Amat lama meh blog aku tu enda di-abas!  Laban kaban ke ngasoh nusi cerita baru; nya meh nuh muka iya ngah!

Selamat Taun Baru (taja 5 bulan 8 hari laun! :) ) serta Selamat Gawai Dayak Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai.  Besampi ke semua bala bolih berkat, tuah belimpah, pengerai, pengerindu serta semua utai ke disampi.

Taun tu tadi nuh kelalu ngagau enggau kerja, pengawa Sarakup, serta mega pengawa Bala Indu Methodist - nyangka kelalu mayoh pengawa/tuai ke disanggup; tang ati amat rindu ngah ngerja iya serta begulai enggau bala kitai indu, kelebih agi kitai indu Dayak.  Ke taun tu berunding ke bakani kitai ulih negi serta ngemansang ke kitai indu Dayak ke peringkat ke lebih agi.

Siti pengawa ke patut dikerja kitai ianya kitai patut ngaga 'network' tauka gerempong kaban ke besai agi ari kitai indu Dayak, nemu nya bala ke bekerja tauka ke enda.  Ari kitai bekelala (network), kitai ulih betulong pagan diri alam pelbagai pengawa, serta nyukong & meransang pagan diri.

Nama penemu bala kitai?

Naka tu dulu berita aku.  Ila nampung baru!

Ngagai bala ke selalu macha blog tu; terima kasih ketegal selalu nyenguk ruai aku tu, ninga cerita enda tentu aku tu! :)

Penghulu Indu Iban ...

Udah datai maya iya kitai indu Iban dikelala ketegal pengawa, pemansang & kaul kitai enggau bala rakyat & perintah. Peluang patut diberi ngagai bala indu kitai ke ulih dilantik nyadi pemesai kitai raban bansa. Besampi ke tu ulih diatur Perintah enggau naka pengelekas!

Kelala pengering bala raban indu, kering ke penglemi; serta sokong meh pagan diri ngambi kitai indu mansang. Ingat meh ke leka jako: Deh mansang, Aku mansang!

Sapa fikir kita indu kitai Iban di Sibu ke patut dilantik nyadi Penghulu? Aku mega udah nganjung siko nama kitai Indu Iban di Sibu ke bala pemesai ke patut megai pengawa tu. Anang saru auk, ukai aku. Enti aku nganjung nama aku empu, dianjung aku nyadi State Secretary :D!!! hahaha!!




Iban woman as Penghulu (community leader) is a long awaited appointment. The time is right and there's so many Iban women who have contributed to community and deserved to be recognized and take up a more active role in decsion making & policy matters of the State/Nation!



Pray that this recognition will come soon for an Iban woman Penghulu! :)

Berita bulan April tu kemari ...

Nyampau meh pemayoh pengawa bulan April tu kemari. Kadang-kadang enda chukup jam endor ngereja pengawa; nyengkaum pengawa opis, Sarakup Indu Dayak, Bala Indu Methodist, enggau pengawa bukai. Taja sibuk, tang rindu mega ati ngerja iya ketegal pemansang kitai indu Dayak alam pelbagai segi.

Cerita tu ditusi nadai ripih, lebih nitih ke gambar-gambar ke dibantai. Aku tu selalu enda sempat ngambi gambar ketegal ke enda lanchat mansut ke kamera, nya alai nadai tentu mayoh gambar.

It took me a while, but finally I am able to put out my acitivities in April which are varied and many! I had a lot of fun attending/speaking at some of these functions from the NGO that I am involved with.

Pengujung bulan Mac (nya neh, bisi cerita bulan Mac!) tu kemari, Sarakup Indu Dayak Sarawak bisi ngator Aum Besai Sekali Alam DuaTaun di Kuching. Lalu maya nya suba, bala indu Iban di Kuching mega bisi nubuh ke siti gerempong Iban Women Charitable Trust Fund (IWCT) kena nulong bala kitai. Visi, Misi & Objektif sida udah ditulis; lalu diatu nganti progrim sida meh. Maya malam nya, pengudah Aum Besai; IWCT & SIDS bisi ngatur progrim makai malam. Dia setiap pampang SIDS bisi diberi geran nitih ke peng-aktif. Aku gaga ati, madah ke kami di Sibu diberi RM25,000 lalu dagih ke aku, pampang ke-2 paling aktif! Terima kasih IWCT! Pengandal aku & bala di Sibu ke SIDS & IWCT tu endang besai, lalu arap meh ke SIDS/IWCT tu ulih nyadi tunjak ngatur serta ngemansang ke semua kitai indu Iban!

The SIDS held its TGM in Kuching, and it was attended by all its branches; and its business as usual. We need to make a greater impact within the community, and hope that the leadership will do it. The time for action is now, in view that we have talked or 'dream' of it for decades.

I took the opportunity also to visit the Kuching South Sejiwa Senada program, and its wonderful and enjoyed the almost 3 hours visit to ALL the stalls!! Why? Well, there was a contest to win a car and participants had to visit certain stalls to get their 'stamps' to get an opportunity for the draw. I am still driving my 'old' car!! Yeah, I didn't win!! Next time! (I am also hoping to win the JACKPOT ... Mary & Jenny are relying on it!! hahaha!! so that the three of us could go to London! haha! ) Met up with some friends/colleagues also while there; water people always stick together. It was a nice fellowship with others.

Maya ke di Kuching hari nya, aku sempat nemuai ngagai progrim Sejiwa Senada ke diatur Kuching South. Rindu diri ngah meda stal sida. Tang meh nuh berpeluh-peluh aku ke berjalai din! Maya nya mayoh endal kaban ke enggau betemu ari opis-opis perintah. Nuh rindu berandau, ukai meda utai!

SIDS Sibu mega ngatur AGM, lalu bala komiti baru dipilih ngenuai ke Sarakup setaun agi. Alam komiti sekali tu, semina bisi siko kaban komiti baru, ianya Endu Michelle Anthony. Tahniah. Kami endang ngasak bala ke biak2 & ke bepelajar sama-sama enggau, ngambi bisi meri penemu & cara baru. Sekali tu bisi lebih kurang 250 bala kaban bisi enggau. Taun baru, target sekurang-kurangnya 1000 bala kaban enggau! Arap ke ulih!!

Your truly was re-elected to lead SIDS Sibu for another term. Thank you ladies for your confidence in my leadership, and hope that we would be able to move ahead this year. We have been trying to get our members & Sarakup to be seen and heard over the last 10 years and it seems that we're bearing fruits now! Our request for consideration for certain community positions are being seriously considered, and we eagerly awaits for good news!

