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History and Mystery ... SANTUBONG was my favourite childhood holiday destination. There were of course Ranchang Pool and Matang and car rides "up country" for day trips to "makan-angin" as we say in Malay or "sheet-foong" in my Hakka Chinese dialect, which simply means to enjoy the breeze. Almost every school holiday, our family, the whole jingbang of eight children, Mom, Dad and that pot of cooked chicken curry would travel by "katak" boat to Santubong. Oh how sweet that salty air, that fabulous horizon and then for the child that I was then, that mysterious even scary feeling at night in that huge bungalow... and to think that Alfred Russel Wallace had stayed in this very building... KINO kicks off its second year with more to offer! A new section "History and Mystery" will follow us till the end of the year with four amazing tales about Kuching history, starting with Santubong by Anthony Sebastian. (pg. 18-22). With wide opened arms, we welcome "Boey" (pg.5), Malaysia's internationally acclaimed artist most known for his foam cup illustrations and autobiographical graphic novels, "When I was a Kid 1 & 2". Although he lives in California, Boey's childhood memories of Penang (and multiple visits to Kuching) truly mirror our very own. Here's Boey's self introduction to KINO readers with the above illustration. "Endangered Trades" find Mr. Abu Bakar Rajab on his "putu mayung" motorbike selling this "I remember when" snack. (pg. 36-37) "The Wise Traveller" by Alan Lau gives us a tongue-in-cheek report on how he survived the hard sale of a carpet salesman in Turkey. (pg. 23) Last but not least, our cover feature "Rice to the Occasion" celebrates Gawai. A culturally enticing article, The Rice Harvest Festival, takes us far out into the fields and to the dining table. From "padi" to "nasi", we are drawn not only to the aroma of the "Nasi Tumpie" but to the warmth and gentility of our Dayak communities (pg. 26-30). Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai!
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Sarawak Health Marathon An event to upgrade and promote sports, recreation and tourism in Sibu. WHERE: SIBU WHO: Extreme Marathon Sports Club CONTACT: Mr. Tang Kah Seng 019-818 1129
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Bung Bratak Day About 200 years ago, the Bidayuh built a fort and a settlement on top of Mount Bratak, otherwise known as Bung Bratak in their dialect. Their descendants now inhabit 30 villages in the district of Bau. Each year they recall their history and foster brotherhood among the Bidayuh with a festival on the mountain. Join them in their ancestral home as they make the half-hour
ascent to the mountain peak to stage traditional games and dances and enjoy local delicacies. WHERE: BAU – Bung Bratak (Gunung Bratak) Kpg. Tembawang Sauh WHO: Kuching Resident Office CONTACT: 082-442263
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Miri May Fest 2014 Miri acquired its city status on 20 May 2005. Miri City Council has organised various kinds of programmes to commemorate Miri City Day. Miri City Council has obtained one (1) Record in Malaysia Book of Records on its celebration held in Year 2007, Five (5) Records in Year 2010 and another Two (2) Records in Year 2012. Various entertainment programmes, promotional sales, sport, cultural, recreational, social activities will be organised by various
government agencies, NGOs, social clubs and commercial houses at various locations in Miri throughout the month of May under the banner of Miri May Fest. This annual programme started in Year 1989. WHERE: MIRI WHO: Miri City Council CONTACT: Public Relations Section, Miri City Council 085-424 111 or mirimc@miricouncil.gov.my
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World Harvest Festival 2014 Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) will once again play host to the World Harvest Festival (WHF) 2014 on May 2nd till 4th, held to steer and commemorate the unique Gawai or Harvest Festival, celebrated by most of the ethnic community of Sarawak.
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Borneo Jazz Festival 2014 Miri International Jazz Festival is now known as Borneo Jazz! This change is to reflect the growing stature of the festival among leading jazz festivals in the region. ‘Borneo’ gives a unique positioning of Sarawak among jazz music aficionados. With this, comes a reimaging to reflect the vibrancy of the festival and the destination. Be prepared for exciting things to come as we bring you a richer experience at the Borneo Jazz. Do not miss the magic of Borneo and what this exciting destination can offer as you groove to the music in this land where adventure lives… WHERE: MIRI – Venue TBA HOW MUCH: http://www.jazzborneo.com/ WHO: Sarawak Tourism Board CONTACT: 082 423 600
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8th Miri City International Deep Sea Fishing Tournament 2014 Miri City International Deep Sea Fishing Tournament held in Miri offshore water features Luconia Shoals that attracts international anglers from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brunei as well as Malaysia. Record catch (2012) = 61.8 kg Giant Grouper. WHERE: MIRI – Miri Marina Bay / Miri Offshore: Luconia Shoals HOW MUCH: Individual: RM400 per person (excludes boat rental fee), early bird RM350. Team: Additional RM100 per person (excludes boat rental fee). WHO: Miri Anglers Club CONTACT: Simon Wee 085-661676 or mirianglersclub@gmail.com or http://www.mirianglersclub.com/
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Pesta Benak (Tidal Bore Festival) Pesta Benak is one of Sarawak's iconic events and celebrated on a grand scale. Centered in Sri Aman, there will be a longboat paddling competition, tidal bore surfing, water sports, food and trade fair and; nightly entertainment. Two new activities for this year are a body-building contest and hot air balloon rides. Sri Aman is located about 194km from Kuching and the road journey takes 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Catch the bus service at Kuching Sentral WHERE: SRI AMAN – Batang Lupar River Front at Sri Aman Town WHO: Pejabat Residen Bahagian Sri Aman CONTACT: Zaidi Bin Sarkawi 083-323 366 or zaidis2@sarawak.gov.my http://www.sriamanro.sarawak.gov.my/
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Afternoon @ Museum Afternoon @ Museum presents: "The Importance of Natural History Collections" by Dr.Peter Wimberger, Director of Slater Museum, Tacoma Washington. Open to the public. WHERE: KUCHING - Nibong Gallery, Natural History Building, Sarawak Museum HOW MUCH: Free WHO: Friends of Sarawak Museum (FOSM) CONTACT: Louise 012-855 0588 or fosmuseum@gmail.com
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Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA) 2014 The steady economic progress of the Asia-Pacific region over the past few decades has brought about major investment in the healthcare and education sectors. This is the opportune time to take stock of the progress in Family Medicine education in the region, from undergraduate teaching to postgraduate education and Continuing
MAYJUNJUL2014WHAT’SUP-IN-OUT&AROU Professional Development. WONCA 2014 will provide an excellent platform for family physicians and trainees to update their knowledge and skills to best serve their patients on the frontline. WHERE: KUCHING – Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) HOW MUCH: http://www.wonca2014kuching. com.my/index.php WHO: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia CONTACT: Conference Secretariat 03- 2162 0566 or wonca2014@console.com.my
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Rock On 5 (Fairy Cave Festival) The festival highlights interesting activities such as cultural performance, traditional food selling and traditional sports like rice pounding and
gasing competition. The main focus of the event is rock climbing. Rock climbing is a rare experience for first timers and a true attraction for both local and international extreme sport participants. The Fairy Cave itself is also a must visit cave. WHERE: BAU – Fairy Cave, Krokong WHO: Jointly Organised by The Krokong Community Centre and Rock Climbing Club CONTACT: Penghulu Dahoi ak Nyawen 019-875 7570 or samjun67@yahoo.com
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Rafting Challenge Batang Sadong/Sungai Kayan Serian 2013 A rafting competition whereby 3-5 members in a group of participants will get the chance to manoeuvre the raft through Kayan/Batang
Sadong River once used by riverine communities. WHERE: SERIAN WHO: Serian District Council In Collaboration With The Divisional Tourism Task Group (DTTG) CONTACT: David Anak Landong 082-874 154 or davidl3@sarawak.gov.my
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Sebuyau Festival 2014 This festival consists of local activities such as regatta, community sport and stage show. WHERE: SIMUNJAN – Sebuyau Town WHO: Sebuyau Sub-district Officer CONTACT: Ms Patricia Ngali 082-803 602
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Momentum Series 3 (21km)
UNDKUCHINGMAYJUNJUL2014 This is a non competitive event to promote the first Kuching full marathon in August 2014. All finishers will receive a finishers certificate and medal. WHERE: KUCHING – MBKS HOW MUCH: Registration Fee RM40 (includes free dri-fit Brooks tshirt worth RM49) WHO: Jointly organised by GSK and Revolution Run Co. CONTACT: Albert Tan 016-589 2233, Agu Heng 016-866 5616, Christopher Sia 012-856 9380, G.S. Kee 012-887 0436.
