Makan Kecil ba Taman Jelita - 26.02.2010

Lama enda begulai, betemu enggau bala kaban lama.. aku & my sister Meg's & family bisi kena invite Cikgu Rasni & hubby to their new home at Tmn Jelita, Tmn Tunku last Friday nite. Nadai ga maioh bala ke datai, small gathering ko Cikgu Rasni, bala ke bisi datai malam nya Cikgu Rasni mum in law, father-in law and her ipar duai. Her hubby partner Mr Basil Thomas (anak niang Cikgu Margaret) ngajar ba St'Columba Primary school and his family. Lauk ubi, terung asam di bai entua indu cikgu Rasni ari marudi so nya ke lauk kami malam nya. Abis makai, ngirup coffee, udahnya until wee hrs..ngirup ai bisa, makai tunu janek & sayap manuk sambil be-karaoke bala ke manah sada nyawa baka ipar aku cikgu Tony (sis Meg hubby) mai few numbers of late Michael Jemat, munyi sada nyawa niang Michael Jemat, ukai ga muji ipar diri mpu pia, tang sigi manah sada nyawa .. sigi org landik dlm seni muzik & arts.Gambarx2 agik stidi...

Gambarx2 udah ngelu cimit, ketawa ke jako bro-in law pasal lama udah bekelala enggau cikgu Rasni baru malam tu sduai betabi jari enggau pangan diri.. selama tu jelingx2 aja kini sduai hahahaPosingx2 udah "bulih", ni ke mantai pantang "bungai terung", bisi ke agik stidi, majak merindang bala kami meh malam nya; baka tudah cikgu Rasni benong nyadi tukang sadong adai abis pan org di pantil tudah tuai, iya empu alu melempai ba atas mija.. kasih amai, bedau cukup trining meh tudah tuai hehehe.. ka pan enda tudah aku meh nganti iya nyadi tukang sadong.... adai ulih pingx2 sengapa iEg cukup trining ground ba TM & CJ2..hahahaha

Enda berasai jam beputar bai ketawa, belagu, ngirup, btanda, meda jam udah kol 1:30 pagi, bala kami pan mulai kediri, nasip rumah aku enda jauh.

iEg ka meri mengkiu agai Cikgu Rasni & hubby laban udah invite kami, and also take this opportunity "selamat bekela" enggau anak niang Cikgu Margaret, Mr Basil and his lovely, friendly wife Agatha. We really had good time together eventho baru betemu malam nya enggau pangan diri! Arap ke ulih begulai baru ba time enggau ari ke bukai... God bless us All.

JALANX2 CARI BUBUK - 26.02.2010

2 3 hari mansa Lutong Airstrip maia pulai kerja or break for lunch, meda org bisi nyual bubuk. "Bubuk" season must be in town ko dlm ati! So, last Friday Public Holiday.. apa lagi.. me, mum & sister-in law jalanx2 cari bubuk ngagai Batu 1. ooooo!! so many people queue up to buy bubuk. bisi ga jako org ngerimbas pending, maia ke benong ngantik my mum & sister in law meli bubuk; "ti rega agik RM7 sekilo, enda aku berani meli, ka nadai belacan, cencalok taun tu".. ko jako serbana bala ibukx2. Ukai bula ga ti nadai cukup duit, nadai ka meli bubuk ngemar nya. My mum & sister-in law enda peduli ke mar, laban udah jera enda ampit last year, tunggu punya tunggu ngantik rega ke nurun; in the end nadai belacan & cencalok kami last year. Org ba rumah panjai rerauh nanya ke belacan, cencalok taun nyin kemarik... March cuti skula tu mum, sister-in law udah plan pulai ke menoa, maia nya ila meh "barter-trade" belacan & cencalok with beras baru org menoa.

Berebut org meli bubuk pagi sarinya, takut enda ampit baka last year. Some of pictures taken at Batu 1, Miri.

Untung amai org ke ulih "ma'ka" kediri udahnya di jual rega RM7 sekilo; manyak untung ooii!

What I like most during "bubuk season", I can make "cucur semuan" for tea-time sambil meda weekend movies.. yum! yum! diatu benong makai cucur semuan so crispy & fresh sambil ngirup green-tea... sedap! sedap!

BBQ ORGANISED BY WANITA PRS PUJUT DIVISION - 20.02.2010

Lemai ari lima 19.02.2010, rec'd sms ari newly elected Chairman of Pujut Division, uncle Jugah Muyang ngasuh ku datai ngagai rumah Mdm Mimie, siko komiti lama Wanita Pujut Div. bangsa Bidayuh ke agik active ngetan ke pampang Pujut nya begulai enggau Mdm Jelia, Chairlady Pujut Division ke diatu. Pengawa lemai nya di bagi, sda ke laki mangang daging manuk & ikan; bala indu nyedia ke lauk upa, entekai enggau laukx2 ulaman, sambal belacan sedap di gaga aunty Sunta (baju pink); siko da komiti lama ba Pujut Division ke bisi datai malam nya. Gambarx2 ke bisi di ambik malamnya.

Chairman Senadin Division Dr Richard Will, Kaunselor (enda ingat nama iya) enggau Chairman Lambir Division Mr Pandang Semat & wife Daisy bisi datai malam nya. Maia ku ka pulai kol 9 mlm, majak maioh komiti ari Pujut Main Body datai, aku tepaksa pulai tumu laban segaut pulai ke Tmn Delight ngagai rumah brother aku, laban my 1st cousin bisi datai ari Kuching, bulih kerja ba Miri; bisi nya meh bisi BBQ enggau bala family members ari Miri sama datai ngalu ke penatai cousin aku enggau bapa mentua iya ke Miri.

