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on February 6, 2012
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Sarawak Government Almanac 2012
Posted by Jack
on December 30, 2011
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Most of us uses the almanac just to plan our upcoming holidays which in most cases ties in with public holidays. Others such as the Chinese uses it to find corresponding dates in the Lunar calendar; Muslims uses it to identify corresponding dates in the Hijrah calendar. Those in the marine industries will be checking on the timing of high tides in respective locations, and there are those who tracks moon phases and events. Sometimes there are annual events which are not public holidays but noted in the almanac too. All-in-all, I believe everyone can find some use in the almanacs. Knowing the frustration in getting own copy from the very limited supplies out there (which is only printed once a year), am putting up my copy of the almanac here to help those who can’t get their own copy on a timely manner – yes, these Sarawak Government Almanac 2012 is now just starting to appear in local bookstore or magazine stalls.
P/S: According to the almanac, looks like Deepavali is still not a public holiday here in Sarawak.
Click here to download PDF version
UPDATE – 4th Jan 2012
- Uploaded & replaced the files with properly scanned copy of the almanac.
Welcome to Death.My
Posted by Jack
on October 23, 2011
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I remember I was listening to a bunch of favorite songs on my notebook when I was stuck in Cape Town between 7th May 2010 till 5th July 2010. It’s amazing how all these songs have memories trapped in them when you tend to recall when was the first time you’ve heard it, or whom did you sang it together with, or the event of things happening while this music is the hit, etc. On 21st June 2010, one cherished memory was triggered, and lead me trying to find information of my deceased grandparents in the Internet. Obviously nothing turned up, not even their obituaries. It was then I went to find whether anyone was collecting these data in Malaysia and publishing it openly on their website. To my surprise, those who are attempting at this project were actually charging people to compose and put obituaries, memorials, condolences, requiems, etc on their website – just like what the mainstream newspapers are doing. I have nothing against this, but I know for a fact the family members of the deceased will not be in the good position to be composing such sad news on the first week, but I guess that’s why these guys are charging for such services. Well, this sounds like a good personal project to do – harvest all these unwanted information on mainstream media (yes, unwanted because it is negative news unless it has ulterior reason behind it, plus no one wants to keep them), put it on Death.My, and hopefully it will find people near & far seeking to confirm official news of the deceased back in Malaysia without the need to check with the local authorities. After working out the details of the project, I shelved it for later tinkering when the timing was right.
Then sometime late March 2011, a friend posted in MiriCommunity.net looking for her missing cousin in Miri. As days have passed, the event tragically turned for the worst. The sad outcome have received national attention. But to me personally, it was one of the best reasons to start working on Death.My.
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