Refresher Class Mari Mengajat ... 30.10.2010

It was quite a while not attending "ngajat class", nyau enda ingat semua steps ngajat ke udah di pelajar... Tu tadi bisi 4 anak murid baru masuk nyengkaum Tr Nuja T and kaban aku Mama Nunut (purple blouse); muridx2 ke lama bisi ga nadai datai... the crowd was just nice. Tapi asai agik baru belajar ga bala kami ke udah belajar for the last 4 lessons, bukan sinang ooooooiiii.. "13 steps" mesti di ingat (cikgu ke ngajar pan enda ingat hehehe). Uji peda gambarx2 ke di ambik anak MamaSB, semua candid.. anang ketawa meda ayun jari, kaki, lenggang, lentik punggung bala anak murid..sigi gaya, kami budak baru belajar!

Cikgux2(DE & mamaSB)benong madah ke 13 steps, carax2 ke betul bakani kitai nyembah audience etc. etc...

mulax2 asai ke betul ayun jari, kaki, lenggang punggung ngitih ke cikgu, lamax2 oopppsss.. lain pulak jadi!





praktis! praktis! ko indai Jill (Sebugey)... cikgu DE ka ngambik timing.

baru ka ne-nemu, nyau cukup ga jam pulai... ko sebana bala, dini ka nemu?? tusah belajar udah tuai

2 hours Ngajat class was fun, rileks and we really sweat out.... sempat ga beposing enggau Tr Nuja, naughty, supporting and nice lady.

Till we meet again for our next session of Mari Mengajat...God Bless us all.

Yearly Assessment Bill..29.10.2010

Every year October before 31st, I must make sure my house "assessment bill" are paid. I know one bill is paid on or before 31st May, but I always bring forward to October, awak ke sekali mayar, bisi interest di charge... RM4.09. (rindu mayar interest ari mayar 2 kali dalam setaun). Last Friday, aku ngagai office One Stop Centre ko sida nganggau ke nya diatu, bisi perubahan, semua saman mayar kereta (parking fee) and late payment assessment endor kitai re-issue bill office udah pindah ground floor diatu, suba used to be on 1st floor. (happy amai enda iboh niki tangga ko dlm ati aku tu tadi...) Datai, peda aku maioh amai ga mensia duduk ngantik giliran, akaiii raiii ko aku pahaiii tu ngantik lama, baru ka nekan ke lumbor "security-guard", enda mukaix2 datai laki cina alo nyua ke lumbor giliran agai iya, lumbor giliran nya tadi di beri security-guard agai aku.... "nasip nn endo, ko apai tuai nya madah ke aku, laban aku jump the queue, aku pun senyum; lumbor giliran pan cantik..1228" (beli jgn tak beli).

Benong ngantik turn, datai kaban lama aku "Sandra" ke gawa ba Miri Municipal Council office alo berandau enda lama kami duai, sempat ga posing (penting itu hehehe); enda lama udahnya datai apai tuai siko, looks very familiar, duhal "pengulu Zaini kaum Melanau" alo ngelawa aku, berandau meh kami duai panjong lama enda bepeda, jauh ka betemu... nyau tuai amai iya diatu, selalu di tundie aku Penghulu nya maia aku agik kerja ba Samling suba, iya madah June next year, retire iya, apOOO enda berasai ko aku. Full-time meh iya jadi Penghulu diatu. Datai turn aku, Penghulu pan tumpang assessment bill iya enggau lumbor giliran aku, laban enggi iya agik lama, laban ke kaban enggai nyadi enda nulong kaban, sama mayar meh kami duai.

... pulai ku kerja, singgah ba Bintang Mall kami duai anak bujang aku (Boboy), makai ba Secret Receipe. Maia ku ka ke "Ladies", betemu enggau Alice B, Remie J & Esther A (indu ari accts. dept.), maia kami duai anak aku ka pulai bepansa enggau Samatha Lim & bfren; hari betemu enggau ex-colleague Samling, lelenggau ga enggau bala pangan panjong lama nadai meda sida iya.

Sepatutnya aku tu enggau dinner PWPM (Wanita Petroleum) di bai bala wai kaban aku Lily B, tang aku enda ulih enggau laban entua cousin aku (Imong B) baru "nadai" pagi tu tadi, ti jauh nadai ga ngawa, rumah cousin aku nya few doors away from my house. Aku nadai meh pegi, laban ke "uzur" ko laut, asuh orang baby-sit nephew Gil, my mom and sister went to give last respect to late Catherine Bungan Ajeng. I pray may her soul rest in peace. Condolence to Helen, cousin Imong and family who mourn the loss of their mum and mother-in law.

