Oktober ...

Bulan Oktober, aku enda gagau amat, tang enti berati ke iya ... sama aja. bulan bukai pen ngeyibok tu!

Bulan tu mayoh amat pengawa ke dikerja aku belaboh ari aku ke berjako motivasi ngagai 3000 pelajar universiti di Semenanjung aba UPM Serdang. Tu meh keterubah iya aku bejako enggau

bala orang ubas ke ngemayoh nya; lalu lama aku berunding ke nama utai ke patut dibai aku. Nama pekara ke ka didinga sida. Pengujung iya, aku mai siti topik ke betajuk - 'Empowerment'. Enti nitih ke pemesai tempub jari, topik tu disambt sida enggau manah. Pia mega, ketegal dipeda aku lebih kurang 70% bala anaembiak ianya bala indu, lalu diselit ke aku tentang 'women leadership'.

October is a hectic month for me and I have another week of it; then its relaxation time (although not until mid next month!). It started with the speakin engagement with about 3000 university students at the Putra University campus on the 12.10.10. It was challenging time, as I rarely talked to students of that age group and was not quite sure of what are their expectations. However, after much praying I decided to talk about Empowerment & Women Leadership. I chose the later, after noticing that about 70% of the students at the function are young ladies! The talk went well, and I believe the topic was well received by them.

Bala anaembiak nge-regista diri.

Pengambis 'conference' aku hari lima kemari, aku pen nuh berumban-rumban ngagai The Outback aba Bangsar Village laban udah berjanji makai malam enggau sebilik aku. Kami sekaligus ngintu hari pengada anak tuai, anak no. 3 serta menyadi tuai aku! Semua bujang sigat ke ngintu pengada alam bulan Oktober. Selama Hari Pengada, awak ke Allah Taala selalu ngibun & merkat sida!

Later in the week, while in KL; I took my young handsome men to The Outback, Bangsar Village to celebrate their birthdays ... 19 & 21! It was a wonderful time of sharing, the food was delicious, and the family time just precious! Don't mind the lil cake, as it was his 2nd cake (1st cake was just as BIG from elder aunty; all cakes were from elder aunty!); and his 2nd celebration. Happy Birthday my darlings! May the Lord guide & protect you always!

Siti kek besai & mit - ukai ketegal berchepin, tang ke mit udah bisi kek besai maya hari iya dulu. Anak bujang aku dua iko (nephews).

Restoran KL Tower ... wow! Chukup Manah menoa dipeda, umbas iya penyamai pemakai! Aku minggu ke dulu agi, sempat kia ketegal mai kaban ribai se-pengawa enggau aku makai malam. Tu kira ke malas penelap iya engau aku maya aku di London pun taun tu kemari. Bayar makai mar mimit, tang dibangs engga pemayoh macam pemakai ari Jepun, Ribai & Malaysia - kira ke chukup manah meh.

I round up the week with a dinner 'date' with a work colleague/friend from UK, who was in KL for the Water Loss Asia 2010 conference, and it was a great night of fellowship! He was so kind to me when I was in London earlier this year, and I thought I should return the flavour in my home country! Took him to the KL Tower and it was a really great evening ... beautiful scenery, delicous food, and great companionship. We were able to enjoy the view of KL as we enjoyed dinner, get to sample various food ie Japanese/Chinese/Malay/Western all in the turning tower!

Pemandang ari restoran. Gambar2 enggau kaban enda ulih dibantai ... bah iya 'belalai'!

Hari lima tu kemari, aku pen berumban-rumban enggau bala Sarakup ngulu Randau Pengerai aba Polyclinic Lanang. Bala kami dibai ninga randau pengerai pasal penyakit kitai orang indu, udah nya bisi uji pengerai. Kira-kira 150 orang bala Sarakup bisi enggau ngulu randau tu.

Bala Sarakup bergumpul mending ke randau.

Last Friday, about 150 Sarakup ladies atended the Health Talk jointly organized with the Polyclinic Lanang. The talk was on general women's health and later health screening was conducted. All the screening was free; and so it was a great opportunity for members and the service that afternoon was also solely for us.

