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Good Friday 3 April

Pesta Regatta Lepa Semporna 24 - 26 April

Sabah Adventure Challenge Race / Ultra Trail Run 2015 3 - 5 April

Malaysian Craft Promotion 2015 23 April - 4 May

Bazar Seni 4 April

‘Lest We Forget Run’ 24 April 2015

4th SOGCE, Sabah Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 13 - 14 April

ANZAC Day 25 April

Special exhibition “Drums: Heritage and Kesyahduan” 15 April - 31 August Sabah International Fishing Tournament 22 - 26 April

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HAPPENING EXCITING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF APRIL Good Friday During this public holiday, Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ with mass services and prayers.

Bazar Seni ‘Bazar Seni’ is held every first Saturday of the month, for every month this year. This is more like an art expo where there will be art exhibitions as well as talent search.

Admission is Free!

Organizer Jabatan Kebudayaan & Kesenian Negara Sabah Event Venue Jabatan Kebudayaan & Kesenian Negara Sabah Complex

4th SOGCE, Sabah Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition This conference and exhibition is organized by IEC Midas with the full support of the Sabah Ministry of Industrial Development (MID). The theme of the Conference and Exhibtion is “Opportunities and Growth in the Oil and Gas Industry in Sabah”.

Organizer IEC Midas Event Venue Magellan Sutera Harbour Resort, Kota Kinabalu

‘Lest We Forget Run’ This annual event starts with a 2-kilometer symbolic run around the city centre and ends at the ANZAC Memorial Monument at Jalan Tugu, in front of the Kota Kinabalu City Hall building. A wreath-laying ceremony is then held to commemorate the fallen heroes of World War II. The run also aims to promote the spirit of ANZAC and to remind us of the contribution and sacrifices of local heroes during the war. Organizer Kota Kinabalu City Hall Event Venue ANZAC Memorial Monument, Jalan Tugu, Kota Kinabalu

Special exhibition “Drums: Heritage and Kesyahduan” This special exhibit highlights the unique art form of drumming found in Sabah. Also also expressed the diversity of functions in society in Sabah in particular.

Organizer Sabah Museum Sabah International Fishing TournamenT The Sabah International Fishing Tournament attracts anglers from all around as they head off the coast of Kota Kinabalu in search of record-sized game fish.

Organizer Sabah Anglers Association

Pesta Regatta Lepa Semporna The Regatta Lepa is an annual event that pays homage to the lepa, a traditional single-mast sailing boat of the Bajau of Semporna. A flotilla of colorful boats dot the Celebes Sea as they compete for the title of ‘Most Beautiful Lepa’.

Organizer Semporna District Office Event Venue Regatta Lepa Square, Semporna Events listing courtasy of Sabah Tourism Board

Malaysian Craft Promotion 2015 This event involves the participation of 100 craft makers from the field of textiles (batik and woven), forest produce, accessories and other metal products. Check out the wide variety of crafts on display and see how they are made during the live demonstrations.

Organizer Malaysian Handicraft Development (Sabah Branch) Event Venue Lintasan Deasoka, Kota Kinabalu

Sabah Adventure Challenge Race / Ultra Trail Run 2015 The award winning 16th annual Sabah Adventure Challenge ultra-trail run and adventure race will see competitors covering 100-120km over a 3-day period in this dawn to dusk event in the heart of Sabah.

Organizer Adventure Challenge

ANZAC Day A memorial day to honour the Australian, British, New Zealand and local soldiers who perished during the Second World War in Sabah.

Organizer Office of Australian War Graves, Canberra/ Sandakan Municipal Council Event Venue Sandakan Memorial Park

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For April’s issue, we welcome new writers too. We’re excited as we have the new HEALTH, STYLE, and HOT SPOT sections in the magazine and also an events calendar covering any events for Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan. So if you have an event you would like us to take note in our event calendar for the next issue, please do drop us an email and we will put your event up for free...yes free.

This month, we feature the famous singer/songwriter and front man of the band Hujan, Noh Salleh, Sarawak pride! We also did an interview with Christy Million from Ukraine, Meteor Crates from Kota Kinabalu, 2 HOT SPOTS in Kuching, an article on alkaline water, and many more.

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COVER STORY 18 NOH SALLEH INTERVIEW 12 DJ CHRISTY MILLION 16 METEOR CRATES 20 IT’S NOT A RACE, IT’S A JOURNEY NEWS 14 IMAGO 24 BWBB FLASHBACK! 28 HARD ROCK CAFE KK 30 PACIFICITY OPEN HOUSE 31 GROOVE IN BLACK STYLE 34 COOL INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS ARTICLE 36 DON’T JUST DO SOMETHING... SIT THERE! HOT SPOTS 26 BLACK BEAN 36 WRONG PLACE

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RESTAURANTS & CAFES • Starbucks Palm Square • Starbucks Warisan Square • Starbucks Suria Sabah • Starbucks 1Borneo • Starbucks City Mall • Starbucks The Spring • Starbucks Kuching International Airport • Starbucks Bintang Plaza Miri • Ming Cafe • Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Damai • Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Palm Square • Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Wisma Merdeka • Aubergine 88 Marketplace • Patrick’s Restaurant Lintas Plaza • Party Play Lifestyle Cafe Gaya Street

CLUBS & PUBS • Shenanigan’s Fun Pub Hyaat • BED Waterfront • The Loft Waterfront • Shamrock Irish Bar • Mynt • Lush • Club Celebrities • Loving

MUSIC SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, STUDIOS • RAM Production Damai • Refuge Music Academy City Mall • SIDMA College Bundusan SHOPPING MALLS • City Mall • Wisma Merdeka • Suria Shoping Mall • Star City Shopping Mall • 1Borneo Hypermall

FASHION/BEAUTY BOUTIQUES • Loft Clothing Warisan Square • Quicksilver/Roxy Warisan Square • Quicksilver/Roxy Warisan 1Borneo • The Body Shop Wisma Merdeka • The Body Shop Suria Sabah • The Body Shop Centre Point • The Body Shop1Borneo • The Body Shop Megalong • The Body Shop One Place LABUAN • Tiara Hotel Labuan • Popin Entertainment Centre Labuan • Blue Wave Lounge Labuan • Grand Dorsett Labuan • Lazenda Hotel • Havoc Entertainment

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Asean International Film Festival & Awards April 9 - April 11

Mukah Kaul Festival April 22 - April 27

Baleh-Kapit Raft Safari 2015 April 11 - April 12

THE BORNEAN FROG RACE 2015 April 25

Tidal Bore Festival (Pesta Benak) April 17 - May 19

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HAPPENING EXCITING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF APRIL Asean International Film Festival & Awards The ASEAN International Film Festival And Awards (AIFFA) is a premier film festival, which made its debut in 2013.

Held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, the biennial film festival celebrates the best of films around the ASEAN region. AIFFA 2013 saw more than 200 international personalities including Hollywood and Bollywood producers and directors, ASEAN film stars and those involved in the industry making a beeline to Kuching to ignite the ASEAN film spirit.

