NGAJAR MENSIA NGINTI IKAN

Teach A Man To Fish

• Teach yourself First not ‘fishing for mercy’.
• Teach yourself to Fish.
• Educate yourself to Fish.
• Force yourself to Fish.
• Empower yourself to Fish better.
• Learn to Fish by yourself.
• Study the Fish so you can catch it easier.
• Learn to work as a team to catch more Fish.
• Regroup your team of fishermen to explore the ocean to catch more Fish.
• Don’t be the Fish in the pond that live on daily feeding, get out of it and explore the seas.
• Be the Man who gives you the Fish, you’ll be at par and/or better than him.
• Learn from others who can Fish better than us.
  

Notes:

Fish is not necessary “politics”.

Fish can be “Food”, “Knowledge”, “Technology”, “Innovation”, “Invention”, “Economics”, “Finance”, “Investment”, “Networking”, “Entrepreneurism”, “Business”, “Law”, “Opportunity”, “Possibility”, and others that is of primary important to you, your family and your community in uplifting your well being and/or standard of living.

F.I.S.H – “Find Initiative Sufficiently and Honestly” or “Finance, Investment, Security & Health” or other synonymous.

We All Know The Old Saying

“Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”.

The wisdom of the old saying that the world is best served by teaching a man to fish rather than giving him a fish to eat rings true down through the ages.

If an aid society, wishing to do the right thing, simply chooses to give food to starving people rather than teaching that same group of starving people how to fish or farm, damage is done that can take generations to fix. Are Dayaks belonged to “Aid Society”?

We have all heard this quote many times to justify many things. A cliché, perhaps, but it is nevertheless a timeless piece of wisdom. And we have all wondered why it didn’t work better than it seemed to.

I feel what is missing is desire, commitment and willingness to learn and/or explore outside the box.

The fisherman has to want to learn how to fish. If he doesn’t want to learn, he will stay hungry. It is part of the art of survival, art of progression and art of modernization.

• Are “Sea Dayaks” not fishermen?
• How have they survived all these years?
• If they are “Sea Dayaks” why have they not going out into the sea and catch more Fish?
• What make them live ‘inland’ rather than exploring the sea so they can Fish better?
• Why “Non-Sea Dayaks” can Fish better than “Sea Dayaks”?
  

The fisherman has to effectively use what he/she is taught and experienced as well. If he/she doesn’t understand the instructions, or misuses the instructions, he/she still will be hungry and/or remain poor.

Maybe that explains why “80%” of Dayaks remain poor, backward and dead broke.

We all want fish, and if someone shows us how to fish, we still won’t really learn. After all, we are entitled to “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”. Are you?

But is poor, backwardness and/or dead broke what we really bargained for? Isn’t there more to living in Malaysia than just getting by?

All around us people are talking of the bad economy and the corrupt politics; government has no money, and believing it.

But people are still making money. People have always made money. Even during ‘The Depression’, people made money.

We have been indoctrinated ourselves in the “Societal Cultural Hypnotic Trance” and/or with “Problem of Personality, Rationality, Directionality, Communality and Affection” which has kept us from achieving the destiny we were meant to receive.

But there is a way to take control of our destiny. Many have developed systems to build teams and unity or ‘beserakup’, and ‘cooperation’, ‘collaboration’, ‘corporation’, ‘corporatization’ and/ or ‘conglomerate’, to generate income and to be come self-sufficient, self-efficient, self-reliance, self-independence, and inter-dependence.

The key word there is “self,” not “government,” not “entitlement”, but always “self” and “inter-dependence” (and inter-connectivity).

That is what the Dayaks enforced themselves to become “self-development”, “self-determination” and “self-governance” (men and women / rural and urban), and taking a new step and initiative to stand for what they believed in and building a system where it could flourish.

It was built on the desire to become educated and learn Fish, not the willingness to accept fish.

Lastly

You have a choice, learn to Fish or accept Fish.

• If you accept the Fish, you have to accept that you are part of the “80%”.
• If you learn to fish, you have the opportunity to be in the 20% and the rewards that come with it!
  

ARE YOU A FISH THAT NEED TO BE ‘SILVER-SPOON’?

Thank you.

HEROIC SALUTE TO OUR IBAN TRACKERS AND SARAWAK RANGERS!

Welcome back “Iban Trackers” – welcome back home!

The remains of the 21 Iban trackers and Sarawak Rangers arrived here safely at 1.15pm yesterday to mixed feelings among the family members and relatives who have been waiting anxiously at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) hangar.

Flying together in the RMAF Charlie 130 aircraft to accompany the jars containing the remains were a number of senior army officers and several Sarawakian army veterans.

As the jars were being carried out from the plane to a pre–assembled long table, they received the final salute from the long line of military officers and personnel.

A ‘miring’ ritual led by Warrant Officer 1 (rtd) Temenggong Kanang Langkau was performed to welcome the fallen heroes home before the family members and guests had the opportunity to pay their respect.

It was when they were paying their respect that the atmosphere suddenly turned sombre with most people present shedding tears over the fate of the fallen heroes. It was a lively affair in the beginning.

Many of them could not withhold their emotions and were crying out loud while others wept silently but with tears running freely down their cheeks.

A daughter of one of the homecoming trackers, Catherine Kupa Unggat @Karina Abdullah, 64, said no word could describe how she felt seeing the remains of her late father finally being brought home.

Her father, the late Unggat Ujom from Baleh, Kapit, died on Sept 7, 1955 and was buried at the Batu Gajah Christian Cemetery in Ipoh, Perak. She was in Primary 1 then.

“The last time I saw my late dad was when I was still in Primary 1. He left to the then Malaya as a tracker and after that he never returned home – until today.

“He may be back in a completely different form but to me it is as if he is coming home alive. It is really a great relief for all of us because all these while we were only told that he was killed in the war but none of us have seen his grave.

“At least now we, the children and grandchildren will be able to visit his grave at the Heroes Cemetery here,” she said.

She said that her father left behind four children – three daughters and a son – but one of the daughters had died while a brother was now bed ridden.

Another sibling, Marilyn Lawas Unggat, 59, meanwhile said they were very grateful to the government for bringing back the remains of the Iban trackers and Sarawak Rangers who were buried elsewhere.

“We are pleased that their sacrifices to the nation and its people are recognised and we hope that they will be forever remembered for that,” she said.

Buga Dempi said he was only seven years old when his father Dempi Berain was killed in Singapore in December 1955 and was buried at the Kranji Military Cemetery in the republic.

“I am his only child and I think I was about five when he joined the force (Iban tracker) and died after two years in service. While I am saddened that he got killed in the war I am also proud that he died defending the country. I am greatly relieved that his remains are now home at last,” said Buga.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu who represented the state government to welcome the fallen heroes was obviously filled with sorrow and was also lost for words.

Also present at the RMAF hangar yesterday were Minister of Social Development and Urbanisation Tan Sri William Mawan, Assistant Minister of Rural Development Datuk Gramong Juna, Assistant Minister of Environment Datuk John Sikie Tayai and First Division Army Infantry Commander Major-General Datuk Awie Suboh.

After the ritual was done and enough time was given to the family members to give their respect to their loved ones the jars were then taken to the First Division Camp at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Edruce here where they would be kept overnight and would be reburied at the Heroes Grave in Jalan Budaya today.

