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GeneraCtion Gap I have a soft spot for our elderly folks. They have so many tales to tell, lived in an era unlike ours with experiences they often no longer care or remember to relate. With their diminished ability to move about as they did before, one can only imagine how distressful it is for them. Although not with four generations under the same roof, I am truly priviledged to be of four generations in the same town, creating immeasurable memories.

Says Dr Robert Kho of Kuching, who has a Masters Degree in Geriatrics, «We are so unconcerned about the problems with old age until it becomes a personal situation. It is necessary to have more public awareness on this subject ».

On pages 16 to 19, an aged care expert gives us insights of «the changing face of ageing ». Followed by a chef who cooks from a different kind of kitchen for a very special clientele.

KINO celebrates 50 years Merdeka with a story of the barber from the Aurora Hotel, who started his profession 50 years ago.

We also kicked off a new project, «Selected-to-be-Collected Recipes» from your grandmothers, or simply forgotten recipes you want documented. These will be printed and distributed separately from KINO. But to celebrate Hari Raya, we have included a recipe entitled «Ning’s Nenek’s Rendang». (pg. 15) MARIAN CHIN Editor-in-Chief

Working out with residents Ms. Winnie Chia (left) and Mr. Wee Hoot Seng (right), Marian Chin (certified Zumba Gold instructor) practises Zumba-in-aWheelchair at The Lion’s Home doing what Dr. Kho says is a must for old folks.

«Mental and physical activities must continue when they are still able to».

This issue is dedicated to Raymond Wei. He was a nature lover, but more than that, he loved people. You have touched us all.

KINO is honoured to welcome three new contributers, who will be giving a learned hand to make KINO even more interesting.

Dr. Antonio J. Guerreiro studied architecture and a PhD in social and cultural anthropology. He then focussed on the material culture of Southeast Asia in French and European museums’ collections. (pg. 24-25)

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Lionel Crooson is a French journalist with an expertise over ancient and modern world civilizations, notably the Far East. «I have visited Sarawak regularly for over fifteen years and I feel very honoured that my first publication in this country will be in KINO magazine.» (pg. 24-25)

Anthony Frederick Ward is a lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak. He was 13 years old when the Aurora Hotel opened, with its new technology - air conditioning.

Far from Kuching, in Melbourne where B&W Television and The 1956 Olympic Games were being woven into the memory of a not so vast Australian city of 1.5 million people. (pg. 26-30)

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KI&OOUTDOORS Cooking in the Wilds.

Cyclo-travelling.

KINOSENIOR LIVING

The changing faces of ageing.

Special cooking for our elderlies.

Challenge

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THE GREAT

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KI&OANTHROPOLOGY

The resolved enigma of the Borneo Skull.

KI&OSpecial merdeka

The Barber from the Aurora Hotel.

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Jazzman from New York loves our Wilds.

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The Sarawak Railway Makings of a Community Watch What is an Audiologist?

Green Road & Poh Kwong Park Where to eat after midnight 2 BUS ROUTES MAP, first steps...

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In the next issue:

By Hook or by Cook.

Rubin Jala takes us from riverbank to dinner table.

«The line burns my thumb as I fight to control the fish. As I put more pressure, a huge Sebarau burst out of the water. This time the line holds. In my heart I know he is the one I come here for...»

COVER PHOTO: EDWARD C.K.YONG

KINO Digital magazine is INside and OUTside of the printed magazine. KINO Digital magazine is your platform to tell a story, share your thoughts, memories, talk about a recipe, see and post videos, sms your comments directly to the online magazine and join us for competitions, events and more.

Or simply ‘flip’ through the ‘pages’ with our KINO app. editorial MARIAN CHIN Eiditor-in-Chief RIA PUIG Project Editor AMELIE BLANC Coordinator/Adminstrator AGNES BALAN Copy Editor CECILIA GOH Copy Editor ART / GRAPHIC KI&O TEAM In & Out PHOTOGRAPHER JONG SAW KANG CONTRIBUTORS LU CHERN, STELLA CHIN, LIONEL CROOSON, DR. ANTONIO J. GUERREIRO, HUNG MAN-MING, RUYI JING, MICHAEL KONG, TERRENCE LAO, BELINDA LIM SOK KHOON, JOHN LONHIENNE, EDWARD LAKIN MANSEL, MOK YONG YAW, KAREN SHEPHERD, ANTHONY FREDERICK WARD, RUTH WELLING, EDWARD C.K. YONG ADVERTISING MARIAN CHIN 019 857 957 6 marian.chin@kuchinginandout.com RIA PUIG 016 893 893 4 info@kuchinginandout.com PUBLISHER WHATMATTERS SDN BHD (518203 D) Published bi-monthly by WHATMATTERS SDN BHD (518203 D) Next issue of KINO: August-September.

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AUGSEPT2013WHAT’S UP-IN-OUT & AROUND KUCHING HOW MUCH: RM25.00/pax Available at Rejang and Wen Hua Bookstores, Kuching Festival 2013 Payung Café, Mambo, Sugar Bun in Pedada Road, The Council of the City of Kuching South in Blissful, Yu Chiong Foodstuff Distributor and Syarikat celebrating the 25thAnniversary of Kuching as a City Great Wall all based in Sibu. will be organizing the following activities during the WHO: Hornland Dance Theatre month of August. The ever-popular Food Fair will Contact:Mr Cheng Ing Kuan continue to whet the appetites of both locals and 016-8937614 holiday makers until August 4th.. The Kuching Festival Programme also includes the Concert of Traditional Oriental Music by a local Chinese Music Kyanime in Wonderland Convention 2013 Orchestra and Folk Dance Display. In conjunction with KYANIME is an Anime Convention, focusing on Anime, the Kuching Festival, there will be different sports Comic, Games (ACG) and Japanese Culture. This events prepared for the public to test their muscle convention is meant for fans and everyone to celebrate, and sinew. Apart from that, the Martial Arts Display enjoy and have fun with ACG related activities and to Showcases the various arts and skills of Wushu, gain more information on Japanese Culture and ACG Taichi, Silat, Teakwondo, Silamban and Akido. itself. This convention features a wide variety of activities WHERE: KUCHING - MBKS Area. and competitions, apart from gathering all ACG fans and HOW MUCH: No entrance fee co-player together.

WHO: Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan WHERE: KUCHING – Merdeka Plaza Contact: Mr. Lilian Liew / 082-354200 HOW MUCH: No entrance fees – Online registration for WEBSITEwww.samarahando.sarawak.gov.my challengers.

WHO: Kyanime & Gizmo Gamers E-Sports Arena Contact: kyanime@gmail.com - gizmo.gamers@gmail.com Commemoration Day 082-460992 / 012 8844996 Date of August 1, 1988 was a proud historical event when Kuching City was recognized as a city. In conjunction with the 25th (Silver Jubilee) Kuching Cultural performances cum traditional dance City will celebrate with a variety of colorful activities! competition (Pesta warna warni Budaya) WHERE: KUCHING – DBKU The main highlight of the event is showcasing the cultural HOW MUCH: No entrance fee performances cum traditional dances of the various local WHO: Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara ethnic groups in Serian district in particular and Sarawak as 082-446688 a whole WHERE: SERIAN – Taman Komuniti Serian HOW MUCH: No entrance fee Sibu international dance festival (SIDF) WHO: Serian District Council Sibu International Dance Festival will be held in Sibu Contact: Mr David Anak Landong starting 2013 after a successful private initiated debut 082-874154 in 2012. It’s a platform of interaction for pursuits in art and education of dance from around the world and an ideal avenue for exchanges in creativity, Beach Rave Party friendship, and displays the diversity of dance.The DJ’s night party at Damai Central for Escobar 2nd festival aims to activate the activity of art and culture anniversary from 5pm to 3 am. All access with goodies bag in the central region, broaden the vision of people in & party toys. the performing arts and promote Sibu through the WHERE:DAMAI– Damai Central, Escobar. festival. This year, six dance troupes from Kuala HOW MUCH: RM30 regular / RM50 VIP pass.

Lumpur, Johor and Sibu will join seven foreign ones. WHO: Chelsea / 014-2881160 WHERE: SIBU – Civic Center

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Celebration of the 27th Anniversary of Establishment of the Samarahan Division / Council Declaration Upgrades Municipal The event will display the progress and development of the Samarahan division established for 27 years while celebrating Samarahan upgrading as a city.