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Irau Aco Lun Bawang (Pesta Lun Bawang) This festival is traditionally a celebration of the rice harvest but now it showcases a variety of Lun Bawang cultural activities and events such as Ruran Ulung (beauty pageant contest) and nguip suling (bamboo musical instrument band). WHERE: LIMBANG – Pekan Lawas WHO: Lun Bawang Association CONTACT: Mr. Ipoi Datan 019-888 2428 or ipoid@sarawak.gov.my Promosi Kraf (Batik) Malaysia 2014 (call for dates) This programme is jointly organized by Miri City Council and Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Malaysia, Cawangan Sarawak. Numerous batik makers from various states will be participating in this annual event in conjunction with Miri May Fest. WHERE: MIRI – Miri Handicraft Centre WHO: Miri City Council and Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Malaysia, Cawangan Sarawak. CONTACT: Public Relations Section, Miri City Council 085-424 111 or mirimc@miricouncil.gov.my LAWAS FESTIVAL (call for dates) A festival that features various events such as Lawas Regatta, Lawas Kitchen and exhibition. WHERE: LAWAS DISTRICT, LIMBANG WHO: Lawas District Office CONTACT: Siti Rohana Binti Tuah 019-875 7212 or 085-283103 or sitirt@sarawak.gov.my KINO www.kuchinginandout.com 9
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Hari Alam Sekitar The event aims at educating the public to protect and safeguard the environment particularly for the future generation. Various educational and recreational activities will be held during this event. WHERE: KUCHING – Sarawak State Library WHO: Kuching North City Hall CONTACT: 082-446 688
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Sibu International Dance Festival (SIDF) This festival is a showcase of all kinds of dance traditional and modern, for all age groups, races and cultures, both locally and internationally. Sibu International Dance Festival was held in Sibu starting 2013 after a successful private initiated debut in 2012. It’s a platform of interaction for pursuits in art and education of dance form around the world and an ideal avenue for exchanges in creativity, friendship, and displays the diversity of dance. This year, six dance troupes from Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Sibu will join seven foreign ones. They are Ku and Dancers and Tsoying High School, Taiwan, Wu Yue Dance Studio Arts and Frontier Danceland, Singapore, Thaksin University Songkla, Thailand, Guangzhou Art School,China, Papartelis, Lithuania, Geethashankaran from Kuala Lumpur, Foon Yew High School Ku Lai Dance Society and FY Dance Ensemble from Johor, and from Sibu, SHDT, Sri Swangsa and Sibu Martial Art (Quan Shu) Association. The festival aims to: Activate the activity of art and culture in the central region. Broaden the vision of people in the performing arts. Promote Sibu through the festival. WHERE: SIBU – Sibu Civic Centre WHO: Hornland Dance Theatre CONTACT: Mr. Cheng Ing Kuan 016-893 7614 or sidfestival@hotmail.com, http://sidfestival.com/
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Buffalo Race Festival (Adau Gayo Babulang) Pesta Babulang & Lumba Kerba is a buffalo race festival which is significant to the Bisaya community in Limbang. Organised by the Bisaya Association as a means to promote tourism in this area. The highlight of 2013 festival is the buffalo race involving teams from Limbang, Sabah and Brunei trying to outrace each other riding on bare buffalo back. This year’s three-day celebration will include various activities such as cultural performances, a cooking contest, a beauty pageant, a handicrafts exhibition and lucky draws. Another highlight of the festival is ‘Ratu Babulang’ that draws many Bisaya lasses to vie for this annual beauty crown. WHERE: LIMBANG – Kampung Batu Danau
WHO: Bisaya Sarawak Association, D/A Pejabat Bahagian Miri CONTACT: Mr. Antonio Kahti Galis 019-874 06965 or antonikg@sarawak.gov.my
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Samarahan Bike Challenge 2014 Organised to encourage cycling activities as a way to exercise among the local community as well as a leisure activity among the youth. WHERE: SAMARAHAN – Desa Ilmu, Kota Samarahan WHO: Samarahan District Council CONTACT: Mr. Mohd Hadi 082-671 105 http://www.samarahando@sarawak.gov.my 1Malaysia Dance & Gendang Tandak Bermukun Festival
To showcase Samarahan as a vibrant town with knowledge of traditional diversity. Kota Samarahan is also famous for its cultural activity called "Bermukun". WHERE: KOTA SAMARAHAN - Summer Shopping Mall WHO: Samarahan District Council CONTACT: Mr. Bolhassan Bin Mohammad 082-671 023 or http://www.samarahando@sarawak.gov.my
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Rainforest World Music Festival 2014 The Rainforest World Music Festival is a unique festival that brings together on the same stage world renowned musicians from all continents and indigenous musicians from the interiors of the mythical island of Borneo. Its formula of afternoon informative workshops, ethno-musical lectures, jamming sessions and mini concerts, followed by evening performances on the main stage has proven to be a hit with the audience, who come from near and far. The festival site also sets up a variety of food and drink stalls, an arts and crafts area as well as a counter for festival memorabilia, Sarawak souvenirs and CDs by the performing artists, all this contributing to a fun filled, wholesome festival experience. World Music plus a country fair atmosphere in the midst of lush greenery. The Rainforest World Music Festival, a not-to-bemissed occasion, guarantees a smashing time in the heart of the Borneo Jungle. WHERE: KUCHING – Sarawak Cultural Village WHO: Sarawak Tourism Board CONTACT: http://www.rwmf.net/
11th Borneo International Yachting Challenge 2014 Borneo International Yachting is the first truly international yachting event in the waters of Borneo. It is a joint effort of two Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, the Federal Territory of Labuan and neighbouring country Brunei. Since 2003 we have had an average of 20 boats from all over the world participating, from as far as St Vincent. This year the start of the race has been timed to coincide with the schedule of Sail Malaysia Passage to the East Rally, so it is expected many more cruising yachts will join for some friendly racing. WHERE: MIRI – LABUAN – KOTA KINABALU WHO: Sarawak Yachting Association CONTACT: Mr. Michael Veno 085-423 033 or mveno9@gmail.com
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Borneo World Music Expo (BWME2014) Borneo World Music Expo consists of a trade fair, musical showcases, conferences, exhibitions and networking sessions. It brings together the worlds of traditional, ethnic, folk and roots music to Kuching, Sarawak for the 3-day event.The expo is the first of its kind to be organized in South East Asia. The exposition is the prelude to Sarawak's iconic music festival; the Rainforest World Music Festival which will take place two days later. This annual event is intended to serve as a platform to expose South East Asia ethnic musicians to the international market. Borneo World Music Expo is organised by Sarawak Tourism Board and supported by the Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB).
