Sabah Harvest Festival Celebration (Kaamatan or Pesta Menuai) Photos in Matunggong, Kudat 2008
My recent visit back to my hometown in Kudat had given me an opportunity to try out my sisters new Sony Alpha Series DSLR and also the chance to be a part of the Harvest Ferstival celebration for the Matunggong district of Kudat, Sabah. The Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah, The Hon. Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin Kitingan came to officiate the event. He came with other VIP’s on their 4wd’s. Sad to say, I do not know the other VIP names.
It was quite a good turnout. My uncle was officially invited for the event and he was also seated among the VIP’s so I tagged along. As for me, with a slightly bigger camera, security personnels sort of ‘allowed’ me to get to the front when other folks were deterred. I was doing all sort of cameraman pose when in fact it was considered my first time handling such camera. I read the manual in one night and tried whatever techniques which I think I did not do correctly.. he he
The turnout was good. There were a number of booths setup. Mostly to showcase some of the small-medium industries businesses of the locals like coconut oil, coconut husks that were made into rugs etc. There’s also the honey products and the famous handmade beads by non other than the Rungus tribe which happens to be my dad’s race.
There were a number of activities on stage too. Singing performance mostly. But of course the highlight of any Kaamatan festival is not just the traditional dance but the ‘Unduk Ngadau’ or the harvest festival queen. The Unduk Ngadau symbolizes ‘Huminodun’, the sacrificed daughter of ‘Kinoingan’. I took a few snapshots of those beauties plus other girls too. I have to say, Kudat has plenty of beautiful woman..ehem-ehem. Oh by the way since it’s in Kudat, the contestants are wearing mostly the Rungus costume.
Well, you be the judge of my ‘photography skills’. Overexposed, wrong aperture settings, out-of-focus are just some of the stuff I would expect from my readers comments. So…let the pictures tell the stories shall we? *Take me to the Photos*
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lawa oh the sumandak kan;P and nice juga ba your pics…
Arms- Lawa… Rungus say ‘Sumuni’.. well just one of the little Rungus vocabulary that I know. Nice kah the pics.. for main-main punya bulih la.
avasi = lawa
sumuni = anak dara (in plain malay)
avantang = bagus/baik
btul kah rungus aku tuh?
hehehe… btw, nice photos you have there, kay! Itu sumuni yang tak pakai baju tradisi pun bulih tahan jugak bah!
DrIzad- That’s what happen when I try to answer comments all in one sentence. Yep. Your Rungus is definitely better than mine ha ha..
Thanks! The sumuni yang tidak pakai baju tradisi kan..?? he he.. ya bah.. I tried capturing them all tapi nampak too obvious pulak so I slowed down a little.
Wowww!! So “avasi” laahhh! And I really like the pic you took kay! REALLY REALLY NICE! buli masuk in Going Places magazine!
Shemah- You dis.. make me shy only, where got nice one lar… he he cincai saja bah.
Guess that includes me too, kan?
Cindy- Since you are my sis.. Yes..
That woman ehem ehem memang cantik, but the rest of the photos you posted are too small for my eyes… next time make it bigger so this old woman can see clearly. Wah! That security personnel must have thought you were from TV3 that was why he let you in.
That security personnel must have thought you were from TV3 that was why he let you in.. What a beautiful woman ehem ehem you took.. the rest of the photos also ok bah!
QueenBee- Ey small kah? try this link. Maybe you did not scroll down bah tu..
I am proud to be a SabaHan!
Regina- Aren’t we all…
Hmmm.. yalah.. the pics ok ok la. Practice makes perfect bah kan.. Bestnya kamu ni ber-dslr..
RatuSyura- Not mine bah. Saya tumpang gembira saja.
Kay,
sumuni avasi…chhhuuuuunnnnnnnn
Raj- I told you Sabahan girl’s are hot.
Waahh!! I like! I like! mimang lawa2 ba gadis2 rungus, the shots you’ve taken also not bad la that, ada skill oh! Bravo!
Eshark- Aisehh… memang lawaaa.. gadis-gadisSabah memang lawa bah. And thank for kasi puji saya.. kembang sudah sia punya hidung..he he (Saya budak baru belajar bah… tolong ambil galah ya…)
For testing photos, ok wat the pics! And like Syura sed, practice makes perfect!
Superzam- Come follow me next time.
Jacq- OK kah..? Thanks. Maybe for budak tadika gallery can lah.. he he. I never made any post editing. All as how I took it.
kay….more pic pls…
Raj- These are previews only. Visit Sabah for more live view.
takkan orang d matunggung ja…mesti mau puji gak bangsa lain lg maa…kan d sabah ni bukan org tempatan ja…luar tempatan pun ramai gak yg cantik….he..he
Pinky- Ehem…. I agree. He he… give lah contoh.. *wink-wink*
ndy- Ya kah? Bulih la kalau kampung-kampung….
Thank you.
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hi cindy……baguslh kalo tahu sumandak rungus cantik2 kan……
kinupi – hehehe.. sia main-main jak bah cakap aku cantik tu.
tapi sumandak rungus cantik-cantik bah. pa bulih buat, sia bukan 100% pure rungus, so tidak la secantik diorang. 
i like the one yang dapat nombor satu d matunggong 2009… she had a natural beauty and very friendly person…