From Gullible Dayak to new Dayak Leadership
December 10th, 2012 at 4:59Written by: Dr John Brian Anthony15th Aug 2012 ( Resubmitted by Cikgu Iban)
First of all, let it be known that this article should not be written as it may have negative effect on Dayak. However, the truth must be told that the Dayak will be made to split further politically during this coming Election.
- Let us examine today’s scenario –
where PRS is being challenged by the newly registered SWP, a political party that does not get any rebuke by the State leadership. Instead, it has been given a silent approval and sanction by the high ranking political leaders. Dr. James has to shout at the top of his voice to remind BN component parties of BN constitution .The constitution stipulates that for any party and its members to be admitted into BN fold, they must be a consensus by ALL parties. Even with the utterance of one odd voice from its current component parties, there would not be any admission into the fold. Dr. James would like to pre-empt such scenario by adopting and thinking of other strategies, should he find himself boxed into a corner. The key element of PRS strategy is “sediakan payong sebelum hujan”. As such, it must be fast enough to avoid a situation whereby “nasi sudah jadi bubur” before doing anything. The worst situation that PRS face is “di telan mati apai di luak mati indai” in their fight for survival.
- We have also witnessed the second scenario –the splitting of SPDP, first with the G5 and later plus one with Wong Judat leaving to join SWP. The G5 has been given a wide range of freedom including holding on to their government posts despite having left SPDP through a never before organization that is now known as “BN Independent”. Why did this happen? Simply because someone wants to see the weakening of SPDP so that it cannot be a political force to be reckoned with, should it manage to further consolidate their Dayak support? At the end of the day, the power of the day must ensure that Dayak cannot helm the government of the country of Sarawak. The unseen hand wants to see status -quo maintained.The last scenario involves SNAP.
- It has been declared that SNAP will go all alone in this coming election. In the last State Election, its financial resources were provided by outside interested party to ensure that Pakatan votes would be reduced. SNAP is in a good position to fight for the slogan of “Sarawak for Sarawakians”. However, the leadership is not capable of doing that. It may have its own solid agenda to fight for. Unfortunately, when the party does not have the money to provide the challenge, SNAP has an inherent weakness of being opened to manipulation by a third party.The Dayak must somehow be going ahead in line with the progress reaped by the country. Since, we do not have any reliable platform and capable leaders to champion our interest; we have to try to look for someone. What we need now is to embark on the journey of creating new Dayak leadership to represent us instead of elying on the proven poor leaders in SNAP, PRS and SPDP.Building new Dayak leadership.
- There are some educated Dayak in our country nowadays. They could be a pool for future Dayak leaders. However, it is sad to note that even among the educated Dayak, there is a large amount of “personal character” assassination in Dayak politics. Many educated Dayak like to feel that they are better than the rest. Sadly the same people may not have a clear goal to achieve despite being deeply involved in politics. It is a shame that their harsh words for potential leaders are destructive whilst they do not have any ideas of their own on who should be the leaders. The “personal agenda” is all important to them. We need to learn to be circumspect in criticizing our upcoming leaders in order to avoid eroding their creditability and integrity which may lead to their eventual defeat. The consequence would be a big loss to our own Dayak community.Therefore, let us be more focused and objective in dealing with leadership selection by not interfering with their efforts once a decision has been made for them to contest the election. In this way, we will have a smoother environment to focus on the job of getting votes rather than trying to respond to the various scheming and accusations. This is a sure way to split the Dayak even before the election is won. This problem is contributed and created by our own self.
- Equally important, the Dayak must learn to be constructive in our approach to build a new group of Dayak leaders if we want to replace the current ones in BN. We know it is a long process to build good leadership and that is why it is crucial for us to be aware of our own action so as not to interfere with the process.
