Bishop David Bentley & Mrs. Clarice Bentley's Visit

Revd Alf would not 'touch' the tuak. Ngirup Bishop!

Tea cloth from Mrs.Bentley to Fr. Kenny

Makai..makai.

Sapa ke nyadong ai bisa nya meh maioh agi penyalah ari sapa ke nyambut nya,ko uncle maia kami sida Mang ke Bible Study kelia.
(The person who serves the 'devil's' drink sins more than the person who drinks it,said uncle during our Bible study a few years ago.
Saying Grace before meals.

Ini orang putih enggau ini Iban

The Grand Old Lad


The Grand Old Lady

Group photo with local tourist guides.

Bishop David & Mrs. Clarice Bentley visited Miri in April, after the Enthronement of the 13th Bishop of Sarawak & Brunei,Bishop Bolly Lapok. They stayed 1 night in Miri & the next day they went to Mulu,also, for a night. On their way back from Mulu, the 4 local 'tour guides' fetched them from the airport, went for lunch at Eastwood Valley & later, we went to the Science Museum,Lutong & the surrounding areas before sending them back to the airport for their flight to Kuching & then KL. They were here in Malaysia for 2 weeks. They're in their late 70s...still 'kicking'.

Hi budak MMU!

Sedap ke siew mai di kwangtung road? Ha..ha..

Lazy Sunday afternoon..................

Eating slices of cheesecakes & reading 2mths' late

of Hello mags bought at the pasar tamu ujung minggu.

He taketh,He giveth,.....................

The Diocesan News

.......picture of Bishop Bolly & his family


D & I posing with His Lordship,Bishop Bolly @Hilton,Kch,during DP Tan Sri Jabu's & YB Sen Empiang's daughter's wedding lunch reception in January,2007.






As usual,we attended the Iban service this morning @St. Columba's Church. we're hoping to have the "Last supper' prepared by Fr. Janggot as he promised a few weeks ago where he would like to say his 'goodbye' before leaving for Abok, his new posting, tomorrow. Unfortunately,this was not so, this morning it was Fr. Enggu who celebrated mass while Fr. Janggot's celebrating mass in Lambir & in AEC,Taman Tunku, this evening.


At the entrance of the church,D picked a copy of the Diocesan News and this is what I want to write about in this posting.


I always look forward to reading the front page of the Diocesan News whenever I could get hold of it. The publication comes out quarterly from Kuching. Before Bishop Bolly takes over, it was Bishop Made who wrote the Message. Both bishops write beautifully;their choice of words & command of the English language and messages that come out from the hearts inspired by the Holy Spirit; both truly chosen by God,our Heavenly Father, to have led and lead His flocks.


I would like to share with you Bishop Bolly's glimpse on the recent Clergy's Retreat which goes like this.."In their Retreat the Clergy came to God and to one another,not to escape but to pause from the hustles and tumbles of their Parish ministry in order to be refreshed for service. Indeed for some who were at the point of exhaustion or whose vocation was at its lowest ebb, a time for Retreat could be an occasion for a new beginning,a rebirth of new vision and purpose for their ministry." In another paragraph, he goes on to say,"Into the very hectic scene where the Diocese was all hyped to rise up above the rut in where there was a bewildering mixture of celebration and lamentation, of frustration and hope;(news of death of a priest) was a chilling reminder of the setting where God is placing us. With death the bell seems to ring its final toll. But right at the heart of the Gospel is the proclamation that the chime does not end with death but with life."(Quoted from Bishop Bolly's msg)


On the second page of the Diocesan News, Mdm Mitty Chai wrote an account of Bishop Bolly's wedding to his bride,Mary Jean Baba on 18th August 2007. The Dean,Revd aeries Sumping solemnised the marrige at the Bishop's House garden attended by well about 400 family members & friends.


"The gaiety of the occasion was felt by all present, and the venue was most optly chosen. The Bishop had intended to keep it low-keyed as he felt he had been in the spotlight for much of the past 2 years-the hospitalisation of his late wife, her passing,his bereavement and the trying period leading to his enthronement. For all these,the Bishop has been grateful to his Diocese and wished that his wedding be given a subdued affair,not withstanding its significance."


"There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven...a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance..he has made everything beautiful in its time." Ecclesiastes 3"1-11


(source: Diocesan News 3rd Quarter)

Priests are only humans like you and me....must not go "priest-bashing" each time they make long sermons & put you to sleep.
Yes friends, it is alright to love & live again after the death of one's spouse. Look at Pak Lah, he was smiling & grinning away sitting next to his wife,Jeanne, during the opening of the flyover in Miri recently.
Was it not written somewhere ...til death do us part? Watched Oprah sometime this week about a mother who had 3 or 4 of her children shot dead by her ex husband..and how she was so devastated by this incident that she thought she could no longer live,let alone,love BUT she's found love again; remarried & gave birth to twins.

Saturday with PAUL SIR

18th November,2007 SUNDAY Every Saturday,even before we could get a table at 2020's,either D or I would straight away go to the grocery shop next to it to buy a copy of the BPost because we want to know what Paul Sir has to say/write for the week. Yesterday,he wrote something on "Yes,everyone can fly but not RM6 for a sandwich,please." Some may say,"How could we not buy the 'yummy nasi lemak' & the other foodstuff on sale by the 'figure-hugging red uniform' girls?' Yes, the food & drinks sold on board are not that cheap but then again when you think of the 'passage' taken before the foodstuff reach us at the cabin, they have to cost that much inorder to sustain that sector of the business. I think passengers should be allowed to bring their own food but on the other hand,I wouldn't like to be sitting next to a person who brings sambal petai,cincalok,ikan masin,kasam jani,sotong kering or tempoyak. Please don't get me wrong,the food I mention are exotic,yummy but not when consumed in an enclosed area & 35,000ft above sea level....&&& after that meal, the smell of the petai burps.(If you have not read Paul Sir's article yesterday,please do so.)
Heard about some makciks who complained about the AA's figure hugging red uniforms recently?(can't remember whether it was at the recent UMNO convention or at Parliament) Those 'makciks' are jealous,I suppose. I love looking at the AA's air stewardesses,so pretty,charming,petite/small size BUT on the other hand,I pity them, that they are missing out on the good,hi-carb foods just to have that 'envious' measurements of a body. In other words, I'm like the 'makciks'..jealous. 60" 90" 80" Yarabi! Gemuknya.