The three day event culminates in the glamorous Gala Nite finale where international filmmakers gather to witness the best of the best film productions in the region. The films are judged by an ASEAN Jury and twelve categories of awards are presented. The spectacular show ends with the Spirit of ASEAN Award…a film that portrays the best of ASEAN people, culture and lifestyle.

Another interesting award is the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to an ASEAN film personality who has broken the international barrier.

Baleh-Kapit Raft Safari 2015 An Annual rafting competition held along the Rejang River. A challenging race that take competitors through swift river ad whirl pool.

Baleh-Kapit raft Safari is a two-day rafting contest organized by Tourism Task Group of Kapit. This is the 20th Baleh– Kapit Raft Safari since the inaugural event in 1996.

Come join the fun, bask in the picturesque riverbank scenes and enjoy the unique, divers culture and lifestyle of Baleh riverine people.

Tidal Bore Festival (Pesta Benak) Pesta Benak is one of Sarawak’s iconic events and celebrated on a grand scale. Centred in Sri Aman, there will be longboat paddling competitions; tidal bore surfing, water sports, food and trade fair, nightly entertainment and viewing of the tidal bore.

Mukah Kaul Festival Kaul is a traditional festival celebrated by the Melanau community living along the coast area in Sarawak. In the past, Kaul was held as a religious ceremony to appease the spirits of the sea, land, forest and farm making it the most important festival in the Melanau traditional calender.

THE BORNEAN FROG RACE 2015 FThe 4th International Bornean Frog Race 2015.

The festival is a ritual of purification and thanksgiving as well as one of the propitiation for good fortune. Today, it is more of keeping a heritage alive. Its marks the beginning of the Melanau calender which begins at the end of the Northeast monsoon. Kaul takes place in third week of the month of April every year.

Participate in an International Amphibian Conservation Event. Activities include:

The race itself is modeled after the annually-held and highly successful “Bird Race”, and would entail participants going up one or more trails at the Serapi foothills within Kubah National Park, for a period of 2 hours, and returning with digital images of amphibians Amphibians comprise some 6,771 species, and living representatives include frogs, salamanders and caecilians. From a conservation standpoint, it is remarkable that a large proportion of the world’s amphibians- a third of the known species, are recognized as being under threat.

The festival site is on the right bank of the Mukah river estuary. During the week-long festival, activities include stalls selling traditional foods, entertainment programs, traditional games. The highlight will be the ‘Serahang’ (decorated flat round basket made from sago leaf which raise on a bamboo pole) procession lead by local Melanau community elders.

Some of the activities not to be missed include playing the giant swing (Tibow) and enjoying Melanau traditional food served on the log (Keman Baw Bateng also known as ‘Makan Beradat’ in Malay).

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Events listing courtasy of Sarwak Tourism

Talks Exhibitions Photography Workshops Night-Time Frog Search Photo Contest with prizes

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INTERVIEW What made me become a dj? When did you start??

Probably an old dream, or an envy of good people who have access to world fame, plus a huge love for music - all this fell into one basket at the same time, which I’ve been gladly carrying on so far. Adding to this all - the desire to work on myself. I like to call it - the path of self-improvement. And it’s probably still not just DJing, but the path of musical creativity.

I pretty much learned by myself. My friend showed me just a couple of movements and said a few words of essence. Technique of the game - just the ability to understand and feel the music, and to want to manage it. And of course ... practice!

There are many female djs now, what makes you different?

I think the principle of DJing is the same; often the difference is only in the behaviour of the artist on stage. Usually there is no difference, no matter who you are - just make people dance, be happy with what you’re doing and people will respond to you in return. And what about being a girl on stage? I think this is important - a lot - a girl with her emotions can charge the dance floor much more than other DJs!

Besides EDM, do you experiment on other genres? Why not/yes?

Yes, of course, I’m not only into EDM! Sometimes I play tech house and commercial club house! Sometimes it can be future house or even deep house. It all depends on the venue and the people! But most of the time I try to mix different styles of music in my playlists!

You’re travelling around the world! Any interesting stories to tell us?

I travel a lot. Truth be told, I have a lot of interesting stories! But the first that comes to mind is when I arrived in India for the UVMF (Ultra Violet Music Festival) in August 2014.

At the airport there were around a hundred people, my fans, waiting for me to say hi and to take photos with me.

You spent about a month in Borneo! How was your gig here and what do you think about us?

I’ve loved being in Borneo very much! It’s such a beautiful place! The best gig I had was in KK. I was at the biggest club compared to all the others, had the best-reacting crowd and of course it was the most beautiful city!

Mysterious Agency, who organized the Malaysian tour for me are very professional guys!

I loved working with them! I can say the same about Bandwidth magazine. I enjoyed myself a lot while working with them!

Any wise words for our DJs? Just do what you love and love what you do!

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Imago Mall Emerges To Fulfil Whatever Your Soul Craves More than 300 Retail Outlets for Inspired and Luxurious Living

Imago Mall opened on the 28th of March, to the delight and excited anticipation from Kota Kinabalu’s residents and visitors, emerging as the epitome of an all-in-one world-class shopping in the city, and in Sabah, with more than 300 retail outlets to satisfy every indulgent desire. Sprawled over an impressive 800,000 square feet of podium retail space, Imago Mall is tastefully and luxuriously furnished with high style reminiscent of exclusive global shopping destinations.

Nestled in the heart of KK Times Square, the new central business district of Kota Kinabalu, Imago Mall is the one and only non-strata fullyleased shopping mall in the city. It also boasts an alfresco street walk populated by specialty cafes, bars and restaurants overlooking the scenic South China Sea, dotted with islands silhouetted by gorgeous sunsets. This lends to an unmistakably sophisticated ambience and setting the unique stage for a shoppers’ paradise which marries the natural eco-beauty of Kota Kinabalu with its vibrant lifestyle.

The opening of Imago Mall was graced by the presence of the Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah, Yang Berhormat Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah.

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5% growth in 2015, setting the stage for Kota Kinabalu as an economic powerhouse and this is seen particularly within the retail market.

The retail market in Kota Kinabalu is currently ranked at third in Malaysia after Klang Valley and Penang, making its mark as an increasingly popular hotspot for retail. This strong retail environment is a result of increasing household income combined with a booming tourism sector in Kota Kinabalu. Retail trade connects communities and cities across the globe, as evident through Imago Mall bringing in some 33 international brands into Kota Kinabalu for the first time.”

“We envision Imago Mall to be so much more than just a place to indulge in retail therapy, be entertained and to dine; but rather a focal

NEWS developments within the KK Times Square.

Going the extra mile to ensure connectivity and accessibility, Asian Pac has also built the new 6-lane KK Times Square Bridge across Sungai Sembulan that links the mall directly to the city centre. Given its proximity to Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resorts and Spa, Sutera Harbour Magellan, Sutera Harbour Pacific and other hotels, it is positioned to benefit from a large catchment of tourists and business travellers.

point to connect people and build a community moving up the lifecycle chain of experience and elegance. Imago Mall is a space for inspired living, interaction and cultivation of relationships and refinement, offering fulfillment of whatever your soul craves, hence the tagline we have adopted for the mall,” said Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Mustapha Buang, Group Managing Director of Asian Pac Holdings Berhad, at the opening of Imago Mall.