- This article is to draw our attention to the challenge of preparing a new group of Dayak leaders> It is also to find out what we all can do to ensure that they will be able to lead us into the next 10 years. We must find new behaviors and approaches to avoid diluting our political strength and purpose of politics. We are already short of many commodities in politics and one of them is MONEY. We can overcome this problem if we can all put our effort together. It had been done during the PBDS era. The other commodity which we do not have a choice on is TIME. Our time is running out as the work of grabbing our NCR land, flooding our natural heritage, suppressing our culture and religion, curtailing our job and business opportunity is going on earnestly by our detractors. Thus, we cannot allow them to have more time to master us as we stand to lose and it is difficult to get back our losses. Some losses like BAKUN and the yet-to-be constructed BARAM dam we will never recover at all unless we act now in a wise manner.
- Conclusion
The road ahead of us is already difficult. We do not have to add to those difficulties if we are together in words, thoughts and deeds. Let us give strength to one another through our support and effort. Our community need us to work as a strong energized team and cohesive in our plan and action. For lack of words, I can say LET US GO UBAH for the sake of our future.
Change WE Must
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December 10th, 2012 at 1:36 pm
Dr John,
Rindu maca articles nuan diatas nya, lalu di tambah enggau penyinu mega. Semoa utai ka di sada ka nuan di atas nya endang amat,terang serta semetak. Tang pandak jako kemaya ari diatu, nadai SIKO TUAI IBAN berani ngerumpang, mungkal, ngepun ka pengawa ka lain ari ka di asoh, dikemendar ka perintah BN.
Anang ka deka MANTAH serta NGELABAN RAJA BUBAN, ninga nyawa RAjA BUBAN ari jauh udah ngeleput magang semoa IBAN diatu nyengkaum IBAN ka ukai BN, bisi siko dua kelebih agi bala NGO Dayak tang nya nadai mansa, nadai dipending, nadai di kemana, nadai NGASOH RAJA BUBAN “GELESI” ngasoh BALA IA, kaban belayan, suku juru, kelebih agi bala laut enggau cina serta bala IBAN/DAYAK ka jai lintan kepapas serta semina ngira pengeraja diri empu aja “rising rising” ketawa ka DAYAK.
10-50 taun ti ka datai ela pan baka tu meh IBAN/DAYAK enti tuai tuai IBAN/DAYAK ka ukai ‘CRONY” Raja Buban enda tetemu ka IBAN/DAYAK ka mutus ati berani nyadi TUAI Dayak ngelaban Raja Buban.
Uji nuan perati, 12 iti dam (tekat ai) digaga Raja Buban, KAPA nya? ngambi kena ngeluar ka KARAN? Industri nama deka digaga ngelingi menoa Sarawak tu ngampuh ka bukit, emperan ngambi meri kuasa karan ? Ia ke bendar ia endang deka MUNAS ka pengeraja DAYAK, awak ka DAYAK merinsa nadai tanah, nadai menoa agi, KATI KA INDUSTRI ke deka digaga ia nya UNTUK DAYAK ka ngempu menoa ka udah ampuh nyadi tasik setegal DAM nya kah? Kitai sama maca jako AWANG T, cukup lawa jako ia, ninga bala orang ULU minta SHARE dalam tekat ai MURUN ka benong digaga diatu. Anang ka deka mending ka serbana DAYAK, nyau ngasoh perintah Raja Buban deka NANGKAP bala DAYAK, setegal begelumu, kati bala DAYAK ke begelumu nya baka bala orang MALAYA ka begelumu setegal POLITIK kah??? Ukai! Dayak nya ngetan ka hak sida, menoa sida, tanah sida ka olih aki ini sida ngena asi, ai, darah, tulang enggau ai mata. Ukai nengah cara bejual sebelah tisi jalai, betangkap ka ikan, ukai, tang meh menoa nya olih sida enggau peluh darah DAYAK.
Diatu “rigang rigang” Raja buban “muru ngebu” ka Dayak ngasoh ninggal ka menoa sida, ai sida, laban ia deka ngaga DAM(tekat ai), senang aja…. DAYAK pan nadai jako. auk…nadai ngawa, 1 Malaysia. Pampas beratus ribu, dayak lalu gaga. Raja Buban rising rising ketawa, baka kitai ka ngemata ka manok diberi makai udah kenyang lagi sintak enggau amba, sayat, pandok, empa.
