Betemu Kaban ke Enda Disadang!

Kemari kena 20 April 2012, beruntung endal aku betemu enggau bala kaban kitai indu Dayak ari gerempong Sarawak Dayak Graduate Association. Kami tu tadi betemu enda disadang laban ke sama-sama enggau ngulu siti randau pasal 'Women Director Programme ke diatur Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development Malaysia di Kuching.

Sida iya meda lalu ngelala asai ko; nasib meh sida iya lalu negur baka ke udah ngelala; baka kaban lama. Endang bakanya meh ke diandal ke aku; enti kitai betemu ie bala kitai indu Dayak/Iban, endang kitai tu semadik sekaban sama-sama ngemansang ke bala! :D

Pagi kemari, terubah iya aku betemu enggau Lucia & Hazelina (seduai tu diri madik lalu bisi komponi ngatur pengawa (event management), Doris ke mega Pengerusi SIDS Siol Kandis, enggau Pengerusi SDGA bagi Indu, Noelle! Terima kasih ke tempoh ke diberi begulai enda lama. Arap ke kitai ulih begempung & mansang enggau manah/tinggi agi pengudah tu.

Bala kami begambar begulai pengudah Randau. Kiba-Kanan: Lucia, Hazelina, Alice, Noelle, Doris

Pemansang kitai Indu Iban ...

Mayoh pengawa ke dikerja bulan Mac tu kemari, lalu semua berkaul enggau kitai indu Dayak/Iban. Pemansang kitai endang patut diperati ka lalu di atur manah agi ngambi kitai ulih berdiri sama tinggi. Pelajar & pangkat nya semina dua iti ari pemansang ke dipupuk kitai. Pemansang alam pengawa dagang, pemansang ngenuai ke diri serta mayoh agi pekara mega sekeda pekara ke deka dipupuk kitai. Kena pun bulan Mac tu kemari, aku enggau Uchi & Sinah bisi dikagau betemu enggau Perdana Menteri Malaysia alam siti progrim 1Karisma di Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. Rindu ngah enggau - taja aku endang enda rindu enggau orang besekut, bebaris ... lama! Terima kasih ngagai Biro Wanita Sarawak ke udah bisi SIDS, Sibu peluang ngari ke kitai indu Iban ke pengawa tu.



Maya nya kemari, kami tiga ianya siti gerup bala indu eknik Sarawak alam progrim nya. Bala sida indu Bidayuh (DBNA), indu Kayan & Orang Ulu mega bisi enggau. Tang ke sayau amat, pengari ari indu eknik ke diasoh sida bejako ngari ke kami ianya ari gerempong Women for Women, Margaret Bedus; lalu taja iya kaban SIDS serta indu Iban; buah jako iya ngari ke gerempong iya lalu enda nyengkaum bala bukai. Ringat amat bala sida ke bukai ninga buah jako iya!

Maya nya mega bisi betemu enggau YB Deputy Speaker Dewan/Senator Doris Brodie, siko indu kitai Iban ke udah mujur bendar alam pengawa iya.

Begambar begulai enggau YB Senator Doris Brodie enggau tuai-tuai indu eknik Sarawak.


Begambar enggau semua bala kaban indu Sarawak.

Kena pun Mac tu kemari, SIDS Sibu mega bisi ngatur siti seminar serimbai enggau Aum Taun; lalu temuai kami maya nya iany Profesor Madya Dr. Madeline Berma siko ari indu kitai Iban ke landik bendar. Iya profesor di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia serta mega megai pengawa pemansang orang indu di universiti nya. Terima kasih ngagai iya ke ulih limpang bejako setengah hari tentang pemansang indu Iban.

Begambar begulai enggau Prof. Madya Dr. Madeline Berma


Tuai-Tuai SIDS Sibu 2012-2013

Lemai nya, SIDS Sibu mega ngatur bepilih ke tuai-tuai. Terima kasih ke pengarap ke udah diberi kita ke aku agi megai serta nambah ke pengawa pemansang kitai indu Iban kelebih agi di Sibu. Tuju pengawa ke taun tu mega ianya:-
1. Ngerembai ke Sarakup ke bala indu Iban di menoa pesisir,
2. Ngemansang ke bala Indu alam pengawa dagang, pelajar, & ngenuai (leadership),
3. Ngenan ke main asal - taun tu, kajat, kerja jari (pua kumbu & tangu), serta
4. Ngansak bala indu Iban ke biak/bepelajar enggau masuk Sarakup.