Dato’ Mustapha continued to explain the tagline for Imago Mall, “Luxury means different things to different people. Luxury could be spending quality time with family and friends, savouring an indulgent meal whilst taking in the breathtaking sunsets of a beautiful coastline. Luxury might be pampering yourself or a loved with that new trinket, thrilling entertainment or deep relaxation after the hustle and bustle of the day. Luxury may be taking home an extravagant keepsake souvenir to remind you of a dream holiday come true. Or perhaps luxury is rewarding yourself with that new outfit or gadget for reaching your aspirations and goals. Whatever your definition of luxury, Imago Mall fulfils it by catering to your every desire.”

Imago Mall is designed to meet the needs and desires of almost everyone covering convenience, fashion, food and beverages, lifestyle and entertainment. Mercato on the Basement Level will feature retail space that integrates essential daily needs, while Couture on the Ground Floor will satisfy the passion for fashion. On the First Floor, Fashionista will merge high street fashion with chic, and the Playground on the Second Floor will be the play area for the young and the young at heart. And finally, Aramaiti on the Alfresco will tantalize the taste buds of any connoisseur. Highly secured parking areas at various levels offer some 2,500 dedicated shopper parking spaces to allow multi-point shopper inflow.

Imago Mall will cater to the residents of the lavish The Loft Residences and senior white-collar executives from Signature Office, highly successful

Located at one of the most sought-after pieces of prime retail real estate, Imago Mall has been professionally designed to be market-driven, with an exciting trade mix and rich tenant composition to cater to the needs of the most discerning shopper. The 4-storey mall will be professionally managed to allow complete control over the tenancy mix, facilities and amenities of the Mall.

Its unique proposition as a world-class mall has duly attracted the attention of world-class brands, some of which are being introduced for the first time in Kota Kinabalu and in Sabah.

Imago Mall has managed to attract some 33 international brands to the state for the very first time, such as anchor tenants MBO Cinemas and Everrise Supermarket; brands such as Swarovski, Dubu Yo, Hailam Kopitiam, Sticky, Kurtos Spiroll, Boost Juice Bars, Seoul Garden, Kitschen, Columbia, TUCZ, Sports Empire, Dees, Femme Fatale, Xixili, Hush Puppies Apparel, Heritage Hub, Sembonia, DC Comics Super Heroes, Terranova, Pedro, Sephora, Aldo, Elebe, Thunder Match, Oh Yes, Top Smart as well as Kate Spade, Tumi, Michael Kors, Charles & Keith and Victoria’s Secret which are under the Valiram stable. Parkson is the main anchor tenant of Imago Mall.

The opening of Imago Mall was heralded by an exciting video presentation and a brilliant display of pyrotechnics that lit up the sky. Over the weekend, the mall will be buzzing with activities in conjunction with Imago’s Grand Opening. The Imago Wish Contest entitles registered Imago shoppers (“Imagoers”) to redeem an Imago T-shirt, as well as to write their most creative wish for Imago’s Grand Opening, and stand a chance to win shopping vouchers worth RM200 per person. The Imago Wish Contest will take place throughout both days, and RM100,000 worth of shopping vouchers will be given away during this period.

Visitors to Imago Mall will also be entertained by a variety of live dance performances, ranging from samba, African tribal, and hip-hop to jazz, and local cultural dances, and children will be thrilled by the Imago characters which will be walking around the mall to welcome everyone.

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INTERVIEW

r o e t e M Crates Why the name Meteor Crates? Please enlighten us.

I began my music journey in high school in 1997. I formed a band called Fallen Moment together with Aldo (Xinxerena) as the drummer and Sajid (Wrath Of Angels) as bassist and yours truly (Boy) as vocalist and guitarist after finishing high school. We started gigging around Kota Kinabalu (KK) and joined a battle of the bands. After a while there was a slight change in band line-up. Thus, Meteor Crates was officially formed in 2002. It was for the pleasure and fun of music itself that the band was formed. The name was given by my wife (Carrol) and I. We chose ‘meteor’ because of its deeper meaning. When a meteor hits the ground it will leave a crater. A big one. Just like us - we’ve always longed for improvement in our music. We liked to try any type of genre. It was our hope that when we performed anywhere people would like us and we’d leave a memorable moment in their hearts with our music.

How did the band start? Are you guys doing music full time? How do you describe your music?

Meteor Crates’ official line-up now is Boy on vocals and 2nd guitar, Carrol as female vocalist, Bob on 1st guitar, Jalius on bass and Syed Amier as drummer. We also often feature sessionists Carlos and Joey on guitars. Others who have sessioned with us are - on drums and cajon Mr. Salie Mars (Makhluk), on keyboards Bobby, on guitar Azreen (Epiphany) and on drums Ang (Plumfield). We’ve also featured Elfira as our 2nd female vocalist - she’s a little busy with her studies now, though. Not forgetting Cory Rara, who always provides support, taking videos and pictures of us while we perform. She also help us in updating our page and posting our videos on YouTube. These sessionists and friends are always there to help us when those in the main line-up are occupied with other commitments. All this ‘super’ sessionists have really helped our band progress even further. Many thanks to them. For a while our music was varied and rather universal but we have stuck to alternative rock and jazz for now.

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INTERVIEW How can we find your music online?

At the moment, we only use Facebook and YouTube to get our music out. We are more into live performances - gigs and events - to gain exposure. Yeah, you can see all our updates through Facebook. Just search for Meteor Crates on Facebook and YouTube. We will be uploading some new videos of our acoustic and live performances really soon.

What’s new with Meteor Crates? What should we look forward to?

Nothing much. But there’s a compilation project album that will be released soon. Badrul Hisham and Gammal Ashura have joined forces in production to make this album happen.

Our single track “heyholetsrock” will be featured on this album. We’ve also released our debut CD called ‘between angels and devils’. The debut consists of 6 tracks and was sold out at our recent tour in Manila,Philippines from February 26th to 28th. We will also be performing together with other local acts in the North Borneo Jungle Music Fest on the 25th of April. Come and join us guys! It’s 12 hours of non-stop music at the Monsopiad Cultural Village. We will further continue our tour around Asia as well. It is our goal and dream to bring our music out to the Asian scene.

What do you think of the local music scene?

After 15 years of playing and being involved in the KK music industry now, there has been visibly much improvement in the bands and local acts here in Kota Kinabalu, and Sabah as a whole. There are so many stars and talented singers and bands waiting to be discovered and all they need is a platform, a showcase or an open stage. An appeal to all the organizers - It would be wonderful if you could provide a small token to the bands that you invite. We should all show appreciation to the bands and the great music they give us.

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NOH SALLEH is no stranger to the Malaysian Music Scene. How did you do it? Tell us from the start and share some highlights too.

I believe it all happened gloriously due to the blessings and prayers of my parents and the people around me, coupled with good intentions. If you compare me with many other young Malaysians out there, loads of the others are way more TALENTED! It all came from hard work as well. If you have talent but don’t work at it you won’t get anywhere either. As for me, I left home for Kuala Lumpur with a mere RM200 in my pocket and my faith to go along with me). Alhamdulillah, as a result of that relocation, I have achieved all sorts of things.

