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Saya amat tertarik sekali dengan orang putih yang menyebut satu perkataan bahasa dusun yang hampir sama dengan ‘Sleng” bahasa mereka .Orang putih ini baru nak belajar bahasa dusun dan sebutan untuk setiap perkataan mungkin membuatkan anda janggal mendengarnya ..Seandainya anda menterjemahkan bahasa dusun yang mereka sebut kepada bahasa Malaysia , sudah tentu anda akan menemui ejaan yang kurang tepat .

Jadi , kita dapat tahu bahawa sebutan mereka yang agak melencong sedikit apabila diterjemahkan kepada bahasa Malaysia dan kepada ejaan bahasa dusun yang sebenar,sudah tentu kita akan menemukan ejaan yang lain .

Seperti juga kita , jika kita menyebut bahasa English didalam bahasa dusun , sudah tentu akan menjadikan seolah-olah bahasa English itu adalah daripada bahasa dusun .Begitu juga , mungkin orang putih itu juga berfikir , jika dia menyebut bahasa Dusun didalam bahasa English , sudah tentu bahasa Dusun itu ialah bahasa mereka juga .

Contoh bahasa dusun yang disebut dalam ‘Sleng” orang putih ialah ‘Miting’ , terjemahan sebenar diambil daripada bahasa English “Metting” yang bermaksud “Mesyuarat” .Orang kampung pun mahir dengan perkataan ini. Contoh lain yang di ambil oleh orang putih daripada bahasa dusun ialah “Rumamay” dan ejaan tepat untuk “Rumamay” ialah “Rumamai” . Perkataan “Rumamay” hanyalah sebutan didalam “Sleng” orang putih .

Sebutan yang kita dengar itu disebabkan lidah tidak dapat menyebut dengan baik perkataan dusun yang mereka ucapkan .Cuba kalau kita sendiri yang belajar bahasa English , bagi yang baru bermula , sudah tentu lidah kita tidak dapat menyebut dengan jelas atau melencong ke “Sleng” yang lain tetapi perkataan dan erti tetap sama.Dan orang menganggap ini sebagai “Lidah masih keras” .kalau mau belajar bahasa English,kenalah buat latihan,lama-lama lidah akan jadi lembut”.- Itu orang kata.

Tidak mustahil jika suatu hari nanti orang putih dapat bergaul dengan orang dusun dan bercakap bahasa dusun didalam “Sleng” orang putih . Dan ini sekaligus dapat membantu orang-orang Kadazandusun di sabah untuk terus dapat mempelajari bahasa English dengan mudah , dengan “Sleng” bahasa ibunda orang sabah.

Jadi , bagaimana agar bahasa kita jangan direbut oleh orang asing dan akhirnya menjadikan bahasa atau sebutan daripada perkataan bahasa dusun itu adalah berasal daripada bahasa mereka , tetapi saya fikir tidak mungkin mereka akan berbuat demikian .Semua yang berlaku ini adalah secara kebetulan dan tidak disengajakan atau sebaliknya.

Jika anda mendengar bahasa indonesia , anda dapat menemukan banyak bahasa English yang telah di tukar ke bahasa Indonesia dengan “Sleng” bahasa Indonesia .Contohnya , “Korupsi” , perkataan “Korupsi” berasal daripada perkataan bahasa English yang bermaksud “corruption” atau “Rasuah” .

Seandainya kita mendusunkan bahasa english daripada perkataan “Corruption” , sudah tentu akan menjadi seperti ayat ini “Mimang nakamanang sabab karaja nopo dau nga mongorupsi nopo tulun” . Tidak mungkin ayat akan menjadi seperti ini ” Mimang nakamanang sabab karaja nopo dau nga mongorup nopo tulun” .Sedangkan perkataan bahasa Dusun “mengorup” itu bermaksud “mengunyah” dan tidak mungkin sesuai kalau dalam perkataan “Rasuah” . “Mongorasuah nopo tulun” .

Am I right ? Please comment.