One of my many books for this year is this book on Sarawak Women (courtesy of State Government & borrowed from my office resource center) and noticed that we lack outstanding Dayak women or maybe more accurately 'acknowledged' Dayak women. Its time that Dayak women make an impact in the development of Sarawak/Malaysia. Leadership is still 'heredity' whether qualified or not; and I strongly believe that each of us should make an impact in various fields. At this juncture, I would like to note that there are so many Dayak women who have served the community in various fields and many more who are 'shy' to be in the public domain. I thought of listing but decided against it; in case, I get many calls from them! haha!

Tu siti ari pemayoh bup ke dibaca aku, ianya pasal Tuai-tuai Indu kitai di Sarawak; lalu dipeda aku tak nadai mayoh kitai indu Iban. Arap ke sida ke dudi/biak mansut ke diri ngambi dikelala lalu ngemansang ke bansa kitai. Beguna amat kitai ke bala indu ke bepenemu ngiring raban bansa.

Tu gereja menoa aku; gereja ke endor aku sembahyang ke digaga alam taun 1963; lalu pengandal bala ianya gereja baru ulih di-diri ke enda lama agi.

This is my local (rural) church which was built in 1963 and the committee is planning to built a new church, when the fund is sufficient.

This weekend, I had a wonderful experience of attending the 2nd Methodist Prayer Convention in my little town! James Shia (Taiwan), Graham Power (S. Africa) & Dion Forster (S. Africa) were here!!! Unfortunately, I was too far to get a picture with them -and guess didn't try hard enough!! :) All were great speakers!!

BTW (picture below) the one of the left is one of the pastor translating into Mandarin for the convention! Yes, it was held in 3 languages - English, Mandarin & Tamil!!

Ujung minggu tu tadi, aku enggau bala Methodist di Malaysia bisi Begempuru Besampi Besai; lalu sida bisi ngagau ke 2 iko orang bejako ianya Dr. James Shia & Graham Power, lalu dibai mega Dion Forster. Rindu amat ninga sida tu bejako pasal Kuasa Sampi. Penemu ke diulih mayoh serta aku enda nemu ngerintai, nya alai naka tu aja meh utai ke ditusi aku!


Kami duai menyanak bergambar enggau tepak menantu enggau tepak uchu aku ... nuh asai tuai tu, udah bisi uchu!!! hahaha Kami tu ke rumah panjai minggu orang ke benong hebat berkempen ketegal progrim Bala Indu Methodist, lalu maya nya mega bisi progrim Jiwa Murni Tentera. Nya iya ko aku, sida di ruai berubat, bala ke dibilik sembahyang ... awak ke sida ninga ko aku!

In mid April, during the campaigning period, we were at the longhouse for the Methodist Women program; and the Jiwa Murni Tentera activities were also held. This program is where the army sent out their medical team of dentist, general practitioner, and pharmacist to the longhouse to give medical care for all. It was a great program and I hope that in future, they should include Health talks/advices.

Extracting a tooth/ Nyabut ngeli

Ladies awaiting their turn with the doctor/ Nganti dipereksa Lutor

Pengawa diGaga Diri ....

Nephew, Anak & Aku ... ujung minggu tu.

Bala kaban di menoa ribai & menoa minyak sibuk ngaga pemakai ke sedap2 amat dipeda aku. Ka 'ngamah' ke dapur enda ngah nemu berapi; dibantai ke bup resepi dibeli kelia muyak, nuh berkuwap ngah. Enggai enda maya tetenguk ke utai ke dipanok sida, ngagai Farley Food Court kia meh aku. Peda aku orang di menoa minyak ngaga la-sa-nya, bubuk & belacan, apuuuuu ko ati aku din; amat ngasak endal sida tu! ;)

Friends all from USA to France to Australia and the oil city of Miri are all busy cooking up a storm!! Every types of cakes, bread, Italian, including the famous 'bubuk' (ohhh don't know what its call in English!) and 'belacan' (shrimp paste) are being cooked/prepared/'stepped'! While I, being the greatest 'chef' of all, always goes for the easiest way out - Farley Food Court! This famous food court just about 5 minutes from my house have stalls selling great noodles of all kinds including the famous foochow noodle ie kampua mee & mee goreng basah :D , varieties of dim sum, beef noodle, kompia, cendol, ais kacang, teh tarik yummmiesss .... you name it (Malaysian food, that is) we have it!!! Unfortunately, no pictures, as I am not in a habit of taking pictures of all these great food! I might one day, when I write solely on the varieties of food available here.

Nya alai, ke ngaga bubuk & belacan; mai sebotol & selumpung maya betemu alam 2 minggu dah agi!! :D Ka pen enda nuju sida Secret Resepi meh tu ujung minggu tu ila enti ka makai la-sa-nya; tang meh udu amat berminyak. Nuh ingat ke di-empa aku di Itali taun nyin kemari, chukup ngasoh meliur!! :D

Bala ngagau ngaga pemakai, aku tu chukup ngagau ngaga repot ke AGM & BGM SIDS, udah nya ngatur program pejalai 'outreach' bala indu gereja, ditambah ke macha repot 100 mukasurat opis ke ka enggau pekit kualiti - aruh nuh sebinggau pala aku tu kemari! Kadang-kadang ketegal ka nulong ko jako, nuh diri empu lebih sibuk! Puji Tuhan, semua udah tembu seharitu tadi!

Whilst all the others were cooking up a storm in the kitchen; I was cooking up a storm in the office producing various reports for the several meeting scheduled in March, compiling outreach program, and preparing my speech (and as I write about 1 speech, I remember having to do another on the 12/3!). I also had to read 100 pages of report on the Quality Initiatives of my organization for the Chief Minister's Quality Award, and that was tedious; as I had to rewrite about 70% of it! I should leave it to the officer, but I just couldn't stand the inaccuracies of the data or the style. Its as if I don't have enough to do! Lord, I need your guiding hand!

Repot/jako aku ke AGM SIDS Sibu kena 5/3/2011 tu semina bisi dibetul ke mimit, laban tulis leka Iban aku tu enda berapa. Nya neh, baru ingat ke 'speech' aku ke 12/3 lalu empai dipikir!!!!! AKAIDAIIIIIII!!!! Ok, hari satu tu aku belaboh. Ngerja pengawa ke beguna dulu! Repot BGM SIDS udah lama tembu, seharitu aku nembu ke printing & binding iya - ungkos RM420++ - udah aku tembu ngaga bup mit nya baru aku terpikir ke patut meri sida alam softcopy aja! Enda ke ungkos meli siti cd ka RM1.00; diatu ungkos aku print/bind etc ianya RM8.00+ siti! Ketegal ka ngadu ke pemansang aba Bala Indu gereja, enggau orang bepilih taun kemari; diatu nuh nambah ngah kerja ... minta Allah Taalah meri pengibun selalu! Nadai utai enda ulih dikerja enti kitai begulai enggau Iya!

