Supreme Master Offer To Marina

Today, saturday 31 of Octorber, is the chapter 3 of Marina's series published on Borneo Post. Finally....

Our supreme leader Tan Sri Jabu made a comment and opened his mouth.

He said: I'll bring this matter to a level higher. However, I need to study the case 1st, talk personaly to Marina, before I can bring this matter to a higher level.

Thank you Tan Sri. At lease, at this point of diffuculties, Marina family at least, see a little shine of hope as we speak.

What I worry is that when the government people says "to study" - its means, it will take a lot of time - As far as I concerned, they study really slow.

And so, if they study the case only from one perspective, the result would back to the original ones, the Almighty Federal Constitution can't never be change. Though you and I know, this is extreamly unfair for the Dayak and Native of Sarawak to be so special compare to the Native in West Malaysia and Sabah.

At the same column of BP, Datuk Seri James Jemut Masing also come with a statement. "Marina should have no problem to entering the University as she scored a good result, the management should look into her application by merit but not by the race she was."

Thank to you too Datuk Seri.

I'm sure, in a day or two, Datuk Seri William Mawan will also appear on the newspapaer and again, commeting on this issue. Nang sigi udah raya curak YB Iban, Udah tuai ia angkat, bala anak bala ucu ia baru ka angkat. Tuai tu tadi nganti "green light" ari Aki sida ke tuai agi gak..

For maybe tomorrow I may not have a time to do some posting, I would like to thanks him in advance.

But, why take it so long for our very own Dayak leader to come forward to make a statement in the newspaper? Ni penunga Iban Raja Berani? This scenario however direct or indirectly tell us that the Iban YB are cowards. Not all, I mean most of them, Mong was not one of them. He stood for the 1st case like this appear somewhere in the middle of this year. That's the kind of YB Iban need!

Iban, enti kitai berati ari kelia menya, sigi chukup pandai ngidup ke diri. Nya alai, enti kitai Iban kelia menya tesat dalam kampung, nadai entu nyadi penanggur laban "sovivor skills" kitai iban chukup manah sereta tinggi.

Pemandai ngidup ke diri kitai Iban nya tadi agi bedau sampai ke diatu. Peda bala Iban ke kaya, bisi peduli ke bala sida ke merinsa? Peda bala YB kitai iban, ngidup ke diri, ngisi periuk asi diri, bisi peduli ke rakyat? Nya pemandai ngidup kediri ke ko aku tadi.

Bakani bansa kitai ulih maju tetitih ke bansa bukai enti bala sida ke nemu ke semina meda, merati sereta neju ke bansa diri diindik orang?

Marina Undau Anak Iban

Continuous story of Marina appear on the front page of the Borneo Post today. Moreover, another few parents revealed the same tragedy of their child being rejected by Matriculation or University, though their child scored a flying colour in their SPM.

The reason of those problem are lame, the ministry rejected their application on a basis of they are not Bumiputeras, in accordance to the Article 161 (A) of the Federal Constitution.

Article 161 (A) states that, in Sarawak, both parents must be “exclusively” native for a child to be native. However, this definition of Native, is different in Sabah and Peninsula. The question rose here, why Sarawak?

There must be a common understanding between the federal and the states about who are bumiputeras, especially in Sarawak. The government should tackle this issue once and for all, see eye to eye on this.

This never been a problem before. Why now? After 1Malaysia introduced? Or specifically, why after the new Cabinet was formed?

It is high time that those who responsible to manage the intake of the students for matriculation and university understand our constitution, that the IBAN are Bumiputera.

There must be, or have been some overzealous officials in the Ministry of Education, who could not interpret the constitution properly.

Clause 7 of the Article 161 A did not use the term “Iban” in its definition instead, it used the term “Sea Dayak”, which the concerned people and those who understand History of Malaysia knows, it was another term to refer Iban.

There must be a lack of understanding on our history happened here. If that's the case lead to this problem? Indeed, it is so surprising, how can those from the education department educate the right subjects to the student?

Back to Article 161 (A) of Federal Constitution which says that both parents most be “exclusively” Native for a child to be Native. We must and should also look at the “Law of Domicility” which is observed and practiced across the globe.

According to this Law, if the father is an Iban, the children will be an Iban, even if the mother is a Chinese, and Vice Versa. So Marina by right, is an Iban by virtue of her father being an Iban.

I highlighted few statements which I found interesting to support this issue.

• Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister Department, Datin Fatimah Abdullah says “It has been very clear all this while. Marina being born to an Iban father and Chinese mother, is an Iban, and therefore, a Bumiputera”.

• Chief Political Secretary to the Chief Minister and Asajaya Assemblyman, Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah says “ I can appeal to the Ministry of Education.. I can bring it up to the next DUN sitting”

• Former Assistant Minister Datuk Ramsey Joel Jitam, who has a Chinese wife says “As far as I concerned, my two childs are Bumiputera”.

There are another puzzle here, why the Education Ministry did not accept Marina into Matriculation Programme since there was a quota for non-Bumi?

Some folks around the corner now talking about to amend the Article, as to prevent the same problem recurring in the future. However, for me, it was a tall order, the Ministry should consider and recognize the Law of Domicility, which we believed has been practiced all this while.

Others are saying by complaining “Are we moving towards 1Malaysia or “revisited” Malaysia? As this problem never been a problem ever since the formation of Malaysia. Once again, why now? Why after 1Malaysia was introduced?.

The scene indeed sad because Malaysians are treated as aliens in their own country. If we want to achieve the desired 1Malaysia, in a conjunction of being a develop nation, we must note forward by treating a Malaysians as Malaysians, Full-Stop.

The issue however need to be resolved quickly to promote the 1Malaysian Concept and avoid it being politicized.

And where are the Dayak MPs? Where's our supreme master Tan Sri? Remember, you are the Servants Leader, do your Job, speak for us in the parliament, rather than being fake gentlemen. We need More YBs like Mong Dagang to voice out this issue; I’m sure our Prime Minister will do something in effort to strengthen the 1Malaysia concept.

Let’s make the 1Malaysia dream come true, this require no costs such as 1Malaysia Formula 1.

Just... NO to racists, NO to prejudice.

1Malaysia - How to achieve

I have a very unique formula to achieve the PM and all Malaysian desired 1 Malaysia.

Its start from the very basic foundation of our daily life, live in the Bolehland of Malaysia, where all of us came from the different background, races, and religion. To live in the multiracial county like Malaysia, we must develop a matual understanding amongs each other, in other to maintain the everexisting peace and harmony.

Lets go further to the formula of mine, which I think is fair enough to all of the Malaysians, despite of their background, races nor religion.

Do you realized the systems that we have and implimented now, is only made for one sided, for this reason, it seems not so fair to the others.

Lets start from the very basic need of us human, our meal.

The hotel in Malaysia, you rank it, served no Pork (Halal) for the sake of our Muslim friends. Other than that, they serve everything, from the all kind of meats to the all kind of veges to the all kind of fruits, you name it.

This doesn't seems quite right or fair for our Buddist and Hindu friends who eat no Beef.

To make the system fair and square, ban the Beef from the Hotel meal. Hotel serve no Beef! Let make it, only chicken..

But, also, this is not fair for our vegetarian friends. They can't take meat!

So, what can we do is ban all kind of meats in all Hotel for the sake of fairness for all Malaysian despite of their background, races or religion.

1 Malaysia's Hospitality Concept - "Served no Meat, only vegetables!"

Let's live a healthy lifestyle. :)

Marina Undau - Being mixed is no privilege, middle finger up to the ministry!

It is indeed a sad story of a student, Marina Undau, SMK Simanggang, form6 student (now) who scored 9As and a B (Science Stream) in her Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) last year thought she was on her way to university but denied entry to further her studies just because her mother is a Chinese. This another issues of the conflict of race identity after the previous Nadia Seliman of the same district.

Born to an Iban Father and a Chinese mother, Marina life turned upside down when her application to undergo a university matriculation programme was rejected by the Ministry of Education, where the Ministry determined that shed's not a "Bumiputera".

Marina said "Aku amai enda puas ati nadai ulih nyambung sekula ngagai University". Being an Iban myself, aku pan enda puas ati laban nuan ke patut enda diberi, tang mayuh orang ke enda patut dipilih sida.

All of this happened because there is such a thing as prejudice being practised in Malaysia, despite the fact that we are supposed to be in the 21st century and has been independent for 46 years in the federation of Malaysia.

What confuse Marina even more is that, her sister could futher her studies in Universiti Sains Malaysia in Pulau Pinang without having her identity questioned. One of the reason is, that's happened before the implimentation of the so-colled 1 Malaysia concept.

The replied of the Ministry? Unbelievable! It is bound by to challange the identity of many Sarawakians who are born of mixed percentage. Kena kening aku, they talk about me as well, my Dad is an Iban while my mom is a Chinese, but luckily, in aware of the future problem may strike me and my siblings for our inoriginal Bumiputera identity, my mom changed her named and race to Iban. Thanks Mom.

