Items for Sale at Lotinggi Dampian Shop, Megalong, Donggongon, PENAMPANG

Some may have heard about the Lotinggi Dampian Books and Stationery Shop at Megalong, Donggongon, Penampang.

The following are some of the items on sale at the Shop:

1. Personal development books - New
2. Management and Motivational Books
3. Novels - New & Second-hand
4. Cookery books - New
5. Sports - New
6. Drawing - New
7. Christian books - New
8. Bibles / Alkitab - English (The New Jerusalem Bible, Good News Bible Catholic Edition, Christian Community Bible Catholic Pastoral Edition, Children Bible); Melayu (Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia Deuterokanonika, Alkitab Kanak-Kanak)
9. Bible Covers
10. Holy Mass Prayer Books - English, Malay, Kadazan
11. Station of the Cross Prayer booklet - 4 languages in 1
12. Prayer books / cards - English, Malay
13. Christian Holy Pictures - with and without frames
14. Rosaries, Scapulars, Scapular Rosaries
15. Stand & Wall Crosses, Cross & Medal necklaces, Bracelet Rosaries
16. Christian Study materials, Siri Kateketik Malaysia Buku 1 - 10; Buku Inisiasi Kristian Dewasa & Buku Liturjia, Buku Katekismus
17. Candles
18. Dictionary - English, Dusun, Kadazan (in Tangaa' Papar by Cosmas J. Abah)
19. Local publications, Comics (Momogun), Local Stories and Legends - Kadazan, Dusun, Bahasa Baku Sabah
20. Comic books - New and Second-hand
21. Key Chains - Religious & Non-religious
22. Books & booklets in Kadazan - Nuhudan Kavavagu do Missa, Sambayang Aino Faado, Lahan Salip, Sambayang Joliu Tobitua, Ngaan Kristian
23. 2nd Hand Reader's Digest
24. Stationery

Will try to help customers to look for books that they are looking for but are not available at the shop. The same goes for other items.

Lotinggi Dampian Books and Stationery Shop is located at Megalong Mall, Donggongon, Penampang

If you happen to go to Donggongon, Penampang, do not miss the opportunity to explore Megalong Mall (Megalong shopping Complex). There are other places, of course. But why waste the opportunity to check out what are on sale at Megalong Mall?

A lot of things are being offered for sale at the ground floor. But why not make your way to the first floor and then to the Second Floor. There, you will notice very near the escalator and not far from the lift, a shop by the name of Lotinggi Dampian Books and Stationery. If you happen to be a Christian, this the place for you. If not, there are other books including comic books, novels, personal development books and other items.

Lotinggi Dampian Books is open everyday except on Sundays, from about 10.00 a.m. to sometime after 7.00 p.m.

So, come and make that visit to Donggongon. Visit Lotinggi Dampian Books and Stationery at the Second Floor of Megalong Mall.

Kadazan Dictionary

It is sad that copies of the Kadazan Dictionary are no longer available. And there is no news when the next reprinting will be.

There are people who are still looking for a copy of the dictionary. They could have come last year when the Lotinggi Dampian Books Shop still had them aplenty, sold at the original price. Even people from Kota Kinabalu came to the shop to buy a copy of the dictionary.

The new version of the Kadazan Dictionary have four sections, namely, the Kadazan-English Section, the English-Kadazan Section, the Kadazan-Malay Section and the Illustration Section. The illustration was hand-drawn by the late George Mokunjil. It was work in progress at the time of his passing. Very sad, indeed.

Meanwhile, those interested to learn the Kadazan Language may be able to learn a little bit by following Kadazan Homeland at Twitter.

Announcement will be made online when copies of the Kadazan Dictionary become available. We have not yet heard any word when that may be.

Sometimes, an individual or two may want to part with their personal copy of the Kadazan Dictionary. This is very rare, indeed. Books bought and sold in this way will be sold at a higher price.

Effects of GST and Loss in Currency Value

Implementation of GST may stay for a long time unless there is a change in government policy. Even if this happens, we don't know when such change will occur. In the meantime, the cost of most items will remain with GST-added. It is not necessarily with value-added, though. Apart from this, the value of the Ringgit had plunged, making RM100.00 just like a 10 dollars a few decades ago. So some people say.

It is because of this that items offered for sale at Lotinggi Dampian Books & Stationery will most probably increase. Unfortunately. And when things had become more expensive, it is not easy for the price to go down even when the economy has recovered. Unfortunately!

Meanwhile, the price of items acquired earlier will remain. The next batch will most probably be higher in price. Unfortunately. This is to ensure that the shop remains open for several years to come.

See you around Megalong.