Next week, the annual conference of the Methodist Women of the Iban Conference will start; and this is what I have been praying about - for direction. I believe that it have been 'answered' but we're wait and see by the end of next week. We're leave it to the Lord!

Minggu baru, aku mega belaboh gagau ketegal aum betaun bala indu gereja .... lalu tu meh pengawa ke disampi ke aku ngelama tu. Ngiga petunjuk Allah Taalah, lalu pengasai aku; Iya udah meri penerang/petunjuk pengawa ke patut dikerja. Kitai sama-sama besampi ke iya nitih ke peneka Tuhan.

Penguji ... Life's Challenge...

Pengidup kitai enda penuh enggau penguji lalu alam pengidup aku, leka jako bup kudus alam bup Mathew 7:7 tauka Luke 11:9 - endang sigi selalu dibaca aku. Siti agi penguji pengidup ngetuk pintu aku minggu nyin kemari maya aku diasoh bala Sarawak ke diau di KL/Semenanjung bejako motivasi ke bala anaembiak kitai pupu bangsa. Leka jako ke terubah masuk pikir aku ... enda ulih aku, laban ngawa! Enda mukai-mukai, nyangka nya peneka Allah Taalah; hari ke bejako nya nitih ke atur pejalai aku ke ngulu aum Water Loss Asia 2010! Bakani ka nulak, semua teratur!

Ke selalu iya, buah jako aku enda pasal kitai indu Dayak/Iban ngemansang ke diri ianya pasal 'empowering' (meri kitai penau/kuasa ngemansang ke diri) lalu selalu diselit ke aku jako ari bup kudus. Keselalu nya bala ke mending ke jako aku, kitai indu Dayak/kitai bangsa Dayak! Tu pupu bangsa, pupu agama ... reti nya ... jako aku mesti nyengkaum semua. Selalu aku bejako enggau orang ke 'tuai' ke enda aus ke pemansang bangsa; sekali tu ke bala orang ubas, ke aus ninga perangsang jalai ngemansang ke bangsa. Sida madah dijangka 3000 orang!!

Naka ke diatu; utai ke deka dibai aku - udah bisi diati; tang empai tersusun. Ulih ka enda aku tu siap nyendia ke diri?

Life is indeed full of challenges; and most times to Dayak women on topics of development and empowerment. Last week, I was invited to speak to about 3000 university students at a function next week; and my first reaction (maybe due to fright!!) was to say that I could not as I have work commitment! But the Lord's have His own plans, and the speaking schedule just fit so wonderfully with my official duty! OH ... the Lord always knows what His children need! Am I the 'messenger'? What do I know about motivating students? They certainly are not my normal audiences! How do I incorporate my normal topic to suit this vast audiences of varying race & religion. The fact that I always incoporate Bible verses into my presentations/speeches ... well, what am I going to do now! I certainly cannot or can I quote Bible verses?

So until now, my preparation is still zero; although I have a firm framework of what I want to talk about ... but the content is still blank!! I am leaving it to the Lord to guide me! Its going to be either a once only invitation or going to be a series, depending on how well accepted it is! Either way, with Him as my guide; I will not be Afraid! :)

Bala indu Dayak/Iban ke selalu mending ke jako aku.

My usual audience - Dayak women.

Bejako ke peninga ribai /profesional enda ngesal ke ati.

Am fine with speaking on technical issues to western audience.

Bejako enggau aneambiak, chukup ngirau ke aku ... taja bala ke ninga ke aku lebih tuai ari sida bujang sigat tu! Bala ke ninga ke aku ianya bala pelajar universiti!

Speaking to young audiences worry me, although my intended audiences are university students; not these cuties! Cuties are my church members children!

Rosalyn Sandah's son Wedding ...

Kemari bisi enggau nguluk pengerami makai tengahari kawin Luis Jarraw enggau Georgina aba Paramount Hotel. Luis tu anak Rosalyn, siko ari exco SIDS Sibu ke aktif; lalu mayoh bala Sarakup bisi enggau pengerami.
Aku enda lanchat ngambi gambar, agi pen aku di tisi duduk enggai angat!

Rosalyn & laki iya serta Luis & bini iya.

Bala Sarakup ke semija enggau aku!