WHERE: KOTA SAMARAHAN - Samarahan District Council HOW MUCH: No entrance fee WHO: Organizer: Samarahan Resident Office / Samarahan District Council / 082-671205

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Sarikei Pineapple Festival Trade and exhibitions on the theme: “Sarikei the fruit basket of Sarawak”. Event in conjunction with 50 Years of Glory Night In Malaysia Sarawak Independence WHERE: SARIKEI – City center HOW MUCH: No entrance fee WHO: Top Event Management SDN BHD Contact: Mr Edward / 017-8523288

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Merdeka Auto Carnival 2013 Autoshow Competition Autoshow competition: Open, K-car, hellaflush, VIP, most Smart, best Lighting, most Clean, most Super Lowered, best Engine WHERE: KUCHING – Le’Park Kuching ( Civic Centre ) HOW MUCH: FREE WHO: Sarawak Auto Enthusiast Society Contact: Willie Ong / 0128962033

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Borneo City cup invitation taekwondo Championship 2013 The Borneo City Cup Invitation Taekwondo Championship is the Annual International Event Organized by Persatuan Taekwondo Negeri Sarawak (WTF). Exponents from Korea, Republic of Taiwan, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India and also State & Clubs from West Malaysia, Sabah and Labuan will participate in this event.

WHERE: KUCHING – Indoor Stadium Negeri Sarawak, Petra Jaya.

HOW MUCH: FREE WHO: Persatuan Taekwondo Negeri Sarawak (WTF) Contact: Mr Tan Check Joon / 082-230690

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International Conference on “City with a Soul” Today, cities around the world are facing challenges that warrant decisive actions and innovations where every citizen will play a crucial role in making a city vibrant, sustainable and liveable, alive with soul and vigor. As such, the participation and inclusiveness of the community in the city planning and development are not only vital to create a sustainable urban environment for future generation but also fundamental to instil the sense of belonging and ownership amongst the people.

The International Conference on City With a Soul 2013 (CWS 2013) will provide an excellent networking forum for city Mayors, administrators and managers to share and exchange knowledge on how to put people first in their city planning and development, in line with the theme of the conference which is “A City for Everyone”. The delegates will learn and benefit from the knowledge, wisdom and counsel of high caliber speakers and winners of the International Awards for Liveable Communities.

WHERE: KUCHING – Pullman Hotel HOW MUCH: Online registration fees WHO: Kuching North City Hall 082-446688 Contact: Salwa Pauzi / Ramona Haji Ariffin / Pauler Peter / Shafiza Jaya / Zurima Safian http://cws2013.wix.com/cws2013

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8th International Symposium on Digital Earth 2013 (ISDE 2013) The theme “Transforming Knowledge into Sustainable Practice” aims to enable digital earth modeler and experts in the field of geospatial science and technology to provide a brand new opportunity to share their ideas and insights on how we share knowledge and act together globally.

WHERE: KUCHING – BCCK HOW MUCH: Online registration fees WHO: ISDE Symposium & AOS Convention & Events SDN BHD 03-42529100 http://isde2013kuching.com/

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9th International Conference on Cognitive Science

The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers from various disciplines of Cognitive Science, including Anthropology, Artificial Intelligence, Education, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy and Psychology, in both academia and industry, to discuss the latest research, application and development in the field.

WHERE: KUCHING – Hilton Hotel HOW MUCH: Online registration fees WHO: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) & International Association for Cognitive Science (IACS) Contact: secretariat@iccs2013.org http://www.iccs2013.org/

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Malaysia Kraft Promotion To promote traditional Malaysian kraft. Enjoy kraft showcase and educational demonstration about weaponry, violin, glass, smoke pipe, etc.

Art pieces as textiles, forest and earthern-based objects, metals and assorted kraft for sale. Enjoy also cultural performances WHERE: KUCHING – Waterfront.

HOW MUCH: FREE WHO: Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Malaysia Cawangan Sarawak 082-444205 http://www.kraftangan.gov.my

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9th Borneo International Kite Festival Borneo International Kite Festival in Bintulu, Sarawak will once again be showcasing kites of all sizes, colours and shapes. Kites’ enthusiasts will always bring something new to show to their fellow kite lovers and fly these magnificent art pieces at the centre of the booming town.

There will be amateurs and professionals joining in the fun and most of them will bring along their entire families too. Naturally, this is also a festival for locals to take part in and some come from as far as Kuching, Sibu, Miri and even from neighbouring Brunei and Sabah.

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AROUND KUCHING AUGSEPT2013WHAT’S UP-IN-OUT & ARO Malaysian multi-cultural diversity. The array of food too will be something to savour as the number of hawkers and stalls will be put up for the three-day event.

WHERE: Bintulu – Old Bintulu Airport.

HOW MUCH: FREE WHO: Borneo International Kite festival and Bintulu Resident division Contact: Encik Mohd Ansari bin Mohd Syed Ahmad (BDA) / 086-332011 http://www.borneokite.com

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Sarawak Regatta An annual event organized by Kuching Resident Office. The event is the showcase of boat race with participation from various government agencies, private sectors and also participants from overseas such as Indonesia and Brunei. Other activities include displays of crafts and exhibitions by local entrepreneurs. The day programme include races for traditional longboats, dragon boats and other activities, like the running of totolizers, climbing greasing poles, catching ducks and pillow fights.

Racing boats from outstations make it a grand affair and also a great occasion for families from outside the State Capital to visit Kuching town.

WHERE: KUCHING – Waterfront.

HOW MUCH: FREE WHO: Resident Office Kuching Contact: Mr Abdul Rahman Sebli Bin Senusi 082-241660/ Fax: 082-244435 http://www.sarawakregatta.com

the Party. The Street Party displays the passion of Mirians towards their love to the Country through participating in various outdoor sport events and the highlight is the street party complete with varied entertainment which runs beyond midnight.

This annual event has attracted participation from locals and visitors and the Party is an upcoming tourist attraction.

WHERE: MIRI – Miri Tourism Corridor, North Yu Seng Road HOW MUCH: FREE WHO: Miri City Council 085-424111 / Fax: 085-435602

Force Group with technical support by BASE Jumper from Australia and Malaysia. Sibu Base Jump is planning to be carried out just a week before KL Tower Jump. The jump takes off from the top of Wisma SANYAN, currently, the tallest building in Sarawak, and land at Sibu Town Square phase 1.

WHERE: SIBU – Wisma Sanyan & Sibu Town Square (Phase I) HOW MUCH: FREE WHO: Sibu Tourism Task Force Group Contact: Mr Brin Munsang 084-321963 / 084-330500

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Sayembara Deklamasi Puisi Hari Kebangsaan KWF 2013 A poetry declamation contest held in conjunction with the Country’s independence.

WHERE:KUCHING – Godown Amphitheatre HOW MUCH: FREE WHO: Kuching Waterfront Management and Angkatan Pengkarya Indi Contact: Zacharia Manan 082-426093

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Second Kuching International Orchid Show This is an international-level festival held once every three years. A total of 15 countries are expected to participate including Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei, Papua New Guinea, Laos and Ecuador.

WHERE: KUCHING - Orchid Garden at Jalan Astana HOW MUCH: FREE WHO: DBKU with Orchidwoods Company and Sarawak Convention Bureau

Second Kuching International Orchid Show SARBEX TOTAL LIVING 2013 is a comprehensive three-day expo aimed at the experienced, new and potential house buyers and investors. The expo will feature attractive properties from condominiums, villas, residential houses, retail lots, shophouses, resort property to innercity apartments not only within Sarawak but also from other parts of Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and UK. The expo will also offer the best consumer/retail level investment products and other alternative investment opportunities and an excellent opportunity to see the high quality showcases of brands, new technologies and home products and appliances.

WHERE: KUCHING – BCCK HOW MUCH: FREE WHO: Absolute Cool Event 082-366334 / www.sarbexsheda.com

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Sibu Base Jump 2013 Organised since 2009 and has become a yearly event. This event is organised by Sibu Tourism Task

Kanowit Festival 2013 The week-long Kanowit Festival is a celebration of culture and goodwill. The highlights would be the Kanowit Regatta and F3000 Fast Power Boat Race, Traditional Cultural Events, Beauty Contest, Land Floats, Handicraft Promotion and Exhibition at Fort Emma, Kanowit.

