Trainee teachers undergoing training at the former Rajang Teachers College (now known as IPG Rajang) in Bintangor between 1979 and 1983 must have heard this many times. As a lecturer in Philosophy, Psychology as well as Sociology of Education there, I must have told every class there no fewer than
It’s better to refrain from asking for a reason or reasons why a person starts or stops doing something, unless you are Socrates, who once extended the spheres of the ‘why’ questions and did not get all the answers – he committed suicide in 399 BC by drinking poisonous hemlock
A former classmate, who now holds an MBA from Unimas, last week came to my house in Merdang Lumut, Kota Samarahan and found me sitting underneath a tree beside the fish pond. “Enjoying the fresh air and serene view, bro?” he asked. “Well, just thinking, bro,” I replied. The man,
Every child, woman and man has an innate musical ability. This latent potential can be developed and nurtured for healthier and more enriching lifestyles. Research shows that a good music education stimulates creativity, builds confidence and enhances a child’s all-round development. As adults they enjoy enhanced social recognition because of
Iban children are taught not to tell lies. Parents would start telling them since childhood that lying is a sin. “Do not tell lies; it is bad for you and your development,” dad used to tell me during meals – dinner was always the best time for longhouse Iban parents
Naming a child at birth is a big responsibility for parents. Modern parents, irrespective of race and creed, may even turn to books to find what they consider would be the most suitable for their newly born. Iban parents usually name their infants after their forebears – though some may
Let me start by telling a crush that I had on someone when I was in Primary Five – she was studying Primary Six in a town school about three hours away by longboat from my humble “ulu” school. During that Christmas of 1966 I was on cloud nine but
All went well with new students coming and going on the first school day for this year with the exception of a pre-school kid in Serian whose thumb was stuck in a plastic stool hole. Two firemen took 10 minutes to free his right thumb. However, on the third school
“Buah rian” or durians, the king of fruits, are still a big draw in Kuching city. This time around, the vendors have introduced durian buffet whereby a customer needs to come up with RM18 for an unlimited consumption of the fruits on the spot. One such avenue is the carpark next
There is nothing greater and more influential than the longhouse that can bind the Iban folk together. To this very day, longhouses remain the greatest uniting factor for Iban community. Politics, religions and other factors that at one time or another, especially in the mid 80’s, had disturbed and broken
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