The remains of Lance Cpl Ungkok Jugam were earlier exhumed from the Christian Cemetery in Alor Star, Kedah, that of Pte Jaweng Jugah and Pte Unggat Ujom from Batu Gajah Cemetery in Ipoh, Perak, Pte Utang Engan, Pte Bulan Kasau, Pte Kelambu Gadong and Pte Rejab Bagi (Cheras Road Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur), Pte Ungap Utut, Pte Nyambik Pasang, Pte Kumpang Tinggi and Pte Letan Kusing (Kamunting Road Christian Cemetery in Taiping, Perak), Pte Manit Cheling, Pte Entap Tulu, Pte Nyantau Juna, Pte Mat Akit, Pte Adrian Tandang, Pte Empati Dugu and Border Scout Utot Tangang (Terendak Military Cemetery, Melaka) and those exhumed from the Kranji Military Cemetery, Singapore were the remains of Pte Janggak Inkoi and Pte Dempi Berain.

Sinu amat meda sida iya …sinu…it really make me tears…frankly. They are our “Dayak Heroes”. They are indeed!

WELL DONE TO THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF “OPS MAI PULAI”. SYABAS!!!

WE WANT THE FORMATION OF OUR “SARAWAK RANGER” TO BE RE-INSTATED AGAIN!

IF JOHOR CAN HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVATE ARMY WHY CAN’T SARAWAK AS STARTED BY CHARLES BROOKE IN 1872???

I AM CALLING ALL SARAWAKIAN AND FELLOW SARAWAK MILITARY PERSONNEL TO SUPPORT THIS!

EDUCATION IV: MONEY EDUCATION

Nama utai "Money Education"?

One of the most important elements in education that most Dayaks may have overlooked or missed is “Money Education”.

So what is “Money Education” and it purpose?

Money Education is to understand money from a spiritual/practical perspective:

• To encourage people to talk freely about what money means to them.
• To enlighten the purpose of life and money; budget, saving, investing, debt, borrowing and giving.
• To bring new thinking about money into yourself, your family and the wider communities.
• To create a “Money Management Education Plan”.
  

Whatever angle you approach it from, I hope that this topic will give you some refreshing ideas and resources to explore.

Every parent and/or grandparent knows that we need to talk to our children/grand children about 'job', 'drinking' and other bad habits, and maybe about ‘sex’ too. Opening up the lines of communication will help many make better decisions.

One area that is still not talked about enough is “MONEY-MONEY-MONEY”!

Take a look around us and you will see 10, 13 or 15 year olds and young adults walking around with cell phones, iPods, Prada bags and other branded clothing or personal accessories. Underlying this is, I believe, our desire to provide our children with a better life.

We all seem to want for our children what we could not have, ourselves, as kids.

• But where does this leave our children?
• Will they grow up being spoiled and self-indulgent, expecting from society rather than being grateful for what society has given them?
• Is our parental need to make up for what we lacked in our adolescent lives going to hurt our children, and if so, how do we mitigate this?
• You wouldn't give your 18’s old the key to your car without driving license/training; so don't let them move out without a practical money education?
• You give your son/daughter a supplementary credit card because you want to please them and make them happy; do they understand expenses, debts and/or budget?
  

These 21st century scenarios could devastate your child's financial situation for years if not handle well from the very beginning.

Everyday we send our children out in the 'real world' with dangerously little preparation for the financial realities of life. Tiny errors can mess up your child’s financial future for a lifetime.

Just one simple missed credit card payment will blemish their credit report for years. These mistakes lower their confidence; which can result in a downward spiral of financial blunders.

Most parents are already aware that school/college does not provide children and young adults with a practical financial education. And these parents or guardians already know how important financial literacy (money talk – money good – money problem) is for their kids stress levels, health and overall lifestyle.

So parents it's up to you to provide your children/young adults with the financial skills they need to make it in today's society.

There are important financial lessons you can teach your children. But before you do, it's important you recognize your teaching beliefs and style.

There are three (3) common parenting styles that affect the way your children lean about money.

PARENTS THAT DON’T FEEL QUALIFIED

This is the most common parenting problem when it comes to providing children a practical financial education. These parents often feel stressed out because they realize how important receiving financial education is; however they just don't know where to start.

They may not feel confident instructing their children because they don't fully understand financial matters themselves. When their children start making the same financial mistakes that they made themselves, they often feel guilty.

If you relate to this situation, eliminate those negative feelings because it's not your fault. If you are like most people you were never taught this information either. So use this opportunity to learn about money and grow with your children.

PARENTS THAT ARE UNCOMFORTABLE ON TEACHING

Many parents out there have a general understanding of money matters however they don't know how to go about teaching this information to their children. They're not sure what they should teach, how to teach them and question if their children will actually listen to their advice.

They also realize, during the teen years, their children may respond better to other people passing on practical financial lessons to them. As a parent, you don't teach them biology or geometry so why put pressure on yourself to teach them a subject as important as money?

PARENTS THAT ENROLL THEIR CHILD IN THE ‘SCHOOL OF HARDSHIP’

Many of us have learned about money the hard way. Often errors are made then we have to work that much harder to fix it. Parents that are believers in this learning style are taking a big gamble with their children's lives that can have serious long-term consequences.

The lessons you learn in the ‘school of hardship’ often do last a lifetime. However often times these mistakes can undermine the confidence and eliminate all hope of your child ever achieving financial freedom.

There are resources available that will give your child a financial head start; so use them!

Every young adult needs a professional course on money education so they are able to avoid the financial pitfalls that plaque so many people. Here are three tips that will help you prepare your child for a structured financial education course.

1) Lifestyle.

Children, teenagers and young adults don't really care about money. It's what money brings them that motivates them learn.

Relating money to time, freedom and lifestyle will inspire them to learn about money. Once they understand the personal freedom having money will afford them, you'll find your children excited and wanting to receive a practical financial education.

Relating money to lifestyle is a great opportunity to get to know your children better plus it's the first step toward helping them develop a healthy relationship with money. Take some time out and talk to them about their dreams.

No matter how far fetched their financial dreams may seem to you; make sure to acknowledge them and use that to motivate them to learn all they can about financial matters.

For instance, if your 16 year old dreams one day owning a restaurant make sure you encourage that goal. Now, instead of teaching them to save money for no particular reason, you can use their goal as the reason to learn about money matters.

2) Accounts.

Open their checking, savings and investment accounts early. It doesn't matter if they are in kindergarten, schools or colleges by getting these account setup early they will have and advantage that will last a lifetime.

The longer relationship you have established with a bank or financial institution the more benefits your child may receive. Most banks offer clients that have been with them a longer period benefits that new customer won't receive.

They offer their preferred clients benefits such as: better rates, better terms, additional services and they often are able to qualify for loans easier.

In addition to the financial benefits, children/teenagers also feel an added sense of responsibility for their financial future when they have the proper accounts open. This sense of responsibility is a vital part of giving your child adequate preparation before they move out to live on their own.

3) Invest early.

Encourage your children/young adult to begin investing once they have money saved up. The stock market is a great place for them to start; however do not go out and buy individual stocks or mutual funds. Both are too risky unless you have specialized investment training. Instead you may opt to invest in the overall market.

