Crystal & Eve : Only he who keeps his eye fixed on the horizon will find his right road.
Today marked the 22 anniversary of mum...
Feel very down today....hmmm
Missing you so much mum....
Even though you've return home to the Lord,
I've never stop loving and missing you Mum...
You'll forever in my heart....
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord
And let perpetual light shine on her...
May her soul rest in peace....
Amen.
Ouch … I nearly forgot to post this one which I’ve wanted to do since last week. That is regarding my grandmother’s 13th death anniversary which falls on the 21st May. We had a gathering last Saturday which was attended by all members of the family except my aunties from Tawau and my late uncle’s members of the family.
Well, macam biasa lah bah …. potluck kan. So just before 10 pm we chau lah pulang bcos my daddy wanted so much to catch the match between Chelsea & Portsmouth and no doubt daddy was singing the next day ole…ole…ole….ole………ooole…..oooleeeee. here come the champion….here come the champion ……. I think everybody knows the champion already … no need to mention lah…nanti tersinggung hahahaha.
Eh…tersasar dari tajuk ni … well, wish her all the best and may God bless her and papa Sugud and uncle Mike also …. miss them so much.
Lots of event happened and going to happen in the month of September. 1st of all, my Uncle Ason’s birthday, which falls on the 2nd. Then the 1st death anniversary of my late uncle Michael Jipaiol, that’s on the 3rd, my late Grand uncle Augustine Makajil’s 18th death anniversary which is on the 5th, on the 10th, the 38th anniversary of my late Great grandfather Ferdinand Makajil (Sr). But most and foremost the 8th Birthday of my sister Eve that’s fall on the 9th. and tomorrow is going to be 09.09.09 which my sister can’t wait to you know lah…..
It was saturday and we intended to buy sayur at the Kundasang vegetables stalls before we head back to KK but my daddy asked us whether we would like to visit the garden which is called Kundasang War Memorial Park. Nobody opposed and yes went there and spent say about 2 hours either to just take a look or take pictures.
The Kundasang War Memorial is located near the renowned vegetable market in Kundasang Village. It was established as a tribute to World War II prisoners of war who died during the Sandakan Death Marches in 1945.
Major G.S. Carter, D.S.O. (Toby Carter) a New Zealander employed with Shell Oil Co. (Borneo) initiated the building of the Memorial in 1962, together with the launching of Kinabalu Park; to remember the 2,428 Australian and British prisoners who died during the World War II at the Sandakan POW Camp, and the casualties of the 3 infamous forced death marches i.e. Sandakan-Ranau Death March from Sandakan to Ranau. On top of that, it is also a tribute to the many locals who risked their lives while releasing the prisoners of war. Only 6 Australians recorded survived in this tragedy to tell their horror and no English survivors were recorded.
The ‘fort-like’ Memorial was designed by a local architect by the name of J.C. Robinson. It has 4 interlocking but separate gardens to represent the homelands of those who has died: an Australian Garden, a formal English Garden of roses, a Borneo Garden with wild flowers of Kinabalu and at the top level is the ‘Contemplation Garden’ with a reflection pool and pergola.
The Memorial was beautifully restored in 2005 privately by Mr. Sevee Charuruks & with funding provided by the Malaysian Government and also some from the Aus Government & individuals. The Gardens are replanted with flowers, particularly roses and rare orchids that includes the much sought after valuable Rothchild’s slipper orchids. The memorial is open to local and foreign visitors not only to view the perfect gardens but to remember those who sacrificed their lives for the Freedom of others.
