KINO Kuching In & Out Magazine Issue #9

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Care to challenge...

The Kuching Marathon gave a great sense of pride and achievement not only to the admirable participants but to all onlookers, friends and families who witnessed this commendable event. I had friends who completed the full 42 kilometers in 3 hours, others in 4. But it made no difference to me as I would have been just as amazed and proud of them if they had finished in double the time. Here are totally fit and able people who had put this challenge on their agenda months ahead. And they succeeded.

On the 11th October a totally different challenge awaits anyone who so desires. THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT. A first time ever in Sarawak to have this rare opportunity to break an international record in Retro Walking.

The challenge is not in the speed, nor is it in the stamina of running long distance. It is not about having to be totally fit to join but simply giving a little of our time to retro walk for 1 km.

The real challenge is for as many as possible to retro walk for those who have no chance, no opportunity, no capacity and who have neither health nor wealth to participate. Unlike the many other sport feats, this will not be for our own Self but for the Self of others. Registration fee for participation will benefit 5 charitable bodies of your choice.

(1) The Sarawak Autistic Association (2) Hope Place (3) Sarawak Children's Cancer Society (4) Habitat for Humanity (5) Peryatim.

Let's do it, Kuching!

MARIAN CHIN Editor-in-Chief

Madam Kong Siew Kee, a Hakka Lui-Cha expert talks to KINO about her quest and labour of love to make a difference in the renowned Kuching Lui-Cha. She proudly showed photos of her herb garden on her handphone and said very frankly that she was a better vegetable gardener than cook to begin with. But when she started her Lui-Cha business, she was very surprised how well it took off. Maintaining the standard of excellent Lui-Cha is more important to Madam Kong than mass producing the "Thunder Tea for profit. (pg. 26)

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KINOKUCHING HAKKA LUI-CHA Boom of the Thunder Tea

KINOHISTORY & MYSTERY 3rd of 4 tales Beasts of Lore

KINO VISUAL ARTS Artist in residence

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SEPOCTNOV2014WHAT’S UP-IN-OUT & AROU 4-6 SEP

EATOF 2014 East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum EATOF is an international organisation which aims to contribute to peace and prosperity in East Asia through urban planning to diversification of transportation routes to promote sustainable development of tourism.

WHERE: KUCHING – Riverside Majestic Hotel WHO: EATOF CONTACT: Mr. Hasanal Bin Abdul Wahid 082-319 302 or hasanalaw@sarawak.gov.my or http://www. eatof.org/

4-7

Sarawak Regatta The Sarawak Regatta held at the Kuching Waterfront features longboats decorated with colourful designs that can accommodate up to 30 paddlers per boat.

The significance of regattas in Sarawak goes back to the Brooke era. The call by Rajah Brooke to the local tribes to challenge each other through the boat race rather than head hunting was successful in bringing peace to the area.

HOW MUCH: Free WHERE: KUCHING – Kuching Waterfront WHO: Resident Office Kuching CONTACT: Adrian Chan Fook Weng 082-507051 / 082-507055 / adriacfw@sarawaknet.gov.my / http:// www.kuchingro.sarawak.gov.my/

4-8

1 Malaysia-Bintulu Tanglung Festival and Bintulu Food Fair An event aimed to promote the "1 Malaysia" concept.

There are various food stalls selling both "HALAL" and "NON-HALAL" items. Visitors to the event will be treated to multi-racial cultural performances and interesting competitions.

WHERE: BINTULU – Bintulu Esplanade WHO: Federation of Registered Chinese Associations Bintulu (FORCA) CONTACT: Dr. Wong Aik Loung 012-878 3222 or forcabtu@hotmail.com

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"Charles Hose, Baram Resident"

by Dr. Sharifah Wan Ahmad WHERE: KUCHING – To be announced HOW MUCH: Free WHO: Friends of Sarawak Museum (FOSM) CONTACT: Louise 012-855 0588 or fosmuseum@ gmail.com or www.facebook.com/fosmuseum

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Journey to the Sound Mysterious World HOW MUCH: Tickets from RM125 upwards WHERE: KUCHING – Sarawak Cultural Village WHO: Mysterious Asia CONTACT: http://www.mysterious.my

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Kuching Festival Street Parade Back after an absence of six years, the Kuching Festival Street Parade is divided into four categories – Cultural Troupe, Fancy Costume, Fancy Costume (Junior) and Marching Band, offering RM5,000 cash prize to winners of each category.