Alhamdulillah. Had I stayed on in Sarawak, I have no idea how I would have turned out.

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Being from Borneo, did it stop you from achieving your dreams despite knowing that mass media is still mainly in Peninsular Malaysia? How did you get your break?

I feel that because I am from Borneo, I have had far more opportunities and people are more excited knowing that the front man is from BORNEO HAHAHAHA. I don’t think being from a different place would be a problem. Like I said, you have to be bold enough to RELOCATE!

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How does it feel to have a superstar as a life partner?

It can be a bother. Sometimes... Hahaha! I have never felt as if my wife were a superstar. She’s so down to earth that I often feel my band mates are more ‘SUPERSTAR’ (demanding?) than her . NINA is such a cool, chill person. Seriously!

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What keeps you going in this tough industry?

I think what has really kept me going till now is my family. Especially mom and dad. They have never stopped encouraging me, whether I fall or rise. I really thank God for blessing me with such loving and supportive parents.

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What are you currently working on? What should we look out for?

I’m still pushing my solo album ANGIN KENCANG. Alhamdulillah, the album is picking up now on local radio stations and in Indonesia. At the same time I’m busy looking for new materials for my next release.

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Any words of encouragement for the singer-songwriters in Borneo?

Don’t ever listen to negative comments. Just do it and start NOW! Don’t fix your view on just one genre. Listening to everything insyaAllah will give you more inspiration. Because life is a journey, just like your musical journey. Enjoy music; don’t make it something that stresses you out, okay? As salam mualai kum.

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IT’S NOT A RACE, IT’S A JOURNEY!

by Ana Jonessy

Since its kick-off April last year, Walk for Autism Sabah has grown by the multifold and evolved into a close-knit supportive community, and the lightworkers too, have been gathering families to meet up and walk together again this year on April 18, at Perdana Park Tanjung Aru. Walk for Autism Sabah remains humbled and grateful for the overwhelming public support, and takes it as a unique and exciting opportunity to invite neighboring districts - Sandakan and Tawau - to each organize their own walk and family-friendly activities to complement the walk in Kota Kinabalu. This year sees Walk for Autism Sabah hosting “Avenue of Knowledge” - a resource fair for families and members of the public looking for more information about the spectrum - as well as an art market and a sunset concert (line up includes Rozella, Ayumi of Alice Alive, Quadro Forte and “Old Jazz Band”). It’s kinda difficult writing this without being redundant (or shady lol), cos y’know… this are the sort of stuff you gotta experience by actually being there.

Anyway, in anticipation of the event, Prue Lingham, therapist and a loving mom to a teen diagnosed with the autism spectrum, took a time out from her busy (read: very, very busy) schedule to talk about the event and how early intervention can help and benefit individuals with autism and their families.

from the general public. We started planning for this year’s walk soon after the end of last year’s walk. The response from everyone has been fantastic! We’ll be having a concert featuring local artists and an arts market, like last year. We’ve added on Avenue of Knowledge where people can get information about autism.

There’s a saying I’ve heard many times that goes “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism,” which basically means that there is a wide range of abilities and needs for each individual. Can you elaborate more on that, or rather, how would you explain the autism spectrum to someone who’s never heard of it?

Autism is a spectrum disorder. You get from individuals who need maximum support and those that can to ‘survive’ in the real world [sic].

These are the individuals who are able to get jobs, marry, have kids. They may seem a little quirky but then again who isn’t. People with autism have difficulties in three main areas: communication, social skills and development. These are the others that they need lots of help in.

What advice would you give to families who have just found out that their child has an autism spectrum disorder, or in a similar position?

Don’t give up. We are so lucky to be in an age where there is so much more information literally at your fingertips. Search for an intervention method that will benefit the whole family. Stick to it. If you think something needs to be done, then do it. Don’t wait. Sometimes you have to push and push, then push some more. In the words of Captain Haddock (The Adventures of Tin Tin), “When you hit a wall, break through it.”

What inspired Walk for Autism Sabah, and what can we expect to see at the walk this year?

Walk for Autism is a worldwide event to spread awareness about autism started by Autism Speaks, a New York based organisation. Countries around the world organize events in April to make people more aware of the challenges faced by families of individuals with autism. CHILDSabah has been involved in autism awareness for more than 10 years now. Last year we decided to do the walk.

We were pleasantly surprised by the response

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Of course, the global aim of everyone at Walk for Autism Sabah is to reach out to the masses to foster a sense of understanding and awareness of the lifelong pervasive disorder, and though it all sounds pretty somber, Jaq (one of the “orang kuat” at Walk for Autism Sabah) quipped “Trust me, it will be very exciting!”

So come with a compassionate heart, an open mind, an ear to listen, a hand to hold and a friend to share the knowledge you’ll soon acquire! Oh, and don’t forget to hashtag your Instagram photos and videos (selfies, or whatever) taken at the walk with #WalkForAutismSabah to get it featured at the official gallery!

All photos by Dwen Celestial, taken at Walk for Autism 2014

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MERCY

Salt Trail Challenge

By Chris Pereira

MERCY Malaysia is a non-profit organization focusing on providing medical relief, sustainable health-related development and risk reduction activities for vulnerable communities irrespective of race, religion and boundary in both crisis and non-crisis situations. MERCY Malaysia recognizes the value of working with partners and volunteers as well as providing opportunities for individuals to serve with professionalism. We uphold the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief and hold ourselves accountable to our donors and beneficiaries. As a non-profit organization, MERCY Malaysia relies solely on funding and donations from organizations and generous individuals to continue our services to provide humanitarian assistance to our beneficiaries.

MERCY Malaysia Sabah Chapter has been conducting medical and dental missions all over the interior of Sabah since 2003. Most of our missions are in collaboration with other organizations. One of our missions is Salt Trail: Trek & Treat, Crocker Range which is organized together with Sabah Parks and Partners of Community Organization Trust (PACOS Trust).

This year the three organizations will organize the 11th Salt Trail: Trek & Treat, Crocker Range mission. MERCY Malaysia Sabah Chapter would like to commemorate this collaboration by organizing ‘Trek & Raise Funds 2’.

How will the donation be collected?

The fundraising activity would be initiated among volunteers of MERCY Malaysia, Sabah Parks and PACOS Trust. Donations will be collected amongst volunteers’ family and friends only.

Who will be joining the trek?

Volunteers who manage to raise up to RM600.00 and above will be entitled to take part in the Salt Trail Challenge (STC).

What is Salt Trail Challenge (STC)?

Salt Trail Challenge is a trekking event with some element of competition on 16th-17th May 2015 at the Crocker Range National Park. The trail goes through Inobong Substation – Kg. Terian – Kg. Buayan – Kg. Terian. The total distance covered will be 25.5km through primary and secondary jungle. Participants will be entitled to an event t-shirt, a medal upon completion of the trek, food and accommodation during the Salt Trail Challenge. There will also be a special programme during this event. Details will be provided in the participant’s information leaflet.

Objective The objective of ‘Trek & Raise Funds 2’ is to sustain the development of the health education and promotion unit of MERCY Malaysia Sabah Chapter’s medical and dental missions.

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Health promotion and services for the communities in Sabah.

Development of health education to the communities through research and other proven strategies.

