My visit to an Iban longhouse with the name of Rumah King, which is under the jurisdiction of Pakan Sub district Office.
..the longhouse..i don't really count the door (the way on how to gauge and measure a longhouse)..but i pretty sure it should not less than 40 doors. We arrived there around 3pm so mostly elders were around during that time.
..then we check this
I was in Selangau for some official duties.
Read more on this article...Went to Popular Bookstore and pick up this book and without a second thought, rush to the counter and bought it.
Text below is from an email circulating around. So what below is NOT my writing and is NOT my stand. Just want to share while i am reading the whole book.
Good morning all,
Those who started work around 1973,
a 1.3 Litre Japanese car was RM 7,000
Today the equivalent let's say it is RM 60,000...........8.5 times
In 1973 a double storey house was about RM 45,000..or less
Today it is about RM 300,000............6.6 times
In 1973 an Engineer's pay was RM 1,000
Today it is about RM 2,000 +/-............2 times....
From 1973 to 2008........35 years......what is the Trend.?
Bearish !!!!
In a stock market when the trend is bearish , what do we do?..Exit !!!
When a country's trend is bearish what do we do?
This Bearish trend is more difficult to turn around as compared to the
stock market.
I have used these 3 items House, Car & Salary as a measurement of the country' s
performance for the past 35 years....
There is a book I saw in MPH bookshop entitled :
Malaysia: The Failed Nation
some of you may be interested to read up.
I agreed with the writer.....
This morning I was having Coffee at McDonald ( now the coffee..100 %
Arabica beans..is quite good@ RM 2.90....free refill !!. I asked how
much per hour is their pay?
RM 3.00 ! x 8 hours = RM 24 per day... x 25 days = RM 600 per month
My daughter works part-time during her University days..she worked at
Gloria Jeans Coffee
..the pay Australian $ 14.00 ( @ 3.15 = RM 44 per hour.....x 8 = RM
352 per day !!! x 25 days = RM 8,800
13.3 times more !!!!! ......Price of houses in Perth is about the same in KL
Price of cars are about 23 % cheaper...in Perth. ( Australia )
I think more and more people are becoming aware of this Bearish trend.
Developed country by 2020?...means High income country
Let's look at some as of year 2005 ( Financial Times )
USA GNP per capita US$ 35,400
UK GNP per capita US$ 25,510
Australia GNP per capita US$ 19,530
Singapore GNP per capita US $ 20,690
These are developed countries by income measurement
Malaysia GNP per capita US$ 3,540
Year 2020..developed country?
Really...a sad story.
Worrying Trends, isn't it??
Originally posted at Bidayuh.Info 9/02/2008
Excited yet skeptical...that was what I felt after receiving news that somewhere near Simunjan, a cross (or alike of it) was spotted on a coconut stalk and leaf. That was reminiscence on what had had happen in Palembang few years ago.
So, on the 2nd day of Chinese New Year, me, my causin, my sis and her famili, went for a trip to the area to have a closer look and share what we had found there.
To reach there, you will need to turn to Jalan Simunjan from Pan Borneo trunk road, which is around half an hour from Serian, then from the simpang you will need to drive another 20-minutes before you see this sign on your left.
Go further in juz for one kilometer to reach kpg Semalatong
Then smack in the middle of the kpg you should see a prevailing looking trees of coconut
Nothing unusual about it..except of course, the number of people around may suggest something…
So upon closer look on the coconut tree on the right of the pix, from certain angle you may able to observe a cross-like pattern on the coconut stalk and leaf…
I am having difficulties of getting the right shot as I can’t get the angle right. To make matter worse, the wind was blowing …… so I took people’s picture first…
Surprisingly, hp cam able to zero in on the cross and took the shot at the rite moment
..and another shoot from hp..this one alleged by its owner to show the cross plus the figurine..but I see nothing…hmmmm…
The curious crowd getting bigger….
