What's in a name?Puchong=Telu

You know,that Interchange/Flyover which was thought to be called Puchong Interchange has been renamed to Setia Raja Manai Interchange out of respect for the Kedayan and Malay communities in northern Sarawak & Brunei & the new name Setia Raja Manai Interchange reflects Miri's history and State's close ties with Brunei,said the CM. According to a Kedayan ADUN,..listen to this.. Puchong is an unpalatable name. Puchong in Kedayan refers to the male genital. WHAT!!!!??? Yes,Puchong in Kedayan refers to the male genital and an ADUN of Kedayan descent pointed that out. Nya meh bala kaban, perkembangan cerita Puchong reti nya 'Telu', ukai ga 'Telu Buruk'....cut..cut...
Nyau ngerichau,baka kitai Iban,maia gawai berebut anak bujang/aya bujang tuai enggau be pekit keling gawai,ka digelar keling,nyadi bala tambi nyau ringat enggai dikumbai keling. Kitai abis pengaga ti anak bujang tau ke bujang tuai/udah bebini beranak digelar keling. ha..ha.. Sida keling menua/keling tembawai enggau keling temuda..bisi keling runggu ensing kini?

Selamat Taun Baru/Happy New Year

01/01/2008

Besampi kitai minta Tuhan Jesus mengkang ngemata enggau ngibun kitai dalam semua pengawa,pejalai enggau pengidup tiap-tiap siko kitai ba taun baru tu. Dalam pengasih Nuan Tuhan,dinga ka sembiang kami. Amen.

Kami bisi temuai ari Samu kemari,Jana seduai Suri,jiran sepiak bilik sida menyadik D di Samu. Jana tu nyadi cikgu ba Long Saeh,menua Penan. Iya mai kereta iya kitu,nya menyadi iya nyempulang iya,lalu seduai menyadi pulai pagi tu tadi;siko ke Long Saeh,siko ke Sarikei. Tudah Jana,datai nda datai,nyau ka malam lagi meh tudah. Bemalam semalam ba menua Kayan sebedau mudik ke ulu ari siti.Taun tu masuk ke 3 taun iya udah posting ba menua Penan..nyau nemu ngarut jako penan..kena tau ke enda,enda meh aku nemu. Rindu diri ninga cerita iya ke ngajar din. bala pupils kira ke 11 iko,nyadi pengajar asai ke 5 iko nyengkaum guru besar. enda tentu ka besekula orang menua;tembu ka ngasu jelu. Baru dani tudah Jana,tauka benong ngajar bala sida iya,peda chunuk-chunuk apai/aki penan ngesan babi tau ka rusa,alu tergendala sida, bai ke ka emparu sida rusa tau ke babi...ukai sida cikgu ko aku tu, bala pupils ke alu ka enggau emparu sida jelu. Rindu gamal tudah Jana diau ba menua ulu din diatu. Iya nusoi YB Lihan bisi bemalam ba rumah iya di ulu maia ke merasmikan 'talipaun' di Long Saeh. Bala orang putih suah sesat kin ko iya..baka bala Bruno Manser,dipelaba ka aku.

The Opening of once called 'Puchong' Interchange

I didn't realise the opening ceremony of this interchange to take place this morning until I switched on Radio MiriFM, then I heard the CM giving his speech. Yesterday,on the way back from church service,while waiting for the traffic jam to ease a bit,we managed to get 3 shots of the new flyover. Amat je..jampat TPK ngaga utai. Heard there's a new name for the flyover/road. Heard Puchong is not suitable a name.. will find out more,cos I have not been out of the house this morning as I'm cleaning the house. Not good to let the dust of 2007 to be carried forward to 2008. BAD Feng Shui, so said LToo.

Sudah terima gaji

Kemari terima gaji ari Mang aku;di bai iya makai & ngirup ba Sau Pau & ngirup ai kelapa baTaman Selera. Even though our meeting/fellowship was constantly interupted by phone calls from her boys,it was an enjoyable afternoon.

'tis the season to get hitched..........

