Rabu, Jun 29, 2011

ARE KDM PEOPLE DEFEATISTS ?

KDM people are not defeatists – Maijol

KOTA MARUDU June 29, 2011: Local KadazanDusun song “Saya anak kampung” by Jimmy Palikat is the current chart topping song.

It is hugely popular in the karaoke lounges and the melody even used as ring tones and it can be heard being sung or hummed in public.

The lyrics of the song make one smile but the wordings are a bit worrying since the individual referred to in the song is portrayed as a defeatist and has resigned to the fact that he was poor.

This did not portray the real spirit of the KadazanDusun Murut (KDM) community who are actually resilient and not defeatists, said Senator Datuk Maijol Mahap.

Maijol was officiating Kampung Samparita’s harvest festival celebration here recently and stressed that having the attitude of the individual portrayed in the song would not help the community to move ahead and improve.

“We must not have the attitude portrayed in the famous local song ‘Saya Anak Kampung’. The song is nice to hear, I like it too. I like the beat, I notice many young people like to sing it.

Maijol Mahap“I congratulate Jimmy Palikat for that entertaining song. However, if you listen to the lyrics of the song, it does not have any motivational element in it. In brief, it says, ‘I am a poor child. I don’t have anything to give to you (girlfriend). I can’t pay for the dowry. I don’t have a house. So, you (girlfriend) don’t stick to me. I love you but I am really to give up on you and release you to somebody else”.

“I hope it doesn’t reflect the character of the young people of the Kadazandusun and Murut. Having the character of those portrayed in the song is not good. Instead, we must work hard to improve ourselves and not to give up easily. We also cannot look at the negatives of ourself, but to work harder to put up more postive elements in our lives.”

The United Pasokmomogun KadazanDusun Murut (UPKO) vice president pointed out that the government has introduced a holistic package to turn Malaysia into a developed and high income earning nation by 2020.

In order to make it a reality, the people must respond and support it because the actual beneficiaries are the people themselves, he said, adding that the Kadazandusun and Murut people must respond to the government’s initiatives to develop the nation and the people.

According to Maijol, what was meant by ‘respond’ was that the people must understand what the government is doing and our part to make it work.

“We can do our part by working harder in whatever we are doing, and being smart in seizing opportunities in whatever the government has made available for the people.

“There are various opportunities given by the government in the agriculture sector, small and medium entrepreneurship, training to acquire new knowledge and skill, enrolment to colleges and so students must also strive hard because getting good education and training is one of the ways to come out from poverty,” he stressed.

In his speech, Maijol also accorded his gratitude to the state and federal bovernments for giving high recognition to the Harvest Festival, by declaring it a national event.

In an unrelated issue, he urged the government to expedite the long awaited irrigation in Kampung Damai, Kota Marudu for the benefit of the paddy farmers there.

The government has promised to build it sometime ago but until now, there is no sight of it, he lamented.

19 ulasan:

  1. setiap individu perlu berkerja keras agar menjadi lebih maju..

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  2. nampaknya lirik lagi ini dikritik kerana ia menunjukkan bahawa pemuda tersebut terlalu lemah. apapun, walau mana susah kita sekalipun, ia jgnlah dijadikan alasan untuk kita tidak berusaha. usaha mesti ada untuk mencapai kejayaan.

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  3. Lain orang lain interpretasinya. Tetapi apa yang dikatakan oleh Datuk Maijol ada benarnya. Ambil dari sudut yang positif agar lagu dan lirik yang bakal dicipta akan lebih bermutu.

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  4. Banyak lirik2 lagu kadazandusun yang berunsurkan kemiskinan, kecurangan, aramai tii. Ia agak kurang membina dan orang akan mudah melabelkan yang negatif kepada mereka.

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  5. kaum KDM perlu berusaha memajukan diri agar tidak ketinggalan dalam arus pembangunan. setiap peluang yang ada perlu digunakan sebaiknya.

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  6. Waa syiok bah ini lagu, cuma jgn ambil lagu ini sebagai contoh saja la..dengar2 sebagai punca hiburan saja huhu...

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  7. lagu ini hanya sekadar untuk hiburkan hati saja. yang penting usaha perlu sentiasa berusaha untuk maju ke depan.

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  8. The poor working class receive this song well because they are poor - economically, socially, educationally, mentally & politically.

    Maijol Mahap, you are a Lawyer and also Senator and you are also a native. The difference with you and the poor native is that you 'work above them' while the poor natives 'work under you'. Yes. Under you means - 'under your rule of law'. Learning law overseas is definitely a blessing for you and your family.

    On the other end, it is a dagger in the heart of the native people. You are inducted in 'the system' while the natives are 'the slaves of this system'.

    How long have you been poor? I bet you have never been.
    Your whole family are well to do. Even your sister is married overseas.
    This goes to show the class you have over the people.

