Sunday, August 30, 2009

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

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