MEGACITY

Megacity

Definition of megacity

A megacity is usually defined as a metropolitan area with a total population in excess of 10 million people approximately. Also known as massive migration, both internal and transnational, into cities, which has cause growth rates of urban population andspatial concentrations.
For example like Mexico City, New York, Tokyo, China, Seoul, Calcutta, India, and etc.


Would you like to live in a megacity ?

OF COURSE!!! Because you will never be alone in this big city. The population itself is enourmously wide i.e. huge population due to the rapid growth of thriving economic powerhouse. On the other hand, a megacity offer so many possibilities, even megapossibilities.Mention only the megaculture resulting through melting so many different customs,languages,dishes etc.you will not find a big library in a small town,but in a megacity.


In megacity, there a lot of facilities such as hospital, entertainment places like the cinema, shopping complex, and etc. Compared to hospital in average city, in term of medical technologies, its more sophisticated and far more advance in treating patients. In average city, we know that the size of the cinema is slightly smaller compare to the size of the cinema that presence in the megacity which can fill approximately at least 1000 peoples on the same time.


Other than that, another factor is the multiple choices of jobs oppurtunity. As we can see, the technology used in megacity are far more advance. In other words, the professional labour are only available in the megacity compare to average city. That means, the rate of unemployed workers can be reduce by the mean of time.

Futhermore, there’s a lot of famous and standard school in megacity compare average and ordinary school in average city. Other than that, there’s a lot of proffessional tuition centre or first class private tutors available in most megacity. That is why lot of educated students can be found in megacity (first class student).


Even though the foods and drinks in megacity are all high in cholestrol and unhealthy, but in term of delicious and satisfaction in variety of foods, the megacity conquer the title!!! There are lot of choices of local and western foods can be found in megacity compared to average city or in the rural area, such as italian foods, carribean foods, chinese foods, arabic foods and etc.

Imagine the human evolution is exponentially dictating urbanization on a scale where by the majority of the worlds human population will be living in giant urban centers during the next century.

In conclusion, live in megacity are far more better and more exciting due to tremendous facilities available and can fulfill the needs of the citizens of human being that live in megacity. But even though we live in large megacity or metropolitan, we must not forget where we came from and the origin of ourlife, and realize the purpose of our live in this world, which is to be GOD servant…



“THE CITY IS NOT CONCRETE JUNGLE. IT’S A HUMAN ZOO”
Desmond Morris

Bruno and The Blowpipes

Who will determine the Future of Sarawak's Penan.....

Who was Bruno Manser ?

Have you ever heard about Bruno Manser ? Maybe for the young generation have never heard about him yet. Bruno Manser was born on August 25, 1954 in Basel, Switzerland. He was once a very famous among the Semi-Nomadic Penan of Sarawak native. Bruno Manser came to Sarawak as a Switzerland citizen and also known as the protection of indigenous peoples (Penan). He stayed with the nomadic band of Along Sega, who become the Penan figurehead for their struggle. Manser is still regarded by the Penan as somewhat of an idol, named "Lakei Penan" (Penan Man).

What had he done in Sarawak ?

The main reasons why he came to Sarawak is because he want to maintaining the threatened tropical rainforest with their rich plant and animal life, and to campaigning, in particular, for the rights of the peoples who inhabit the rainforests. He also visited many other settled Penan communities in the Upper Baram district. He learned to process food from the starchy sago palm (Mulong), and also learned how to hunt wild boar or animal with a blowpipe, and learned how to live a life that was on the same time ridiculously hard and unimaginably. However, he was declared persona non grata in Malaysia and had to leave the country with a bounty of $40,000 on his head.

What had the Sarawak Government done to stop Him ?