Anyway, back to the original story, here comes a source of prove that we dayak been always categorized as a 2nd class Bumiputera.

* Article 160 (2) of the Federal Constitution, if either parent of a candidate is a Malay who are Muslim/Orang Asli, the child is considered a Bumiputera.

* Sarawak - Article 161 A (6)(1) of the Federal Constitution, if the father and mother is a native of Sarawak, the child is considered a Bumiputera.

* Now, if the father is native and the mother are non, the child is not considered a Bumiputera.

BY THIS, THERE WILL BE LESS NATIVE BUMIPUTERA IN SARAWAK, THE SHARE OF CARE WILL BE MORE FOR THEM. - I mean for them! This is the formula.

If a person born to an Iban and his mother is chinese, he is registered as an iban according to the race of his father. So how can an Iban is not a native?

The status of Iban as Bumiputera has been challange recently, I'm not sure whether the reson behind of this scenario are the effect of the so-colled 1 Malaysia introduced by our beloved Prime Minister Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak or otherwise. The problem is that, the conflict of race identity never been an issue ever since the date of the formation of the Malaysia, why now? After 1 Malaysia?

Thus, a question rose in my head. What is the true image of the blurry 1 Malaysia concept. Najib says, it's not the same as Malaysia Malaysia proposed by Lee Kuan Yew. Then, does it similar to the indonesian's Bangsa Indonesia concept? To be frank, it started to seems that way. And to be honnest, I'm not and will not ever be ready to change my name to Allen Bin Charlie. And I'm sure, most of Malaysian will agreed with me.

Talking about the equalization that has been promises to the native of Sarawak during the date of the formation of Malaysia. This is not it!

And talking about the so-called 1 Malaysia concept which urge the Malaysian to be 1 despite of the different of the races and religion. This is not it!

Another similar story happened to the girl of Sri Aman named Nadia Selimin who scored a flying colour in her SPM, but rejected to enter the Matriculation because of the same stupid reason, she's not a pure Bumi, her mom is chinese.
Photo: Maria Selimin and her chinese mother

Her (Nadia) plight was brought up YB Mong Dagang, State assemblyman for Bukit Begunan at the Dewan Undangan Negeri meeting.

Under the Sarawak Interpretation Ordinance, Nadia is a Dayak Iban and as such she should be entitled to any privileges as spelt out in Article 39 of the State Constitution or Article 153 of the Federal Constitution read together with Article 161A of the same Constitution. At least in the case of Nadia I think we have to thank YB Mong for highlighting her plight.

Unfortunately, the voice of 1 YB does not strong enough to fight with a thousand "YB", thus, this problem rose again. Seriously, we need more YBs like him who are not ashamed to be called Dayaks to highlight Dayak problems!

Many young Sarawakians, much more than before responded to the suffering of the Sarawak people today by thinking aloud, should we not PULL OUT of MALAYSIA. What have we gained by joining Malaysia?

Sarawak has not received what is due to them. Sarawak has been side-line and ignored. No senior position in the Federal Civil Service, No senior members in the police and army, no important position in the cabinet, Sarawak bumiputera is even 4th class in the ranking behind the major races in West Malaysia.

We didn’t join Malaysia to learn only to speak Bahasa Malaysia and Islam as our official religion - causing hardship to people from other faith to get government financial support and respect. We did not join Malaysia to champion “Ketuanan Melayu” and be made used of by UMNO elitist to further their hold on political power and corrupted practice.

We want justice, we want equality, we want respect, and we want dignity in our life. We do not need to “bow” and” kneel” and “plead” for what is rightly ours. We want our money to develop ourselves and be able to live a better life.

From frustration with the BN government under UMNO, we are even thinking of leaving Malaysia. It has brought us untold misery and frustration with their bias leadership and poor planning accorded the state of Sarawak.

Wake up BN, especially our beloved Dayak YB. Honnestly, Iban is a strong supporter of BN, you and I knew that. So treat us the way we should! What would happen, if the KARMA, someday turn around and Bite you? I can't tell...

Ngepub, release tension tauka nambah ke tension

Maia aku madah ke kawan aku, aku nadai kala niki ke pub, disco, bistro enggau semua tempat ke seangkatan enggau sida nya, bala kawan aku enda percaya. Aku enda nemu nama kebuah sida enda percaya, aku enda nemu mega, nama kebuah "clubbing" ke diatu nyau nyadi ke gaya idup tauka "culture" bala raban kitai nembiak baru. Nama kebuah orang balat belandik ke pengawa ke bakatu.

Aku nanya bala kawan aku, nama kebuah sida belandik endar ke pengawa "clubbing", tu saut sida:

1. Enjoy
2. Ngirup
3. Kena release tension
4. Ngiga indu tauka lelaki

Nadai bisi ke ngena saut sida peda aku, laban

1. Enjoy: Mayuh cara bukai kena enjoy, kelimpah ke ari bekejengkak dalam disco dipancar lampu bepusin. Uji ke nginti, bisi gak ikan dibai pulai.

2. Ngirup: Mayuh bala belandik ke ngirup ba pub laban sida mayuh duit. Kebuah pia, berapa rega beer sejug dijual orang ba pub? Enti ba kedai kopi tauka meli ba kedai ngirup ba rumah, berapa tin ulih beli ngena rega sejug dalam pub? Puas agi nyawa, dompet pan enda pesuk.

3. Kena release tension: Tu ka enda entu "relevent" dipeda aku, bakani ke cara kitai ulih release tension ba endur ke ngasuh sebening, enggau penginggar lagu sereta bau insap enggau lampu bepusin-pusin? Enda gak makin ngasuh kitai tension utai nya? Enti aku, sekut dalam pan a, tang ia ke bukai aku enda nemu, laban kitai mensia enda sama. Taja pia, pengerindu ke sekejap dalam pub nya tadi tau pulai ke tension gak, enti dompet nyau ambis carik, lenyau duit lenyau ringgit.

4. Ngiga indu tauka lelaki: Engka kitai mensia enda sama ari segi juluk ati, bisi sekeda deka ngiga laki tauka indu ke mentas, bisi mega sekeda deka ngiga indu tauka lelaki ke enda. Bisi sekeda ngagai pub ketegal "flirting", enda patut gak bala ka ke indu tauka lelaki ke semampai ngepub ninting ari nyadi ke pangan idup segulai-sejalai sampai mati. Bisi.. nya ke selalu ngejung ke rumah tangga enda menyana, ngejung ke sekeda salah munyi jaku terulih ke anak ampang.

Aku ingat ke jaku uncle aku, nadai utai ke manah kitai ngepub. Kelimpah ke muai duit, ari pub mega, kitai tau belajar semua "utai" ke enda entu manah ngagai pemujur pengirup kitai, ko ia.

Kepapas, pun kitai Iban enda sejalai

SNAP (Sarawak National Party) was born in the eve of the birth of Malaysia. By that time, Dayaks not only represent by SNAP but also by PESAKA which lead by Temengung (Tun) Jugah.

Why we need 2 parties to represent Iban people?

Well, “kepapas” is one thing. Some say Iban Rajang is way better than Iban Saribas while some say likewise.

So since the beginning of political party in Sarawak, Iban has been broken into 2 sides. The Chinese stick to 1 party which is SUPP, although some of the members are communism minded. The Malays+Melanau were in the BERSATU just looking at the party in that time, we can almost say iban are not united behind 1 leader.

If only we iban stand behind 1 leader by that time, we iban people will not be left behind like now a days. The NCR will not be an issue because we ourselves are the leader.

When Ningkan was sack as the 1st Sarawak CM, PESAKA and BERSATU was behind it. PESAKA gaga/rindang meda Ningkan kena buai. Why this thing happen? 1 thing for sure is KEPAPAS..

Nama kebuah PBDS (Parti Bersatu Dayak Sarawak) tau pecah. The same answer for the different question. KEPAPAS.

SPDP or PRS? KEPAPAS!!

Ensumbar Tuai Sarawak

Ari pengada TYT kitai baru udah ngelebus, tang surat khabar sampai ke saritu agi penuh enggau "ucapan tahniah" ngangkat p***r ari kompeni-kompeni tauka badan korporat ngagai sida ke bisi bulih pingat lebuh maia ari pengada TYT tu tadi.

Nyadi saritu aku ka bekunsi sekeda utai ke narit ati aku enggau bala kita.

Borneopost kala mansut ke genteran madah ke pingat "Datuk" menua Sarawak jauh tusah diulih enti dibanding enggau menua-menua ke bukai dalam Malaysia.



Tang utai ke balat narit ati aku ya ke dibaruh tu. Tu meh rimtai semua pingat ke direbut bala mensia setiap taun.



Aruh bala mensia bendar amat ke berebut ke pingat tu, peda kita pemanah curak pingat tu, lebih-lebih agi gelar tauka pangkat ke seiring-sejalai enggau ia.