Mungkin Saya terlalu cepat menaip sehingga terdapat kesilapan ejaan ,jadi sila beritahu saya supaya saya dapat memperbaikinya,begitu juga dengan artikel lain yang terdapat didalam blog ini .Saya cuma re-check dua atau kali sahaja kerana masa saya sedang mendahului saya.

With the countless negativities the world brings about, how do we keep motivated? Try on these tips from A to Z…

A - Achieve your dreams. Avoid negative people, things and places. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

B - Believe in your self, and in what you can do.

C – Consider things on every angle and aspect. Motivation comes from determination. To be able to understand life, you should feel the sun from both sides.

D – Don’t give up and don’t give in. Thomas Edison failed once, twice, more than thrice before he came up with his invention and perfected the incandescent light bulb. Make motivation as your steering wheel.

E – Enjoy. Work as if you don’t need money. Dance as if nobody’s watching. Love as if you never cried. Learn as if you’ll live forever. Motivation takes place when people are happy.

F – Family and Friends – are life’s greatest ‘F’ treasures. Don’t loose sight of them.

G – Give more than what is enough. Where does motivation and self improvement take place at work? At home? At school? When you exert extra effort in doing things.

H – Hang on to your dreams. They may dangle in there for a moment, but these little stars will be your driving force.

I – Ignore those who try to destroy you. Don’t let other people to get the best of you. Stay out of toxic people – the kind of friends who hates to hear about your success.

J – Just be yourself. The key to success is to be yourself. And the key to failure is to try to please everyone.

K – keep trying no matter how hard life may seem. When a person is motivated, eventually he sees a harsh life finally clearing out, paving the way to self improvement.

L – Learn to love your self. Now isn’t that easy?

M – Make things happen. Motivation is when your dreams are put into work clothes.

N – Never lie, cheat or steal. Always play a fair game. 

O – Open your eyes. People should learn the horse attitude and horse sense. They see things in 2 ways – how they want things to be, and how they should be.

P – Practice makes perfect. Practice is about motivation. It lets us learn repertoire and ways on how can we recover from our mistakes.

Q – Quitters never win. And winners never quit. So, choose your fate – are you going to be a quitter? Or a winner?

R – Ready yourself. Motivation is also about preparation. We must hear the little voice within us telling us to get started before others will get on their feet and try to push us around. Remember, it wasn’t raining when Noah build the ark.

S – Stop procrastinating.

T – Take control of your life. Discipline or self control jives synonymously with motivation. Both are key factors in self improvement.

U – Understand others. If you know very well how to talk, you should also learn how to listen. Yearn to understand first, and to be understood the second.

V – Visualize it. Motivation without vision is like a boat on a dry land.

W – Want it more than anything. Dreaming means believing. And to believe is something that is rooted out from the roots of motivation and self improvement.

X – X Factor is what will make you different from the others. When you are motivated, you tend to put on “extras” on your life like extra time for family, extra help at work, extra care for friends, and so on.

Y – You are unique. No one in this world looks, acts, or talks like you. Value your life and existence, because you’re just going to spend it once.

Z – Zero in on your dreams and go for it!!!

People seem to have the misconception that only a select few are able to unleash a steady flow of creative genius. That is not true at all. The fact is, creativity is very much like a muscle that needs to be exercised in order to consistently give out great results.

If you don’t practice harnessing creative thinking, this skill will very much atrophy into inexistence. But keep working and this skill will soon come to you in a snap.

So how do you unleash your creative thinking? Well, the first thing is to become a human leech. No, we’re not talking about just sucking the blood out of every living being available, we’re saying that you should take in as much knowledge and learning you can find. Read everything available — good and bad, and keep your mind open to the infinite possibilities of the universe. The more you know, the more you’ll want to know, and the more your faculty of wonder will be exercised. Prepare to be amazed at little facts that add a bit of color into your life.