About Salt Trail The Salt Trail in Crocker Range Park is a 35.8km long jungle route that was traditionally used by village traders. At regular intervals they journeyed to the tamu or markets of towns in Sabah’s West Coast to barter their fresh produce for, notably, salt as well as other goods. Hence, it is called the ‘Salt Trail’.

Although some of the villages are linked by roads, the Salt Trail is the only route that can be used by foot to access the remote villages situated in the Park, especially the ones nearby the higher grounds of the Papar River and Tambunan.

There are a few trails, but only the Inobong – Terian – Buayan – Kionop - Tikolod trail is opened to the public. This trail starts at the Sabah Parks station in Inobong about 30 minutes from Kota Kinabalu city centre and ends at the Sabah Parks station in Tikolod near Tambunan.

This awe-inspiring trek will pass through quaint local villages, cooling forest rivers, paddy fields and first class forest reserves which has one of the richest bio-diversity on this planet.

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By Dr. Knott A. Kvack

(This is the first of a series of articles looking at health and medical ideas that have popped up over the last few years and what one should consider before jumping into something. Note that this article is not for consultation purposes and anything one chose to consume or subscribe to should be done after discussion with your personal physician)

Water makes up about 60 percent of the human body. This figure (pardon the pun) is slightly lower (50-55%) in females due to a slightly higher percentage of that which must not be named*. In essence we need about 2.5 litres of water a day for normal healthy functioning. This works out to about 8 glasses of water a day. Water as a mixer for whiskey does not count.

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HEALTH In the event of higher metabolism (the body working harder to break down stuff and build other stuff), you require more of this life-sustaining fluid to make up for what is lost. This would happen in the case of fever, exercise or injury, especially burns.

The last few years have brought us many fads and hyped-up ideas and concepts that end up leaving everyone befuddled. Take, for instance, the ever-raging battle about cholesterol in eggs. Add to that stem cells, wheat germ, Vitamin B17, green tea, cayenne pepper, cabbage soup, lemon juice, cinnamon and honey, to name (honestly) a few. Amidst this list burns the raging debate about alkaline water, which apparently won’t be doused that easily.

improves physical appearance.

Let’s take a closer look at these claims. We all know that the stomach works by having strong acids to break down food and kill most of the bacteria that may have also travelled into the digestive system. The pH of our digestive juices is between 2 and 3.5, which is pretty acidic (the lower the pH, the more acidic, as we now finally remember).

So ingesting alkaline water just means that you are attempting to counter the acid – and the water will lose because there is more acid in the stomach than alkali (bases) in the water. So unless you are drinking bleach or something very alkaline (and caustic), the capacity of the stomach will never fit in enough water to counteract the digestive acids. So the alkaline water becomes neutralised and end up acidic, like everything else in the stomach.

“all the water absorbed by the human body is indeed alkaline in nature.”

Most of our body is alkaline.

This is true. Besides the stomach and the lower female reproductive tract, almost all other secretions in the body are alkaline. (Skin is also acidic but we’ll save that for another week). If you close your eyes tightly and press your fingers on your temples hard enough, you will vaguely remember learning science in school. A part of this was about pH. For the Alzheimer-prone, among us, let’s recall that pH 7 is neutral and anything higher than this, say, 7.0001 or 7.1 or 8 or 10 would be alkaline.

Likewise anything lower than this, such as 6.9999, or 4, or 2 would be acidic.

It so happens that the normal pH of blood is between 7.35 and 7.45, meaning slightly alkaline. By the way an alkali is also called a base (ergo, alkaline = basic). Just can’t run away from that base, can we? Coming back to blood pH. Your body works very hard (especially the kidneys and lungs) to strictly maintain this range of pH. The whole basis of alkaline water is, err… basically… just that – the body is mostly alkaline and as such alkaline water has many health benefits. No need for details – you’ve probably heard them all – releases OH, structures the water, ionizes the water... Some, of course, take it further to say that it can prevent cancer and reduce free radical damage to the body, hence preventing aging and other forms of damage to the body. It is also claimed by some that alkaline water cleanses the organs and

Ironically, the uptake of water in humans is done in the intestines and before water can be absorbed, the water needs to be made slightly alkaline. This is done by the bicarbonate ions in the pancreatic juices applied as the pre-digested food passes through the duodenum (first part of the small intestine) after it leaves the stomach.

So in that respect, all the water absorbed by the human body is indeed alkaline in nature. The reason is simply because digestive enzymes in the small intestine work best in a mildly alkaline environment.

Our drinking water also contains chlorine to kill bacteria and microbes. This means that water ionisers tend to end up producing hypochlorite which is an oxidising compound – and not the antioxidants claimed by such machines. The secret of the really strong alkaline water ionisers is that they also add base chemicals like sodium hypochlorite or potassium hydroxide to introduce the extra alkalinity. To some, this would sound about the same as mixing a teaspoon of bleach in a litre of water before drinking – and it is, because these are the same chemicals used in bleaches and cleaning fluids.

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Age has taken its toll yet it lends a sense of history to a business that has grown since the dawn of the new millennium

Black Gold in Aged China Penned by Syed Rusydie

What do you know about what makes a good cup of Joe? Connoisseurs would point straight to the origin of the beans used; others will claim it is the machinery deployed to refine said beans. The couch-loving enthusiast will claim that good service and a matching environment to savour the coffee is what pulls the experience together.

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adornments and key staff members. The our grandfather’s friend will shrug all of these suggestions off and insist, couple takes pride in delivering great “As long as it’s kaw enough.” Bring all coffee without the marketing glamour that popularized, and to some extent of these elements together and throw in a long-standing reputation and you will find tarnished the coffee-drinking culture in recent times; their simplified menu yourself at the shutter doors of Black Bean harkens back to the simpler days of having Coffee and Tea Company’s quaint café.

One glance past the paint- Your grandfather’s your beverage served with varying amounts of milk, peeled awning into this single-storied shop lot were friend will shrug all or none at all – the selling you to pass by on foot, as of these suggestions point being their use of locally-acquired most visitors to pedestrianoff and insist, “As quality beans. heavy Carpenter Street as it’s kaw would, you would be able long to tell that Black Bean is enough.”

“We get our beans from steeped in a culture that plantations located goes back to a time that predates the coffee exclusively in Sarawak,” muses Han with craze that has garnered much mainstream pride. Black Bean sources for Sarawak appeal in recent times.

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The staff is knowledgable in making you feel at home as well as their training in tailor-making your beverage to your exact preference

roasted them to international standards.

We prefer a Full-City Roast, towards the darker end. We began distributing to local coffee shops and from there word spread – we began to receive orders from Miri and even shops in Kuala Lumpur!”

The poster that was hand-drawn a decade ago remains the centre piece of the counter

But don’t forget the “Tea” in the company’s name. In addition to serving black gold, the company imports Pu Erh tea from China and Black Tea from Sabah. What the barkeep will push, of course, are their specialty Green Tea and Formosa Oolong Tea from out of Taiwan – from which Han is originally from. Before moving to Kuching and marrying her husband of local descent, Han spent quite some time in her friend’s tea farm up in the Alishan Mountain range in Chiayi County, central Taiwan getting her hands dirty and doing research from the ground up.