WHERE: SIBU – Kanowit Waterfront HOW MUCH: FREE WHO: Kanowit District Council Contact: Makam Ak Salidap 084-752093

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Borneo International Investment Conference (BIIC) The ultimate objective for Borneo International Investment Conference 2013 (BIIC 2013) is to provide an opportunity for foreign investors, particularly those from the South East Asian region, to unite under one roof to gain the knowledge and the understanding of potential benefits of investing in Sarawak, specifically in the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) program. It also serves as the ultimate platform for potential business networking amongst domestic and global investors and organisations participating in the conference.

BIIC 2013 will also be held as part of the STEMFest Exhibition & Tradeshow 2013. The STEMFest Exhibitions include 9 international conferences, all held from 28/09 to 5/10/2013.

WHERE: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) HOW MUCH: Online registration fees WHO: Borneo International Expo SDN BHD 082-579366/ 579588 / http://www.biic2013.com

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by Terrence Lao

Ex'Cat': Welcome to New Jersey, USA! I WAS SURFING THE INTERNET in the usual fashion, looking at yummy foods and thinking about what to prepare for supper. Then a flashing advertisement link appeared on the left screen. A link of all links.

Satay grill for sale! Can this be, I thought. And so the fingers left the keyboard for the mouse and off it clicked the link to the website. Voila. A simple website listing all kinds of exotic South East Asian foods and cookware based out of Washington State.

Nothing out of the ordinary until one scrolls down to the satay grill. Stainless steel.

Charcoal. So simple and it looks authentic.

Never have I expected that I was US50.00 away from preparing something that I had not ever contemplated: making satay.

Going back in time some 30 years ago and passing through Hong Kong, Lugwigshafen, Vancouver and then to Kuching at a time when life was much simpler. I had just rolled down the backdoor car window to allow some evening breeze to enter the car as our late father took us out for dinner that day.

The firm black suede leather dominated the back of the Volvo, as it cruised past the final roundabout in pursuit of the next left turn to the then popular ‘long kau’ street food opposite the Miramar Cinema. Flanked by a large open ditch as its frontage, the place came to life

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just in time for dinner. Scores of stalls with their tasty delights awaited the many daily faithful patrons.

As we alighted from the family sedan, we were greeted with the wonderful aroma of outdoor cooking. First set of stalls were selling their famous pau and siobee and the next set of stalls were displaying their set of dishes coming right out of their makeshift kitchens that had such distinct humming sounds of the flame burners. That is what it takes to create the wok hei flavours. Hard to even pass some of these stalls without being tempted to quickly sit and gorge on some hot siobee with that incredible chilly sauce, while an icy glass of soybean milk was on its way! Perfect beverage after a hot and humid afternoon. But I was on a mission that day. It’s satay time, and my skinny legs wasted no time

in getting there. The rest, as they say, is history.

In a flash I was now in my Pay Pal account, moments away in finalizing the transection. Within two weeks I would be on the other side: the person flaming the meat and basing them ever so tenderly while controlling the flares when grease meets hot charcoal. I am beside myself even though I am some 15 thousand kilometers away from Kuching! I know I will neither be the Satay Master Chef grilling the satay nor will it be done in the same ambience. And this time, it will be my son watching instead. But I am hoping the magic of preparing the dish will live on. Some say home is where the heart is. For me, home is where the tummy is. All this talk about food is sure making me hungry. Now where is that Malaysian recipe book? Char Kueh Teow, anyone?

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by Stella Chin

Yes They Can The Defendant has failed , neglected and refused and continues to fail, neglect and refuse to pay… A standard phrase used by lawyers in stating monetary claims against debtors. Basically this triple whammy of negativity covers all the bases. Whichever way you look at it there is no payment forthcoming ,nevermind the reason, the fact is he is refusing, failing and neglecting to pay and is continuing not to do so! How much less cooperative can one get?

For some reason it made me think of my kids and cooking. Well you see the empty nest is now temporarily fully occupied again.

The two older ones are back on summer break. Oh joy!

When they were toddlers, somehow their little footsteps hardly ever hot footed to the stir frying and steaming area of the house.

I’ve heard of children who are naturally drawn to cullinary expressions and experiments (think Junior Masterchef?), but the closest any of them ever got to cheffy ambitions was to bang on blackened pots with wooden spatulas as makeshift drums.

Perhaps I neglected to engage them hands on in cupcake making; frankly I did not have the patience to watch grubby fingers fold in flour, I (and the maid )more or less commandeered the whole food mission thing and neglected to involve them. Yes my neglect. And yes, I failed them to some degree.

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gan to hear stories of friends’ primary school kids who were proficient rice cookers and wondered at my own children’s lack of interest and downright refusal to dabble in the kitchen. To be fair, their school and after school activities took the wind out of their sails and on top of that, efficient time management meant that it just was not practical to have cookery lessons at all. Besides there was no need for them to cook; it was all done for them.

Then began the ‘first time away from home’ episode of their lives. I panicked you know? Thinking...they have no cooking skills and worse, no interest whatsoever nor any indication of ever mastering anything remotely kitchen oriented.

Then…I started receiving pictures on whatsapp from the girls…one of them, a bowl of vermicelli noodle soup teeming with healthy looking green bits and pieces of meat.

She captioned it ‘I cooked dinner’.

The other sent me a photo of a plate of fried chicken and boiled potatoes. There was a wave of pride and joy as I stared at their ‘masterpieces’. I was beside myself with amazement and relief.

She said she just observed what I did and what I bought at the supermarket. The guilt that was gnawing at me loosened its grip for a few glorious moments. Tired of eating out she decided to make her own meals.Just like that. All three of them now; the boy declared he wanted to learn how to cook before starting at his UK uni-

versity. I watched him gingerly chopping the onions and garlic and stir frying his fried rice with grated cheese (well, to each his own!) He even made an egg salad with fried bacon bits strewn on a bed of lettuce leaves. And did I tell you about his steamed ladies fingers with fried garlic and soy sauce sprinkled on top ? Exactly the way I cook it. Not bad at all. I marvelled once again at how everything falls into place when the need arises!

What I had summarily dismissed as their refusal/neglect to learn was simply a case of my failure to accurately estimate their survival skills and powers of observation.

But say what you like, they have never failed me and continue to delight with surprises.

Stella Chin is a lawyer and a happy wife and mother of 3 children who enjoys writing while dancing keeps her on her toes.

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KINO: You’ve been a jungle trekker for many years. Your passion for nature has brought you today towards eco-tourism. Are a majority of your clients as ardent as you are ?

EC: Not all of them are but most are keen to try out the «all-out » deep-into-the-jungle trekking. We venture very deep into the jungle in order to experience and learn from the kampung locals.

I’ve learned so much from them and never go anywhere without being accompanied by a local guide.

KINO: «The focus of this article is of course on « Cooking in the Wilds». As the title suggests, can you tell us how you go about it.

EC: As the treks often last for several days to get to places that are less frequented, we almost never bring pots and pans to cook with. We try to be as ecologic as much as we can. Cooking on these trekking trips means that we look for wild ingredients as we go along the trails. We make our own bowls from leaves and even make spoons to drink our soups from.

KINO: What do you find to make a meal from the wilds.

EC: One of the most delicious meals is what I call the ethno plant

It’s not everyday that we find such colourful array of jungle produce for our “vegetarian” pansor.

pansor. There are so many edible wild mushrooms growing around with names only known to the natives, as well as plants, shoots, roots, creeper shoots, wild banana flowers (we take only the banana shoots when it flowers so that another banana plant can grow back), ferns, ginger and more. We bring our cooked rice wrapped in leaves so as not to litter with anything plastic. These are put together in a bamboo and cooked over a fire. When that is done, the contents are poured into a bamboo ‘bowl’. These bowls and bamboo used for cooking are not discarded as they will be perfect for making a fire in the next trek. This is being eco-friendly! The aroma is amazing and of course there’s no oil used and all’s wonderfully natural.

Eating from leaf bowls and eating with leaf spoons, is a wonderful experience for anyone, not just for the tourists coming from abroad. Most people from Sarawak have not done this as it does take time and physical stamina to get to these lesser known places. The best part is that we don’t destroy or waste anything, respecting all the goodness from Mother Nature.

KINO: So that’s for the ‘vegetarians’. What about the meat (laughter)? I’m certain you don’t go trekking with a machete to kill wild boars for meat !

