Monday, February 21, 2011

Pengawa ujung minggu 19/2/2011

Nah.....enda berasai sebulan nandan di langit setaun nampun di bukit, nyau ka abis bulan 2 tu nyau ka manggai ngagai bulan 3.  Jampat meh jam belalu, laban pengawa ti maioh genap hari tak enda chukup asai jam tang pengerindu ngerja pengawa baik di opis enggau di rumah lalu pengerindu begulai enggau bala pangan nya endang baka selama.  Asai ti lelak udah di opis tang datai di rumah nyau rindu ga ati laban ngintu pendiau pengidup diri empu.  Taja kitai maioh kerja bukai tang anang enda ingat ke kangau pengawa ti patut di kerja kitai kena nyembah ngemesai ka Tuhan.  KS, ujong minggu tu tadi bisi baum gerempung indai-indai ba Parish Hall.  Maioh amat utai di pejurai ka, enda aku nulis ditu semua.  Sekeda ari utai ti di pejurai ke kami nya baka aum besai gerempung indu di Kuching ila ba bulan 8, trip ngagai Limbang enggau mega reachout program ngagai rumah panjai ba bulan 3 ila.  Aum bala kami tu lama endar alah aum bala kabinet menteri, kami berengkah jam 2 tengah hari abis nyau 4.30 lemai lalu enda sah enti nadai ngirup sama lepas baum, nya meh kena bala kami ngerapat ke agi kaul bala indai-indai indu gerija.  Sekeda gambar bisi di engkah aku ditu kena merindang bala indai-indai, bala pangan ti bisi nemuai ngagai ruai KS.

ChairLady meri penerang macha utai ti udah di pejurai ke ba meeting ti udah lalu

Seketeri tu enda tau di tanya enti maia nulis bakatu laban enggai ke salah ambi utai ti di sebut Chairlady

Bala member tu mereti magang nadai bebunyi ninga ka jako penerang

Bala sida tu bisi endor duduk semak mija pun enggai meh laban rindu agi ba belakang
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Robin Hood....iching memanah keh!!

18th February 2011, WHPH day!  Reti WHPH nya Work Hard Play Hard, in Iban, Bebendar Gawa Bebendar Bemain. Kami endang ke baka taun ti udah, genap minggu ketiga ba bulan nya bisi di beri peluang bemain setengah hari kena muai stress, enti enda enggau bemain kami mesti gawa ga setengah hari nya di opis, tu kena ngerapat ke kaul enggau bala kolik (colleagues) awaka ulih begulai ukai semina maia gawa tang maia lepa pengawa.  Bala kami sebuat nyau baka lekik ketawa, tudah KS endang enda kala megai panah enggau perengka kena main tu, semina meda ba TV aja pengawa tu, lalu tu meh keterubah kali ia aku enggau bemain nimbak ke panah nyau begetar jari aku laban ti takut ngeleka ke panah nya enggai keh kena orang. Lain tempat di selinting lain ga endor ia lekat nyau kebukai, tanda enda kala. Bisi ga bala kami nya nemu endar nyau baka Robin Hood, selinting nyau kena bull eye nunda ka jako orang putisss.  Peda sekeda gambar bala kami, kalah pemain Malaysia Nurul...dah laban bala sida tu.

PANAH








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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Project No.3 - Patchwork

It's almost a year KS did nothing to my hobby - ngaga pua tampal-patchwork and quilting. The last piece was done in April 2010 and that is for my son. With the blessing of the good Lord, my life cycle is almost back to normal as it is today and pray that Lord will grant me wisdom to live on and courage & knowledge to do better and joy to experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.





Ila aku update kita enggau gambar enti udah tembu di gaga.