That explains the Chinese characters to be found in most of the tapestry and posters adorning the walls of the café. Prominent in the place’s display cabinets are boxes laden with silk – within are teapots and china sets that look as old as the building housing them, as well as curious-looking coffee machines from an age when all of this was appreciated more as an art form than the bustling industry that it is today.

Whichever path you choose to go down, be it coffee or tea, Black Bean is your place to go. Get ready for a warm welcome by welltrained staff, exceptionally made coffee in the exotic blend of your choice, and a coziness long lost in this hurried, modern world of take-outs.

The self-made coffee roast chart that explains in words and shades of brown the different levels of roasting, probably as old as the shop itself Black Bean packages it’s Full-City Roast Sarawak Liberica and Robusta beans to be bought and taken home, and in larger quantities for shipments to other coffee places within the city and in venues as far as Kuala Lumpur

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By Gordon Chin

Hard Rock Cafe is set to open up its first Sabah branch right in the centre of the city come April 1, however the local media, Bandwidth included, were given special privileges to witness and experience the highly anticipated Cafe a month before it opens its doors to the public.

The American brand-themed restaurant and cafe is expected to bring in more enjoyable dining experience as well as a fresh, new and exciting place to hang out and be merry for people from all walks of life.

Hard Rock Cafe Kota Kinabalu general manager Floyd Mervyn Pereira said the cafe which provides in-house live band entertainment as well as varieties of food and drinks (alcohol included) for customers will add more fun and liveliness to people in the city.

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“We offer a comfortable and star-like ambiance for our clients, even the design and walls are decorated with rock and roll memorabilia,” he said during a preopening media tour on March 5.

“The Hard Rock Cafe Kota Kinabalu is decorated with clothes and musical instruments of rock stars and famous artistes such as Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Elton John, The Rolling Stones and John Lennon,” he added.

Apart from that, customers can enjoy good food and music facing a beautiful view of the ocean as the cafe is located fronting the South China Sea. Hard Rock Cafe Kota Kinabalu will be opened daily – 11am to 1am every Sundays to Thursdays and 11am to 2am on Fridays, Saturdays and the eve of public holidays.

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PacifiCity Open House PACIFICITY - CHANGING THE COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE OF KOTA KINABALU

PacifiCity, a massive 25 acre integrated development located near the new International Convention Centre in Likas Bay, hosted a Lunar New Year Open House on Saturday 7th March with Datuk Raymond Tan Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Industrial Development and Tan Sri Sukarti Wakiman, State Secretary for Sabah as Guest of Honor.

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Groove In Black

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Kota Kinabalu nightlife aficionados flocked KK Times Square on Friday and Saturday night to be seen in their ebony outfits at the G.I.B. (Groove In Black) Outdoor Party on the 27th and 28th March.

Ever conspicuous DJ K-man, taking a break from his CDJs, shared instead his other talent of playing host for the two nights. The party kicked off shortly after 9pm on Friday with DJs Rixal & Wylfrid spinning a clever mix indeed. Though unassuming in appearance, this duo managed to lay out some well-crafted snippets with a pleasant mix of old and new. Other notable first-night acts included DJ Magg, DJ Riviere from Thailand and year-round favourite DJ Jerone Paul as the closing act.

indefatigable podium dancers providing pleasant visual distraction for the party-goers. A crowd favourite was the surprise cosplay cameo by DJ Yoe as Batman, with animated character Baymax as his sidekick for the night.

The music was interspersed with several displays for the eyes, including the Merges Dance Crew hip-hopping away, fire-eating by Cinta and the

Other featured acts over the two nights included the Brothahoodzz Project, DJ Rachel B, DJ Brian T, DJ Tiana, and Monkey Boy.

The second night drew a slightly later crowd, owing to the coincident grand opening of a neighbouring mall. But party they did, with DJ Mystery, true to her name, enigmatically mesmerising the crowd, mixing in literally an old-school fashion, switching CDs from track to track. Prominently-moustached special guest DJ Leiley ended the night on a high note.

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Don’t JUST do some

By Jonny

“They answered, “Come on, let’s attack them! We have seen the land, and it is very good.

Aren’t you going to do something? Don’t hesitate to go there and take it over. ” – Judges 18:9 New International Version Apparently, this could be the origin of the well-known phrase “Don’t just sit there, do something!” Having been paraphrased over time, its meaning now seems more akin to that of a criticism or a reprimand. It also seems related to another well-known saying that “idle hands are the devil’s workshop!” which also appears to have Biblical origins.

“For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but - busybodies.”

- 2 Thessalonians 3:11 Clearly, what they all seem to suggest is for us to get off our rear end and be productive.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained? Build it and they will come? It is echoed in many examples, even in international sports brand Nike’s slogan - “Just do it.” In most situations,

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this is very good advice. Inaction is not a best friend of success.

However, if the coin were to fall on the other side, we end up with a completely different scenario – one that would suggest caution and contemplation. In 1709, the English poet Alexander Pope targeted the literary critics of his day in his An Essay on Criticism where he finished up with the phrase “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” Subsequently, many others in literature and song have echoed this phrase, the likes of Thomas Hardy, James Joyce, E.M Forster and even Frank Sinatra, just to name a few. I suppose the phrase “Learn to be still” follows in parallel?

Precipitous and hasty actions or decisions tend to favour mistake and misfortune.

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So we find ourselves torn and straddled between doing something and doing… nothing. But perhaps there is a middle path – one that encourages thinking, structuring, planning, coordinating and dreaming all in one, but without the use of computer, a phone, a book or even a pen. In this state one appears to be idle; our eyes may even be closed but we are not asleep, inactive or lazy. We are contemplating, inventing, considering and theorizing - imagining. So where do we draw the line, if there is one? When do we decide what move to make, which person to call or what action is required? Ideas are like noses, everyone has one! They are free. You can fill journals with them. So what transforms an idea into a reality? The line is blurred and this is what makes it an adventure.

According to William of Ockham, an English friar, scholastic philosopher and theologian; “among competing hypotheses that predict equally well, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected.” I guess this can be paraphrased as K.I.S.S – keep it simple, stupid! So does running around like a headless chicken, multi-tasking and hustling arrive at “simple”? Or will lying around, contemplating our navel for days, get us there faster? Do we work hard, smart or a combination of both? There is no simple solution to this dilemma. It’s personal and it’s a choice. As much we may believe in spontaneity, organizing rather than agonizing makes a lot of sense too. I would go for the latter, choosing to add madness to my method rather than to add method to my madness. In other words - “Don’t just do something… sit there.” www.bwmag.net 33

STYLE

Cool Instagram accounts

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By Sharmila Asha

The thing about fashion blogs/videos is that they take WAY too long. They have a list of things that they are wearing along with their life (day) stories and you just skip through because all you want to do is stare at their beautiful editorials, get inspired (you can’t afford all those stuff anyway). When Instagram came along, beautiful filters and pictures that take less than 2 seconds to load took the world by storm. Fashion bloggers kept up with the trend and started mini-blogging with pictures and short captions and for this, I am grateful. Less loading and reading, more swiping! Here are some cool Instagram accounts for all you fashion/make up lovers.