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Hari Gawai Open House A programme that brings together people from all walks of life to celebrate Tadau Kaamatan and Gawai Dayak as well as to foster unity and harmony of the 1Malaysia spirit. The programme includes cultural performances with traditional delicacies served to guests. WHERE: KUCHING CONTACT: http://www.vmy2014.com/see-and-do/ events-and-festivals/top-50-events-and-festivals/
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International Dance for Humanity Non-stop dancing event participated by various different dance troupes/groups from many regions of the world. Together for International Peace & Harmony. MRC, Miri Chapter has been organizing this event since 2004 known as the 'Dance for Humanity' to promote understanding through cultural dances. Local dancing troupes representing various social, ethnic and cultural groups have been giving us enthusiastic participation to showcase their performance, which in itself is a great edu-entertainment. The overwhelming support and popularity of the event has prompted the Chapter to organize this year's event on a larger scale to include
participation from international community by upgrading the event as the International Dance For Humanity'. WHERE: MIRI – Miri Indoor Stadium WHO: Malaysian Red Crescent Miri Chapter CONTACT: Mdm. Jacqueline 085-428 032/411 121 or mrcmiri@streamyx.com Borneo Highlands Padawan Nature Challenge 2014 The Borneo Highlands Padawan Nature Challenge 2014 is a cycling and trekking adventure with different categories for experts, amateurs and those who love the natural environment. The Challenge gives an opportunity for nature lovers and adventurous individuals to be close to Mother Nature and to experience the environmental and adventure
tourism aspects of Padawan (Including Borneo Highlands Resort). Main Objectives: To promote the interest for nature, adventure, sports and healthy lifestyle to the general public. To promote Padawan area (including Borneo Highlands Resort) as a place for eco-adventure tourism. To promote and encourage collaboration between public and private sector to promote eco-tourism in Sarawak. WHERE: PADAWAN - Kampung Annah Rais & Borneo Highlands Resort WHO: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) & Borneo Highlands Resort (BHR) CONTACT: Mr. Bernard Tiang 082-577 930 / 578 930 or enquiry@borneohighlands.com.my or https://www.facebook.com/naturechallenge
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Gawai Carnival REDEEMS This is an annual Gawai Carnival to showcase the rich authentic Dayak Bidayuh culture, tradition and heritage. Its aim is to promote tourism and to further enhance goodwill among other races. Gawai Carnival Redeems is an annual Gawai carnival organised by REDEEM and has grown in popularity and size by leaps and bounds since its inception in 2006. This is due to the fact that it is truly promoting and reflecting genuine traditional festivals culture and sports of the natives of Borneo and Malaysia, particularly the Bidayuh tribe. It is also held in a very fitting rural setting. Objectives are :Showcase authentic Dayak Bidayuh culture, tradition, food, craft; Encourage better cooperation, integration, unity among the people involved; Promote goodwill among all races; Develop tourism product and promote tourism industry in rural areas. WHERE: BAU – Redeems Centre, Kpg. Apar Singai, Bau WHO: Association of Research and Development Movement of Singai Sarawak CONTACT: 082-461 757 or n2tasikbiru@gmail.com or http://www.redeems.my/
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Birumuh Festival 2014 The purpose of this festival is to showcase the food, cultural and handicraft of the community in conjunction with Gawai Dayak Celebration. The event also includes parade, cultural performance and exhibition. WHERE: SERIAN – Serian Community Hall WHO: Serian District Office CONTACT: Mr. Charlie Unggang 013-804 8566 Cultural Fiesta & Traditional Dance Competition 2014 (call for dates)
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To showcase the rich tradition of the local community. To promote and preserve the traditional culture of the various ethnic groups. To attract foreign and domestic tourists. To create a harmonious atmosphere and foster greater co-operation among the youth in particular. WHERE: SERIAN – Serian Community Hall WHO: Serian District Council CONTACT: Mr. David Ak Landong 019-848 7326 / 084-874 154
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Borneo Bird Race 2014 The first international Borneo Bird Race 2014, that sees participants from 12 countries travel more than 1000 kilometres in search of more than 400 species of birds in a wide range of habitats from the coastal regions, freshwater swamps, lowland forests, to the hills and mountain ranges of Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei. At the end of the day, each team will enjoy the beauty of the flora as they count the numbers of recorded species of birds, and the longest list shall earn the prestigious "Bornean Bristlehead Trophy". WHERE: KUCHING – National & Wildlife Park WHO: Ministry of Tourism Sarawak CONTACT: Mr. Rickson Jauk 082-319 306
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Gawai Bung Jagoi This celebration is to mark the end of harvesting season, it is very rich in cultural influences. Organised by the local community, the festival was first introduced in 2009 with the aim of showcasing the colourful culture and tradition of the Bidayuh community. Since then, the festival has attracted scores of visitors and in turn, it has helped to boost the local tourism activities in the area. WHERE: BAU – Bung Jagoi WHO: Jagoi Development and Heritage Committee CONTACT: Mr. Robert 012-886 7763
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by Laurence Jong Choon Jin
ExCat: Chicken Rice in Hong Kong My name is Laurence Jong Choon Jin. I was from a small farming village in Samarahan Nonok. My parents were farmers and we grew cocoa and coconut on our land. I have seven other siblings and I am number five. My kampung school was Chung Hua Semera, and later I studied at Sekolah Menengah, Tun Haji Openg Stamping, Kuching. Growing up, we thought about working for a living and being a chef was the best thing to get into. My youth was simple and happy-go-lucky. After a short experience in a seafood restaurant in Kuching on Tanah Merah Road, I joined my brother in Brunei for a year. Then I traveled to Taiwan to search for more experience, after which I returned to Kuching. But adventure and better overseas job opportunities took me to Singapore, working in factories and eventually, going back to cooking again. It was while I was in Singapore that my passion for cooking Singapore Chicken Rice started. I was trained under the experienced hands of the Mandarin Hotel Chicken Rice “See Foo”. At 26, I was sure that Chicken Rice would be the thing for me to put my time and energy into. After 18 years in this trade (I cannot believe it, but I am already 44 years old), I can now say that I am an expert in Singapore Chicken Rice. The type of rice, and the quality and age of the chicken makes a lot of difference. In Hong Kong, everyone loves chicken and they can tell the
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quality of the chicken easily. They are very particular about freshness and the fat content of the bird. I was trained to debone a chicken under a certain time limit. This is crazy but important when you need to serve so many meals in an hour. My best time to debone a whole chicken is 1 minute and 37 seconds. Only during the SARS scare no chicken was on sale. However, after it was over… oh my goodness, every day we never had enough chicken to sell. Chinese people are never sick of chicken meat. I know of a guy who can eat chicken rice every day. They enjoy the garlic chili, sweet thick soya sauce and the ginger sauce. I miss Kuching. I miss the warm
hearted people, the friendliness and of course, my family. Country folks are very different from city folks. We smile and laugh more. Just getting together over a home cooked meal is a happy and satisfying occasion. I remember all of that and I know Kuching will always be home in my heart. My parents are getting old. I visit them over the Chinese New Year and whenever I can. They are expecting that I will return one day. Life is very hectic and busy in Hong Kong... too much! I am now the Head Chef... ha! ha! Chicken Rice only lah! and a trainer for the chain restaurant I am working for. One day, hopefully soon, I will go back to Kuching to stay! A simple life… that is the best! KINO
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by Stella Chin
Seeing rainbows I know an egg seller who amassed enough money to send his daughter to an Australian university. With limited opportunities in the government funded colleges and universities, we see the sacrifice of parents who work to the bone to afford their children a ‘better life’. Or is it? Is overseas education the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that it is made out to be? Or is it the dangerous minefield of undesirable western bad habits and mindsets which are caught like an infection. Studying abroad in the old days was a privilege and source of great pride for both parent and child. It marks the pinnacle of ‘successful parenting’ to see a tassled square hat at an awkward angle on your progeny’s head with trembling hands clutching a role of paper that spells” degree’. But as with everything in life there is a trade off. Know this, once your child goes ‘overseas’ you cut off the umbilical cord for good. You are no longer able to oversee much except to be trusting that the “watsapp” message that asks for money to be banked in means they are doing alright . You have to trust that they are not cutting class, smoking, drinking, or horrors, doing drugs. And you have to remain assured that they somehow remember who they were brought up to be; that there remains an invisible cord we can tug at to remind them they are precious and loved... as
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they are. And you secretly hope that they come to realise that western individualism and narcissism is not all that it is cracked up to be; but that respecting family traditions is cool, and religion is not old fashioned. This is said with a tinge of irony because we work hard to give them a ‘good education’ and it all culminates in the great big shiny university a long plane ride away. To a place where all our fears and anxieties buzz around like annoying mosquitoes on a hot day. I am a product of western overseas education. As far as I know it has stood me in good stead professionally. But I realise that I lost much of my identity in the process. I see it as a first rite of passage. Something akin to the way certain African tribes initiate their pubescent males into adulthood with circumcision and face paint. My second rite of passage began when I returned
home, got married and started a family. This is when I regained consciousness . My second daughter is now about to embark upon this same first rite of passage. Just like her parents and brother before her she will be going overseas to study in a few months. I have yet to ask her what she expects from this experience but I know she is excited at this new chapter of her life. Quality education aside, most living skills are learned outside the classroom. I am hopeful that as my princess sheds her ‘home grown self’ and steps out she will stand tall. And learn that even if the pot of gold is nowhere in sight we will always be able to see rainbows wherever we go. My ultimate KINO sacrifice is letting go. Stella Chin is a lawyer and a happy wife and mother of 3 children who enjoys writing, while dancing keeps her on her toes.
