easther maria in the house...

5 February 2012

2012-02-05T01:11:00.003-08:00

today what a bored day for me..but i tried to make my day to be more mean to me..im just staying at home since this morn..send my hubby to work and just stay at home again..enjoy some movies..maybe will have a little shopping for a while at the evening to buy some groceries..will fetch my hubby late night and having a supper (as usual).. ----> the reason that i gain my weight..haha..

my day without my Facebook is like a day without any entertainment..perghhh!!my diet routine..??nggeee... ----> o.O" don't ask..i think i had lose a few Kgs.."maybe"..my work,as usual..such a bored duty but quite OK la..

my plan for the next few days..emmm...in planning..haha..will go back for duty on Tuesday..uwaaa...i will miss my hubby for sure..and will start my diet routine again..physically,there is no change but hopefully i aready lose a few gram or Kg perhaps..hehe..

i wish i can continue my writing about my culture "ibanese"..but i still have not enough info about it at the moment..hope to write bout it again soon..wait for it yah..thanks to you guys who had visited my blog and read bout everything i had wrote here..don't forget to visit again yah..

well,i think this all from me for now..see u all soon..regards from me to u all..

Today..

2011-10-13T00:29:00.000-07:00

hi..!! nothing much to say..im fine,im happy but quite bored here in Sri Aman and for sure,i miss my hubby!! ----> ( T_T) i have no friends here..have a few but still new to get to know them..i miss all my friends in kuching..hhmm..

my activities..??? ----->( o.O) OMG..i have no actitivities here..i don't know what to do..hehe..maybe that's why im bored staying here..can't wait till end of this month.. well,KUCHING!!!HERE I COME BABEH!!hehe..

my diet routine..?? ----> (-_-) oh my,don't ask..hehe..a bit struggle..well,it's my habit to eat a lot per day..but now,i try to control it and manage my meal time..hopefully i can reduce my weight..hopefully.. *cross finger*

my office.. -----> (^_^) im happy coz i love my office..hehe..clean and neat..even sometimes i feels like i want to stay more hours after my office hour..wish i can sleep here..hehe.. -_-zZZz

-----> got to go now.. bubye.. ^_^

My day..

2011-10-04T06:07:00.000-07:00

Hari nie aku start kerja kat PIBU Sri Aman (SEDC)..yesterday aku report duty kat SEDC Kuching..Pagi tadi aku drive sorang-sorang dari Kuching ke Sri Aman..Followed by my trainer,Ms. Cynthia Alban..

Along my journey,aku hanya terfikirkan hubby ku jak..gonna miss him so bad..Belom gik sampai Sri Aman hubby and i dah merindui antara satu sama lain..

Memang sedih bila terpaksa berjauhan dari hubby..rasa macam kesunyian je..tetapi ada gak peristiwa lucu hari nie..First day sampai Sri Aman,terus kena saman parking..memang cun la gamak nye....hahaha..sesiapa yang suka beli nombor ekor tu,rajin-rajin la beli nombor ni k..4.10.11..hehe..

Kerja hari nie ok je..nothing much to do..aku banyak observed je semua kerja coz masih baru lagi..hopefully esok dapat lebih banyak lagi pelajaran..

So,nothing much to say..jam pun dah lewat..esok awal bangun nak turun kerja..Good night..

~~hati ku masih sedih sbb terpaksa berjauhan dgn hubby..rindu sgt kat hubby..rindu sangat-sangat..rasa nak balik Kuching je..hhmm.. :'( ~~

Miracles..

2011-09-30T01:40:00.000-07:00

When you are feeling alone in this world,you totally forget about someone that really near to you and really cares for you no matter where you are,what are you doin',what is your condition and so what ever..the "someone" that i mentioned about is JESUS..He always be by our side whenever we need Him or not..He will never leave you alone in this world..He loves His child..