Focus on a creative activity everyday. Yes, it’s an effort. Even doodling is a creative activity. Don’t let anything hinder you. Mindlessness may be a creative activity, but for people who are just starting out to unleash a little bit of creative thinking in their lives, it is helpful and encouraging to have concrete evidence, that, “hey, what I’m doing is getting somewhere.” So why don’t you try it. Practice drawing for a couple of minutes each day. Bring out your old camera and start snapping photos like crazy. Keep a journal and make a point to write in it religiously. Another cool idea is to write by describing something with your five senses.

Try to avoid vague adjectives like “marvelous,” “amazing,” and “delicious.” Before you know it, you’ll have built yourself a tiny portfolio, and you’ll be amazed at the growth you’ve undertaken after amassing all those works of art. Who knows, you might actually take to liking those things you do everyday. Pretty soon those things will become a part of you and you’ll be addicted to these creative exercises.

Think out of the box — or don’t. Sometimes, constraints are actually a good thing. Limitations discipline you to work within your means. It enables you to be more resourceful. Creative freedom is great, but limitations enforce discipline.

Try something new everyday and let your experiences broaden your perspective. Explore a new district in your neighborhood. Spend an afternoon in a museum to which you’ve never been before. Chat up someone on the bus. Open up to the people around you. As you thrust yourself out of your comfort zone more and more each day, your sense of adventure grows and so does your zest for life.Think about it. When was the last time you did something for the first time? If it’s been a while, I tell you, you’ve been missing out on a whole lot of experiences that could’ve added to your growth, emotionally, mentally, physically, or spiritually. Why don’t you try bungee jumping today? Not only will you learn, but you will also have plenty of stories to share, enabling you to practice your storytelling skills and making you the life of the party.

Embrace insanity. No, not to the point of practically admitting yourself into the mental ward. As John Russell once said, “Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting.” Exactly! Every creative thought was once deemed insanity by other “normal” people at one time or another.

Luckily, that didn’t stop the creative geniuses from standing by them. The thing is, sanity or being normal confines people to think… well, normally. Withink limits. Creativity is essentially breaking through barriers. Yes, this includes the bizzarre and the downright strange.

I’m not saying that you yourself should develop a creative personality. That might go haywire. An example of a creative personality would be George Washington, who often rode into battle naked, or James Joyce, who wrote “Dubliners” with beetle juice for an intense fear of ink, or Albert Einstein, who thought his cat was a spy sent by his rival (or in thinking creatively in this case, the term could probably be “archnemesis.”) It’s important that your creativity doesn’t get you detached from the real world completely.

I hope this article has inspired you to start thinking beyond your “limits.” If you follow these steps pretty soon you’ll be living a life full of interesting adventures. Unleashing your creative thinking will bring about a new zest for living life.

More Sources of my personal experiment can be found at : www.piasau.com .

Be all you can be, but it’s not always in the Army. I often see myself as somewhat contented with my life the way things are, but of course it’s hard to think of anything else when where are real issues to be discussed.

Still I aspire for something deeper and more meaningful.

So we’re all pelted with problems. Honestly it shouldn’t even bother or even hinder us to becoming all we ought to be. Aspirations as kids should continue to live within us, even though it would be short-lived or as long as we could hold on to the dream. They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks… or can they?

1. What do I really want?

The question of the ages. So many things you want to do with your life and so little time to even go about during the day.

Find something that you are good at can help realize that small step towards improvement. Diligence is the key to know that it is worth it.

2. Should I really change?

Today’s generation has taken another level of redefining ’self’, or at least that’s what the kids are saying. Having an army of teenage nieces and nephews has taught me that there are far worse things that they could have had than acne or maybe even promiscuity. So how does that fit into your lifestyle?

If history has taught us one thing, it’s the life that we have gone through. Try to see if partying Seventies style wouldn’t appeal to the younger generation, but dancing is part of partying. Watch them applaud after showing them how to really dance than break their bones in break-dancing.

3. What’s the bright side in all of this?

With so much is happening around us there seem to be no room for even considering that light at the end of the tunnel. We can still see it as something positive without undergoing so much scrutiny. And if it’s a train at the end of the tunnel, take it for a ride and see what makes the world go round!

