So aging is really just the way we deteriorate over time. Lifespan on the other hand is how long we live. We typically refer to that as longevity. – David Andrew Sinclair, Australian biologist It is interesting to note that Seliman Bandang, 111, of Tenggalat in Saratok has been endorsed
Hospitality knows no gender or race. — Danny Meyer, entrepreneur Most Iban children are taught to be polite and hospitable to visitors, including guests at festivals and events, funerals included. I was no exception and in fact looked forward to occasions where the virtue of hospitability could be exemplified. As
The glory of the elderly is their insight to life. – Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian inspirational writer One item sticks to mind from my earliest memory, namely a happening circa 1958 or thereabout. Aged three years plus then, I can recall being carried by Saban Imong, better known as Apai
Rhythm is something you either have or don’t have, but when you have it, you have it all over. — Elvis Presley Last Monday, August 16 marked the date the late King of Rock N Roll Elvis Aaron Presley had left the building for 44 years. Despite restrictions during the pandemic
If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person’s life in a positive light, and that’s what I want to do. That’s what it’s all about. – Tiger Woods, golfer In 1964, when then Krian
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. – John Buchan, former governor-general of Canada In the 60s, we youngsters in the hinterland of Saratok, in the Melupa basin, a tributary of middle Krian, had
A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens. – Robert Baden-Powell In an earlier column article, I did mention that getting awards, be they scouting, state or national, are moments to savour for scout leaders. However, these awards are just motivation
If I’m gonna tell a real story, I’m gonna start with my name. – Kendrick Lamar, American rapper There are several obligations and ‘taboos’ — so-called actually — when it comes to addressing and calling names among the Ibans, be it in the past or present. These pertain to our
Music is God’s gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven. – Walter Savage Landor, English writer Upon hearing an old song, Silly Joke by The Strollers, over the radio, I was reminded of a musical brother who
The ancients often believed a celestial event like an eclipse to be a bad omen, that the sun or the moon vanishing from the sky was a harbinger of disaster, a sign of devastation or destruction to come. — Jenna Wortham, American journalist There is still some remnants of paganism