Ujung bulan Mac tu kemari, sekula Methodist Secondary/Primary bisi ngatur gempuru besai ngingat ke sekula dua iti tu udah 110 taun. Maya nya, gaga ati ketegal sempat betemu enggau bala kaban ke lama! Asai ke baru kemari ke tetundi berandau duduk aba parit mit sekula; diatu nuh udah berumur serta uban pun mayoh sekeda! Ke taun tu semina ulih betemu enggau lebih kurang 10 orang aja. Arap ke taun ke dudi ila, ulih betemu mayoh agi!

Tu iya gambar kami sebuat!! Peda sida ke indu ke mayoh agi ka betemu. Nie sida ke laki?!

Lubuk Lebak! Lubuk Lebak! Tu kedua kali aku ngagai menoa atas bukit tu di Sarikei. Manah amat menoa, lalu enti dimaju ke ulih baka English countryside diatas bukit! Bala Indu Methodist ditu mayoh tang semina 18 orang aja ke enggau nyadi kaban. Puji Tuhan kali kedua aku kitu; mayoh agi bala datai ninga ke ajar/aum Pelajar Sehari. Penyaum & Pengarap kitai mesti bisi enti kitai ka ngerja pengawa. Lalu aku meda, bala indu ditu kelalu dikokong siko indu kitai; nyangka enggai belaya meh nya - munyi ko siko ari indu ke dia!

Tu sekeda bala indu ke bisi enggau ngulu pengawa sehari nya.

Working on it ...

Its a constant battle for me to seek the Lord's mission/purpose in my life. Personally, I know what I want to do and I work towards achieving my personal goal. However, I do wonder whether my personal goal is what the Lord wants me to do. What is His calling? What is His purpose for me? These questions at times leave me puzzled, and at times I do realize there might have been situations where its My Purpose Vs His Purpose! One thing I do know is that - I shouldn't be AFRAID, as He is with me!

Second thing I do know (or think I do :D) is that He wanted me to be involved with Women Ministry whereby He 'drag' me to serve, filled with lots of fear & uncertainty. Since that fateful day in 1990; He has placed me where I shouldn't be, He has connected me with people whom I shouldn't know, and He has equipped me where I am clueless! Thank You Lord for your continual presence and guidance!

With Bishop Hwa Yung & the GCMW EXCO members on 8/2/2012

Lubuk Lembak, Sarikei on 11/2/2012 doing Women Ministry

Over the weekend, I visited two (2) longhouses at two (2) different areas ie Lubuk Lembak, Sarikei and Ng. Assan, Sibu and having to deal with different groups of women and challenges. It took me almost 2 hours driving to reach this beautiful longhouse, crossing many mountains (small) and rivers to reach Lubuk Lembak. I was expecting to meet up with several of the Methodist women; and these women remind me of the 'bent woman'. How to resolve? How to 'free' these woman? Its interesting to see how the Satan works within our women, our church, and our community. I will be returning to the same place next month; so pray for me so that I would have the wisdom and His grace to resolve/handle the situation!

The next longhouse I visited is Ng Assan, longhouse sweet longhouse! I am so thankful and happy to see the women growth in their faith! Alleluyah!! I want to hug each and every single women there!!! However, I didn't - I didn't want to shock them!! haha That's how happy I am! Not only have their faith grown and strengthen; it has transmit to the children ie their children!! Children Ministry had started in the longhouse, again!! The Children Ministry was in place decades ago; but it stopped - the why? Don't know :) In this, I want to thank the Ipoh church for creating the interest for the children!

This women ministry outreach will form part of my activities for this year and please pray for me as I venture into this. Pray for the strength, good health, wisdom, and the finances - so that I could do it well with a heart full of love, joy, and peace.

Setaun udah berlalu ...