December 11th, 2012 at 3:49 am
BUILDING NEW DAYAK LEADERSHIP TRUST
I personally believe Iban/Dayak communities have plenty of leaders but maybe lack of TRUST….
WHY TRUST IS IMPORTANT?
It is very important because it is essential for strong leadership and it is something that every leader should work hard to develop among their people /followers/team.
If people don’t trust you or your judgment, they are unlikely to follow your direction and willingly become your loyal subordinates/followers/team member.
A lack of trust can make people suspicious and liable to work against you rather than for you. People may not give you the best and/or support.
Building trust with your people can minimize the chances to break the relationship apart in dismay.
From my own business experiences/exposures, I have learned that one of the most important tools a leader has at their disposal is Trust.
Without it, you’re not leading; you’re just going for a walk in the park….jalan-jalan tengok saja….bejalai-jalai meda aja….
Think about it, if your people/team doesn’t trust you, why would they follow you or even listen to you?
As a professional consultant myself, I often explain that without their trust, a team will not respond to even the simplest request from their leader, let alone the hard ones.
The fate of a business can be tied to the level of trust a team has in its leader. Same goes to politics and/or any managerial organizations.
So, if trust is so important, how does a leader go about earning it – that’s right earning it!
Building trust is a must. If a leader cannot be trusted, no one is going to follow him/her (except for some/many would follow them for ‘money’ or ‘benefits’ or ‘goodies’ aka corruption particularly in politics).
Without Trust, applying successful changes in any community or organization becomes very difficult if not impossible. Visions and objectives or manifestos may not become reality. Your words cannot enter people’s hearts and inspire them.
Without Trust, people may not listen to you and your “bluffing-sweet promises” even if you know the answer to their needs and/or wants.
Thus, building Trust is the key to leadership but building long-lasting Trust takes time and effort too….
Candid Question: If you were given a chance “One Term” to hold office barrier, what would you do to build a long lasting trust?
Thank you.
December 11th, 2012 at 3:57 am
Voters/people has been trusting uban the most and that’s why he has been there for decades or more than half a century there. Maybe our leaders must look at his quality. Jabu, Jemot, Mawan, Tajem, Moggie etc have been with him all these while! Have they learnt from him how to gain trust from voters/people? I think they do coz they have been with uban all these while. Any of them can be our paramount chief/sole leader now. Maybe they can take turn to lead the dayaks. Their sincerity cannot be disputed anymore…they are the best iban leaders…a blue-chip trust they learnt from uban.
December 11th, 2012 at 4:06 am
Firstly, I want to express my sincere commendation to Dr John for his untiring efforts in trying to inject meaning into us Dayaks.
As usual, expect few sabotages and even Trojan horses that typify the topic we discuss here. The Dayak short Political History is full of such acts. After the Kalong Ningkan betrayer, we had the Ming Court fiasco. Both incidences got us deeper and deeper into the grasp (trap/jerat) of others. Today, the existing Dayak leaders exist as a pale shadow of what we expect, living by repeating scripts prepared by the real benefactors.
Incidences in last few weeks that appeared in the mainstream Borneo Posts had been revealing. “Bridge constructed to nowhere,” “Promised Road not Built,” “SK Punan Ba students packed like sardines” were examples of some of the headlines. But did these headlines leave our Dayak leaders “red faced,” and shamed for their inadequacy? Iban Leader Alfred Jabu had been busy promoting Dabai Centre, another one of his eccentric and redundant project, resurgence of the infamous Buah Kepayang plantation. Strangely, despite his usual quick “instigation-of-the-opposition” admonition, he never responded to any issue raised by Borneo Post.