Alam aku ngagau tu, geran SIDS Sibu mega berlimpah datai ... Puji Tuhan!! Nuh ngagau meri sida no akaun aku meh 2 hari tu. Arap ke geran tu ulih ngemaju ke pengawa kitai.

Pengawa ujung minggu tu, makai hari pengada bala anak petunggal & ipar! Selamat Hari Jadi Apai Charmin, Bibie & Vera!!

Over the weekend, I attended 2 birtday parties ... eating eating and lots of laughter and story telling! Thank you, children of my fruit looms ;) for the great birthday cakes!! :)

Bibie, Indai Charmin, Apai Charmin, Vera, Larry

Vera enggau kek Yogi Bear iya!

Agi tauka badu berblog ...

Tu nuh mangai 2 taun aku udah ngelaboh ke blog tu. Belaboh 3/1/09 suba ... pengudah 2 taun, nuh asai ke buruk tudah tunjuk tu naip utai! Nya meh nuh berunding ka ngetu ke blog tu sementara waktu ko sida.

Terubah iya, meri ngagai semua bala ke sekali sekala nyenguk aku ditu:

Selamat Taun Baru, besampi ke berkat Allah Taala seruran enggau kita!

Pengudah ke pulai kemisi hari nya, lalu empai bisi hari nambah ke utai alam ditu; laban ke nuh ngagau ngaga Scrapbook ke hari pengada anak. Ingat aku suba, bisi bala ke berblog nukar iya nyadi bup, bisi progrim ko; tang aku ke enda tetemu ke iya. Nya meh nuh ngaga ari pun. Bendar diri ngaga cerita anak! Ngambi ke bisi pengingat iya ila.

Taun tu mega, nuh puas ngah ngaga resolusi; bedau ngah ulih. Nya alai taun tu, siti ari resolusi ... asal berat tubuh enda betambah, baju agi chukup! Puji Tuhan! Puas endal ngah ber-yo yo ke sida baju! Baju ngibo-ngibo enda mayoh, tang taun tu ka ngena baju ke chukup! Reti nya belaboh rindu serta lantang ke isi tubuh diri ke chukup gerai serta chomel tu!! ;) Kumbai aku bisi kurang pemulai ari bercuti, laban tudah tanjut jean aku nuh bisi puang ... tang meh maya pemisi di KL ngisi baru iya!!

I am debating whether I should continue blogging or just stop. Entering my 2nd year of blogging, I am just getting a tiny winy bitty lazy! Also I have run out of exciting and new things to share with all of you. Just realized that my activities (Sarakup, Church, Family, etc etc) are almost the same year in and out, with almost the same people, too! Ouch! What exciting life I have!! Need to spice it up!

Let me wish all of you a Happy & Blessed New Year (better late then never!)! The Rabbit will come a-knocking next week, and I think we will be celebrating Chinese New Year this time! I've been asked to order 3 types of cakes (by you know who), open house - maybe not likely, lots of people in the house - definitely, and lots of visiting! Afterall, its festival time. There goes my waistline! I thought that I had shed the inches in Europe, afterall my jeans were loose ... but KL holiday didn't help much ... all that noodle!!

This year, decided its time to appreciate all the curves and showcase them!! Hahaha ... yeah yeah I gained weight and will just squeeze lovable me into whatever is available!!

Have a great all!

p/s I am trying to change the concept of the blog ... if I should continue ... ideas???

Orang indu dalam pengawa teknikal ...

Minggu tu udah dua hari enggau orang bertalat ke bala indu ke ka diambi nyadi jurutera & penolong jurutera aba opis aku. Kati ke runding aku ngambi bala indu kerja alam bidang tu?

Enti nunda ke iya, endang nadai tentu dirunding ke; laban laki tauka ke indu - sama ulih ngerja! Tang ketegal ulah sekeda ari bala indu ke enggai kerja begilir, kerja malam, etc ke nanggul aku ngambi sida. Maya aku belaboh suba, barang maya dikagau; aku sigi nurun. Kadang kerja sampai pagi; nadai bisi sebana. Orang biak diatu, diasoh kerja lebih, diasoh kerja malam, diasoh nurun ke padang ... semua enda ulih; lebih agi sida ke indu. Sekeda madah ke diri enda ulih nurun laban enggau staf laki ianya nurun kediri. Nie alah nuh semua nurun ngerja pengawa ke sama! Mayoh amat kebuah enda ulih. Bakani ka diambi? Sekeda maya temuduga pen nadai 'semengat' gaya. Lembab aja gaya.

Siko ari indu ke ditanya, madah ke diri enti bala staf nundi (flirt) iya; iya ka nundi (flirt) mega ko iya! Parai kitai - sigi tentu bisi kes skandal nyadi enti iya ngawa. Bakani ka nyukong bala sida ke indu. Tu ukai bererti sida ke laki nurun ditanya tadi manah; bisi ngah ke enda terpansut ke jako! Sekeda nuh bergetar bejako.

Bala anembiak kitai mesti nyendia ke diri sebedau nurun ditemuduga. Bakani cara? Pekara ke minima patut ditemu ianya infomasi pasal organisasi ke dilawak; baru dipeda pintar, nemu ngiga infomasi, serta cergas! Mayoh mega pekara bukai ke patut ke disedia ka.

Kasih endal aku meda bala anak biak kitai tu tadi. Asai ke enda baka nya aku suba; ko bala sida ke nanya aku kelia - stedi aku ;) ... semina di'anu' sida ketegal enda nemu nama lagu negeri!! Ya enda nemu nama lagu 'Ibu Pertiwiku'!! Nya ko aku nyaut sida - udah tu (temudaga) legi aku enda semina nemu nama lagu; aku mega nemu belagu ke iya! :D

Nyadi bakani pemutus di opis dua hari tu tadi .... antik dulu, aku empai ulih mantai ke berita laban agi 'rahsia'. Tang bala ke ngelala aku, nemu aku tu endang sigi nyukong pemansang orang indu. Asai aku nemu lah kita pemutus iya!!

10 Latest Updates ...

1. Enjoyed my 10 days alone with my darling, doing all the mummies duties ... wow! I love it but am glad that my parents are home again to help me! Its time like these that the contribution/help from my parents are greatly appreciated! Love you Mom & Dad and we miss you very much; and glad that your home with us, now! :D

2. This question comes up a lot over the week - What does it means to be a Christian Woman? Methodist Woman? Would love to hear your honest views/opinions, friends!

