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Sabahswiss Hi, I’m Emma, your sister from Sabah, Malaysia 🇲🇾 living in a beautiful land of Heidiland Switzerland 🇨🇭. Missing everyone back home every day.
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06/06/2026

The most attractive language in Kaamatan is Murut.
The most attractive language in FIFA World Cup is French. 🫣😅

Today in History:11 years ago, today, at 7:15 am, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred in Ranau, Sabah, causing more than...
05/06/2026

Today in History:

11 years ago, today, at 7:15 am, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred in Ranau, Sabah, causing more than 100 climbers and mountain guides trapped, injured and damage to many buildings in the hardest-hit area.

During the earthquake, one of the peaks on Mount Kinabalu (called the Donkey's Ears) was broken off. The source of the Poring Hot Springs a popular tourist area near Ranau, turned murky and black for a few hours due to the earthquake, which disrupted a clay deposit that interrupts the fault gap that heats up the rainwater. Some infrastructure was reported damaged with around 23 schools in six different districts affected, and Ranau Mosque was also damaged due to the tremor. Serious damage occurred to the hostels and resthouse near the summit of Mount Kinabalu. Buildings were similarly affected by the earthquake in Kota Belud and Tuaran. The areas around Kundasang and Ranau suffered water supply disruption when the main water drainage pipe burst, and several plants in both regions were damaged with a leakage in the deposition tank.

187 climbers were impacted, according to Sabah official sources, with most of them from Malaysia and Singapore, and others from Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States. 137 of them were stranded but subsequently rescued. The majority of fatalities were teachers and students from a Singaporean climbing group from the Tanjong Katong Primary School; initially reportedly missing, the Singaporeans were later officially confirmed dead by the Singaporean Ministry of Education with an official statement released on 10 June. Malaysian nationals accounted for the second most number of deaths, including two climbers (revised downwards from three initially reported missing) and four mountain guides. Subsequent investigation and witness by other climbers found that the four mountain guides died while protecting climbers. The four guides were identified as Robbi Sapinggi, Valerian Joannes, Ricky Masirin and Joseph Solungin. A Japanese climber also died while protecting one of the Singaporean school students as revealed by the owner of the accommodation where the climber stayed.

On 5 June 2016, a monument in the form of brass plaque etched with the names of the 18 victims was erected near the base of Mount Kinabalu.

** Source from Reddit

04/06/2026

All roads lead to Rome. No matter which path you take, you will reach your Rome eventually.

Baru mau masuk scene.. 😅First of all, congratulations Papar for winning the national (or state 🤔) UNK title this year. S...
01/06/2026

Baru mau masuk scene.. 😅

First of all, congratulations Papar for winning the national (or state 🤔) UNK title this year. Semua Top 7, congratulations. Actually dari mula lagi Papar is one of the favourites to win this year. Banyak early predictions yang orang share dalam socmed, Papar mesti ada dalam senarai. Papar memang layak menang. She’s beautiful, bahasa ibunda mantap, bijak menjawab, an all-rounder.

Saya lowkey harap Sook masuk top 3. Tapi itu saya, I like to support the underdog. Saya s**a cara Sook menjawab soalan dan saya sangat s**a pakaian dia. I think that’s the first time I’ve seen the costume on KDCA stage. Mungkin pernah sudah tapi saya tidak ingat.

Dari mula lagi my eyes on Tuaran. Saya predicted sudah dia No.2 tu.. Lawanya senyuman si Juje 😍.

Matunggong, you did your absolute best until the very end. Salute.

Seperti yang Datuk Rem pernah explained, sistem penjurian UNK ni ada lain sikit. Diorang guna sistem carry forward (kalau tidak silap). Pemarkahan terkumpul dari pre-judging, pusingan pertama, kedua dan ketiga. Jadi final result sometimes is unpredictable.