18 KINO HISTORY & MYSTERY
by Anthony Sebastian
Old town by the Not many know that Kuching is one of Malaysia’s oldest settlements. Even fewer know Kuching’s history, the events that have shaped it, and the people, like Alfred Wallace and Eduardo Beccari, who walked its streets. This series of four articles explores some of these events, and some of the people whose names have largely been lost in time. It brings to life characters, places, buildings and events, and it does this through stories and mysteries. The series begins with Old town by the sea, heading to Sarawak’s oldest town, Santubong. The next tells of Lopez and Ali, two characters who interacted with Beccari and Wallace on Serapi and Serambu. The third, Beasts of Lore, explores the uniquely Sarawakian connection between animals and people through beliefs, iconography and rituals. The series ends with a journey, The heritage we live within, through some of the mysteries of Kuching’s built-up heritage.
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“Hiram told me this was the best place to see this mountain in its full splendour. He was right!” the English gentlemen remarked, tracing its jagged outline in the air with his finger. “Indeed, it is really beautiful. A real delight!” replied his companion, leaning against the same log. “This has to be the most peaceful spot in Sarawak, the perfect place to rest. I want to be buried here”. And so he was. The year was 1860. There’s little telling of who this man was, except that he was an (continued) officer in the Brooke administration, and was
This series of four articles begins with Santubong...
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...“let me show you something that’s pointing to the mountain. “This is where the
Arabian Dhow 9th Century, Oman. Wooden boat with cotton sails. This is a model, based on the Belitung Wreck. Sailships like this came to Santubong, bringing wares to trade, and buying goods to take back.
Blue and White Ceramic Dish Glazed Stoneware with Cobalt-blue pigment Tang Dynasty, 825 – 850AD; Gongxian Kilns, Henan Province, China A typical ceramic dish retrieved from the Belitung Wreck. Dishes like this were traded in Santubong.
one of many who were touched by a magical mountain. 150 years later, this intriguing tale of a lost grave, and one of the earliest mentions of Mount Santubong, is yet another mystery that surrounds Kuching’s iconic mountain. The war is over, and the Kingdom of Sarawak has been handed over to Britain. It is 1946. Life in Kuching settles, and dormant activities slowly resume. Tom assumes the position of curator of the Sarawak Museum. He soon begins archaeological excavations on Santubong. What he finds is truly astounding. By 1949, Malaysia’s largest archaeological site has been discovered. It yields 130,000 pieces of earthenware shards, and 8,000 pieces of Chinese porcelain. They discover iron smelting factories, and 40,000 tons of slag, a by-product of iron smelting. By 1966, they have added boulders with carvings and writings on them, and the delightful picture rock (Batu Gambar), a basrelief carving of a spread-eagled figure with a headdress. Santubong has been placed on the world map, a 5th century trading post that still exists 1,600 years later. It appears it reached its zenith, a thriving cosmopolitan town, between the 10th and 13th centuries. Then it vanished, or at least all records of it disappeared. I don’t have a time-travel app, but I can travel back to the 11th century, to Santubong, in my mind. Snap, and I’m walking down main street, old Santubong. An Arab merchant sailing ship arrived this morning, and the town is abuzz. The ship’s crew are busy unloading large woven baskets. The tide is out, and it’s a long walk to the cluster of wooden buildings nestled www.kuchinginandout.com KINO 20
still a mystery… can you see that we are standing on a line right here”, boats landed...”, explained Sherman.
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back amongst the trees and coconut palms. As I stroll down the busy street, I hear Chinese, Arabic and Indian tongues. Do I hear Iban too? I step into a thatched hut selling wares. “What are these?” I ask a skinny Chinese man, picking up a short strip of black, heavy stone. “Iron” he replies. “But, these have been sold”, pointing to the ship out there. “Come back next week, I’ve got more coming then”. “And this? What in the world is this?”. “Ah, that is the horn of a rhinoceros! That’s not for sale”. “Where did you get this?” I asked, intrigued. “The natives bring it in, from somewhere deep in the forest. I only get one or two every year. I’m keeping this for my friend. His ship is expected to arrive in three months”. He added helpfully “If you’re interested in some porcelain plates, head to Ah Meng’s shop over there, by the stream”. I walk past several thatched abodes, towards Ah Meng’s. Along the way, I notice a group of men outside one hut, pacing away impatiently. I stop, and ask “What’s going on folks?” “You come back later” one man barks at me. “She’s busy now. There are so many of us!” I nod knowingly, and push off. Ah Meng’s hut is full of the same woven reed baskets I saw being off-loaded from the dhow. “Can I help you?’ welcomes Ah Meng. “I have beautiful plates from Changsha, and fine blue bowls from Jiangsu” he explains, pulling out different items from different baskets. “No thanks, I’m just browsing” I say, and leave. Wow, that was like shopping in Takashimaya! My thoughts wander to the mystery of the Belitung Wreck, an Arab dhow discovered in 1998, close to Belitung island, just off KINO www.kuchinginandout.com 21
Bako-Buntal Bay Santubong seen from Bako-Buntal Bay. Every year, in November and December, a tidal phenomenon occurs, where the sea recedes to its lowest levels. During this time, it is possible to walk from the village of Buntal right across the bay to the village of Bako. Walk fast, it's about 11km across.
western Borneo. It sank in 830, with its entire cargo intact. It was packed to its deck with ceramics from different parts of China. No one has been able to explain why this dhow was so far off the known sailing routes between China and the middle-east. Well, Belitung is not far from Santubong. I wonder… (continued)
KINO HISTORY & MYSTERY 22 (continued) I’m back. Its 2010. Sherman pulls away at a tangle of roots, exposing a boulder on the shoreline. “My goodness, that’s a human face” I exclaim. “Yup” Sherman says, “and this face was carved by early indigenous peoples of Sarawak. Go to the museum, and you’ll see masks just like these. Iban masks,” explains Sherman with a smile. I smile too. Clearly Santubong’s history is not just that of foreign traders, but very much Sarawak’s own history. That’s a warm feeling of pride deep inside. Sherman slaps me on the back “let me show you something that’s still a mystery… can you see that we are standing on a line right here”, pointing to the mountain. “This is where the boats landed. Follow this line straight to the peak of Santubong, and you find stone carvings, a tantric shrine, a cluster of habitations of some sort, and a stone-lined path heading up the mountain”. I wonder what the line’s significance could be. I guess we have much more to learn about the Santubong of antiquity. The year is 1966. Up on the hill, Tom and Stanley are in the midst of unearthing Bongkissam and its Candi. Down by the beach, a little boy is lifted on his daddy’s shoulders, and carried from the tongkang to the shore. Delight shines on his face as he
The author at the age of four years old, building sand castles on the beach of Santubong.
plays in the water, building sand turrets on a rock. That trip deeply imprinted upon him an image of a soaring mountain, gentle waves and swaying coconut trees. He fell in love with Santubong then, but didn’t know it. He does now. Today, look KINO into his eyes and you will see the same delight. Tony Sebastian was born in Sibu, grew up in Marudi, Limbang and Serian. Nature his profession, history his passion, Kuching his home. A naturalist, traveller and writer, Tony's love for Sarawak is evident in the way he brings its tales to life.
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23 KINOTHE WISE TRAVELLER
by Alan Lau
Magic Carpet Ride From Turkey With Love
October 23rd, 2013 Istanbul - that magical, spicy word, resonant with history and images. The air itself was thick with legends - you could reach out with a hand and grab them out of the air in fistfuls. With a celebrated history going back 3,000 years, you would expect nothing less. Roman fragments jostle with Ottoman baths, Byzantine ruins with baroque-style palaces, and everywhere the hectic hustle and bustle of contemporary Turkish life handcarts, kebab shops, fabric merchants, touts, and cellphone shops. The air too was thick with scents and sounds - grilled corn and pide sold in steaming carts, piles of pomegranates and oranges, and vendors calling out their wares in singsong Turkish. And all this took place against the ever-present background of the Sea of Marmara and the fabled Bosphorus straits in ever-changing colours; on this sunny autumn day, it’s a steel blue against the azure sky. Istanbul is at once a modern city as well as the city it has always been - old Istanbul, and before that the legendary city of Constantinople. But right now I was encountering a very different part of legendary Istanbul. I found myself sitting in a carpet shop, drinking a cup of apple tea that I didn’t ask for, and being shown a selection of carpets that I had no intention of buying. I was being given that most exquisite of Turkish tortures: the carpet hard sell. It started innocently enough. After a long day browsing the scattered fragments of Byzantine history, I happened to pause by a stone tower - one of the inexplicable ancient architectural fragments that litter the city - for a closer look. “This is part of the Basilica cistern, a very famous place in Istanbul. You have heard?” I heard someone say in English. I turned to find a man in his mid-thirties. With a warm smile, he proceeded to tell me about the Basilica cistern and its history.