WHERE: KUCHING – Downtown WHO: Kuching South City Council CONTACT: Eva Marrisa 082-354 200 http://www. mbks.gov.my./

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Reef and Beach Cleaning Reef Cleaning at Sibuti Coral Reef National Park at MSCRNP Reefs (Reef Cleaning) and Tanjung Beach for beach cleaning, however the finalised venue for the said activities will be decided two weeks prior to the event. Volunteers wanted: 40 divers and 200 beach cleaners.

WHERE: MIRI – Sibuti Coral Reef National Park WHO: Sarawak Forestry Corporation Sdn Bhd CONTACT: Samantha Kwan 085-435 384 or samanthakwan1711@gmail.com

7-9

Lanjak Entimau Safari

A "Canoeing and Racing Canoe Marathon" event departing from Lanjak Entimau Ulu Katibas Song to Song Town.

WHERE: KAPIT – Katibas River (Ulu Sg Katibas) WHO: Tourism Task Group (TTG) Kapit Resident Office CONTACT: Mr. Zul Bin Usup 084-799 061 or kapitro@ sarawak.gov.my or http://www.kapitro.sarawak.gov.my/

12-14

Simunjan Festival 2014 This festival offers activities such as water sports, fishing competition, "poco-poco" dance, karaoke, futsal, badminton and "Karnival Tani".

WHERE: SAMARAHAN – Simunjan Bazaar & Kampung Sageng WHO: Simunjan District Council & District Office CONTACT: Mr. Sait Enggang 082-803 610

14-16

MRC State Youth Conference A platform for Red Crescent Youth members to share knowledge and skills to upgrade their abilities as well as to create better awareness on climate change and humanitarian services.

WHERE: MIRI – Malaysia Red Crescent Miri Chapter WHO: Simunjan District Council & District Office CONTACT: Datin Judy Wan Morshidi 085-411 121 or mrcmiri@streamyx.com

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916 Malaysia Day Countdown and Street Party 2014 916 Malaysia Day Countdown Street Party is being held for the 4th consecutive year, complete with varied entertainment which runs beyond midnight.

WHERE: MIRI – Miri Tourism Corridor, North Yu Seng Road WHO: Miri City Council CONTACT: 085-424 111 or www.sarawaktourism.com or www.miricouncil.gov.my

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Zumba Blowout – The Malaysia Day Party Zumba Blowout – the Malaysia Day Party will be held at North Court, The Spring Mall. The event

UND KUCHINGSEPOCTNOV2014 promises 90 minutes of upbeat fun for all. Free but participants are required to register at the Spring's Customer Service Counter before Friday, 12th September. Hosted by The Spring, Level Up Fitness, Soul Dance, Glam Empire Fitness Studio, Phoenix Gym and Exhilarate Fitness Studio.

WHERE: KUCHING – The Spring Mall HOW MUCH: Free WHO: The Spring Mall & etc.

CONTACT: Mr. Erwin 082-238 111

16-18

Belaga Rainforest Challenge 2014 In this annual event in Belaga, the participants have to run and walk through the thick jungle.

There are also other side activities to attract the crowd to Belaga Town during the 2 day event.

