日期:2014年7月,這一年,是馬來西亞旅遊年;馬來西亞成立第51年;馬來西亞與中國建交40年,中國答應借兩隻熊貓給馬來西亞,不過比原定日期延後;中國和越南在南中國海互射水炮,越南鬧排華,來自台灣、馬來西亞、新加坡等地的華商工廠、公司,都被當著是中資企業掠奪。

地點:馬來西亞沙巴。

環境:馬航MH370失踪的謎底仍未解開,菲律賓南部海盜入侵沙巴東海岸虜人勒索贖金的事件仍時有所聞;實際上,還有兩位中國人質,一位遊客,一位華資在沙公司的經理,仍在海盜手中沒下文。中國集體遊客數目大減,不過,許多自由客還是抵抗不住沙巴的大藍天、大藍海、大綠山、大綠地,湧現在西海岸的亞庇。市中心的加雅街仍然燃燒著他們的熱情。

故事:當然也有例外的,有位北京男是來療傷的,心傷;還好,他在加雅街痊癒了,而且變成了另一個人;因為他遇上了杜順公主。

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Comment by Host Workshop on September 18, 2022 at 6:05pm

Creative industry content can be lucrative export for Malaysia

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said creative industry content such as movies, dramas and animations could be a lucrative export for the country if the products were of high quality.

The prime minister noted that the creative industry is a thriving sector in Malaysia with the existence of 345 MSC Malaysia status companies under the Creative Content and Technology cluster out of a total of 2,986 active MSC Malaysian companies as of March 31, 2019.

 

"In 2018, the MSC Malaysia status companies under this cluster recorded sales of RM7.69 billion with export value of RM1.4 billion and provided 11,471 job opportunities," he said in his speech at the 15th National Academy of Arts Culture and Heritage (Aswara) Convocation Ceremony here today.

Dr Mahathir believes that ASWARA, with its variety of faculties can provide high quality creative industry content and products for local and international markets.

 

Meanwhile, the prime minister stressed that Malaysia could not lose its identity which was shaped through its cultural and artistic diversity.

"We need to balance physical and material progress with the development of arts and culture because it is only in this way that we can strengthen the civilisation of the nation," he said.

He further noted that Malaysian culture, like the culture of other countries, is constantly changing due to external influences, developments in communication, technology and others.

 

"In this regard, arts and culture education is very important because we do not want to experience cultural degradation and poverty," Dr Mahathir said, adding that the decline would erode values vital for the survival of the nation.

“If arts and culture are not championed, society will no longer understand the functions and use of the core culture which becomes (our) identity, and instead they will know more of foreign cultures. With this, the noble values we inherited will also disappear,” he said.

 

Dr Mahathir said the rich Malaysian culture should not just be expanded within the country but should also be promoted on the global stage, while the people should also learn the cultures of other communities.

He said it is time for the government and Malaysians to pay attention to the country’s arts and culture which formed the pillar of racial identity.

 

Earlier, Dr Mahathir and his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali were awarded an honorary Doctorate in Creative Arts in conjunction with the Aswara convocation. The award has just been introduced by the institution.

“This award is very meaningful to us. But what is more important is that this award has placed arts and culture as a subject which should be given attention.

"Culture in particular can determine the success or otherwise of a race, and indeed an individual,” said Dr Mahathir, adding that he and his wife were honoured to be the first recipients of the award. (Bernama : 07 Nov 2019 )

Comment by Host Workshop on September 17, 2022 at 11:05pm
Comment by Host Workshop on September 16, 2022 at 4:01pm

Malaysia’s creative industry contribution to GDP remains low

by Dr. Tan Beng Huat

In every 15 Malaysian employees, there is 1 creative worker, or 6.7% of our total labor force. However, the creative industry contributes approximately only 2% towards the Malaysian GDP for the last year before Covid-19 pandemic,and constitute 0.2% of our exports. In 2019, the country’s exports of creative goods were at RM220 million, comprising items such as printed books,brochures, printed materials, pictures and photographs. Among the countries involved in the exports of creative goods are India, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, Turkey and Poland.(Source: 21.10.2020 The Malaysian Reserve)

The Global Reality

If we compare our data with with that of the world market, we will soon realise where are our weaknesses and opportunities for catching up:

Figures published by UNCTAD in May 2013 show that world trade of creative goods and services totalled a record US$ 624 billion in 2011 and that it more than doubled from 2002 to 2011; the average annual growth rate during that period was 8.8 per cent. Growth in developing-country exports of creative goods was even stronger, averaging 12.1 per cent annually over the same period. (CREATIVE ECONOMY REPORT 2013>WIDENING LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS by UNDP)

Comment by Host Workshop on September 15, 2022 at 7:59pm

Documentary on Murut’s 1936 New York visit

Published on: Tuesday, November 30, 2021

By: Sherell Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu: The first Sabahan – and perhaps the first Malaysian – to visit New York in 1936 and who returned to tell his tale is the subject of a documentary slated for release next year.