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He asked me where I was from, if this was my first trip to Istanbul. “Very warm welcome to Turkey!” he exclaimed and shook my hand. I thought, what a helpful guy. His name was Wahid. He seemed pleased to hear that I was from Malaysia. “Malaysia!” he exclaimed, sounding happy. “We are like brothers, Malaysia and Turkey. I have done business with some Malaysians. They are very good people. Very honest.” After this short but pleasant exchange, he inquired where I was headed next. I was heading back to my hotel. Ah, he has an arts and crafts shop along the way, and wouldn’t I like a brochure? For the edification of all who are reading this, this is the point at which you are to back off, scream loudly in a foreign language and run away with your hands flailing in the air, as if you were fleeing the Medusa. Of course, I didn’t do this. I thought what many people must have thought: ok it’s just a brochure. And how much harm could it be, if it was on the way? As soon as we began walking, I realised my mistake. Wahid led me off the main street and into an area of shops. We walked down a back lane into a courtyard, and there I saw them: carpets, lots of them. He took me into a small shop with corridors running off in different directions. As we came in, a young man stood up and left the room quietly. “In Turkey, we believe that when you come into one’s shop, you are coming into one’s home,” Wahid intoned happily, “and so we must show hospitality. It’s considered very rude if we do not extend it to a guest, and very rude not to accept. As a guest in my house, you must accept a cup of tea.” He said all this in a manner so soothing, so unthreatening, you could imagine him (continued) saying it to a pet rabbit.
KINOTHE WISE TRAVELLER 24 (continued) Dear reader: once again, this is the point at which you can start screaming in Cantonese and running about in circles. But of course, I didn’t do this either. I said: “Oh no thanks, I can’t stay, and I have to get home to watch the new season of Dexter. I’ll just take the brochure you offered.” “Yes, yes, of course,” Wahid said reassuringly, “my boy has just gone off to get it.” Inwardly I berated myself - I knew exactly what the boy was coming back with, and I was going to have to find a way not to drink it. I had to find a way to leave before he showed me his carpets. And Wahid here was bound to use every trick to keep me here. At the same time, I was curious about what exactly Wahid would do. Up to this point, it had been a smooth, seamless performance from an obviously seasoned performer. He had lured me here using friendliness, hospitality and an innate knowledge of etiquette. I was curious to see what tricks he had up his sleeve. I might just learn something. Or I might end up with a carpet I didn’t want.
one. “This one? No? I take away. This one? No?” Some were quite pretty. There were kilims from Anatolia and the Kurdish provinces, Gordes prayer rugs, Selçuk carpets, and some garish ones for the mass market. I feigned ignorance and ambivalence. When I said I didn’t feel anything for any of them, he went and brought in a fresh set. And so on. This went on for half an hour. I thought a way out of this would be to steer towards something they couldn’t possibly have. I looked at the myriad colours, the swirling patterns of the rugs he brought.
He had lured me here using friendliness, hospitality and an innate knowledge of etiquette. I was curious to see what tricks he had up his sleeve. I might just learn something. Or I might end up with a carpet I didn’t want.
“Don’t you have anything with only one colour?” Wahid and his assistant stopped moving and stared at me blankly. “One colour,” he repeated. “What about two?” “No, we Chinese don’t like things with many colours. And we don’t like patterns either. Do you have anything with no colours or patterns?” I explained that we also did not like putting fabric on the floor, this would be considered a waste.
So yes, dammit, I sat down on the couch, took off my bag, and when it came, I sipped the toosweet apple tea. Wahid lounged a small distance away, watching me with what seemed to be undistilled pleasure. He looked exactly the part of a contented host. This man was very, very good.
This seemed to stump him. He scratched his head and spoke with the boy in rapid Turkish. The young man shrugged back. Gotcha, I thought and began inching towards the couch where my bag was. “Well, since there isn’t anything else...”
“While you are drinking, why don’t I show you a few things?” he cooed. And off we went.
But I did not anticipate what came next. Some of us old-timers might remember an arcade game in the early nineties - Mortal Kombat. Well, Here Comes New Challenger. As I turned, I faced another man in his thirties with a warm smile.
He and his boy laid down a selection of rugs. He explained how each was made, the materials, the methods. He then said, “I know you are not here to buy carpets, but if you could choose one of these, which one would it be?” His eyes sparkled. “This one? Or this one?” he began lifting them, like a proud parent showing off a brood of children. “No obligation at all, I just want to know what you think of my carpets.” I decided that the way forward and out of this was to feign philistinism. “They all look the same to me,” I said apologetically. “This tea is very sweet. Do Turkish always put sugar in their tea?” Wahid was undeterred. He continued lifting up the rugs one by
“My friend!” he said warmly, “I have just the thing for you!” His name was Orhan. He believed that Malaysians and Turks were like brothers and that Malaysians were the most honest people on earth. Crap. After a frantic search - you won’t believe it - they actually found 2 rugs in cream, one with a modern pattern of silk squares, the other with scored lines. They set them down proudly before me. We were now joined by a tall, intense-looking man in a tailored grey suit who spoke no English. He watched the proceedings closely, humourlessly. They were now a small posse - we faced www.kuchinginandout.com KINO 24
each other over the 2 single-colour rugs without patterns. They looked like giant loaves of pita bread on the stone floor. “Here you are,” Orhan said, showing pearly white teeth. “One colour, no patterns. Exact.” He smiled a shark’s smile. He indicated the man in the grey suit. “This is my boss, he has been watching us on the camera,” he continued. Grey Suit regarded me with an intense stare. “He thinks you are good, very honest man. We like you very much. Because Malaysians and Turks are like brothers, we want to give you a special price. You give the price, if we can give to you, we give. If not, don’t worry, you walk away.” I looked at the rugs. They were high-quality, a mix of fine wool and silk. Even considering the enormous margins rug merchants often set, I figured these were not cheap rugs to make. “If you were to pay a price for rugs, any rug” Orhan said soothingly, “what would your top price be? Just name it, and if we can, we’ll give it to you.”
Orhan finally stopped smiling. “Three hundred dollars?” he repeated incredulously. “This rug alone is $2,600! Please, my friend” - the smile returned briefly - “do not insult my boss here, name your top price and we will see what we can do.” Grey Suit watched. Orhan watched. Wahid watched. The boys watched. The sugary apple tea on the table grew cold. “If I were to buy a rug,” I insisted, “I can only pay $300.” “This is a work of art!” Orhan wailed. He looked like a gorgon’s head. “It takes months to make! And you offer three hundred?” He looked on the verge of tears. Incredibly, they offered $450. I said no. $400 then, they wailed. I said no. $350 then, take it, take it, it’s a gift! I picked up my bag. “Thank you for the tea,” I said, “But I’m not buying a rug. At any price.” Wahid was dumbstruck. “I’m now offering you three hundred,” he said slowly. “Are you saying that you will not buy this even for three hundred dollars?” I suddenly realised that all this time, they had thought I was a master haggler. A light suddenly went out in everyone’s eyes. The boys went back to sorting carpets. Orhan KINO www.kuchinginandout.com 25
and Grey Suit magically melted away. It was just me and Wahid. I shook my head. Wahid looked like he was about to cry. “You are not serious then,” he said, disappointedly. “No, I’m not.” His last words sounded both like dismissal and grudging respect. “You are a simple man then, you want your life to be simple,” he said, and went back into the shop. As I walked out of the courtyard, I heard him mutter something inside. It KINO sounded like “Three hundred dollars!”