Dr James showed occasional glimpses of relevance and brilliance in speaking about education, civil service and appointments, but otherwise preferred to retreat into scripted responses on land matters – the Ministry he heads. He acknowledged land-rich Dayaks are the poorest but fall short of implementing ways in unlocking this wealth into tangible ringgit and sen. When a Malay Minster mentioned 200 millionaires created by Oil Palm JV, Dr James failed to respond by asking: Who are their names?
William Mawan – anyone keeping records of his policy statement would, by now have just a blank page but he has more than he can chew on his plate.
That sum up our Dayak leadership. If Tun Mahathir has his theory on Malay Dilemma, the Dayaks have “Myopic Gullible Leadership.” The assertion that “Dayak has No Money” is completely nonsense. A pen-stroke allowing the issuance of land titles unlock millions, if not billions of ringgit to Dayaks. The issuing of timber licenses started more than 40 years ago. Provisions of 2.5% of proceeds for Dayak Fund would produce millions by now. The oil palm JV is almost 20 years now, but it has not created any financial independence in single Dayak family. A similar program that encouraged self-planting with grants or soft loans assistance would make real millionaires in view of Dayak’s abundant land.
None of these were done and even today, our leaders have no clue at all in leading our people. The mantra of “work with BN” has proven ineffectual. Aimed at protecting their position and “rice-bowl,” that mantra had in fact impoverished, displaced and alienated Dayaks. Today CM Taib ironically declared “Future of Sarawak in Youths Hand.” Will there be anything left for the youths upon his exit? Or are we going to be burdened with “long term 30-yr Sukuk”? Import of foreign workers and placing non-Dayaks at strategic positions within industries, ministries and heads of departments, we Dayaks are just props within which to impoverish us further. And our Dayak Leaders support this.
Don’t feel sad about this. Replace our Dayak leaders one by one.
December 16th, 2012 at 5:34 am
I would go along with you my frieng if for one moment you could show me the way to uniting all the present Dayak leaders under one “umbrella”. The problem is I don’t see any means of uniting among ourselves. Of course, the perenial accusation in the “steeet” of “crab mentality” anytime there is any attempt at challenging the incumbent leaders. On the whole, though, I agree with your speculative prognosis that the Dayak’s future is bleak. Anyway we are too powerless to do anything.
Your attempted solution by going with DAP, and to use its clout and money power to “help lift up” the Dayaks, or by going ariding on the wings of Pakatan Rakyat, I do not think that is the solution. While in this context you just see what happened to the attempt by Malays in DAP to secure seats in the Central Committee of the party in the current DAP Meet: they are all vanquished. The same would it be in PKR. I think it will be very tough for “anak Sarawak” or “anak dayak” to get any good position in either PKR or DAP, let alone, to try to influence their inner thinking or to get the respective parties to help fight the Dayak’s cause(s). Worst it will be once the whole magnitude of the Dayak problems were to be entrusted to them to handle, they wouldn’t, for they have their hands full of problems in Malaya too.
The most ideal is for Sarawak and Sabah to have much more powers, and especially over our resources like oil and gas which now are the main line of support to the economic survival of this Nation, Malaysia. As it is we are getting a mearge 5 percent of revenue. This too we have never been told of 5% of what total revenue. Neither have we been told of where those monies since 1975 been gone to. This question is pertinent given our state is very poorly developed. Alas we started with only 30 MP seats out of 222 with Malaya having 156 seats; our land mass is more than that of Malaya. So arguing our case in Parliament will forever be useless because our number don’t make the clout enough for us to make our voices heard and our need to be taken care of. Anyway Malaya alone can rule malaysia like it has been for the last almost 60 years. Even should PR wins PUTRAJAYA this will not change.
We are under control, overly and truly. Yes, one can condemn SNAP as having no money therefore it should just die off in a quiet corner. But I think that is the same language people in power and with money are describing our struggle to be better, to be recognized, and or to be on par with the other races. Of course they don’t prevent us from contesting and fight in so-called “free elections”. But are they free?; they are are not, for one; and for another, the power that be has it all taken care of in influencing the voters: their radios, Tvs, mas media, well-financed BN politicians on the ground daily cajoling assuaging persuading and even threatening the voters to support the power that be. Indeed, the Dayak without money, just like SNAP has no money, can do nothing to put a challenge, let alone win over them.
