Bowling Adventure ....

Hari enam tu kemari, pengawa kami duai menyanak ianya enggau bala Sarakup bermain Bowling! SIDS Sibu bisi ngatur pekit bowling antara kawasan; ketegal enda chukup tubuh deka enggau ... tudah Val di-regista aku. Rindu amat kami sebuat. Tem ari kawasan Maludan, bisi 8 iko kami - bala opis aku ditarit bai aku enggau. Tu bala kaban baru, bala biak bala graduan gawa sama se opis. Nie enda chapo kami sebuat!

Aku se-tem enggau ala geng ibu-ibu Tenggau, Cathe & Endu Dely; Val se-tem engau Lynda (endang pandai bermain) serta Elizabeth & Mundun (boleh tahan seduai, pengudah nuchi parit dua tiga kali! haha). Tem aku, legis amat parit kami sebuat dituchi kami duai Cathe; iya nuh pandai sepandai penyuah kali ngayun ke bol! Aku mayoh agi bol di-ayun, nuh pedis agi ngah punggung enggau jari! Nie ke di-anjung mewakil Sarawak (munyi ko staf aku siko alam FB!! hahaha)

On Saturday, Val and I joined the Sarakup ladies ffor a Bowling Competition. The morning was Fun & Hilarious!! Just love the antics of the ladies!! haha Some were 1st timers and others have played a couple of times. My daughter and I were in two separate teams (arranged such) so; and we both had lots of fun!

Our teams won the 1st & 2nd placing .. hooray!!!! My daughter's team won 1st place whilst my team won 2nd placing! Hope that we get to do this every year! It was great fun and good networking with the members and families! Next time, maybe should get the spouses/partners to participate also!


Tem ari Maludan menang penuduk no 1 & 2 ... hooray!!! Tem Val, Elizabeth, Mundun & Lynda bulih no 1; lalu tem aku, Cathe, Tengga & Dely bulih penuduk no 2! Prais kami sebuat; container tupperware!! Laban ke mayoh bala ibu ... gaga nerima prais ke baka nya! Diatas, gambar kami enggau sida prais!

Tu tem kami bergaya sebedau belaboh bepekit! Bakal wakil SIDS Sibu magang tu!!

Tahniah semua.

Pengawa Ujung Minggu ...

Ujung minggu tu kemari, aku tek ngagau laban siko ari anak kaban aku kahwin. Iya nuh berasai 'tuai' meh tu; laban bala anak-anak ngah nuh kahwin! Laban munyi ko sida, belaki biak; tumu beranak, tumu ngah bisi menantu! :) Aku udah ngelala kaban aku tu lebih ari 20 taun; laban ke belaboh aku kerja ditu, aku lalu ngelala iya. Baka diri madik ngah tua iya begulai. Sebilik semua dikelala magang!

This weekend had been filled with some official & private activities; and I enjoyed each moment! It started with Saturday, when I attended my best friend's daughter wedding! Wow, just reminded me that the years are adding up! arrrghhh


Anak enggau menantu iya, sama bela ingeniur! Nie enda untung iya! Tang laban ke ngena adat Cina; nguwai ke sepiak sida ke laki meh anak iya. Sinu ngah aku meda iya. Nya ko menantu iya; anang irau mak, nemuai belama kami duai lalu seduai tau ngah nemuai. Manah endal ngah menantu iya nya!


I was not so good about moving around and taking pictures; so I had to make do with taking a picture from the screen! The POB, on the left, and the POBG making a toast at the Sibu dinner!

Sida iya rami tiga (3) kali. Ke-datas nya, sida rami mit di Sibu; aku laban ke malu segau-segau ngambi gambar ari skrin aja. Makai malam nya, sampal kami sebilik enggau sida sebilik serta bala kaban-kaban ke di Sibu.

Val and I tried out our new London dresses to the dinner; and just lovely dresses! Actually I love these dresses so much, should have bought more ... its was sale season also in London! But at that time, it was just so difficult to choose, too many choices!! But these dresses I admired 4 days before I actually purchased them!! So you know now, am a slow shopper!! haha

Tu gaya kami duai menyanak enggau makai kahwin! Agi LAMA aku nganti rami anak aku tu!!! Enda beruban!!! Udah bulih nge-empat tupi segi baru diasoh!! hahaha!