EC: (laughter). No. We do sometimes take a kampung chicken with us. But there are much more interesting ‘meats’ to be found and tasted in the jungles. These are not your standard open-air market meat dishes as you can well guess.

KINO: Please, some examples. I feel this is going to be frightfully delicious!

EC: Well for starters, there’s the wild palm grubs found seasonally.

These are not the same as the sago grubs; these are more popular and well known. The wild palm grubs have to be cooked. Then there’s the weaver ants...(yes, the red ants as we commonly call them). They collect nectar from fruits and flowers and store the nectar in their abdomen. One can sometimes see the huge stomachs of these red ants, well, that’s where the nectar is. Kids in the kampung don’t have sweets wrapped in pretty plastic paper, they have these ants. They pluck these ants off the tree bark

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Eco-friendly leaf bowls can easily hold in the soup through a meal.

“DON’Ts” in the jungle 1. DON’T LITTER: The jungle is not a garbage bin.

2. DON’T MIX up wild mushrooms unless you are absolutely sure that they are all edible. There are many poisonous mushrooms in the jungle.

It takes only one to contaminate the whole batch.

3. DON’T MAKE bonfires.

4. DON’T WANDER alone to find the ingredients. The jungle is beautiful but can be extremely dangerous.

SAFETY FIRST when starting a fire

1. Find an open space to start your fire. (above right) 2 . Collect only dry twigs and bamboo as fresh branches will not burn because they are still green.

Tree latex (above left) which is found easily is ideal for starting a fire as it burns even when it is humid.

3. Control the size of the fire.

4. Be on the alert for flying sparks.

5. Always put out the fire completely before leaving the site.

There are so many edible wild mushrooms growing around with names only known to the natives.

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Fried preserved durian with petai on a leaf of the ginger family.

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Then there are tree grubs. These are crunchy and at the same time chewy, eaten raw. They actually taste a little like the pearl bubble tea! Seriously! You have to try it to verify my word for it!

KINO: Now that you have a complete ethno meal from the wilds, what advice can you offer people who want to do eco-tourism and enjoy the fruits of nature.

EC: There’s so much to learn from the jungle locals. They know how to survive in the jungle and don’t destroy anything without any good reason. They represent the continuity of our culture and traditions and most of the time are only able to pass on their knowledge verbally. They teach us how to look for edible wild mushrooms, how to collect wild herbs; how to heal wounds with certain leaves, etc. We’ve probably only heard about their capabilities but maybe it’s really time to learn from them as one would learn from a teacher, of how to live with and respect nature.

Edward C.K. Yong (right) has been camping and trekking since the age of 12 years old. He is a full time scuba instructor and jungle guide in Kuching and constantly searches to find and share the hidden beauty of nature in Borneo.

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Recipes from you!

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"Nenek’s Rendang" INGREDIENTS:

q 500 gm Meat (small pieces) w 50 gm Kerisik e 200 ml Coconut Milk r Cinnamon Stick t Lemongrass y 1/2 in Turmeric

u Kaffir Lime Leaf (finely sliced) i 1/2 in Galangal o Garlic a Ginger s Schallots d Turmeric Leaf

Suger, salt and chilli paste to taste, oil for frying 1. Blend tyioas 2. Stir fry blended ingredients until fragrant. Add meat, chilli paste and stir. Cook for approximately 45 minutes.

2. Then add coconut milk, kerisik and turmeric leaf and kaffir lime leaf.

3. Sprinkle a bit of sugar and salt for a taste.

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by Ruth Welling

The Changing Faces of Ageing WHEN WE THINK OF ‘AGEING’ we think of wrinkles, walking sticks, wheelchairs, being grandparents, having old parents and nursing homes. To some extent certain connotations may be true such as: being grandparents and having older parents. However, in the 21st century, the paradigm of ageing has somewhat shifted. One of the big shifts is increasing life span. Once upon a time, a long life span was the luxury of the developed nations. Today, increasing life span is also a luxury of developing nations, Malaysia included.

It is universally accepted these are the key factors that have contributed to increase in life expectancy: a decrease in infant mortality rates (babies live to adulthood); advances in modern medicines such as vaccinations and antibiotics and improved public health such as running water. Some medical experts say that as people live longer, they actually live with more chronic problems. However, with medical technology, these chronic problems are much better managed today than ever. The elderly with chronic problems can live a fairly normal life compared to those of the last 60 years. Development in education and economical systems mean that a person gets the opportunity to better himself or herself, thus, feel more purposeful and this can lead to longevity. When people have improved self worth and lead purposeful lives, their mental and physical health will improve, thus they live longer. As people live longer, they work longer. That is why the retire-

ment age in Malaysia has jumped from 55 years old to 60 years old. In reality, many in the private sector are working way beyond 60 years old. Malaysia is not the only country in the world that has changed its retirement age; Singapore and Australia are just two of the countries that had made similar changes to their legislations.

One of the obvious patterns to the changing faces of ageing is that the traditional ‘ageing’ milestones are occurring later in life. As people live longer, they feel older later in life; today’s ladies are most likely to delay marriage till their late twenties or early thirties. Instead of becoming a grandmother in their 30s, today’s women are most likely to enter grandmotherhood in their 60s.

Most of today’s ageing population has had an education and has personal private income or EPF. They are not as dependent on their children as say, those of my grandmother’s era. Therefore, you see more

and more ‘grey haired tourists’ from local tours to international tours.

They do not need to travel with their children; they travel with their cohorts. Most of them drive a car even into their 80s. My 79-year-old father still drives. Growing up I did not recall my grandfather driving a car even though he used to drive in his younger days.

IPAD, SKYPE and IPHONE are not limited to the younger generations.

I have an uncle who is in his 80s, who has children in Canada and Australia. He uses SKYPE to communicate with his grandchildren. So even though his grandchildren live on the other side of the world, he does not have to wait till they come home to visit or wait for photographs to arrive in the mail. He likes his grandchildren to speak in Hokkien or Mandarin; he does not need to tell his daughter-in-law to teach them, he skypes them and then makes sure they speak to him in these dialects.

If you are seeing more and more older people around you, there is nothing wrong with your eyesight. There are indeed more and more elderly people around living with us and around us. However, one thing is for sure, ‘age is not a barrier to living’.

Ruth Welling is an Ex-Cat living in Melbourne, Australia. She is an aged care expert who has presented in National and International Conferences. When she is not writing or presenting papers, she is a CEO of a group of retirement villages and residential aged care homes. She can be contacted at: rwelling21@gmail.com

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17 KINOcooking for seniors by Chef Michael Kong

A different kind of Kitchen I HAVE WORKED IN SEVERAL KINDS OF KITCHENS before working in a kitchen for elderly people. I used to work for a large local restaurant in Kuching, catering for weddings, birthdays and special functions. I thought I would never say this: I do enjoy cooking for the elderly. I get such joy and rewards working for the elderly. For example, an elderly person lives on his or her own, they do not eat well. They come into the village looking weak and thin. With the input of dieticians and my kitchen staff we see how this person gradually bounces back to a healthy weight.

There is a scientific and personalised approach to the design of a retirement village/aged care home’s menu. When each new patient (we actually call them residents) comes into the village or home, the nursing staff undertakes a complete personalised dietary preference assessment. The assessment looks at their food likes and dislikes. Collecting information on food allergies is a vital task for the nursing staff. Some of the common allergies are nuts, milk, eggs, gluten. On our daily database we also have information on their preferences for meal sizes. The meal sizes are divided into 3 groups: small, medium and large.

We also have a database of their drinks preferences, their birthdays and special diets. Some of the special diets relate to their allergies e.g. gluten free, nut free, egg free, diary free and some diets pertaining to

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their medical conditions e.g., diabetic diet or high protein diet. By far, the most common special diet for an elderly person is a high protein diet. Those on high protein diets get increased servings of cheese and eggs (provided they are not allergic to these products), fish and meat. They are also served high protein drinks for morning and afternoon teas. These high protein drinks are specially prepared commercial products; they come in ready packed disposable cups. There is a select group of residents on thickened fluids. The instructions for special thickened fluids come from a Speech Therapist after the resident has had a

swallowing assessment. Most of these residents have suffered from a stroke. Thickened fluids come in different consistencies. My kitchen does not prepare these fluids.

