Celebrate Your Culture, Or Risk Losing It

That was what Datuk Herbert Timbon Lagadan, told his fellow Dusun Tindals at a Kaamatan celebration at Kampung Gaur, Kota Belud today (June 2, 2011).

"We must continue to celebrate our Kaamatan, and promote our culture, or else we risk losing our good culture," he said in his speech at the celebration. The Community Development and Consumer Affairs Assistant Minister who is also Kadamaian assemblyman, said effort to promote the ethnic foods, especially those raw materials derived from the wild, should be carried out.

He said wild vegetables once popular in the olden days like the lembiding, mentimahar, polod and others are a much healthier and better food as they contain no chemicals...

Unduk Ngadau 2011: Here are the winners!

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The judges has spoken... quickly after I post my favorites to win this year.

How do I get the winners result? Well Facebook of course! Few of my friends posted status update on the winners. Fellow blogger Mr. Stevie of kauluanexpress.com got the special photographer access, do have a visit on his website for the latest updates.

Lets move on, here are the winners of this year state level Unduk Ngadau contest... Oh, please note that the pic shown below was not taken from the crowning ceremony. I put the pic to showcase and introduce the winners, I'm pretty sure the crowning ceremony pic will be popping out on the internet soon.

Unduk Ngadau 2011 Winner - Bo Tiza Arthur S. Disimon from Penampang district.

Finalist Unduk Ngadau 2011

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Adlynn Villson

Debra Fiona Alexius

Pelancaran Pesta Kaamatan 2011

Pelancaran Pesta Kaamatan 2011 akan diadakan di Dewan Masyarakat Tun Hamdan, Tamparuli pada 1hb Mei 2011.

Berikut adalah program-program yang akan diadakan sempena Pelancaran Pesta Kaamatan Peringkat Negeri Sabah bagi 29 April 2011 (Padang Pekan Tamparuli dan Perkarangan Dewan Masyarakat Tun Hamdan, Tamparuli).