Happy Harvest Festival - Kotobian Tadau Tagazo Do Kaamatan!
Papaadmin May 29th, 2007 | Viewed 8,953 views
OH YES! Happy Harvest Festival or in Kadazan, Kotobian Tadau Tagazo Do Kaamatan or again, in our Bahasa Melayu, Selamat Hari Pesta Menuai!.
Starting tomorrow, 30th and 30th May, 2007, it will be the most anticipated Public Holiday for us Kadazandusun and Murut communities. Well, for me, I have to apply two(2) blardy annual leaves for it. Geez, my company ah. You hate it, you lose, you love it, they squash you like the fly. Oh yea. I must have love my company coz I already been there like 11-12 years already. Hahaha.
Anyway, this Harvest Festival Celebration is actually to mark or remind us of the end of Paddy Harvesting season and it is when our kadazandusun and Murut people offer their thanksgiving to the GODS for the bountiful harvest. The celebration is unique to Sabah only. Now, to be honest it is The Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan or Harvest Queen Competition that really makes everyone waiting for. The story said that The Huminodun, the Harvest Queen, is the representative of a young lady who had sacrificed herself so that our kadazandusun and muruts have endless food. Its a very touchy story and therefore, meaningful celebration for us. Not to mention to those girls, ladies, who are competing for the title of Huminodun. By becoming the queen, you indirectly become the saviour of all Kadazandusun, saviour to all natives of Sabah. For me, it is actually more meaningful than the Ms. Universe. Yeaaaaaa.
Check here from Sabah Tourism Board about the Harvest Festival and who to contact.
That was Ms. Daphne Iking, The Huminodun for 2003. Now, if you watch NTV7, The Breakfast Show, you know who I am talking about. 
here she is …
Check here for her own site, Daphne Eleano Iking.
To conclude, to all Kadazandusun, muruts, natives of Sabah, Happy Harvest Festival and Kotobian Tadau Tagazo Do Kaamatan.
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May 29th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Kotobian tadau do Kaamatan! Sob..sob..everyone in Sabah happy-happy but we all in semenanjung here how? Any Sabahan bloggers stuck in Peninsular Malaysia like me want to lepak and drink milo ice and talk about how it would be nice to be in Sabah now??
May 29th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Kotobian Tadau Tagazo Do Kaamatan!
…and Daphne Iking is hot, hot, hot!
May 30th, 2007 at 11:41 am
Happy Kaamatan! Jan terlampau moginum ;-P
May 31st, 2007 at 12:35 am
Just got the time to relax be online. Only Azmeen, the non-sabahan here who wishing me, now i’m really excited about this harvest festival. Hahahhaa. Thanks Meen.
In fact, u got more wisher than me 
Kay, thanks, Kotobian to u too
Jewelle, thanks…ndaklah telampau but pening2 ja… kekeke.
May 31st, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Kotobian Tadau Kaamatan to you too Papajoneh. If you happen to moginum, do it in moderation, kio? LOL
May 29th, 2008 at 4:54 am
Kotobian Tadau Kaamatan!
May 29th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Kotobian om kounsikaan do tadau tagazo do kaamatan. Attamis konou no daa sampaganakan. Papa Joneh, do I know you? or rather do you know me?
May 29th, 2008 at 10:03 am
@joandarcy -
Joandarcy - Thank you. Same to you Happy harvest festival
@Alexander Lilol Tudus -
Alamak, macam sia kenal kau ni Alex!!! Must be in the ITMCS dulu ni. Hahaha.
Bah kotohuadan… miaga nogi doid diau.
Sia punya kadazan ni pun tanya orang punya. hahahaha. Bah bila aramaiti ni? Boleh bah kalau kita2 kan.. macam dulu2.. hahaha.
December 30th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Seems to me that a lot of Sabah beauties are getting really well known now. I wouldn’t have imagined that Daphne Iking, was the winner for 2003 (what can I say, I was out of touch).