These come in pre-packed containers. I have to ensure that the right type of consistency goes to the right resident. Residents on thickened fluids are generally residents who cannot chew normal food. For them, we provide minced or pureed food (to the consistency of baby food). When we provide residents with pureed food, we are careful not to mix all the food into one puree bowl. We believe that each type of food must be pureed (continued)

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separately so the resident still gets to enjoy the taste of the food.

In my kitchen, the meals that I serve to the elderly are personalised to their likes, dislikes and preferences and according to the therapists such as dieticians and speech therapists instructions. We put out two menus a year; the Autumn-Winter Menu and the Spring-Summer Menu. Meals for the Autumn-Winter Menu are heavier e.g. more stews, roasts and soups.

Whereas for the Spring-Summer Menu, there are more salads, sandwiches and cold meats. Prior to implementing the menus, we put out a menu survey by asking the residents what type of meals they prefer. For example, for soups, we ask them what soups they would like to see in their Autumn-Winter Menu. No matter how many times we put out the menu surveys, the old people do not like to see constant changes.

Their menu remain pretty static.

For example, roast lamb and roast chicken always rate as the one number meal of choice for every Sunday lunch. Pumpkin soup is always rated as the number one soup of choice. Scones for morning and afternoon tea is a favourite among the Australians. For desserts my residents love bread and butter pudding and rice pudding.

Cooking in a different kind of kitchen is certainly rewarding.

Michael Kong was born in Sibu. He worked for many years at a local restaurant in Kuching before ‘head hunted’ to work in Australia. He is currently working as Head Chef in an Australian Retirement Village/ Aged Care Home in Bendigo, Victoria, a position he has held for the past 6 years.

Pumpkin Soup Serves 6

1 kg diced pumpkin / 2 medium onions diced (not the small red ones) / 3 crumbled chicken stock cubes / 3 ½ cups of water / Salt and pepper to taste / Thickened cream to serve with / Parsley to garnish DIRECTION

1. Place all ingredients except cream and parsley into a large saucepan, bring to boil, simmer till tender 2. Remove from heat and blend till smooth 4. Serve hot. Add cream if desired.

5. Garnish with parsley

Bread & Butter Pudding Serves 10

8-10 slices old bread / butter (to butter bread slices) / 5 eggs / 1 litre milk / 1/4 cup sugar / 1 tsp vanilla essence / sprinkle of nutmeg / 1/3 cup sultanas DIRECTION 1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees C. 2. Lightly grease a large baking dish.

3. Cut the crustless slices of buttered bread into triangles and lay in dish for the best fit .

Leave enough room for the bread to rise.

4. Sprinkle sultanas in between the bread.

5. In a large mixing bowl beat 5 eggs on a medium speed and add milk gradually.

6. Add vanilla essence and sugar. Continue mixing for 1-2 minutes until mixture is homogeneous.

7. Pour mixture over the bread.

8. Sprinkle nutmeg on top.

9. Place in oven and cook for 60 minutes (check every now and again).

10. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving with vanilla ice-cream.

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As a child, I always dreamt of having a pet monkey. My dream finally came true (for a day) when I spent the night with some villagers who kept monkeys as pets… the cutest animals on earth.

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One night I could not find any place to stay so I decided to sleep on the beach. It all started perfectly: the stars, the cool breeze and the sound of the waves… I was living the outdoor dream! I fell asleep for a while but suddenly woke up to the sound of extremely loud thunder claps.

Eventually the storm arrived. The only shelter around was the public toilet. Not surprisingly I woke up and left pretty early the next morning!

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The KOLO-KILO-METERS Challenge

“At the beginning of this year, my new challenge was to eat

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Cyclo travelling:

From Bangkok to Brunei

by John Lonhienne

Near Sajingan/Biawak border between West Kalimantan and Sarawak.

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ONE PAIR OF EXTRA SHORT PANTS, one extra T-shirt, camera, phone, maps, toothbrush, soap, first-aid kit, toilet paper, books, bicycle repair kit, mosquito netting…all checked!

What else would I need? A third T-shirt? Shampoo? Towel? No way! These totally redundant items would just be a waste of space and extra weight! This is my checklist whenever I get ready for a long cycling trip.

The first time I discovered the pleasure of cyclo-travelling was back in 2003. I was working in Burkina Faso (West Africa) and had two weeks of holiday. I decided to buy a bicycle and go as far as I could. It was a revelation; I realized there was no better way for me to explore a country than this. This is why bicycles have been my best travelling companions ever since.

I was in my homeland Belgium in October 2005, when I got an offer for a job in Kuching. I would only start working in January and there was no way I would simply wait at home for the next two months. Autumn with its cold rainy season and short days surely wasn’t helping. This was a great opportunity for me to taste a bit of South-East Asia before starting to work!

Wasting no more time, I flew to Bangkok, bought a bicycle and started heading south… all the way to Johor Bahru. Since then, I have also cycled from Kuching to Brunei, from Bali to West Timor and areas surrounding West Kalimantan.

You’ve probably heard wise men saying that it’s about the journey and not the destination! When you cycle, you see so much more, you can stop whenever you want to, you can go where cars or motorcycles can’t. It’s a healthy eco-friendly activity, and you make everyone smile along the way! You should see the faces of the people, let’s say, in Mukah, when you tell them you’ve cycled from Daro that morning, and from Kuching five days ago!

I take my time to see more of the country and I avoid highways like the plague. It’s so much fun to take pictures; to get a lift across the river from the sampan; to count the number of dead snakes on the road; to stop for a bath in the sea for the fifth time that day; and to answer “Jalan jalan cari makan” to the eternal question: “Where are you going?” from the villagers!

I know for many people, trying out all kinds of new exotic local dishes is an important aspect of their travels. As much as I’m adventurous with my bicycle, I’m nowhere close when it comes to certain local food. While cycling in Nusa Tenggara (Indonesia), I remember being hosted for a night by a wonderful family and eating mashed chicken (bones included), and snake and porcupine meat. During that journey I lost 6kg in 6 weeks!

If you ever have the chance to rent or borrow a bicycle when on holiday in the countryside, grab the opportunity!

Whether you’ll be cycling for a couple of hours, days or weeks, you probably won’t regret it. It’s one of the best ways if you’re an adventure seeker.

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Biker’s gang meeting.

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A record of six on a bike!

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It’s always a great feeling to finally reach a beach and dash towards the water.

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l7 Beach near Kpg Kuala Suai, Sarawak.

To immortalize this crossing as there was neither bridge nor boat, I had to set my camera on the other side of the bank and cross the river several times to get the shot right.

The KOLO-KILO-METERS Challenge ...keep up with my running

as I have put in

“I flew to Bangkok from Belgium, bought a bicycle and started heading south… all the way to Johor Bahru. Since then, I have cycled from Kuching to Brunei, Bali to West Timor and areas surrounding West Kalimantan”.

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Lionel Crooson is a French journalist regular contributor to the magazines National Geographic France and Les Cahiers de Science & Vie.

Dr. Antonio J. Guerreiro is a senior researcher at IrAsia, MAP, Marseille, France. After studying architecture and a PhD in social and cultural anthropology he has focussed on the material culture of Southeast Asia in French and European museums’ collections.

WHAT IS THIS MYSTERIOUS SKULL? Engraved with fine incised designs this skull had made its entrance in 1876 in the collections of the Lyons’ Museum of Natural History, located in the South-east part of France. Sent from Paris Museum by French doctor and anthropologist Arnaud de Quatrefages de Bréau (1810-1892), it had been registered as ‘Negrito-Papuan skull of inland Borneo, sculptured by the Dayak’.

Since that time, such a mention had puzzled more than a specialist for it implied the existence of a ‘Negrito’ population in Borneo. Now the existence of this short, dark-skinned people, present in peninsular Malaysia and in the Philippines, has never been attested in the great island. The enigma would have thus remained unsolved if the recent highlighting of ancient collections, within the framework of the Confluences’ Museum project in Lyons, had not this decorated skull emerged from obscurity. Its study has just resolved the enigma. In spite of its smallness and its fineness, it is not a Negrito’s head but that of a very young woman, unfortunate victim of the ritual practice of ‘headhunting’, common in Borneo in the middle of the 19th century. The examination of the engraved patterns has allowed it to determine the precise origin of this ‘trophy’. Indeed, its foliate ornamentation corresponds closely to that of bamboo artefacts engraved by the Bidayuh people, who live today in the Western part of Sarawak and in the border area of West Kalimantan. As everyone knows, since the late 1920s, head-hunting is no longer part of Borneo cultural traditions.