There are several investment vehicles available that allow you to invest in the overall market that are just as easy as buying a stock or mutual fund. Making a simple investment in the overall market may give your child lower risk, more consistent returns and greater diversification.

The best part is this strategy is dead simple to do. Once they set up their investment account they can automate it so each and every month the investment is made for them automatically.

Getting our next generations prepared for the realities of the 21st century is an important part of responsible parenting.

Giving them practical financial education before they move out on their own will continue to benefit them throughout their entire life. You would never give your child a car without drivers training; so make sure you give them a practical financial education before they move out.

RECOMMENDATION: If there is an opportunity it would be good if Dayak can setup the proposed “Native Financial Educators Council (NFEC)”; an organization dedicated to increasing financial literacy and provides complimentary financial education resources.


Thank you.

EDUCATION III: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION (PDE) IS A MUST!

Mulai ka pengingat asal:

“Minta ampun dulu wai menyadik, topik tu kena kitai ngeransang ka diri berandau ka penemu lama enggau baru sereta di-tuju ngagai semoa bala pembaca....baik ka sida nembiak, sida ka tuai, sida ka pencen tauka sida ka udah pandai sereta landik....sama-sama meh kitai bela berunding-bekunsi penemu ba ruai ditu…enti ulih ketu ka dulu randau politik ditu....”

Have you noticed how Education and Success are connected? And I don’t mean academic education here, I mean personal development.

• Do you think it’s by or an accident?
• Why is education so important?
• Why you need education?
• Why waste time, energy and money for education?
• Does education guarantee success?
• Does education guarantee prosperity?
• Does education improve well-being?
  

There are many concerns that people may have about “Personal Development”. To me, the answers are quite logical. Education is foundation in moving from poverty to wealth. Education helps to bridge and narrow the Dayak poverty gab.

Both poverty and wealth are mindsets. By developing ourselves we develop our mindset as well. That’s the core issue of personal development.

It includes reading books and information from the internet which is related to personal growth in all areas of life, listening to CDs, MP3/4s, watching videos, attending events, doing what we are learning so that we gain experience. These are all ways of educating ourselves.

Did you ever wonder why so many (let’s just say 70 – 85%) people are not successful, even if they were full of dreams and desires when they were young?

Their only education was academic education, elementary school, high school, college and then.....they grabbed their diploma or even school/college dropout, found a job and usually stopped the education process.

Or what it worst, they have never started the process. Academic education process is designed to prepare us to be good employees, where on the other hand “Personal Development” leads to prepare us for life, financial health and success.

Every successful person would tell you that education never stops – never end – never freeze, that we are learning whole life.

In actual fact we are directly/indirectly educating ourselves almost every day trying to understand our life and the environment surrounding us.

• So the fastest way to go and stay broke is to stop educating, stop growing personally.
• So the fastest way to poverty is to escape educating yourself, stay naïve, ignorance and illiterate.
• So the fastest way to remain underserved, underprivileged, underdeveloped and backwardness is to remain uneducated, stop complaining hopeless and stay helpless.
  

The reason for these is again the “Mindset”. Just “Change Your Mindset” to achieve higher and long lasting education for your own benefits.

No one can really benefit from what you acquired from education but your goodself.

Education is your “Personal Development” growth tools and weapons to leverage, defend and protect your future and your generations too!

People who stops educating himself/herself stops developing his/her mindset which results in stop moving towards success and stop advancing into prosperity level.

And the generic “Rule of Development” is that you either move forwards or move backwards, there is no such thing as stagnation or remain idle.

With utilizing Personal Development there are really no secrets of success. You can learn everything you need to know; “Know Who”, Know How”, “Know Opportunity” and “Know Marketing”.

If you want to be wealthy, you must learn, learn and learn what wealthy people know.

You must be wealthy person in your mind. It’s the mindset. Then you must do, what wealthy people do. Then you can have what they have.

This is the be-do-have in the “Rule of Development”. You see, it all starts with mindset which can be developed by personal education and development.

One of the greatest benefits of self-development is that it improves confidence. I didn’t believe this in the past.

How can reading books and conducting research (virtual and physical) build up my self-confidence?

Well, once I have started the education process, I saw the evidence. It truly helps boost my self-confidence.

Education is also about readings:

If you would read one book a week, it will be 52 books (52 weeks) in one year. In ten years 520 books. You will fit in into the top 1% people within your field.

You will be more motivated – more inspired, you will have better education. You will become an expert in your field. And you could be better than others.

Notes: If you can afford to buy a bottle of beer or ‘kolo mee’ a week, why not save some money to buy a book per week?

If you want to get rich, you must educate, educate and educate yourself. It’s never too late to educate ourselves even if you’re 50 years old like me...hehehehe...

Life has to move on with education my fellow DBs. If you stop educating yourself you might get “dementia disease” (penyakit nyanyuk) faster....hehehe....

Lastly, I do hope you have better understanding of the importance of “Personal Development Education” in our lives.


Thank you.

“Ari ni nuan bulih penemu baru ti ka baka nya Bunyau” – “Ari aku ka rajin belajar ngiga penemu baru meh unggal Mujap....bisi nya betanya ngagai bala sida indu misi meh ngal....hehehe…”

EDUCATION II: PARENT BEST INVESTMENT GIFT IS EDUCATION!

Nadai orang enda sayau ka anak....

The birth of a child is the greatest joy of every married couple most especially when it’s the first child. The feeling of given life to another human is overwhelming and calls for celebration.

But beyond the celebration, comes the harsh reality of bringing up the child in the right way, right direction, right path and securing his/her future for a better tomorrow.

So, how you can successfully secure your child’s future?

Parents are faced with the responsibility of molding their child’s future. The pattern of a child’s adult life depends on the effectiveness of the efforts of his/her parents.

In today’s world, education is KEY to a successful future and is the best gift parents can give to their child. Education does not only enlighten the child but also equips the child with the necessary tools to face the challenges of the world.

Quality education in today’s world is quite/very expensive but its benefits cannot be quantified. Education makes a child eligible for the highly competitive good jobs available.

• “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance?”
• “If you think education is secondary, try illiteracy?”
• “If you think education is useless, try jobless?”
• “If you think education is hard, try hard labor job?”
• “If you think education is unnecessary, try poverty?”
  

Saving for tomorrow is a prudent way of dealing with challenges of life. You should ‘imbibe’ the culture of saving in your child.

Children are our biggest assets given by God. We’re the prophets of our children and failing to father/mother them, we directly/indirectly doomed them in miserable circumstances.

Children have no basic needs for money because their parents always provide their needs but family friends and relatives always give them money.

As a parent, you should make your child see the importance of saving for the rainy days instead of spending the money given to him/her on irrelevant things.

The choices we make in life make or ‘mar’ our future. Making choices is a test of self-confidence, self-esteem and the ability to take responsibility of the consequences of your actions.

Humans begin to make choices right from a tender age when they have to make friends and either accept or reject certain things offered to them.

When a child is properly taught how to make good choices, he/she is able to make life Changing decisions in the midst of conflicting choices.

No one knows what the future holds. Investing in our child’s future is the most valuable long term investment we can make. The foundation of a child is laid in the early years of a child’s life.

Early child hood is the right time to break the chains of poverty and ensuring that no matter the challenges of tomorrow, our child will have something to rely and survive on.