There had been a miserable & unacceptable things did happened in my life through all this year..day by day..month by month i faced it with a fragile heart and weaknesses..but one thing that i never forget,pray to GOD..even when i'm down and give up with all the miserable problems but i thanked GOD that He gave me strength so that i can stand till now..

Yes,sometimes it's hurt..so damn hurt for me..but GOD never put the pain on me..but he covered it and healed it with His blood..He died on the Cross and saved us..He did it to me and you if you believe in Him..because,He is the Way and the Truth,no one can come to Father except through Him..

From January 2011 untill September 2011,i had through all the pain and it healed..i stand with the blessed from God..i put all the problem into His arms and ask Him to take control..Yes!! He answered my prayer..even i had waited for too long and had gone too far from Him..but,He loves me most..

Today,30th September 2011,i had received 2 good news..i had offered by SEDC for the post of Pembantu Tadbir (P/O) N17..at last my pray was answered..i'v been waiting for so long to get a job and to be hire..it's almost near to give up but God knows when will the exactly time He will show His miracle..Praise to the Lord for His kindness..Halleluya..i had been through all hard period to get a job..from the day i had resigned from my previous work coz of a few things that i can't avoid..it's painfull and will gone as the time goes by..hopefully..i went to a lot of interview sessions and tired of it..but somehow,God had planned something for me..

On 6th October 2011,i will attending my 2nd interview for the post of Latihan Jururawat Masyarakat U29 (SPA)..i will attend this interview.. it is something that i had waited for so long..i will pray for this and hoping God will bless me all the way..

Yet,this is one more thing that i had waited for so long..between me and my future husband..this matter just let it keep as a secret between us and God..it's a sensitive issue for me..everytime i pray for it,i'm in tears..it's painfull..God,let You put Your mercy and bless upon me..guide me through all this kind of thing..i had enough of this..it's time for You to take part..Amen..

Bro and sis in Christ,there is nothing impossible in this world if you still believe in God and don't stop praying to Him..He will answer your pray..for me,these are all the miracles that God had sent to me for this year..i'll waiting for the more miracles to come..coz i believe that THE BEST IS YET TO COME.. Thanks GOD,Amen..

Colour..

2011-08-13T05:59:00.000-07:00

Life is full of colour..when you were born into this world a few years back,your life was in a white colour..when you grows up,you are the one who responsible to colour up your life..the colour that painted had its own meaning..

People around you just someone that who will guide you and someone to teach you to colour your life..they are not responsible to paint the colour or choose which colour your life should be..without the colour,your life is meaningless..

Happy,sad,mad,stress,peace,crazy,love and any feelings that come through your life can be represent by any kind of colour that you wish to use to express it..but be carefull,once you paint your life with the wrong colour,it will bring disaster to your life..and it will make it meaningless..

Paint your life with the right colour to make it more meaningfull..it's beautiful if you paint it with the colour that bring happiness,calm,peace and love..and remember to pray for God's guide to make you more mature to choose the colour..

my Tatoo..

2011-02-02T20:43:00.000-08:00

tuk tatoo aku digaga kena ke 15hb january 2011 ba Ruai Bar,Telang Usan Hotel,Kuching..aku enda nemu nama tatoo tuk tang ia manah mat dipeda aku..aku ngaga ba punggung,engka ka disambung ku baru ila..to be continue..

semina mansa..

2010-09-19T09:45:00.000-07:00

lama mat ku nadai dah nulis utai ba blog ku..hhmm..nothing much to say..just pass by to say hye..hidup ku diatu baka biasa,semina mayuh amat penanggul,penusah ti datai..tang semina Tuhan ti pemadu Bekuasa aja alai ku bepanggai..semina ngagai Ia aja ku nyerah semua utai..hidup kitai mensia bisi tuju ti udah disedia ka Tuhan tang semina pemandai kitai aja ti ulih nguna semua pemeri ti udah diberi Ia..baka aku diatu semina nitih peneka Ia aja..laban semua utai ti nyadi ukai datai ari kitai mensia tang datai ari Tuhan ti bempu semua utai di dunya enggau di serga..naka tuk aja utai ti ulih ditulis aku baka ke jam tuk..arap ke aku bisi bulih penemu dikena nulis utai ke lebih badas gik ari tuk..aku semina mansa blog ku aja tang dudi ari ila aku deka nulis utai mayuh agi dikena meransang kitai semua enggau meri penemu ti bekait enggau adat kitai Iban..baka jam ke diatu,aku deka ngundur dirik dulu..ngarap ke kitai semua gerai nyamai ulih berkat Tuhan..Amen..bye..

