Sunday, February 8, 2009

In Loving Memory of Uncle James Yakub

I just came back from uncle James Yakub house. Alot of relatives have went back home to Lawas & Miri. It's a sad moment where everyone is in mourn for the loss of a father, brother, cousin, friend, & etc.. I can feel that too.
I've met him few times last year during his visit to our church in CAC. He's a very kind person, funny, he can talk alot & he really cared his two 'IMU' here (aunty Floria & Mum). We even talk & hugs each other every time we met. He always ask me about my workplace & the only I think about him is he always tells about mum during their younger days & how my grandpa teach them about life. (He stayed with grandpa when he's taking his primary 6 at Merapok where grandpa teach)





About his life history, I can say that I'm proud of him. He's a former state football star in the 70's. He has represent Sarawak in the Malaysia Cup for the first time in 1979 & being the only Sarawakian footballer to have won a SEA Games football medal in Bangkok in the early 1980's. He has joined the police force in 1963 and retired in July 2005.


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  1. Hello HelloFebruary 9, 2009 at 11:22 AM

    i heard that he...while playing badminton..
    sigh. stroke strikes at any time.
    its not even 'healthy' to do sport eh? :'(

    condolence..rest in peace, the late Uncle James Yakub..

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  2. RachRichFebruary 9, 2009 at 11:47 AM

    U know most of the atlet have the most risk to get high blood & heart attack! I heard that he got stroke b4 he die..

    Healthy..healthy jua but not to heavy..

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  3. ElishaFebruary 9, 2009 at 8:06 PM

    Rest in peace...

    A very sad loss of another Lun Bawang star.

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  4. RachRichFebruary 9, 2009 at 8:50 PM

    yalah..another Lun Bawang's HERO!! I called him Hero cause he's the only one SARAWAKIAN who represent Malaysia to Bangkok!! I'm proud of him!

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  5. Hello HelloFebruary 10, 2009 at 2:24 PM

    the only one to present m'sia to bangkok?
    wow..memang hero..mengharumkan nama sarawak and lun bawang..

    kenak atlet ada risiko tinggi????
    how do you know?

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  6. RachRichFebruary 10, 2009 at 5:30 PM

    because my mum works in the hospital la..wpun nya just a clerk but byk info nya..

    benda tok terjadi krn time sidak muda2 dlok, sidak byk glak berlatih utk sukan. That's why sidak ya mala jak mencipta nama + sidak byk mkn supliment pil utk stamina. then, waktu pencen sik gilak bersenam so, nya ada effect nya bah..mesti control pmakanan jua..that's what I know la cz ku bc buku senaman mak ku tok

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  7. ElishaFebruary 13, 2009 at 10:39 AM

    Supplement pills are okay but I don't know about steroids.

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  8. Hello HelloFebruary 13, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    aahh..i never knew that, beng!!!
    nang benar pemakanan memang penting untuk kesihatan..

    sha, hati2 kau mun mau bina otot badan, pastikan sihat!

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  9. AnonymousMarch 2, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    I am deeply sorry to hear about the lost. He will always be remembered. I have a photo of him featured in 1980 ALLSPORTS magazine in my blog. Thank you for everything Mr. James.

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  10. RachRichMarch 6, 2009 at 4:31 AM

    Hi Adam! Thanx for still supporting SARAWAKIAN footballer!! U know Stanley Frazier is my mum's 2nd cousin if I'm not mistaken but we seldom met.

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