The right investment will yield good results by the time our child comes of age to take on the world. It’s the joy of every parent to see their child successful and prosperous in future. You too can give your child that better life you desire or never had.

All it takes is to be prudent in dealing with the affairs of your child at the early years of your child’s life.

To me, education is the best investment gift to our children. If they are educated and equipped with vast intellectual knowledge, they can have anything they want.

Education is human needs to survive and maintain life sustainability. Give your child the best KEY to success, self-independent, survive, prosper and propel well.


Thank you.

EDUCATION I: FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PERSON (FRP)

What is education?

Education means providing knowledge. Education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to another.

Our children are our future. They are the next generations after us. They are the next keepers of co-existence. Our children need to be taught about money and investments because they just don’t get that kind of education.

Teachers are only educationist and they are not fully responsible for our children success. They are paid to teach our children with basic educational needs as provide within the government educational system.

Dayak should not wait for education to come to them. Instead they should search and acquire more educations to enhance their knowledge.

The responsibility of teaching our children falls on us as parents. However, therein lies the problem. How many adults know anything about investments (perlaburan/ngelabur)?

The most common comments I hear are as such;

• “Enda aku nemu nama utai nya”
• “Bakani ngereja utai nya”
• “Dini bulih utai nya?”
• “Nama utai ASB nya uchu?”
• “Dini ngiga belanja nyakol ka anak dom?”
• “Besai endar belanja kena nyakol ka anak ngagai universiti kemaya ari tu”
• “Badu nuan sekol endu manah agi nuan belaki aja, ila gawa ba dapur meh nuan nya”
  

Why should we?

It’s not a required class in school the same way BM, ‘sejarah’, literature, mathematics or other subjects are required.

To move forward, we must create continuous awareness and educate our society of “Financially Responsible Person” (FRP). Such “FRP” education is very necessary especially to Dayaks (urban, suburban or rural and/or remote).

This can be seen from the fact that there is a rise in jobless, poverty, bankruptcies, credit card debt, homeless, underdeveloped, lack of financial resource, lack of capital, hopelessness, etc.

As a society or as Dayak, we are not responsible financially and the small percentage of us who are, for the most part, had to learn this on our own (accidentally, ‘no choice’ and through life experience). Therefore, the question is why are we this way and how do we Change?

Investing money is not always about getting rich, although that can be a side benefit. Investing is about being smart and responsible. With that responsibility come the requirements to educate ourselves, as well as, our children.

Our parents may have taught us to save our money and put it in the bank. That is good but it is not enough and carries its own risks.

Teaching our children to save is only the beginning. We should teach and guide them, not necessarily the minute details of investing, but the “value of investing”, the “value of seeking professional help” and the “value of sourcing capital”, and other value like investing in legitimate financial products and/or “value of leveraging” their investments.

Some people are content to invest on their own but the majority does not have the time or resources for this.

Introduce to your children the “value of money, saving and investing” for their tomorrows. Coach and/or guide them and encourage them to ask questions.

In any event, education is important and it starts at home with the parents. Find time, spend time and educate your children. They will thank you for it later and you will be a proud parent if your children success with many flying color.

“Anak sapa ti pandai nya wai?” – “Anak sanu wai”

RECOMMENDATION: Dayak should think of setting up “Dayak Education Secretariat” (preferably non-political platform) to advocate Dayak Education Quality & Development Program.


Thank you.

“PR” LACK OF CREATIVE & SOCIALIZING POLITICS!

Bisi Gawai salah - Nadai Gawai salah?

Enti ka begawai ngintu ka diri empu..nadai nya bangat beleman deh....

Enti enggai begawai diau diri...nadai nya bangat tusah deh....

Aku ka nanya lapa sida NGO Dayak enda ngadu ka diri "Gawai” tuaka “Gawai Ngiling Bidai" deh?

Aku ka nanya lapa sida PKR/DAP/PAS ba menoa Sarawak enda sponsor (enda iboh mayoh mimit aja tauka mupu duit mimit) sereta baum ngatur "Gawai" begulai enggau rakyat deh?

I suggest if "PR" is serious about Dayak welfare/affairs, please be their "Vanguard Politics" instead of "Guerrilla Politics". Be in the forefront!

• Show the Rakyat and workout your initiative(s) that you can do better than BN? Don’t take things for granted!
• Show to the Rakyat that you can do much better "Gawai" than BN or whatever? Organize a creative politics!
• Show the Rakyat that you have/are working on "solutions" not "complaints"? Feed them with "solutions"!
  

In overseas or even some places in Malaysia, I have seen NGOs and/or Corporate Organizations privately sponsor "creative celebration/festival" (Christmas, Hari Raya, Depavali, Chinese New Year, Festival Markets, Carnaval del Pueblo, Latino Dance Festival, Mexican Heritage Festival, UK Arts Festival, Great British Cheese Festival, Ethiopian Circus, Thai Cock Fighting Festival, Muay/Songkran Thai Festival, Sinulog Festival Philippines, etc, etc) via "CSR Initiative".

• The question is can “PR” and/or “Pro-Opposition” build their creative celebration initiatives?
• Why “BN” is more creative than “PR” in political maneuvering?

From my personal view;

“PR” lack of “Creative Politics” in promoting “goodwill rapport” and “politico socializing” via celebration or whatsoever.

Notes: “Creative Politics” is also part of “Political Social Responsibility (PSR)”.

The ultimate reason that “Creative Politics” work toward “BN” vision is, presumably, to bring about a way of life that is worth living, worth fighting for and worthiness.

The transformational change that many ‘creative politics’ dream of may not come within one lifetime. The principle of ‘celebration’ and/or promoting ‘fiesta’ or ‘festival’ serves to remind us what we are working toward, and of the progress we have made so far.

Example:

Our “Ari Gawai” or “Gawai Dayak” is the most amazing and unique festival celebrated in Sarawak on 1 June every year. It is both a religious and social occasion.

And the word “Gawai” means a ritual or festival to the Native Dayak of Borneo. “Gawai” comprise of “Multi-ethnics Native Festival”.

The “National Gawai” is a shining example of a politics who understands the role of celebration in creating transformational change. In stark contrast to our Native Adat and the environmental, political and business setting where they are located, the “Gawai” is a place of joy, ‘socializing’ and excitement.

Its cast is made up entirely of the Natives (of Native multi-ethnics, multi-adat, multi-cultures, multi-musical, multi-dress codes, multi-languages, multi-dances, multi-cuisines, multi-rituals, multi-religions, multi-ideologies), and the politics started out by teaching invited guests to “ngabang”, “ai tiki”, “ngirup ai pengayu”, “symbolic miring ritual” (offering ceremony), “gendang rayah”, “ngajat”, “betabuh”, “nyimbur temuai”, “nyabong manok”, “bepantun”, etc.

Others may include “Ngulu Ka Petara”, “Keling & Kumang Gawai”, “Muai Antu Rua” , “Muai Antu Kapapas” ceremonies and serving invited guests with our traditional drinks and delegacies.

“Ari Gawai” or “Gawai Day” or “Gawai Festival” or “National Gawai Celebration” or “Gawai Ngiling Tikai” or whatever we may call it; is a wonderful reminder that it is joy that gives meaning our lives and purpose to our work, love, peace and righteousness.

