Filipino immigrants

The initial acceptance of Filipino immigrants in 1960s resulted in the influx of illegal immigrants into Sabah in 1970s.

Like all in a sudden, coming from no where, the street of then quiet Kota Kinabalu Town streets swarm with children from Philippines. They are here all right, but some of these grown up children deliberately stand in front passing by young ladies to show that they have no pant to wear. Children with no basic moral is what an insult to the local who hosted and provided them.

I was amount those gave a helping hands in the 1970s. In 1971 I was in Sandakan and a Red Cross Member. Few boats full of refugee landed in Sandakan and immediately they were accommodated in St Mary Secondary School with foods and clothing.

As if the help from the local Christian is still insufficient to keep them warm, the Sandakan Red Cross landed a hand by giving out blankets to them. I jointed in the group of 20+ uniformed Red Cross members to St Mary Secondary School to distribute the new blankets. To say distribute, it is rather more accurate to say the blankets were being robbed off by the lawless crowd of no ruling.

Malaysia is a nation of peace and unity and provide sanctuary to those in refugee. The equilibrium should not be hampered by accepting those rejected by God and unwanted by their own countrymen.

JAYCEES KOTA KINABALU

PESTA EASTER 1978

TRADE AND FUN FAIR

Adult Rm0.40

Child Rm0.20

The initial acceptance of Filipino immigrants in 1960s resulted in the influx of illegal immigrants into Sabah in 1970s.

Like all in a sudden, coming from no where, the street of then quiet Kota Kinabalu Town streets swarm with children from Philippines. They are here all right, but some of these grown up children deliberately stand in front passing by young ladies to show that they have no pant to wear. Children with no basic moral is what an insult to the local who hosted and provided them.

I was amount those gave a helping hands in the 1970s. In 1971 I was in Sandakan and a Red Cross Member. Few boats full of refugee landed in Sandakan and immediately they were accommodated in St Mary Secondary School with foods and clothing.

As if the help from the local Christian is still insufficient to keep them warm, the Sandakan Red Cross landed a hand by giving out blankets to them. I jointed in the group of 20+ uniformed Red Cross members to St Mary Secondary School to distribute the new blankets. To say distribute, it is rather more accurate to say the blankets were being robbed off by the lawless crowd of no ruling.

Malaysia is a nation of peace and unity and provide sanctuary to those in refugee. The equilibrium should not be hampered by accepting those rejected by God and unwanted by their own countrymen.

Summit of Mt. Kinabalu

April 1978

My second and last climb. The first climb was in 1976.

Mt Kinabalu (4095m) - the tallest mountain in South-East Asia

While most climbers take two days to ascend and descend Mt Kinabalu, we made the trip in one day because we have previous experience of climbing (except Rony, yellow shirt in above photo). After all, the whole distance is only eight-kilometer climb.

Our team is 2 Japanese men, 1 German lady and 2 Malaysian (Rony and me) and a mountain guide.

Rony and I started in late afternoon from the Park Headquarter and the other 3 and guide started later but catch up with us on the way up at night.

We reach the summit in time to watch sunrise.

Today (2011), at this age, I would not be able to make another trip in only 1 day.

The German lady (left in above photo) is a school teacher in Mat Salleh Secondary School of Ranau. She love Sabah's nature and local people. She told several friends that after retirement in the future she would come to live in Sabah. True enough, In 2000s, a friends told me she did came back to Malaysia and made Sabah her 2nd home.

Ayyam-i-ha - a day when the Baha'is donated their blood

Ayyam-i-ha or Intercalary Days (February 26 to March 1)

2 pints of red warm blood from Victor Wong and Chin Kah Thing. Both are universal O- type blood which can be transfuse to people of all blood types.

Donating blood in Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Chin Kah Thing (photo below)

Ayyam-i-ha, or “Days of Ha,” are the days Baha'is members devoted to spiritual preparation for the Fast, hospitality, charity and gift giving.

Throughout the world the Baha'is celebrate the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha each year from sunset on February 25 to sunset of March 1 as a preparation for their Fast, which begins March 2 and ends March 20.

During Ayyam-i-Ha, Baha'is members perform acts of charity, give gifts to friends and family, and attend social gatherings.

Baha'u'llah has said of Ayyam-i-Ha: "It behoveth the people of Baha, throughout these days, to provide good cheer for themselves, their kindred and, beyond them, the poor and needy, and with joy and exultation to hail and glorify their Lord, to sing His praise and magnify His Name."

Followers of Baha'u'llah promote a Universal Humanity in Universal Peace.

On 27th February, 1978. Two Baha'is youth of Sabah came to Queen Elezabath Hospital to present their gifts.

People with O- type blood are universal donors. Their blood can be given to people of all blood types.

Both young men donated their O blood to the needy. Their universal blood match their universal Faith.