Plastic Regulation to Be Introduced - New Sabah Times

26th June, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR: The Housing and Local Government Ministry will introduce a new regulation on the separation of plastic from other solid wastes, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Its deputy minister, Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin said the regulation was in line with the ministry’s move to reduce the use of plastic and to prevent it from ending up at solid waste disposal sites.

“A regulation on the separation of solid wastes like plastic, which could be recycled, will be introduced,” he said when replying to a question from Teresa Kok Suh Sim (DAP-Seputeh).

Kok wanted to know whether the government would ban or reduce the use of plastic as practiced in certain countries.

Lajim said the government would only ban the use of plastic if such action would not jeopardise the plastic industry.


* This is a really good regulation and supposed to be implement long time ago. We use so many plastics everyday and i admit that i am one of those.

A Cancel Trip

I was so dissapointed this morning when my boss told me that the higher management not approve my TA. He only approve my head to go alone. Hmmm...not feeling good about it but as always i have to think positive and react positively. Even though i admit that i am really piss off at first and a bit doubt myself. Am i doing the right thing or am i clear with the programme that i plan? Or what i am doing is just wasting the company money? Huh....i know i am still newbie in this company and that is why i need exposure to handle things. I want to grow and i want to learn something new. I will not run away anyway (i didn't apply for KPLI..okay!).

Aiyah...feel like shit for a while and sorry to express it here. I have to see something green and peaceful to lower my emotions........

Back to Nature - Trees

No words to describe but with an open eyes and open mind we can see lots of things when we walk inside the forest. Mother nature have a lots of things to show us and this is part of it. Even trees have so many different shape and size.

Cultural Meets - The Last Part

Okay, this is the last part of my visit so let see what i got here.

This is the traditional games for Murut people (*note that the girl is not Murut's, she is Dusun from Keningau. She is one of the participant that take part in this game). They call this game "Rampanau", walking using bamboos. As you can see, Murut people depends so much on bamboo in terms of handicrafts until games. So, bamboo is really important for them.

This is how you stand on this bamboo and start walking as usual. It was very high and i tried a few times and i keep on falling. I can not make it even one step. I just can't balance my body when i stand on that bamboo. I tell you, it is really difficult for first timer like me. But it always interesting when it is the first time.

The traditional costumes for Murut's women. It looks gorgeous right. I plan to make one for my own collections.

At last i have my onw photos to share here. For men, this is how thier traditional costume looks like.

Just to show my own picture with the Murut's lady.

This is some of my new friend that i met during the Cultural Meets. She is from Kota Marudu and she is from Rungus tribe.

The last but not least, my brothers during the Cultural Meets and they are my new friends too. Naughty but a good friend that i met. We stay at the same house, our foster family during this events.

That's all i can share about my recent trip to Murut's village. Hope you guys enjoy reading my experienced for that three days.

Cultural Meets - The Bamboo Handicrafts

On the third day the villagers started to displays their handicrafts and other forest products in their traditional bamboo hut. Murut’s had very unique and pretty handicrafts especially the pattern of their weaving. Each pattern has its own story on how they get the idea of that pattern. Some of it very interesting.

However, in this village they need more exposure to create new design for their products. They only know how to make the traditional design which they use in their daily life. Instead of continues to produce the same design, they need more exposure creating something new which outside market demand for, such as tissue box, hair band, hand bag, bangle etc. If they are planning to market their products they have to be innovative and start to make new design.

It has been a few months and they are getting better now when they started to produce new products. I did learn a little bit from them but it is really hard work and tests my patience. I am sure this community will come out with great and amazing products with guidance from experts.

Cultural Meets - The Kids

As I walk around the village I saw a group of young kids gather near one of the traditional bamboo hut. Something comes up in my mind which I feel like to know them better. I stop by and greet them. I know they will be very excited if I took photos of them so I ask them to stand up and give me a pose. They did it and from only six there more coming until I have to ask them to relax. Then I ask their names one by one and they seem to be interested with me too. They were asking me who I am and where I am from. They are between age 4-10 years old, boys and girls.

Then i continue with my hidden agenda. I ask them what they want to be when they grow up. I asked one by one and seem to be almost all of them want to become a teacher. Besides that, there are a few wanted to become a police, army, doctor, singer and there was one young girl give me an interesting answer. She wanted to become an NGO. Actually there was one NGO that working in their village and she wanted to become like them. However, the other kids laugh at her and they belittle her. But I show my interest and pleased her for her answer. Then I asked further, why she wanted to become an NGO. She said she like to travel and visit villages. She wanted to visit and work with communities. Actually she only eight years old and really what the NGO doing in their village attracts her interest. This is a good sign and I hope when she grow up this ambition will keep in her heart and mind. We need younger generations to continue working with communities.
After that, I continue requesting a few things from them. I ask them if they can sing a song for me and I tell you, they can sing very well. Harmony and it was a very good choir. At first they sang Malay songs and then I requested for Murut’s song and they did it too. These kids are really good.

I am not done with them, I asked them to dance their traditional dance. They are so excited and they make one round and started to dance. In the hut the older groups put up an audio system so they help me with the music. They played a Murut’s dancing music and those kids started to dance. But…..the things that make me a bit disappointed when they are not dancing Murut’s traditional dance. They are doing Sumazau dance, the traditional dance of Kadazan-Dusun.

Hmmm….this is something weird but maybe this is an influence from outside or maybe because the elders didn’t teach them Murut’s dance. No further comments on this but I still praise these kids for their effort on doing all the things that I asked.

Knowing these kids is also really great experienced for me.