    I bet you like to drive around in your mercedes, smoke cigars, hang out with members of the lodge, drive to your village showing off your new ninja-king expecting the native to admire you don't you?

    I have a different view of you.
    Maijol Mahap, you are the highest disgrace to your people!

    Jimmy Palikat is one person who will not defend himself. Nor will the poor native people who do not know the flow if things. However people like Jason Bullah will try but still fail to nail the points.

    When you face Anonymous, Maijol Mahap, its game over.
    Let me tell you why. All you are good at is giving press statements saying you are concerned and looking after your people but in fact you were never there for them. You are as useless as the huguan siou.
    You claim to represent us, but you are bot there. You serve your 'masonic masters' not the people.

    The native people have no one but themselves.

    As for native music, where we you when Atama needed your help in a lawsuit in 2007? I heard you send him out of your office! What injustice is this - now you want trend on music?

    Let me tell you. Its a great injustice to Jimmy Palikat for 'subversively' using music 'Tanak Kampung' to divide and rule the native people while crucifying Jimmy Palikat and his fans!

    You had all the time to make things right for the native people, but it is too late, the poor native folks know that they are only used as a 'slave' to send you up the 'lodge' to walk the corridors of power.

    I wouldn't be worried about Jimmy Palikat, if I were you Maijol.
    I would be more worried about the people who read this note.

    Goodbye.

    ANONYMOUS.
    We are Legion.
    We do not forgive.
    We do not forget.

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  9. Inilah masalahnya kalau hiburan pun mahu dikaitkan dengan unsur2 politik. ciss..

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  10. Saya suka lagu ni dalam semua aspek termasuklah liriknya. Bagi saya ia memang satu luahan yang jujur. Lagipun takkan nak cipta lagu 'aku orang kaya' walhal orang KDM yang berada boleh dikira guna jari. ahahhahahha

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  11. itula masalah dia. muzik pun buli kana politik. kdca pun main pulitik sama artis rap sabah. kamurang ingat penyanyi sabah ndak fed-up sama pulitik kah? budu la...

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  12. what i'm about to say has nothing to do with politics, well, the character in the song is letting a girl go for a better man because he thinks he's not good enough, it;s just stupid, get a job and get a car and get a job. For me, it's just a breakup line. Alasan mau minta break saja baitu.

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  13. ulasan yg memang tidak masuk akal.ini lagu saja bah..dia buat lirik mcm tu mgnkin ada sebabnya..kenapa mau kaitkan ngan unsur yg tidak baik.cukup2la kritik lagu begini.lagu tu bukan sengaja mau sampaikan mesej yg x bagus tp sekadar hiburan..lihat hasilnya, byk org suka pasal lirik dia kena ngan kebanyakkan rakyat di sabah ni..jelas lagi nyata, masih byk org susah d sabah ni.yg kaya siapa?..politician jgk!..artist sabah susah mau maju kalau asyik kena kritik gini..lagu lain dlm Malaysia yg tgh hit pun byk yg tak betul lirik..adusss..

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  14. It's just a song for entertainment.

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  15. aik..lagu begini pn jd isu ka?napa lagu janda2,buaya2 yg dulu pnya xkna jd isu..edeiii...jan kmurang lgu fav live band d sabah ni..huhuhu

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  16. siapa la individu malang yang sanggup mempraktikkan lirik lagu ini dalam kehidupannya.. sudah tentu tidak ada.. trend rakyat Sabah yang saya nampak sekarang, masing2 mahu memajukan diri..

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  17. Lagu saja ba tu. Pikir la positif. Kalo betul2 mahu, berusahalah. Sampai lagu pun boleh kena kritik. Lucu2. keabisan isu sudah ka. Ni cuma setakat hiburan.

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  18. Bagi saya apa yang si Maijol cakap ni ada betul juga ba.. Dia cuma menasihatkan agar tidak mencontohi 'keperibadian' individu seperti yang digambarkan dalam lirik lagu itu dan mahukan penyanyi Sabah mencipta lirik yang lebih berunsurkan dorongan...
    Cuma yang tak bestnya ialah, muzik is muzik la ba... Kalau telampau serius pun susah juga. Ini bukannya lagu NegaraKu:p Jadi pandai2 lah nilai ya. hehe

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  19. buduh pya maijol,cheap publisiti.kalo mo berpolitik, pakai otak sikit, ko tu wakil rakyat. janji konon tulung rakyat, tulung duit masuk poket sendiri adalah. ini lagu 'tanak kampung' ni lagu hiburan, light entertainment, bukan dia suruh urang pi mabuk ka..itu pun nda paham ka. lain kali maijol, ko kan pegang kuasa, pakai kuasa ko tu utk empower your people, kasi tingkat facilities di kg, buatlah kolej ka, branch uitm ka di kampung. bukan msk kg pandai2 tiaw2 tp blk kk ko sendiri p moginum liquor main jackpot di kelab malam. lu pikirla sendiri!

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