Finally I manage to find some time writing this post (it’s 1.37 a.m now…@.@). Yeah, it begins as a spontaneous plan between me and my friend, Molin as we met at Serian on my way to Kuching. He said his village was having a Fund Raising to build a new church (St. James) on Saturday (17/12/11). It’s a whole day event so there will be a lot of activities going on. Since it was a fund raising event to build a new church (plus, it’s Christmas time where GIVING is the best GIFT!), I thought it would be a good way for me to contribute in a small way or another…so I give it a nod.
We arrived at noon, greeted by a RELA member…It was a warmth welcome and I was ecstatic with what I’m going to see. To my surprise, the new church was partially finished…the piling, roofing and a small portion of wall. I believe the new church could accommodate 200 peoples at one time. Sure enough, there were stalls inside the newly built church.
The new St. James’ church…
Peoples were busy selling their stuffs…
Craftsmen’s product…
In Bidayuh, they called this Pangkang…
And this is lamang…honestly, do you know the difference between pangkang and lamang??I do..hahaha
So sorry, I forgot the name…but it is used to ease stomach pain…
This is wild orchid, Dragon Orchid…it grows abundantly in the surrounding jungle…RM 250.00 price tag!!weeee….
Anak Gaharu, RM 18.00…every part of this tree are useable and sellable…you plant 10 of these, you’ll get rich in 5 years time! Seriously…
The old church, quite small…
Enough with the church, we check out the longhouse situated next to the new church. Well, it wasn’t a real longhouse anymore as people have moved out long time ago (originally, the longhouse were longer than the present one, more than 100 doors!…). Nowadays, it is used as a hall for special function…like this event…
The longhouse, exterior view…
last picture was actually plain water, packed in a recycled bottle and ready to be sold later at night…
UP: Not a single nail was used when they built the longhouse, all wedges and clamp…
DOWN: It has gone through a major renovation so all the floor and the sit were made of bamboo stick…
The big bikers’ arrival…
Since we’ve got nothing to do, we strolled around the village for sightseeing…
Perpustakaan Desa…
This is bari…a place where the bidayuh stored their rice grain…it’s about 2m height… (Almost all the house has one of this, no kidding)…
And this is where they dry their grains…
The villagers were all together, collecting woods, cooking, cutting palm leaves…such a close community…
Eventually, we had to went back because I’ve got another appointment in Kuching…If I was free, definitely I’ll be there till night time…ughh…*sad...
He said not to post his picture in facebook *shy shy cat…I said “nope, I’ll post your picture in my blog”…hahaha…nah!a full picture of you here brother!
Yeah, I was there until 2.00 p.m. It’s was a short trip…nevertheless, I felt like I’ve done my part, supporting church’s activities (hey, I donated my money bought pangkang and lamang also…). I’ll be sure to come and visit the church when its finish next time…
Oh ya, I couldn’t attend the night event as I was rushing for my niece’s birthday…
Yes, that’s her…
Well, happy birthday Angelina…please use my gift RM 50 wisely ok…*grinding my teeth...>.<