In turn, it is joy, ‘socializing’ and meaningful that is the staples sustaining our Adat heritage, our creative potential, our courage, and our commitment to transformational change for the long-haul.

While socializing with Rakyat is by no means necessary, it can be a good way to strengthen contacts made in the more formal atmosphere of the Ministers/YBs’ offices; “YB Bersama Rakyat” (Pro-Government/Pro-Opposition).

This is especially true in the run-up to any festival seasons (Ari Gawai, Hari Raya, Christmas, Depavali, Chinese New Year, etc), with festive parties and events providing a rare opportunity to get to know your “Rakyats” and/or “grassroots” or “supporters” in a more relaxed setting. Have DBs celebrated their “Gawai” together yet?

SO WHAT IS “POLITICAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY” (PSR)?

In my opinion;

Political Social Responsibility (PSR) is nothing more than enlightened “self-interest” and/or “political-interest” by meeting voters' new expectations (politics, economics, social, benefits and relevant initiatives) on how to run and/or win a campaign, YBs/candidates will maintain the permission to run....and eventually earn the permission to govern the State/Country.

One of the basic tenets of PSR is that how politicians conduct politics and/or political maneuvering is just as important as what they do. It underscores the belief that political organizations have a responsibility, and indeed should be held accountable for the impact they have on people, the country and the planet.

PSR goes beyond complying with the law; it's about responsibility, accountability and transparency in operations, practices and policies that influence their entire supply chain.

PSR is also about setting a higher standard for the campaigning party(s) and YBs/candidates “KPI” and/or “experiences/expertise/credentials” as key element to their success.

Candid questions:

1. Can “Dayak NGOs” be more creative in promoting “Corporate Social Responsibility” (CSR)?

2. Why “PR” lack of ‘Political Social Responsibility (PSR)’ in Sarawak?

Thank you.

DAYAK GAWAI POLICY

Not being bias/prejudice and looking from an different perspective:

“DAYAK CULTURAL PROTOCOLS & PRACTICES POLICY”

In politics the strongest, influential and smarter will “Win”.

If we were to talk of “political grievances and/or satisfactions” it will never be an ending story; even if the Pro-Opposition became the leading government.

But if we were to look at the positive impact of this “Gawai Celebration” or “Gawai Dayak Fiesta” in a longhouse or wherever, I think it is equally important that the “others” or “outsiders” or “governments” (Federal. State & Local) are now concerned, aware, respect and embrace our Native cultural values and ethics.

For whatever reasons and/or political ideologies or differences we may have, at least the government is walking on a positive direction to ‘breaking down the barriers of difference blindness’ and building a closer ‘values and ethical' relationship between the Native Dayaks and non-Native Dayaks, and other foreign delegates/visitors.

Notes: The term ‘breaking down the barriers of difference blindness’ herein maybe described and recognized some of the effects of internalized racism or the suffering of trauma/depression/suppression at the lack of sensitivity people or organizations can display when conditioned or lacking insight or oversight into the complexities of Native Dayaks’ lives, Adat, values and principles.

To me, such Gawai celebration or festival/ceremony is one significant practice involved in the greater whole of the government’s relationships with the Dayak community.

Whether it is early or a little too late, it is better than nothing or none at all. Not just the politicians may benefit from this occasion but the general Dayaks are also benefiting from it too (directly or indirectly).

I presume; the government intended to build/empower closer rapport (other than ‘political thanks giving’ or appreciating the rakyat supports) and heal the effects of post-colonialism, internalized racism, sidelined, trans-generational, plausible denial of privileges and systemic trauma that Native Dayaks who either reside in urban environments and/or living underserved or underprivileged in the rural areas may often feel due to questioning of their authenticity, stereotyping, racism, discrimination and marginalization. There is no perfect government in the whole world; only in God's Heaven Kingdom.

• Would Pro-Opposition do just the same if one day they hold on powers?
• If Pro-Opposition became the next government, would they be expecting the ex-Pro Government leaders/supporters backfire them in the same way you criticize them today?
• Would this BN-PR political issue an ever ending story?
• Will “oppositions”, “opportunists”, "nepotism", "cronyism" and "corruption" cease to exist when the PR Government hold onto powers? By then can PR Government guaranteed its "Bersih"?
  
• Did the Dayak Ibans in Penom benefited from the “National Gawai Open House”? Did other Dayak Ibans, Dayak Bidayuhs and Orang Hulus outside of Penom benefits from this occasion?
  

I hardly think, Dayak NGOs like SDNU, SADIA, DBNA, OUNA & FORUM could possibly do the same or even better as Dayak NGOs consortium (working together as a big 'TEAM') and/or maintain good rapport and working closely together with the government and/or with private sectors to promote such events in every districts/longhouses/villages in Sarawak or even abroad.

NOW, what are the possible impacts and/or benefits from this “National Gawai Open House” other than “political propaganda’?

1. To acknowledge the Native rights and sovereignty of the Native people of Sarawak, by paying respects to their ancestors and to their leaders of tomorrow.

2. To create an enjoyable atmosphere in which people (Malaysians and non-Malaysians) can experience Native performance, presentations, ideas, musicals, native cuisines, Adat protocols and interactions.

3. Alongside of this experience, the celebration could act as a catalyst to break down the barriers of difference blindness, and to maintain constructive bonds between the Native community, the governments (Federal, State & Local), other Malaysians and foreign tourists and/or non-Malaysian dignitaries/consulates (who are invited to participate the celebration) and/or those foreigners who visit the “Sarawak Rain Forest Musical Festival”.

4. The Government commitment to the process of recognizing the unique position of the Native Dayaks have in the history and culture, and genuine recognition of the truth of Native’s Adat, beliefs, and addressing the disadvantage that the Dayaks continue to face today.

5. Creating awareness for the government, non-Natives and non-Malaysians to acknowledge and recognizes the unique position of the Native people in our culture and history.

6. Promoting the Dayak ethos and “cross culture awareness, adaptation and validation” programs; culture, society, language, etiquette, customs, etc.

7. Since the natives are the original owners of the land of Sarawak and it is important that this “special position” of the Native people is recognized and incorporated into “Dayak Cultural Protocols and Practices Policy” (including our Adat) to enable the wider community to share in Native or Dayak culture and facilitate better relationships between Native people and the general community or society (Malaysians) and others.

8. Official event and/or ceremony like “Gawai Dayak Celebration” or “Gawai Festival” and other Native’s Gawai (Gawai Antu, Gawai Kenyalang, Gawai Umai,Gawai Burong, Gawai Pangkong Tiang, Gawai Tajau & Pengap), Dayak Bidayuh and Orang Ulu Gawai ceremonies, cocks fighting, Silat Kuntau Iban, Native music/songs/poems/dances and other ceremonies engage the attention of participants, observers and the broader community. These events also symbolize the values of our community and the way we envision ourselves.

9. Acknowledging, supporting and respecting our “Gawai Celebration” is also empowering awareness and promoting our “Native Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights' (herein refers to Native Malaysians’ rights to their heritage. Such rights are also known as 'Indigenous Heritage Rights’). Notes: “Gawai Dayak” is our heritage too!

10. Government acknowledgment and observance of Native cultural protocols demonstrates respect and commitment to equal partnerships with the local Dayak community.

