Only a couple more days ~ 2 days ~ to Gawai Festival. Gawai is celebrated each year on the 1 - 2 June (officially) to mark the end of the Harvest season for the Dayaks of Borneo! However, for those of us in the longhouse; it begins on the 31 May!! We got to catch up with the merry making time! Its the time of the year when most of the longhouse folks will be back, therefore lots of catch-up time!! The preparation, however, had started months ago!
Mom had make her famous Tuak (Rice Wine) in March as she wanted her Tuak to be filtered and clear 'yellowish' liquid. As in making of wine, likewise the rice wine will taste better the longer it is kept, (better the taste/texture/strength).
Val and I had been caught up with the preparation of the Gawai Dayak Dinner celebration on the 22 May at the Civic Center. SIDS Sibu (thus involving me directly) was the lead organizor and Val volunteered as performers for the group dances ie Kajat Iban & Bidayuh and also took part in the welcoming party! The celebration went very well, if I may say so, and really appreciated all the encouragement & kind words from friends who commented on the event. The post on the Gawai Dayak Dinner celebration can be seen at SIDS blogspot at http://www.sids-sibu.blogspot.com/.
Some of the Dayak children/SIDS Sibu children helping doing the traditional dances...
Val in her fineries ...SIDS Sibu ladies (and some SDNU men) who were great help in ensuring the success of the evening. Thank you ladies for your continual support & friendship!
Birthday ...
Last week, I celebrated my birthday, too ( :D won't tell how young I am!) with lunch with 3 friends (two of whom also had the same birthdate/birthmonth) and then dinner with a single swiss roll slice topped with a teddy bear from Val. ( ;) Does the fact that the single swiss roll tells you how young I am? lol candles couldn't fit into the slice of cake! ). Anyway, Val have been trying to get me to the mall since she got her 'hard earned' token from the dances she did during the Gawai celebration ~ RM112.35 ~ and I only managed to take her there yesterday evening. What a wonderful surprise!!!!! She wanted to go to the mall, because she wanted to buy me a shoe (she got a sandal for herself, too!) that I have been admiring for months at that store!!! Thank you darlin', Mommy will treasure the shoe always! :)
My Birthday Present - a gorgeous flat Fabiano Ricco shoe!
Our Birthday/Gawai Footwear from Fabiano Ricco!! 
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