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DR Musee des confluences

Dr Antonio Guerreiro & Lionel Crooson

THE BORNEO SKULL

The resolved enigma of

The engraved patterns corresponds closely to that of bamboo artefacts engraved by the Bidayuh people of Sarawak and the border area of West Kalimantan.

The Barber from the Aurora Hotel

By Anthony Frederick Ward

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For fifty years Mr. Chin has performed ageless rituals that fathers only share with their sons.

Kuching’ it delivers meagre, still tantalizing evidence of this legendary place’s existence, but you just might find the Aurora Barber Parlour. The Aurora Hotel ceased to exist in 1995. The Aurora Barber Parlour didn’t.

HAIR CONDITIONING

HAIR TODAY GONE TOMORROW Across two and three generations memories of the Aurora Hotel Kuching litter Sarawak like windfall apples.

Memories like ‘My father took me to have my first real haircut at the Aurora… ’ Memories that illuminate the importance of this place; as the place to go for people, and its signifcance to Kuchingites as the touchstone of sophistication, the place to go to for ballroom dancing , restaurant dining , a meeting or a haircut during very complicated times.

When you poke the internet with the magic words ‘Aurora Hotel

Chin Fui Kim was 19 in 1962 when he joined the staff of the Aurora Barber Parlour as apprentice to Mr Chang, the imported Hong Kong barber. The master of a 3 chair salon and overseer of services to its clientele of foreign guests, colonial administrators and any Sarawakian, local or visitor, who put

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high value on consistency in personal care and service.

When Mr Chin is asked what it was about the Aurora Hotel that attracted people, his answer is direct, and typically modest – “Air conditioning!”

Yes, the Aurora had this new technology. It also had 48 airconditoned rooms. A restaurant. A bar.

A ballroom… and a barbershop, and at its heart an enthusiastic community of people dedicated to creating the first ‘international standard hotel’ in Kuching. It was modernity Kuching Style.

And all available for two Sarawak dollars. “Air conditioning and hygiene!” A hard to beat combination according to Mr Chin.

LONG DAYS. SHOR.T HAIR Despite long hours, 8.00 am until 9.00 pm, Mr. Chin remembers a hard working life made pleasurable by being in the good company of his fellow workers. So good that when he left in 1988, to identify his new business with the Aurora Hotel as the Chin Liew (Aurora) Barber Parlour had as much to do with those good memories, as good business.

The master barber himself, now at 70 continues to provide the traditional male ‘de-barbarianizing’ service with an absolutely correct degree of rigorous gentility and hygiene. Inclusive of his crisp surgical white coat, mask, gently precise manner and surprisingly pop accented cloths draping you during the procedure in Takara barber chairs, exemplars of a seventies modernity.

A CLOSER SHAVE. Still using the leather strapped straight edge razor, hot towels, shaving with brush and soap, cutting with scissors, comb and clippers (albeit now electric ones). Finishing with fragrant astringent and talc.

enjoying the aroma. The sounds. It is all part of the therapy that is part of that ‘secret men’s business’ called going to the barber.

His tariff card, framed under the vintage clock offers a finite variety of services in English and Chinese. No longer two Sarawak dollars, but always affordable.

You don’t make an appointment for a barber usually - but just turn up. With three splendidly modern chairs, no waiting may be an implicit promise, there’s always some waiting, and usually only two barbers.

You wait however with some pleasure, making eye contact with other ‘patients’, sharing in the conversation overheard and being politely engaged over someone else’s lathered bristles – while skimming the reading materials available. Master Q. Newspapers.

Appropriate magazines. Quietly

THANK YOU. YOU’RE WELCOME. Ahmad Azuar Zanuddin, the friend who introduced me to the Aurora Barber Parlour is the third generation of his family to frequent it. Firstly his grand-

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father then father, at the Aurora Hotel from 1974 and since 1988 at 5-G BGN Chong Kok Moi, Jalan Rubber.

A different address perhaps, but it is still the Aurora Barber Parlour, where Mr Chin will provide locals and visitors alike with fine barbering and fine memories of a magical place and time – The Aurora.

Anthony Frederick Ward (seen in the reflection of the photo on the right) is a Lecturer in Graphic Design subjects at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak. He can normally be found blogging at http:// anthonyfward.wordpress.com.

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by Edward Lakin Mansel

‘Shortest railroad in the world’ MY FIRST ENCOUNTER with railway travel was in mid 1946 just after the war ended. I was 4 years old then. Tickets were sold at the counter and during those days there were no such ethics as to queue up in an orderly manner when buying tickets. It was more of a crowd of people elbowing each other, trying to get to the front. Sometimes, there would be scuffles and it was a frightening experience for me.

My mother and I used to travel in a mixed carriage. The first time I set my eyes on the big heavy machine was an awesome experience. It was like looking at the modern day rocket about to be launched into outer space. I could not wait to get inside the carriage.

On one of the journeys from 10th Mile to Kuching town, I was greeted with live chickens, pigs and goats destined for sale in town. The mixed carriage had wooden seats built lengthwise along the coach. There were also baskets filled to the brim with vegetables and jungle produce of all descriptions. The ride was uneven. Excited passengers , loud chatting added to the noise of the engine. Each engine could only pull 4 carriages and the seating capacity for each wagon held 40 passengers.

The third Rajah, Charles Vyner Brooke introduced this practical public transport system for the convenience of the locals in and around Kuching district. In view of the almost flat topography, a rail system seemed feasible at that era.

Track laying began in 1911 with a “light locomotive” named IDIOT. A total of 27 miles of potential

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Passenger fare from Kuching Terminal to 10th Mile was 20 cents.

tracks were surveyed but only 10 miles of rail tracks were built.

Three British-made Peckett 10ton locomotives were ordered by the Government through Borneo Company in 1914 and named Jean, Bulan (Moon) and Bintang (Star). These locomotives used coal as fuel and sparks emitted by their chimneys could be seen flying and settling on some unfortunate passengers who opted to travel on open carriages.

The Kuching Rail Terminal was located next to the Brooke Dockyard in front of the Kuching Mosque, the relics of which can be seen today. Further on two rail stations were built in 1915 and located at 3rd Mile and 7th Mile, respectively. The third station was located at 10th Mile and completed on 9 April 1916. An attempt to sabotage the railway at Mile 17 happened in 1917. Fats was spread on the tracks causing temporary closure of the rail service. In June, 1920 a frontal collision occurred between a passenger and ballast trains but nothing serious occurred. By 1922, rail service was improved by having a night train which left Kuching Terminal at 9 pm.

In 1931, when total rail operating

loss was calculated at not less than $1,063,760. Charles Vyner Brooke ordered the railway to close down. The railway was then revived by the Japanese during the war years to transport Allied prisoners-of-war work party from Batu Lintang Camp to the 7th Mile airstrip, and to carry stones from the nearby quarry for the improvement of the runway. My father died during the war and my mother and I lived with my grandfather in Kampong Quop, a Bidayuh village some 13 miles from Kuching town. Sometimes, my mother and I would spend time with another uncle in town, and so we had to shuttle between town and 10th Mile by rail.

The railway was finally closed in 1947 and what remained of the rails and other iron structures were sold to Singapore in 1959 as scrap metals. Thus ended the history of the first railway ever established in Sarawak and the fondest memories that go with it.

Edward Mansel is a Tourist and Nature guide. He is also a Speaker for the Sarawak Tourist Guides’ Association CTRE (Contuining Tourism Related Education) program on the subjects of Geology, Soils and Tropical Rainforests of Sarawak and Agricultural Crops.

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by Belinda Lim Sok Khoon

Makings of a Community THE STUTONG neighbourhood Watch was initiated in Sep– tember 2012 by a group of volunteers, who strongly be– lieved that a caring and vigilant community would help to even– tually reduce opportunities for crime in the neighbourhood, hence reclaiming a safe and secure living environment for its community.

Beware: You Are being Watched In This Neighborhood!

SNW stresses that everyone in a community should be ready and alert to look out for each other so that these perpetrators will not be able to thrive. Getting residents involved is therefore what SNW aims to gradually and persistently achieve by impressing upon the residents, the urgent need to come together and deliver a strong message to the lawbreakers that they are not ‘safe’ or free to do what they please in this community. Cliché it may be but the adage ‘together we stand, divided we fall’ is real.