The Sarawak Government had tried everything to stop him because of his and other Sarawak natives’ enthusiasm to protect their forest against what they say are insensitive government and greedy timber barons. Eventually the governments send thousands of military troops in other to search and catch him either he still alive or death. Because of this, he ran away into the thick jungle and disappears. Lot of peoples stated that he died in the jungle due to insufficient of food. But some state that a wild animal in the jungle killed him without any trace left behind. After search expeditions proved fruitless, a civil court in Basel ruled on March 10, 2005 that Manser be considered dead. That is why up until now, the peoples that searching for his body has never been founded.

In your opinion, was Bruno Manser right to stop the government from developing the jungles of Sarawak and to defend the Penan from change?

In our group opinion, the government should accept Bruno plans to protect and preserve the rainforest and defend Penan culture from changed instead of stopping him. If all the tropical rainforest have been deforested or destroyed, how should all the Penan communities to live in such a harsh environment? Most probably, the peoples of Penan native will experience lot of troubles such as insufficient source of food, lot of diseases will attack them, and they feel that their life threatened by the authority. The Penan claim towards the government ; to stop illegal logging or control the rate of logging, and stop the project of oil palm plantation in ancestors land (tanah adat) without permission or respect towards the Penan community.

But in differerent points of view, Bruno should not interframe or get involved in Penan's decision whether they want to allow development or urbanisation in their community. The Penan have their own rights and they deserves the best from the government too. In conclusion, the government SHOULD and MUST respects the cultures and the life of Penan also protect and preserve the forest as we protected one's life....

TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS OF SILAT

MARTIAL ARTS OF SILAT

INTRODUCTION

Martial art is a form of self-defense to protect ourself from any enemies and also known as a body fighting machine. True martial art usually combatting without using any single type of modern weapon or gun. Some thought that learning martial arts is used for fighting purpose, but actually its main reason is used for defensive purpose. Nowadays, peoples all around the world practising all kind of martial arts in order to widening the knowledge and to understand certain martial arts of different cultures for individual self learning. The individual can share and teach some of his techniques that he had learnt about martial art to other individual. Other than that, martial arts also one form of fitness training, getting rid of stress, and also for mental and character development.

HISTORY

There is a lot of different kind of martial arts that have been practising around the world, such as Taekwando, Karate-do, Muay Thai, Kungfu, Capoeira, Silat, and etc. For example like Malaysia, Silat is very popular and common among malays community. Silat is a martial arts that passed down from our ancestors (or nenek moyang) as a heritage that rich and full of history.

Some theory state that the word Silat itself derived from the word "Silek" from Minangkabau Language. Silat was eventually used to form the defence forces of Southeast Asian empires like Langkasuka, Champa, Funan, and other kingdoms in the Malay Peninsular. By adopting the Indian faiths of Hinduism and Buddhism. Evidence show that Chinese and Indian martial arts influenced Silat as well. To explain the instituationlisation of Silat, most of them concern only a specific stlye. First style of Silat were created by observing animal. Silat also used as a method of spritual training. Futhermore, the martial arts of Silat already existed during the time of Kesultanan Melayu Melaka.

TYPES OF SILAT

Generally, there are lot types of Silat especially in Malaysia, Indonesia and around the asia, such as Silat Pulut, Silat Cekak, Silat Gayung, Silat Banting Betawi, Silat Buah Pukul Mersing, Silat Bugis, and etc. Now, peoples around the world without considering ages, all are practising Silat as a form of self-defence and as a spiritual training, but also as a heritage that need to preserve for younger generation.

POINT OF VIEW ABOUT TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS OF SILAT

From our point of view, the cultures and martial arts of Silat has to be sustained, protected and well-preserve until today so that the martial arts of Silat can be expand and passed down from one generation to other generation. We can promote and expand the martial arts of Silat by many ways such as conducting an international level tournament, through mass media like the internet, television, poster, and etc. With this, we can conclude that it is important to protect our cultures and tradition that passed down from our ancestors in order for us to remember our identity as a citizens of Malaysia. Like the malays proverbs always says "tak lapuk dek hujan, tak lekang dek panas....."