Supermoon 2012

The biggest moon of 2012 :) witnessed this in the Le Mourillon, just nearby from our place. I saw my Japanese friend's post about this in her FB. So I waited patiently till night since its 7 hours different between here and Tokyo. But I don't have super good camera, just few snap from my phone and enjoyed the night with the big size moon :) 

wait a minute, I think my hubby made a capture too but yet still not super good camera. 

read this http://mashable.com/2012/05/05/supermoon-tonight-tips/

Summer 2012

Just came back from Malaysia :) so happy to return France with my forever darling 'Xander'. Now I'm working as domestic engineer, serving 2 babies at home (my husband and my boy) and our Staff dog. Life is almost perfect :)

Xander and I in Les Salins d'Hyères beach, please excuse the monsieur behind, he just put his pants on :)

Kaamatan

Ka'amatan is a festival celebrated by the Kadazan Dusun in Sabah (North Borneo). It's celebrated every 30th and 31st of May every year but some villages and districts starts to celebrate it in the beginning of May for the Unduk Ngadau nominee to represent their district in the finale (30th & 31st).

Short brief of Ka'amatan, a Kinoingan (The Almighty Creator) sacrificed his daghter (Huminodun) to feed the people as her body parts grew the rice (padi).


Ka'amatan is a festival celebrated by the Kadazan Dusun in Sabah (North Borneo). It's celebrated every 30th and 31st of May every year but some villages and districts starts to celebrate it in the beginning of May for the Unduk Ngadau nominee to represent their district in the finale (30th & 31st).

Short brief of Ka'amatan, a Kinoingan (The Almighty Creator) sacrificed his daghter (Huminodun) to feed the people as her body parts grew the rice (padi).

Here's some pictures from this year 2012 Ka'amatan (pictures taken by my friend's husband Jason Neave)

Reigning Queen (Unduk Ngadau 2011 from Penampang) - Bo Tiza

7 from 41 contestants from all district in Sabah. Unduk Ngadau 2012 is from Telupid - Melinda, 2nd from Kota Kinabalu - Fenney, 3rd from Tambunan - Meryl, 4th from Tg. Aru - Vanessa, 5th from Penampang - Samantha, 6th from Kota Belud - Milviana and 7th from Tuaran - Raemma.

2012 Unduk Ngadau - Melinda. She is so adorable and natural. She is the first Unduk Ngadau State Level winner from Telupid, she actually was chosen to represent Telupid in 2008 but she didn't manage it as she has other commitment (read it online from local news).

Here's contestant from Penampang (my district), she looks so cute and amazing, I was positive that she will have placed!

During the Ka'amatan's night (30th May 2012)

(All photos are from Jason Neave)

UNDUK NGADAU 2011

Won by Bo Tiza from Penampang followed by 2nd Jovenea from Tamparuli, 3rd Caroline from Tuaran, 4th Sophie from Ranau, 5th Rachel from Kota Kinabalu, 6th Alvera from Sandakan and 7th Adeline from Likas

(Photos are from Jason Neave)

THE FORMER UNDUK NGADAU FROM 1960

In the 60s the winner was called Miss Kadazan, 70s Miss Harvest Festival, 80s Ratu Kaamatan and in the 90s Unduk Ngadau. Here's the list:

1960 Yong Mee Lan (+) from Penampang 

1961 Talian Bunal from Papar

1962 Marcella Tiansim from Papar

1963 Mary Badak from Putatan

1964 Rita Bagong fromTuaran

1965 Molina Daniel (+) from Papar

1966 Patricia Sinidol from Penampang

1967 Florence Bibi from Papar

1968 Rita Mojilis from Penampang

1969 Sylvia Totu from Penampang

1970 Helen Mojinil from Penampang

1971 Mary Jaikoh Imbayan fromTamparuli

1972 Evelyn Sinidol from Penampang

1973 Prisca Tikoh from Penampang

1974 Susanna Jipanis fromPenampang

1975 Rita Sikawah from Penampang

1976 Edwina Totu from Penampang

1977 Mary Marjorie Kinjau from Penampang

1978 Veronica Jefferin from Penampang

1979 Mary Solly from Penampang

1980 Roslina Amit from Tuaran

1981 Janet Dabi from Penampang

1982 Margaret Dolly Jimayol from Penampang

1983 Janet Kinjau from Penampang

1984 Esther Sikayun  from Penampang

1985 Florence Jipiu from Penampang

1986 Johanna Sybil Disimond from Penampang

1987 Joan Glory Tommy from Penampang

1988 Jenny Alasa from Penampang

1989 Deidre Peter Mojuntin (+) from Penampang

1990 Julia Augustine from Penampang

1991 Sylvia Sandralisa Orow fromTuaran

1992 Anita Pudin from Putatan

1993 Luzie Tham from Inanam

1994 Agatha Nora Lojumin from Penampang

1995 Justinah Manius from Kawang

1996 Lynnefra Wong from Sandakan

1997 Jane Lisa Marie William from Bongawan

1998 Jeremiah Ginajil from Inanam

1999 Kathie Renjus from Inanam

2000 Regina Intang from Melalap

2001 Nicolita Sanseh Masi from Putatan

2002 Patricia Raymond from Kiulu

2003 Daphne M. Iking from Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley

2004 Fharelynne Ivonne Henry from Tamparuli

2005 Madelyne M. Nandu from Penampang

2006 Devenna Jaicob from Sulaman

2007 Joanna Sue Henley Rampas from Tuaran

2008 Leonie Lawrence Gontuni from Penampang

2009 Appey Rowena Januin from Papar

2010 Crystel Eve Huminodun William Majimbun from Tg. Aru

2011 Bo Tiza Arthur Disimond from Penampang

2012 Melinda Louis from Telupid

The 2012 Unduk Ngadau winner excellent make-up by Jeffie Jeff

Sources: 