Gawai Dayak known as a Harvest Festival

2010-04-05T19:15:00.000-07:00

Gawai Day or Gawai Dayak is a festival celebrated in Sarawak on 1 June every year. It is both a religious and social occasion. The word Gawai means a ritual or festival whereas Dayak people or The Dayak are a people indigenous to Borneo. It is a loose term for over 200 riverine and hill-dwelling ethnic subgroups, located principally in the interior of Borneo, each with its own dialect, customs, laws, territory and culture, although common distinguishing traits are readily...is a collective name for the native ethnic groups of Sarawak: the Iban.

Iban could be:The Iban people , an ethnic group in Kalimantan and Sarawak. The Iban language spoken by those people..

Also known as Sea Dayak and the Bidayuh people, also known as Land Dayak. Thus, Gawai Dayak literally means "Dayak Festival". Dayak would visit their friends and relatives on this day. Such visit is more commonly known as "ngabang" in the Iban language

The Iban language is spoken by the Iban, a branch of the Dayak ethnic group formerly known as "Sea Dayak" who live in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, the Indonesian province of Kalimantan Barat and in Brunei. It belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family, and is..

Those too far away to visit would receive greeting cards.

The mode of celebration varies from place to place. Preparation starts early. Tuak is an alcoholic beverage made of fermented rice, yeast and sugar and drunk in Borneo and East Malaysia. The beverage is a popular drink among the Ibans of Sarawak during the Gawai festivals....
(rice wine) is brewed (at least one month before the celebration) and traditional delicacies like penganan (cakes from rice flour, sugar and coconut milk) are prepared. As the big day approaches, everyone will be busy with general cleaning and preparing food and cakes. On Gawai Eve, glutinous rice is steamed in bamboo (ngelulun pulut). In the longhouse, new mats will be laid out on the ruai (an open gallery which runs through the entire length of the longhouse). The walls of most bilik (rooms) and the ruai are decorated with Pua Kumbu (traditional blankets). A visit to clean the graveyard is also conducted and offerings offered to the dead. After the visit it is important to bathe before entering the longhouse to ward off bad luck.

The celebration starts on the evening of 31 May. In most Iban longhouses, it starts with a ceremony called Muai Antu Rua (to cast away the spirit of greed), signifying the non-interference of the spirit of bad luck in the celebration. Two children or men each dragging a chapan (winnowing basket) will pass each family's room. Every family will throw some unwanted article into the basket. The unwanted articles will be tossed to the ground from the end of the longhouse for the spirit of bad luck.

Around 6 pm or as the sun sets, miring (offering ceremony) will take place. Before the ceremony, gendang rayah (ritual music) is performed. The Feast Chief thanks the gods for the good harvest, and asks for guidance, blessings and long life as he waves a cockerel over the offerings. He then sacrifices the cockerel and a little blood is used together with the offerings.

This is my grandfather who know how to make "piring". Those are the materials that use to make a "piring".

Once the offering ceremony is done, dinner is then served at the ruai. Just before midnight, a procession up and down the ruai seven times called Ngalu Petara (welcoming the spirit gods) is performed. During this procession, a beauty pageant to choose the festival's queen and king (Kumang & Keling Gawai) is sometimes conducted. Meanwhile, drinks, traditional cakes and delicacies are served.