Indeed, the police remain our legal law enforcers and pro– tectors against criminal injustice but very often reality tells us that we cannot totally leave our safety in the hands of the police. The community must come together and create an omnipresence to impress upon would-be per– petrators that there is constant police support and vigilance in this neighbourhood: that they have become the eyes and ears of the police, and that they are also involved and not ‘indifferent’ to the safety and security of their

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neighbours. We can begin with strategic policing - reporting suspicious individuals or activities to the police; learning to make accurate reports via the right channels; calling the right numbers.

An Omnipresence Watches This Neighbourhood!

Since SNM’s inception, collabo– rative efforts have been made to connect not only the residents of the neighbourhood, but also the police stationed at Tabuan Jaya Branch and the Kuching City South Municipal Council.

Through the fortnightly sessions held on Sundays at the Koperasi Hijau Building in Taman Stutong Indah, residents are encouraged to come.

Residents have responded and attended meetings held to exchange ideas and share their concerns and suggestions, and sometimes ‘debate’ on workable solutions to reduce the frequency of crime occurrence in their backyard. The meetings have definitely brought neighbours together; there is interaction.

Two SNW Walkabouts have resulted so far.

There was even an exercise session together. There have been exchanges of telephone numbers and email addresses.

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Networking among the residents and neighbours has begun and continue to improve. Neighbours in Stutong Indah are definitely not on their own anymore – they choose not to be!

Progress may not appear to have the desired impact as yet and may even seem painfully slow but SNW is resolved and committed to make a real and visible change. It is a pain worth carrying and we are adamant and hopeful that the negative elements of the community do not rule the day!

7 steps to GET STARTED: 1. Create a willing group of individuals and volunteers.

2. Approach the whole community with a working plan (over tea and cakes).

3. Liase with local authorities – police, town council, NGOs and the rest of the community.

4. Schedule and host meetings to bring all concerned parties together.

5. Share, discuss and plan security improvement strategies.

6. Discuss panel/banner information.

7. Establish a timeline.

8. Translating words into ACTION.

Belinda Lim Sok Khoon is a Senior Assistant (In-charge of Pre-University Students/Form 6), currently working in St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Kuching

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by Mok Yong Yaw

What is an audiologist?

AN AUDIOLOGIST IS A HEARING healthcare professional specializing in identifying, diagnosing, treating and monitoring disorders of the ear or hearing loss. A qualified audiologist holds a Bachelor Degree in Audiology. He is trained to diagnose, manage and treat hearing or balance problems with non-medical treatments such as hearing aids whereas ENT specialists use medical or surgical methods to treat ear diseases.

Usually, both parties work handin-hand to give the most desirable hearing aid for the patients.

What does an audiologist do exactly?

An audiologists diagnoses and evaluates client’s hearing through specific hearing assessment; this depends on the patient’s age and condition. For instance, Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA) would be suitable for adults, whereas Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) is appropriate for infants. Being the hearing expert, diagnosis and evaluation are carried out in a systematic approach. An audiologist will question the client’s medical history in order to comprehend his hearing health status and general medical condition. This is then followed by an ear examination using a tool called otoscope, before determining an appropriate hearing assessment. The patient will be referred to the ENT specialists should the condition require further progressive medical treatment.

When hearing aid is necessary, the audiologist would prescribe

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the most suitable hearing aid for the patient. He will also perform the fitting as well as give counseling in hearing communication strategies. Counselling is indeed a challenging task for an audiologist as certain patients are in denial and unable to accept the outcome of their diagnosis and evaluation. This is why an audiologist plays a significant role as a hearing counsellor and be able to understand the psychological aspects of a patient.

After the hearing assessment and fitting are completed, follow-up visits are required and essential for the gradual improvement of a patient’s hearing ability, along with the auditory acclimatization process. An accurate hearing system usually takes three (3)

months to learn, adapt and accept the hearing aid amplification.

Most hearing instrument aids fitted today are modifiable and adjustable to suit most users’ needs.

Sometimes, the audiologist will perform Real Ear Measurement (REM), which is useful to verify optimum amplification during the usage of the hearing aids.

Follow-up visits include reviewing the care and cleaning of the instruments, protective maintenance, troubleshooting minor problems, annual check-ups of one’s hearing, and receiving advice on listening strategies.

Mok Yong Yaw, B. Audiology (Hons), UKM, 2000 is the Senior Audiologist cum Chief Executive Officer at GNOSIS, Kuching.

He specializes in Speech Audiometry and Hearing Aid Evaluation & Counseling

36 KI&OJAZZMANIA

Jazzman Wade Schuman treats us to more than jazz...

After the Borneo Jazz Festival in Miri, we followed Hazmat Modine to Freiburg, Germany for another concert .

GERMANY: When i met Wade and Erik in Kuching after the Borneo Jazz Festival, they told me they were going on tour in Germany. When I learnt that they were going to perform on 4th June in Freiburg which was only an hour’s drive from where I was going to be then, I jumped at the chance of seeing Hazmat Modine again, and Wade kindly put us on the guests list. The Jazzhaus, located in the historical centre of the city cannot be a more different venue than the Park City Everly Hotel grounds. Instead of being surrounded by lush green vegetation, we were in an old underground brick vaulted hall with a small low stage which

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JAZZMAN from New York loves our Wilds

MIRI: Hazmat Modine whipped out the ‘bestest’ and the ‘mostest’ at the Borneo Jazz Festival 2013 in Miri, this May. Organised by the Sarawak Tourism Board, all the invited groups were of high calibre without doubt but there‘s always one that makes it to the «must have their CDs» category.

Sometimes what you hear is what you fear. The stage looks great, the established group promises a memorable evening but somehow it simply doesn’t live up to expectation. Of course, it’s all personal, one can say, and yes, because it’s personal, we will go all out when we like it. So I bought ALL their CDs at the CD Stand before Hazmat Modine had even finished their first piece on stage.

Encountering Hazmat Modine is a one way street to great jazz. There are no U-turns and you « ride on » till the very end.

Music experience with influential figures such as Joan Baez and David Bowie under their belt , your evening’s jazz entertainment of authentic « American contemporary tradition » with its mix of harmonicas to tubas to saxophones has just been granted !

Reminiscing endless weekends of all night blues and jazz, from the Blue Note Jazz Club to Jazzmania in downtown Manhattan, it tugged my heart strings listening to Wade Schuman and his band as they charged up the crowd with their performance.

Speaking with Wade in Miri and after the festival in Kuching which he finds so welcoming, he tells me that «Kuching is just like New York» because of her «multi-cultures plus all the different languages». He loves walking around as no one «stares» at his difference, «just like home».

I also discovered that Wade has a love for wild animals.

So from the concrete jungles of Manhattan to our jungles of Borneo, here are some of Wade’s interpretations of his trip in Sarawak taken with his « humble » hand phone. Marian Chin

provided a warm and intimate atmosphere. It was a perfect setting for a jazz concert, where we could appreciate the virtuosity, spontaneity and creativity of the members of Hazmat Modine much better than in a large-scale outdoor concert. The acoustics were great and allowed us to hear each nuance in the notes played, and with the proximity to the stage, we could see every facial expression of the musicians, as they projected their personalities through their music. We could sense the complicity between them: they played as if they understood perfectly where each other was going. In one of the pieces, Wade on the harmonica and

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Rachelle on the accordion conducted a captivating, seemingly improvised counterpoint instrumental dialogue. The band members looked like they were enjoying themselves as much as the audience, and one could feel the enthusiasm as the audience moved with the music. After several encores we finally had to let the band go as they had already played past the ‘curfew’. Auf Wiedersehen! We learnt later that they have a strong following in Germany where they perform regularly. They would love to perform in Sarawak again, where they can be assured of a warm welcome from us – their new fans. Hung Man-Ming

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40 AREA by AREA llll Green Road & Poh Kw

This generation will never know, but Green Road was probably green with grass once upon a time. Today, it’s one of Kuching’s oldest suburbs and a wonderful warren of maze-like lorongs (lanes) that link to other Kuching hang-outs like Satok, Stapok and MJC (Batu Kawa). Pretty good for a road named after a colour, we reckon. This issue, we take a gander at the less-known nooks and crannies of Green Road and Poh Kwong Park, a much beloved section to the greater Green Road area. Come with us and we’ll show you a secret here, a surprise there and a hidden treasure or two.