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Kemisi sari nyadi empat hari

KS...ba lemai hari lima 11/2 kira jam 3.00 lemai tak muat baka orang ti pedis perut.  Puas gawa sarinya tak muat ati deka ngambi kemisi sari ba 14/2 hari satu. Since 15/2/2011 is a public holiday, ngam meh nya ambi sari nyadi empat hari enda gawa.  Ngena peluang nya - berengkah hari 6 ngagai hari 2, maioh amat pengawa ulih di kerja KS ka diri empu, become highly paid housemaid, went shopping with my princesses, brisk walking in the morning enggau bala pangan lalu udah nya breakfast bala kami, berapi ke suluati ti pulai makai tengah hari satunya, sekali tu spisil mimit laban KS berapi for valentines' lunch.

KS rilik-rilik ba tempat ti ngerindu ka ati, merindang diri empu, suping enggau anak daha aku, sempat mega ngagai opis perintah nunda ka orang ti tuai. Admire one pair of shoes, tang enda tentu ulih tangkup, enda apa-nguji ka aja pun chukup nganti PakOsen nunda ka IEG ngasoh meli baru meli.

Sunday 13/2 evening, KS start project baru, projek kilat ngaga pua tampal.  Sekali tu KS ngaga pua keh anak Daha KS, arap ulih tembu baka projek MRP (minor rural projek)...ha.ha..a.a nya buah jako orang ti besai.




Sekeda ari pengawa KS bisi ba gambar kena merindang kita ti bisi mansa ruai aku tu kena kitai berandau ngemandak ke hari.

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Friday, February 11, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day

Selamat Nyambut Hari Balantain (Happy Valentine Day) ngagai semua bala pangan Kumang Sedinang ti jaoh enggau ti semak di sebarang alai diau.  Pengerindu ke pangan diri ukai semina tau di sebut di ingat ke ba Hari Valentine's tu aja, kitai mesti ka rindu ke pangan diri tiap minit, tiap jam, tiap hari.  Baka Keling seduai Kumang, setaun nampun di bukit sebulan nandan di langit, pengerindu ke pangan diri endang enda lenyau, nitih ke leka lagu penyanyi EL...Penyayau Enda Luya.  Tang ba Hari ti manah tu ke endang endor orang kelebih agi sida ti bujang-dara, laki-bini endor sida mantai ke pengerindu ati diri ngagai pangan diri. I lap U...U lap me....aku ngelap nuan, nuan ngelap aku..ha..hai...wai, nadai jako nya.  Ba Iban, aku rindu ke nuan...nah tak sebut munyi nya...enda iboh belap-lap-U.



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Thursday, February 10, 2011

I am only a Mother....Aku tu semina nyadi Indai....

Bacha kita cherita di baroh tu di kunsi aku enggau kita. Cherita tu ti di beri siko ari orang ti baru ka nyadi INDAI (mother to be) welcome to the club dear!!!.  Aku rindu amat macha tu thats why I posted it here awaka ulih di kunsi enggau kita. Nah.....bala menyadi bala indai orang, anang ngumbai kita nya diau di rumah nadai pangkat. Besai pengawa kita nya, ari enchelak mata pagi sampai ke tindok malam, pengawa endang enda nemu abis. Lalu bala sekeda ibu, inik, akik...nya semua pangkat kitai.  Bisi mega kitai bedau bisi uchu tang di kangau ka bala orang inik-akik, anang enggai...nya tanda sida masa kitai laban enggai nyebut nama kitai.

I am only a Mother

The officer at the Driving License counter asked the lady "What is
your occupation?"

The woman seeking renewal of her license seemed to be puzzled. So the
officer said "Ma'am, are you employed, have your own business
or........

The woman replied "Oh, yes!! I have a full time occupation. I am a mother"

Officer: "We don't have 'mother' as an option for occupation. I will
write it down as 'Housewife'. That takes care of all questions."

This had happened long ago, and was forgotten. Years later when I went
to get my license, the Public Relations Officer was a somewhat
pompous woman.

"Your occupation?" she asked in a rather authoritative tone.

I just had an inspiration and replied "I am a researcher in the field
of Child Development, Nutrition and Inter-personal Relationships"

The lady officer stared at me in amazement. I calmly repeated my
statement and she wrote it down verbatim. Then, unable to conceal her
curiosity, she politely asked "What exactly do you do in your
profession, Ma'am?"