Ensumbar Pingat: Dato Sri

Wow, Enti nyau sampai pingat ke ke diayan ke dalam gambar ke dibaruh tu, sejengkal kitai mansang wai. Jarang endar bansa kitai teulih ke tu.


Ensumbar Pingat: Datuk Amar

Pendiau curak pingat tu baka ke makin "GAP" nyau ngagai peringkat ke tinggi agi. Peda gambar pingat ke dibaruh tu, enggau ukir-ukir emas ia, chukup manah! Nya alai, ketegal pemanah ia, tau ditiap bala kitai ke bisi nerima pingat tu. Bansa kitai, kelimpah ari Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Jabu, nadai agi ke bukai ditemu aku.


Ensumbar Pingat: Datuk Patinggi

Tu tadi dua iku aja gak nerima pingat tu, pingat ke-terubah diberi ngagai Niang Laila Taib dikena ia di sebayan din, pingat ke-dua diberi ngagai tengku mahkota Johor ngambi ke bisi disimpan ia dalam stor, kapa ia nya ko ia.

Tang sayau-sayau buah kemayau, sigi pingat aku enda kala tepeda ke gambar, aku nemu, pia mega bala kita. Pingat tu pingat ke pamadu besai dalam menua Sarawak ti semina diuan siku aja, orang ke nguan ia mega orang ti pemadu besai enggau kering dalam Menua kitai tu. Pingat tu dikumbai Satria Bintang Sarawak ti mai ensumbar Pehin Sri ti bisi diuan siku aja dalam bejuta, ianya YAB Pehin Sri Taib kitai. Nadai agi orang bukai dalam menua Malaysia tu, kelimpah ke ari Pehin Sri Taib enggau Pehin Sri Tun Mahathir.

Pingat tu engka mayuh pemali alai enda tau dipeda anak mensia baka kitai tu. Nadai orang kala nemu pendiau curak pingat tu ya ke ditemu aku.

Bakani enda gaya pendiau curak pingat Satria Bintang Sarawak tu kini?
Imagine...

Kada enda baka tu?


Yo yo, wassup homeys!

Dunging anak Gunggu, Genius Iban ari Nanga Ulai (Debak)

Ngejangka kitai meh Raja Menua Sarawak, pia ku jaku kenang bala sida di Nanga Ulai dalam menua Debak lebuh Dunging anak Gunggu parai urung tengan taun 1980an menya.

Kebuah pia, laban pintu bilik penaik Dunging ba rumah panjai nya betulis ‘Raja Menua Sarawak’.

Ku orang ke nusui, bilik penaik Dunging jauh nyulut manah ari enggi orang bukai ba rumah nya, laban ke digaga ari teras magang, sereta dirias enggau ukir sereta rengka bukai digaga iya empu, enda nyalah baka rumah mijum.

Siku kaban penulis, ke mega bekau kepala pengajar ba sekula primary, iya nya Morris Unong enda nemu dini alai iya diatu ke sama serumah enggau Dunging, lebuh ditanya, sigi ngamatka berita nya.

“Niang Dunging nadai utai dikenadai ba dalam bilik baka rengka pengidup rumah panjai endang bisi magang, muti nadai mayuh diri sebilik enggau betupi,” ku Morris.

Terubah penulis nemu rita Dunging tu kena taun 1964 menya. Nyadi lebuh Gawai Antu orang ba rumah panjai Sungai Belong ba dalam batang Malupa pati Krian di Saratok dia Dunging tu bisi nyadung utai chelak iya. Nyadi nya bisi ngundan gambar dero iya empu ngena ngepan Iban.

Ba tisi gamal dero iya bisi diselitka tulis romanised sereta mega dalam alphabet Iban ke ditengkebang iya empu. Utai ke ditulis iya nya ke ulih bacha aku dalam ayat romanised, iya nya pasal tusut turun temurun Dunging empu ari Singalang Burung.

Nyadi ba reti tusut iya mansik tauka nentu berapa serak sida sebilik nya semak tauka ngejang ari Singalang Burung, ke nyadi petara bumai betupi ba pengarap lama Iban.

Siti ari utai ke dichelak iya sangka aku ngena injin penyelak gaga iya empu iya nya pasal ‘carta organisasi’ ba sekula ti endur iya ngajar sekeda bala anembiak rambau nya kelia pasal urup tulis Iban ke digaga iya empu. Sekula nya, nunda ba utai ke disadung iya nya, diberi iya nama Sekula Sera Gunting (Sera Gunting School) iya nya ngangkatka nama uchu Singalang Burung, anak Menggin seduai Dara Tinchin Temaga, iya nya anak tuai Singalang Burung, ke disebut dalam leka main sereta jaku tuai Iban Aki Lang Singalang Burung, Aki Bejugu Menaul Tuntung.

Penulis empu dua kali meda Dunging, iya sekali dalam taun 1968 di pasar kayu Saratok enggau sekali berandau enggau iya empu di Sarikei dalam taun 1982.

Tang entara 1964 - 1985, mayuh ga utai udah didinga pasal Dunging, tang iya ke nyemetak agi nya ari tusui aya penulis Stephen Sembilan anak Ambas ari Nanga Tut, Rimbas.

Nanga Tut tu enda jauh ari rumah panjai Dunging ba Nanga Ulai dalam Rimbas, pati Batang Saribas. Utai ke ditusui tuai aya nya enda mangat silik tang iya udah nyidi sekeda pengawa enggau utai ke udah dikereja Dunging datai ka iya nyau tebilang rita lebih agi ba genturung pendiau menua di Rimbas, Layar, Batang Paku, Batang Krian, sekeda menua ba Batang Lupar, Bintangor enggau Sarikei.

Ba renggat tu kitai nguji mansutka sekeda ari pengawa Dunging ke udah ngasuh iya bisi berupai nyelaie sereta nyulut pengelandik ari kitai Iban ke bukai.

Iya ke udah, tu meh keterubah iya siku bansa kita udah bisi pansut nama bisi penemu enggau pengelandik ngaga mayuh bengkah utai. Tau kitai madah, nadai pengkebang menua kitai tu lebih ari Dunging.

Kenu ku tusui aya Stephen, Dunging tu endang udah bujang ba taun 1925. Iya endang udah bisi pengelandik jari baka ngukir, ngambuh, ngaga chapak mangkuk, ngaga sugu ari kayu tapang.

Iya udah nguji ngaga ruding ari selung enggau ari takang aping. Iya mega bisi ngaga kesuling ari buluh. Siti agi utai ke bisi digaga iya nya engkerurai ari labu selaing enggau buluh lapan iti, lalu dilah iya digaga ari temiang.

Kelimpah ari rengka tebah musik asal nya tadi iya mega bisi nguji ngaga rebap ari tachu nyiur. Dunging mega bisi ngaga enyakun (nyau ka baka sapek) ari kayu empalaie betali dua iti ari rutan. Semua utai ke disebut nya tadi endang perengka dikena bemain musik asal kitai Iban.

Ba taun 1930 lebuh Gawai Antu di Nanga Ulai (rumah sida empu), Dunging bisi ngaga kipas angin ari kayu. Kipas tu tau bepusin ari kuasa injin kaki ari jauh. Iya tau bepusin ari sadau lalu nyepu pala pengabang lebuh ke duduk tauka mansa ruai iya. Keba sekeda lelanjang pengabang abis tekebu empa pengeras pusin kipas kayu Dunging.

Iya mega bisi ngaga gasing kena nabu ubung. Dulu ari nya iya endang udah bisi nanam kayu taya. Buah taya ti udah mansau lalu diketau, sereta lalu dipalu ba tikai ngena rutan ke digaga iya ambika pemalu taya empu.

Nya baru digasing ngena gasing nya tadi sereta lalu jadi ka ubung. Ubung Dunging tu mayuh udah dikena bala indu sida semenua kena nenun kain, pua kumbu enggau utai bukai.

Kelimpah ari nya, Dunging udah mega ngaga ketupi ari kayu empalaie enggau ari kulit kayu tekalung. Iya mega ngaga pua, baju enggau tanchut ari kulit kayu tekalung. Utai ke digaga iya nya endang dichunto ba iya empu lalu gari nya dikena iya kulu kili. Orang bukai ke bisi pengerindu meda utai nya tadi ulih ga meli ari iya sereta lalu meri chunto sukat diri empu.

Siti agi utai ke bisi digaga Dunging iya nya minyak wangi. Tu digaga iya ari rakit bungai kayu enggau daun kayu babas champur enggau bungai tanam.

Nyadi bungai tanam ke dikena iya baka Bungai Kapu, Bungai But, Bungai Ruku, Bungai Gerempung, Bungai Rajang, Bungai, chekur enggau lia. Sekeda ari kayu tauka bungai kampung ke dikena iya baka sida Bungai Seminggu, Bungai Empaka, Bungai Kepudak, Bung Innus, Bungai Mutik, Bungai Kemarik, Bungai Kupi enggau Bungai Pakan. Bisi empat puluh bansa utai dichampur ka iya kena ngaga minyak wangi.