Alan Lau is a Kuching-based architect with Integrated Design Consultant. He sometimes has lurid dreams in which someone persistently tries to sell him something he doesn’t need. This article sees how he faced up to his fears in a real-life situation.
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I named the most insulting price I could think of. “Three hundred dollars,” I said.
26 KINO COver feature SPECIAL GAWAI PADI, Beras & NASI TERlasih PADI, Beras & NASI KUNING
PADI, Beras & NASI Nibung
RICE
to the Occasion There is the cliché about the Inuits having numerous words for snow – evidence of how important it is in their lives and culture. When it comes to rice, Malaysians have three distinct words for it at its different stages – padi (rice seeds), beras (uncooked rice with the husks removed), and nasi (cooked rice). In English, there is only one. (continued)
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Yet, this is the grain with the second highest worldwide production. It is beaten out only by corn and since a large proportion of corn is grown for animal feed, it could be argued that rice sustains more humans than any other grain on earth. To use another cliché, how can a billion Chinese people be wrong? And that is before we factor in a billion Indians enjoying their rice three times daily. About 40,000 species of rice have been identified worldwide and, according to the Department of Agriculture website, over 100 are cultivated here in Sarawak, some of them unique to this island. Recently published genetic evidence suggests that all strains of Asian rice have spread from a single source in China over 8,000 years ago. Meanwhile, Heidi Munan’s book, Food Heritage of Sarawak, quotes
hill slopes. First the land has to be cleared, traditionally a new area each year under shifting cultivation. In fact, a man’s status in Dayak society was often determined by how much land he was physically able to clear, translating into how much rice he could plant. In essence, reputations were founded on rice. Then there was the long wait for a good harvest, fending off pests and disease alike. For the harvest itself, help is usually called in from the rest of the village (gotong royong in Malay or beduruk in Iban). Then comes the trampling (nungku), winnowing (berayar), grinding (kisar) and pounding (lesong). Rice was stored carefully by each family in the attic space in tibang beras (rice baskets). These baskets were made from tree bark (kulit kayu) with struts from a particular type of wood (kayu hujan panas); the smell is believed to have near magical properties,
For the rice harvest, help is usually called in from the rest of the village (gotong royong in Malay or beduruk in Iban). Then comes the trampling (nungku), winnowing (berayar), grinding (kisar) and pounding (lesong). research that has found some evidence of rice cultivation in Bario dating back between two and three thousand years. Strangely though, despite its original roots, its cultivation in Sarawak over the past 150 years has been almost exclusively the preserve of the Dayaks with the Chinese farmers in Sarawak traditionally focusing on cultivation of pepper. Along with Sago and Tapioca, it is the staple of the Dayak diet and one of the very few crops actively cultivated by them, the rest foraged from the jungle. You might think that they would pick an easy one! But cultivating rice is no easy task. It is an arduous process – back breaking or leg aching work in wet padi fields or vertiginous
repelling all kinds of insects, rodents, snakes, even big cats and what’s more, spirits. For most Dayaks who have contributed to this process themselves, it is no wonder that each grain of rice traditionally has so much meaning. Refusing an offer of rice is considered to be rude and punik (unlucky). Dayaks would take at least one grain to avert misfortune. If your rice goes bad quickly, it is taken as an omen of death. Drop even a few grains of rice on the floor, and you must pray to semangat padi (the spirit of the rice) and collect each grain back in. Failure to do so invites the Hantu Rua (the spirit of (continued) waste) to come for the fallen and as a result,
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PADI & Beras Nibung
Preparing Nasi tumpie
Steam rice in the usual way (beras bukit, hill rice, or beras payak, wet padi, is recommended). Mix with sago flour and a pinch of salt. The measurements vary from family to family but allow for about 300gms of Sago Flour to 500gms of steamed rice. Add water a little at a time until it forms a 'dough'. Shape the dough into patties (think burgers!) and then deep fry until golden. Serve with anything you like!
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the semangat padi will desert you. With a food being so central to a culture’s very survival, it is hardly surprising that such a rich vein of ritual, folklore and practice have grown up around it, not least of which is the Gawai celebration. In actual fact, the word gawai simply means celebration, and for the Dayak there are many occasions to celebrate. But, for the uninitiated, the most well-known Gawai is the Gawai Dayak which falls on the 1st of June (31st May in Sabah), often translated as the Harvest Festival. In the past (and in some cases still to
sago flour), nasi periuk kera (rice cooked in a pitcher plant), nasi daun bungkus (rice wrapped in daun biruk), pulut panggang (glutinous rice wrapped in banana leaves and then barbecued) and plenty of Tuak (rice wine). Just before midnight, the entire longhouse would walk in process along the Ruai seven times in a ritual known as the Ngalu Petara to welcome the friendly spirit Gods into the festivities. A toast with Tuak for long life and then the festivities would truly begin, lasting for up to a month. So, to sum up, rice in Sarawak is many things to many
... Gawai simply means celebration, and for the Dayak there are many occasions to celebrate... the most well-known Gawai is the Gawai Dayak which falls on the 1st of June (31st May in Sabah), often translated as the Harvest Festival. this day), every village or longhouse would hold its own Gawai Beras Baru, a gawai to celebrate the first harvest of new rice. The official version dates only as far back as 1965, installed after a popular campaign by Datuk Tra Zender, the first Dayak female to sit in the Dun and a state minister at that time. It was intended as an expression and celebration of Dayak culture and, of course, rice has taken centre stage in this. A traditional Gawai Beras Baru would begin with traditional music and Muai Antu Rua – a ritual to keep the spirit of waste at bay. Chickens and pigs would be sacrificed to honour the successful rice harvest and to ask for a successful harvest in the year to follow. Then, of course, a feast with new rice, which might feature lemang (rice steamed in bamboo), nasi tumpie (rice cooked with
people. Rice is survival. Rice is wealth. Rice is status. Rice is luck. To end as this began – a cliché with a twist: bread is life? No, rice is life! (Most of the terms given are either Iban or Malay. While there are variations in the folklore, beliefs and practices surrounding rice amongst the various indigenous groups, their similarities are more striking KINO than their differences.) Karen Shepherd, all appearances aside, is a Sarawak citizen. Born here to a Eurasian mother and British father, but bred in the UK, she returned to Sarawak six years ago, falling in love with this land first and then an Iban man second. So much so, that she is now the part owner of an Iban restaurant and, as such, has made the study of Iban customs, cultures and especially food, something of an obsession.
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by Mok Yong Yaw
How can I tell if my child can’t hear? hearing loss can occur if there is any disorder at any part of the outer, middle or inner ear. It can occur any time in life and can be due to many causes. Some children are born with hearing loss due to maternal infections during pregnancy; some have a genetic cause to their hearing loss. Others suffer hearing loss as a result of illnesses after birth like meningitis, severe jaundice and cancer. For about 25% of babies born with hearing loss, the cause is unknown. Signs and symptoms of hearing loss 90% of babies with hearing loss have parents with normal hearing. Most babies who have hearing loss do not have any identified risk factors. Due to these reasons and the fact that hearing loss is an invisible condition, all babies are screened at birth in most developed countries to determine a baby’s hearing status. In Kuching, newborn hearing screening is available at some hospitals. It is important for parents to be on the lookout even if a baby passes his hearing screening as hearing loss may develop later in life. The following signs are red flags that parents should act upon. Signs of hearing loss in babies: • Does not startle to loud noises • Does not quiet or smile when spoken to • Does not turn head to sources of sounds after 6 months old • Does not say single words like, “mama” or “papa” by 1 year old • Appears to respond to some sounds but not other sounds Signs of hearing loss in children older than 1 year old: • Delayed speech • Does not follow simple commands like “Roll the ball”
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Hearing assessment Ideally, all newborns’ hearing should be screened at birth or no later than 1 month of age. Hearing screening is fast and non-invasive. It normally takes only a few minutes, and is usually done when the baby is sleeping. If the baby passes the hearing screening, it means that he most likely has adequate hearing to develop speech normally at the time of the screening. If the baby fails the screening, it is important to see an audiologist for further assessment. Research has shown that children with normal intelligence who receive intervention prior to 6 months old have language quotients within the normal range by 60 months of age.