Dictionaries and Kadazandusun Books

There are various dictionaries on sale at Lotinggi Dampian Books and Stationery Shop.

These include the following:
1. Reprinted copies of the Kadazan Dictionary
2. Dusun - Malay - English Dictionary
3. Oxford Fajar Dictionary
4. Others

Other books in Kadazan or Kadazandusun that are also on sale at this shop, namely,
1. Tanong di Aesop (translation from English to Kadazanddusun)
2. Pogila Ila Ku (Kadazandusun)
3. Nansakan do Gulu-Gulu (Local Recipe Cookery Book)

The first two are useful as reference materials for both Kadazandusun Language teachers and students of Kadazandusun Language)

More books in Kadazan and Kadazandusun will be made available in the future.

Come and visit The Lotinggi Dampian Books and Stationery Shop.

Megalong Mall, The Longest Mall

"Megalong Mall, The Longest Mall," it is said. At this point in time. But you can never be sure as time passes.

The Megalong Shopping Mall is the newest landmark in the town of Donggongon. Donggongon, by the way, is the largest town in Penampang. You can say that it is the capital of Penampang.

Once built, the ITCC will overtake Megalong as the newest landmark. The question is whether people will flock to ITCC. Will they continue to patronize Megalong?

If you happen to do your shopping at this mall, you may need to take your time to check out the different shops and what they have on sale. You won't find it easy to move around since there are no signboards. Hopefully, the management company will look into this matter. And soon! By doing this, customers will have a good shopping experience at this mall. Businesses will thrive and this will also be good for the management company.

Okay! Let's see what products or services are available at this shopping complex.

Here is a shortlist which may be of some help if you decide to come over to Megalong Mall.

1. Shops occupy the Ground Floor and the First and Second Floors.
2. The Third and Fourth Floors are for parking. Parking there is free at the moment. You enter and exit at the eastern wing of the building. Be careful not to turn the steering wheel too much to the left when you drive up. If you do, your car's side may be scratched by the wall. And when you go down, beware of the wall to the left and also incoming vehicles to your right.
3. You can take your meal either on the Ground Floor, West Wing, or at the Food Court on the Second Floor, also in the West Wing. Previously, there were many food operators, giving hungry customers a lot of choices. The place was almost deserted at one time but more operators have taken up stalls there now.
4. Pizza Hut is found on the Ground Floor. It is next door to MarryBrown.
5. Giant supermarket is located on the Ground Floor, East Wing.
6. There are three bookstores at Megalong. Two are located on the Second Floor, namely, the Lotinggi Dampian Books and Stationery, and Second Chance Shops. The third bookstore is on the Ground Floor.
7. These types of shops abound at Megalong Shopping Complex: Boutiques, Saloons, and Massage Shops.
8. Escalators are located at three places. You can also take the lifts found at two places on the West Wing and one on the East Wing near Giant supermarket.

A word of caution! Beware of school children and small kids who treat the long corridors as a playing field. You may also find that the floors may be very dirty at certain times of the day or on certain days of the week. The dark smudges on the floors could well be mud. After all, there are a lot of muddy patches around town. And this state of affairs become worse when it rains.

Well, there are many more which are not mentioned here. Come over personally and go on a tour of discovery of Megalong Shopping Complex, the Longest Mall this side of Sabah. So it is said.

The New Kadazan Dictionary

Copies of the Kadazan Dictionary is on sale at:
LOTINGGI DAMPIAN Books & Stationery Shop
Lot 137, 2nd Floor, Megalong Mall
Donggongon
89500 Penampang.

The new Kadazan Dictionary is, in fact, a re-print of the Kadazan Dictionary by Antonissen, (Fr.) with the following additions:
  

1. A number of pages showing the illustration of some of the words found in the Dictionary, and
2. A Bahasa Malaysia - Kadazan Section

The Kadazan Dictionary is available in two types of binding, and priced as follows:
HARD COVER: RM 50.00 (Ringgit Fifty only)
SOFT COVER:  RM 30.00 (Ringgit Thirty only)

It is fairly clear that the binding of the hard cover copies is more durable. You may want to purchase a copy for your own use or as a gift to someone who is keen to learn the Kadazan Language. 


Please call 019-5367989 (Pascalis) for further information or come personally to:
LOTINGGI DAMPIAN Books & Stationery Shop
Lot 137, 2nd Floor, Megalong Mall
Donggongon, Penampang.

Get your copy/copies of the new Kadazan Dictionary while they are still available.

ENJOY READING IT! HAPPY LEARNING! 

Latest information: It is understood that there will be no reprint of this particular version of the Kadazan Dictionary.