Irwin Umban

22/03/2026

Selamat Hari Raya from all of us 💫✨

Thank you for the warm invitation and beautiful celebration. Truly felt like home 🫶

And yes… the laksa was that good (had to go for round two 😋🤭)

Wishing everyone a joyful Raya filled with love, laughter, and plenty of good food 🌙✨

21/03/2026

Not even mad about it 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↔️

25/12/2025

28/11/2025

A little life update 🤭💫

Here’s what we’ve been obsessing about lately hehe ✨

Ever since we watched Physical: 100 Asia, tiba-tiba all of us jadi hyper motivated😆 Really hope this motivation lasts… 🤣✨

The kind of motivation that makes you suddenly feel like you can sign up for a fitness competition… padahal baru workout 2 days only 😆🔥

We’re officially fans of the Korea, Japan, and Mongolia teams 🇰🇷🇯🇵🇲🇳

And now… 90% of our Instagram feed is basically just them 😂

Any Physical Asia fans out here? Hehe

16/09/2025

This Malaysia Day was supposed to be a joyful one.

But early this morning, while my wife and I were on pilgrimage with our church BEC, I received a distressing phone call from my brother. He told me that our beloved dad had just passed away. I was shocked to hear the news.

I immediately called my mother. Through her tears, she confirmed the news. We all cried together 🥺😭

I still remember my dad’s last words to me. He joyfully told me not to worry and said there was no need to come back and visit him. We knew he had a weak heart, but he had stabilised and was discharged. Never did I think he would be called to the Lord so soon after.

Malaysia Day will forever carry a different meaning for me from today onwards. What was meant to be a celebration of unity and freedom has become a day of deep sorrow.

May God, in His infinite mercy, welcome my dad into His eternal embrace and grant him peace.
We will be flying back tomorrow morning. Please keep our family in your prayers.

26/08/2025

Turned 35 a few days ago 🎉

Celebrated it with a quick getaway to Cameron with my lovely wife

We love it here 😊 the cool breeze, the calming and zen vibes… and of course, strawberries, scones, and tea lol

But being here also reminds me of 3 years ago. I was here too, but in a very different place in life. I was still fighting cancer, still unsure whether I would live or not. Those were scary times.

I’m grateful to say that fight is over. 🙏

Back then, I had 99 problems, but when cancer came, suddenly I only had 1 problem lol.

Now that it’s solved… looks like I have to get back to solving the other 99. 🤭

This journey has taught me so much and completely changed the trajectory of my life. I’m also deeply thankful to God — because through this suffering, I gained faith in Christianity.

And today, together with my wife, we dedicate some of our time to helping people fight cancer so they too can have another chance at life. ❤️

If you know someone fighting cancer, ask them to reach out to us. You never know how much of a difference one conversation can make.

06/06/2025

Throwback to our last Gawai celebration 🌾

This was actually my first time celebrating Gawai in my parents' new longhouse — and wah, the feeling was something else.

Surrounded by family, laughter, and the familiar sound of gong and sape music in the background… i miss all of it 🥹

This time, I was there with my biu biu, her sister, and her mother-in-law too.

We also sempat dress them up in traditonal iban costume, how did they look? Hehe

We makan non-stop 😋 From traditional dishes like pansuh, kasam babi, and lemang, to endless rounds of snacks and kuih.

And of course, what’s Gawai without a bit of tuak and the harder stuff… but we minum sikit-sikit saja la, health kena jaga juga kan? 🤭🤭

Anyway, I’m really thankful that I'm alive and well to experience Gawai again, this time with my loved ones ❤️
Also sempat main2 with cute newphew 😙

While we're there, sempat also go to Mount Hosanna for a quick tour and prayer 😊

All in all, it was a beautiful Gawai. Truly grateful for the memories 🥹

May our culture, love, and unity continue to live on 🌾✨

P.S. We’re currently editing a video of our Gawai experience — can’t wait to share it with you all soon! 😙🎥

18/05/2025

Finally found the time to post this!😆

Lama juga tak update Instagram sebab I purposely removed the app to protect my mental space — avoiding mindless scrolling and unnecessary distractions.

