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Rubber seeds: October 2009
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Thursday, October 29, 2009. Modern longhouses breaking up the Ibans. New concept of longhouse in Bintangor. Longhouse chief, Tuai Rumah William Settaun and his wife (below). Full story and more pictures in The Star's Metro. Http:/ thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp? Links to this post. Saturday, October 24, 2009. Berawan Taboos And Beliefs. Colourful trees and plants at Loagan Bunut National Park. Http:/ thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Http:/ www.quaint...
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Sarawakiana: MV Pulau Kijang Tragedy
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CLICK HERE FOR THOUSANDS OF FREE BLOGGER TEMPLATES. Memories are second chances at happiness. Although many places and loved ones have gone, I have loved them all. Saturday, January 26, 2008. MV Pulau Kijang Tragedy. On that fateful December day, hundreds of passengers bought tickets from Kuching and some had return tickets in their hands. Most were travelling as families, parents and their school going age children of different races - Chinese, Malay, Melanau,and Iban. I heard another story that a woman...
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Rubber seeds: August 2009
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Monday, August 17, 2009. In Memory Of The Hoovers. Part of the 2-page story on Rev James Matthew Hoover,his wife Mary Hoover, (above) the Hoover Memorial Garden and the new Masland Methodist Church Complex (below) can be accessed at www.thestaronline.com Click the link at the bottom to find out more. Http:/ thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp? Links to this post. Labels: Ding Lik Kiu. Sungai Merah Heritage Walk. Saturday, August 15, 2009. Semporna- -I Love You! Although first timers to Semporna (like myself) ...
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Rubber seeds: April 2009
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Monday, April 27, 2009. Mukah Annual Kaul Festival. A teacher helping her student to wear a colourful hat called Terindak before the cultural parade. A contingent of Bidayuh participants. Teenage Melanau girls who called themselves Legend Of Srimona. An elderly Melanau man who never misses a Kaul Festival. A big smile from a pretty Melanau girl from the Daro contingent. An Iban warrior representing the Sarawak Dayak National Union. Bidayuh lady in traditional costume. Several thousand people from all wal...
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Rubber seeds: The Sibu By-election
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Monday, May 24, 2010. Sarawak Head of State Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin openly wept when he came all the way from Kuching to pay his last respect to the late Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew. Lau's widow Datin Janet Lau and daughter Tammy were sitting next to him. After the successful filing of their nomination papers.Independent Narawi Haron (left) BN's Robert Lau Hui Yew (middle) and DAP's Wong Ho Leng (right). Supporters from both side of the political divide on nomination day. Accompanied by BN candidate ...
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Rubber seeds: March 2010
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010. VIPs reading The Star's Sarawak Edition after its launching on March 7 at The Spring in Kuching. A kiss to remember on International Women's Day. He said: no inspiration yet on the date of the state election. It's fun and an forgetable experience being invited to lunch with Iban farmers in their padi field. Sarawak Timber Association (STA) making its annual donation to independent private Chinese schools in the state. Sarawak Head of State watching the Rajang River Regatta with f...
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Sarawakiana: October 2008
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CLICK HERE FOR THOUSANDS OF FREE BLOGGER TEMPLATES. Memories are second chances at happiness. Although many places and loved ones have gone, I have loved them all. Thursday, October 30, 2008. Sunderlands and Catalinas: "Flying Boats" or Buoi Sung of Sibu 1945-1952. In the 50's most people travelled by coastal boats from one town to another in Sarawak or by the regular steam ships to Singapore and Europe. One could however fly from Singapore then. Sunderland (Museum in New Zealand). Because the Sibu Airpo...
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Sarawakiana: Eating Crabs in Sibu
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CLICK HERE FOR THOUSANDS OF FREE BLOGGER TEMPLATES. Memories are second chances at happiness. Although many places and loved ones have gone, I have loved them all. Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Eating Crabs in Sibu. Crabs have always been a favourite food of the people of the world! Sibu people are no different! And in fact in the past it was quite easy to get one's own crabs from the banks of the Mighty Rajang in the evenings. I will always associate crabs with this story: a father went out to the Sibu mark...
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Rubber seeds: November 2009
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Sunday, November 15, 2009. Malay and Iban outnumber Chinese students in rural schools. The Sibu tour was educational and also fun for the group.We visited Jubilee Park, Civic Centre's Heritage Museum, Lau King Howe Hospital Memorial Museum, Wong Nai Siong Memorial Garden and an ostrich farm. The majority of the group's 22 pupils are Malay and Iban who study in the 2 rural Chinese schools.Every where we went people were amazed by these Chinese-speaking bumiputra, each of them also has a Chinese name.