Lupe Sujey Cuevas

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A YouTuber, the beautiful Lupe Cuevas has perfect make up skills, especially her flawless contouring skills. Her Instagram feed mainly showcases her finished looks from her videos.

Never will you get tired of her elf-like features and her umpteen collections of fun wigs. Follow her at @lupescuevas.

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Paula, known as Pupu, has an affinity for full skirts and body art. Her trademark wavy pinned-up hair, red lipstick and her quarterlength dresses will make you wonder if she travelled through time from the 50’s and landed in the 21st century. Paula is the founder and designer for her brand HelloPupu, a vintage design brand from Indonesia. Follow at @pupupaula.

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In case you’re not following her already (I highly doubt you’re not), Mary or Marycake is an Instagram fashion icon slash mild ailurophile (based on the amount of pictures she has of her cat). She pulls a Ramona Flowers when it comes to hair, changing colour as often as she changes her clothes but maintains her trademark ombre. Apart from her hair, frequently she is photographed sporting black in variations. Mary is definitely one to follow at @marycake.

Sonia Eryka

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Sonia is a 22 year old Jakarta-born blogger, freelance fashion stylist and owner of Ninotchka Coffee Parlour and Diner in Jakarta. She also sings and has a music video up on YouTube, along with her Paramore covers. Her style ranges from mild harajuku to mod to sarongs, and often teams her outfit up with her favourite Jeffery Campbells. The multitalented entrepreneur expanded her fashion blogging to mini-blogging as @soniaeryka on Instagram.

Elizabeth Jane Bishop

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Elizabeth Jane is a fashion student who works styling and directing for shoots. She also does modelling on the side for Elite London. Her Instagram feed features her cool style and impressive/enviable stockpile of shoes (which mostly consist of sneakers and chunky heels that would bring tears to a sneakers-and-chunky-heels-lover like yours truly). Follow this cool cat at @elizabethjanebishop.

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If you are a fan of the bright and bold, then Robyn is one to follow. Robyn captured the hearts of thousands by showing off her quirky and unique street style in her blog robynhoodcloset.com. She rocks pop-art dresses and white dreads, to rainbow platforms and gypsy shawls. Robyn is currently pursuing a music career. You can keep up with her at @robynthebank.

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Wrong Things In Their Rightful Place Penned by Syed Rusydie

Tucked away in the middle of the maze-like web of old shop lots pre-dating our nation’s independence that make up Carpenter Street in central Kuching is a café cum art-hub that speaks out in eloquence despite filling its spaces with an eclectic mix of items that, in spite of one another, feel so right. Enter Wrong Place.

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diner built in the spirit of the indiescene, a deeply-engrained culture here that is gaining popularity in Kuching, Wrong Place is one of a kind, even amongst its competitors. I’ve chosen the word diner here to describe not only its light, Western-themed food that is occasionally accompanied by our staple sambal sauces and local salads but also its fast service, the manner in which the food is served, and the prompt response from the waitresses who are just a whistle away.

The menu provides a range of foods you’d find at a regular diner’s overseas, including multiple variations of burgers and sides, BLT’s, sausage-based and lambbased dishes and the oh-so popular Fish & Chips. Add to that range an assortment of outrageously-named items of East-West fusion, and an ever-expanding side-menu of mix-em-ups.

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“One Saucy Beef Stripper, please.”

The waitress jots down the order, the plain look on her face expressing no shame in hearing a combination of words that would conventionally offend most other women.

Before she is able to get out of reach of hearing I manage to slip in another order to have one Nutella Shake mixed half and half with the Peanut Butter Shake. Hint: Something your taste buds will thank you for should you find yourself in Wrong Place one day.

Pleased, I put down the menus, all of which are handwritten on cut pieces of cardboard that would have otherwise been a part a growing pile of debris out back. Spend some time during your wait exploring the interior of Wrong Place and you will realise that most of the ornamentations within this café are to some degree

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Artisanal detailing makes all the difference; Wrong Place’s menus are all handwritten and not a single piece of print is to be found in sight

hand-crafted, if not salvaged from old construction sites. Take for instance a handful of chairs that were put together using thrice-divided bathtubs from the seventies in all its un-restored glory, or the tables which are treated cable-reels inset with an ornately-cut can in their middle to serve as an ashtray.

What really screams for attention, however, is the full wall of hand-painted murals that make up one entire side of the café’s interior. It is the colourful, imaginative fruit of a collaboration between local artists, Amey Sheikh Ali and Adrian that the owner, entrepreneur Ivan Chen who founded the venture July last year, commissioned to be the real conversation-starter. Adjacent to this wall is the area that blends the exterior with the interior thanks to its wall-less, frontexposed façade, divided only by a long Tapang Tree bar-top filled with books and

These old bathtubs were given a new life and made into surprisingly comfortable chairs

The thought-provoking mural accredited to rising artist Amey Sheikh Ali will keep your eyes locked and mind engaged

magazines that would pique interest in even the pickiest of readers.

The Saucy Beef Stripper arrives, served in a basket on a simple metal tray. The meal is two-handfuls of beef strips deep-fried in the resident chef’s own batter, and is drenched in their homemade garlic-chilimayo dressing (of which I quickly ask for an extra helping) accompanied by salsa and a light salad.

My tray is gradually emptied as I sit crosslegged in the middle of a bathtub at my table that has probably seen countless shipping ports, while I ponder the quizzical message of the mural in front of me. Aptly enough I spot a piece of writing left on the wall in bold, black chalk by one enthusiastic visitor, “Why look at a televisions when you can stare at walls instead?”

The interior is well lit at all times thanks to the discarded exterior, aided by soft artificial lighting

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So you had a good session in the gym yesterday. You did some heavy bench presses, some intense bicep curls then performed a heavy-enough weight on the lat pulldown.

Today, you are asked to help carry a 30-kilogram box of goods upstairs. You end up hurting your back. What happened there? Maybe you are not paying enough attention to your functional fitness.

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hat is functional fitness? The definition of functional fitness and exercise is as follows:

‘Functional training attempts to adapt or develop exercises which allow individuals to perform the activities of daily life more easily and without injuries. In the context of body building, functional training involves mainly weight-bearing activities targeted at core muscles of the abdomen and lower back.’

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Studies have shown that functional training, if performed correctly, will lead to better joint mobility and stability, as well as more efficient motor patterns.

Improving these factors decreases the potential for an injury sustained during an athletic endeavour. This also goes for performance in a sport.

The key to functional exercise is integration. This is about teaching all the muscles to work together rather than isolating them to work independently.

WELLNESS Here are the 5 basic functional movements you need to master – Deadlift The purpose of this is to strengthen all the pulling muscles.

Example of real life application: lifting or carrying things.

Power clean The purpose of this is for total body explosiveness.

Example of real life application: jumping and standing up fast.

Overhead press Builds upper body and core strength.

Example of real life application: pushing something and throwing.

Front squat Strengthens lower body and enhances athletic posture.

Example of real life application: jumping and pushing using the lower limbs.

Chin-up Builds upper body strength and relative strength.

Example of real life application: climbing and dragging.

How does one do these exercises?