Anyway… dalam diam-diam, ubi berisi… eh silap, ubi berkahwin!

Yes — we finally got married!🥳🥳

Our wedding was supposed to happen back in 2023, but life had other plans. When my cancer relapsed for the second time, everything had to be postponed. But yesterday, by God's grace, we finally had a simple and intimate ceremony at our local church — and it was beautiful.

Thank you so much to everyone who came and celebrated with us.

To our amazing groomsmen and bridesmaids — thank you for your help, love, and for making the whole day run smoothly.

Our priest, Father Simon, also said the best advice too:
“Marriage is like Nescafe and Milo mixed together. Once it becomes Neslo, it cannot be separated — until death do us part." Funny la our priest! 🤭😆

But above all, we give thanks to God. For His mercy, His grace, and the second chance He gave us both — not just in life, but in love.

Through our journey of fighting cancer together, both my wife and I experienced a deep renewal in our faith.
We’ve gained so more — a stronger bond, a bigger family in Christ, and love beyond what we imagined.

Now that we’re officially husband and wife, we pray for a future filled with love, laughter, and (hopefully) a few kids of our own — God-willing!

Here’s to new beginnings, grounded in faith and overflowing with gratitude.

25/03/2024

CHEERS TO UNLOCKING OUR GREATNESS! 🥂

Yesterday we just wrapped up the incredibly life-altering event in our life: the Millionaire Mindset Intensive 🥹

And let me tell you, it was nothing short of mind-blowing. 🤯Mind blowing as in it blew away all of the deep rooted limiting belief that's holding me back from achieving greatness in life.

I believe everyone else was transformed in their own way too. I believed everyone get to uncover the limiting beliefs and mindset blocks that were keeping them from reaching their full potential.

The trainer, Robert and Alan did such a wonderful job at helping us do just that. And we had so much fun breaking our limiting beliefs and mindset. So thank you Robert, Alan and to all the people who put this event together 😊

To all my brothers and sisters reading this, seriously, if you're stuck in a rut or craving a breakthrough in your life, attending this event is an absolute game-changer. 

Don't wait another second gais. Dive headfirst into this experience and watch as your mindset shifts, your confidence soars, and your life transforms before your eyes. 

Own your greatness, my friend – it's waiting for you on the other side of fear. 💪✨ 

20/11/2023

Yeah, so i got baptised last Saturday. Amen to that 😇 Thank you to Fr.Simon, my Godfather, and everyone else who helped make it happen😊

To be honest, i used to have strong Catholic faith when I was a kid, all throughout high school. Then I started to stray away from Christianity during my uni years up until the days I had cancer. That's almost 10 years. 

But that doesn't mean that I didn't believe in God. It's just that I tried other ways to connect with God through meditations, teaching of Buddhism, Islam, Confucius, Rumi and even through my own Iban culture of workshipping God. I even do crazy stuff like astral travelling in order to connect with God.

Anyway, being diagnosed with cancer changed all that. I really thought I'm gonna die for real and constantly seek the meaning of life and life after death.

And as I seek answers to these questions, the answer came to me, which I felt throughout all the cells and being of my body, and it was during a moment of greatest pain and suffering while I'm being hospitalized. For almost a full day, i suddenly acquired powerful imagination, where anything I imagined, good or bad, becomes real right in front of my eye. 

So of course, i play around with "this gift" as it was fun too :) but one of the most powerful moment for me was when I had the thought of imagining what Jesus and Mary looks like, and they instantly shows up in front of me, wearing white and shining robe. There were no words said, just that Jesus sits down beside me and touches my thigh and then left with Mother Mary.

That's when I felt God's healing and also him giving me the purpose of my life; that as I am healed, I will help other cancer patients heal as well. 

Indeed, on 29 Sep, my latest scan doesn't show any cancer cell anymore. Yes, i do a lot of stuff alongside chemo and immunotherapy, but in a way, I choose to also believe that I am healed through the power of God.

So thank God all these. May I live a long life, deepen my faith and help many others who are suffering too 😇🙏