*Do you know what 'many benefits' once the government endorse and acknowledge our “Native Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights"? And I really hope PR Government do it if ever they holds onto powers.

So what is “Dayak Cultural Protocols and Practices Policy”?

“Dayak Cultural Protocols and Practices Policy” are customs, values, and codes of behavior that are important to Native Dayak particular cultural group (Dayak Iban, Dayak Bidayuh & Orang Ulu). These contribute to the cultural diversity valued by all Malaysians.

Observing our current Dayak cultural practices (including our “Adat Iban”, “Adat Bidayuh”, “Adat Kayan”, etc) demonstrates respect for the cultural traditions, history and diversity of the Native communities and acknowledges that the protocols of the Native communities are as equally valid and worthy of respect as the cultural protocols of other communities. Likewise the Malays’ “Adat Perpatih Melayu”, “Adat Tertib Johor", “Adat Temenggong” and others.

Much of the culture of Native Dayak has unfortunately been lost as a direct result of previous Colonial systems and current government policies. It is therefore important that Native culture is acknowledged at all levels of government (Federal, State & Local). With this implemented, it could promotes respect for Native people and is vital in the building of strong equal partnerships.

Why is “Dayak Cultural Protocols and Practices Policy” important to us?

To me;

1. It promote greater understanding and appreciating intercultural differences ultimately promotes clearer communication, breaks down barriers, builds trust, strengthens relationships, opens horizons and yields tangible results in terms of political and/or business success.

2. Safeguarding Dayak Cultural Heritage and Native Intellectual Property.

3. Creating more jobs and business opportunities, and research & development prospects.

4. Help facilitate ethical conduct and equitable relationships, and foster a commitment to meaningful collaboration and reciprocal responsibility by all parties.

5. Help promote the conservation of native biological, cultural and linguistic diversity.

6. Serves to guide ethnobiologists and other researchers, business leaders, policy makers, governments, nongovernment organizations, academic institutions, funding agencies and others seeking meaningful partnerships with Native Dayaks (including traditional societies and local communities) and thus to avoid the perpetuation of past injustices to the Natives.

7. Help facilitate compliance with the standards set by national and international law and policy and Native customary practice.

8. Help empower and promote our Adat, Native Customary Laws and Native Code of Ethics.

What need to be improved?

The “Majlis Adat Istiadat Sarawak” (The Council for Customs and Traditions of Sarawak) established in 1974 is like a ‘snail moving department’ and almost ‘invisible’ (my sincere apology) in promoting national values cultural diversity and lack of commitment to work in partnership with Native Dayak communities across Sarawak and Malaysia.

In my opinion; in order to enhance the government relationship with the Natives, it would be more appropriate for the Government (Federal/State/Local) to setup a “Native Affairs Department” (to capitalize on the opportunities presented by a new and reinvigorated mandate, to improve the lives and lifestyles of the Natives) be established directly under the Prime Minister’s Department or Sarawak Chief Minister’s Department’ or extended department of one of the ‘Deputy Chief Minister’s Department’ or ‘Ministry Of Social Development And Urbanisation’ or ‘Ministry of Human Resources’ or ‘Ministry of Rural Development’ or others as relevant or even “The Bureau of Native Affairs” independently.

In addition, the government should setup “Native Coordination Centers” (NCCs) in every districts of Sarawak (urban and regional/remote NCCs or even nationwide). This proposed NCC intended to be a ‘one-stop-service centre’ for coordinating the funding and delivery of Native services, while provide Natives with a single or special entry point to government.

The corollary of a NCC ‘one-stop-service centre’ arrangement is the co-location of staff of the key departments involved in funding and providing services to the Native communities (urban, sub-urban, rural and remote). The physical co-location of agencies ensures ready access to a full range of the Malaysian Government programs and funding.

Conclusion

By incorporating our Dayak cultural practices/ceremonies/policies into official events, Malaysians and foreigners are able to:

• Recognize and pay respect to the Native peoples, cultures and heritage (including ‘Gawai Dayak Heritage’).
• Communicate Native cultural practices to the broader community to promote respect and understanding.
• Demonstrate that Native cultures are living through maintenance and practice of ceremonies and protocols.
• Demonstrate recognition of the Native people unique position which can assist in building relationships and partnerships.
  

Thank you.

MERANSANG DIRI NGENA PENEMU BARU

START RIDING YOUR OWN EVERLASTING WAVE OF CHANGE

Creating a wave of change is good, start creating your own personal wave of change first. Creating multiple wave of learning process is even better!

1. Dayak must learn to develop and accelerate vision by enhancing their Future Learning capacity and capability.

2. Dayak must learn to search and secure opportunity.

3. Dayak must learn to seek and acquire new or advanced “tactics and techniques” in uplifting their well being.

4. Dayak must learn to research and develop “solutions” in improving their backwardness.

5. Dayak must learn to work hard and smart in achieving their personal growth.

6. Dayak must learn to prioritize and accomplish their goals; short-term, medium-term and long-term.

7. Dayak must learn to strategize and structure their policy and value; personal and/or organization.

8. Dayak must learn the art-of-survival and self-determination.

9. Dayak must learn to work in unity and as a team.

10. Dayak must learn to think outside of the old box and become positive thinkers; professional think-tank.

11. Dayak must learn to build initiatives and possibilities; domestic, regional and global.

12. Dayak must learn to compete and remain competence in facing regional and/or global challenges.

13. Dayak must learn to become proactive and build the right attitude.

14. Dayak must learn to seek out opportunities to learn new skills and absorb intelligences.

15. Dayak must learn to empower their thinking with multi-approaches not just focusing in politics but also regional, economics, technology, law, international, education and social development.

16. Dayak must learn to build, re-enforce and strengthen their institutional; Asset, Fund, Facility, Alliance, Network, Development, Investment, Revenue and Research & Development.

17. Dayak must lean to focus, shoulder and take-up responsibilities in enhancing peace, unity, prosperity, security and righteousness.

18. Dayak must learn to absorb and adapt new opportunity regionally and globally to maintain their sustainability growth.

Success is all about positioning yourself to be better than before and with credible advancement. Achieving success takes focus, determination, and the ability to identify and navigate possible roadblocks.

Considering no one is perfect it is fair to say that there is always room for improvement. We all have strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats and areas in which we can improve.

Successful happy people continuously seek growth and development opportunities because they know that improving self is a key factor to improving life.

If you are unhappy with certain aspects of your life, if you are not where you want to be, if you are stressed, depressed, or uncertain about your life direction self development is your first step towards positive and productive change.

Now start mobilizing yourself with these winning principles for self-development to see real change right away:

• Set goals for yourself.
• Commit your goals to "mission paperwork".
• Expect to be successful.
• Ask for what you want.
• Be decisive.
• Accept responsibility for your life and your actions.
• Proactively seek opportunities to learn and grow.
• Make it a point to learn from key experiences.
• Seek the lesson in any failures, mistakes, and setbacks.
• Look for the good in every situation.
• Seek feedback.
• Accept constructive criticism.
• Adapt to changes.
• Find ways to effectively manage stress and/or frustration.
• Balance work, personal, and family life.
• Work effectively with little or no supervision or direction.
• Meet commitments.
• Face fears and challenges head on.
• Believe in yourself first.
• Refuse to compromise.
• Follow and trust your intuition.
• Be confident and build your self-esteem.
• Be persistent and never give up.
• Don't hold grudges. Forgive, forget, and let go.
• Go the extra mile.
  