Called “Saudin the Orang Utan Whisperer” it is expected to spark interest in Sabah and Keningau and revolves around Saudin Labotao from Kg Ambual in Keningau. He was hired by the world’s first wildlife filmmakers Martin and Osa Johnson to handle animals on their voyage from Sandakan to New York.

Among the animals was Abai, the largest Orang Utan to be captured alive who was placed in the New York Zoo. It was so strong that it bent the bars there as reported in the New York Times then.

Saudin’s experience travelling to New York just before World War II was chronicled in Agnes Keith’s 1939 international classic, Land Below the Wind. She devoted an entire chapter to Saudin, as she did the Johnsons.

It was also Agnes who recommended Saudin to the the Johnsons for the purpose as he was skilled in looking after animals.

Saudin was featured in a coffee table book entitled “Spirit of Borneo: Hollywood’s first glimpse” about the Johnsons’ visit to then British North Borneo in 1920 and 1935.

Comment by Host Workshop on September 15, 2022 at 7:59pm

The book was co-authoured by Daily Express Chief Editor James Sarda and Universiti Malaya History Professor Datuk Dr Danny Wong.

James had also featured Saudin in a special report in the paper titled “Saudin, The Murut Marco Polo.” His trip to New York took him to Singapore, India, South Africa and many other ports of call along the way.

Producer Noreini Rahman of Rye Production Sdn Bhd said interest in making a movie about Saudin was sparked when she came across the “Spirit of Borneo” now a collector’s item due to its limited circulation. She carried out extensive research on Saudin both in Keningau as well as places he had been to while in New York and liaised with the Safari Museum in Kansas where much of the Johnsons memorabilia are kept.

Noreini also established contact with Saudin’s family members and has involved his grandchildren in the film as well.

The production team on Monday met with Sabah Tourism Board Chairman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai to discuss possible collaboration to promote the documentary as well as turn Saudin’s house in Keningau into a museum gallery for heritage tourism.

Also present were Sabah Tourism Board chief financial officer Julianus Jimit and Saudin’s grandchildren Norman James Saudin and Norsina James Saudin.

Joniston, who is also Assistant Minister of State Tourism, Culture, and Environment, agreed on the necessity for Saudin’s story to be told because he played an important role in bridging the gap between different cultures.

“Something has to be done. The Sabah Tourism Board is always looking for new tourism products, and Saudin story has much potential.

“We need to promote who Saudin is and I believe the documentary will generate interest. Of course, we will play our part in promoting Sabah,” he said.

Joniston said a team would be sent to Saudin’s abandoned house in Kg Ambual to assess the possibility of turning it into a tourist attraction.

Saudin’s house, according to his grandchildren, is in its original condition but has been slightly damaged by termites. His belongings have also been left in place. His grave is nearby.

Noreini said she spent four years researching Saudin and that the production team pitched the story to the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) and History Channel.

The documentary is nearly finished and would be submitted to Finas as well as the History Channel for final approval.

“With the assistance of the Sabah Tourism Board, we hope to launch the documentary in Sabah. This is a crucial documentary focusing on a native Sabahan and we want the younger generation to know him as he is part of history.


“We also engaged the Kansas History of Museum, and they are excited to collaborate with us,” she added.

Norman, his grandson, plays Saudin in the documentary. The friendship between Saudin and the animals he cared for, as well as the western people he met, is highlighted in the story.

There was also interest in making a musical on Saudin a few years ago by a Sabahan entrepreneur, Peter Chua. However, it did not materialise.

Further Reading: Murut’s 1930 New York journey going global

Comment by Host Workshop on September 14, 2022 at 8:47pm

The Story of Belt & Road initiative
By Dr. Tan Beng Huat

Good story is always universal. I still remember when I paid a visit to my old acquaintance in Wu-ai Distribution Market of Shen Yang City a few years back, I met a group of delegations from Selangor. A few Indian business leaders were among them, and there were no problems at all for them understanding the concept of the Belt and Road Initiative. Their leader even said that they could help convey the opportunities offered by this initiative to their partners in India. Yes, the Indian government do worry about their ocean may be dominated by the Chinese Fleet. However, if they are willing to learn just a little bit of the history of Zheng Ho's voyages (not once, twice but 7 times), or that of Arabian or Venetian merchant ships right before the arrival of Spanish, Portuguese, Netherlands and English war ships, then they will understand whom they should be cautious of. (The author: 1st on the right)

