merdeka edition - rentap is my homeboy

do you know rentap?

yup the legendary iban warrior

do you know where he came from?

betong, saribas

do you know where's his fort?

bukit sadok, its called kuta rentap

do you know his main routes when attacking brooke's expidition?

skrang river, saribas river

do you know the fort brooke built to defend saribas area from rentap?

fort lily built in 1855. one of the oldest fort in sarawak

do you know what it is made of?

no sweat, kayu berlian. one of the toughest. fire proof.

do you know rentap's battlecry?

agi idup agi ngelaban. now being used as ranger regiment's motto

do you know when and why he died?

1870. he died of old, not murdered and he never surrender..

p/s - time for local heroes

me on a borrowed horse

28 August 2009

Ucop went out with friends..

and i left alone in IPTAR

time for adventure perhaps?

yeah, i went out at 1400 to kuching.. alone

i ride on a borrowed motorbike..

so i called this day as 'testing my visual spatial' day1

i used my prior knowledge of kota samarahan and kuching as my only guide..

the route is simple until i entered a roundabout.. two ways to kuching

batu7/kuching or tabuan jaya/kuching?

so i choose batu 7.. batu 7 brought me to kota sentosa

and the sign boards here are really reliable and helpful..

so i managed to enter kuching.. safely

then i went to indian street, look for kurma

yeah buah kurma tu

bukan kari kurma tu..

then i ride around kuching..

i ride to the places i've been before with my collegues..

and now i git the idea how the roads in kuching are..

then i look for telang usan hotel, chillipeppers, satok, grand malay restaurant and many others

at 1847 bukak posa at waterfront.. watch mv equatorial sailing really reminded me of thee

then p smyg kat masjd jamek..

then balik IPTAR

good day.. managed to understand more about kuching

i was so happy, can i claim a diploma on this? huhu

jalan jalan cari jalan

travel guide 101 -

be a passenger, u'll notice landmarks

be a rider, u'll link the landmarks

be on foot, u'll study the landmarks

29 August 2009

still on a borrowed horse..

this is 'testing my visual spatial' day2

ucop went out with friends.. am of SK Supa is coming back

so i took the chance to fetch him from airport..

huhu boleh try jalan lain..

i took some tips from ucop.. then ride on

coming to the same roundabout, this time i took tabuan jaya/kuching

this leads me to taman bdc and from there airport is so easy..

then went back to IPTAR and took a nap huhu

at 1630 me and am went to kuching for bukak posa..

padahal ada ja kdai dekat2..

it was raining on the way there.. and we had to stop for shelter

a few minutes gone, then ride on..

to sugarbun satok branch huhu

i had my second sugarbun with smoked beef cheeseburger and nasi lemak

what a combination'

then during night, i watch football..

its been a while..

Chelsea vs Burnley, MU vs Arsenal

and Derby De La Madoninna - AC Milan Vs Inter

AC Milan kena 4-0

gila ar, buat malu ja.. berlusconi undur, undur segera..reformasi

macam penah dengaq x? haha

a better boring day

27 August 2009

stucked..

plans are all terminated..
that is why sometimes i would say 'if u fail to plan, u plan for fun'
bcoz sometimes things work out well if we dont plan it.
and sometimes if we plan, things terminated..
now that i'm stucked in IPTAR with nothing to do..
waiting for bukak posa.. and thank god, we invented laptop and internet..

.

ok now..

sometimes i do prefer dreams over plans

plans based on reality but dreams based on both reality and fantasy..

what we live is reality but can we live without fantasy?

i cant.. therefore i dream..

of many things..

rite now i'm dreaming of food, of coz la dah posa kan..

i dream about ahmediah's briyani with buttercup..

just like we used to do.. every ramadhan.. :(

.

i dream about the past..

how i used to be in school and hostel..

and how i be where i'm standing right now..

when i was in school i never think of coming to sarawak..

leave alone to work here..

and the times of joy that i cherish most..

night outs with friends.. things that will never come back

.

i dream about puzzled moments..

when sometimes i was left without a clue of certain things..

times that make me restless..

times that make me indecisive..

times that make me think twice..

times that i just let it be..

times that i just wait..

times that i become defensive..

times like this..

time2 mcm ni la..