WHERE: KAPIT – Giam Pasang River Beach, Belaga WHO: Tourism Task Group (TTG) Kapit Residen Office CONTACT: Mr. Zul Bin Usup 084-796 242 / 796 963 / 796 445 or zulu@sarawak.gov.my or http://www. kapitro.sarawak.gov.my/

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International Energy Week 2014 The INTERNATIONAL ENERGY WEEK CONFERENCE 2014 is expected to attract an international panel of distinguished speakers and over 200 delegates. It will address key issues and challenges facing the industry and explore innovative solutions in overcoming rising energy demands and minimizing greenhouse gases. In addition, the Conference will cover topics relating specifically to the development of the energy sector in Sarawak including investment opportunities in the SCORE. WHERE: KUCHING – Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) WHO: State Government of Sarawak CONTACT: Ms. Michelle Ha mha@ambexpo.com or Ms. Fatia fatia@ambexpo.com or 03-404 19889

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Dyslexia Charity Fair Charity Fair Activities:

Cake Festival “A Cake for a Cause” – We appeal to all to donate a cake to help build our center, DASwk – A Cake 4 A Cause, BBQ specialty by chef, A Ringgit a Song – song request, plant and herb sales, sales of art decoration from students, auctioning of sewing machine, car wash by club and students, colouring competition, ABC and ice-cream auction, games and competition, book and literature sales.

WHERE: KUCHING – Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, next to Youth & Sports Complex State WHO: Dyslexia Association of Sarawak CONTACT: Dr Haironi Bt Yussoff 012-809 6886, Feizal K Avarathar 016-861 5023, Mdm. Jasmine ak Ringo at our centre 082-242 900

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Sibu Base Jump 2014 This event is organised by Sibu Tourism Task Force Group with technical support by BASE Jumper from Australia and Malaysia. The Sibu Base Jump is to be carried out just a week before the KL Tower Jump.

The jump takes off from the top of Wisma SANYAN, currently the tallest building in Sarawak (126 meters) and lands at Sibu Town Square phase 1.

WHERE: SIBU – Wisma Sanyan & Sibu Town Square (Phase I) WHO: Sibu Tourism Task Force Group CONTACT: Mr. Brin Munsang 084 - 321 963 / 330 500 or garyc71@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/ pages/Sibu-BASE-Jump

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Creatures of the Night Talk Guided walk at night with Hans Breuer from Malaysian Nature Society (MNS).

HOW MUCH: Free, registration required WHERE: KUCHING – Permai Rainforest Resort WHO: Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) CONTACT: Vincent Wong 013-802 0005 or Lim Sin Yin 014-990 3335 or mns.santubong@gmail.com

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Operatic and Musical works from Bellini, Mozart

SEPOCTNOV2014WHAT’S UP-IN-OUT & AROU and Bizet to Bernstein and Yeston With Gena Sim (Soprano) and Eileen Voong (piano).

Guest performers include singers from CQ Music and local talent, Ezriana.

Where: KUCHING - Indah, 38 Upper China Street How Much: RM30, inclusive of refreshments Contact: Gena Sim, 016-8677518

22-28

Sales Carnival & Pesta Air Bintangor Various activities such as 30HP Boar Racing, 18HP Boat Racing and Jet Skiing have been included in this year's event. Other activities such as karaoke singing contest, cultural dance contest and telematch will be held.

WHERE: SARIKEI – Sg Rajang Waterfront, Maradong WHO: Maradong & Julau District Council CONTACT: Mr. Robin Roy anak William 084-693 232 or mdmiadmin@pd.jaring.my

23 SEP-10 OCT

Borneo Bird Race 2014 10 countries will travel more than 1000 kilometres in search of more than 200 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.

Race starts from Borneo Highlands in Kuching, then to Ulu Temburong National Park, Brunei and continues to Kinabalu Park and concludes at Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sepilok, Sabah.

WHERE: SARAWAK, SABAH & BRUNEI SERI BEGAWAN CONTACT: http://borneobirdrace.wordpress.com/ introduction

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An Afternoon on Santubong Talk in Bahasa Malaysia An Afternoon on Santubong Talk in Bahasa Malaysia on archaeology, biodiversity and dolphins of Santubong.

HOW MUCH: Free, registration required WHERE: KUCHING – DBKU auditorium WHO: Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) CONTACT: Vincent Wong 013-802 0005 or Lim Sin Yin

014-990 3335 or mns.santubong@gmail.com

24-28

Borneo International Kite Festival Borneo International Kite Festival in Bintulu Sarawak is now bigger, better!

