This Time For TAMPARULI

This year's month long Karamayan Kaamatan (Harvest Festival) will kick off in a small West Coast town of Tamparuli. For several years now the month of May has been officially declared as the State's Harvest Festival celebration month. The beating of gong to commemorate the traditional festival will be on 1st May 2011 at Dewan Tun Hamdan, Tamparuli.

Note: Unless otherwise specified, all pictures in this article were taken by the author himself.

Related opening ceremony which happened on 1st May 2009 in Papar can be viewed here.

Image credit: Sami Bangud, PKR of N11-Kiulu

Picture showing of one of the Walai (traditional dwelling house) constructed to give a brief impression of the kind of shelter our grandparents had in the olden days.

So, lets throng Tamparuli this Sunday and get to witness first hand, not just the celebration but the taste of foods you wouldn't find elsewhere, the culture and especially the warm welcome and friendship you will feel as you walk among the folks.

Let's revisit some of the images I personally captured about Tamparuli:

Bukit Ruhiang (some call it Bukit Prahu):  The World Class Paragliding - Sabah Malaysian Borneo XC 2010 competition was held here in June 2010. Note the tiny size para-gliders waiting to be flagged off.



"Digital age":  A man in traditional costume taking picture of the crowd during the World Class Paragliding - Sabah Malaysian Borneo at Tamparuli Tamu  ground.





" Sebenrnya ramai juga saudara-mara saya di Tamparuli in..", Datuk Masidi Manjun - Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Sabah as he officiated the World Class Paragliding in Tamparuli.



"Satu kilo dua ringgit saja."  Scene of Tamu traders negotiating sale of Langsat

The two bridges of  Tamparuli. Remember the song Jambatan Tamparuli?

Tamparuli Tamu  ground. The weekly bazaar is on Wednesday. The hill at the background is Bukit Ruhiang, the highly potential take-off spot for paragliding enthusiasts.





Sun setting behind oncoming rain, seen from Jalan Ranau, Kg. Minangkob Tamparuli.




Mount Kinabalu viewed from Pekan Nabalu, Tamparuli. If you are travelling to Ranau, Sandakan and Tawau, don't forget to spend sometime to enjoy the spectacular view of the South East Asia's tallast mountain from this location.


**Picture on page top: Unduk Ngadau 2010, Miss Crystal Eve Huminodun (middle) is flanked by 1st runner up Miss Rochelle Fayrenie (left) and 2nd runner up Miss Lydia John Alai (right)**

Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan 2009

Tell you, I was not there on the final day (31st May) of the month-long Kaamatan celebration, so, no story to tell and no pics to share. Hongkod Koisaan KDCA was so crowded all day on the 30th, and in the night there was concert and all kind of other activities.

I guess that would be it and I do not have to attend the 31st day closing ceremony which normally be just formality and capped by the crowning of the final winner of Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan.


I can, however, share with you the front page stories of all the major local dailies. And, your guess is correct, they are all about the Harvest Queen and stories related to Harvest Festival.


Here are the beautiful faces splashing the papers...



The venue where all the colourful events happened


New Sabah Times talks about Chief Minister Datuk Musa Hj Aman's open invitation to all Malaysians especially those residing in Sabah to join the national Pesta Kaamatan celebration in Kota Kinabalu on June 7. Note the top five contestants of the Unduk Ngadau.


Daily Express - says that Pesta Kaamatan is certain to be "among the best platforms to unite the people of Sabah who are made up of various ethnic groups, races, and religions."

Note the three lovely winners. UNK 2009 Ms Appey Rowenna Januin is flanked by 1st runner-up, Ms Pearl Dianne Petrus (right) and 2nd runner-up, Ms Joanne Kimberly J. Majalap (left).



The Borneo Post - focuses its front page story on the winning Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan.


The Top Five as shown by The New Sabah Times are:

1) Appey Rowenna Januin - representing Papar
2) Pearl Dianne Petrus - representing DBKK (Kota Kinabalu)
3) Joanne Kimberly J Majalap - representing Penampang
4) Flina Rutum - representing Tamparuli
5) Jacqueline Joseph - representing Keningau


Congratulations Girls! and Kotobian Tadau Tagazo Do Kaamatan!