.

ok la, sket lagi dah bleh bkak posa..

saya akhiri dengan serangkap pantun..

nukilan Ian Brown dari kugiran The Stone Roses..

.

Take me any way the wind blows

You'll never know just what you want to do

Or where you wanna go.. i think its time

That you found what the world is waiting for

I think its time to get real

.

taken from What The World is Waiting For

a boring day and a conclusion

24 August 2009
Hit back to bungin at 0500 via a van and reached at 0930 and found the day was damn boring..
school break + fasting month.. no more kids playing in school..
no terrible sound.. damn boring..
the transborneo has been terminated..
went to betong at 1340 and found out another silence place..
at night had some chit chat with abg follends on daggers, keris, parang ilang and sarawak's badik.. maybe i'll have a few of my own next time..
i made up my mind..
i should go back to kuching..

25 August 2009
Planning on visiting Praba's place near lundu..
miri project with kana terminated..
went out with khairul to betong..
got a haircut and revisited a few interesting angles..
fort lily.. state office complex.. ikan buntal statue.. pasar ramadhan..
bukak posa at abg follend's house..
nice terubok and ikan lumix (is this the correct way of spelling it?)
nice foods.. nice people..
met ucop and planning on going back to kota samarahan on motorbike..

26 August 2009
Started journey at 0900 and reached IPTAR at 1630..
what took us so long?
a visit to iban's murat longhouse..
we reached skrang river and had some chit chat with the locals there..
went to sri aman for the 1st time..
there's a woterfront facing batang lupar where we can view benak (ombak kat sungai)
went to serian district mosque.. in shape of bidayuh's rumah bujang..
then bukak posa at sugar bun tabuan branch..
teraweh at IPTAR's mosque.. teraweh-tazkirah-teraweh..
reminded me of permatang pauh's masjid batu teraweh style..

kuching backpackers

this was my second time in kuching..
big city, big history..
my first time was with my fellow moral colleagues back in may 2009..
i wandered around the city in bus and didnt get much details about the streets..
this time round i wandered with khairul.. infantry..



khairul - walk on the streets he used to roam..
i followed around the main bazaar, indian streets, water front..
these places are nice i got things more detail this time,
compare to the bus ride 3 months back..



indian mosque - in the middle of main bazaar..
i found this mosque quite similar to small mosques around georgetown..
maybe for its indian influences..



the hotel - i stayed in IPTAR
in fact i blog from there..
new place, big and a bit hot..
practicum teachers from around sarawak assembled here for the holidays..



1st of ramadhan - i went to bombay masala with kana and praba..
shared some stories and experiences..
nice to meet them and compare our situations
everyone of us got our own plans and aims..
for the betterment, for the future..
p/s - of coz this pic is five min before bukak posa, bukan tengahari ni..



briyani - nice one after 4 weeks of curryless life
but of coz when u talk about curry, nothing beats penang's finest nasi kandax
but when u talk about briyani.. hamidiyah near penang road is the best.. period!
maybe transborneo project will be up next'
so, whats the story morning glory?

what else?

bola - i had my first action on the field after 3 months in a friendly match against SK Spaoh PIBG.
wearing number 14, i played really suck haha..
2-1 in favour of SK Bungin



Hari Bersama Pelanggan - as a class teacher, i really need help dealing with parents..
but things are okay, the YB is good, foods are nice..




kids - this bunch of kids reminded me of Island Girls School..
naughty and active



Pesta Buntal - tak nampak pun kat mana jual ikan buntal..
baju banyak, makanan banyak..
dah tutup awai kot..
anyway, i've tried ikan buntal, nice..

first week in sarawak

i went to sarawak on the 3rd of august..