The skies of the old Bintulu airport will again be decorated with the most colourful, intriguing and awe-inspiring kites, balloons, lanterns and all other flying objects from all over the world. For three days, there will be kite competitions, traditional kite-making, a kite colouring contest and special stunt kite performances performed by international participants.

This family-fun event also boasts cultural and artiste performances showcasing the rich combination of local and international flavours for all to experience and enjoy.

WHERE: BINTULU – Old Airport Runway WHO: Bintulu Development Authority CONTACT: Mr. Mohd. Ansari 086-332 011 or http:// www.borneokite.com/

24-30

Kanowit Festival 2014 The week-long Kanowit Festival is a celebration of culture and goodwill including the Kanowit Regatta and F3000 Fast Power Boat Race, Traditional Cultural Events, Beauty pageant, Land Floats, Handicraft Promotion and Exhibition at Fort Emma, Kanowit.

WHERE: SIBU – Kanowit Waterfront WHO: Kanowit District Council CONTACT: Mr. Makam AK Salidap 084-752 093 or kanowitdc@sarawaknet.gov.my

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"Sharing of Semut I: the only remaining survivor, Jack Tredrea"

by Jennie Yan Khoon Soh WHERE: KUCHING – To be announced HOW MUCH: Free WHO: Friends of Sarawak Museum (FOSM) CONTACT: Louise 012-855 0588 or fosmuseum@ gmail.com or www.facebook.com/fosmuseum

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Sadong Jaya Festival To showcase local products.

WHERE: SAMARAHAN – Sadong Jaya Bazaar, Kota Samarahan WHO: Sadong Jaya Sub-District Office CONTACT: Md. Althrina Sandai 082-821 208

27-28

International Siol Mountain Bike This mountain bike sports event is eagerly anticipated by fans of extreme sports annually. Since the first event in 2004, Siol has been a favourite location for mountain bike riders to test their cycling skills.

WHERE: KUCHING – Bukit Siol, Jalan Semariang WHO: Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara (DBKU) CONTACT: Puan Noraini Haji Karim Abdillah 082-446 688 or http://www.dbku.gov.my/

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SSPCA Animazing Race 2014 Held for the second consecutive year, the Animazing Race is divided into categories of 10km men, 10km women, 5km veteran men, 5km veteran women and 5km open (fun run).

All the winners in all categories will receive attractive prizes including cash and medals.

WHERE: KUCHING - Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) HOW MUCH: RM60 per person, including a t-shirt, a WAG Music Festival ticket and other gifts WHO: The Sarawak Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) CONTACT: 082-618 200 or sarawakspca@gmail.com or www.animazingrace.com

29 SEP-5 OCT

Song Festival 2014 The highlights of this event are a Mini Regatta, stage show, sales and exhibition.

WHERE: KAPIT – Song District WHO: Tourism Task Group Kapit & Kapit Residen Office CONTACT: Zul bin Usup 084-799 061 or zulu@

UND KUCHINGSEPOCTNOV2014 sarawak.gov.my, Irene Merang 084-796 242 or irenem@sarawak.gov.my DBKU International Dart Open (call for dates) WHERE: KUCHING – Hills Shopping Mall WHO: Kuching North City Hall CONTACT: 082-446 688 Borneo Mountain Bike Challenge (call for dates) The Borneo Mountain Bike (Bintulu) Challenge aims not only at promoting Bintulu as a tourist destination but also at producing potential local cycling champions who can compete with the neighbouring states and countries.

WHERE: BINTULU – Bicycle Trek, Tanjung Batu WHO: Bintulu Development Authority CONTACT: En. Latif Bin Upit 086-332 277 / 332 011 or latif@bda.gov.my Kabong Festival 2014 (call for dates) This is an annual event offering various activities such as "mini regatta", stage show, cultural show, food and trade fair.