This is me who wore a "ngepan iban" that use to be wear during Gawai Festival. A lady that use "ngepan" will be call as "Kumang" whereas a guy will be call as "Keling".

At midnight, the gong is beaten to call the celebrants to attention. The longhouse Chief (tuai rumah) or Festival Chief will lead everyone to drink the Ai Pengayu (normally tuak for long life) and at the same time wish each other "gayu-guru, gerai-nyamai" (long life, health and prosperity). The celebration now turns merrier and less formal. Some will dance to the traditional music played, others will sing the pantun (poems). In urban areas, Dayaks will organise gatherings at community centres or restaurants to celebrate the evening.

Traditionally, when guests arrive at a longhouse, they are given the ai tiki as a welcome. From time to time, guests are served tuak. This would be called nyibur temuai which literally means "watering of guests".

Christian Dayaks normally attend a church mass service to thank God for the good harvest.

Gawai Dayak celebrations may last for several days. It is also during this time of year that many Dayak weddings take place, as it is one of the rare occasions when all the members of the community return home to their ancestral longhouse.

colonial government refused to recognise Dayak Day. Gawai Dayak was formally gazetted on 25 September 1964 as a public holiday in place of Sarawak Day. It was first celebrated on 1 June 1965 and became a symbol of unity, aspiration and hope for the Dayak community. Today, it is an integral part of Dayak social life. It is a thanksgiving day marking good harvest and a time to plan for the new farming season or activities ahead.

Pride oF Betong,Sarawak..

2010-04-04T20:38:00.000-07:00

Rentap or Libau (died 1863) was a famous Dayak (Iban) warrior in Sarawak, Malaysia during the Brooke White Rajahs era in that state. "Rentap" in Iban means "Worldshaker". He was known as "Raja Darat" or "Raja Ulu". Essentially, Rentap's rebellion was due to the White Rajah's or James Brooke's action of eliminating the Ibans in Skrang because he thought they were pirates. Being a leader of the Ibans there, Rentap took the subsequent action of attacking James Brooke's fort at Skrang River called Nanga Skrang. James' then burnt Rentap's village after he successfully drove James Brooke's side out of Skrang. He retreated to Bukit Sadok and built himself a fort after a defeat at Sungai Lang, Ulu Skrang by James Brooke in the year 1854. There he gained a reputation and thwarted many plans by James Brooke to control the Skrang and Saribas areas. Only after many attempts and with the aid of bigger cannons did James Brooke defeat Rentap in the year 1861. Though defeated, Rentap never officially surrendered. He retreated to Sungai Entabai and died in same place. In Malaysia, he is not only renowned in Sarawak, but he is also a national hero in both Sabah and the Peninsula as both a national hero and a freedom fighter.

Rentap's battlecry was Agi Idup, Agi Ngelaban!! which means I will fight as long i will live!!.This legendary battlecry later become Malaysia's Royal Ranger Regiment motto.

the place where they put the cannon currently is at Pejabat Daerah Betong,Sarawak.. the wooden that support the cannon was made by my grandfather.. if you want to see the real cannon then come to Betong and see it by yourself.. the cannon is one of the pride of Betong..

thE latEst oF mE..

2010-03-31T23:13:00.000-07:00

on 27th march 2010,we had a dinner for 8th anniversary Betong become a Division at Dewan Stephen Kalong Ningkan,Betong.. the theme for that night was Tradisional "1 Malaysia".. on that night i wore a cheongsam that made from kain batik ukir.. but the problem was,where i should make up & tied up my hair.. want to go to saloon?? OMG.. got lots of people at that time.. no way for saloon..

well..this is my cheongsam that night..any comment please..?? hehe.. was made by my mummy..

so,this is what happen to me on that night.. although i'm the simple one but still look nice.. hehe..

and finally,this is me.. the latest me.. the girl who still old same.. but now tryin' to gettin' be more mature than before.. well,soon i'll turn to 22nd years old.. hope for the best in my life..

