went to ayang's home yesterday. nervous ya. malu ya. takut ya. nampak kiyot.
not going out today. sakit parut ku.
it is written in classic sanskrit that says; "tanah perkuburan islam kas payau bla bla bla"
this is an imitation of the used to be the old hiking trail that leads to the top of the hill where the graves are located. it was like this in the old days. aku ampit tu.
now, there are stairs possibly 100 steps up, it is built 10 years ago or so.
as claimed by my dad "banyak daholu ni kubo-kubo lama di sini ane. mala hujan, tanah untuh kebawah habis ditimbusnya kubo-kubo lama di sini ane." kubur lama di kubur lagi.
im not kidding you but the picture above is not an ordinary tree root popping out of the ground, no, it is a very old and ancient tombstone possibly hundreds of years old. as my father said, people back then, were poor and they were not that sophisticated and rich enough to buy expensive stones to mark their graves.
remember the name of the graveyard? well, this particular grave is the grave of "si payau" hence the name of the graveyard. the guy's name is payau and he was among the first to be buried here.
kedayan's names are not lavish compared to the normal bruneian malays. they do have meaning but mostly comprosed of animistic and natural derivations. it comes with the tradition. oh, by the way, this is a kedayan's graveyard. hehe.
it is always good to visit the cemetery. i feel at home here. why? it reminds me of my past. my history. my traditions. most importantly, my family.
the infamous Metis's Puffer. his first and only catch ever. gambar ini tidak ada kena mengena dengan post ini. hanya sekadar ibunan semata mata.
selamat hari raya semua terutama sekali ayang yg sedang sibuk buat kek! :)
presenting to you, mr toyota kijang!
every mile we went, there were always kijangs to be counted. i counted what that i could see on the road, on garages, wherever. it got so interesting even Hardee and Hamdi joined up to count too.
on the journey to Panchur, a quick drive to Gadong, my drive home to Tg Bunut, i accounted a total number of 191! amazing and also funny at the same time! hahakijangs are equivalent to ak-47's. durable, hardcore and simple.
"everytime im out of ammo, ill use kijangs" mr.John Rambo
it is not clear in this picture, but he caught a pufferfish (inedible and a useless catch if u ask me). well, it is his first so there are no reasons that we should not be celebrating to this amazing feat!
bunch of red-neck lawyers giving metis a hurrah!
Sungai Besar is an amazing place to fish :). the scene, the air, the huts, the seatings, the pukat-men (motherf$%*ers), all give the location a big boost to be an ideal fishing spot. well, not for the pukat-men, they are the pest for all fishing ethusiasts out there.
bunch of motherf@#$ers!
to understand how they work, we have to look at the concept of pukat (net-fishing). the pukat is like a wall of net, covering a vast area of water, this wall of net is formed into one big circle, trapping any fishes that are inside the circle formation. then, the net would be dragged together, and pulled to the boat, and voila!*, fishes. why is it a problem? the net is like a wall preventing any incoming fishes for us to fish out. or look at this formula,
pukat = net
net = wall
wall = prevents anything from entering a territory.
we substitute 'anything' with 'fishes'.
wall = prevents fishes from entering a territory.
so,
wall = no fishes
no fishes = cannot do fishing.
no fishing = pukat-men's fault.
pukat-men = shit-heads.
thank you and good night.
sampoerna 3 ringgit boss!
you'll always be my baby :)