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BreakFree Youth Fest : Sarawak’s First & Largest INTER-VARSITY Youth Fest!

Basically this event is the brainchild of this group which we areunder called Champions whereby over the past few months we have been creating several youth based activities for our very own peers like the Champions Empowerment Series & Champions Bootcamp, again, all organised by us youths.

Here are some the links and activities we have done under the Champions program:https://www.facebook.com/ChampionsEmpowermentSeries?sk=infohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBLwIl6B3jU
Champions are a group of campus students for various Unis and Colleges which share one common thing: they have huge passion in doing something with a big heart and a right purpose that can bring changeto the landscape of the youth here in Sarawak.

Now the reason of  WHY we are organizing this youth festival. We simplyjust want to UNITE us youths, our peers regardless of our race, our religion, our background and even the football club that we support.We believe that through unity, we can inspire our friends to be that agent of change to go out achieve something as they share our passion too. And through this inspiration, we hence can revolutionize our wayof life and show the older generation, we are no longer the future of tomorrow but the future of today. Simply put, it begins now.

Well HOW we intend to do this is by coming up with a youth festival that will act as a social space for like-minded youths to cometogether and engage in the activities that they are passionate and keen about. It is no longer about the top guy with grey hair behind the desk stating this is what is what the youth wants, but rather, itis about the youth stating what they want and do it.

ALL designed, organized and hosted by the vibrant, exciting andpassionate Youth of Sarawak, the CHAMPIONS which is CO-CREATED withand strongly SUPPORTED by Jabatan Belia & Sukan Negeri Sarawak (JBSNS)and Ministry of Social Development (KPS).

Finally, the Champions is strongly and passionately supported by YOUTHWORKS ASIA, the organization that help started the whole Champions program.https://www.facebook.com/groups/championsfoundation/
BreakFree Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=263646877007304&view=wall
BreakFree Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/#!/breakfreefest
BreakFree Blog courtesy of member from Sarawak Bloggers: http://joaniieebravo.blogspot.com/2011/11/breakfree-youth-fest-do-you-want-to.html?spref=fb
BreakFree Volunteer Form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHJ6TC1aM0dDcDcybzFyY2lyX2U1cGc6MQ

Street Soccer Challenge:
It is a 5-a-side team with teams ranging from all 9 different institutions. It is divided into two categories which is an all men & all women category with preliminary rounds being the group stage before advancing to the knockout stages where there will be the quarterfinals, semis and the Final. Registration forms can be attained at the respective student affairs or student body offices in each of the campuses. Teams are limited to 16 teams for the men’s & 8 for the women. For more information, post it out on the event page or FB message the organisers. All group stages are played on the 19th Nov (Sat) & knockout stages on the 20th Nov(Sun)

Basketball 3-on-3 Challenge:
It is fast pace game of a 3-on-3 competition testing wits, skills and clinical finishing. Teams are from all 9 different institutions which is divided to 3 categories which is the Men’s Open, Women’s Open & Boy’s Under-17. It will be 20 teams for each of the category which will be a group stage in the earlier stages which is on the 19th Nov (Sat) before advancing to the knockout stages which is on the 20th Nov (Sun)

X-flow games:
It is an all skates demo, whereby the viewers can expect a whole lot of stunts, skills and amazing tricks performed every hour throughout the entire BreakFree event. It is supported by the Seventh Tribe Skate Shop with skaters ranging from 18 up to even 30 year olds!

Open Stage:
It is a 6-hours live indie bands showcase to keep the crowd coming & pumping. With local bands ranging from Akur, Love Comes, the Iban band Hevance & Chinese band Visualise with acoustica from Rendall & Pearl & a whole lot more! Co-organised together with Seventh Tribe Music Studio, expect your morning right up to evening to be pumped up leading up to the Concert Finale at night!

Youth4Unity Concert:
UNLIKE any TYPICAL concert, this Youth4Unity promises to bring in not only more fun, entertainment & excitement for the whole audience but it also with of delivering a clear message of intent, us youths are ready to embark on journey to create CHANGE in our way of life through the 3 key ingredients:- UNITING, INSPIRING & REVOLUTIONIZING. With top bands from Sarawak like Mayze, winner of Battle of the Bands of RockEra Digi, tribal performances from Sonar Instinct, performing like veteran bands like Eventstarr & United Kids of Oi & featuring dance crews from SoulDance, we promise you this is a night not to be miss as we celebrate the coming together of youths in Kuching, in towards making a Champion out of somebody!

Iban Marriage

Many have ask me how an Iban marriage is done, here is a video about the Iban culture. But so sorry it’s in Malay.

Go Bald 2011

This year I decided to go bald again! But not shaving my own head on my own like how i usually do it. I join a few friends from Sarawak Bloggers; Cyril Dason, who was having a hard time to say YES (from my point of view), Fahriee Izad, who has not failed to miss this event as far as i know, and Rodz. I join in with HITZ.fm Kuching for this event.

This event was done to show support and raised found for the Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society (SCCS), and has become and annual event since the first one done in 2009. Unlike two years that has passed, this time they went as far as Miri. And from what I heard they are going to Kapit this July. Targeting a total of RM1.5 million for the new SCCS centre & facilities.

Before the hair do

Sarawak Bloggers & Borneo Photographers representatives

HITz.fm Go Botak Team

Meng, HITZ.FM DJ

Me doing my part

Cyril & Fahriee doing their part

Hitz.fm Botak team

Blogers & Photographers

Blogers & Photographers

Rodz

GO BALD 2011

SEE YOU GUYS NEXT YEAR AND HOPE MORE WILL COME!!!!!!