Iban's Tatoo (siri 1)..

2009-09-04T06:28:00.000-07:00

this is Iban's Tatoo...it called 'Bungai Terung"..tatoo corak jenis Bungai terung ni famous di kalangan bangsa iban..selain corak ini,banyak lagi corak ukiran lain yang melambangkan bangsa iban..setiap suku kaum di Sarawak mempunyai corak tatoo & motifnya tersendiri..pada zaman dahulu,jika seseorang itu mempunyai tatoo,orang akan diuji terlebih dahulu..kerana orang zaman dahulu tidak boleh membuat tatoo sebarangan..ia mesti perlu ada motif dan corak yang melambangkan seseorang itu..sekarang,tatoo telah dijadikan fesyen..banyak anak-anak muda zaman sekarang tidak kira lelaki atau perempuan yang bertatoo termasuk lah hubby aku & adik aku..hehehe...

Terabai..

2009-08-21T07:32:00.000-07:00

this is 'Terabai' or its common name called as Worrior Shield..ukiran terabai boleh diukir dalam pelbagai bentuk..bagi kaum iban,ukiran 'antu engkeramba' adalah yang paling famous kerana ia dikatakan dapat memberikan perlindungan kepada tuannya serta dapat menolong dalam peperangan suatu masa dahulu..terabai boleh dibuat dengan saiz yang besar,sederhana besar ataupun kecil..bentuknya pula boleh dibuat berdasarkan kreativiti anda sendiri..dulu,ukiran terabai juga menjadi kebanggaan kaum iban..pembuatan terabai bukan la senang..ia memerlukan ketelitian yang tinggi..ukiran yang halus & ketekunan dalam mengukir coraknya..terabai diperbuat daripada kayu dan hanya mempunyai satu jenis warna sahaja mengikut kesukaan tuannya..sekarang,terabai boleh dilihat dengan pelbagai jenis warna..

jika pada suatu masa dahulu,terabai digunakan untuk melindungi diri daripada serangan pihak musuh semasa peperangan..namun sekarang,kita boleh lihat terabai telah menjadi barang perhiasan bukan sahaja oleh kaum iban tetapi ramai lagi kaum-kaum lain yang dah mula menyukai keunikan terabai ini..

my grandfather is a terabai maker..he already made a lot of terabai in any sizes..he is full of knowledge and talent to make terabai and a lot of ibanese stuff that made from wood such as swords,blowpipe and much more..im proud of my grandfather..

Pua Kumbu..

2009-08-20T21:26:00.001-07:00

pua kumbu terkenal di kalangan orang iban di Sarawak..my mom also a pua kumbu maker..pua kumbu mempunyai banyak motif corak..bagi kaum iban,kami lebih kepada motif 'engkeramba',mean monster/ghost..tapi,zaman sekarang banyak motif flora & fauna digunakan..dulu,cara pembuatan pua kumbu adalah sangat susah & memenatkan..tapi sekarang,terdapat alternatif lain yang digunakan untuk membuat pua kumbu iaitu cara printing/cop..jika dulu,wanita kaum iban akan memperuntukkan masa sehingga berminggu-minggu menyiapkan sehelai pua kumbu,sekarang hanya mengambil masa beberapa jam/hari sahaja..pua kumbu dulu diperbuat daripada cotton wool..tapi sekarang tidak lagi,kerana cara printing/cop telah digunakan yang hanya menggunakan warna pilihan sahaja..

suatu masa dahulu,pua kumbu mempunyai banyak fungsi kepada kaum iban di Sarawak..ia digunakan oleh 'manang' bermaksud Dukun untuk upacara perubatan..ia juga digunakan untuk 'betipas' bermaksud menghalau bagi menyembuhkan sesuatu penyakit pada orang..selain itu,ia juga digunakan dalam upacara kematian untuk membuat 'sapat' bermaksud dinding untuk orang yang telah meninggal..bagi kaum iban,semangat padi adalah semangat yang perlu dijaga untuk mendapatkan berkat..bila anak padi telah tumbuh dan sedia untuk ditanam,kaum iban akan mendukung anak padi yang disimpan di dalam pua kumbu dari tanah hingga la ke rumah panjang..semangat padi akan di'gawai'kan sebelum di tanam di sawah..selain itu juga,pua kumbu mempunyai banyak lagi kegunaan lain..sekarang,pua kumbu terkenal sebagai fesyen terkini di kalangan pereka fesyen moden..

that's all i can share with you..all the information above based on my mom's experience..thank you to my mom..