3. Its packing time, and was dealing with my darling daughter's first - found that she had 2 jeans. 2 long sleeve shirts, 2 set thermal suits, 2 sweaters, 1 winter jacket set (complete with hat, gloves, scarf), walking shoes, and that's it. Is that enough for 3 weeks wintery weather? Not if we are to smell good!!! So she needs maybe 2 more pairs of jeans & 2 l/sleeve shirts?! I know, I know ... all we're going to see in the pictures will be the winter jacket, hat, gloves & scarf .... but, hey! got to wear relatively clean inner wears too! ;)

4. Pulled out my jeans (yup, I do wear them and they are at least 20 years old, great condition, fit well (in January 2010!!) and my many sweaters (yup from 10 yrs ago but worn annually!!) and find that they fit me fine but tighly! mmmmm

5. Weight myself this week ... WOW!!! I need to loose the extra kgs!!! ok ok friends, I know that I have extra kgs as it is; BUT this is new extra kgs from the existing extra kgs .. got it??!!! LOL I need personal trainer ... any volunteer? ;)

6. Self-examination of one's faith & commitment to the Church/Methodist Women. Prioritizing on the various commitment ... Lord give me the strength to deal with all these! Give me the strength, wisdom, etc also to deal with these young/old women.

7. I am all set for my leave!! Really excited about this adventure with my darling! :)

8. It still amazes me that senior officers still need guidance/reminders in carrying their duties/functions! There is a limit to the level of tolerance/understanding to incompetencies! It upsets me when their works are linked with mine, and then they have the audacity to say, they are not 'aware' of requests, 'overlooked', or whatever 'excuses' that comes to their mind! Yet, they are given opportunities for promotion!! Brings to mind the statement ... some people works for 10 years and gain 10 years of experience, whilst others may only gain a year's experience!

9. Scheduled to travel for 2 days to Kota Kinabalu next week; but I am just not in the mood to go as the workshop topics are nothing new. There's only so much knowledge/information that can be 'drilled' into me. So only my young technician will attend it. He will enjoy the environment!

10. The wheels of government machinery moves at its own pace. You want to be get upset, what's the point; it will get done when it gets done! The only good thing is that, I am just waiting for the formal letter - as I have been informed that 'it' had been verbally approved. Yet, I feel better once the letter is in hand. :D

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!

12 Life Interests ..

1. Feeling the 'great pain' of writing my thesis. At times like this, I realized that I have made the wrong decision to do this part-time. When its time to concentrate to do the thesis, the mind is off ... daydreaming or needing to do more interesting tasks or simply the mind & brain cells go blank!! This week the brain cells refused to function!!


2. Watching the excitement on my daughter, Valerie, face as we prepare for our winter holiday! Pray that it would not be too cold or no snow! However, I know if any of these happened - she will enjoy the cold cold weather and snow. She will be ecstatically thrilled!! It will be her first snow!!! Maybe we will experience some snow in the mountains of Switzerland :D


3. Putting up a list winter clothes needed - more for Valerie. She had outgrown hers from years ago! I have a closetful of winter clothes, albeit the styles of 1980s (most of it!) and styles of 2005 (only 4 warm blouses). I do, however, have the latest style of winter jacket (style of 2010); and this after being ticked off by my loving fashionista niece (Kim) & darling daughter (Val). My 1980s & 2005 winter jackets still fit nice & warm, and it will be fashionable again!


4. Took our annual pictures. I was looking for a certain casual look & background, but the photographer didn't quite capture it or he didn't understand what I wanted! Overall it turned out good, but not great! Well, I guess I just need to take the photographer to the beach!


5. Valerie will be competing in an essay writing competition tomorrow (16/9/10), and we do anticipate to win the RM1,000.00 First Prize!!! YEAH Confidence is the Key Word! :D


6. Meet the teachers day at Val's school is also tomorrow - which means that I have to be in 2 places in the morning! hmmm the perils of motherhood - juggling schedule!


7. I am growing!!! My clothes fit me snugly now - so I either looked sexy or bulging, depending on the 'eye of the beholder'! lol DARN!!


8. Psyche myself to exercise & loose 10kg before going off for my holiday!! Is it POSSIBLE? YES! Is it HAPPENING? YES!! Am I DETERMINED? YES!!! Am I DOING it? NOT YET!!! Am I STARTING? TOMORROW!!!!!!


9. Dont think TOO Much! Just Do It!


10. ISO sayings comes to mind - Write what you Do, Do what you Write, Improve. So MY saying says - Write what you Say you Want to Do, Do what you Say you will, Think about it, Then think further if you Want to Do it, Then Just Do It, yeaaahhh Do It!


11. Completed my paper presentation for the SIDS Sibu Workshop this weekend titled - The Roles of Dayak Women in SIDS Sibu. Its an intriquing, different, motivating & empowering paper.


12. Finally, and the most important - preparing for the 'Sampi Nyangkung' (translated maybe .. World Day of Prayer for Women? ) which is carried out throughout September by Methodist Women. So its been fellowship/worship from house to house, and this Saturday will be at my place. Having a group of the rural/longhouse women over in the evening for praise/sharing of the Words of God. Lord, give me the wisdom & strength to share & motivate & empower these women!

Have a good day, All!! I need to go out and buy exercise shoe!

Pemanjai Cuti...

Seminggu tu, puas aku betalat pasal cuti taun aku! Mula2 madah enda ulih lama, lalu ngira diri ngambi 16 hari meh aku; chukup kena. Udah aku minta 15 hari (nyadi 25 hari ketegal hari enam/minggu/hari besai), lalu diasoh ngambi sebulan terus. Nuh ingat ke jako Deb ... memperli kini tu!? Au aja meh; legi aku ngambi 1.5 bulan.

Nama pengawa aku cuti tu:-

• Majak nulis tesis
• Cuti musim chelap

Nya ya! Puji Tuhan ke pengibun & berkat!

Peranan Kitai ...

Dini penuduk kitai indu Dayak alam Malaysia pengudah 53 Merdeka? Bakani pemansang kitai ari segi sekula, pengidup, pengawa, politik, pengubah polisi, serta alam mayoh bengkak pengawa bukai? Dini kitai? Nama statistik pemansang kitai? Nama saut bala kitai?

Keni cara kitai ngubah penuduk kitai? Penyerakup kitai indu Dayak alam semua pengawa mesti teguh. Penemu enda be-lain; tang kitai mesti ber-serakup & ber-sepenemu nuju pemansang. Semua penemu ke enda sebaka ulih di-kerandau ngambi iya ulih di-ubah ke siti penemu ke ulih diterima kitai semua!

Kebaya corak kain kebat - endang tanda kitai indu Dayak/Iban.

Lap kitai enda nyusun pakaian kitai ke stail maya diatu - ngena skaf corak kain kebat?

Sida ke laki selalu bisi enggau nguluk serta nyukong pengawa kitai indu.

Pengeran ati bala kitai, nadai bangku, biar duduk aba tikai!

Ber-sarakup meh kitai, laban nengah nya meh kitai ulih mansang. Berjako meh kitai nengah siti suara, laban jako ke siti serta terang aja meh ke ulih didinga!

Flooding Again ...