Selepas beberapa tahun saya mengharap ada translator untuk sesi Q&A dalam UNK, finally tahun ni translators di-hire khas untuk pertandingan ini which is good tapi.. saya ada baca keluhan-keluhan netizen bahawa translation untuk sesetengah peserta ada yang kurang tepat. Ada point penting yang tidak di translate.

Bagi saya, mungkin untuk mengelakkan kekeliruan seperti ini di masa akan datang, translator perlu berdiri di sebelah peserta supaya lebih jelas kedengaran dan dapat translate line by line. Pengiraan masa nanti mungkin kena guna stopwatch lah kan. Translator ni pun manusia biasa walaupun mereka arif dan bijaksana mungkin mereka pun nervous dan boleh lupa jawapan asal peserta bila dalam keadaan stress.

Pengurusan UNK tahun ni rasanya lebih banyak improvement dari tahun-tahun sebelumnya. Tapi satuuuu saja saya mau complain and don’t come for me on this.. Itu penjaga tirai kemarin sangat-sangat distracting. Masa kedua emcee berdiri depan tirai, penjaga tirai capit-capit tirai dan ada yang cubuk tirai lagi masa emcee tengah bercakap. Maybe it’s not a big deal for some people but to me it’s very distracting and unprofessional especially on live streaming. Macam saya mau teriak “leave the curtains alone! Don’t touch it!”

Mungkin sudah tiba masanya cara pengumuman nama peserta diberi nafas baru. No more curtains. We’re living in 21st century, not in the 80s anymore.

Ada baiknya kalau semua peserta berdiri di atas pentas dan nama peserta yang layak ke peringkat seterusnya dipanggil secara live. Kami pun mau tengok reaksi peserta in real time.. 🙏

31/05/2026

My Top 7 final prediction:

1. Sook
2. Tuaran
3. Papar
4. Matunggong
5. DBKK
6. Pagalungan
7. Penampang

Sekian prediction dari juri lantik diri sendiri 🫣😅

31/05/2026

Mongomot Pisompuruan, Mamaramai Piunungan. Harvesting Unity, Celebrating Harmony.
Kotobian Tadau Tagayo do Kaamatan,
Happy Harvest Festival my Sabah 😍

Cerita masa dentist appointment tadi. Dentist tanya si mia berapa bahasa dia pandai cakap. Mia: German, English, Malay (...
29/05/2026

Cerita masa dentist appointment tadi. Dentist tanya si mia berapa bahasa dia pandai cakap.

Mia: German, English, Malay (padahal ini level boleh beli air kosong saja 🫣🤣), Dusun (padahal dia faham songgilu saja 🤦‍♀️🤣), and I’m learning French at the moment (French dia belajar di sekolah dan pandai cakap sikit).

Saya mau kasi betul tapi biarlah. Yang penting si Mia bangga mengaku yang dia ada darah Dusun 😅

Dentist tanya apa itu bahasa Dusun dan Malay. Saya explain lah Dusun tu bahasa ibunda saya, Malay itu national language.

Dia pun.. ooh I didn’t know Malaysia has so many different languages 😅

Saya pernah jumpa orang yang fikir Malaysia punya national language ialah English 🤦‍♀️

This is a very relatable song for mamas out there. Lagu original pemenang American Idol 2026. Cuba kamu dengar nanti. Sa...
28/05/2026

This is a very relatable song for mamas out there. Lagu original pemenang American Idol 2026. Cuba kamu dengar nanti. Saya mau nangis dengar lagu ni sebab teringat my own struggles masa si Mia baby 😭😅