So my sister had a talk with a nenek who live next to the coconut…apparently they are not the owner of the coconut…
According to her..the event took turn around 3 weeks ago, when the neighbor next door (the owner of the coconut) had a dream…and in her dream…she saw her son went home in a dirty state…and the neighbour’s son was one of the paratrooper who perished during rehersal accident at Lima last year. The son drown after landed into the sea….
So after the dream, the neighbor (who is actually living in Kuching) was always pondering about it until one day somebody from his kampong mentioning about a cross spotted at coconut tree …so they built a simple prayer shack at the base of the coconut tree… then the words spread out…
This aunty also mentioning that she had seen a bright light on top of the kelapak…
People of all walks making their way to the kelapak..
Prayer request….big
..or small…
Apart from prayer..the people who came much earlier also had took the small root from the base of the coconut…and left it clean..maybe for some medicinal purpose…
Compare that with the coconut tree next to it…I don’t know that coconut root do have medicinal value….but I do know drinking milk does better…hehee..
Should any of you plan to go for a visit…you need to act fast, it wouldn’t last long…it’s already 3rd week, maybe one two week the most, before it gone….
And one thing…no coverage here..
After dozens of shoot, I only manage to get this..the village people said that the best view is during sunset…when less light were around…but I can’t wait till dawn…so I juz touch up the picture then…
So…sceptic or not…that would be anyone’s thought..but at least we got picture…
Originally posted at Bidayuh.Info 21/01/2006
Just before Christmas, i get past Siburan bazaar to do some shopping,
and notice a signboard with missing alphabet...strangely enough, those stupid moron does not remove all of the alphabet, juz throwing away some..
...so instead of Siburan Village it become buran 6 age
Originally posted in Bidayuh.Info 21/06/2006
Yesterday (20/06/2006) , me and my father went to kpg Subang to have a closer look at the tragedy that struck few families. According to the reliable sources, the fire started at noon, while most of the man were out working. The fire spread so fast that in half an hour, the fire was already at its height, engulfing and detroying 12 houses and one ramin panggah (house of ceremony).
Luckily, no life was lost. Thanks God for that.
Combo picture showing the edge of the "ground zero". The pink house apparently was saved because the road separate it from the rampaging fire. However the other house eventhough still standing, lost the top part as the top part (1st floor was contruct of wood )
This totally wooden house also saved because of the road. However the soaring heat does damage part of the plank. Papan dinding jadi hitam disebabkan kepanasan dari api kebakaran. Papan dinding barisan tengah dah ditukar jadi nampak baru.
View of the "ground zero". However the tiang ta-ass sesco was spared.
Heap of metal, zing, tong gas, tin biskut, wire mess, bycycle and relic of our past, women's ornamental...
Another picture of the leftover after the fire. Tong gas, jar..motocycle..or what's left..
Inside view of the unfinished house. Belum siap tapi sudah dimakan api...
This bike, which was park nearby also slightly burn part of the plastic..also this hangar with a piece of cloth
This bath and restroom still standing..and when i check in, the water still running...
My attempt to photo-stiching the "ground zero"
Another shoot...
Staircase that leads to nowhere..this stair used to leads to one of the house..now..its gone with the fire...org kpg then sawn the remaining....and this hut, made of easily consumable bamboo ..was saved.
there are few more pictures to upload..but i need to go now...for those who is in Kuching area, or to be exact, Gereja RC St Ann Parish Batu 10, you may contact your Church Chairman should you want to donate..the anouncement should come out this sunday mass..
picture showing, villagers start clearing and collecting the debris of the aftermath..
partly burnt paddy grain...a collection of mug and a heap of fertilizer..
make shift pipe were laid down the hill for the user down the hill, to replace the original one which was burnt..
picture of two gongs..now reduced to wrecked piece of metal
this tanju and jambu tree was at the other side of the road, as you can see, part which face the fire had a heat mark on it, showing the intensity of the fire..
and retired before the time come..opps i means those plant.
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