Photo courtesy of CN
Lanang Road

Ampuh baru kami ditu! Endang setiap taun diatu sigi ampuh pasal Sibu; tang enda ngemalat ke taun 2008 suba!

Picture Courtesy of CN

Parking lot - McD

Tang ke ngasoh aku tusah bekira ke bala ke betanggungjawab nyaga pasar tu; ianya, setiap kali ai besai, endang kelam kabut sida! Nie emergency procedure/plan ke bagat ke disedia ngelama tu? Sapa ke ngemata ke iya?

Opis aku laban ke enda tentu bersangkut paut enggau pekara ke ampuh tu pen bisi atur enti ai Batang Rajang niki lebih ari 3.2m; laban ketegal loji kami ke di Jalai Lanang. Aku tu nuh beberapa taun tu, tak maya aku nganti bos aku pekara tu nyadi. Puji Tuhan ngah situasi enda tentu teruk, serta bala aku chukup CEKAP ngerja pengawa sida!

Picture courtesy of CN

Plenty of water for Bomba!

Enti nunda ke nuh pemuas ai ampuh; patut bala sida kunsil bisi atur tentang:-
1. Madah ke orang jalai2 ke ampuh, jalai ke patut dikena,
2. Ngatur jalai2 ke dikena, arah jalai ditukar ketegal sepiak jalai alun ampuh.

Enti bisi atur ke meruan agi, pengeringat mensia ulih dikurang enti sida meda atur nulong mimit ke bakatu bisi.

The fact, Sibu sits on low area etc. etc; and thus, logically you will expect the relevant authorities to consider all the facts and make provisions etc. Alas, after living in this beautiful town of mine, the concept is more of corrective than preventive is embraced by all.

Flood situation in the town is an accepted norm that my department have established procedures to deal with it. There's NOTHING we could do to prevent or contain the flood; but when it does happens, it disrupts our system. So we have procedures in place to deal with it, with alerts & monitoring set up. Fortunately or unfortunately for me, besides the 2008 incident; the recent flood situation has been under my 'watch'! Lord, give me the wisdom to deal with the situation! Am thankful also, during my 'watch' the situation had been manageable and I must say that my TEAM is just WONDERFUL!!

Yesterday, the water level had steadily rises and reaching its highest point (as reported by my staff) at 3.25m around 4:00am. With that level, I can imagine the situation at Lanang Road, the central part of the town, and also the business district area.

Below are the pictures, courtesy of friends Rudi & Alex, taken by those who brave it (or with 'giant' cars to explore the roads!

Picture courtesy of Rudi.

Area along Lanang Road

Picture courtesy of Alex

Corner of Premier traffic light

As the sayings goes ... do not fret of the things we cannot change, but deal with what we can (or something close to that); and so here are my suggestions on what steps the government can take to alleviate the situation due to flood. I would not want to tell what steps the authorities need to do - as they have talked about this extensively

When the water level rises, and the roads are flooded; several things happened:-

1. Traffic jam - authorities should motorists informed of the flooded roads, so they could avoid it

2. Motorists setting up their own road law to avoid flooded road - determine the flow of traffic, roads to be used, turning 4 lanes into 2 way road only, etc

I think these simple plan of action would alleviate some of the frustration of the public/motorists.

Continual Blessings ...

Quick update on what have been happening in my life:-

1. Busy searching & updating service records for 'the' next step. Its amazing the potential for improvement in the HR Dept.. Its always a blessing when the Lord makes the impossible into possible!

2. Realized the need to get to know all the 1st/2nd/3rd cousins & their families; and ultimately have a closed family. In a span of 2 months, the family experiences the passing/called to the Lord of an aunt & an uncle due to illness. During this period, realized that among the cousins we're not that 'close' to each other, as we actually had difficulty looking for each other for lack of contact information. We're close with the uncles/aunties as they had made a point to keep themselves updated/connected with each other over the years. So Lord, give me the wisdom & strength to re-connect with all my wonderful family.

3. This month, my thoughts are troubled in 1 particular issue dealing with leadership and I seek Him for answers. The verse that continually comes to my mind is "Do not be afraid for I am with you ... ". This was the Lord's verse that appear to me when I also had doubts/concerns when asked to take a greater leadership role about 10 years ago. Once again, I seek His guidance on this matter.

4. I salute all mothers who have successfully guide their children's growth/development according to His teaching. This has been the greatest challenge to me. So my dearest friends/family, do pray for me for the wisdom, patience, strength, and love to be a good mother.

5. My work with the Dayak women either in the church or community has brought me so much friendship, love and joy; and this service/contribution really have so much blessings in the growth/development of the young dayak ladies. I learn each day from these wonderful women in many aspects of life!

6. Who am I, without the love, understanding and continual support of my wonderful parents. Thank you Lord for gift of life from these wonderful parents.

7. Wonderful brothers, sister-in-laws, niece & nephews - bless you all for your patience & love.

8. Friends ... I am blessed because your in my life and you color my life!

Pemeri ...

Siti verse alam bup Kudus ke dikerindu aku, ianya ari bup Mathew 7:7/ Luke 11:9! Aku enda mantai ke nama leka jako dia; laban asai aku, kita nemu agi tauka enggau lantang ngiga iya.

Tang alam pengidup kitai enda semua utai ke dikerindu tauka disampi kitai nya deka diberi Allah Taalah. Nama kebuah? Kati sampi aku kurang didinga Iya? Sampi aku enda nyemetak tauka terang? Peminat kelalu besai, lalu enda ulih diberi? Agi ngiga? Mayoh tanya ketegal sampi enda disaut tauka enda datai ... nama kebuah?

Pengidup kitai endang bepun ari Allah Taalah; lalu semua pejalai pengidup kitai endang udah diatur Iya. Nya alai alam mayoh bengah pekara alam pengidup, aku sigi nyerah ngagai Iya; semina ketegal kitai mensia, kadang-kadang enda ulih nerima pemeri Tuhan. Nyangka kadang-kadang pemeri Tuhan tu ukai ke 'dipinta' kitai; tang munyi ko siko paderi ke amat-amat disayau ke aku, niang Paderi Serani Pillai, ... Tuhan nemu guna kitai, lalu Iya meri nitih ke guna kitai!

Allah Taalah, Apai Kami ke Diserga, aku nyerah ke pengidup aku ngosong Nuan, beri meh pengering, pengliat ati, pengerindu, pengasih ke nyampau pemayoh; awak ke aku ulih ngatur pengidup nitih ke cara ke betul, nitih ke ajar Nuan. Nuan siko aja ke nemu guna alam pengidup setiap kami, Tuhan. Sampi tu dipinta alam nama Tuhan Jesus Kristus, Amen!

(Translation provided upon request :D )

Nadai Ngira Orang Bukai ...