Enda berasai, setaun berlalu;
Enda berasai, pengarap, pengerindu, penyayau bertapak tegap;
Enda berasai, pengidup mansang!

Taun tu nyangka nuh lubah nulis alam blog tu; laban ke nuh ngasai ke pejalai pengidup enggau pengawa nuka sama setiap hari. Taja pia, endang bisi ngah pemansang, pengaga, pengerindu, penyaum ... ke lain nyadi! Nya alai aku semina nulis serta berkongsi ke berita ke ulih nyadi ke pengingat aku ke taun-taun siti.

Taun tu kami ngintu hari pengada anak ke disayau di rumah aja. Sembahyang serta makai enggau diri sebilik aja (nya pen enda semua dikagau; sigi bisi ringat sekeda - minta ampun auk! ).

Kek ke dipilih iya empu Chocolate Cheese,
sedap amat serta 1/3 digalau iya ke bala kawan di sekul ke hari siti.

Susah endal ngah mikir ke nama utai ke diberi; bala anak laban nuh udah besai udu ka milih utai ke diri empu. Ngena idea baru - meri 'gift certificate' 4 iti ke meli utai ke dikerindu ke iya empu. 1. Cert 1 - meli accessory ke dikerindu. Kemari iya minta accessory nya ditukar ke kasut flat warna putih.
2. Cert 2 - lunch date enggau mummy (sorry ... enggau orang bukai empai diasoh!!), diatu nganti iya milih hari enggau endor aja.
3. Cert 3 & 4 - cuti Autumn Sonata & duit kena meli utai din ila! :D

Selamat Hari Jadi, anak ke disayau amat. Besampi ke Allah Taalah ngibun serta merkat deh selalu.

Indeed a year had gone by, filled with memories; and another year of adding to these memories continues.

Valerie celebrated her birthday in January. We had a quiet family celebration/prayer at home and just had a wonderful time of fellowship. She chose a chocolate cheese cake from Secret Recipe (her desired choice was not available). I could not figure out what to get her, and so decided to give her personalized gift certificates of an accessory of choice (she chose to buy a flat white shoe!), a lunch date with mummy with her choice of venue & menu, and an Autumn Sonata holiday plus shopping money! Yes, she's officially a TEENAGER! Lord, please help me to be a good mother! Lord be her guiding light!

December News ...

Firstly, wishing all of you a Happy New Year!! May the festive season & new year bring lots of joy, peace & love for all of you!

Keterubah iya meri Selamat Taun Baru ngagai semua bala kaban & pembaca blog aku tu; besampi ke Allah Taalah selalu meri berkat & pengasih ke semua kitai.

Bulan Disember tu kemari mayoh endal pengawa ke dikerja, nya meh nuh enda tentu bisi hari nulis blog. Kami sebilik taun tu sempat ngintu Krismas begulai di Kuala Lumpur; terima kasih ke berkat Allah Taalah ke ulih ngasoh tu nyadi. Bulan tu tadi, kami mega berasai ngaga amat ati ketegal anak menyadi aku ke tuai, Braxton, udah tembu pelajar Saujana Muda iya ari Lim Kok Wing University; lalu convocation iya di-intu kena 17 Disember tu kemari.

December had been such an eventful month with so many blessings/happenings to the family. We're celebrating Christmas together this year, its something that we try to do more often than Gawai (due to varying school schedule, its harder to arrange) ... all 13 of us!

I felt so overwhelm and heart warming and emotional seeing the eldest nephew graduate with his Bachelor! Wow, it felt only like yesterday that I was struggling with aunty-hood haha yes!! I had to do everything from changing diapers, feeding, bathing in his first 2 days (his mom was feeling weak) and my brother and I (and my best friend, Jennifer), were doing most of the things including cooking!! Praise the Lord we're still 'healthy' and its more due to Jennifer's cooking and her mother's advises! haha I might add, I did a GREAT job! See how he has grown. The whole family (minus his parents who had flight scheduling problem and couldn't fly into Kuala Lumpur in time) were there to celebrate with him. He earned his Bachelor of Business (Honors) in Entrepreneurship and was amazingly also awarded the Industrial Excellence Award! Congratulations darling!!