Anyway Ugal, lets look at the future. For now we maintain whatever there is on a day-to-day basis. Take comfort the Arab Spring is not the result of one Mubarak or one Assad; no it is the result of the years on end of exploitation, manipulation, abuse and corruption of all those in power in those middle east countries. And you know what, all those years the leaders, to cover for their corruptions abuse and neglect of the masses, have been blaming Isreal and Western Powers. But God is Great. And now there is the uprising.
For us maybe it will not be until 20/30 years yet down the road. But I still believe GOD is Great: justice will come one day. Maybe not through the efforts of yours and mine. But what must be will be; Arab Spring it will be in Sarawak, Malaysia. Pray that it will be in better soft form! Amen
December 17th, 2012 at 1:43 am
The article stated:
” » There are some educated Dayak in our country nowadays. They could be a pool for future Dayak leaders. However, it is sad to note that even among the educated Dayak, there is a large amount of “personal character” assassination in Dayak politics. Many educated Dayak like to feel that they are better than the rest. Sadly the same people may not have a clear goal to achieve despite being deeply involved in politics. It is a shame that their harsh words for potential leaders are destructive whilst they do not have any ideas of their own on who should be the leaders. The “personal agenda” is all important to them. We need to learn to be circumspect in criticizing our upcoming leaders in order to avoid eroding……….”
Let say we are to give positive criticism, then we should be brave enough to point out inconsistencies, such as DAP is Malaysian Malaya…let just avoid going around trying to say it is not otherwise. Afterall I don’t see anything so wrong in admitting the wish that new Dayak leadership is perhaps to be best pushed through a party like DAP, which has cleaner image, untested in Dayak nation, but seems a lot better bet than the existing extreme BN regime which has been mean to the Dayaks in general.
Why are many educated Dayaks seem uninterested or “character assasination” if it is true..in the wake of clear present need of strong Dayak leadership? The answer could be that educated Dayaks have had it. Through the Dayak politics from PBB, SNAP, PBDS, SPDP, PRS, etc. many educated Dayaks have seen the gullibleness of Dayak leaderships. Just pick any of these parties and examine their histories, the Dayak gullibleness has been clearly centred around each party leadership, who, in my opinion are self serving and can’t be really bothered with the poor state of affair of the Dayak populace. As such the trust has long gone and it isn’t fair to blame educated Dayaks..
December 17th, 2012 at 10:01 am
Dr John, congratulations for your appointment into A National Central Executive Committee of the Democratic Action Party.Your arguments are loud and clear on page 6 of Borneo Post today, Monday 17 December 2012.
In fact you have asked opinions from fellow Dayaks long time ago before this blog was hacked in September. Streams of opinions came on how Dayaks perceive the Chinese and vice versa, which of course 90% of them were telling you that partnering with Chinese were very dangerous.
However, you have made your arguments well. Dayaks have been partnering with Malays and Melanaus for ages in PBB shouting the Politics of Development as directed by the Supreme Lord Of The Land. However, the twist of the story Dayak today’s are becoming more landless as their lands were given to the Chinese.
Dayaks have been partnering with the Chinese in SUPP from day one.Hoping to be rich like the Chinese.However, the twist of the story today’s Dayak constituencies under SUPP are the most marginalize.
Not so long ago we have a Dayak based party hoping to protect our rights. However, a non Dayak, a little young man still uncircumcised at the age of 21 almost destroyed that party. However, the twist of the story today the President of that party is still telling us that the Dayaks are the poorest people in Malaysia. Sad, but I do agree with him.
