Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Tagal System

Im one of the participating Tagal member in Kg. Timpoluon, Penampang, Sabah. This is my view on this system;

First of all, we need to know the word ‘Tagal’ means. In Dusun language, “Tagal’ mean “No Need” or “Don’t”. In Sabah, Tagal system is widely use by villagers to protect the fresh water fish stock. Many districts had implemented this likes Penampang, Kota Belud, Papar and Tuaran.

Reasons for this system to be implemented are:
i. Make sure stock of fresh water fish not affected + fresh water fish existence
ii. Reduce over harvesting of fish using poison or electric current

In order to implement the system, a committee needs to be set up to run the Tagal system.
The committee tasks are:
i. Setting the Tagal boundary (staring point and end point).
ii. Set up a penalty for those who caught catching fish in the Tagal area. Penalty usually as monetary, animals (buffalo or pig) or both. Each member will be given the law (book).
iii. Setting a red zone (cannot catch fish in this area) and green zone (section of the river who member can catch fish one the river is open up).
iv. Setting up team to patrol the Tagal area.

The system only working if the participating member honor the Tagal law which they cannot catch fish unless is open. Besides that, they have to report to the Tagal committee if somebody is caught fishing in the Tagal area.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Win RM7,000 from Celcom - This is scam

Today i receive phone call from somebody claiming from Celcom. He mention that my phone number been selected and win a price of RM7,000. He want to transfer the money to me. I told him I'm using CIMB account but he only want to transfer the money to Maybank. When i told him i don't have Maybank account, he ask any of my friends who can loan their account. I don't want to involve any of my friends into this scam. So he agree to use CIMB bank to transfer the money. He also ask how much money i have in my CIMB account? (if want to give me money, why ask how much money i have in that account?)
Why not just send the cheque? For me this man have an Terengganu accent and doesn't sound convincing. I surf the Internet then and found not only me have receive such call.
Be carefull with your bank personal information and don't release it somebody you doesn't know.