There was an event being held at the KPD Tamu Ground celebrating Hari Peladang, Penternak dan Nelayan (HPPN 2010). It opened yesterday (18 November 2010) and will last until Sunday (21 November 2010).
It was celebrating Farmers' Day (both plants and animals) and Fishermen's Day. I don't know if these are the correct terms in english? Is a farmer with animals called a rancher?
(UPDATE 25 November 2010 - I saw in the Newspapers that they translated Penternak as Breeder; so in english its officially Farmers, Breeders and Fishermen Day)
Of course all the government departments and agencies were out in force; exhibiting their wares. This was the Agriculture Department's air-conditioned booth ...
... very nice chili and peppers in there.
The
Korporasi Pembangunan Desa (Rural Development Corporation) had a big booth.
The
Jabatan Perkhidmatan Haiwan dan Peusahaan Ternak (Department of Veterinary and Animal Industry) had a big booth ...
... selling both cooked meats and fresh meats (I saw venison was available).
There was a useful poster on the wall showing the different cuts of beef ...
... and lamb.
Padi (wet rice) seedlings ...
... and the small tractor for mechanised planting.
The
Lembaga Industri Getah Sabah (Sabah Rubber Industry Board) had a booth ...
... with some rubber tree trunks being tapped ...
... and rubber seeds (remember these? my childhood toys - they were free) ...
... the old fashioned rollers for expelling water from the coagulated rubber to form sheets before going to the smoke house.
I had an enjoyable time walking around all the exhibits and taking many images. This was the Tiger Garoupa ...
... Tilapia ...
... a school of small fishes (I forgot to note the name) dashing around the aquarium ...
... some kind of carp (?).
These were cocoa pods. The dried seeds (in the sack to the right) were cocoa beans. The flesh surrounding the seeds were removed by fermenting the fresh cocoa. Note the clever use of a photo backdrop by the
Lembaga Koko Malaysia (Malaysian Cocoa Board).
MARDI had the Lekor Forming machine (lekor is a kind of fried fish cake snack).
There was a "modern" chicken coop. I preferred the kampung (village) version (to the left in the background) ...
... and some very colourful chicks.
You could do your shopping for vegetables, fruits and chicken while you are here ...
... or you could have a meal here ...
... or buy some decorative flowers and plants ...
... or buy a goat. The announcer mentioned the price for a "pedigree" male at RM2,000.
There was an impressive ram ...
... an unusual white (albino?) water buffalo ...
... a massive hereford bull ...
... and an inquisitive deer.
The Sabah Computer Society (SCS) is organising the ICT Fiesta on 26 November - 28 November 2010. If you visit their website, you will see that there is an additional contest for this weekend (Count The Number of ICT Fiesta banners in Kota Kinabalu).
The event was being held at The Likas Sport Complex - Multi Purpose Hall.
On the way in, I saw that Microsoft was trying to "reform" the pirates. Buying a GENUINE copy of Windows 7 will entitle you to a "Dip and Win" contest. Hoo Hoo.
Did you know that the stepped seating in the hall (used for watching the badminton games) could be re-stacked this way?
According to the SCS website, there were 91 booths.
Looking at the white lines on the floor (badminton court markings), I remembered, while playing badminton here a long, long, time ago, the hall personnel telling us off if we wore normal shoes onto the court surface (I supposed there was a danger of making black marks on the polished floor). So why was this fair allowed in the badminton hall without some kind of carpeting on the court floor?
I didn't really have anything I wanted to buy here, so I walked around looking for the slightly unusual. There was a chance to WIN A PS3!
The highest scorer at Guitar Hero 5 (I saw that FIFA soccer was the other contest) would win.
The highest score so far (noted at 2.50pm) was 1,394,664. So the button-mashers (who think they are guitarists) can all have a go.
I was pleased to see we had the Sabah Open Source Group. It seemed to be promoting Linux.
They seemed to be giving away free copies of Linux.