Semua utai nya tadi lalu dichampur enggau tepus, paku ikan, paku lilin, kayu garu, buah kayu balung, kupak pauu enggau buah kepayang. Nyadi lalu dipegulaika iya semua utai ke disebut nya tadi sereta lalu dibalut ngena gari utai tauka pua. Panduk ngena periuk tembaga, lalu ditumbak ka ba dalam tanah.

Periuk nya tunsang lalu mua periuk nya diselap enggau batang tepus ti udah dipalu sereta enggau daun paku nya tadi. Burit periuk ditunu enggau api, lalu mua periuk nya diterima ngena mayang pinang tauka kulit kayu. Udah nya kaus iya labuh ngagai teradu nya tadi lalu diterima ngena tachu nyiur.

Udah nya dalam taun 1936, Dunging nguji ngaga injin kena ngaga ngeli. Pengawa iya tu enda tentu mujur. Enam hari iya udah nguji injin tu, iya pan lalu enda nyadi. Malam hari keenam nya iya tinduk lalu bisi mimpi ti munyi tu: - Mimpi asai ke benung ngaga injin ngeli. Dia iya berasai tusah ati ensepi pengawa iya enda mujur. Lalu asai ke datai indu orang putih, bansa ribai. Indu nya lalu nanya nama kebuah iya tak kelalu tusah gamal. Dunging pan lalu nerang ngagai indu nya madahka pengawa iya lalu enda nyadi. Nya ti ngenusahka ati iya. Dia indu nya lalu ngasuh Dunging nelentangka tapa jari iya. Indu ribai nya lalu bejaku, “Nuan Dunging, semua orang nadai pelajar nadai pandai ari nuan, laban jari kanan nuan tu bisi diengkah Jesus pijar.” Dunging pan lalu tedani.


Udah bemimpi nya iya lalu beperansang ngaga mayuh agi bengkah utai. Injin ngeli iya pan lalu jadi. Ari nya iya lalu berengkah ngaga ngeli.

Siku ari orang ba pelilih menua kami bisi ngena ngeli gaga Dunging iya nya niang aki kami bilik sepiak menya penama Jerampang anak Saat ke bensumbar ‘Pintu Batu Nanga Igan, Indu Balu Tengah Malam’.

Endang tak enda nemu pemanah niang Jerampang menya ngena ngeli gaga Dunging. Ngeli nya bisi kuning mimit enda tentu burak baka ngeli batu gaga Cina. Tang manah amat dipeda. Nunda ku cherita iya enchabut ngeli ngena anggup besi mit tang enda pedis laban iya ngena puchau pemenat.

Sebengkah ari pengawa iya ti agi bisi dipeda sampai ka seharitu iya nya kebun getah iya ti bisi nyelaie agi ari enggi orang bukai. Iya endang bisi mayuh kebun getah ke alai sekeda bala sida serumah nya bekereja bebagi dua enggau iya. Nyau keleju iya pan nanam baru kayu getah bisi 25,000 kayu.

Nitihka padah iya empu agi iya idup suba utai tu dikereja iya dalam taun 1932. Nyadi semua getah ditanam ba tanah ke bisi renjan mimit ba serantu jalai ari rumah panjai orang Danau ngagai rumah panjai Ulu Bayur.

Kira ke ba tebiang meh endur iya nanam getah nya tadi. Laban ke suah bendar nengah menua nya ngagai menua Bayur entara taun 1988 ngagai 1992 suba, sinu endar meda getah ke bebesai nadai dikereja. Iya ga renjan endar laban Dunging ke deka nguji tengkebang ngena chuban siti.

Nyadi ku cherita Morris Unong, udah getah nya tau dikereja iya pan ngaga panchung ba tiap batang getah nunga awak ka nitik ngagai siti batang payan ke udah dibelah dua.

Nyadi payan nya baka tungga lalu nitik ngagai siti beledi besai ke nyadi chuban. Datai ka bepuluh iti pun getah ke bekunsi ka siti chuban beledi nya tadi.

Pengawa tu manah amat laban iya ngurangka jam muat sereta awak ka enda ibuh ngaga chuban mayuh. Tang utai nya enda nunda ka ati iya.

Nyau ujung-ujung orang ke bekereja dia nyau ngurang ka pemayuh batang getah ke bekunsi ka siti chuban. Kebuah pia laban enti kelalu panjai batang payan ke nyadi churung ai getah mansang ngagai chuban, ai getah nyau meku serantu jalai apin datai ba chuban. Nya alai enda tentu mujur projek getah ba tebiang bakanya.

Dulu ari tu, apin ke nanam kayu getah ke ngemayuh nya, Dunging endang udah bisi ngaga injin getah ari kayu kering. Nyadi injin tu ambika kena nginjin getah sida iya empu.

Laban getah endang sigi mayuh, nyadi Dunging kira ka bulih amat duit ari getah. Orang ke ngereja getah iya pan mayuh ga. Nya alai ba menua sida Nanga Ulai endang jarang ke bisi bulih agi belanja ari Dunging.

Cherita pengawa iya ke bukai lebih agi ke ngajar bala anembiak ba menua ke besemak dia urup jaku Iban ke ditengkebang iya – sekula nya dikumbai iya Sekula Sera Gunting – nyangka deka ditampung ba renggat dudi ila.

Eastern Times

The nib of the pencil moves with the command of his finger and what was just an outline sketch a moment ago transformed into an image that he had in his mind - a masterpiece in an art form.



For young man who has the mind and talent of an artist, producing a beautiful art work is just a routine task. It all comes from an inspiration from a talented person.

Allen Charlie is a unique young man who takes the art of tattooing as a hobby. "I love drawing, tattoing is another stage of revolution of drawings, something new to me, so I would like to try, and so far, I love it!" He said.

To make himself known and to market his talent, Allen created his own website at http://www.iban.tk where he posted his works on the internet. That was how this writer got to be in touch with him.

Allen’s website enables him to go a step higher in his skills and abilities. His hobby has now become a source of generating an income stream.

“I was surprised to receive an order from a Malaysian Diplomat working in Paris and I began working on it the moment I got a few orders from her,” said the boyish looking young man who graduated from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in Political Science recently.



Allen told this writer that his day began as early as 6am. It is routine for him to have a quick wash and make himself a cup of coffee. After that he gets into his makeshift studio in his house. “The good aroma from the coffee wakes him me up with a new inspiration,” he said.

Everyday Allen goes through his appointment list and looks at some of the notes he had scribbled earlier. Then he checks his schedule and decides where to start.
“I will then go on working with the precious stakes of paper on my drawing table and this is where most of my works are done which reflected my style of work and drawings.



His talent in drawing started while he was still in primary school when he often received praises from his friends for his drawing of comics and other forms of art.

“My friends all queue up for me to draw them the comic characters. They would ask me to come out with the characters and would even sponsor me pencils, colours and papers. We had a collection of comic characters which I made into series. Everyone wanted to see the comics that I drew,” said Allen.

He believes he inherits his skills from his father who loved to sketch and help him draw in his younger days. “My sisters and I often observed his drawings and sketching and we learn from there,” he said.



As he has just graduated on totally different field, his focus now is to look for a good job related to what he did and intends to take tattooing as a hobby only.
“I am not really looking for the money as what I want is to draw and paint – the things I have always liked to do. The same goes to my tattoo works. First, I must be happy with what I am doing and only then can I be happy with my works. I also want people who buy my works to truly appreciate them as I do. It gives me more satisfaction than the monetary rewards,” he said.

The customers are always satisfied with his finished product, especially the details that he had painstakingly done on it.

According to Allen, he started the tattooing art only this year after some encouragements from his mates at university.



This writer also had the opportunity to witness Allen tattooing his subject. When I arrived, he was already in action with the buzzing sound of the small tattoo machine piercing and spreading ink to his subject’s skin.

Inspired also by the works of Kat Von D of Maimi Ink, he said that his tattoo works focuses mainly on portraits, whether in modern or conventional form. “But of course, I need to do according to customers’ requests and what they think is good for them.
Many considered it as fashion and wanted to be part of peer group who love body arts.

Allen explained that for a tattoo artist and his subject, the permanent artistic scar is to be appreciated and admired for the rest of their lives.

Tattoo for some could be a trendy portrait mark while for others it could be a hip as it made a person to be part of the norm in a tattoo conscious society.
Allen said all his customers are always satisfied with his work and the prices he charges are very reasonable.

Surprisingly, Allen does not have single drop of ink on his body. “I like to draw and paint and to tattoo others. I am only an artist,” he smiled.

Like many young artists who are still looking for inspirational works, Allen told this writer that he has still a long way to go to improve and enhance his skills - be it on paper or someone’s skin.





Written By: Wilfred Syed Pilo

Photo by: Wilfred Syed Pilo
Lester Geres
Antonia Mei Ling Chiam

For: Eastern Times (www.easterntimes.com)

Old is Gold

In the old days the process of tattooing was painful. The rudimentary tools consisted of a nail or a needle attached to a rotan stick. The rotan then was beat down in a manual way with a stick held on the right hand. It was rough and painful. In the old days the louder you groan the better.