i was posted to sk bungin in betong..

the contigent reached kuching at 1325 that day..

travellers guide 101 - look at the map huhu

but from the map it seems like betong is not that far from kuching..

but then, it was a 4 hours journey that i have to go through..

i travelled with muzammil to betong on ppd's land cruiser

and along they way, we had some chit chat with the driver..

he was a bus driver and he shared many experiences with us..

we stopped at serian for some foods and drinks..

guess what, its a mamak restaurant.. huhu

we proceeded to betong and along the way there are chapels and churchs on our sides..

this reminded me of the route that i took, from medan to danau toba..

the only thing that missing is graveyards in front of batak houses in danau toba.

the road that we took is the only way to travel to betong, even to miri.

i reached ppd betong at 1845 that day.. the small town is calm as the night took over..

guess what.. there's also a mamak restaurant here.. huhu

i reached sk bungin at 1915 and ustad zul welcomed me to his house..

sk bungin - wooden school, wooden pathways

this school was established since 1947, and in 1968 it was moved to present location.

there are 20 teachers here and i am the 2nd english option teacher here..

there are around 200 students studied here..

and since kampung bungin is a malay village, most of the students are malays.

there are 6 classes in this school, which means 1 class for each standards.

the students are okay but very active and a bit naughty..

as a new teacher, they tried to test me and my level of patience..

my mood for classroom is still low..

why? many reasons..

new place, homesick, long holidays & etc.

so this week i took things a bit lay back..

but next weeks are going to be difference..

maybe i'm going to be as strict as an army personnel.. huhu who knows..

sibu - they called this place hong kong..

for its large chinese population..

i went here with ustad zul for his car service..

been to masjid an-nur, wisma sanyan, taman harmoni and etc.

in front of wisma sanyan there was a military exhibition, involving kor risik, rangers, wataniah, bomba and 4th armour.

being at 4th armour kiosk reminded me of 3rd armour sg petani..

where soksek military cadets were trained under them..

climbing up sibmas reminded me of my cadet days..

but now where have all the bootbois gone? huhu

talking about boots..

i bought a pair of football boots to get back into actions..

the teachers in bungin enjoyed football, with frequent friendly matches..

will i ever turn on the pippo inzaghi in me back? haha

we'll see in coming weeks..

for now on i stayed with ustad zul, and maybe i'll move to other house after eid..

and i'm planning on getting my own astro set.. so i wont miss football huhu

like tonight i miss community shield.. MU vs chelsea..

hmm.. what else?

i miss my night out for football, family, buttercup, home, penang, gurney, queensbay and the list goes on.. :(

top 5 - what i did before sarawak

#1 - a visit to putrajaya



putrajaya is huge.. this was my first time here..
i went there wit ammar looking for parcel E
and our planned turned out succesfully..
with some guidance from syam and the map..
we did real cool in jat's detomasso..
two guys in a deto wandering around putrajaya..
what else is cooler? haha

#2 - lil reunion with soksek collegues



went to sunway pyramid..
met paid, jat n syam..
talked about our past..
talked about our present..
owh how we live in a fastlane..
our soksek time went away just like lightning..
now all are working class heroes.. building the nation huhu

#3 - jam with the veera



its been nearly 18 months since my last jamm session with the veera..
sarang bulan is now improved.. with help from kanain of haidar's people..
jat is now a better guitarist.. salute
and the veere sounds furking awesome..

#4 - round round



spent my days in kota damansara.. round2 here..
been to jalan TAR after the anti-ISA demo hehe
cool..real cool.. at 7pm u can still feel the acid in your eyes..
been to dataran merdeka.. kill some time
been to morib.. this place is so so
indah khabar..

#5 - last call to borneo



the future teachers attacked empress hotel sepang on 2nd of august
ijat my roomate in uum visited us..
and this was our last gathering before borneo..
here they announced our school..
and the next day, off we go..
sad but thrilling.. huhu