The whole family were invited to the 1st wedding dinner for Keyna & Sing Wei in Sibu; and it was a small gathering of family & friends. Thank you for including us in your circle of family/friends. It was a traditional Chinese wedding dinner with some singing; and of course, yours truly was asked to present a number.

I also made it to the Kuching church blessing/wedding, lunch & dinner - yup the whole works! Did I mentioned that Anna (the mother) is one of my very best friend and we had known each other for more than 20 years! She's like a sister to me!! As mothers, we are extremely close to our daughters; and we constantly talked about ours! So I am close to the her children (all adults, now) as she is to mine! So when she invited me to join her in the ceremonies also in Kuching, I just could not refuse! So off I go; after 2 months advance notice!!

Aku bisi mega dikagau ke sida sebilik enggau rami di Kuching, laban ke bisi ngatur kahwin gereja di St. Joseph Cathedral lalu makai malam aba Grand Magerita. Enggau meh tudah aku, nyelat bala ke nuh tekucha bejako Mandarin & Foochow! haha! Merangsang diri merati ke jako orang. Tekuchau meh aku berandau enggau bala iya bercampur aduk jako 5 bahasa - Melayu, Foochow, Mandarin, Inggeris & bahasa jari!

Here's the Bride (B) Keyna with her mom, Anna, and I. She is such a gorgeous BRIDE!!!

Keyna tu bacik amat. Dipeda aku ari mit kelia; diatu nuh besai serta ngelaboh ke pengidup baru!

Aku mega dibai sida tumu pagi, jam 7 pagi; meda sida ke laki ngambi indu nitih ke adat Cina. Nya meh sida mega bisi stail ber-kota serta ditambah ke enggau main. Aku ketawa aja-aja meda telatak sida. Amat enda nemu semua jako sida, tang meh nangkap seleka dua. Kadang-kadang nanya ibu Keyna ke dua iko ngah aku. Kami tiga ke meda orang ber-kota! Indai & apai Keyna nya nyaga dibilik; kami tiga diasoh orang meda dibaroh; lalu enda ngasoh ngelepas ke Laki iya nya enti kota enda betul! Nya lah, baka ke nemu meh aku tu! Tang ke bendar, kami tiga sama bela enda tentu nemu!!

I was witness to the Chinese culture of the BG picking up the B; and all the antics of the B's friends on the BG's parties. It was great fun; and its at times like these that I wish I could speak/understand Foochow & Mandarin, fluently!!! hahaha Yes, I was the sole Ikan Patin in the fishbowl of Ikan Kelik!! hahahaha Honestly, I didn't feel out of place; as I was the curious one getting anybody who was near me to explain what's going on! On that day, I get to use all my language skills - speaking 5 languages ie Malay, English, Foochow, Mandarin and the ever useful hand signals when all fails!! If I must say so myself, I get along so well and understood most of the going on.

Here we are at the welcoming line, and I took the opportunity to take a picture with the happy parents!

Bergambar enggau Anna & Chung - chun magang kami tiga!!

At this dinner, Chung & Anna just LOVE to hear me sing my only Chinese Mandarin number (so now even her SIL will know me as the Aunty Ir who LOVES to sing); and so I was called to sing! Yup, there I was a non-Mandarin speaker entertaining about 240 Chinese guests to a Mandarin number! If I may say so myself, I did a GREAT job!! haha!

Aku tu endang tukang belagu ke Anna & Chung! Bala madik iya pandai magang belagu tang sida nya enda tentu manchal lalu emun endal aba pengerami. Ka pen enda, kaban bendal amat-amat ngasoh. Belagu meh tudah aku ... lagu Cina ke siti aja ke di temu aku. Nya baru nyadi endal, belagu ke sida Cina ke nemu Mandarin, paduhal aku tu enda nemu Mandarin!!

So friends, if anyone of you need a Wedding singer; that's my NEW moonlighting side-job!! At the right 'price', I will be there! ;) haha!

CONGRATULATION KEYNA CHUNG & CHO SING WEI!

Betemu enggau Kaban ...