Song title: String Cheese
by Hannah Harper ‧ 2025

I warm my morning coffee up for the third time
Ms. Rachel on the TV with their favorite nursery rhyme
Hot Wheels and little people under my feet
Babies crying, it's pure chaos, but I don't miss a beat
I always knew that a 9 to 5 wouldn't suit me very good
But my hours are extended, that's just motherhood
I never knew this is what my twenty's would look like
But they saved me before I had the chance to waste my life
Some days I wanna cry, run away and hide
But I'd worry about their every need
And when I'm overwhelmed and touched out
They come climbin' up on the couch
Sayin', "Mama, can you open my string cheese?"
And I smile because I know meeting their needs fills my soul
And being their mama is who I'm meant to be
One day I'll be alone with a hot fresh cup of Joe
Wishing that someone would just drop by
And I'll sit and reminisce, times that I sure miss
Scattered toys and a baby on my hip
I thought finding peace in the quiet's what I wanted
But I'd give anything back to being needed
To those days, I wanna cry, run away and hide
But I'd worry about their every need
When I'm overwhelmed and touched out
They come climbing up on the couch
Sayin', "Mama, can you open my string cheese?"
And I smile because I know I'm meeting there needs fills my soul
And being their mama is who I'm meant to be

Sehari lambat but big congratulations to Nabawan! After the Top 7 Q&A, my final pick was either Nabawan or Keningau. Say...
28/05/2026

Sehari lambat but big congratulations to Nabawan! After the Top 7 Q&A, my final pick was either Nabawan or Keningau. Saya pick Keningau, si Mia pilih Nabawan 🫣. Jawapan Nabawan sangat bagus. I don’t speak nor understand bahasa Murut tapi kemarin my understanding was 100%. That’s how good his answer was 😅

Casey Jovial, saya sangat puji pengurusan RTK 2026. Dari AJK besar ke AJK kecil, TV Sabah, emcee.. semua lah. Everything was well organised. Kau boleh nampak attention to details yang mungkin ramai orang awam tidak berapa perasan tapi saya perasan. Contohnya, ada dua orang yang berdiri di depan, yang sumandak rambut blonde dan tanak wagu, berdiri di depan tepi kerusi VIPs.. mula-mula saya fikir kenapa dua orang ni di sana.. then baru sedar ooh maybe dorang ni bahagian hospitality..

Satu lagi yang two ladies punya task bagi microphone dan cabutan soalan. Cara pemakaian diorang sangat tepat especially yang saya perasan diorang pakai flats dan short heels which is important kalau ada task begitu sebab dia tidak interfere masa jalan..

Apa yang saya s**a lagi ialah, bila peserta keluar ke pentas untuk bertanding, bukan emcee yang introduces (kecuali yang peserta pertama) tapi video tayangan.. The average human attention span is highly nuanced. Kalau suara yang sama, ulang-ulang introduce peserta, orang cepat bosan dan hilang focus. Dalam masa yang sama boleh juga kasi rehat itu rihil si Adam Shamil bah kan 😅. Penat bah tu 9 jam emceeing, 3 bahasa lagi. Tapi si Mia bilang his English is very good! 😂

Lagi satu, kalau tidak silap ada kena mentioned yang sebelum event kemarin, diorang sudah ada preliminary judgement untuk pemilihan Top 15. Ini sangat-sangat bagus. Bagi saya, RTK ni macam mau cari kerja juga bah. Perlu interview. Judges perlu kenal dan pilih siapa yang betul-betul layak pegang itu title. Pemenang bukan hanya perlu hensem (although that’s one of the requirements I guess 😅) but you need to be able commit to serve the state of Sabah during your reign.

The final result bagi saya sangat tepat. Apalagi lepas baca the long list of his achievements. Having that kind of resume, you’re more than deserved the RTK title.

Satu saja request dari saya untuk next year.. boleh ka masa umum Top 15 tu, semua 50 peserta berdiri di atas pentas, tidak perlu tirai, then kasi umum satu-satu. Kami pun mau tengok reaksi diorang kena panggil nama in real time… please 🙏😅

Mia: Mami what are you watching..Me: Mami tengok ni Randawi Tavantang (sambil explain apa itu RTK) 😅** btw, banyak pemin...
27/05/2026

Mia: Mami what are you watching..
Me: Mami tengok ni Randawi Tavantang (sambil explain apa itu RTK) 😅

** btw, banyak peminat yang ni tadi 😆

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