A solid commitment to self-development lays the foundation to living life abundantly. Everyone wants to be prosperous, happy, and fulfilled, it all begins and ends with self-development.

Thank you

BERUBAH MEH NUJU REALITI: SELF-INDEPENDENCE!

Start riding your own wave of change

Creating a wave of change and/or changes is not enough. You need to ride on the wave of change. Walk your own personal wave of change!

If Ibans want to success and/or be at par like “others”, they have to be like “others” themselves. To do this they need to empower their individualities: positive thinking, self-determination and self-reliance.

Positive thinking is self-determination that empowers one to build self-belief and find meaning to their life. It helps you to rely on you to find answers to build new skills that help you to become more successful.

• Drop that “dependable mentality” now!
• Exit from that “old box mentality” now!
• Kick that “impossible mentality” now!
• Throw that “stereotype mentality” now!
  

1. When you authentic your mind to thinking positive it builds some amazing strength. What time you learn to think positive it helps you to identify your personality. You can start to recognize your own “SWOT”, and feel more at ease when communicating with others.

2. When you build self-determination, it enables you to create priorities, new ideas, establish fact-based beliefs, and conform to making positive changes that increases the pace of self-development. The key to success is to focus on positive energies and reduce stress and/or frustration.

3. When you have self-reliance it empowers you to stay in control. Beliefs all have something to do with the development of determination.

How you think, feel, and react determines the outcome. For this reason, you want to assess your beliefs, thinking, feelings, and actions to resolve any negative reinforcements that hinder you from reaching your goals.

Optimistic thinkers often find it easy to handle their life and problems.

Since you are building better communication skills, you can interact with other positive people and perhaps build up resources. Having more resources connect you with wealth of information that could put you in the right hands and lead you to success.

To reduce frustration you have to consider the obstacles in your way.

The obstacles could be work, family, activities, feelings, and so on. Ponder over what you want to change. When something slows you down, you have to reflect on what is bothering you to find ways to resolve the issues. This will reduce stress and help build your determination.

Learning about “Master Yourself” is a process of learning the true identity and motives. The first step is to direct your energy on self-discovery and explore your talents.

You want to develop new skills in order to make necessary changes in the areas of your life that you feel are dragging you down. Try to stay clear of any negative influences. These people will only hold you back from succeeding and reaching your goals.

Developing your skills can help you interact with others so that you can conform to the business world rules and cultivate a self-determined individual.

Exploring your options and stay developing your self-awareness, as well as increase your ability to track the progress you are making toward becoming more self-determined, self-reliance and more positive.

At what time you consider strategies for self-determination, self-reliance, self-change and self-development persist to focus on proactive direction.

• Thinking too much on “politics” will not help you.
• Thinking too much on “others” will not help you.
• Thinking too much on “poor you” will not help you.
• Thinking too much on “helping others” will not help you.
• Thinking too much on “grievances” will not help you.
• Thinking too much on “changing others” will not help you.
• Thinking too much on “oppositionist” will not help you.
  

Start think-tank on achieving your own success and goal. Go for your “self-independence”!

• Create your own “self-independence” goal.
• Create your own “self-sustainability” goal.
• Create your own “self-sufficiency” goal.
• Create your own “self-confidence” goal.
• Create your own “self-satisfaction” goal.
• Create your own “self-worth” goal.
• Create your own “self-financial freedom” goal.
• Create your own “self-wealth” goal.
• Create your own “self-esteem” goal.
  

You owe nobody but yourself. You owe it to yourself by focusing on the things you need to do to achieve success and making your goal a reality. Continuous change and improvement will help you achieve maintain equilibrium and contentment throughout all aspects of your life.

Staying focused will assist you with finding your way to success. When you produce positive energy, it gives you the drive you will need to advance your skills so that you take more control of your life.

Conclusion

Proactive people get right down to “realworld business” while maintaining an upbeat attitude. You want to put away any reactive ways of thinking or behaving, since it only channels you to imprudent changes in life right into chaos.

Thank you.

WHY POOR REMAIN POOR? WHY SOME DAYAK REMAIN POOR?

Let learn the “Opposite Thinking”.....????

1. How you view the rich will dictate if you are actually to become 1 of them?

2. How you view the Pro-Government/ Pro-Opposition will dictate if you are actually to become 1 of them?

3. Whenever you read a story about somebody that is in great power and/or rich, do you immediately look for reasons to not like them?

4. Do you declare to others that it was luck or that their fortune was gained via some devious act or set of acts?

5. Should you normally focus on what negative you can discover about a powerful and/or rich person, you’ll never turn out to be 1?

Poor mindsets cannot fathom that simple hard work could make someone powerful and wealthy.

Here are some sample statements that bad mindsets state which will keep them where they’re:

• “The rakyat always vote for him”
• “He has great network and alliance”
• “He is just lucky soul”
• “Oh sure, anyone could do that if they had his upbringing”
• “Yeah, wonder what he did to obtain their riches”
• “I just think there’s much more to life than just money”
  

As long as you see negativity in those which are doing well, you will never do nicely powerfully and financially.

As lengthy as you separate yourself from them, you will continue to produce that gap. The rich and the poor gap.....“The poverty gap”….or is it “The unfortunate gap”....

The bad mindset can in no way believe that someone REALLY deserves to become powerful and/or rich. That is incomprehensible to them.

Now, subconsciously, this causes irreparable damage. Consider it; if somebody despises the power and wealthy, will that ever compel them to become rich?

For each and every excuse the Bad Mindset can generate, there has been an individual worse off that has done much better.

There has been a person that has done much more with less. But, the Bad Mindset again, simply cannot fathom that hard effort can make somebody wealthy. That’s why the poor stay poor.

HOW OUGHT YOU THINK ABOUT THE RICH OR FORTUNATE?

Understand that SOME people have worked very hard and deserve to become rich, however, it’s a waste of energy and effort to spend time determining if they deserve it or not.

If someone has something you desire and presently don’t have, have gratitude for them, be thankful that someone is doing good and well.

This is a great strategy if you currently do not have a lot of things to be grateful for.

Study them, discover their trades’ secret and learn their tactics!!!!

Discover what and how they did to turn out to become power and rich…and do it.

In every success you’ll discover they had lots of failures, stress, frustration, upset, fed-up, kaput, hopeless, helpless in their past, AND they just kept going!

You won’t discover an extraordinary amount of excessive talent but you’ll discover a particular attitude, the attitude that they’re going to succeed no matter what.

The knowledge that poor mindsets around them will tell them they can’t do it, but they do it anyway.

Enti nuan ka bejaya baka orang bukai buai magang-magang “prinsip” baka di-baruh tu;

• “Prinsip Enda Nemu Ulu Ili”
• “Prinsip Enda Ulih”,
• “Prinsip Nadai Daya”,
• “Prinsip Meruan Merinsa”,
• “Prinsip Nadai Jalai”,
• “Prinsip Takut Nguji Ka Utai Baru”
• “Prinsip Takut Berubah”
• “Prinsip Takut Nuju Transformasi”
• “Prinsip Tulang Ngelusu”
• “Prinsip Nerima Nuju Realiti”
  

Tambah ka dia meh kaban….