4. Am I comfortable with what I’m doing?

There’s always the easy way and the right way when it comes to deciding what goes with which shoes, or purse, shirt and whatnot. It doesn’t take a genius to see yourself as someone unique, or else we’ll all be equally the same in everything we do. Variety brings in very interesting and exciting questions to be experimented.

5. Have I done enough for myself?

Have you, or is there something more you want to do? Discontentment in every aspect can be dangerous in large doses, but in small amounts you’ll be able to see and do stuff you could never imagine doing.

6. Am I happy at where I am today?

It’s an unfair question so let it be an answer! You love being a good and loving mom or dad to your kids, then take it up a notch! Your kids will love you forever. The same goes with everyday life!

7. Am I appealing to the opposite sex?

So maybe I don’t have an answer to that, but that doesn’t mean I can’t try it, though. Whether you shape-up, change the way you wear your clothes or hair, or even your attitude towards people, you should always remember it will always be for your own benefit.

8. How much could I have?

I suppose in this case there is no such things on having things too much or too little, but it’s more on how badly you really need it. I’d like to have lots of money, no denying that, but the question is that how much are you willing to work for it?

9. What motivates me?

What motivates you? It’s an answer you have to find out for yourself. There are so many things that can make everyone happy, but to choose one of the may be the hardest part. It’s not like you can’t have one serving of your favorite food in a buffet and that’s it. Just try it piece by piece.

10. What Really Makes You Tick?

So? What really makes you tick? You can be just about anything you always wanted to be, but to realize that attaining something that may seem very difficult is already giving up before you even start that journey. Always remember, that self-improvement is not just about the physical or philosophical change you have to undergo, but it’s something that you really want.

Setiap manusia yang hidup didalam dunia ini sudah tentu memiliki bahasa ibundanya yang tersendiri .Walaupun anda seorang yang berketurunan Jepun sekalipun , tetapi yang pasti, ada bahasa yang tersendiri .Bahasa melambangkan bangsa.Bukan bererti mengenepikan bahasa Malaysia atau bahasa English tetapi ini bertujuan untuk mengembalikan kita semula kepada yang asal , supaya kita tidak seperti kacang lupakan kulit .

Bagaimana dengan mereka yang langung tidak tahu berbahasa dusun walaupun mereka ini adalah keturunan daripada bahasa dusun / kadazan ? Adakah mereka ini juga seperti orang yang lupa akan asal usul mereka ? Tidak sama sekali .

Kebanyakan orang dusun /kadazan yang bekerja di luar negeri atau di tempat jauh seperti Semenanjung Malaysia tidak lagi mahu bercakap didalam bahasa ibundanya .Saya tidak mempersalahkan sesiapa mengenai fenomena ini tetapi berdasarkan kepada statistik , mereka lebih suka berbicara didalam bahasa Malaysia daripada bahasa ibunda mereka sendiri .Mengapa ? Jawaban saya mungkin terlalu mudah iaitu sudah terbiasa dan terbawa-bawa…samada sejak dari kecil (Oleh kerana ibu bapa selalu bercakap didalam bahasa malaysia ) dan hampir-hampir tiada masa untuk mendedahkan bahasa ibunda itu sebagai bahasa jiwa bangsa kepada anak-anak mereka .

Bahasa Malaysia ialah bahasa perantaraan , atau bahasa rasmi Negara , bagi saya ianya bermaksud bahasa yang kita gunakan sebagai medium atau saluran untuk berkomunikasi di antara dua pihak , dengan tujuan untuk mengeratkan lagi kasih dan persaudaraan .

Tetapi ada yang sengaja tidak mahu bercakap kerana mereka malu untuk berbuat demikian .Tetapi ada juga yang tidak malu .kalau saya , apabila saya mula berbicara didalam bahasa dusun , saya akan terus berbicara tetapi apabila saya mula berbicara didalam bahasa Malaysia ,saya terus bertutur didalam bahasa itu atau bertanya kepadanya didalam bahasa dusun ( Koilo ko momoros dusun ?/kamu pandai bercakap dusun/ ) , jika dia pandai , anda mungkin boleh mengajaknya berbicara .