Kaamatan 2009 - Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony of the month-long Kaamatan 2009 celebration was officiated by the Chief Minister of Sabah, Datuk Musa Aman at the New Community Hall in Papar. Also present were all his Deputies – Datuk Yahya Hussin, Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah and Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

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Started as early as 7.00am, we were not able to make it on time for the officiating by the CM as we left late from Kota Kinabalu due to the early drizzle that day. At the bus terminal compound Nescafe and Maggi join hands organising karaoke competition. Buy any Maggi product and you are in it.

Selamat Datang!

Ehem...abang ni pilih VCD sampai 5 keping ka? Kasi chan orang lain lagi bah

“Sekarang kita mempersilakan Cik Siti Ndak Kembang untuk mempersembahkan lagunya yang berjudul - Mari Aramaitiiii”

Aiseymann encik-encik yang hensem ni makan maggi free la pulak

I will follow you... pun ada sini juga. Mana geng merah? Takkan lah kuning saja.

Enter the shaded Tamu area and you can find almost every local hand-made craft you can imagine. Some were crafted small as replica and some are true-to-life size so that you can actually buy them and utilise them just as the locals would have intended them to be used as.

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“This is how you do it.” He explained that this 'flute' is used to lure Kologiau, a kind of bird in Dusun.

If you are good, you are good no matter how young you are!

Papar has never been short of local delicacies. I personally like the Kuih Jala

And accessories for traditional costume such as the Limpogot and Keringgi-keringgi

Variety of local handicraft on sale. Get your best bargain here.

The Kulintangan (arranged in array), the Tagung (hanged according to ‘tuning’ preference) and the Drum

The Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Pairin Kitingan who is also the Huguan Siou (paramount leader of the Kadazan and Dusun) is seen visiting the booths. Note the headgear (the Sigah) he is wearing.
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Gandingan tenaga tua dan muda dari Kg Kopimpinan Kawang Papar ini sedang mempamirkan kebolehan mereka bermain orchestra menggunakan peralatan muzik yang kesemuanya diperbuat daripada bambu.
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Pakcik berbaju putih bermain ‘percussion’ dengan penuh semangat. Semakin didekati beliau untuk mengambil gambar close-up, semakin kuat beliau memukul bambunya. Hehe

“Bah..Kotobian Tadau Kaamatan kumaa dia kio, Datuk!”
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Harvest Festival 2009

Tahun ini perayaan Pesta Kaamatan peringkat Negeri Sabah diberi tema:

“TOGETHER WE MOULD A BETTER FUTURE”
" BERSAMA MEMBENTUK MASA DEPAN YANG LEBIH BAIK”
"MIISO MOMORUN DO SUAB DI LOBI KOMOGOTON”

Perayaan-perayaan peringkat Daerah akan diadakan seperti berikut:

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*Senarai di atas adalah setakat 17 ac 2009 dan belum muktamad

Acara pembukaan tahun ini diadakan di Dewan Masyarakat Baru, Papar pada 1 May 2009 dengan penganjurannya dipengerusikan oleh Pegawai Daerah Papar, En. Iman Ali manakala Setiausaha Penganjur adalah En. Benjamin Yundang.

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Semasa upacara ini, selain daripada ritual tetap yang sudah sinonim dengan perayaan Pesta Kaamatan, juga diadakan beberapa acara penyeri seperti hidangan makanan tradisional, tapai, lihing, dan permainan-permainan tradisional kaum Kadazan dan Dusun. Jangan lupa, ketika itu jugalah pertandingan ratu pesta, Unduk Ngadau, akan diadakan bagi daerah Papar.

Acara penutupan pada 30-31 Mei 2009 yang juga merupakan kemuncak perayaan selama sebulan Pesta Kaamatan akan diadakan di Hongkod KDCA, dianjurkan oleh Kerajaan Negeri Sabah.

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Untuk keterangan lanjut sila hubungi:

KDCA HEADQUARTERS, HONGKOD KOISAAN
KM8 JALAN PENAMPANG, WDT 39, 89509 PENAMPANG, SABAH, MALAYSIA
TEL: 6 088 713696/713337; FAX: 6 088 713350
EMAIL: kdcahq@yahoo.com or koisaan@yahoo.com

Anda juga boleh melayari laman web KDCA di sini.

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