In other words, if a baby’s hearing loss is caught early and intervention started before 6 months old, he has a good chance to speak as well as his hearing peers, enjoy academic success and secure a decent job in the future. At any time of a child’s life, an appointment can be scheduled for full hearing test with an audiologist. If you think that your child might have a hearing problem, don’t wait! A full hearing test will tell the parents the severity of hearing loss the child has, where the problem lies and the options of treatment available. Technology has made it possible to test and treat children of any age. If parents and professionals take their jobs seriously, the child has a fighting chance to realize his full potential in life. KINO Mok Yong Yaw, B. Audiology (Hons), UKM, 2000 is the Senior Audiologist cum Chief Executive Officer at 20dB formally known as GNOSIS, Kuching. He specializes in Speech Audiometry and Hearing Aid Evaluation & Counseling.
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World of Dementia There is a wonderful book called ‘Still Alice’ (Gallery Books, NY, 2007) by Lisa Genova. It is a fictionalised account of Alice (aged 50), lecturer of neuroscience at Harvard University. She was diagnosed as having early onset dementia. As an academic; Alice knew what the life ahead of her would be. She would soon not be able to remember the lectures she had given hundreds of times nor her children’s names, and her personality would possibly change from the person she had known herself to be. What was worst of all, towards the end of her disease; she would not be able to care for herself. Since there is no cure for dementia and it is a progressive disease, Alice found herself feeling that she had lost control of her life, she was feeling useless, helpless, and her life no longer seemed to have any purpose. These types of emotions are not uncommon among those suffering from dementia. The truth is; a person with dementia, no matter at which stage of the disease, has very low self-esteem. So the most basic secret management strategy is to provide care that enhances and promotes the sufferer’s self-esteem. Here are a few simple strategies that I have learnt over time which I want to share with you. A person suffering from dementia might have slower
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speech and comprehension. There is no need to shout at someone just because they need you to speak in simple words or to repeat the words a few more times. Or the person might need extra time to formulate their replies. And there is no need to be impatient with them, because if we are, it will push their selfesteem even lower. If a person with dementia senses that someone is posing a threat to further decrease their selfesteem, they will react in a defensive manner. This is often manifested in what care givers often describe as ‘difficult behaviour’. These manifestations of difficult behaviour could be yelling back or hitting at the person who is posing the threat. A person with dementia might be slower at attending to their own activities of daily living
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e.g. eating, undressing, dressing or taking a bath. Most care givers tend to ‘take over’ because the dementia sufferer seems to be taking a long time to do things. When a care giver ‘takes over’ it is sending a message to the person that he or she is ‘useless.’ Unfortunately, when people feel ‘useless’ their self-esteem sinks deeper. And in such cases, they might again respond in ways that we term ‘difficult’. The key is not to take over, rather to take the time to encourage and to be there to lend a hand rather than being the hands. And importantly, we must remember to provide positive affirmations and encourage the person suffering from dementia to attend to purposeful tasks such as; assisting to dish out a meal. As a form of encouragement, we can say something like this to the person suffering from dementia; ‘Thank you for helping with the meal today.’. NOTE: sitting the person in front of the TV day in and day out is not a useful and KINO purposeful task.
Ruth Welling, an ex-Cat has called Australia home for the past 35 years. She is an aged care expert who has presented at national and international conferences. Until recently she was the Executive Director for a group of aged care facilities and retirement villages in Australia. She can be contacted on rwelling21@gmail.com
36 KINO ENDANGERED TRADES
by Ruyi Jing
PuTUUUUUUUUUUUU... MAYU Catching 54 year old Abu Bakar Rajab in person for his famous Putu Mayung can be tricky, especially on weekends. “Find me at the Benteng at Medan Satok”, he says. Right, easy peasy…not. It takes a long line at the carpark, a few rounds, and the stopping of many random strangers to find “the Putu Mayung Guy”. But everyone knows him. The mention of “Mayung” has other stall vendors pointing in all directions to his would-be station. Sure, everyone knows Abu Bakar Rajab the Putu Mayung uncle. Just that no one knows exactly where he is because he is on his motorbike, plying his wares as did Putu Mayung sellers of yesteryears! He is one of a very small handful of Mayung sellers in Kuching who still make the popular Indian string hopper that so many of us have enjoyed since childhood. Putu Mayung is an Indian-style steam rice vermicelli cake topped with brown sugar and grated coconut which serves as breakfast or a yummy snack throughout the day. It is also known as Putu Mayam or Putu Mayang. Abu Bakar hails from Penang and came to Kuching for work in 1980. Here he met his soulmate, a beautiful Melanau lady by the name of Hasnah. After marriage, he went back to Peninsular Malaysia with his wife and started a family. His passion for Putu Mayung started in 1992 when he had the
opportunity to learn the intricacies of making Mayong from his Indian friends in Kedah. When he decided to come back to Kuching with his family, he started his first mobile business part time in 1992 at the old
Gambier Street wet market. He was determined to continue the disappearing Mayung tradition and hoped that the business would also increase his income for the family. The rest, as the proverbial saying goes, was history. His business has bloomed since then, from a one-man-PutuMayung-mobile show to a fivebranch business with eight permanent staff members today. His stationary stalls are manned by his staff. They are dotted all around the city. He himself still prefers the old way and continues to sell his Mayung
Abu Bakar Rajab the Putu Mayung uncle. on his motorbike, plying his wares as did Putu Mayung sellers of yesteryears!
on two wheels, zipping here, there, and everywhere. On weekends, he uses 50kgs of rice flour, 36kgs of grated coconut and 24kgs of brown sugar per day and makes the Mayung fresh every day. Back in the day, he used to make everything by hand. Once his business took off, he bought his first Mayung machine 10 years ago. He is on his second machine now, customised for him in www.kuchinginandout.com KINO 36
Kuching itself. Even with the machine, it takes six hours to plough through 50kgs of rice flour. “Can you imagine how long it took me when I had to do it by hand?” Everyone on the street knows him. He has developed quite a regular clientele base, with most of his regulars on India Street who have also become his good friends today. KINO www.kuchinginandout.com 37
“Unlike any other food, Putu Mayung is very easy to sell because everybody loves it. When people see it, they will approach but we are always humble and giving the best to our customers because without our customers, we can’t grow”. Abu Bakar is 54 now, and he is proud of his secret Mayung recipe. No one but NO ONE except him has access to his
recipe. Nevertheless, he hopes to pass the baton on to his children one day, if they would only be interested in this legacy. Will Kuching continue to enjoy the wares of our Putu Mayung uncle or will this be another vanishing trade? Only time can tell. Abu Bakar’s Putu Mayung is available at India Street, Kampung Boyan, MJC weekend market, Semariang’s Supermall and Medan Satok. KINO
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URD1 (You are the 1) PRESS RELEASE YOU ARE THE 1 – YOUTH CARNIVAL EVENTS LAUNCHING ON THE 11TH April 2014 In conjunction with the Guinness World Record Attempt - Retrowalk Charity Event in October 2014 -organised by 1BFF Sports and Recreation Pending Club organised by 1BFF Sports and Recreation Pending Club WE are anticipating our Guinness World Record attempt for the IMAGINE Retrowalk event will happen in a big way on the 11th October 2014. Running up to this big event will be our state-wide Youth Carnival & celebration called YOU ARE THE 1, fully supported by the Ministry of Social Development, Sarawak. It is a platform for youth between the ages of 15 – 40 to indulge in their passions. This initiative celebrates our youths’ creativity, dynamism, versatility and their abundance of talents, and encourages them to use this platform as a stage to UNLEASH THEIR POTENTIAL TO THE FULLEST. Thus, we are expecting thousands of participants: individuals, groups, Youth clubs and organizations from all around Sarawak. There are 3 main events which will be organized under this programme starting from now till 12th October 2014, mainly: 1. Yoyo Competition (a) Sarawak Yoyo Regional Competition – Plaza Merdeka, Kuching on the 31st of May & the 1St of June, 2014 (Nationwide entry) (b) Merdeka Yoyo Battle of the Champions - Plaza Merdeka, Kuching on the 16th of Sept, 2014 (Nationwide entry) 2. Statewide Battle of the Bands – MBKS ground carpark, Kuching,
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Yang Berhormat Encik Liwan Dagang, Assistant Minister of Culture and Heritage Sarawak and Yang Berhormat Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed, ADUN N7 Semariang, Audie Chua and Cilla Balla at the recent launch.