Saya tidak tahu bagaimana mengenali orang yang tahu dan mahu bercakap didalam bahasa dusun.Sekiranya anda terjumpa dengan mereka di pasar malam atau di mana-mana tempat, mereka akan berkata –kata didalam bahasa Malaysia tetapi apabila diselidiki dengan teliti , ternyata mereka malu untuk kembali kepada bahasa mereka semula.Adakah anda tersinggung dengan pernyataan saya ini ?

Kajian kes : 01#

Saya mempunyai seorang kawan , kami benar-benar rapat sejak dari dulu lagi. Apabila saya mendengar bahawa dia akan bekerja di kuala lumpur , saya sedihlah .Memang sedih tetapi terpaksa menerima pemergiaannya kerana itu adalah kemahuannya .

Selepas beberapa tahun kemudian, dia berjumpa dengan saya dan saya gembira melihat dia yang semakin hensem , lalu tanpa ragu-ragu , saya terus berbicara kepadanya didalam bahasa dusun , ternyata dia tidak mahu bercakap dengan saya lagi dengan bahasa itu .

Saya amat kecewa sekali ,Jawabannya bukan bahasa dusun tetapi bahasa Malaysia .Apabila di Tanya di mana sudah bahasa dusun dia ? Dia hanya menjawab didalam bahasa Malaysia .Tidak menjadi masalah jika dia benar-benar lupa atau tidak tahu . Last-last , dia mengaku bahawa dia tidak suka berbicara didalam bahasa dusun .Kacau daun sahaja .Saya tidak sakit hati tetapi agak kekok atau tersentuh dengan seorang kawan yang tidak mengenali identitinya yang sebenar .

Walaupun bukan semua orang sabah tidak tahu berbahasa dusun –kazadan , tetapi yang pasti , semua orang dapat berinteraksi di antara satu dengan lain.

Walaupun ada orang yang berbangsa dusun , tetapi bukan semua mereka ini tahu berbahasa dusun .Terdapat beberapa faktor yang menyebabkan mereka tidak mahu/tidak pandai bercakap didalam bahasa dusun / kadazan .

01. Bahasa dusun yang dikaitkan dengan orang sabah adalah kumpulan peminum dan pemabuk , jadi orang dusun/kadazan yang mendengar perkataan ini akan kecewa dan tidak mahu menjadi orang dusun lagi disebabkan untuk menutup malu .Orang lain yang buat, kita pula yang kena tetapi sebenarnya tidak .

02. Ibu dan bapa tidak mendedahkan mereka kepada percakapan sehari-hari , apatah lagi jika yang ibu atau bapa kawin dengan bangsa lain , mereka sudah lupa atau langsung tidak mahu lagi berbicara didalam bahasa ibunda , akhirnya bahasa atau indentiti sebenar mereka akan hilang secara perlahan-lahan .

03. Kebanyakan yang berbicara didalam bahasa dusun adalah terlalu sedikit .Jadi , oleh kerana pengaruh daripada kawan –kawan yang tidak suka dengan bahasa dusun , maka secara tidak sengaja juga mereka mula meninggalkannya bahasa mereka .

04. Mereka yang tahu berbahasa dusun menganggap bahasa bahasa ibunda mereka tidak begitu penting bukan bahasa perantaraan atau bahasa rasmi seperti bahasa Malaysia.

Kita tidak harus mengenepikan bahasa dusun / kadazan sebagai bahasa ibunda didalam satu rumpun bangsa atau persekutuan kita walaupun bahasa Malaysia bahasa rasmi Negara .Bolehkah bahasa dusun / kadazan meruntuhkan cara berfikir orang sabah untuk maju ? Jika berkesempatan, saya akan menulis artikel untuk bahagian ini. kotouhadan…