It was a way of telling the whole longhouse dwellers, from end to end, that your were going through the tattoo rituals. It was a sound of ecstasy many would hear. They heard your groan as pleasurable groan while at the same time telling everybody that you were a brave man. You would be loved by ladies and feared by fellow men.


Some might ask, where does the ink came from? So here, I'll tell you. In the old day, the ink came from the black soot of oil lamps and mixed with essential oil. Though its simple and rudimentary the ink lasts forever.

Today, though we live in the modern world, though there are plenty of tattoo machine available in the market. Some people preferred to be inked from the different way of now, I mean via the original and traditional method which we call it "tatuk". For this reason, I'll continue to preserve this skills and technique and keep the beautiful tradition alive.

P.S: I wonder, when can I draw a portrait via the traditional method. :)

Guardian Angel and the meaning

Do you know what the angel tattoo means? If not, read this post, you may know something about the meaning of angel tattoos.

Traditionally, angels were entirely a religious symbol. In the stories of the bible, these heavenly creatures were sent down by God to transmit messages to mere mortals on Earth. Their actions and words could be both positive and negative-they were capable of good and bad.

The most common meanings of Angel tattoos are spirituality, love and protection.


Many tattoo designs are of angels hovering above to provide protection to something or someone. Angels are seen as messengers that connect the spiritual realm with the material realm, and do the work of God.

Another common theme is the perennial struggle between good and evil in which Archangels are shown in battle.


Angel tattoos can also just represent a connection with something higher than oneself.

A lot people who sport angel tattoos today reflect something of that original biblical sentiment, but many others simply like the design, the angle tattoos are really cute.

Angels have come to represent something separate from religion. As a symbol, the angel is an overwhelmingly positive life force, and many people are excited to display this measure of happiness in the form of a tattoo somewhere on the body.

In case you want to get yourself a Guadian Angel, please kindly text or call me at 0198989890 (Kuching)

Thank you.

Main Politik

Pagi tu tadi maia ke benung ngirup aku macha surat khabar Eastern Times, ba laman keterubah aku terpeda ke tajuk besai munyi tu “Cabinet reshuffle Soon”, manah endar bunyi tang maia ke macha article tu tadi, nyau datai ba tengah ia dia pala menteri kitai Pehin Sri Taib lalu madah ka diri ke ka “reshuffle” cabinet sebedau pilihanraya Dewan Undangan Negeri.

Tang utai ke paling best dipeda aku genteran tu:

When asked whether it would be a major or minor Cabinet reshuffle, Taib replied: |It will be something in between major or minor cabinet reshuffle.”

# I will not STEP DOWN.. eh salah.. I will not change anything major until 2012.

Taun tu ila, 2011, masuk ke 30 taun Taib udah nyadi pala menteri kitai Sarawak. This made him the longer chief minister held in office ever, in Sarawak and so was in Malaysia.

Antara Taib ngau Samy Vellu sapa lama agi? Bala sida MIC nyau merekah nganti ke ka pacah ketegal ke Samy ke mati enggai ngeleka ke penuduk ia ke nyadi president MIC. Nama plan Pehin Sri kitai? Ka nganti utai ke baka tu nyadi baru ka ngundur ke diri?

Ngundur ke diri ngena cara bemaruah (penuh hormat) baka Tun Mahathir, sampai ke saritu orang agi balat bebasa ke ia. Tun Abdullah ngundur ke diri ngena cara ke lain (udah bendar di kritik), bakani gaya rita ia diatu?

Pehin Sri chukup pandai dalam pengawa berpolitik. Pemimpin ti chukup kering (nadai orang kering ari ia, peda aja cara ia berimba ke menua Sarawak). Bala rakyat Sarawak balat bebasa ke ia, aku empu bebasa ke ia ari segi pemandai ia mutar ke menua, tu ending bendar, nadai Taib, enda baka tu menua kitai, jauh agi tinggal ari ke diatu.

Taib bisi kebuah ia empu alai ke bedau deka ngundur ke diri ari nyadi pala menteri kitai Sarawak.
# Kebuah keterubah bedau bisi orang ke ulih tauka tau nganti ia baka maia ke diatu. Aku enggai dipegai pala menteri ke enda nemu utai, semina ke nitih tunjuk jari orang aja, kita engka bakanya meh dipelaba ke aku.

# Kebuah kedua, enti Pehin Sri nyurut ke diri sebedau bepilih DUN ke ka datai, peluang menang Barisan National tau kurang agi laban orang engka ke enda ulih nerima tauka enda yakin ke Pala Menteri ke baru.

Engka bakanya meh gaya strategi Taib ke ulih disangka aku. Aku ngarap ke strategi tu betul laban aku enggai dipegai penyakal yak e mayuh agi mulut nyebut patung enda nyaut.

Bisi bala ke sekeda nyaut, BN pan bakanya gak, mulut nyebut patung enda nyaut. Ba aku, salah nya, engka patung nya enda nyaut tang maia mulut ke nyebut, patung BN bisi ninga. Ukai ke nyebut aja, kebuah pia, paling nadai, bisi meh pemansang ke dibai sida ke kitai. Mimit nya pan, pama meh.

Aku ngarap ke strategi Taib ke bedau ka nyurut ke diri ari ke nyadi Pala Menteri kitai Sarawak tu ngena, kebuah pia, laban pemutus ia ke bedau deka nyurut kediri tu sigi 100% mesti bisi dikejako serta nyadi ke buah kempen bala raban Penyakal.

Dalam dunya politik tu, semua utai tau nyadi. Nya aja, mupuk aku.

Aku ngasu begiga ke jelu,
Pelanduk aku timbak, kijang ke ngena,
Maia ke ngabas, rusa ke mati…

Boleh Land

Each ones of these building reflect the power of the head of the states.

As for the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Malaysia.


This is White House.

The Home and the Office of the President of the United States of America.

The most powerful State in the world.

But...

Look at this.


This is the office of the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

The Boleh Land.

Just an OFFICE. Okay??

Malaysia Boleh man!!

Ringgit buy no shit these day.

Yesterday I went grocery shopping. Admittedly, not something that I do very often. It was in a supermarket down the road from my house. Nothing very exciting. Except that I came to a rather late realisation I suppose.

The Ringgit doesn't buy shit these days!

And so, our earnings as ordinary Malaysians remain the same while the prices of goods and services increase with incredible speed right before our eyes. Some friends tell me that's called inflation. Inevitable in an economy like ours faced with the global financial health as it is. So I'm told.

When I got home with the small little plastic bag of purchases that I received in exchange for many Ringgit notes of the blue-ish-green variety. while waiting for my friend Reymond to get the dinner done, I read the monday's newspapers which i literally miss out some of local news, that our government had announced that members of the judiciary (and some other government VIP's) were going to be given new cars!!! Apparently, this was to replace the government's fleet of aging Proton Perdana's.

And the learned judges were being asked if they preferred Mercedes Benz or BMW!!!

And then today I read that Najib had announced the government was planning to cut back a little on its operating expenditure overall next year.

“Government spending has to be prudent and that includes procurement,” Najib told reporters at a briefing by Bank Negara.

Oh ya? Prudent spending issit? So what car you want. Merc or BM?

What the hell is going on? Does anybody in this government know exactly what the plan is? Is there a plan?

Agi idup agi ngelaban

“Urang semina nemu aku udah mujur ngaga mintol lampu. Tang urang enda nemu udah 20000 kali aku puntan begiga ke chara bakani ka ngasuh mintul nya nyala.” Thomas Edison – urang keterubah ngaga mintol lampu.

“Aku ukai genius. Tang aku puh ngereja pengawa aku. Aku enda nemu berenti nguji. Nya asil ke dipeda kita diatu.” Albert Enstein. urang ke ngaga teori relativiti.

Dua iku urang ke pandai nya, enda mujur enggau mudah. Seduai enda mudah leju sereta enda badu-badu nguji sampai mujur.

Kitai bangsa Iban baka nya mega. Kitai digaga Petara enggau tubuh murus enggau untak ke sama pemerat enggau bansa bukai.

Lebuh enda mujur kitai ukai puntan, tang puntan nya empu siti singkang pejalai kitai nuju pemujur. Anang badu nguji. Tersungkur kitai angkat baru. Anang takut salah. Ari salah udah ngajar kitai utai ke betul.

Agi idup agi ngelaban.. jaku tu anang ke semina disebut ke aja. Kitai iban mesti bepegai ba prinsip idup tu, nya baru kitai ulih maju.

Maju bansa aku..

Enda entu ulih nyadi

Bedau lama ke udah, pala menteri kirai Malaysia Dato' Seri Najib udah madah ke kitai enda lama agi, kitai bisi F1 tem kediri empu, team tu dikumbai kitai 1Malaysia F1 Team. Kelimpah ke ari utai ke udah disebut aku dalam post ke bekait enggau tu ke udah, aku bisi utai ka ditambah agi.