Ka'amatan  Booklet, 

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unduk_Ngadau &  

http://www.webcitation.org/queryurl=

http://uk.geocities.com/ownzeal/unk_19602000.html&date=2009-10-25+04:24:42, 

www.mysabah.com,

www.madeinsabah.wordpress.com,

rumbiamasolog.blogspot.com,

www.kinabalukini.wordpress.com,

maegyvear.blogspot.com,

kauluanexpress.com

Jeffie Jeff Facebook

To be continue :) for all the Penampang Unduk Ngadau winners

Picnic on May

Last Saturday we went picnic at Plage de L'argentiere in La Londe. It was a good day! So relaxing under the sun with the breeze, reading my magazine and long read with my book - had a good time! The water still cold about 17C, we just dipped our foot (FREEZZZEE) effing cold! The beach was calm that day, not so many people but it will soon!

What a pleasure weekend! Good time, quality time, fun and tasty air!!!

Chinese Restaurant in Marseille

First Chinese restaurant in Marseille I went last year December, same problem too, I’m craving of real Chinese food. So, we googled which, where and what restaurant that we are gonna go, and we had decided to go this one ‘Mandarin’, it was good but I don’t know why I’m not so comfortable sitting there, the restaurant environment was inky, silence,  a bit eerie and maybe my husband didn't speak too much that time because of his tooth actually giving him some great pain that day. But the hostess and owner are very friendly!

Me, in Mandarin Restaurant Marseille.

The second time, we went with some friends but different restaurant. I would say this restaurant are so so good! We actually reserved the restaurant few days before as we were thinking to have Peiking Duck, and you know to make Peiking Duck need at least one day for the marination and everything. 

Here's the Peiking Duck. First, the waiter demonstrate us the whole duck and then he bring it back to the kitchen before served the entrée of the duck. (Heyyy give me back the duck - that was I thought)

Here's the entrée, the crispy duck skin.

and here's how we eat it with some sauce, i think it's Hoi Sin sauce, with onion, then we wrapped it like a spring rolls or popiah (nem)

Here's are the side dish we ordered;

Spring rolls or Popiah (nem) with sambal.

Deep fried prawn

Taugeh (bean sprouts)

Frog legs

Calamari

Beef

And noodles

Part of the Peiking duck, after the crispy skin, they served the duck's meat (breast)

So delicious!

And lastly the soup from the duck's bones.

for French, lunch is not parfait without wine

Something unpleasant me is they do serve Shark Fin soup :( but I am not sure if they use real Shark Fin because some restaurant they just name it Shark Fin soup but actually it's not real shark fin, they use Fish Maw or any similar to make it look like Shark Fin soup. But anyway, all foods are glorious will definitely come back to this restaurant!

Well, all I want to say is I AM SATISFIED. They have foods like back home!

Garlic Bread

Today I'm craving of Garlic Bread. Unfortunately, French doesn't have this in their bakery, so I have to do it by myself.

My homemade garlic bread fresh from oven. It smells sooo good inside the oven. My husband then recall this crispy bread when he's in KK (Kota Kinabalu) because at first when I told him that I am gonna make garlic bread today and he was like 'WTH is Garlic Bread? Go get cakes in Claude Medina better' but well, He actually like it :)

Word's To Live By

Guard your thoughts and your heart for what you think and feel you are!

My Nuptial Blessing Invitation

My nuptial blessing in Malaysia  will be held soon this summer in Sabah, Borneo. I did my civil wedding last year (2011) in France (little celebration with family members and close friends)
In the picture is my DIY wedding card, not so creative but I managed to do 100 cards. My husband did the invitation card for our French wedding last year and now its my turn to since it's my reception side.
The girl in the picture is one of my friend from Japan (Maki) :) they received my invitation and will come for my big day, can't wait to see both of them, they're my good friends :) BISOUS

Picture taken by Aya

Mother's Day 2012

My son drew me this for Mother's Day :)

the greatest gift ever is I get to be his Mother!!!
The drawing of me look like Bulma in Dragon Balls :) He loves Dragon Balls, one of his favorite anime!

Mother's Prayer

by Belle Olivier

My Husband's 33rd Birthday

I bought Pink carnations (Oeillet) for his 33rd day in life. Well it's not exactly a birthday present, it's just my routine to buy flowers every week for our house but for our cotton anniversary we unable to find Carnations. So I finally found last week..

I gave him a birthday card too saying 'A un grand garçon, un message interplanétaire...' with a picture of man in space with one dog :)

I bought him some stuff from Yves Rocher, some clipper for his collection and a scrapbook. In the evening we went out for a dinner in Hippopotamus Bar & Grill Restaurant in Grand Var Est. The meat was amazing!!! After dinner, we actually planned to watch Tim Burton's Dark Shadows but we missed it.