WHY SOME MALAYS REMAIN POOR? WHY SOME CHINESE REMAIN POOR? WHY SOME INDIAN REMAIN POOR? WHY SOME DAYAK REMAIN RICH? Oooop!

Thank you.

WHAT NATIVE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT JV CONTRACT?

Candid thinking:

• Don't blame yourself if "rurals" become landless; it takes two hands to clap.
• Don’t blame yourself if next generation Dayaks become “Bangsa Orang Setinggan Sarawak” (BOSS); it takes two hands to clap.
• Don't blame yourself if "leaders" become powerless; it takes two hands to clap.
• Don't blame "Government NCR Land Development Program" if "landowners" become poor; it takes two hands to clap.
• Don’t blame the Government if “policies” are not in your favor; it takes two hand to clap.
• Don’t blame the Government if “some Dayaks” remain poor, underserved, underdeveloped, underprivileged; it takes two hands to clap.
• Don't blame anyone if "others" become successful, powerful, in-control and/or rich but yourself.
  

Now let us focus and discuss on the topic above.

Business Law: Understanding the Contract we are “Signing”, “Seal”, "Binding" and/or “Endorsing”

A joint venture is an association of two or more business entities, who combine and pool their respective expertise, financial resources, skills, experience and knowledge in furtherance of a particular “PROJECT”.

Throughout one's life, Joint Venture contracts are documents that we will enter into, sometimes without really thinking about it.

It is therefore very important to be able to understand a contract and what the contents of it mean and how it will affect you.

It is an agreement between parties that have set out terms and conditions for a specific period that has been agreed too, depending on the individual contract.
Lawyers are the best people to draft contracts or seek legal advise(s) and/or become a "Legal Trust Advisory" or "Native Legal Counsel" or "Native Land Legal Bureau" as they are the most experienced in the field of including what should be included and what should not.

In the past, lawyers included legal terminology and jargon which a lay person had trouble understanding, but now lawyers have learnt to avoid the legal jargon and focus on plain English, but some are still stuck in their ways.

Using legal terminology can mean that contracts are difficult to understand and read and the use of “Latin” terms (example “usufruct rights”) hardly helps the matter either.

Reading a contract therefore can be a very confusing and sometimes stressful thing, so therefore understanding it is crucial before signing anything.

Notes: “usufruct”: The right to use and enjoy the profits and advantages of something belonging to another as long as the property is not damaged or altered in any way.

The requirements of a contract to allow it to be valid and legally binding are important for anyone to get their head round, whether you are drafting a contract or entering into a contract written by another party.

But it must be remembered that not all contracts are in writing and many can be created without needing to be in writing such as purchasing a newspaper from a newspaper stand outside a train station.

Nevertheless, there are still certain requirements that need to be adhered to for the contract to be legally binding.

Firstly, there needs to be intention to form a legal relationship, which is obvious in most contractual agreements.

This means there should be at least two people involved who are able to enter into a binding situation, therefore has to be competent and not a minor (under the age of 18).

Secondly, there needs to be consideration which essentially is the determining factor between a deed (or trust deed or deed of trust) and a contract (or agreement).
In a contract and/or agreement or "Deed of Agreement" both parties to the agreement are required to provide consideration to make it legally binding. Therefore they must contribute something in the contract such as one party giving a service and the other giving money for that service.

Thirdly, there needs to be offer and acceptance. This means that an offer is made and acceptance is given. A contractual relationship will not be binding unless this offer will be specified by one party and the offer has to be accepted by the other party to the agreement.

It is therefore very important that an acceptance is a whole acceptance and is not a partial acceptance, and this type of acceptance will usually represent a counter-offer. It must therefore be remembered that a counter-offer will be required to be approved before the contract has been validated.

I am not a legal expert but a special area of interests, herein wish to share my thoughts and list you with some important guidelines whenever you and/or your teams intended to work on a “Joint-Venture”:

NCR LAND PLANTATION JOINT-VENTURE CONTENTS GUIDELINES

Parties

1. The landowner
2. The investors
3. The Trustee (if any)
4. The Management Company (if any)
5. The Corporate and/or Board of Director structure (if applicable)

Recitals

AGREEMENT GUIDELINES

1. Need for private plantation or estate

(a) Must register NCR land as a private plantation or estate

(b) Conditions precedent

(c) Effect of failure to obtain private plantation land or estate land

2. Joint Venture

(a) Formation

(b) The project

(c) Sale of crop

(d) Shares of joint venture receipts

(e) Estimated shares of joint venture receipts.

(f) Real value of contributions

(g) Dividend payment

(h) Others as it deemed necessary and feasible

3. Term of Joint Venture

(a) Term

(b) Harvest of crop

(c) End of agreement

(d) Returning of land tenure or “60 years leasing tenures agreement”

4. Land and Plantation Management

(a) Reports from consulting expertise

(b) Annual program

5. Joint Venturers' Contributions

(a) The NCR land

(b) Mortgagee's and/or Land lease consent

(c) Project expenses

6. Landowner's Obligations

7. Joint Venturers' Agreements

(a) Commercial venture

(b) Partition

(c) Benefits associated with the crop

(d) Fires & Safety

(e) Insurance

(f) Fencing & Boundaries

(g) Fire breaks

(h) Chemicals

(i) Clean up

(j) Payment of project expenses

(k) Compliance(s) and Comply with law

(l) Others as deem fit and necessary

8. The Plantation Practices Act

(a) Plans under the Act

(b) Notices under the Act

(c) Landowner's rights under the Act

9. Consulting Expertise

(a) Appointment by joint venturers

(b) Replacement

(c) Appointment by independent person

10. Administration of Joint Venture

11. Grazing of NCR Plantation Land

(a) Landowner's rights

(b) Investors' rights

(c) Trustee’ rights (if any)

(d) Government Agent or Intermediary’s right (if any)

12. Joint Venture Relationship

(a) Nature of relationship

(b) Duties to other joint venturers

(c) Unauthorized activity

(d) Indemnity for unauthorized activity

(e) Sharing of liabilities expenses by joint venturers

(f) Liability in tort

(g) Right to compete with joint venture

13. Force Majeure

(a) Application

(b) Notice to other joint venturers

(c) Suspension of obligation

(d) Overcoming Force Majeure

14. Default

(a) Default & Penalty Clause

(b) Suspension

(c) Rights of other joint venturers

(d) Termination of joint venture

(e) Termination of trustee agreement (if any)
15. Transfers

(a) Prohibited

(b) Transfers to family members and/or next-of-kin or proxy or nominee

(c) Transfers to new trustee

(d) Pre-emption provisions

(e) Terms of offer

(f) Acceptance of offer

(g) Permitted transfers

(h) Effective transfer.

16. Dispute Resolution

(a) Reference

(b) Procedure

(c) Expert

17. Power of Attorney

18. Notices

(a) Service

(b) Receipt

(c) Address for service

19. General

(a) Variation and waiver

(b) Invalidity

(c) Giving effect to agreement

(d) Sole or Exclusive agreement

(e) Jurisdiction

20. Definitions

21. Interpretation

The Schedule

1. The parties

2. Share of expenses

3. The value of contributions

4. The Native Customary Right land

5. The Native Rights

6. Miscellaneous

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