I was feeling good about having described my occupation so calmly and
confidently. So I replied "My research projects have been going on for
a number of years (Mothers never retire!!). My research is conducted
in the laboratory as well as in the field. I have two bosses. (One is
God and the other is my entire family). I have received two honours in
this field. (A son and a daughter) My topic is considered to be the
most difficult part of sociology.(All moms will agree!!). I have to
work more than 14 hours every day. Sometimes even 24 hours are not
enough and the challenges are tougher than many other professions. My
compensation is in terms of mental satisfaction rather than money"
I could see that the officer was thoroughly impressed. After
completing the licensing formalities, she came to the door to see me
off.

This new viewpoint about my occupation made me feel much better on my
way back home. I was welcomed by my 5 year old research assistant at
the door. My new project (my 6 month old baby) was energetically
practicing her 'music'.

I had earned a small victory over the Governmental red tape today. I
was no longer 'merely a mother', instead I was now a highly placed
functionary in a service vital for mankind -Motherhood!!

'Mother' - Isn't it a great title. Fit to be added to the nameplate on
the door!! By this standard, grandmothers deserve to be called Senior
Research Officers, and Great Grandmothers qualify as 'Research
Directors'. Aunts and other ladies of that age group can be called
'Research Facilitators'

Give 'three cheers' to your mother today!


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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Pulai ke menua 02.02.2011

Pulai ke menua ba 2/2 tu nyadi ke pengingat bala kami sebilik belama.  Kami berangkat ari Miri lalu bemalam di Bintulu laban KS ti enda ulih driba agi setegal ti enda tentu nyamai isi.  Tang puji Tuhan kami datai di menua enggau selamat ba 3/2.

4/2/2011, kami ngetas ulit niang indai aku ti udah nadai 2 bulan ti udah.  Orang ti ngetas ulit-muai ulit ia nya  Rt. Rev. Father Stephen ari gerija St. Peter Saratok.  Ia datai pukul 6.30 pagi.  Kami berengkah enggau muai rat lalu di sambung enggau sembiang MASS.  Ia di sempulang bini ia enggau anak lelaki ia.   Terima kasih ngagai nuan Father laban ti ulih limpang ari pengawa nuan ti bukai endor nuan ulih ngenatai kediri merkat ka pengawa kami menyadi.

Ngagai bala kaban ti datai, aku ngarika kami menyadi meri besai Terima Kasih ke penatai kita laban kita ti ulih limpang ari pengawa kita. Ba kami menyadi, kita ti kaban aya kaban ibu, kita nya meh nyadi indai nyadi apai kami, kami tu baka manok ti nadai indai, nadai agi orang ngempong orang ngiring, baka tapang ti di tebang, kami ga nadai agi apai nadai indai, nya-alai, anang ngelengka keh kami, nemuai ngagai kami baka ke ngelamatu, penatai kita endang di anti belama. 

Ngagai bala kaban ti enda ulih datai, nya ukai kita enggai tang laban pengawa ti enda ulih di lengka, menua jaoh, kita mega bakanya, anang ngelengka keh kami menyadi.  Tapat ke bilik penaik indai aku baka selama.

Aku minta Tuhan ti pemadu bekuasa, merekat ke semua kita enggau pengerai tubuh enggau semangat, bulih rejeki bulih berkat.  Amen.
ready to go

stopover at Bintulu


asi pulut tu enggau ngot-ngot guring is a must for every occassion

lulun manok enggau lulun ikan...nyamai amat ....



Mrs. Father Stephen and sis Indai Gal

in white...my mom youngest sister with her uchu and daughter Liz

The cousins.....Councillor R.Melaka and Hugh Chu

middle....moms sister in-law 

Rt.Rev Father Stephen  mela Mass

My mom eldest sister Aunty Su and her youngest brother Uncle Nelson

holy sacrement....

Beb with cousin Sweety

randau ruai maia ti betemu

Nieces and nephews with my prince and princess

berintai nganti maia diri muai rat-ulit

kasih sida tu di beri makai dah nya di tangkap lalu masok kali pak-lo


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