God bless us all from all evil deeds. Amen.

Junior's 19th Birthday : 25.10.2010

Last Monday, 25th October 2010.. my younger son "Junior" celebrated his 19th Birthday. A small family gathering as it falls on week day, my sister bought him a chocolate birthday cake (my little niece Cumi, ke milih Bday Cake nya ko mummy iya). My brother Jimi, bought chicken wing and pork meat for BBQ. My sister-in law cooked "itik palo", itik nya di bai mak aku ari LA, udah cukup "tuai", di jadikan korban pehut hehehehe (enda ingat ngambar, laban kelalu lapar, alo terus mamam kami malam nya)

My birthday gift to him, sponsa iya ke Kuching enggau bala kawanx2 iya last Thursday sambil sida ngaga assignment/prujek kolej... tusah ga anakx2 udah bujang, ka agik sida hang out and celebrate their birthday with their own friends.

Udah bday song, make a "wish", blow of candles and cutting bday cake then suap menyuap bday cake wajib, tanda kasih sayang ari mummy to anak, anak tu mummy, nenek, siblings and not forgetting the youngest in the family baby Gil.. my elder son, Boboy aja nadai enggau celebrate laban iya bisi exam. Next day Jr, napau ke brother iya.

Jr dearest, mummy wants you to be 'mummy's boy', you're very special to mummy eventho, there are times you hurt mummy's feelings for not listening to mummy's advise, what mummy wants is all the best for you. May the our Lord Jesus continue to bless you with good health, studies and many more blessings in life and; that you will love Jesus as He loves you. And most all mummy wish that you will succeed in whatever you do and remember mummy loves you dearly every single day. Kisses & huggssss, mummy.

Engagement : Diana & Desmond 23.10.2010

"The Engagement rings"..Desmond presented Diana a white gold 0.8 carat Diamond ring.."I love the ring very much..thanks Laling".(Diana mantai pengaga ati iya ngagai tunang iya Desmond)
Father Thomas Connors..been with my family coming to 2nd generation now…He blessed the holy matrimony of my parent 33 yrs ago..baptizing me 21yrs ago..n recently conducted our engagement mass n blessed our engagement rings ..(Best amai, blessed her parents matrimony 33 years ago, nya ku madah, arap ke Father Thomas tu ila ulih baptized their first born child)

Our joy shared by my sweet cousin Julica Sibat and her handsome little 3yr old man Arthur Jeremiah...(Engagements, Weddings are an occassion to be celebrated and shared with all our family members and friends... am so happy for you too madi)Relatives from Kuching..Miri..Betong…Song…Mukah..Sibu coming together to shared our mini big day. (eh! ukai Pre-Big Day madi?.. anyway, iban family meets melanau family, dinix2 mesti bisi 1M'sia concept diatu neey.. hehehehe)

The engagement took place on the special date of 23/10/2010 in Sibu. I was invited to my "madi" engagement but somehow could not make it as it was end of month and month of October maioh amai ends meet ko kitai.... (layan meh seterusnya dalam blog aku until end of October). Finace' madi ku Diana tu ukai bangsa kitai, tang bangsa madi kitai Melanau ari Mukah ti enda silap aku.." It was sentimental event yet very sweet…looking back.. a bit funny how two very difference individual from a different background speak totally different languages and met and subsequently fall in-love with each other"; ko madi Diana (nya nama iya jodoh ko aku madah ngagai madi Diana, ikan di sungai, betemu ga dalam kuali, betul peri bahasa ku nya?) Nama tunang madi, ipal baru kami tu Desmond D.. (sigi udah di atur Tuhan ga Diana & Desmond betemu jodoh, first letter nama seduai samax2 starts from Letter "D" aruh bisi chemistry enda pia madi. hmmmmm).

Since aku enda ulih ngenatai kediri, aku minta madi Diana tu ngirum ke aku gambar maia iya betunang, alo sturi cimit pasal duai iya.. laban to be honest, bedau kala betemu enggau ipal baru aku tu aku tu... arap ke ulih betemu meh enda lama da... enda sabar ga ka betemu mua enggau ipal baru aku tu, cukup sigat, mentas, nelap, mereti ipal baru aku tu, ari jako padah madi ku Diana. Aku besampi awak ke pengerindu seduai meruan belama-lama iya. (Semua gambar tu di ambik Uncle Diana, Mr. Jones Mackean @ Uncle Lapuk). Madi just want to tell, you look so lovely with that kebaya and can tell from your face, you're so happy and ipal baru aku nya pun boleh tahan, tinggi, tough very the cun melecun with you, aruh nn drop heart enggau iya.. Ngam!!