My Trip to Ba’ kelalan for the Apple Feista ’10

It all happen when my mom called asking if I was free in May to go for the apple festival with them and ask me to block the dates (5/5/10 – 10/5/10). And I was not in the mood to go there. Dint know what to expect. But everything change on the very day I left Kuching for Miri.

I was suppose to be on the 4.30pm flight to Miri on the 5th but was stranded in Kuching airport for 2 hours… It made me even more frustrated and felt like should I be on this flight? Is the 2 hours enough to fix the plane?

Mechanic fixing the Plane

Anyway, we left Kuching at about 6.30pm. An hour later i was in Miri…. Met up with few of my old buddies and hang out till late.

Because I came back home bout nearly 4 am I decided not to sleep coz at 5.30 am I had to leave to the airport again to catch on my flight to Bakelalan. This was the 1st time as a young adult I sat in a twin otter and the feeling was exited and SCARY…. as the plane was so small and tiny. I had to band down to walk in the plane and it had sits like the ones use in a public bus. :-)

Transit in Lawas - By Seth Photography

As soon as we landed at Bakalalan airpot we were treated like a Super VIP… with their welcoming committee, Dance Group, Traditional Music Players, etc…..

Being greet by the Lun Bawang Girls....

By Seth Photography

By Seth Photography

Later the 1st day we were taken on a ride with their 4×4 expert driver. Went Village hopping. It was fun but because I had no hair on my head, it gave me a massive sun burn…

On the way to the next village - Photo taken by Fahmi

Photo taken by Fahmi

By Seth Photography

We also had a close up to their ” Salt Spring”. Where they process their high quality salt. On the way there we were also greeted by some of the villagers and we had lunch prepared in Bamboo…

By Seth Photography

By Seth Photography

pounding the paddy traditionally

Processing the salt - By Seth Photography

Rice coffee - By Seth Photography

Packed Rice - By Seth Photography

Dishes serve in the bamboo - By Seth Photography

Later that day the villagers took us to the primary school to be with the Kids. (SKK Bakalalan). They too arrange some activities for us. A small tele match with the kids… It was so colorful and fun looking at them.

By Seth Photography

Feed the kid...

By Seth Photography

By Seth Photography

The next day was the grand opening of the Apple Fiesta ’10. So we went to the apple orchard which was the other side of the airstrip.

By Seth Photography

By Seth Photography

By Seth Photography

Me and the apples

Me and the girls

Later that day the invited us to join their mini little game…

By Seth Photography

By Seth Photography

The Games

The next day till wednesday nothing much really happen. I hike up to the view point with on of the voleenter teacher for USA, name Blair Daly, and some kids. Walk around the villages. Owh ya, my flight was canceled on Monday due to bad weather. It was raining. In the end I used the Wednesday flight back to Miri, then back to Kuching the later that afternoon.

Apples For Sale - By Seth Photography

View from view point - By Seth Photography

With Blair and the kids - By Seth Photography

Me and the Kids - By Seth Photography

Landing Time - By Seth Photography

View of the plane & Village at the back - By Seth Photography

Blair and the Kids - By Seth Photography

Me & the plane

By Seth Photography

Dead Monkey - By Seth Photography

Finally on my way back to miri......

I will go back to this place… :-)

p00L pArtY

Last night, Pool party at riverside Kuching was one of the non-happening type… there was not many people there… not just that, beers sold was too hight the price. RM22 per bottle of Heineken. Unbelievable!!! Ridiculous!!!!!! I think the pool party in this picture is better…

Anyway, the worse part was when Adrian pushed Jing Jing in the pool when she still had her handbag around her. And my phone was in her handbag… Now… It looks like I need to get a new phone… HEY DUDE!!!…. you are DEAD!!!

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Wild Weekend

Last weekend really had a great time with the OZ boyz. They were so crazy at the beginning of the trip but when we reach the outskirts of Kuching, they were stunned. I never seen anyone would rub soiled rocks on their body, posed in the river like a warrior,  and best of all, being more crazy then they have been since they came 3 weeks ago.

Here are some photo’s of them at Ana Rais Village…

Hope to have more outing with these guys again. Perhaps this time stay a night in the jungle.

Tea Poem: Mom’s Cup

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Defining a remedy that was clearly the best
as the warm fluid coated our irritated throats
Mom’s cup of hot lemon tea
sang a silent lullaby for a good night’s rest.
This ritual could not be rushed
for the cup of hot lemon tea
would not permit that to be.

Cradled in her floral tapestry rocking chair
she savored the hot fluid in a fine, gold rim bone china teacup
often falling asleep engulfed in tranquility
like a butcher’s scale
balancing the cup on her lap
never once spilling a single drop.

Touching her gently
not to abruptly startle her
I whispered, “Mom wake up.”
Opening her eyes
smiling and resuming her metrical rocking
with a pacifying look
and a calm demure reply
she stated, “I wasn’t asleep, only resting my eyes.”

Picking up the same habit
whether my throat was irritated or not
slowly drifting to an enticing nap
tranquilized and unable to finish that nice hot brew
on my lap I balance a cup and saucer
hearing the whisper of a yet familiar voice saying
“Wake up before you burn yourself!”

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New Toilet Sign??

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How on earth we supposed to use this toilet?

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World Rainforest ’09

This year’s Word Rainforesr Music Festival was a lil’ bit disappointing. The concept was not there like the pass 11 years… I don’t really know what change, what went wrong, or was it because of the H1N1 thinggy going on. Even so, still i see a lot of “mat salleh’s” came.
But no mater what, I still had fun with friends whom I kind of meet once a year, for example, Jeff… Yo, Bro, Thanks for comming. Anyway, here are some of the shots I took when i was there. More at http://sethphotography.blogspot.com

Road not taken

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Looking at this photo reminds me of what i’ve learned when I was in School… It was a poem…

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

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