Bedau entu lama ke udah mega bala laut udah abis beraya (cuti), rekod Ops Sikap orang ke bebadi ba jalai alun jauh tinggi ari taun ke udah. Maia ditanya TV3, tuai polis menua Tan Sri Musa Hassan madah ka, Ukum bunuh bala sida ke driba laju nadai meh beduna, laban orang Malaysia sigi ka laju mai kereta laban sida ia landik)


Nya aku berunding, orang Malaysia chukup berani driba kereta, sapa enda nyadi driba kereta 1 Malaysia F1 tu ila? Orang Malaysia? Tauka 1 Malaysia udah digiga tang enda tetemu, alai ngambi driba ari menua ili?



Mayuh gak orang ke enda puas ati ke project Mega MAlaysia 1 Malaysia F1 tu, kelimpah ke ari utai ke disebut Najib, nuan enggau aku nemu, project besai tu beguna ke duit tax, duit rakyat. Duit nuan enggau aku. Mayuh bala kitai enda yakin enggau project tu..

Aku percaya bala kitai tentu bisi kebuah ti chukup manah alai kitai enda yakin enggau projek tu, maksud aku.
Heh, come on, this a Malaysian Government + Proton + AirAsia project. You know I know lah...

Nama kebuah 1 Malaysia F1 Team tu enda entu ulih nyadi, ba runding aku, enggau pendiau pengidup kitai orang Malaysia, baka tu...

#1. F1 bukai sigi udah ditemu driba ia. 1 Malaysia F1 bedau temu agi.

Sida Abu, Ah chong enggau Mutu sama bela enggai alah, sama ka driba. Bedau agi tambah sida Singh, sida Laing sida Empangup enggau sida ke bukai...
1 Malaysia mah.. ko Ah chong



#2. Poooooootttt.. ko siren bebunyi nanda ke lumba start. Kereta F1 ke bukai bekedebus bela ka ngenulu ke diri. 1 Malaysia F1 Team agi bedau ba garis start..

Nama Kebuah?



#3. Enti bisi accident maia ke belumba ba litar, ari ke nerus ke diri ngagai garis penamat, 1 Malaysia F1 kitai enda mukai-mukai temu nekan break, slowind down.

Nama kebuah?
Ngetu dulu, kiruh ke orang ke accident.



#4. Maia ke benung driba ba tengah jalai, 1 Malaysia F1 kitai ke enda mukai-mukai temu nguing ke diri ngagai stesen minyak ke paling dampih enggau Litar Sepang.

Nama kebuah?
Laban perintah baru udah madah ke rega minyak ka niki pagi la, sebedau rega niki, isi penuh lok minyak, pama meh.



#5. Benung ba jalai lurus, ujan enda ribut enda, enda mukai-mukai, 1 Malaysia F1 kitai temu tebabas lalu ngembal ke kereta F1 team ke bukai sepiak ia.

Nama kebuah?
Laban pangan driba 1 Malaysia baru udah sent ia sms. Nyadi driba ke chukup landik tu tadi driba ngena sepiak jari aja, sepiak agi kena sms. Mata dijual ke bukai...



Nya kebuah 1 Malaysia F1 tu ke enda entu nyadi.
Kebuah BMW Sauber Team narit diri ari F1, laban saritu RM1.80 rega minya diisi petronas ke sida, pagila RM2.00.

Kayau Lama

Bala kitai Iban kelia ngayau laban ketegal ka deka begiga ka dengah enda patut amat dikumbai James Brooke perumpak tasik rambau maia nya suba.

Pengawa aki ini kitai bansa Iban kelia ke ngayau mulau lalu ngulihka pala munsuh semina nyadi ka buah kenang buah randau bala kitai nembiak rebak baru diatu.

Pengawa ke bepumpung ka pala munsuh nya siti isu ke balat amat sensitif lalu jarang bendar dikenang nembiak rebak baru diatu. Taja pia, nadai kebuah kitai nyeliah kediri ari ke bekenang ke pekara ke semina tinggal kenang nyadi sejarah sereta legasi aki ini kitai dulu menya.

Kebuah pia, taja pan kitai Iban agi temegah ati ngembuan tusuk enggau tampun – jaku kelaung kena nyebut pala munsuh ke udah disalai atas pedilang – pala nya mina nyadi ka tanda penuduk aki ini kitai kelia ke udah bulih dengah, tau kayau tauka tau serang.nyadi ke lambang tauka ke tanda kitai tu meh purih turun raja berani.

Taja pan antu pala nya agi mayuh digantung ke sebelah ruai rumah panjai kitai,mayuh macam bengkah ga bala jerita bisi ditusui bala sida ke tuai,tang agi mayuh mega kitai bansa empu sereta enggau raban bansa bukai bedau tentu nemu nama kebuah aki ini kitai kelia gagit matak kayau enggau serang, lalu ngejungka iya nyadi siti adat asal ke balat dikemeranka bansa kitai iban rambau maya nya kelia.

Sagam ati aku,enda jauh enti aku madah ke kitai rebak kediatu endang mayuh deka nemu enggau silik serta dalam agi nama kebuah aki ini kitai kelia balat bendar gagit deka ngayau, ngiga dengah mumpung pala munsuh.

Nyadi pala tu besai bendar guna ia, ka mayuh bengkah pengawa enggau pengerami asal kitai bansa iban. Enti bala diri sebilik bisi mati tauka lesi bebadi ninggal ka diri sebilik, mina pala ke baru diketas ulih kena muai ulit,nyadi nyak adat lama kitai menya.kemaia ari tu kitai nadai belandik ke adat baka nya agi. Nyadi lebuh maya ke ngulit, semua utai enda mujur dipejalaika kitai Antu pala nya mega ulih diguna kena ngenselan rumah panjai ke ngulit nya. Mayuh agi pala, manah agi ga taun umai, bulih agi ga padi.

“Antu pala nya mega enti nitih ke pengarap lama kitai iban,ulih dikena kitai nyaga rumah panjai nya ari semua utai jai. Lalu lebuh maya bisi gawai tauka pengerami, bala sida ke indu deka bebaika antu pala nengah ruai enggau tempuan laban ngayanka pemerani apai enggai menyadi lelaki sida. Rambau maya nya kelia, sigi enda dipalik sida ke dara enti bala bujang nya nadai dengah bedau kala mumpung pala munsuh.

Atur ngemeranka pengawa ngayau sereta bepumpung pala munsuh, siti ari adat asal kitai Iban kelia ke balat kena sebut sereta nyadi siti pekara dipebasa lalu ngemesaika bansa Iban rambau nya, nya siti pekara ke nentuka pemerani sereta penuduk bala lelaki rambau nya.

Bala lelaki ke udah bulih dengah dalam kayau senang ngiga indu ka bini. Kelimpah ari pengeran enggau pengering ati bala Iban deka bepantap ngelaban munsuh, antu pala nya mega tau ngenataika kuasa enggau lebih agi pemerani ngagai orang ke bulih iya.

Bala kitai Iban rambau mayanya kelia mega bepengarap ke antu pala nya tau mega mai pengering ati, ati takut tau nyadi berani,ngering ke tulang enggau semengat kitai, pemanah ulah enggau pengaya pengeraja ngagai rayat sekayu rumah panjai ke nyimpan antu pala nya. nyadi kitai bansa dunya ke moden kediatu jauh udah ninggal ke pengarap nya. rambau kitai kemaya ari diatu bebaika degree, setipikit, kerita besai enggau rengka pengaya bukai, lelaki dulu kelia mai pulai kerumah panjai diri empu utai ulih sida dalam kayau enggau serang – antu pala, kena ngiyas rumah panjai sida lalu nyadi ka batang pengaga sereta pengangkun enggau pengandal ati bujang kelia ti begelar raja berani.

Tang anang salah runding, bala aki ini kitai kelia, nadai ngepunka pengawa bekayau enggau bepumpung ke pala ari tegal pengerindu enggau peneka ati sida, tauka tegal sida enggai nadai tropi dibai pulai kerumah ari pejalai matau menua tauka pegi.

Kebuah pengawa nya dikemeranka maya nya suba,laban menua nadai adat ke menyana, nadai perintah megai sereta ngempung menua. Nya alai tegal nya, semua raban bansa bebunuh ke pangan diri.

Utai ke bakanya sigi teleba nyadi ba sebarang alai menua nadai perintah megai, nadai perintah ngempung.dini-dini endur ba menoa kitai enggau menoa urang bukai,utai tu sigi enda ulih diseliah ke rambau maya nya suba.

Chunto utai tu bisi nyadi mega ba bala bansa Arab Jahiliah (Rambau Dark Ages) sebedau penatai pengarap Islam ngagai menoa Timur Tengah sereta mayanya mega menoa China agi balat belaya berebutka kuasa enggau pangan diri, nya rambau maya Confucius sereta sepengudah Confucius tauka Kong Fu Tze.