Cut the story short. Go a head Dr John, we have nothing to pride on. However, I hope you must not forget to struggle for the survival of the Dayaks. Draw up your agendas.This blog is the Dayak Modern Day THINK TANK. You may become the Saviour of Dayaks. What you can do for the Dayaks are very important. Remember it took three expeditions to defeat Rentap and yet he never surrender. Nelson Mandela was jailed for 27 years and yet he managed to free the the black Africans from the British dominion for more than three centuries. Good Luck Dr John. However,if you still could not save us never mind at least it is just the beginning. Our self proclaimed Dayak Paramount Chief who reminds us day and night about his achievements for Dayaks is entering his 40 year next year in PBB and yet Dr Richard Leete from United Nations once upon the time during Hindraf marching against Indians poverty revealed that the natives of Sarawak and Sabah are still the poorest people in Malaysia and not Indians.If I can live longer I think I don’t mind to wait for 200 years for the Dayak Saviour to come. Could it be in the person of Baru Bian ?
December 21st, 2012 at 6:22 am
Kaban,
Nama runding kita senentang perintah ti ka ngambi pengajar,ngajar ENGLISH ari menua India? Aku enda setuju laban sebut jako orang putih ari mulut pengajar ari menua India rari jaoh rari.
Dalam taun 1960s bisi maioh pengajar ari India ngajar Sains enggau Matematik di menua kitai. Pedis bendar ka neleba ka diri ninga sebut sida,maia nya English dikena nyadi medium of instruction.
December 22nd, 2012 at 7:34 am
A good Dayak leader will always tell fellow Dayaks to study, go to school, education focus to escape from poverty and not stuck with same Agriculture joke
ONLY EDUCATION CAN HELP DAYAK ESCAPE POVERTY, NOT TANAM GETAH LAH
ONLY EDUCATION CAN HELP DAYAK ESCAPE POVERTY, NOT TANAM GETAH LAH
ONLY EDUCATION CAN HELP DAYAK ESCAPE POVERTY, NOT TANAM GETAH LAH
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Masing: Rubber suitable crop for Dayak community
The Borneo Post, Saturday 16 October 2010
KAPIT: Rubber could well be the answer to the unregimented lifestyle of the Dayak community, especially the Ibans, said Minister of Land Development Dato Sri Dr James Masing.
He said the community had tried its hand at other cash crops such as pepper and cocoa but all were found to be economically unsustainable due to various factors.
On oil palm, he said Ibans in Kapit find it challenging to plant the crop due to their lifestyle and the undulating and steep terrain in the area.
“The Dayak community, especially the Iban lifestyle, is very unregimented and they could not tied themselves down to a regimented crop like oil palm,” Masing said at the closing of an agriculture dialogue held at Rh Nading, Ng Selentang, Ga’at Balleh recently.
He explained that a regimented crop like oil palm required stricter timeframe with regard to harvesting time and applying fertiliser.
“For instance if oil palm fruits are ripening, you can’t wait and start giving all sorts of excuses such as having drinking sessions with friends. If you leave it, the fruit bunches would be rotten by then,” he said.
Masing, who has a PhD in anthropology and specialises in the Iban lifestyle, pointed out that rubber would be more suitable for the community as it would not require too much time and attention.
“Rubber would be ideal or smallholders in our community. We just need to plant the rubber tree with minimal maintenance. And after a few years, you can start tapping,” he said.
As such, Masing who is also Balleh assemblyman invites Risda to assist the people in Kapit.
“With the latest rubber clones, we can produce high quality latex,” he said.
Meanwhile, Masing advised the people not to be hoodwinked by the opposition, especially Pakatan Rakyat, which was split in their fundamental setup.
PAS wants an Islamic state; DAP wants the opposite while PKR is merely populist, Masing said.
“For the Barisan Nasional (BN) government, our focus is on continued development,” he added.
So in the next State election, they should not have to think too much on which party to vote for.
The dialogue session was organised by Kapit Department of Agriculture.
Present at the dialogue session were political secretaries Angeline Umis and Wilfred Nyabong, Deputy Resident Akmal Abdullah, Kapit District Officer Simon Japut and community leaders.