Malam nya, komiti lama indu enggau komiti baru indu baru betemu, bekelala enggau pangan diri, peda ku bisi chemistry ga bala kami begulai. Komiti baru taja nadai maioh datai malam nya, amai meh udah di tesau, engka sda agik malu, aku enggau "future Secretary" (indu baju curak putih/chelum, ke cantik biak) bisi datai. Aku arap ke kami ulih panjai begulai serta serakup dlm semua pengawa sosial/politik ke ulih mulai ke pemanah diri empu enggau masyarakat, awak ke ulih nyadi teladan/chunto ke nembiak rebak baru.

iEg ka meri terima kasih ngagai Mdm Mimie n hubby Mr Thambi laban udah kiroh masak, ngelayan bala kami ke bisi datai ke rumah sduai ba Pujut 2 malam nya, arap ke ulih begulai baru ba ari enggau masa ke datai.

MONTH OF LENT

This coming Wednesday 17th February 2010, is the marking of the month of Lent in Christian Calendar.  There will be a service at St. Columba church at 7:30 p.m.  It is believe that Ash Wednesday is one of the two Fasting days, the other is Good Friday.  We will have one full meal for the day with no meat, other Fridays are days of abstinence.  There will be Fast & Pray Seminar on 20th February 2010 held at St' Columba parish hall.  A one day seminar from 9:00 a.m till 3:00 p.m. It will be conducted in bilingual (English & Iban).

During this month of Lent, Christians are expect to observe the meaning of fasting, praying and self-reflection of our christian faith.  Last Sunday 14th Feb. 2010, Rev. Alfred Damu also stressed that we at St' Columba should change our mindset as this year the theme is "Transformation" of mindset as in Romans 12:2 "Do not conform any longer to thr pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will."

Example: "Adat" kitai iban, we should no longer apply that in our daily life; as we have receive a "new life" as christian where we have been batipsed and received Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour.  My personal opinion on "adat" kitai iban, being a new generation grew up in urban surrondings, we must know the existence of our parentage "adat", we can have a sound knowledge of it, though I/we may not apply it to my/our daily life now or in the near future.  I believe only in One Living God, no other gods is greater than our Heavenly Father who gave his one and only son Jesus Christ who die for our sins. 

ieg would like to wish every Christian to observe the month of Lent, lets us fast, pray and get closer to God and may our Heavenly Father forgive our wrongdoings and continue to bless us with good health, life and true happiness on earth. Amen.

1st DAY CNY VISITING - 14TH FEB. 2010

As long as I can remember living in S'wak visiting from house to house to our relatives/neighbours/friends during festives seasons such as CNY/Gawai Dayak/Hari Raya/Deepavali/Christmas is a common tradition or practise culture being uphold by S'wakian which our present Prime Minister has so called it as "1M'sia Concept".

During these festive seasons, relatives, friends will take this opportunity to celebrate together to foster a close relationship, unity and harmony among the ethnics of S'wak which we S'wakian are well aware of the existence of different races, cultures and beliefs living together be it at workplace or our neighbourhood. Inter-marragies are also very common among the ethnics of S'wak; so it is not surprise if you see an iban family origin celebrating either Hari Raya or CNY. Auk, ngenang ke ngabang, tiap taun nadai kala di kelaung ke these two families kami sebilik.

Morning, 1st day of CNY, me & family visit our longtime friend (Bong Siew Long) who hails from Lubok Antu, who has been residing in Miri many years ago. Some pictures taken.

Sda ke laki tu begelumu ba blkg dapur, laban makai "janek tunu" enda halal, kira meri basa ke menyadik bangsa laut ke bisi datai ngabang. Kira kol 2 lemai, kami indu dulu pulai, sda ke laki dudi cimit. Agik ngelaban ai himau.

Malam kira kol 7 pm, kami ngabang ngagai rumah Josetina pangkat "aunty" aku ba Lutong (rumah mentua iya). Aunty Jos kawin enggau bangsa cina, 1st day CNY sigi endO kala miss kena invite iya makai malam ke rumah mentua iya. Parents in-law iya very friendly, biasa aja meda pengabang bala iban datai ke rumah, buat mcm rumah sendiri ko sda iya. hahahaha Some pictures taken.

Kira kol 9 mlm kami sebilik mulai kediri tambah mega my little nephew udah tinduk jenak. Ti CNY bala nembiak meh paling happy (ngasai kediri kelia, gaga amat bulih angpow); bala sda ke tuai maia tu meh maia sda ulih betemu begulai berandau nanya ke berita bala pangan, bala kaban diri; sambil ngirup, makai begulai enggau pangan diri..ti enda maia tu, kemaia agik? Ti enda maia tu nyau beribun ke bala uchu ga ko sda mak, auntyx2, pangkat inikx2! Ti umur panjai, betemu baru ga ba taunx2 ka datai.

Enggau tu iEg sebilik meri besai terima kasih ngagai family Bong Siew Long enggau aunty Josetina laban udah ngangau ke kami ke rumah, arap ke kita sebilik gerai, panjai umur, murah rezeki ba taun tu ari taun ke udahx2. Aku taja ngagai dua iti rumah ba 1st day CNY kenyang amat makai...Arap ke ulih betemu baru ba taun 2011 taun Rabbit!!