Braxton's convocation with B. of Business at Lim Kok Wing University in Cyberjaya.

Kami sebilik mega sempat kemisi ke luar negara, taja enda jauh - semina ke Macau. Tang pejalai nya chukup manah serta ngerindang ati. Ketegal mai apai & indai bejalai, enda tentu bendal kami sebuat raun - enda tan bejalai! Tang sehari-hari, endang bejalai berlubah-lubah - ngetu ngirup ke mayoh agi! :D Kami din 4 hari aja.

We also holiday in Macau for 4 days; and it was a wonderful trip with the family (partly) and really enjoyed the time very much. It was a relaxing trip with lots of walking as well as lots of resting time at the cafe'!! (Unable to upload pictures into here).

Val, Karl, and I

Blessings ...

There's been so many blessings in the last weeks. Praise the Lord for his blessings abundance and love!

These two events happened on the same day, of all days ... it must be on the 17.11.2011!! I had been informed a month ago that I was one of 5 successful applicants for the Sarawak Convention Bureau International Scholarship to attend an international conference; and was awaiting for the official award ceremony. Then they choose the exact date that the UPSR (lower primary school) examination results were released! It did took me a few minutes to ponder on which to go to; in view that one was in Kuching. If in same city/town; it would have make things easier to attend both! Anyway, hands down it was the my daughter's event! I am so proud of you my darling daughter!

Yes, I am attending the Water Congress 2012 in Seoul, Korea and thanks to Sarawak Convention Bureau for this opportunity! Its a partial scholarship and I am blessed that my office had agreed to take up the balance of the course. So, I will get to promote goodwill etc for both - not that I could split either! Am I excited about going to Korea? Not really as I've been there many times! Am I excited about attending the Congress ... for sure! It's my first Congress.

Unfortunately, I am not presenting a paper at the Congress; otherwise, I really could put Sarawak Convention Bureau on the map of the happenings! That's part of SCB expectations of its recipient ie promote them! :) Maybe, I will do that at my other paper presentation gig ;)

My darling girl get her moment also in the newspaper! Thanks to reporter Watt for doing the wonderful article! So she's now relaxing at home, AND doing her homework!! No, I am not 'torturing' her with homework :D but we went to register at her school next year, and she was given about 100 pages of work to complete during the holidays! Yes, 100 pages of homework/exercises covering English, Mathematics, Bahasa Malaysia, Science, Geography, History, Civic! So those exercises/texts that we bought earlier are becoming handy! So this sort of keeps her occupied for most of the days!

BTW she did get an iPOD, a holiday in Macau & Singapore (coming soon), and some spending money to buy what her heart desires .. as her present for the 5As. Thanks to aunties/uncles also for their angpows (these are giving her big smiles as it would mean she get extas to spend on whatever she wishes).

Congratulation my darling daugther ...

On Thursday 17.11.2011, I think I was more anxious and nervous than my daughter awaiting for her UPSR result ie Primary 6 public examination result! I was one of the many anxious parents looting around the school compound by 9:30am and the result was only available after 10am!!


Luckily, with a recognizable face ;) , the security guard lady let me inside the compound to anxiously wait for the posting of the result or my daughter to come down from class with her result slip! That 30mins or so felt like hours!! Finally, at about 10am, teacher Shadon came down from the staff room. Teacher Shadon is one of school's teachers and a blog reader! I was given a sneak peak at the result slip for the Board - Thank you!

It was only about 10:20am when Val came out excitedly from her class to show me her result slip! I am so proud of her accomplishment and its sweater as only 4 students managed to get full As from the Bahasa Malaysia medium (ie about 75 students) and they have an 80% passess!

Val showing her 5As result slip.

(Other parents were still outside the compound and

I had been helping them to read their childrens' result from the Board inside!)

Val & her BFF Olivia showing love & friendship!

Congrates Olivia on your 4As!

Other good friends: Olivia, Nathan, and Elson (another 5As student) with Val.

Other friends too: Brenda (tears of joy for getting 4As!) and Vivian

Congratulations to all UPSR students and remember that you are just starting your journey and pray for continual success!