A Moment..

2009-08-12T08:24:00.000-07:00

tentu korang pernah merasa bagaimana rasanya bila pertama kali menjejakkan kaki di tempat yang belum pernah anda kunjungi..bagi aku,it's a wonderfull moment that i'll never forget & a moment that i'll take as an experince..well..this is a moment that i'll share with you..

i spent a few minutes at Pantai Punang,Lawas,Sarawak to experince the sunset..i can't wait for the moment..

while i'm waiting for the sunset,aku ambik peluang la posing puas-puas dulu..hehe..

aku main-main dengan air pantai yang berombak kecik je..tak besar..teringin rasanya nak terjun je ke dalam air tu,menikmati ombak-ombak kecil..hehe..

haaa....kini hampir tiba masanya yang dinanti-nantikan..hehe..nampaknya apa yang kat belakang aku tu..??cun jugak cousin aku ni jadi photographer ek..hehe..wyen,after this you change your profession..hehe..

sambil tu,aku teruskan jugak perjuangan aku untuk berposing sakan..hehe..

well...and finally..this is the moment that i'd been waiting..hehe..beautiful sunset at Pantai Punang,Lawas,Sarawak..

"for a moment like this,some people search for a life time..for a moment like this,some people search forever.."hehe..even aku hanya sekejap je kat Lawas,but i grabbed all the opportunities yang ada depan mata..i also went to sipitang all the way to Sabah..hehe..adventure rite..

wish i can come again next time..Goodbye Lawas..Goodbye Sabah..

suatu ketika di K.L...

2009-08-11T06:38:00.000-07:00

haa...ni kisah aku baru menjejakkan kaki ke tanah seberang ni (peninsula m'sia)..baru je sampai sini aku dah berpaluang untuk menjelajah k.L..bukan kebun lada tau...it's Kuala Lumpur..hehe..

this is the picture of me with my friends while we are waiting for KTM at batu 3...we wait about 10 minutes..it's scary you know..ni kali pertama aku lihat landasan kereta api..aku jadi gerum..huhu..horror...ngeee...

bayangkan la bagaimana keadaan orang yang kena gilis dengan kereta api...huhu...menggerunkan....

haaa...ni kitorang baru je dah lepas dari kL Central..hehe..excited giler yooo...aku bagaikan ayam salah masuk reban bila sampai kat kL Central..dari situ kitorang guna komuter nak ke Berjaya Times Square..yang menggelikan,bila aku berjalan memandang semua bangunan yang tinggi tu,tetibe je aku terlanggar tiang..haha..malunyeeeee...sungguh dasyat..hehe..nasib baik aku tak jatuh begedup macam nangka bucuk..haha..

well..those are our activities while at BTS..huhu..so the sakai and excited...so ashamed of ourself..but we'd enjoyed the time together..hehe..

akak & adik membeli belah..pilih baju..

easther : chepoll...mane 1 yg ok ni..??yg hitam or purple..??

chepol : ala kak ster,rembat je due-due..habis citer..tak payah bingung nak pilih..

ni pun satu..sorang nak beli,tetibe je semua beli..haha..uncle kedai tu pun tersengih tengok gelagat kami..siap uncle tu yang sarungkan cincin ni ke jari kami semua...hehe..sorry uncle for interupt your business..tapi kami beli cincin ni tau..hehe..