If you are a beginner, you can start light and focus on acquiring a proper form first.

Once you master the movement, you can begin to add on the weight progressively.

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To Jailbreak Or Not To Jailbreak?

By Gordon Chin

If you own an iPhone or know quite a bit about iPhones, you’ve probably heard about the term Jailbreak. Either you’ve thought about doing it on your phone or you’ve heard stories about them but are not so sure about them. Either way, the Jailbreaking world can be quite a mysterious world for the not-knowing. Here’s all you have to know about Jailbreaking your iDevice!

WHAT IS ‘JAILBREAK’?

Jailbreaking your iPhone or iPad essentially means unlocking certain abilities, features and functions that Apple did not include in iOS for users to manipulate. Like breaking it free from jail to do things it otherwise would have not been able to do - hence the term.

Jailbreaker available for which iOS version but Google would usually point you to the right direction right from the get-go.

HOW DO YOU DO IT? It is as simple as downloading the Jailbreaking software on your computer, plugging in your phone and click “Jailbreak”.

Yes, it is as easy and simple as that. No fancy devices or special hacking programming knowledge required.

Although, all Jailbreaking softwares recommend you to backup your files on iTunes before performing the Jailbreak. Also, Jailbreaking softwares for different iOS versions were developed by different companies so when searching for Jailbreaking software, it would be essential to include the iOS version your iDevice is running in your Google search e.g. “iOS 8.1.2 jailbreak”. First time Jailbreakers would have to do a little bit of reading online to know which company has a

THEN WHAT? Assuming that you have now successfully performed a Jailbreak, you will suddenly find an app called Cydia in your iDevice.

Cydia is the new command centre for all your Jailbroken functions including installing of apps, tweaks, mods, themes etc. These “features” come in the form of ‘Packages’ and are available for download, install, modification and deletion all from Cydia. It is then just the matter of knowing what you want and installing them. Think of it as a very simple and ungarnished version of the AppStore - but again, most of the time, you are not actually downloading apps. Instead, most of the time, you will be downloading extensions or modifications to existing apps.

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So if you paid RM50 for a phone shop to do it for you, you may proceed to giving yourself a Level 9000 facepalm.

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TECH almost every title available in the AppStore.

Some of these hacks and mods are hosted by modding apps like XModGames or iMod Games and some of them are standalone mods. Again, a little bit of Googling will point you to the right direction for the kinds of mods that you would need.

SO IS EVERYTHING FREE NOW? Well, no. In fact, the developers of Cydia frowns upon the act of piracy - at least that what they say - but do not limit users and developers to what they can do on Cydia in any way. Several years ago, there was an app available called Installous, where it is basically an AppStore, but everything is downloadable for free. However, it was closed down due to obvious reasons. There have been other alternatives available on Cydia, but are not as successful and do not have the wide variety of Installous.

WHAT CAN I DO WITH IT? As mentioned above, you can now do many mods, customisations and tweaks to your Device that was previously never possible.

This includes having new themes, adding more apps in your home screen, changing the animation of your Device’s functions e.g. when swiping to the next page of your home screen, instead of the icons moving to the left, they can turn and tumble as you swipe or many other animations, instead of scrolling left and right between home screen pages, you can swipe up or down etc.

Another common use of Jailbreaking is to hack games. As an avid gamer, this is actually the only reason I Jailbroke my iPhone and iPad. Although it is not a very right thing to do, but hey, try getting ALL LEVEL 11 WALLS in Clash of Clans. Go ahead. Try. Coming back to hacking games, there is a plethora of mods and hacks available for 42 www.bwmag.net

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IS IT SAFE? Well, being an iPhone user ever since the iPhone 3G was released, I have always found myself Jailbreaking all of my iPhones due to various reasons. However, not a single time have I ever encountered any problems with any of my phones. Never had any data loss, no exploding phones, no hacking of any accounts, no added lag. However, I DO NOT guarantee that it is the case for all iPhones.

IS IT FOR ME? Finally, we have come to the part to determine whether you should Jailbreak or not. It all boils down to what you need. If you are one of those tinkering techies who are interested in looking for more out of your iPhone or would like you Clash of Clans to play by itself or wondered how Candy Crush level 1,000 looks like? Well yes go ahead.

However, if you are satisfied with how your phone performs and would like to be an honest gamer, then you won’t miss much.

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TURBO

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By Gordon Chin

Turbo. It is one of the most commonly associated word for speed. So much so that it is being used to describe speed even outside of the car world. Like Turbo 3G, Opera Turbo, Turbo Washing Machine, it is even the name of a Snail from an animated movie. But what really is a turbo?

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n the car world (where the term turbo originated from), a Turbocharger, or more commonly known as just Turbo, is a form of forced induction system for the engine. Forced induction is basically increasing the amount of air going into the

engine than what it can normally suck from the atmosphere. This will also allow more fuel to be injected and creating a bigger explosion. Bigger explosion = more power.

Hence, non-forced induction engine is called a Normally Aspirated engine, or NA.

*CRASH COURSE ON HOW PETROL ENGINE WORKS* The engine creates combustion by sucking up air from the atmosphere and mixing it with fuel in the combustion chamber and igniting the mixture with a spark. This explosion or combustion then pushes down pistons, which are connected to a crank shaft, creating a spinning motion for the crankshaft as the pistons move up and down.

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TURBO So how does the Turbo actually work?

The main turbo unit, which looks like a snail with a fan in the middle is made out of two parts. Most commonly, these parts are known as the Front and Back, or the Compressor (front) and Turbine (back).

or extractor and goes in to the back portion of the turbo through a pipe, where it spins a turbine wheel, which is connected to the compressor wheel with a shaft.

Without a turbo, air sucked in by the intake goes straight into the combustion chamber through the intake manifold. But in a turbo, that atmospheric air is first compressed in the front portion of the turbo before going into the engine. This compressed air will contain more oxygen and all those explosive particles per square inch compared to normal air. This is called boost, which is measured by Pounds per Square Inch (PSI).

Now that the air is compressed, it become too hot to be of any good use for the engine.

The cooler the air, the bigger the explosion.

This is when the intercooler comes in.

Before entering the engine, the compressed air goes through an intercooler unit to cool the air down and maximising the combustionability. The output of the engine is strongly influenced by the air-fuel ratio one of the key elements of tuning an engine.

With more air introduced, fuel must also be added to ensure a good ratio for combustion.

On a naturally aspirated engine, the exhaust fumes (byproduct of combustion) are dissipated to the atmosphere though the exhaust pipe. On a turbo engine, the fumes are put to work before being released into the atmosphere. The fumes travel out of the exhaust port, into the turbo manifold

To recap, exhaust gasses go through the back of the turbo, spinning the compressor in the front, which compresses atmospheric air, creating boost, which is then cooled down with an intercooler before it enters the engine. It can be a little tricky, but it makes perfect sense once you see the diagram.

FAST What is that psssshhhhh sound commonly heard on turbo cars every time they shift gears?

That is the sound of unused boost being released into the atmosphere through a Blow off Valve. When throttle is released (for example during a gear shift), all the boost created by the turbo will not be able to enter the engine and must be recirculated or dissipated into the atmosphere.

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