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Education is top priority: Moggie
The Borneo Post, Monda 23 April 2001
KUCHING – Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS) will take drastic action to raise up the education level of the Dayak community, including effecting a change in the culture of the people if needed be.
The party is putting education as a top priority for its activities in the next two to three years in order to ensure that the community is not left behind in the k-based economy. Party President Datuk Amar Leo Moggie said efforts were being made in trying to get the community, the parents in particular to understand the need to change their attitude and concept towards education. If the culture of the people was found to be a main factor behind the Dayak’s current attitude towards education, then it must change, he said to reporters after officiating the opening of an Educational Motivation Seminar at Kpg Entinggan, Samarahan today.
“The performance of the Dayaks and Bumiputeras in particular in education is not as good as compared to the Chinese for instance. Why is that so? Maybe it is the cultural background. If so, what we need to do is to change that,” he said.
In its seriousness to address this issue, the party had at September last year set up the PBDS Education Committee. Starting next month, a research would be conducted to obtain systematic data as to why the Dayaks were not performing satisfactorily at the school and university level, Moggie who is also the Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Multimedia said.
The research would be carried out separately under the supervision of lecturers by University Kebangsaan Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi MARA with the PBDS Education Committee as the main body overseeing it. Showing concern as to the level of education performance especially in rural schools, he said the trend of the quality of passes for the past few years had not been that satisfactorily. The research would be professionally carried out and the results obtained would hopefully give the party some idea on what was needed to be done to improve the situation.
“This is a serious matter. It is a major challenge for us,” he stressed.
He said the people had to know that while the government had been doing a lot to help, such as providing the support, building schools, giving education funds, loan schemes to pursue education at higher levels, the community must be willing to change their attitude too. A k-based society could only exist if the people were educated and had the necessary skills, he pointed out. “Parents must be reminded that they must give priority to education,” he said.
February 27th, 2013 at 11:33 am
Even though our political leaders fail to have VISION for the dayaks, that does not mean that the educated dayaks do not have vision. God will never leave us alone. As long as we invest in education, learn how to argue professionally, learn how to drink occasionally, use our stubborness wisely and always give the best in everything we do, the DAYAKS will always progress. God does not help a race which plays wait and see game.
My vision for the dayaks are:
1. Dayak based party: Both senior and junior members must learn about debating skills (to prevent history from repeating itself e.g. SNAP and PBDS). We must also have our own dayak toastmaster association to teach each member how to speak in public.
2. Dayaks become occasional drinker: Occasional drinking and drinks of the best quality. E.G. Heineken, Jack Daniel, Chivas, Hennessey. not langkau.
3. NCR Bank: to assist the dayaks in modern farming with minimum interest. (nothing is free, we have to get the dayaks out of FIVE RINGGIT system which is done every election. Teach them how to make money. The farmers must have their own distinctive association. Many dayaks can speak and write good English today. Therefore, international collaboration with developed countries is a must. The dayaks must not allow FELDA or SALCRA to develop the NCR LANDS anymore because everything has been manipulated.
4. Dayak education fund: We have been neglected for 50 painful years. As a native, we deserve this fund. Otherwise, the dayaks will eat under the table forever, devouring and begging for leftovers.
5. Dayak business centre: Take MJC for example. We need this kind of center to educate the dayaks to do many types of business. Without competition, the chinese will always be laughing to the bank especially during celebrations. We must have our own economic ring. We must have our own Dayak suppliers and shipping companies to facilitate the local and international business.
6. Dayak University and dayak private school (selected excellent dayaks): All veteran dayak specialist in medical, law, TESL, economy, politics, business and etc. will be invited to guide the completion and the management of the university.
These two insitutions will inspire the dayaks to strive for excellence and lifelong learning. We must get the dayaks to be the deans, professors, directors, chancellors and etc. We must get the dayaks to taste the positions. If we are always NO.2 , our next generation will believe that NO.2 is the highest that the dayaks can get.
If you have more vision, you can just add because our dayak leaders canot stop us from being a GREAT DAYAK THINKER. Thank you for reading.