Alisa & Anthony

Edward/Awat,brother of the bride's father,singing " And I love you"

John Kuisher rendering his version of "Summer Kisses & Winter wine"

This is only the 1st dish..6 more dishes to go.. Food was 7/10..Kok Chee /Grand Palace's roasted chicken's the best.

Diana,Jannifer,me & Rosalind

Parents of the bride

I know it is only the 6th day of Christmas and 'tis a season to be jolly,according to a lyric of a xmas favourite, but in Miri & I'm sure elsewhere, 'tis seems to be the season for mating. I don't mean it in a crude way..just trying to make the sentence more appealing. You know how it is,during Advent,i.e before Xmas, Christians are not supposed to get married. D& I were one of the culprits who defied that ruling. We got married on 20th December,1980...& I know quite a number of people also committed that SIN..getting married during Advent. After Xmas everyone seems to get hitched. Wedding dinners everywhere. The bridal shops are busy and so are the salons,where not only the bridal party go there for hair do & make up but the invited guests,too.

You see, I went to another wedding last night..they somehow managed to abstain from getting married during Advent,being good Christians,afterall dad is a church warden at Matei Dei. In that Boulevard restaurant alone, 2 weddings took place. A few engagement parties were held last night,one of which was the engagement of Endu's son to her late mother's best buddy's grand daughter. Confused? Vernon's engagement to Jill (not my Jill). Congrats to Vernon & Jill. Thank you Endu for not telling me..I had to get the news from Edward/Awat. Last night,the entourage from Kuala Lumpur in the form of Mang & family...especially flown in to attend another engagement party. Congrats to James & fiancee.

About the wedding last night, I was and am happy for Ai Geok & Dimang and share their joy when Alisa got married to Anthony. The crowd made up mostly of church people. The food was plentiful & I saw so much wastage.

More photos

Announcing the arrival of......the bride & groom. Salah ukai, it's Indai Maie,ko Lily.

Please be seated..a rare smile from Apai Maie..must be the 'escalating' price of the palm oil /oil palm that is

causing him to 'SMILE'.

Yes, Indai Maie, Keligit meh nya...anang entu merening,peda nuan ALK senyum 24jam...gaga bulih keligit. ha..

I couldn't help taking a snapshot of the MC's polished pair of shoes...really kilat. (shiny)). The 'kilatness'/shininess tells a lot about a person. D's friend, a fellow lawyer said, "Nama guna gamal sigat, ngena jacket,seluar & baju manah,kuchah-kuchah bejako ti kasut nyau bekurai, bekerak, balut latak/tai ukoi/tai manok lintong?" what's the use of looking smart when your shoes are not polished/ shiny? After hearing that, every sunday,after church,D never fails to polish his shoes. ( Kasut kena gap ko aku tu.)

A friend's son serving drinks to a diner while on semester break from university.

Mamarazzi & the paparazzi

Indai Maie showing the art/skill/technique of taking photograph with one hand.

Keep the church clean

Sunday 30th Dec 2007

It's about time that an announcement on keeping the church clean is made. Despite the notice, I still noticed some rubbish on the floor. I don't know whether it was from last night's Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols or from this morning. Again, I could not help being 'mangah' (in a state of wanting to 's------e 'somebody) again when a friend's son kept on banging the frame of the shutter. What did the mother do?..just acted deaf & dumb,until I stared hard at her,then she realised why I gave that stare. I posted my thoughts on discipline in church but I took it off. Now,I'll post it again. I did mention to Fr. Kenny Tan & Deacon Alfred about the lack of discipline,people talking during communion,answering phone calls & so forth. Come on lah...give God 1 1/2 hr of your time on Sundays.

Mark & Phyllis' wedding reception

MC ari rumah TR Daud,Niah.

Melah kek kawin Mark Minggu & Phyllis Gali. Nyadi Mark tu,anak Mr. & Mrs. Minggu Robat ari Pantu while Phyllis tu anak Gali Rayeng ari Banting & Rosalind Nangan,uchu to the late TR Pasang,Niah.

Steady Igat & Endu..........

Mark,Phyllis,Gali & Nangan

Apai & Indai Maie holding the ai kawin

Cr Thony & wife getting to know the bride & groom.

Steady Salleh! Joget sampai pagi.....Pak Agus sedang tidur.