Nyadi bansa kitai Iban laban ada ngemai darah berani, enda ulih ngetan ati enggau darah mangah, nyaga sereta nerabai diri empu ari kena kayau raban bansa bukai. Nya kebuah kitai iban udu ngayau mulau.

Pengawa ngayau mulau kitai iban tu kelia,bepun ari kitai Iban balat selalu dialahka siti raban bansa di Borneo ditu dikumbai urang Kantu. Beduduk ari ke selalu kena serang sereta dikayau Kantu, bala Iban kelia belajar nyaga bansa diri lalu kejung ke kitai iban mujur ngalahka menua Kantu, sereta enggau munsuh bukai ke bisi ngempang jalai bansa kitai iban rambau maya nya kelia.

Laban ke belajar ari pengasar munsuh, iya nya bansa Kantu,rambau maya nya mega, bala kitai Iban ukai semina munuh munsuh, tang mega ngetas pala munsuh iya nya dipumpung lalu ngemai pala nya pulai, lalu disalai pala nya enggai ka buot. Pala ke udah diketas ari tubuh lalu disalai nya dikumbai antu pala, lalu nyadi ka batang pengandal sereta pengangkun ati bala bujang – enggau sida ke dara.

Antu pala nya mega dikena aki ini kitai kelia ngelensan semengat bala kitai Iban ke udah dambi munsuh pala, lalu ka pengering semengat bala manuk sabung kitai Iban ke udah rebah alah laban munsuh, sereta ka peransang bala sida manuk sabung ke agi idup, sereta agi enggau ngayau. Ngicha ke ati sida enda mudah takut,nangi,rawan ke munsuh.AGI IDUP AGI NGELABAN

Sebedau penatai Rajah Brooke kelia, bala Iban sigi udah berengkah ngemeranka pengawa ngayau lalu bambika pala munsuh laban lebuh ti keterubah iya kitai iban baru datai melunggang ari menua Kapuas ngagai menua Sarawak kitai iban enda diterima bala bansa bukai ke udah nguan menua ditu,ngambi ke banding baka ba Batang Ai. Bansa ke bemunsuh enggau kitai Iban maya baru datai di Sarawak nya tebal agi baka bansa Ukit, Seru, Beketan (tauka Bukitan) enggau bansa bukai ke mayuh udah punas.

Ketegal ke baru deka berimba mungkal menua, mayuh bala kitai Iban mega parai ketegal besatup enggau munsuh rambau maya nya kelia.

Uji kitai berati ke cherita Beti bensumbar Brauh Ngumbang enggau indu penama Remampak kena kitai manding ke kitai d’alahka Bukitan. Nyadi Remampak tu balat bendar ngulitka apai iya ke udah dibunuh Bukitan.

Nya alai laban meda pemerinsa indu dara nya ngulit, Beti lalu malas pemati apai Remampak lalu mumpung pala bansa Bukitan ke udah munuh apai indu nya. Bukitan ke dipumpung iya pala nya mega ketuai bansa Bukitan.

Nya alai tu ngayanka pengawa bala kitai Iban kelia enda seneka ati bepumpung ngayau mulau bala munsuh, tang beduduk ari tegal ke menyana enggau meruan, lalu enda mungkal orang sengapa.

Penemu enggau ulah kitai iban nya meh ke udah ngemunka bala kitai Iban mansang berani lalu ngejung ke iya diketakutka bansa bukai rambau maya nya kelia. Laban enda ulih terus ngidupka diri, nyengkaum mungkal menua baru alai bumai betupi, atur bekayau enggau bemunsuh nya terus dikemeranka laban antu pala nya besai guna dalam dunya pengarap lama, kelebih kena ngading bala sida Keling enggau raban iya enggau dunya sosio-politik rambau nya.

Ngambi ke banding kitai dalam jaku bukai, pengawa begiga ke pala tu udah nyadi sebagi ari jalai pengidup sereta adat asal kitai Iban rambau maya nya kelia, dalam scenario dunya anarki nadai beperintah alai mensia bepangai minta gempung “munuh enggaika kena bunuh”. Darah sigi dibalas enggau darah.

Laban ketegal kitai bansa Iban ke enggai alah laban bansa bukai rambau maya nya kelia, sida lebih pragmatik ari bansa bukai, reti nya nyau ngujung ke kitai iban nyerang dulu, sebedau kitai iban diserang maya enda sedia, tauka munuh sebedau dibunuh enda ngadang, iya nya siti jalai idup survival ke dipelajar sida jauh dulu ari bansa bukai.

Sir James Brooke ke datai keterubah iya ba tanah Sarawak kena 15 Ogos taun 1839, datai ba maya menua tu kelia agi balat bendar kacau serta siga.

Lebuh iya mula nyadi Rajah keterubah menua Sarawak dalam taun 1841, Brooke orang keterubah ngumbai bala kitai Iban ke ngelaban perintah tu perumpak tasik (‘pirates’) tauka dalam jaku Melayu lanun, iya nya orang ke ngalahka kapal tegal deka ngambi perapasan.

Taja pan perintah Belanda ke merintah menua Sambas ba Kalimantan Borneo enggau Sultan Brunei maya nya enda kala ngumbai bala Iban tu perumpak tasik, Brooke ngena jaku nya laban iya bisi utai deka diulih ke iya empu ti ngenatai ke penguntung ngagai ia empu rambau maya nya kelia.

Nya alai lebuh penulis bup ari menua tasik baka Pringle, Runciman enggau bala orang bukai ke nulis pasal “Battle of Beting Maru” dalam taun 1849, sida ngumbai bala raban kayau Iban betuaika Linggir ‘Mali Lebu’ nya perumpak tasik, laban bepanggai ba pemadah enggau rikot ari perintah Brooke maya nya.

Nyadi cherita ari sepiak bala sida Linggir maya nya enda kala ditemu mensia mayuh tauka pemacha laban nadai kala ditusui.

Kati amat ka enda bala Iban maya nya nyadi perumpak tasik munyi ku Brooke? Ba penemu enggau runding aku,ko aku, nadai kitai Iban nyadi perumpak tasik, nadai kala. Kitai Iban maya nya mina gauk deka ngayau aja, mumpung pala tang ukai deka ngerampas perapasan nyadi perumpak ba tasik.

Endang sigi amat bisi bala kitai Iban ari menua Saribas ngiga munsuh ngena perau kayau nebing tasik, kekadang bekayuh ngeluie Beting Maru, lalu bisi nguji nebing tasik ngagai selatan Borneo, ngagai Sambas. Tang sida nya ukai deka nerumpak; sida semina begiga ke pala munsuh kedengah sida iya.

Sejarah mega nyukung penemu pasal perau kitai Iban kelia ke enda ulih kena nerumpak sereta enda taan dikena nyadi perumpak tasik.

Rambau maya nya,kitai iban sigi nemu perau kayau kitai nadai banding enggau perau sereta kapal dikena bala lanun tauka perumpak tasik ke bendar baka sida bansa Sulu, Illanun, Natunan enggau bansa perumpak bukai.

Ka tambah nya mega bala kitai Iban enda teleba ba tasik lalu sigi ukai orang diau ba tasik – enda aku nemu kebuah Brooke tau ngangau magi ngelak kitai iban ngena nama Sea Dayak (Dayak Tasik) –pendiau pengidup kitai iban sigi ari kelia menya nyentuk ke saritu sigi enda besangkut paut enggau tasik, laban sigi teleba ba menua ulu, ba dalam babas tauka ba batang ai numbas iya pemesai.

Nya alai sekeda perau kayau bala sida ketuai kitai iban ke enda kala lebu enti ngayau mulau ke abis pechah sereta karam laban sengayuh kapal H.E.I.C.S. Nemesis ba Beting Maru,perau kayau nya sigi ukai digaga kena pengawa nerumpak ba tasik. Perau nya mega enda chukup pemesai mai raban perang sereta kayau besai Iban, lalu tentu nadai alai ngengkah perapasan enti sema sida nerumpak ngambi perapasan.

Naka ke ditemu ba menua Saribas, Krian tauka Batang Rajang enggau ai bukai, nadai kitai Iban bisi madah sereta ngayanka perapasan ulih nerumpak ba tasik. Mina utai ke bisi dipeda ba sebalah rumah panjai kitai Iban nya rengka beli magang, baka sida bedil, setawak enggau utai bukai.

Kebuah pia, laban aki ini kitai ukai perumpak tasik. Sida mina gauk deka ngayau lalu mai pala munsuh pulai. Antu pala ke udah disalai nya aja meh perapasan ke bisi digantung kitai Iban ka pengingat orang tuai kelia sereta kena ngingatka kitai pasal adat asal sida kelia, ke udah dibuai ketisi dilengka ke kitai rambau dunya moden diatu. Kebuah pia, laban sida ukai penyamun tasik ngiga perapasan tang orang gila kayau ngiga pala munsuh.