semifinals and finals to be held on the 10th & 12th of Oct, 2014 – Auditions will be held in Bintulu, Sarikei and Bau 3. Sarawak Couture Female Designer Competition – Finals to be held on the 31st of August, 2014 at Plaza Merdeka, Kuching – Interviews will be held in Miri, Bintulu, Sibu & Kuching The above events are open for all youths between the ages of 18 and 40 and the registration forms will be available in May 2014 at our registration counter in Plaza Merdeka, Kuching and on our official website at www.imagineretrowalk.com. We are excited at the prospects of having youth groups and individuals all over Sarawak participating in any of the events listed. For further enquiries on each event, please call our main office at 455259 or contact our friendly teammates for each event as per the list below: YOYO Competition – Mr. Ryan 016 884 5244 / 010 962 8011 Battle of the Bands – Mr. Suta 019 818 0888 / Mr. Ali 016 876 3057 Sarawak Couture Female Designer
Competition – Mdm Priscilla 016 884 9337 / Miss Paula 012 839 2228 Registration for Retrowalk Charity Event – Mdm Winnie 017 803 5500 There are other exciting activities and events apart from the above leading up to the Retrowalk Event such as Cat Show, Bungee Jumping, Street Soccer, Zumba, Line Dancing, DOTA2 Competition, TAMIYA Competition, Car and Motorbike Show, concerts and performances by various youth groups, colleges and organisations which will be held at our stage and booths at MBKS Ground Carpark and Kuching Waterfront from the 6th to the 12th of October, 2014. For participation enquiries and sponsorship opportunities for all the exciting events of the year here in Kuching, please don’t hesitate to call the Organising Chairman Mdm Cilla at 012 809 7676 or our main office line at 082 455 259. YOU ARE THE 1 programmes are organised with the youth, for the youth, by the youth because we believe SARAWAK ULIH!! (SARAWAK BOLEH!!)
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42 AREA by AREA llll MJC, Batu Kawah New
They call it “Batu Kawah New Township”, “Batu Kawah”, and “the biggest modern garden township in Kuching”. But really, everyone calls it “MJC” even though most people wouldn’t have a clue that that really stands for “Mudah Jaya Corporation”, the company that developed the area. Those who know and love this neighbourhood extend this definition to the adjacent housing area (Desa Wira) and its immediate vicinity. It came into being as the place to get the best bargains in town – the township was built on the foundations of affordability and good bargains. But over the years, it has come into its own as a place with everything you need. Join us for a quick tour!
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If you’re wondering where these two charitable organisatio ns have moved to, they have new homes ad jacent to each other at a specially designa ted compound in Batu Kawa. You can’t miss the prominent area if you drive along Jalan Desa Wira.
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A Grow in g Wee ke nd Mar ket
You could call this the new “Sunday Market” of Kuching. Well, it doesn’t quite open on Sunday, but the stalls, the variety of fresh produce, food, clothing, music and toys give off the same local yet exotic vibes that Kuching’s epic original Sunday Market used to do. Every Thursday to Friday, MJC’s weekend market opens its doors to the public from noon to 10pm. The number stands at over 100 stalls and counting.
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44 NIGHT SPOTS llll To beer or not to beer
Serious about beer? 5 draught taps is a declaration of intent. In a town that is awash with cheap, canned coffee shop beer, it is an announcement to the world that yes, your bar is serious about beer. After all, if your draught beer doesn’t move then you lose out – after three days your barrel starts to go bad and you might have to pour your profits down the drain. In Kuching, Guinness Anchor seems to have a stranglehold on the big tap beer market, so the list of beers might seem somewhat familiar after a while, but here is a selection of those bars that really set out their beer stalls…
Porkies (Jalan Song) First off, Porkies doesn’t really belong in this category, with only four taps (Tiger, Heineken, Guinness and Kilkenny). But Porkies is definitely serious about its beer so perhaps you’ll forgive the little cheat. This place has every beer imaginable to Kuching – 38 different bottled beers and four ciders! For anyone who has travelled, come here to drink a little memory – Leffe from Belgium, Victoria Beer from Australia, the list goes on and many of them are only available here. The décor is a big part of the allure. Inside, the bar is cosy with booths against the walls surrounding an unusually fluid central bar. Outside, they make the most of the space with an enormous canvas sail soaring above diners and drinkers below. As with many of the bars in this category, sports are definitely a focus with memorabilia and a gigantic projector screen showing round the clock sports of every kind. The menu goes large on, wait for it…,pork. And when I say large, I mean large – consider sharing. But if you want the whole beer hog, this is the place for you!
Hof (Brighton Square) Hof is a real man’s bar. Again, beer and sports come together in that eternally perfect medley of manhood. Memorabilia is everywhere – on the exposed brick walls, on the tables, on the multiple screens showing round the clock sports, even on the staff. Six taps dispense the foaming nectar of ‘manbrosia’ to the largely male crowd. There are no fruity looking cocktails for the ladies and the bar snacks are all man, certainly no salad here. All jokes aside, Hof is a laid-back, unpretentious place. It knows what it does and it does it well. The music is kept talking-loud, the beer is kept cold, and the TV is always kept on. Drop by with your mates for a chat, drop by alone for a quick beer, either is possible. While it may be maledominated, there is no air of the meat-market here. Women are welcomed here undisturbed because this is the best that man has to offer – a cold beer in a relaxed atmosphere with your mates.
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Lighthouse (Brighton Square)
Shore (Abell Road)
A short crawl away from Hof in the bar-heavy Brighton Square area is Kuching’s answer to the yuppie bar. Its décor is slick industrial - wrought iron, frosted glass, exposed brick and a spiral stairway to nowhere – a perfect backdrop to six shiny bar taps, the full range of Guinness Anchor beers (Tiger, Heineken, Guinness, Kilkenny, Strongbow and Paulaner). This bar is loud – the music is loud, the clientele are louder, announcing their good time to the world. In fact, it is the ideal kind of place for a first date. Smart and well-presented, you can lean for a better listen if it’s going well or sit back and blame the volume if you’ve got nothing to say! And, unlike Hof, Lighthouse has a long list of cocktails (though make sure they are all available before you set your heart on one!) as well as a good range of bottled beers. Get busy dating!
To go with a sports metaphor, this is a bar of two halves. Half the bar - both the establishment and the counter are in the open air, evoking the ambiance of a secluded alcove on the bustle of Abell Road. The other half is in the aircon, itself divided into beer well and a bijou cocktail bar at the back. Overall, Shore is friendly. You can feel it as soon as you walk in. Low rock music allows its good crowd of regulars and occasional passersby to meet up here to chat and drink. It is understated in every way – no live music, no funny gimmicks – just the occasional BBQ party, usually full of regulars. This bar is so serious about its draught that it seems to serve little else (though you can buy a bottle of Hendricks here for all the gin connoisseurs out there). Kilkenny, Tiger, Strongbow, Heineken and Paulaner are on the list. This is one of the cheapest draught beers in town. So if you want to go swimming in beer, don’t go too far from the Shore!
The Library (Jalan Simpang Tiga) This big name contender burst onto the Kuching scene with great fanfare just before Chinese New Year 2014, and this KL franchise quickly became the most talked about place in town. Don’t let the name deceive you. This is no hallowed hall of silent contemplation – this is a place to meet and greet, to see and be seen, and the clientele are acutely aware of it. It has everything big money can buy – slick décor, full restaurant featuring a largely Western menu, live music, resident DJ, cocktails and mocktails aplenty. And yes, rows and rows of 8 shiny bar taps, offering the full range of Guinness Anchor draught beers (Tiger, Heineken, Kilkenny, Paulaner, Guinness and Strongbow). The Library is a tower specialist – its walls are adorned with a veritable tower of towers and the tables in the open air deck are a forest of them on a busy night. Expensive at first glance, watch out for their special offers – privilege cards for regular customers, happy hour specials and two for one deals are their strategy. If you want to study the Kuching crowd, the Library is the place for you.
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