Selalu bala di Sibu sebana ke pasar tu - 'cowboy town' lalu sekeda pen nyebut iya 'gangster town'; tang iya ke amat nyangka sekeda orang ke nadai mikir ke orang bukai, lalu sekeda ke enda nitih ke atur jalai alun!

Pasar Farley tu endang siti endor ke sigi mayoh orang, ketegal Farley Supermarket, kedai makai (kira-kira 7 iti kedai makai, lalu iya ke pengambis besai Farley Food Court) serta mega beberapa iti tuition center. Setiap hari/ujung minggu endang penuh enggau kereta serta mensia! Tang endor tu nadai tentu atur - jalai bisi nya 2 hala, lalu sekeda 1 hala; tang orang semua enda peduli ke nya - nyangka ketegal signage nadai? Lalu sekeda orang Sibu tu buruk amat bejalai, lalu rindu amat ngeletak kereta sida di mua kedai, nemu nya bisi endor parking tau ke enda!

Nya meh pekara ke nyadi aba aku nemalam. Aku endang setiap ujung minggu ke Farley ketegal nganjung anak tuition. Pengudah nyangkai ke iya, ka pansut aku, peda aku jalai pansut jam! Sigi bisi orang parking segapa tu. Amat ngah. Kereta mercedes tu parking aba tisi jalai lalu nge-block sepiak jalai. Semua kereta nuh terpaksa nyeleya ke iya; lalu nadai jalai ke pansut. Ditambah ke mega, didepan bisi kedai kereta ke ngerepair kereta aba benong jalai! Nya iya; nadai ngira orang sida tu. Kira diri empu aja!!


Gamal jalai 2 hala nyadi sehala .. lebih 15min baru aku ulih pansut!




Kereta mercedes, engka iya ngira iya aja mayar cukai jalai nya iya parking segapa!! Agi pen, bala ke driba ditu, nyengkaum aku empu meh kadang-kadang, enda nelap aba jalai alun. Enggai ber-beri jalai; nya ngasoh jalai sekut agi!!

Kadang-kadang geli ati aku ke bala sida SMC/JKR enda berati ke atur/tusun jalai. Endang mayoh jalai alun ditu, atur enda tentu berapa. Au, nyangka sekeda kita bekira ke aku tu enda madah ke sida iya; puas aku tu berandau/bejako enggau engineer sida pasal kurang atur di area Farley; nadai ngah pengubah. Engka nya sigi baka kitai, enggai enda ditulis ke surat, enggai enda bisi rekod komplain baru ka ngaga pengubah. Why fix something if there's no complain attitude!!

Aram meh kitai ke di Sibu nelap agi maya aba jalai alun ngambi kitai lantang dreba!

Selamat Hari Easter!!

Genap Se-Taun Blog ...

Enda berasai, setaun udah berlalu; enda berasai, setaun udah blog berjalai. Bala kaban selalu nundi ketegal penama blog tu, tang ke amat maya nya aku nadai tentu bisi penemu ngaga nama ke manah ke blog. Udah setaun ngena nama tu, rindu diri ngah aku ke iya! :)

Aku tu lalu empai bisi hari ngubah gamal blog tu. Di-uji diubah, tang meh nuh lubah ko sekeda kaban. Nya alai di atur baru; lalu kediatu lalu empai bisi hari ngadu ke iya. Laban ke beguna ke macha lebih pasal iya, laban ke enda nemu!

Aku selalu amat macha blog bala kaban, manah amat ngah cerita/berita/penemu ke dipansut. Taja pia, udah setaun aku pedis amat ngah ngiga penemu ke dipansut/dikongsi tauka iya ke tau dikongsi.

Arap bala kaban nemuai selalu ngagai blog tu, sebarang komen/'critique' kita endang disambut enggau ati lantang.

Terima kasih ke sokong semua kita ngelama tu.

Needs Vs Wants ...

Puas aku tu ninga leka 'needs vs wants' tu ari boss opis aku! Laban bala ke udu ka 'bebelanja' utai ke enda diguna! Diatu dibeli ke opis siti dah ngah agi computer - netbook, sekali tu - laban aku tu siko ari orang ke udu enggai mai laptop (maya bejalai) aku ketegal iya berat ie 2.5kg! Aku tu enda kuat ko aku!! So ngena blackberry ke nyawab email! Mesej pandak, enda chukup pesan ko lalu mayoh eja salah, laban keypad ngah mit, tunjuk aku tu besai nanai!! Diatu, dibeli ke sida ASUS Eee PC ... mmm semina sekilo lebih! Nyamai dibai maya bejalai ko - enti ka?!

Batang iya ke bendar aku tu enda mai laptop bisi kebuah; ianya enggai nyawab email ke 'penting' ko kenu opis or kerja maya lemai! Maya siang nie lah bisi hari nyawab email, lemai hari tu ka lepak ka.

Diatu, nuh nadai kebuah keni!!! Nganti aku berunding ke kebuah iya - kreatif mimit!! Sapa ulih nulong?? ;)

Ngintu Hari Apai & Indai ...

Nitih ke adat pendiau barat aka orang putih, kemari ianya Hari Apai ... ya anang enda ingat bulan Mei tu kemari .. Hari Indai. Nyangka dua hari tu, dibai orang ngingat ke Apai & Indai tauka sehari alam setaun kitai ngerja utai ke lebih ke apai indai kitai?

Apai & Indai - tu endang dua iko orang ke berat amat alam pengidup kitai. Dua iko orang ke ngada lalu mentuk pengidup kitai; orang ke disayau serta orang ke endang meruan enka kitai - no. 1 alam pengidup seduai. Alam dunya reba baru tu, cara2 apai indai enggau kitai kurang pengubah; tang cara2 anak enggau apai indai peda aku - bisi pengubah.

Endang dalam adat kitai Dayak, kitai sigi ngibun apai indai kitai maya sida nuh tuai; tang orang barat - nama udah 18 ke atas, lalu ngati ke diri. Dini endor sida ke tuai tu pengujung iya - aba nursing home tauka ke rumah pengandal tuai. Taja endor tu manah serta bisi utai ke lengkap ari segi mayoh macam utai diguna, lalu sekeda baka endor bercuti (holiday resort). Tang sebilik nadai. Aku maya di luar negeri, bisi nemuai ngagai endor orang tuai - ianya ke private & perintah, beza iya bisi endal.

Kitai endang nemu, maya sida apai indai udah tuai, nuh mayoh penyakit lalu sekeda beguna ke medical care ke lebih. Kati patut ka enda perintah kitai ngaga facilities ke ngibun/ngemata ke sida udah maya nya?

Aba aku, setiap hari ianya Hari Apai & Indai ..

Selamat Hari Apai enggau Indai!

Tu mesej dikirum siko ari bala menyadi alam Kristus ... sama2 kitai bepikir ...