ni pulak antara gelagat kami sementara menunggu cukup jam masuk panggung tengok wayang..kitorang tengok citer "The Public Anemy"..
easther : aku nak tengok Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince..

ruby : ish..tengok Skrip 7707 la...

chepol : tak nak la..kite nengok citer The Truth..besshhh tau..

satu citer yang kitorang nak tengok pun kitorang tak dapat tengok..haha..finally,tengok citer yang kitorang tak minat..tapi enjoy gak..

haa....ni lagi satu peristiwa yang meng'ashamed'kan..haha..kitorang tersesat..tak tau tingkat wayang kat mane..alamak..kecoh satu lif sebab kitorang..memang moment yang giler la time ni..haha..

dah penat menjelajah,kitorang pun minta diri dulu...tapi kitorang belom habis round semua port dalam BTS tu tau..besar sangat la..tak dapat nak habis dalam satu hari..huhu..bergambar sakan before balik..kenangan la katakan...harith : oit..dah la tu..aku dah lapar ni..jom aa gi makan..

ruby : jap..nak posing maut puas-puas kat sini..

chepol : emm..sukati korang ler..

adi : letih la..aku sandar kat ko la harith..huhu..

ni la ragam kitorang bila dah sampai kat komuter terakhir...masing-masing dah penat..tapi masih bertenaga nak posing lagi..ish..ish..ish..ni la ragam anak-anak muda sekarang..

dah desperate sangat,kitorang landing kat port mamak ni..we try their roti canai..hehe..sebenarnya masing-masing dah takda duit,sebab tu la makan roti canai je..haha..kat sini satu lagi moment yang memalukan..

chepol : abang,minta diskaun boleh tak...???saye ni student la bang..takde duit..boleh la bang ek..

easther,ruby,adi,amer,harith,josh : oi!!ko tinggal la..cuci pinggan kat sini kalau takde duit..

nuh : lebih baik kite blah dulu..

chepol : yea..yea..aku dapat diskaun tau..uncle tu bagi..(dengan gedik's version)

hampeehh...tu la ragam kitorang..hehe..lepas tu kitorang balik ke kL Central and go home..bukan setakat tu je..dalam KTM pun kitorang buat hal..haha..

THE END

my culture..the ibanese..

2009-08-11T04:06:00.001-07:00

this is me wearing the iban traditional costume..hehe..this is during the Gawai Dinner at Betong (2008)..this costume called "ngepan iban" which is only for a lady/girl..from head to toe,there is "sugu tinggi" that i wear at my head..at my shoulder,there is "marik empang" which is can be made with a different pattern..at my arm,we called it "tumpa" which is can be use more or less depend on the person..hehe..i always used more than 10 pairs at both side of my arms..the things that i hold at my hands are "buah pauh"..the things that hanging at my waist are "rawai", "lampit",which is same as belt.."tating" was made by coins.."kain selampai" which is like a shawl but sometime it has a round small bell called "gerunung"..the woven that i wear called "kain tating" which also can be made with a different pattern..the "ngepan" that i used was still not complete because there are more that i didn't wear..this is the simple "ngepan iban" that i wear..

this is a sword that was made by my beloved grandfather..this sword's name is "Langgai Tingngang"..i dont know what it's mean..hehe..the sword's hair (hehe) made from "bulu iku chapi"..means the fur of buffalo's tail..hehe..it's more like human's hair..haha..this is one of my grandfather's collections..there is more..wait and see k..

this is my beloved grandfather who is making "piring"..he made the "piring" to give a meal for the spirit..i don't know about the spirit..hehe..there are a lot of different things to make a "piring"..such as "asi ketupat,telur,kuih penganan,sagun" even the popcorn,which is we called it "letup"..also "buah pinang,daun sirih,semakau (tobacco)..hehe..

