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!
Posted by KumangSedinang@2010
Just A Thought....it's a blog where I post little pieces of what I'm thinking about at the moment...
Thursday, February 10, 2011
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.
Posted by KumangSedinang@2010
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 |
Monday, January 31, 2011
Last day of January 2011
Saritu hari ti penudi ba bulan satu. Hari saritu ujan nya nanda ka penyinu ati ia ninggal ka bulan satu lalu meri penyelap ke bulan ti ka datai. Ba bulan ti ka datai bala menyadi kitai bansa China nyambut Hari Besai sida. Ba pasar besai tauka pasar ti mit, kaki lima (five foot way) semina bisi endor bejalai laban maioh macham barang ti di jual sida. KS enda ketinggalan nitih ke jako orang diatu enggau orang bebeli ke barang pemakai ukai kena nyambut taun baru china tang kena diri empu. Bungai-macham-bungai ti di jual sida, buah-macham-buah kelimpah ari buah orin china.
Ditu aku sempat ngambi gambar bungai ti bisi ba sebuah hotel, ngelamatu aku enda nemu bungai tu tau idup ba menua kitai semina kumbai aku for decorations aja tang last sunday aku ninga siko ari pekerja utel nya madah ka kami laban kami ti bela nanya nama kabuah bungai tu bisi daun, selalu ia nadai daun. Tu sekeda gambar ti bisi di ambi aku kena ngelai Hari Taun Baru China. Taun tu Taun Rabbit, what does it signifies us...you have to find it yourself...
Reflecting on 2010, I believe a lot of progress has been made. Lots have been unachieved and achieved, but it felt that at the end of the year support from the family members, friends and colleagues is tremendously unbelieveable. You're the best, you're there whenever I need you. No words to describe the feeling of emptiness I loss my beloved brother & my mother but with your presences everything is possible. Once again, thankyou very much to all friends and relatives and whoever your are, wherever you may be but you are someone special to us. Only God able to repay your deeds.
KS 2011 resolutions, aku pun baka orang bukai, bisi utai ti di juluk ati. Enti nitih ka list ti bisi dalam ati endang maioh tang meh enda ulih di rintai ke ditu. Sekeda utai ti di kedeka di kerja aku taun tu baka tu:
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Ditu aku sempat ngambi gambar bungai ti bisi ba sebuah hotel, ngelamatu aku enda nemu bungai tu tau idup ba menua kitai semina kumbai aku for decorations aja tang last sunday aku ninga siko ari pekerja utel nya madah ka kami laban kami ti bela nanya nama kabuah bungai tu bisi daun, selalu ia nadai daun. Tu sekeda gambar ti bisi di ambi aku kena ngelai Hari Taun Baru China. Taun tu Taun Rabbit, what does it signifies us...you have to find it yourself...
| Taun ti ka datai tu taun Rabbit - labitt - arnab |
KS 2011 resolutions, aku pun baka orang bukai, bisi utai ti di juluk ati. Enti nitih ka list ti bisi dalam ati endang maioh tang meh enda ulih di rintai ke ditu. Sekeda utai ti di kedeka di kerja aku taun tu baka tu:
- Bekerja naka ka ulih.
- Beautify my home, these incls painting, renovating, refurbishings, ..oh...so many.....
- Beautify my little garden at the backyard, which I have left untouched for many moons.......
- Beautify myself is a must, but NO-NO-Butox...oh...whatever it is...I'm happy to be me.......
- Ngerai ke diri empu, anang enda sais....jaga pemakai....jaga runding..jaga mulut...jaga ati....ah....maioh amat!
- Charity to the less fortunate...anang enda ingat ka orang ti tusah ari kitai...tulong sukong sida nitih ke pengulih...
- Nyaga anak-anak, spend more time with them - very important year for the four of them.
- And last but not the least, spend more time to do work for God to glorify his name.
Posted by KumangSedinang@2010
Aku endang selalu rindu.....