Madi Diana, am so happy for you that at last you've met your "prince charming", wishing you all the happiness ahead and can't wait for your Big Day... May 2011. this time I make sure I'll be there to witness your big day!! Heartiest Congratulations on your Engagement madi... Love always from iEg@ Kak Wai.

END OF DAM “NGAJAT CLASS” FOR 2010

DAM (Dayak Association Miri) has taken a big effort to promote the iban traditional culture to the young generations in conducting “ngajat class”. It started 2 or 3 years ago (can't recall), and last Sunday, 24th October 2010 @ Mega Hotel, 5th Floor the Ngajat Class for this year ends. There were 56 students who completed the “ngajat class” and were presented with Certificate by the DAM President Mr Ellison Ludan. The President stressed that DAM will be continuing to conduct the “ngajat class” in the coming years.
“Pengelandik ngajat tu deka dikerembai ngam­bika iya enda puntan dibai ubah pemansang. Kitai berasai temegah laban kenyau ari kelas tu dibuka suba, mayuh amat nembiak udah mandangka pengerindu ba pengawa nya. Ari kelas ngajat ke baka tu, siti ari jalai ke dikena nyungkak pengerindu raban nembiak ba pen­gawa main asal, kelimpah ari jaku, pengelandik ngajat tu nyadika batang kelai ke mandangka penyelai bansa Iban”, ko speech Mr Ellison Ludan.

Organising Chairlady for the Ngajat Class 2010 was Madam Roseline Minggang and was monitored by DAM Chairlady Madam Jacqueline Selaka (dress in white blouse, begambar enggau bala komiti-komiti DAM and binix2 pengabang ke bisi datai). Laban aku ke nganjung cousin aku ke bisi enggau "ngajat class", tumu meh aku datai, sempat ga meda sida begari, enda senang ka beradu ngena ngepan kitai iban.

"pedis amai ka ngadu ke sugu tinggi ti buok di sanggul ari Salon ko indai Audrey"

"ukai senang ka ngelipat ke kain.."

Tu gambar sida udah ngepan (rindu meda bala indu-indu, ari nembiak mit sampai ke indai-indai orang tetap bajik ti udah ngepan). Nah, bangsa bukai, baka Orang indu ari menua semanjung bisi kia, nya sida madah rindu amai meda pakaian traditional indu kitai iban laban ba Semanjung nadai meda pakaian bakatu, very unique and beautiful ko sida iya, nya sida alO minta beposing, awak sida mai ke menua sida din mantai ke pemanah "ngepan" bangsa kitai. Proud to be an iban, we are unique race with beautiful culture esp. in our traditional costume, where we must preserve and believe each iban household should have a set of "ngepan" for women and men. Ukai semina jako aja nanyang ke bangsa kitai, tang ari segi pakaian, main asal kitai ke patut di ngembuan kitai saritu enggau selamanya pia mega adat ke di tinggal ke ari aki inik kitai kelia.

Posing enggau indux2 ari menua Semanjung M'sia

Kumpulan nembiak mit, anak James Johsua Cheryl student paling biak

Kumpulan dara-dara, cousin aku Umang Sessy muak ke kiba

Kumpulan indai-indai orang, mang AiE enggau bini Tuni (Lene), ukai indu iban, anang saru

Peda pemanah indu kitai iban udah ngepan, enda ngira nembiak mit, indu dara enggau indai orang, tetap bajik ti udah ngepan, enda pia ko kita wai?

Tu gambar sida ke perform ngajat ngitih ke kumpulan masing-masing. Peda kita, minta ampun ti enda terang...kamiha flat battery maianya.

Kumpulan nembiak indu
Kumpulan indu dara-dara
Kumpulan indai-indai orang, ke depan ngepan, ke blkg baju biasa
Kumpulan nembiak laki
Kumpulan apai-apai orang, ajat sida tu baka ka ngerebak ke ranyai hehehe

Pengudah students nerima stipikit "ngajat" ari President DAM, semua students beposing enggau President serta komiti-komiti DAM, sida ke indu ngitih ke category, sida ke laki campur laban sida enda maioh.


Abis begambar, semua students serta apai indai enggau bala temuai ke bisi di padah datai, di bai makai cara "high-tea".. the event ends at 4:00 p.m..
As usual, iEg dini ka lepas peluang ngambik gambar enggau kumpulan indai-indai orang ke nadai ngepan lemai nya.. laban ke rindu meda orang ngepan bisi ga aku sempat posing enggau mang AiE.. (ila ka nguji ngepan ko kitai) hehehehe

Lastly, hope to see more young generation registering themselves for “Ngajat Class” 2011. I must congratulate DAM who has taken the time and effort to make the “ngajat class” a success.