."Hawking, 68, who won global recognition with his 1988 book "A Brief History of Time," an account of the origins of the universe, is renowned for his work on black holes, cosmology and quantum gravity.Since 1974, the scientist has worked on marrying the two cornerstones of modern physics -- Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, which concerns gravity and large-scale phenomena, and quantum theory, which covers subatomic particles.

His latest comments suggest he has broken away from previous views he has expressed on religion. Previously, he wrote that the laws of physics meant it was simply not necessary to believe that God had intervened in the Big Bang.He wrote in A Brief History ... "If we discover a complete theory, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason -- for then we should know the mind of God."

In his latest book, he said the 1992 discovery of a planet orbiting another star other than the Sun helped deconstruct the view of the father of physics Isaac Newton that the universe could not have arisen out of chaos but was created by God.

"That makes the coincidences of our planetary conditions -- the single Sun, the lucky combination of Earth-Sun distance and solar mass, far less remarkable, and far less compelling evidence that the Earth was carefully designed just to please us human beings," he writes.Hawking, who is only able to speak through a computer-generated voice synthesizer, has a neuro muscular dystrophy that has progressed over the years and left him almost completely paralyzed.

He began suffering the disease in his early 20s but went on to establish himself as one of the world's leading scientific authorities, and has also made guest appearances in "Star Trek" and the cartoons "Futurama" and "The Simpsons."

Last year he announced he was stepping down as Cambridge University's Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a position once held by Newton and one he had held since 1979.

"The Grand Design" is due to go on sale next week.

From Bible,how our GOD create universe:The Seven Days Of Creation

The Seven Days Of Creation

The Bible begins with the creation of the universe: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1 NIV). This single verse describes the actual transformation of invisible energy into all of the fundamental physical matter (as summed up in Albert Einstein's famous E=mc² equation) that would be formed into stars, planets and everything else - including us. Scientists now estimate that the great event took place approximately 15 billion years ago.

The next verse describes the earth after its creation, long after the creation of the universe: "Now the earth was [or became] formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters" (Genesis 1:2 NIV). Scientists estimate the age of the earth to be about 5 billion years old - leaving an estimated 10 billion years between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2.

There has been a tremendous amount of disagreement between science and religion, each side armed with its own obvious facts to refute the other. People of science and religion need not disagree so often if they would realize that their different observations are the result of each looking only at opposite sides of the same coin. The contradictory evidence is actually an illusion, caused by omission, which virtually guarantees that alone, either scientific theory or religious doctrine can only be half-right in their understanding of the creation of the universe or the origin of humanity. Together however, the picture is complete and harmonious.

We all realize that God was Creator, but how often do we consider what was involved in that creation? God was a chemist, a physicist, an astronomer, a biologist. He was most certainly an artist, a maker of all of our world's beauty. He was the lawmaker of all of the unseen forces that make "nature" orderly and predictable.

The universe as it exists was not produced by some cosmic accident. The conditions of creation were intricately planned and considered. A mindless uncontrolled "big bang" would result in destruction and chaos, not the life and order we now see.

On the other hand, a great initial expansion (explosion) of physical matter that had just been transformed (created) from pure energy (from a physical point of view, literally nothing), followed by orderly development (from natural laws put into force beforehand by a Creator) of stars, galaxies and everything else, is reasonable and logical. It satisfies both religion and science.

The First Day
The first recorded Words of God that we have are "Let there be light" (Genesis 1:3 NIV). The sun was already shining brightly, but God made the earth's thick new atmosphere allow diffuse light to penetrate to the surface. And so it was that the light was made separate from darkness. The first day of earth's creation was literally the first "day" as someone on earth's surface would experience it - a period of opaque light, and a period of darkness. (Genesis 1:3-5)

The Second Day
The separation of the waters. There was yet no liquid water, no oceans. All of the water was in the form of a vapor, a worldwide super-fog, extending a number of kilometers/miles up from the very hot (above the boiling temperature of water) bare-rock earth's surface (the earth's core remains molten right to the present day). God's "hovering over the waters" in verse 2 describes His being above that gaseous-water atmosphere, not a liquid ocean. God then caused most of the water to condense onto the cooling earth which simultaneously formed a whole-planet ocean and cleared the sky. (Genesis 1:6-8)

The Third Day
The first appearance of dry ground. The further cooling of the surface set in motion a process of natural contraction, uplifting and motion of the crust (the process continues today, called "plate tectonics"). The earth changed from a smooth one-level molten "cue ball" to a planet with an irregular surface with ocean basins and continental landmasses. With dry ground available, the first plants were made to grow in great abundance. (Genesis 1:9-13)