Phyllis Gali & Mark Minggu

Nyadong ai kawin by bride & groom

D & me

Cr Thony & wife...manah endar cincin bemata jade. Dini alai iya meli kini? Is that for real?
Betundi aja.... anang ringat..kitai kaban,munyi ko Imun.

uchu Aki Lakam yang lain

If I could include my cousins,Gedut & Apai Anna & Lily to sit together with Indai & Apai Maie, Thony & wife,myself,my mum & D, our table would be the noisiest. As of last night's wedding reception at Marriot's (ichit Aki Pasang's wedding to her husband,Mark),the anembiak of TR Daud,Niah were the most well- behaved lot compared to our new-found isans (in-laws) from Pantu & Banting who were seen dominating the stage, berjoget. We,however,scored even because surprisingly,quite a number of the singers including the 2 MCs were from rumah TR Daud. Whatever little time we had last night chatting,the 3 uchu Aki Lakam had a good laugh,commenting & talking about things in general,nothing in particular.

Viva Espania

Hi Kristen, I saw the Spanish flag & Castellon on the feedjit thing,so I assume that it must be you reading my blog as your mum mentioned where you're. I hope you are doing fine and enjoying every minute of your stay there. Your family came to visit;Tim & Atan membujang ( I noticed Tim's quite a bit of pimples)
& Wawa,of course,still a 'baby'.As usual,Tim's always happy to see me. While your parents & Wawa beganjuh to Kennedy's house,the 2 bujangs stayed back & slept throughout until they were fetched. Your mum said they could not wait for sau pau shop to open for business. As for Wawa,he only had rice mixed with 'kicap kuda terbang' ala Krokop for lunch the other day.
It rains most of the time in Miri. I was supposed to meet your family yesterday for sau pau but they had to clean the house.
I have to go now to send Uncle D to work but first stop for breakfast at 2020's. Until then,you have a good time there and learn as much as you can.

Blog punya pasal........

Each time I took my camera out,my subjects or victims said,"Alu di engkah iya ba blog nya lagi; gambar manah-manah,pansut ba blog; ti ku ka nemu cerita/happening (munyi jako nembiak rebak baru diatu) di Miri, aku macha blog iya,ko Mang. {My subjects or victims said that the photos taken of them would immediately be on the blog;each time I want to know what's happening in Miri,I'd read her blog,said Mang.} To Mang,lu jangan lupa belanja gua minum kopi sebab gua bagi lu cerita sensasi untuk pengetahuan dan juga hiburan lu.{Mang,you have to buy me a mug of kopi for providing & entertaining you with news about Miri}
Ngagai bala "Ai-ban ' ke gawa di menua Arab ke bisi macha blog tu lalu teperindang,tikau-tikau kitu sida daging unta,ambi ulih diroast kami.(To the Ibans reading my blog, working in Arab countries,earning obscene sum of money(I'm green with envy),send some camel meat for us to roast here. ha..ha..enda liat kini isi daging unta? Rebus dulu,dah nya roast ba oven begulai enggau ai,enda iya liat...Ulih ngaga camel pie. ha..ha.

Ngabang Day

Mang called yesterday evening to say that they'd just arrived in Miri, so I invited them for Hi Tea today. Nelly & her family came after visiting Rose Peter's/Pak Agus' Open House,which is just a 'stone throw away' from my house.(very near my house) About an hour or so later,Amoi, aka Sylvia(bini Fr. Stanley Bunseng) who happened to pass by,was told to turn back & have Hi Tea with us. We had curry chicken, roasted spare ribs,Shepherd's Pie,roasted leg of lamb & salad. The Shepherd's pie was the first dish to finish,agi belala bala.Uchuku & daughter in-law were disappointed when I didn't prepare the dish yesterday. Nel,as soon as she entered my house,said to her children,"Bisi aunty Jenny ngaga Shepherd's Pie." Mang & Sylvia also said the same thing. Ila meh Uchuku,aku ngaga.

Mang aka Indai Nangku ,Dossire,Sarah & Nelly benong makai carrot cake

Patrick aka Apai nangku,mangku Joshua.