Comment by Host Workshop on May 30, 2022 at 4:05pm


愛墾評·深度叙述
說說這次旅行

一場暴雨迎接初夏
把惠安的清新
洗刷得越發通透
旅行中是否有過這樣那樣的“艷遇”
即使是擦肩
也是一種美好

於是,一顆心就這樣被你吸引
尋找每一縷幽香
將跨越時間的斑斕
定格在初夏的惠安
探尋你曾經
走過的每一處風景

每個人的心中都有一個崇武天空,
這裏是他們認識惠安的開始。
而婀娜多姿的惠安女服飾表演,
更是把遊客的興致提到最高點。

崇武:石頭與大海的藝術


每個人的心中都有一個崇武天空,這裏是他們認識惠安的開始。而婀娜多姿的惠安女服飾表演,更是把遊客的興致提到最高點。

在崇武古城這座石頭堆砌的“城堡”裏,美無處不在,這裏也是邂逅惠安女的好所在。

崇武的石雕舉世聞名,崇武的海岸全國享譽,這些優質資源催生出令人向往的旅遊目的地,在這個初夏慢慢發酵,叫人欲罷不能,總想來一場說走就走的旅行 。

即使在同一個地方的日出日落,都會因為海水的潮汐,角度的變動而呈現出不一樣的美。(福建惠安美女文創)

愛墾原創·如何經营文史體驗產品

阿兰·德波顿《旅行的艺术》对旅行的期待

Tourist Gaze 3.0

阿兰·德波顿《机场里的小旅行》

顾晓鸣·休闲的本真是“诗性劳作”

“诗”和“远方”

阿兰·波德顿《给工作一个讃》

Comment by Host Workshop on May 27, 2022 at 10:26pm

〈望夫石〉邢鐵

山頂的風吹著濡濕的傳說

我靠在黃昏裏

把目光融進岩化的視線

海天處是一片空濛的粼光

疑惑有如山徑

在不斷加重的喘息聲中

走成最終的轉折

之後 又化作遼遠的回聲

我想那場風雨

一定把她們送過了銀河

這山頂長出的石頭

只是那些不願回去的歲月

故事蹣跚了幾百年

守望從重洋彼岸縮進彼此的視野

路途不再是淒苦裏的沈痾

而更冗長的等待

卻仿彿飄在咫尺之間

Comment by Host Workshop on May 24, 2022 at 12:54am

永恒的青春在樹林里

自然是一廟堂,圓柱皆有靈性,


從中發出隱隱約約說話的音響。

人從那里過,穿越象征的森林,

森林用熟識的目光將他注視。

“藝術確確實實地潛伏在自然里,誰能把它從中剝離出來,誰就占有了它。”(里爾克:《藝術家畫像》)在雲彩、四季、鳥類、野獸和植物世界中,都有著無窮的喻體。森林漫無邊際,在森林里,我們會想起諸如“雪野”“冥想”“寂靜”“迷失與微明”“生命的流逝”“繁盛”之類與主觀情緒相關的符號化詞語。尤其在黑暗和光明交織的時候,森林最顯深意。黎明、黃昏、暴風雨前的森林,常常能帶給我們視界之外的心靈溝通和感應。

更進一步說,在森林的周遭,會形成特有的土壤與河流、物候與天象,表現出喧囂與寧靜、光明與黑暗之間的張力。森林以此啟示了美學的豐富性和我們自身經驗的完整性,是世界之澄澈狀態的隱喻。甚至它還攜帶著自身的德性,幫助人“穿過幽冥與晦暗”,重新獲得一種透徹與明朗。(劉東黎 “永恒的青春在樹林里”——關於森林的詩學,2021,作者劉東黎為中國林業出版社社長、總編輯  / 原載《光明日報》2021年04月16日13版)


劉東黎 “永恒的青春在樹林里”——關於森林的詩學

新篇 森林康养

波德萊爾《契合》


饒靜《不可再現物的再現——洪希耶論美學之倫理轉向》

古詩裏的遊記

詩性心靈與詩意義

綿延之群:以德勒茲-柏格森生命哲學重思生態學

Comment by Host Workshop on November 23, 2021 at 7:01pm

“詩歌創造形象。這形象始於愉悅,終於智慧。”(弗洛斯特語)森林,也天然是屬於詩歌和詩學的空間。與森林有關的文藝作品,無論是沈靜還是熱烈、無論是浪漫還是現實,都與天空和大地有關,與黑暗和光明有關,與四季的燦爛和憂傷有關,與創生、原初、繁衍、純潔、休憩等富有深意的詞語有關。(劉東黎 “永恒的青春在樹林里”——關於森林的詩學,2021,作者劉東黎為中國林業出版社社長、總編輯  / 原載《光明日報》2021年04月16日13版)

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