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Piasau Camp, Miri.  Photo courtesy:  https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1K33nD5rod/ My whole life, Piasau Camp has been synonymous with one of the most iconic small yet, I would say, secluded town in Miri. Its location is on the Piasau Peninsula, an area that almost feels like an island, where today the Piasau Nature Reserve, MPACTT, and the Miri Golf Club are located. The road there is now connected by a modern bridge linking the mainland to the peninsula. Back then, I remember travelling there as a child via the old Bailey Bridge, built in the 1950s (some sources suggest 1956), where cars had to take turns crossing a single narrow lane. According to my research, the bridge was constructed by Sarawak Oilfields Limited (S.O.L.). With Miri’s rapid development, the bridge eventually fell out of use and was later decommissioned, aging quietly without restoration. In 2011, a modern two-lane bridge was built beside it, replacing the once-essential crossing. As of 2026, most of the ti...

In Greek mythology, Narcissus (Greek: Νάρκισσος) was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia renowned for his exceptional beauty and the tragic fate that followed his rejection of others.  https://greekreporter.com/2025/08/21/narcissus-greek-mythology/ It is no foreign concept when a person could not match the fact of accountability, when it is their turn to fulfil it.  At times, we often see people, especially in leadership, when things go south, they may struggle to take responsibility, as accountability is subconsciously perceived as a form of weakness (this echoes what Niccolò Machiavelli describes with “the ends justify the means,” where moral cost is secondary to success).  A person has one of their own; no one wants to be seen as a perpetrator (Sartre reminds us that freedom comes with the weight of responsibility, which can feel heavy). Nevertheless, in political and business arenas, morality can be skewed, and individuals may struggle to navigate complex pressures with...