Ish..ish.....ish...enda peduli nama pikir kita, enda peduli nama jako kita, baik utai tu pisin baru ka pisin lama, tang laban pengerindu ati, julok ati ke ngelamatu ka bempu ia endang udah lama di simpan di dalam ati. Sepengudah ti gawa di rumah paginya, udah tengah hari aku enggau princesses aku bejalai ke pasar, dia sekumbang ti bejalai tetemu ke buah ati ti lama udah di iching di perening semina nganti maia ti sesuai baru ngambi ia pulai enggau aku lalu nyadi pangan aku ti baru. Diatu ia di bai aku kin-kitu laban pengerindu aku ka kia endang chukup rindu. Yea...tu ia pangan baru aku.
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Posted by KumangSedinang@2010
Pengawa ujung minggu 29/1/2011
Lama amat udah nadai meda sida bungai aku ba luar rumah, tu tadi laban ti nadai pemindah bukai, tumu pagi aku nilik sida keluar lalu berengkah muai nak rumput ti bisi begulai enggau sida. Nyau sinu aku meda okit aku, bunga-bunga aku ti siti-dua dalam pasu, semina idup seput, tak kelap-kelap. Tang sida tu baka ka nemu aku tusah, nemu aku maioh pengawa, idup ga sida, bisi ga bebungai bisi nya bebuah. Peda kita some of plants that waiting for my care.
Posted by KumangSedinang@2010
| Kacang Ma |
| Kacang Ma agi puda |
| Kulat burak (putih) ba tuga pun manggo |
| Kacan Ma udah di ambi aku lalu ka di jemboi |
| Thai's chili dalam pasu |
| okid aku ti bisi bebungai |
| bungai bawang...idup ga tudah taja enda di ibon aku |
| tu ngelekar ba tanah nadai dalam pasu |
| bungai "cheeky boys @ lily" keno orang...enda nemu ia dalam jako iban |
| aku rindu amat meda bungai tu...striking red... |
Posted by KumangSedinang@2010
MWF lunch get-to-gather-Enda ulih slim...makai...makai...makai...
Gerempung Indu Gerija St.Columbus kemari 30/1/2011 bisi makai tengah hari sama-sama ba sabuah hotel ditu. Rindu meda bala kaban datai, sida tu mereti magang, di kangau pukul 11 pagi berengkah, sida datai jam 10.30 empa peneka ti begulai enggau pangan. Bala kedua....lepas pulai sembiang pagi terus enggai ngirup dulu laban enggai keh kelalu kenyang lalu pulai ke rumah relax, sekali tetinduk, tudah nyau enda nemu hari, peda datai jam 11.30, enda ngawa nya bedau laun ko aku madah ka ia. Tuai indu kami sputing amat, ia bisi mai lima iti bansa barang kena tiket betuah ko ia kena kitai ketawa. Nah...tudah KS megai barang nya aja, nadai nasib, nya peneka keh empu tupperware nya, tang enda ngawa, aku rindu begulai enggau bala sida tu lebih ari ti bulih lucky draws nya. Peda kita gambar sida ia tu...semua senyum-ketawa-gap grubi magang.
Minta Tuhan merekat ke genap iko kami enggau pengerai, pengelantang ati awaka kaul kami sebuat tu enda luntur enda putus tang semampai begulai ngerja pengawa kena ngemesai ke Eklisia nuan enggau nama nuan ti pemadu tinggi.
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Minta Tuhan merekat ke genap iko kami enggau pengerai, pengelantang ati awaka kaul kami sebuat tu enda luntur enda putus tang semampai begulai ngerja pengawa kena ngemesai ke Eklisia nuan enggau nama nuan ti pemadu tinggi.
| Sis Irene...kelalu gaga bulih tupperware....ari ia datai ia udah envy barang tu...ask, you shall be given.... |
| beposing sebedau pulai....orang bukai enda ulih keluar ari dalam laban di tutup bala sida tu. |
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