The Wooden Bowl

I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
The family ate together at the table.. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. 'We must do something about father,' said the son. 'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl.
When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.
The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boy responded, 'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I grow up. ' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.

Penemu senentang Pekit Kumang ...

Pemenang-pemenang Pekit Kumang Gawai Dayak Sibu 2009 ...

Kiri-Kanan: Imelda John, Terrasse Inez Mawas, Priscilla Justin

Setiap taun maya pengerami Gawai Dayak endang bisi diatur pekit Kumang & Keling Gawai aba peringkat Bahagain, lalu kadang-kadang peringkat Negeri. Bala di rumahpanjai pen bisi ngatur bepekit ke baka tu maya sida ngatur pengerami sebedau Gawai.

Nama tuju kitai ngatur pemekit? Tuju ke amat sigi ngiga indu Dayak ke bajik gamal. Kati pemajik aja cukup? Cerita-cerita Kumang ari Panggau Libau endang selalu nusi indu ke benama Kumang tu ianya siko indu ke pengambis bajik, pintar & bepenemu. Pengelandik iya alam mayoh macam pengawa kerja jari. Nama kebuah orang ka enggau bepekit?

Maya aku belaboh enggau bala ngatur pekit tu, cara iya mega mudah aja - ngiga indu ke bajik; tang pengudah belasan taun tu, mayoh pengubah udah dibantai. Pekit Kumang ke diatur ianya Pekit Kumang Gawai Sibu, Pekit Kumang BCF, serta Pekit Kumang Gawai Dayak Sarawak. Atur-atur iya lebih kurang sama. Alam bulan Mei mega bisi siti pemekit pemajik ke diatur ianya Miss Fair & Love diatur enggau cara komersial.

1. Sapa ke ulih enggau bepekit

a. Bangsa:

Semua bangsa Dayak ulih enggau bepekit. Aku berati semina di Miri & peringkat Negeri bisi ngator alam 3 iti kategori ketegal mayoh agi tubuh. Di Sibu ditu, endang diatur alam pakaian Iban tang semua bangsa Dayak ulih enggau. Bangsa kitai ditetap ke nitih ke bangsa apai - nya siti ari pemutus Komiti mega. Contoh, indai Cina (tauka ke bangsa bukai) & apai Iban/Dayak agi dikumbai kitai Iban/Dayak; indai Iban/Dayak & apai Cina (tauka ke bangsa bukai), anak bangsa Cina/bukai. Taja bisi penemu ke madah tu bangsa Cina Iban or CiBan or nama2 kombinasi; ketegal kombinasi tu empai dikelala opis perintah, dilengka ke dulu. Enda ngah aku nemu, nyangka bisi ngah urang Dayak/Iban ke benama Tipong Siew Ling Meta (contoh) - nama kombinasi Iban & Cina? Aku enda ka meri komen pasal tu kediatu! Laban maya ke diatu, mayoh amat kahwin campur antara bangsa antara diri sama Dayak enggau ke ukai Dayak. Amat-amat 1Malaysia, 1Sarawak, 1Dayak!!

Pemekit Kumang BCF 2007 - ulih ngena ngepan bangsa diri empu.

Ketemu aku, atur Ms Fair & Lovely tu asal kitai warga negeri ulih enggau bepekit; lalu pakaian ke dikena pen bemacam-macam.

b. Umur & status kahwin

Endang bisi diletak atur umur, ianya enda kurang ari 18 taun lalu enda lebih ari 30 taun (enti betul ingatan aku), indu Dayak ke dara ianya empai berkahwin.

Selalunya Komiti bepangai aba 'honesty' pemekit tauka bantah bertulis orang bukai aba senentang tu. Umur tu senang kitai ngabas, ari kad tinke' sida; tang status dara - apu pedis tu, laban kitai nadai kala ngeluar ke surat/sijil kitai tu dara! Leka jako 'dara' pen mayoh reti - tang iya ke diambi iany nadai laki sah. Pengelama aku udah enggau ngatur pemekit tu, bisi ngah datai aba aku (enggau cara jako) orang mantah pemekit ketegal udah bisi anak tauka laki. Enti komplain nya madah sida udah belaki; aku selalu ngasoh sida mai rekod surat kahwin indu nya ke bukti tauka mai tuai2 ke ngelala indu nya. Tang enti nadai surat kahwin, kira ke dara meh nya; nginjau leka jako siko kaban blogger - nyangka nya orang ke 'advance'.
Atur nadai nyekat aba tu, lalu nadai mega nyebut dara bungas. Bisi mega mantah madah ke indu pemekit nya dara tang beranak siko - atur mega nadai nyekat pasal anak. Atur semina nyebut - dara. Laban ke dunya diatu udah jauh berubah; bisi mayoh orang dara beranak - dunya 'advance'.

Ari segi atur, nitih meh sida ke enggau. Munyi ko sekeda meh nya, ila ngatur Kumang ungkup sida ke 'mature' - ulih lah enggau ila!!

2. Cara pemilih

a. Pengelandik

Pemekit Kumang Gawai Sibu aja diuji pengelandik alam jako tanya, ngajat, enggau belagu. Pekit Kumang BCF nadai tu; Ms Fair & Lovely - enda nemu bisi ke nadai? Kategori tu diatur ketegal deka milih Kumang ke bisi kualiti ari segi penemu enggau pengelandik sida. Alam awal taun 90an suba, bisi mega ngatur sida Pemekit tu mansut ke diri lalu nyebut data diri mimit enggau tanya saut. Atur tu enda tentu mujur ketegal bala pemekit, empai ulih nitih ke atur; laban tuju kitai ke ngasoh sida nyebut data & tanya saut, ianya mantai ke kualiti suara & peningi penemu sida alam adat resam; tang utai ke sebalik iya nyadi. Enti enda salah ingat aku, 2 taun berturut cara tu diatur; udah nya diubah; enggai ke sida malu. Aku berasai malu laban kitai ka mantai indu Dayak ke 'pandai', bekualiti, bajik, serta bisi pengelandik.

Tu udah lebih kurang 15 taun aku enggau ngatur - kemayoh agi semina ke deka enggau ianya bala indu kitai lepasan pom 5. Tang bisi ke sekali sekala bala indu kitai Dayak ke bisi diploma/saujana muda - tang enda mayoh. Arap ke mayoh agi bala indu Dayak kitai ka lepasan sekula tinggi agi enggau bepekit.

Peratusan mata aba senentang tu ianya 15% - 20%.