The Fourth Day
With the sky now clear, the sun, moon and stars were dependably visible. They were to "serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years." The sun marked the day (sunset to sunset), the moon the month (new moon to new moon), and the stars the seasons (constellations are seen in particular seasons e.g. "Orion" is visible in winter in the northern hemisphere, which is summer in the southern hemisphere). (Genesis 1:14-19)

The Fifth Day
Great numbers of birds and sea creatures. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth." (Genesis 1:20-23)

The Sixth Day
Vast numbers of land animals. Man. From the man, woman (humans today are just now discovering how to genetically alter fertilized embryos, and even to create one human from the tissue of another - known as "cloning"). (Genesis 1:24-31)

The Seventh Day
The Sabbath Day. "By the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on the seventh day He rested from all His work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it He rested [or ceased] from all the work of creating that He had done." The day that is the basis for The Fourth Commandment. (Genesis 2:2-3)

The question of whether the seven days of creation were literal days, or symbolic of stages of development is actually irrelevant to the undeniable reality that Creation happened. The observable universe, the earth beneath our feet, and every one of us exist. Who needs more proof than that?

Fact Finder: What did the first humans eat?
(a) plants (b) animals (c) plants and animals
Genesis 1:29

My question to hawking,sir..can you create new universe

Happy Papa Day

Easter day

How to calculate ASB dividend and bonus-invest for the future

Many of us get confused when they received ASB yearly statement. So with some help from Cari.com.my forumers, I have compiled the way to calculate ASB dividend and bonus.

Calculating Dividend

ASB dividend is computed monthly but it will be distributed annually. Let say PNB have declared that this year dividend rate is 7%. This is how to calculate your dividend:

monthly dividend income= 0.07 / 12 x minimum balance
Annual dividend income ( this will be shown up in you balance) = sum of monthly dividend for that year

Calculating Bonus:

Bonus is given to minimum monthly bonus for the past 10 years (120 months). Bonus will be most beneficial to those who have been saving for at least 10 years. Let’s say ASB bonus is 2% this year.To calculate Bonus:

monthly bonus = 0.02/120 x minimum monthly balance

When i said monthly balance, it is not this year’s months only, but including the months’ from the past 10 years.
this year bonus = sums of monthly bonus for the past 120 months

Example: Let’s say that you just invest for 4 years (48 months) and your average monthly balance for the past 48 months is $1000. So the bonus will be 48 x ( 0.02/120 x 1000) = $8

So that’s how to calculate the bonus and dividend for ASB.

UMSKAL students protest water problem

No water problem solving, students have risen speech and held a rally to urge the water problem must be solved.
after two semesters or 1years but water problem still an issue, but students with prudent to discuss with University management and provide a memorandum through the MPP but the problem of water supply and still not provided sufficient requirements of umskal student. Because of this pressure and no water solution,student has risen,speak out and submit a memorandum.

some photos

8PM-depan blok palapes

Morning 8.30am,umskal tower

Police also called for monitoring

The first feature iban filem in cinemas this May

News Information

Date	February 17, 2010
Region	Sarawak
Source	The Borneo Post

KUCHING: History will be made in the Dayak film industry when ‘Saloi the Movie’, the first Iban feature film, makes its nationwide debut in cinemas this May.The film, adapted on the Iban folklore of a clumsy and error-prone man named Apai Saloi is set in the rural modern era but instead of focusing on Apai Saloi, the film is based on Saloi (the son) instead.

Depicting Saloi’s journey as a young man from the rural longhouse trying to make it big in the city, the film deals with hardship, cultural shocks and various migrating issues usually encountered by rural folks moving in to the big city.

In the movie, Saloi is a bright lad who tries to disassociate himself with the ridicule and stupidity usually branded towards his father. Being an outcast in the village, Saloi decides to leave the longhouse life in order to prove to the villagers that he can succeed in the big city.

Starring newcomer Julius Ejau as Saloi, the film also features Blucewalker Breday who assumes the role of ‘Apai’. Supported by another 20 to 25 extras and supporting casts, Blucewalker is the only one with previous acting experiences as his work can be seen in dramas shown in RTM television series.

Speaking at the film’s soft launch at Kuching Park Hotel on Sunday, its executive producer Benny Zach said: “The film has a romantic comedy touch to it but most importantly with a little bit of love and hilarity, it is set both featuring the city and the longhouse background,”

“Most importantly, the moral of the film is to teach the Iban community to be positive and to destroy all negative thinking on all things especially of those not to their understanding,” Benny explained.

He also said the film was shot entirely in Sibu and at Sungai Durin (for the longhouse scenes). The filming only took 15 days to wrap up and the ballpark figure was estimated to be more than RM100,000.

“The first official screening (launch) of the film will be in Bintulu on March 23. Hopefully the film will hit the cinemas by May and it will be shown all over the state, Sabah and also in Johor Bahru,” Benny added.

