"si payau..."

i am obliged by a familial tradition, to perform annual cemetery visit to honor my ancestors, during Ramadhan. i think it was about two years ago that i began to notice the actual name of the graveyard, after they erected the signboard of the graveyard.

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! :)