Kemari aku enggau ngulu makai kahwin, lalu maya nya bisi betemu enggau kaban/ kelala lama. Kaban ke terubah enggau aku betemu ianya Dr. Jawa & bini iya. Bini iya betemu lalu nanya ke berita apai & indai, tertanya-tanya ngah ati aku; dini meh aku ngelala seduai iya. Bisi ngah di padah ke mimit sapa seduai olih kaban siko ke duduk sepiak aku. Nuh ka ambis lemai baru iya madah ke diri selalu diau aba niang aya Charles Saong (tepak ayak ari Ranan, Kanowit) maya taun 1973 di Kuching. Retinya suku juru meh iya tu, kini - nganti betusut ila!

Gaga ngah ati ulih betemu enggau seduai melaki bini, taja aku enda ingat. Maya nya agi biak endal aku, nadai tentu berati ke kaban belayan. Semina ke ingat maya di Kuching kelia selalu nemuai ngagai kaban suku juru ianya niang uncle Charles Saong & niang uncle Boniface Jarraw. Tang diatu nuh enda ngah semak enggau bala anak-anak sida. Sinu endal maya berati ke nya. Nya meh pengurang bala ke biak, nyebut aku empu; enda berundang enggau diri sekaban/suku juru. Enti orang kelia, nemuai ngagai pagan diri belama orang. Kitai diatu, utai ke kena begiga enggau pagan diri nuh mayoh nuh canggih agi; tang peranggai kitai enda begiga tauka berandau enggau pagan diri. Tu siti pemansang dunya ke aba aku endang tentu dikerindu, tang meh enda ngah diri ka ngubah! Nya alai salah diri empu meh nya!

Dr Jawa & bini iya

(arap ke betul meh sepel nama iya, enti salah minta ampun)

Alam pemayoh bala ke datai enggau ngintu makai kahwin nya, gaga amat ngah ati betemu enggau kaban Sarakup lama, ianya Pn. Rita Insol ari Bintulu enggau sida sebilik. Sayau endal meh iya enda aktif endal alam Sarakup Indu Dayak Sarawak. Enda sempat beranda lama engga iya laban aku ke baru ka pansut pulai. Tahniah ke anak deh ke deka kahwin enda lama dah.

Pn. Rita enggau aku.

Kaban ...

Penyukat pengaya mensia di dunya - mayoh macam cara, lalu siko-siko kitai ngemerat ke utai ke lain. Aba aku, siti ari penyukat pengaya ianya pemayoh kaban. Duit ringgit nadai, tang enti belelang bisi aja bala kaban ngerindang!

Aku berasai berkat endal aba senentang tu laban ke mayoh amat kaban, ukai semina di menoa tang mega di merata dunya. Kaban ke dikelala ari belajar suba lalu sekeda ke dikelala ketegal kerja/pengawa diatu.

Siko ari kaban baru (enti iya belaboh betusut, suku juru!) ianya Tina. Iya udah ngelala aku lama agi, laban iya selalu nemuai belalai ngagai rumah aku kelia; maya nya aku agi belelang. haha! Diatu betemu baru. Nuh pemuas iya ngasoh ngiga iya maya ke KL, tumu pagi hari lima tu kemari tua menyanak nurun ke Bangsar betemu enggau iya.

Udahnya nya nuh pedis kaki enggau patung aku dibai iya nyukat & survie Pavillion! Ni alah disukat endor ngemesai-mesai nya, agi pen rega utai nuh beratus-ratus! Agi pen tu ukai pengalu aku, lalu utai ke dibantai amat manah tang meh meli dua iti ditampil baru ulih dipasuk! Rega utai dia pen chukup manah.

Enda ditinggal ngetu aba The Loaf ... sapa2 ke nemuai ngagai aku alam tiga hari tu bisi nyepi roti ke terbilang ko sida Sabugey ke nuh di-ining2 belama haha! Aba aku enda tentu laban kelalu mayoh cheese, lalu perut aku tu enggai endal nerima utai nya enti kelalu mayoh! Tang anak aku sigi rindu! Terima kasih Tina ke udah mai kami duai menyanak nyukat Damansara/Bangsar/Pavillion! Ila mayoh agi utai sukat kitai ... nganti aku bersenam dulu nyendia ke diri!