The director of the movie is Monica Jeff of the ‘I Love Sarawak’ fame – a short feature film which won Best Cinematography in short film category at the Astro Kirana Film Festival in 2008.

Relatively new to the filming industry, Monica’s already strong credential included her being part of the scriptwriter team for the Manjalara TV series shown at TV3 and also Honeyz which was aired on TV2 (RTM).

Apart from that, Monica also wrote scripts for Astro productions and has also worked as a scriptwriter for Datuk Yusuf Haslam and Murali Abdullah, both heavyweights in the local film industry.

The film would also be presented in high definition and it was the brainchild of local film enthusiast Dato Sri Edmund Langgu.

In his speech during the ceremony, Langgu, a former deputy federal minister and who is the main advisor for the film said: “I am glad to know that we have young generations of avid film makers. It is not easy to make a Dayak film as we have to create a good storyline that will reflect the lifestyles and cultures of the Dayak community.

“At large, we are not yet ready for a heavy duty kind of movies based on modern trend such as (local Malay blockbusters) Rempit or Impak Maksima. Creativity, desire, motivation, focus, sensitivity, self discipline, patience and determination are a few necessary attributes one must have to become involved in the art of filmmaking.”

The film is a production of Allen Tinggie Trading Sdn Bhd spearheaded by Joseph Allen Tinggie and Hereward Gramong. The company is a registered member of the Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs forty-six days (forty days not counting Sundays) before Easter. It is a moveable fast, falling on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter. It can occur as early as 4 February or as late as 10 March.

Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of adherents as a sign of repentance. The ashes used are typically gathered after the Palm Crosses from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned. In the liturgical practice of some churches, the ashes are mixed with the Oil of the Catechumens (one of the sacred oils used to anoint those about to be baptized), though some churches use ordinary oil. This paste is used by the minister who presides at the service to make the sign of the cross, first upon his or her own forehead and then on those of congregants. The minister administering ashes recites the words: "Remember (O man) that you are dust, and to dust you shall return", or "Repent, and believe the Gospel."

Sarawak Ranger-piece of land for the Heroes’ Monument and the cemetery near Kota Sentosa.

sarawak rangers that was sent to help in combating communist er, pre-independence in Malaya.

Proposed Layout of the Heroes' Monument

Kota Sentosa 15-acre site for heroes

With monument and cemetery plot identified, remains of rangers and trackers set to return home

KUCHING: The dream of bringing home the remains of Sarawak Rangers and trackers who were killed in the peninsula and Singapore during the Emergency is now a step closer to realisation with their final resting place identified.‘Ops Ngerapuh’ organising chairman Lt Col (Rtd) Robert Rizal Abdullah announced yesterday that Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) chairman Datuk Talib Zulpilip had helped to locate a piece of land for the Heroes’ Monument and the cemetery near Kota Sentosa.

“A 15.4-acre state land has been identified by the Land and Survey Department as the site for the Heroes’ Monument where the remains of the Iban trackers and Sarawak Rangers killed and buried in Semenanjung and Singapore during the First Malayan Emergency will be relocated to,” he said in a press statement yesterday. Robert said according to Talib, who played an important role in helping the committee realise the plan, “the next phase is to get it officially approved and alienated to SEDC for that purpose”.

“The proposed design and layout has also been made. It will have to go through the committee before it is approved,” said Robert.

He said a fund-raising campaign would be launched and he hoped the states where they had given their lives to would also contribute to the fund.

Any remaining balance from the fund would be used to improve the welfare of trackers and members of the Sarawak Rangers still alive today, said Robert.

He said part of the fund-raising effort was the sale of multi-coloured T-shirts now in progress. According to him, a percentage of the sale would go to ‘Ops Ngerapuh’ Fund. Those who wish to make orders can call Lian Hun at 016-8950203.

Robert was inspired to organise the return of the dead Sarawak Rangers and trackers by the late Lance Corporal Ungkok Jugam, a Sarawak Ranger whose grave was found on a patch of green on a road shoulder in Jalan Langgar, Alor Setar last year.

Ungkok, who is from Lubok Antu, had served at the height of the first emergency in Malaya from 1948 to 1960. He was reburied in a more dignified grave at St Michael’s Catholic Church at Jalan Sultanah on April 28, 2009.

Since learning of Ungkok’s case, Robert had tracked down 21 Sarawak Rangers and trackers, including one border scout. They are buried at Batu Gajah Christian Cemetery, Cheras Road Cemetery, Kamunting Road Christian Cemetery, Batu Gajah Christian Cemetery and Kranji Military Cemetery in Singapore.

Robert’s plan had received the support of the state’s leaders, including Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang.

sources:http://pgbwarrior.blogspot.com/search/label/Iban%20Trackers%20and%20Sarawak%20Rangers%20%281948%20-%201960%29