OKK Kemaman aka Edmund Changngi aka laki Nelly,Patrick Labon aka as laki Mang & Tim(ak Mang & Patrick)

Chloe,Sylvia & Evengeline

Tim,Atan,Mang,Aaron,Brian & Dossier

Sylvia aka Mrs. Fr. Stanley Bunseng,Aaron,Brian,Dossier,Sarah & Nelly,seen slicing the roasted leg of lamb. Menu for today was Shepherd's pie ( a favourite dish which usually comes out only during xmas time),roasted spare ribs,curry chicken,roasted leg of lamb & potato salad. Rindu meda bala kami makai tadi,nyentok ka roti tandoori naan abis dipakai kami gulai butter & gula. Mana tidak baka size sida sumo wrestlers. Manis utai diempa bala maioh. Tell me where you bought the roti,ko Amoi,since the children like them so much.

Beginilah cara kitai nisil daging bedus maia aku nyadi peserta ba Hell's Kitchen,ko Makcik Nel.

This is the way to carve the meat;learned it when I was one of the participants at HELL'S KITCHEN,said Nel. Amat nya,Nel? Endai,kati ko enda amai!

Then, peda chunuk-chunuk tudah Fr. Kenny Tan & Deacon Alfred Damu datai; came after visiting Rose Peter's/Pak Agus' Open House. We had a nice time,talking & laughing.

Capt Nelly,children & her husband.

Skim nupi kulok

Nya meh gamal roast kulok ke disedia ka aku maia Xmas. Aku bisi nguji ngaga ham kediri empu. Asai kasam,ko D tang enda kena gambar aku.
Pakcik CD sabilik ordered roasted turkey ba Ma Baker for RM198/- Murah bah itu,baru berapa USD$. Tulang ti ulih di empa,empa meh ko iya...ingat kamu baru saja chabut 2 gigi 'gum' kamu.(ko indai yok). Amat tetengok endar meh iya ka makai kulok. Aku bisi bepansa enggau iya,leboh iya ngambi kulok ari Ma Baker. Laju kereta di drive iya,senyum orang empu,nunjuk jalai ka ngagai Ma Baker. Ha..ha.. Peda kulok,enggai ka beguling ari kerusi kereta,ko aku sms asoh iya.(assuming kulok nya gali lakak-lakak ba car seat) Nya kami duai ka nuduk ka skim nupi manok kulok meda kulok nadai & very mahal. (mahal nemu aku reti..tang 'very' nya enda aku nemu,ko apai -----?)

Boxing Day

What ever is left of Indai Maie's signature Carrot cake with icing which she brought this morning. Uchu Mary, Gwen had a large chunk of it;we thought she couldn't finish it but she really finished it.

This morning,as usual I woke up around 5.30am ; switched off all the lights and took out my precious rubbish bin before the rubbish collector came to collect at 6:00am. I had an early night last night because my feet swelled after hours of standing & moving about. The next thing to do was to put away the washed plates,pots & pans to where they had been before Xmas day but I haven't got around to doing it...just thinking about doing it.

I had visitors today in the form of Indai & Apai Maie,Sudan & Igat from Bintulu before they left for the airport to send Sudan off to Jogja & about mid day,Uchuku & family came. We forgot to take photo laban Uchuku had a lot of cerita sensasi to tell until I forgot to take the camera out.

It's a lovely day outside;no rain,just plain sunny.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Jo & Audrey rendering old time favourite xmas songs like Jingle Bells, I'll be home for Xmas,Blue Xmas..what else?..before the service proper starts.

Parishoners looking their best.

Warden Dennis Ng,making sure people have places to sit.

Jo,looking cheerful in shocking pink singing Jingle Bells & Audrey,in midnight blue,singing Blue Xmas.

Drama queen, Hazel,acting in "Who am I?"

Karen Emma exchanging xmas greetings with an old friend.

Priest in charge,Revd Fr Kenny Tan wishing parishoners a Blessed Xmas.

Away in a manger,.................outside the church.

D, Angking & Joseph James

TT,sister,Doria & Doria's niece.

I'm so tired that I can barely stand on my feet but I can manage to post some pictures taken during Xmas service at St.Columba's & friends visiting during noon.