Tang enti nitih sekeda bup, Brooke enda kala ngumbai bala Iban Sebuyau perumpak tauka penyamun tasik, taja pan bala kitai ari Sebuyau bisi sama enggau ngayau bepumpungka pala munsuh. Nama kebuah Iban Saribas aja dikumbai perumpak tasik?

Diatu, berindik ari rintai utai ke nyadi bekau nya, baru kitai nemu kebuah iya ngaga bakanya – James Brooke ngena jaku ‘pirates’ tauka perumpak tasik laban iya begunaka sukung perintah British dalam nyapai juluk ati iya naluk menua Sarawak.

Dalam taun 1888, taja pan James Brooke udah nadai agi, Perintah British bisi nyain siti sempekat deka nyaga menua Sarawak ari kuasa bukai. Kebuah pia, laban sida takut Belanda enggau Sepanyol naluk menua Sarawak. Rambau nya Belanda udah megai Kalimantan Borneo enggau Jawa lalu Sepanyol udah megai menua Pelipin.

Nya alai, amat meh bala kitai Iban balat diketakutka dulu menya tegal sida gagit matak kayau lalu mumpung pala munsuh, ke ngejungka pengawa bakanya balat dibantah lalu ditagang perintah Brooke, taja pan nya sigi nyadi adat asal lalu sebagi ari jalai pengidup maya nya, dikemendar ulih adat asal bansa enggau semua bansa petara, jelu enggau antu ke nyaga semengat sereta pendiau Iban rambau nya.

Sida gaga dikumbai orang bujang berani, mayuh dengah lalu gagit deka bepumpung pala munsuh, tang aki ini kitai menya enda ngaku diri dikangau orang perumpak tauka penyamun tasik.

Kitai ke rebak baru tu, salah munyi jaku enda meh tau ngetu ngayau. Tang kitai ukai ngayau ketegal ka mumpung pala munsuh. Kitai ngayau mumpung bala pemandai bala penemu. Kitai mesti gagit ka mumpung pala SPM, pumpung gak pala Diploma, udah nya pala Degree, lalu anang berenti, gagit kitai sampai terpumpung ke pala PHD.

Sida ke lama ngayau ngena ilang ngena duku, kitai ke baru ngayau ngena pemandai ngena penemu.

Oooo Haaaaaaaa!!!

Durian Runtuh, kini ke penunga?

Pejam celak pejam celak, enda berasai udah datai ba bulan 10 gak kitai taun tu. Terima kasih ngagai Tuhan ketegal pemanah, pengasih enggau pemulia Ia, kitai idup nadai apa nama, gerai nyamai sampai ke saritu.

Dipelaba ke aku, ujung-ujung taun bakatu sigi utai ke slalu dianti-anti bala kitai mayuh, nama kebuah? Din ba tisi jalai din orang ke bejual ke buah, kitai ke ditu udah ulih ngasai tauka nyium bau buah ti chukup manah serta tusah endar ka diseliah ke kitai. Buah Rian, raja segala buah, buah ti pemadu nyamai.

Mayuh endar orang udah berengkah nyual rian dipeda aku ba tisi-tisi jalai Bandaraya Kuching baka ke diatu. Ari ni penatai buah aku enda nemu. Enti kami ba alih Simanggang din, ke baru muai ke pugu bala rian. Nya nadai nyadi penanggul laban jarang rian ke enda nyamai, baik ke ka makai ke nyamai agi, nganti rian alih simanggang labuh ila meh menyadi.

Ujung taun ukai semina dianti-anti nuan enggau aku serta “peminat sejati” buah ke beduri ke bukai. Ujung taun tu semampai dianti lebih-lebih agi bala kitai bansa ke diau ba menua pesisir, ujung taun tu meh alai bala kitai ke ba menua ulih nambah ke pemisi diri, nambah ke sesen-dua kena anak sekula.

Terima-kasih ngagai bala sida ke dulu, aki-ini kitai ti chukup nelap serta bagas enda lembau berimba serta betanam ke utai, termasuk betanam ke sida rian kelia, alai kitai ke diatu semina ngasai ke penyamai, ngasai ke asil ia aja.

Rian chukup berega, nama agi disebut enti udah datai ba Bandar, kelebih agi alih Miri kin (orang beripa ke orang Brunei ke datai), rega rian nyau baka rega emas ko sekeda. Amat menyadi, aku taja pan asal orang simanggang, tang besai ba Miri laban ke nitih Apai bekereja ngisi periuk kami sebilik. Sepemanjai ke diau ba Miri, sema jaku, tau ditiap ngena tunjuk jari berapa kali kami ke kala meli rian ba Tamu Muhibah dia. Kebuah ti keterubah, rega ia mar; kebuah ti kedua, rian peram nadai entu asai; kebuah ketiga, rian ke udah merekah ni meh telaban ke rian ke agi begetah paung bai baru labuh tit au dibeli ba tisi-tisi kebun tauka jalai sepemanjai ari sibu ngagai serian. Enti tetenguk nyium bau rian ke dijual ba pasar, pulai ke menua.

Ketegal ke penyamai buah rian ti dipadah ke dilah kitai mensia, taja mar, agi mayuh meh orang meli. Endang pedih nyeliah ke buah tu laban bau ia chukup manah enggau chukup kuat, chukup kuat narit ati kitai meli ia. Nya alai, maia ke musim rian tu, idup endar bala kitai ke diau ba menua pesisir. “Durian Runtuh” ko sempama Melayu,

Aku ngasai ke diri taun tu tadi, maia ke agi belajar, bisi gak ari pulai ke menua ujung minggu. Dalam masa sari aja, aku enggau tunang aku bejual ke buah rian ba langkau tisi kebuh, tau terulih ke RM1,000 lebih. Nya pan nyau dijual cara murah, laban mayuh bala cina ke ka meli mayuh sekali, ari ke tebasau pia aja, jual murah mimit enda ngasuh kitai maga rugi, laban utai tu tau disebut ke nadai sik modal.

Tang, aku berati, mayuh kitai bansa ke diau ba menua pesisir enda entu ulih meda duit lebih mimit.. Nya alai aku madah, musim rian tu meh alai kitai iban menua pesisir nambah ke PEMISI DIRI. Maia musim buah tu enti diperati ka bala kitai ke diau ba rumah panjai, bisi aja utai ke baru dibeli sida. Kereta, motorsikal, sofa, peti ais, macam-macam ada ko Aznil.

Enda salah kitai bebeli ke utai bakanya, tang meh kitai ke bebelanja tu mesti nitih ke kemampuan diri. Kebuah pia, musim rian nya ukai ia lalu sepemanjai taun. Maia ke start sekula, mayuh amai apai-indai ke madah ke diri nadai duit kena meli ke anak sida baju baru, kasut baru, tang kena meli TV LCD bisi. Nya ke enda patut, duit ke lebih patut ia disimpan, nginca ke maia anak udah abis sekolah menengah, ulih kena nganjung anak masuk ngagai Form 6, Matrikulasi, tauka Universiti. Bisi pan bala sida biasiswa serta pinjaman PTPTN, enggai meh enda kitai beguna ke duit kitai dulu, kena ke tambang rantau jalai ko orang.

Taja pia, enda semua kitai bansa ke diau ba menua pesisir bakanya gak pia, bisi sekeda sigi chukup nemu ngena duit, meli utai ke patut, duit ke lebih mimit disimpan sida,…Engka ke anak panjai pejalai dalam sekula, ko sida. Nya penemu ti chukup manah! Kitai nadai enda ngawa, enchadi ke kena anak.. Nya cara apai-indai ke chukup siru ke anak. Enti maga nadai, nadai cara gak ka nganti kasut ke carik, tang enti bisi lapa enda? Utai tu enda terlalu penting tang bisi gak pementing ia dalam nambah ke keyakinan diri enggau pengeransing anak kitai, nembiak deh nama, chukup ransing meda utai baru. Bisi baju, kasut, beg ke baru, ke bagas endar bala sida nurun sekula.

Nya alai, bala kitai ke bisi macha blog ti ditulis aku ke pagi tu, perati ke gaya bala kitai ke diau ba menua pesisir enti kita ka ngamat ke jaku aku. Enti bisi, nadai salah kitai madah ke sida, nginca ke sida tau berubah, tau nemu ni ke patut ni ke enda patut. Ngena cara tu, kitai ulih ngubah cara tauka taraf idup kitai bansa, duit ke mimit nya enti disimpan, lama lama tau nyadi bukit.

Nadai cara bukai kena ngubah pendiau pengidup kitai bansa, lada enda ulih, berumai enda ulih, rian pan enda ulih, enti utai nya diulih saritu abis pagila. Semua singkang patut nuju pemandai tauka pelajaran magang. Dulu ke pelajar anak ari semua utai, nginca ke sida tau jauh singkang, masuk universiti-graduate-bulih kerja ke manah, nya meh pemisi kitai ke No1 ti enda nemu lenyau bakanya aja. .

SE-GRADUATE SEPINTU apin chukup, GRADUATE SEPINTU baru ia! O-ha! Idup kitai bansa!