Friends are so precious! At this holiday season, I was so happy and blessed to be able to meet up with some friends from my secondary years (high school); and as usual any gathering is followed with food!

On Friday, I spend almost a day with Tina, friend (and she's good with family tree and note that we're related - how? Ask her!!) and sister in Christ. We had a wonderful fellowship at her house and then she insisted that we go to the Pavillion (THE desginer mall, as I called it) to buy the cheesy bread and to have lunch!

Udah bersukat ke pemesai Pavillion, kami tiga dibai iya nguji pemakai aba The Loaf! Chukup sedap sida pasta & salmon. Anak enggai kongsi-kongsi, negali ke steak anak dara aku nya!

Tina and I shared a giant bowl of pasta and a medium size salmon - yummmy; but my girl loves steak and she had it all to herself! She says if Aunty Tina is reading this - she wants to eat Kobe Steak, the next time! haha!

Roti ber-cheese

Tina & kami dua menyanak aba istana iya.

Hari siti, aku mega betemu enggau bala kaban aku kelia munya - bala ke enggau aku begulai secondary school kelia. Buk aku tu nuh bisi uban aba tisi-tisi, nge sida tu agi bekilat chelum baka kelia; serta tubuh agi baka biak kelia. Tu MESTI bersenam endal aku tu, enggai ke nuh tuai gamal ari sida tu. Sigi nurun ke salon aku minggu tu ngesep diri haha! (Lalu ngesep ke diri ke deka nurun ke menoa ribai ~ tang meh nyamai endal ngah ngintu buk lurus, sugu2 lalu temu!)

On saturday afternoon, it was high tea time with a group of friends from Methodist Girls School Class of 3E & 3D of year 19xx (I was told not to tell the year! ha!) and what a wonderful fellowship. Years ago, the topic were of mills & boons, school works, and boys .... now its life, children, work, and men .... deeper subjects ;) haha!

Aku, Ginny, Dr. Mary, Mala, Pauline & Jennifer.

Tu kami sekawan ke selalu aja begulai enggau pagan diri maya biak kelia. Ke paling semak amat enggau aku, endang selalu berundang berandau ianya Jennifer (belakang kanan). Dr. Mary (belakang kiba) ianya ke paling emum ke kami sebuat, tang diatu apu udu endal bejako serta lucu endal! Mala tu meh geng aku berapi alam kelas Domestic Science! Ingat kita kelia bisi kelas berapi manok macam-macam utai - nya nemu aku berapi! Mala tu meh ke selalu nyangkong aku alam pengawa di dapur sekula!

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!

Bujang Cmanggang beranak?????

Aaaapuuuu udah bisi anak nuan BujangC?? Nya iya, pansut rahsia!! :D gambar baka tu bukti besai!!!

Bujang C tu orang kuat tem NRW aku, hmmm bepanggak ngah reti NRW (non revenue water); baru berati ke iya!! hahahaha Anang Ngeruwah Ai!!!! :)

Keamat endal, maya kami nemuai ngagai Pn. Kemasess kemari, Bujang diasoh mangku anak laki bala Pn. Kemasess. Peda gaya iya nuh terkukuh ... praktis bujang, praktis ... kati ko deh - projek 2010. Laban udah besemaya enggau apai deh, mali bula! Kami tu senantiasa nganti diri makai janik, ngirup tuak (ooohhh coca cola engku ;) ), belagu 'bujang Simanggang' serta poco2! Anang tusah, aku tanggung belagu semalaman :D tang takut bala temuai deh legi nuh lari magang!

Reunion ...

Friendship is so precious ...

Last night, I had the opportunity of reconnecting with 7 of my primary 6 classmates, and it was a night filled with joy & laughter. It seems like only yesterday that we left school, and we were able to reconnect even after decades of not meeting! Only 4 of us had met off and on over the years; with a few hellos here and there, a promise to have a get-together .. until last night, it finally happened.

Thank you SieLiung for getting us all together, IngLieng for the wonderful cheesecake that the ladies LOVE, HuaOng do come home more often for the delicious food & great company, and AiLing, Doris, Wesley & Suhaimi for the great company & tales; and ALL for the memorable fellowship.