Pemekit Kumang & Keling Gawai Dayak Sibu 2009 - maya pekit pengelandik seminggu sebedau malam Gawai.

b. Pemajik

Pemajik tu enda sigi digiga aba semua indu maya bepekit. Tang pemajik aba mata siko siko enda sama; nya alai kadang-kadang dikumbai orang akim enda betul, akim tu becheping, serta mayoh agi jako anu urang! Kadang-kadang bala Komiti pun dianu apai/indai pemekit. Jako pesan aku - adat bepekit betanding endang bisi alah enggau menang; enti enda ulih nerima pemutus orang bukai nge-akim kitai; anang enggau! Aku ingat lebih kurang 10 taun suba, siko ari bala Komiti aku ditikau ke orang enggau duit saguhati, laban iya enggai nerima nya. Kebuah iya, laban anak iya patut nyadi Kumang ko iya (anak iya tu, finalist pen enda) lalu iya berasai malu, ko iya.

Bakani akim merati tauka ka meri markah pemajik? Selalu nya, utai ke dipeda ianya: pemurak, gamal, gaya gamal udah di antah, kesemua gamal iya - tang munyi ko aku tadi - mata siko siko enda sama. Pemanis gamal indu dipeda, senyum ka enda, etc.. Kadang-kadang stail buk pen diperati ke bala akim.

Peratusan markah diantara 30%-40%.

Gambar-gambar dibaroh ianya dua iko pemekit Kumang Gawai Sibu 2009, ke terubah Cik Ilias, siko ari finalist serta ke kedua Cik Mawas, Kumang Gawai Sibu 2009. Dikena kita merati ke ngepan enggau pemajik seduai.

c. Ngepan

Ngepan enda dipeda ari ke asal tauka ke palsu (iya ke asal perak enda tentu berkilat), ngepan ke ngenap ari sugu tinggi, tangu, rawai, lampit, tali ai, tating kain, selampai, kain, buah angkung, gelang jari & kaki, lalu ke bukai ke lebih. Tang enda semesti nya enti semua utai ke bisi dilekat, laban enti iya kelalu mayoh/lebat, nuh salah ngah iya. Akim endang udah mereksa utai tu sebedau belaboh sida bepekit aba panggau. Nya alai, sida pemekit selalu diasoh siap sedia aba jam ke diberi; laban nya meh maya akim ke dipadu ke meri markah belaboh ngabas ngepan. Bisi ngah kala kami tetemu ke pemekit ke empai datai nitih ke jam - nadai discipline - lalu rugi markah.

Peratusan Markah antara 40%-60%.

d. Pejalai

Tu enda sigi di perati ari segi gaya, stail, etc sida bejalai ngelinggi panggau.

Peratusan markah antara 10%-15%.

3. Hakim

Siti ari atur ke digaga ianya - PEMUTUS AKIM ENDA ULIH DIBANTAH!

Munyi ko aku ari tadi, pemajik belain aba mata siko siko (beauty is in the eye of the beholder), nya alai bala ke udah diberi tanggungjawab nyadi Akim enda tau disalah dan dibantah, taja kitai enda besetuju enggau sida.

Sapa ke dipilih nyadi Akim?
Dulu suba enda bisi ngah aku ninga cerita munyi ke disebut bala kaban blogger pasal pemutus ke ngerakal tauka ngasoh kaban belayan si 'pemesai' menang. Nya nyangka ulih nyadi enti Akim siko aja; tang keselalu akim bisi 3 iko (kadang-kadang lebih) enda patut sepakat magang? Taja pia, cara ngambi milih Akim (enggau naka ulih) ke nadai kaban belayan enggau bepekit, sida ke 'temuai' di menoa tauka sida ke (dijangka) nadai kaban enggau bepekit. Selalu kami mesan bala Akim matak diri enti bisi kaban enggau. Bala Akim pen enda nemu diri dipilih, sampai ke lemai/malam nyadi; tu ngambi nadai orang ngelobi tauka bekempen sebedau nya.
Alam penemu aku, ke diatu, adil - tang tu penemu aku aja.

Selalu bala ke meda pekit kumang enda ingat tauka ke enda berati ke bisi siti pekit pengelandik ke di adu ke sebedau malamnya; lalu markah 15% tu mayoh lalu meri pemekit kumang nya menang tauka alah aba malamnya - taja pemajik, pejalai & ngepan sida nadai endor mantah - ketegal alah alam peratusan markah pengelandik!

Indu kitai Dayak - endang bisi pemajik (alah Jessica Alba ngena ngepan laban sekeda ari Kumang-Kumang Gawai), pemandai serta pengelandik ke ulih diansah.

Nyaut jako tanya aku ari mula tadi:-
1. Nama tuju kitai ngatur pekit?
2. Nama kebuah orang ka enggau bepekit?

Jako tanya ke terubah, ianya kitai ngatur pekit ketegal deka ngiga indu Dayak ke bajik, landik, serta bepenemu ngari ke kitai. Imej indu Dayak! Tang kitai endang sigi ngandal ke mayoh agi bala indu Dayak graduan ulih enggau laban nya mega deka mantai ke ukai semina pemajik tang mega 'kualiti' naka ke ulih. Pemajik aba gamal aja enda chukup; pemajik mesti ari gamal sampai ke dalam (segi pemandai (intelligence), manah ati, manah ulah, etc etc ) - internal & external beauty! Nya meh Kumang Dayak ke deka digiga! Nyangka enti prais pemenang manah agi, prais ke be'kualiti', prais ke merangsang; nyengkaum duit belajar serta nyadi 'duta' alam progrim komuniti Dayak - mayoh agi indu Dayak ka enggau. Kumang Dayak ke ulih nyadi contoh? Tu visi aku/komiti aba pekit tu!

Tanya ke dua, enti munyi ko saut sulu ati aku (anak) - laban iya ka ngulih ke 'crown'! :D Ketawa aku ninga iya; nya ko aku nyaut iya - Mami meli ke deh siti crown ari kedai, lalu ditimbal iya - "its not the same, mama!" Tuju bala indu tu mayoh, asai aku - keda engka nya baka sulu aku ka ke crown/duit prais, keda ka ke 'nama', keda nyangka nya ngambi dikelala orang mayoh agi. Bisi ngah aku macha ari bala kaban blogger - enda semesti nya 'laku' udah menang! Amat nya; tang bisi ngah cerita-cerita ke sukses! [Anang aja nyadi Sleeping Dictionary/Jessica Alba alam wayang nya, tang maybe nyadi Walking Dictionary (kitai meri reti ke lekanya). Walking Dictionary - person of intelligence.]

Cerita amat -

• siko ari Kumang Gawai Sibu udah nyadi Datin diatu;
• siko/dua bisi pengidup ke meruan,
• lalu siko Kumang ke dipebasa ke aku amat, ke mega dikelala - Puan Senorita Linang - pemajik ari semua segi sampai ke diatu!!
• sekeda bisi ngah graduan diatu lalu mujur dalam kerjaya sida.

Nama-nama pengandal di alam ati, kitai endang patut berusaha ngulih ke iya.