WHERE: BETONG – Kabong Town Square WHO: Sub-District Kabong CONTACT: Mr. Nazari Bin Hj. Bujang 083-411 201 / 411 267 or nazarib@sarawak.gov.my

3-4 OCT

Asia Music Festival Asia Music Festival is a 2-day music carnival featuring artistes and musicians from India, Korea, Indonesia, Brunei Philippines and Malaysia.

WHERE: MIRI – Eastwood Valley Golf & Country Club WHO: Sarawak Tourism Board CONTACT: http://www.asiamusicfestival.net/

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Monster Dash Charity Run 2.0 Monster Dash Charity Run 2 is themed around the Halloween Celebration. It will be a fun-filled run with characters of zombies and monsters to “scare” the participants while on the run. It is a 5km run distance around the city centre starting and ending

at Le’ Park (behind Civic Centre).

Monster Dash Charity Run 2 is a 5km fun run that aims to raise fund for 3 charitable associations: Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society (SCCS), The Society for Critically Sick Kids (S.O.S. Kids) Kuching and Samarahan Division Cerebral Palsy Association HOW MUCH: RM35 WHERE: KUCHING – Le' Park, behind Civic Centre WHO: OurYouth.my CONTACT: http://www.monsterdashcharityrun.com/

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4-5

Malaysian Yoyo Ultimate Challenge 2014 This contest will bring together the best Yoyo players from Malaysian, Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore to pit the skill and creativity of the best youths in the Asean region against each other.

WHERE: KUCHING – Riverside Shopping Complex WHO: 1BFF Pending Recreation Sports Club CONTACT: Mr. Ryan 016-884 5244 or 010-962 8011

4-5

Hari Bukit Mas The various activities of this event include a running competition, fishing competition, drawing and colouring competition, fashion show from recycled items, blood donation, health screening, boat control competition, gubang competition and cultural night.

WHERE: LIMBANG – Taman Tasik Mas WHO: Limbang District Council CONTACT: Mr. Gustian Bin Hj. Durani 019-855 5611 or 085-211 228 or gustian@limbangdc.gov.my

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Flora and Fauna of Santubong Talk in Mandarin Flora and Fauna of Santubong Talk in Mandarin by Sandra Wong from The Society of Wilderness Sarawak HOW MUCH: Free, registration required WHERE: KUCHING – Borneo Coffee WHO: Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) CONTACT: Vincent Wong 013-802 0005 or Lim Sin Yin 014-990 3335 or mns.santubong@gmail.com

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SEPOCTNOV2014WHAT’S UP-IN-OUT & AROU 10-12

The One-Sarawak Youth Band Challenge Semifinals and finals bringing 20 new bands from across the state of Sarawak.

WHERE: KUCHING – Padang Merdeka WHO: 1BFF Pending Recreation Sports Club CONTACT: 010-791 8581

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Tree Planting DBKU Family Day & Tree Planting at Santubong village.

HOW MUCH: Free, registration required WHERE: KUCHING – Santubong area WHO: Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) CONTACT: Vincent Wong 013-802 0005 or Lim Sin Yin 014-990 3335 or mns.santubong@gmail.com

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Imagine Retrowalk Charity Event A Guinness World Record Attempt for a Backward (Retro) Walk in 2014 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

HOW MUCH: See http://imagineretrowalk.com/ WHERE: KUCHING – Kuching Waterfront WHO: 1BFF Pending Recreation Sports Club, supported by Ministry of Social Development Sarawak CONTACT: 010-791 8581 or facebook.com/ ImagineRetroWalk

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Managing Animal Populations Workshop In cities and towns across Malaysia, people live in close proximity to animals, especially dogs and cats.

This co-existence of humans and animals can

sometimes be problematic, especially when it comes to the stray animals in towns and cities.

In an effort to ‘ease the tensions’ between humans and animals, the SSPCA will organise a workshop aimed at training the humans who work with animals.

Workshop themes: Humane methods to capture stray dogs, stray animal population survey, monitoring and assessment, effective communications and community outreach and prevention and control of animal-related diseases.

Who should attend?

