It was generally believed that he was born in October, 1918. Despite of his advanced age, his memories of past domestic as well as local and national happenings are very intact but chronologically a bit disorientated especially with dates and order. Most of the things he wishes to do, if ever he could do them again, the things he had done but wish to redo them differently, if ever he could get another chance to prove himself with such efforts, he turns then into some sort of fantasies. He is aware that many of the things he says are wishful-thinking. He therefore used to conclude whatever he would be saying by a reminder, .."but, that is according to my prediction..." A famous quote from him.
Emmanuel Tangit Kinajil in his earlier years was an initiator. If ever the word 'found' could be metaphorically used for him in any way, then he founded Kampung Babagon and virtually turned it into a place as perceived now. He started the school in Kampung Babagon. As an NV(E)S and due to the general lack of facilities and teachers, he was the first teacher of that then school. In a little later time then, as an elected District Councilor of Penampang District Council, he requested for allocations and saw to the completion of the school buildings of Kampung Terian, Kampung Buayan and Kampung Longkogungan. He started those schools too.
He wishes to see at close range his Kuala Penyu land where gas and kerosene oil are constantly sprouting wastefully out.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Kampung Names
When two or three people frequently share the use of a meaningful word, a term or a catch-word and or a phrase, an established name of a tree, a name of an animal or a bird or a sound made by each kind, to name a specific place, a river, a tree or even an invented thing, then that frequently used word, term, catch-word or phrase becomes a naturally agreed name for the specific place, river, vegetation and man-made thing.
People of long ago called Kampung Babagon as Kampung Babagon because of the need to commonly refer to the same specific place and to avoid a misunderstanding or a miscommunication in the course of a conversation or an information giving. The Kampung is bigger than a specific spot or a place, for example,. The name “Babagon” was used to call the river that passed through the kampung. Since the early inhabitants of the kampung needed water as their source of life then they stayed closeby the river. They called their Kampung after the name of the river or they called the river after their frequently repeated, agreed and shared knowledge. This naming process is thus argued as established as such especially when the name-word functioned as an action, inter-confusing itself as an adverbial word.
Let us try to follow the following assumed-set scenario. It had been the practice of the uphill people, the Liwan, the Tagahas, and other tribal fellow men and women from the uphill jungle places in between Penampang and Tambunan, to come down to Penampang in search for salt and other subsistence needs. They have, through the course of time, even established and left their rutted trails, the now-made-famous Salt Trail, which cut through the now-established Kampung Babagon.
Gosou: Saira’ katuu yati’ mibok?
When are we leaving?
Lingkid: Sumarapi kosuabon suab.
Early tomorrow morning.
Gosou: Id nonggoo yolo mindad ka?
Where are they waiting?
Lingkid: Hilood bababagon toriirimo, tisan di bawang o babagon kati.
At the usual rest-place, we louse at the river bank.
Gosou: Poiloon ngawi’ toinsanan, yo kosumandakan ngawi’, mimang tokou babag hilod tisan bawang
bababagon toriirimo do sodop suab.
Tell the others, the women too, that we would casually louse around at the usual river-bank rest place
tomorrow evening.
To “babag” oneself is to simply throw oneself down in such disorderly manner so as to rest. To “babag” ones’ own bags could literally mean to simply throw ones’ own bag on the couch or at a corner of a room. The word has now been turned into a Proper Noun to name the river where the travellers used to “babag” themselves. The river, now called Babagon river, got its name in such manner. When the travellers no longer spent the night by the river but in the houses of the original inhabitants staying closeby the river, the name “Babagon” was then used to call the kampung as Kampung Babagon.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Christmas & New Year Wishes
I wish to extend our Greetings…to you…and to everyone throughout the world …yes, to all humankind inhabiting Planet Earth….
“A Very Blessed Christmas 2008
and
A Happy and Prosperous Grace-Filled
New Year 2009”
From:
Joe & Francesca
Kampung Tintap,Babagon, Penampang
01.01.2009
To all young people, be reminded of the three rings involved in a marriage. Look them up.
There were quite a number of Christmas and New Year greetings I received through the SMS handphone facilities during these last few days. Some have been craftily composed while others were interpierced with witty humour. Some were sent in the Dusunic medium while the majority used the plain simple English. Here are
some that I am going to share with you in toto, otherwise with its dynamic version in English. Some must have been hurriedly written and others composed with weak grammatical English.
No greeting cards to give….
No sweet flowers to send….
No cute graphics to forward….
Just a loving heart saying,
“Happy New Year 2009”.
Thousands of Yesterdays are gone
Millions of Tomorrows will come
But there is only one TODAY
So I do not want to miss the day to say
“HAPPY NEW YEAR” to you.
“Cheers!”
Sometimes God breaks our spirit to save our soul
Sometimes He breaks our heart to make us whole
Sometimes God sends us pain so we can be stronger
Sometimes He sends us failure so we can be humble
Sometimes God sends us illness so we can take better care of ourselves
Sometimes He takes everything away from us so we can learn
the “value” of everything He gave us
As we reflect on the many blessings of 2008,
let us not forget the lessons learned.
May God bless you abundantly throughout 2009.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Uludon ku 10 tunturu ku
mokiampun d salahku montok dokoyu
nung haro no boh…Auh kosukup tunturu ku
maan ku walado 10 karam hakod ku…
Auh kosukup karam hakod ku
maan ku walado karam hakod manuk ku
songkukurungan…
Merry Christmas and apy New Year 2009.
I line my 10 fingers to position themselves
in earnest enthreat for forgiveness if ever I have wronged you all
…if at all there is any…If my fingers are considered too few,
I spread all my 10 toes to supplement…If they are still considered
too few then I’ll get all my chickens ..the whole one barn..
to open and spread their chicken feet…
Ala..I’m sure that would be enough, kio?
Merry Christmas and apy New Year 2009.
Wishing all of your dreams, aspirations
and wishes come true in the Great 2009.
Lets make it happen.
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