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There are generations of kids who will attest to the fun and self-discovery they have had under the watchful eyes of Master Johnny Chai, chief instructor of your friendly neighbourhood Tae Kwon Do dojo just around the corner. It started as a Tae Kwon Do Club at Green Road Secondary School. Twice a week every week, rows of kids would go through warm-up routines, learn how to punch, kick and shout “HIIIII YAH!” and

Green Road Legacies

GREEN ROAD IS THE BIRTH PLACE OF KUCHING’S OLDEST LAKSA BRAND – Swallow. The nose took the lead as schoolchildren and passers by revelled in the aroma of fresh laksa paste being churned out in bulk.

WEN FOONG STATIONERY STORE supplied generations of students for Green Road Secondary School, from guitars, to thread to pencils

No Monkeying Around at Monkey Tattoo Studio The entrance is small, inobtrusive and almost uninviting, but if you walk up the stairwell next to the graffiti that says “Monkey Tattoo Studio” in the back alley of Green Road’s Central Market, you walk into the realm of Kuching’s own internationally renowned tattoo artist, Jeremy Lo, aka Mr Monkey Tatto Studio himself.

Je started on the path of Tattoo artistry right after school. He’s a wizard with the tattooing machine, but his special forte is in the traditional Bornean hand-tapping technique. For over 15 years, Je has been travelling the world, connecting with tattoo specialists all over Europe, the USA, New Zealand, China, the Pacific Islands and beyond to hone his skills and bring Bornean body art to the world. He’s also the brainchild behind the annual tattoo expos in Kuching every year.

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to harmonicas. Those were the days before shopping malls. It closed down in the 1990s.

He sold one of the best kolomees in Green Road. His children went to school across the street. Their friends would visit and have a kolomee lunch after school. Today, his son and daughter run Sin Lian Shin. It’s still across the street from the school.

Night-time Kueh Chap with aTw ist Hop on your car for a ride to the back of Poh Kwong Park’ s old shoplots near the Poh Kwong Park pa vilion to hunt down a Kueh Ch ap stall that’s more than two decades old . For over 20 years, the neigh bourhood has been enjoying the special ‘ch icken feet’ (Yes it’s chicken feet!) in their Kueh Chap behind the shoplo ts at Poh Kwong Park. A sta ll selling only Kueh Chap and cooling Chine se herbal tea that can last for so long is truly a hidden treasure and som ething to shout about. The sta ll operates from Sunday – Friday, 5.00p m – 10.00pm.

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How much are memories worth?

Uncle Kueh has been selling fantabulously thought-evoking photos of Old Kuching from as far back as 1934. Dignitaries have offered him thousands of ringgit for one particular original photo – a postcard sent to his dad, who worked with the Land and Survey Department, dated 1934. But he chooses to share Kuching’s memories to those who would pay a small fee for his prints. So that we will continue to remember where we come from, no matter where we head towards.

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have lots of fun. More than that, they learn about themselves, discipline, the spirit of sportsmanship, confidence and respect.

And they won’t even know it till they’re grown up. What’s special about this place? Quite a few of the kids come back after college, uni and careers and take up the baton of teaching others. Or, they just come back and relive the fun!

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When hunger strikes 12

KUCHING MAY BE A TOWN of early risers and school runs, but after midnight, a new crowd is out and about and, like all Kuching people, they too must eat whatever the hour.

So, all around town are eateries catering to their tastes, serving staples like bubur and kolo mee as well as some more exotic fare. You just need to know where to find them‌

Siang Siang (Branches in BDC, MJC, Central Park and more) There seems to be a Siang Siang almost everywhere and all kinds of people find their way here in the middle of the night observing the crowd is fascinating in itself. This coffeeshop giant has most of the normal late night coffeeshop favourites but is still the only place to get a fresh coconut at 3am.

Tian Lee Food Court (Padungan) Officially known as Tian Lee Food Court, but affectionately known as Home Cook, this is a late night specialist. Located at the end of Jalan Padungan next to the tourist favourite, the Giant Cat Statue, this is a short crawl from the nightspots of Travillion. You can choose from chicken rice, lok lok and kolok mee.

There is even a Muslim food stall in amongst the purveyors of pork (a real example of Satu Malaysia).

But the laksa is the big draw: enjoy it at a table under the stars!

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midnight... PART 2 / by Karen Shepherd Green Road Food Court (Green Road) Long after the bustle of Green Road’s many eating establishments has died down, one lone contender stays open until the wee hours. The unimaginatively titled Green Road Food Court is not a place of beauty, with buzzing fluorescent lights and plastic tables ranged down a side alley. But the bubur here comes in a claypot, bubbling and seething like a cauldron. At 3am, it is magical!

Planet Sambal (Jalan Padungan)

RJ Ayam Bakar (Abell Road)

Squeezed in amongst the drinking holes on Jalan Padungan is Planet Sambal. From the outside, the pink neon sign suggests another club, but the inside is a charming restaurant, decorated with oversized chandeliers and white garden furniture, giving it the air of an old, English tea room with a modern twist.

However, on this planet, it is the place for a 24-hour curry fix – be warned, your tolerance for chilli needs to be considerable. There is an all-night buffet featuring about 20 different dishes (all of them spicy!) but you can wash these down with a freshly-squeezed fruit juice. But despite this huge choice, the laksa is still the firm favourite, second only to the somewhat bizarre combination of Pisang Goreng with cheese. Truly East meets West.

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Abell Road is always busy and RJ Ayam Bakar is always packed. This place is a perfect blend of old and new.

The menu is traditional: ikan bakar, ayam penyet, otak otak. The chairs are pure old town kopitiam. The walls are covered with black and white prints of classic movie stars – James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and even Farrah Fawcett. But the crowd is definitely young, urban Kuching..

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The Nyonya (Continued from the previous issue of KINO)

His business as a general provisions merchant with Europeans made him conscious of his own limitations which he hoped to overcome by the education of his son.

Although in the boys’ school, I still accompanied Sarah to hers until we were both growing up and began to feel shy of being seen together in public, or of being teased by our friends. Nevertheless, we continued to see each other as often as we could. In spite of the fact that Sarah was a Eurasian and two years my senior, and I a full-blooded Chinese, we appeared to be so right for each

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other that everyone thought we would eventually marry. This did not come about, and you will learn the reason later on. Years later when I thought about those days, what struck me as strange, was that although neither my parents nor Auntie Nona ever raised objections to Sarah and I being together as we grew up, they also never encouraged closer friendship between us.

Soon after Sarah’s marriage my father began to look for a girl from a good family for me. My English education notwithstanding, I bowed to the wisdom of my elders.

Auntie Nona continued to love me over the years and her visits now included my wife and children. To them she was grand-aunt and on them she showered gifts as she had done me. We have been tradesmen in Sarawak for three generations, beginning with my grandfather. Father’s elder brother having died without male issue, the management of the family business and the discharge of responsibilities as head of the house fell on him after grandfather. And from father I, as the only son, in turn inherited the same business and responsibilities when he passed on shortly after mother.

Thanks to the training under my father and a series of good fortunes, the business has thrived and now there are branches in Sibu and Miri.

Auntie Nona had implicit faith in me, and from time to time consulted me about her financial affairs.

Her husband had left her a large sum of money. With this she had bought herself a large house, some other property and a rubber garden.

She also gave out loans on sound security. My father used to counsel her on her investments and the management of her property. Now she sought guidance from me and preferred my judgment to that of Sarah’s husband.

Although she was a young woman of thirty when she become a widow, she never remarried but devoted all her time to Sarah. After Sarah’s marriage Auntie Nona lived alone, except for her servant and companion. She hardly ever entertained at home and when she went out it was either to visit our family or to accompany my mother to some of their friends’ card parties.

Unlike the nyonyas of her time she always played for small stakes, and obviously did so to kill time. She was not particular whether she won or lost. In this way she really did not belong to the inner circle of enthusiastic gamblers and her presence or absence was not usually missed.

She did not mind.

I was not surprised that Auntie Nona had named me and another old friend of hers co-executors of her will. She had left her cash and valuables to Sarah. The rubber garden was to be sold and the proceeds utilized to commence a fund for the education of Sarah’s two children, as their father was not doing too well. The house and the other property were bequeathed to Sarah and her children in equal shares, subject to the proviso that they were not to be sold till the children had attained majority.

(To be continued in the next issue)

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