this is my great beloved "aki" (grandfather)..he is an ex-chancellor also ex-"tuai rumah" of my long house..im proud to announce his name is Banyi ak Layong..he has a lot of talents & knowledges..wow..hehe..most of my friends who often saw this picture said that im a sweet grandfather's grand daughter..because i have a similar look with my grandfather..hehe..waseeehhh...but it's true..just see it by yourself...im so proud to be my grandfather's descent..hehe...the girl who next to my grandfather is my cousin,Barbara Ranut..

this is my sweet "inik" (grandmother)..her name is Kuni ak Ikom..my friends also said that my face also similar to my nenek..wwooo...that's mean im a beloved grand daughter...but it's true..hehe..my grandparents love me more...

this sword and "sangkuh" (spear) belong to my aunty..it also made by my grandfather..wwooo...so creative hah..there's also a blowpipe but i didn't took its picture..

and here we are...those are belong to our family..each of this was made by my grandfaher for each of us..those are half of his collections...wwoooo...hehe...there are more...hehe...but he already gave it to our relatives...

the skulls...wwooo.....i didn't know the skulls are belong to whom..hehe..but i think they died with a thriller way like a resident evil movie..or final destination movie...or else..ngeeee....so horror...the skulls become black because sometime they "salai" (grill) the skulls...this skulls are about more than i don't know how much often the descents...soooooo lama sudah....hehe..

this is the view of my long house..Rh Uyok,Merunjau,Ulu padeh,Betong,Sarawak..this area we called it "ruai"...we will decorate the "ruai" to celebrate the ceremony...

friends..

2009-08-10T21:59:00.000-07:00

with my classmate at my college..(diploma medical laboratory technologist 2006-2009)..miss you all..nice to know and share everything with you all..hope someday we will meet again..

me with my twin name..easther gruntang & me (easther maria nyanau)..nice to meet you..hope we will meet again soon..

im with my church's member..we are all like sister..hope our friendship will be last forever..miss you all so much..may GOD will always bless you all..

my crazy & full of weird hobbies 5 science (2005) classmates....we had shared a lot of memories that i'll never ever forget till the end of my life..you all are my best friends..miss you guys so much..hope to meet you all at our reunion on year 2015..see you all there..

do you have a friend?? alot of friends?? me too.. i have a lot of friends with a lot of characters..i have a lot of friends from all around Malaysia.. from Sabah till peninsula Malaysia.. do you have 1 or more true friends?? mine maybe not..but maybe yes.. we are all human being.. once we being friends but then we will being an anemy to each other.. but a better friendship will start with anemy.. i mean arguement.. without an arguement,you will never know your friend much better.. friends are like an ocean's flow.. sometimes they on but sometimes they off.. there are many of friend's adages.. some are bad and some are good adages.. but friendship will be everlasting if we always appreciate it.. while we can still hug & smile to each other then we must keep in touch with others.. it's not difficult to keep in touch with friends.. it's just a simple job to do as a friend.. but why some of my friends are very difficult to still in on mode with the others?? i have a few friends that just take an advantages of me.. while they are in diffucult moment,im the one who they will search first.. im a kinda heart person.. i can be a good listener,a good advicer also a good friend to anyone.. but then,when it's my turn to need a friend they all just disappear.. sometimes it's make me hurt.. because,at the moment i need a friends,they just ignore me or sometimes they just care without much enthusiasm.. but when im in a happy and full of luxuries then they will come over to fix with me.. what kind of friend is that.. im not a person who is hoping a reciprocations for my kindness.. but as long as they will never leave me just like that,it's enough for me.. as long as they will be my friends forever.. is it difficult?? just answer for yourself.. but for me,friends are neccesary.. anywhere you go and in what condition,you must need a friend although just a friend.. friends are full of memories.. while we are being together having fun,having a victory in spite of sadness also we can share with each other.. i had experience a lot of friends.. i know much better now about friendship.. and i will appriciate all my friends eventhough they didn't realize about me anymore.. friends are mean to me..to all my friends,i love you all so much..i hope we will meet again soon.. i miss all the memories we had shared together..