Local Government staff responsible for animal management and control, representatives of animal welfare organisations, community care-givers who care for stray animals, interested members of the public, including students aged 18 and above.

WHERE: KUCHING - Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) HOW MUCH: RM 120 per person, including workshop materials, lunch and refreshments, one free ticket to the SSPCA Gala Dinner on 24th October 2014 (valued at RM300) and one free ticket to the SSPCA WAG Music Festival 2014 on 25th October 2014 (valued at RM60).

WHO: The Sarawak Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) CONTACT: Rebecca D’Cruz, SSPCA Chairman, at dcruz. rebecca@gmail.com

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SSPCA Charity Dinner Are you in the mood for a spectacular evening that includes Dinner, Entertainment, Celebrities and Special Guests, including the dynamic comedienne Joanna Kam Poh Poh? If your answer is “Yes!”, then draw a great big red circle around Friday the 24th of October 2014 on your desk calendar, add it to your smartphone calendar, stick a post-it on your fridge door, tie a thread around your finger, and contact us at the number(s) below.

WHERE: KUCHING - Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) HOW MUCH: Dinner tables are available at: RM 3,000, RM 5,000 and RM 10,000

WHO: The Sarawak Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) CONTACT: Dona Drury Wee, President, the Sarawak SPCA, donadrurywee83@gmail.com, 017-886 6811 or Rebecca D’Cruz, Chairman, the Sarawak SPCA, dcruz. rebecca@gmail.com, 019- 857 9110

24-25

WAG Festival For the third year running, the Sarawak Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) will host a series of exciting events to commemorate World Animal Day in celebration of the animals which share our lives, and our world.

Our main event - the World Animal Groove (WAG) Festival - takes place on Oct 25, 2014 and will feature an evening of artistes, performers and stand-up comedians from Malaysia, Singapore, USA and Indonesia. Music genres will range from tradition to country and contemporary fusion tunes.

WHERE: KUCHING - Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) HOW MUCH: See http://www.wagmusicfestival.com for more details WHO: The Sarawak Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) CONTACT: 082-618 200 or sarawakspca@gmail.com

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Student Nature Walk HOW MUCH: Free, registration required WHERE: KUCHING – Permai Rainforest Resort WHO: Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) CONTACT: Vincent Wong 013-802 0005 or Lim Sin Yin 014-990 3335 or mns.santubong@gmail.com Sarawak Cat Show (call for dates) This event has attracted great participation every year from cat lovers around the world. Besides a display of various types of cat species, there are other activities for everyone to enjoy and that includes a cat imitation contest and a cat dance contest.

WHERE: KUCHING WHO: Kuching North City Hall

UND KUCHINGSEPOCTNOV2014 CONTACT: 082-446 688 Pesta Air Sungai Krian 2014 (call for dates) The Saratok Regatta or "Pesta Air Sungai Krian" is an annual event held at the Saratok Waterfront along the scenic Krian river.

WHERE: BETONG – Dataran Sungai Krian, Saratok WHO: Saratok District Office CONTACT: Mr. Mohd. Ikhmal Abdullah 083-436 103 or ikhmala@sarawak.gov.my

most talented performer from various disciplines of show and performance. Open to all Malaysians of all ages.

WHERE: SIBU – Sibu Civic Centre WHO: Sibu Municipal Council CONTACT: Cr Wong Hei Ping 084-333 411 or smc@smc. gov.my or http://www.smc.gov.my/

1 NOV

International Drum Festival 2014 Music is a symbol of world unification. Come and listen to the many types of ethnic music from the drums of various ethnic groups from around the world.

WHERE: KUCHING WHO: Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara CONTACT: 082-446 688

Ambal Collection Guided walk to learn about bamboo clams of Buntal HOW MUCH: Free, registration required WHERE: KUCHING – Buntal Village WHO: Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) CONTACT: Vincent Wong 013-802 0005 or Lim Sin Yin 014-990 3335 or mns.santubong@gmail.com

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Santubong Nature Festival The Malaysian Nature Society Kuching Branch (MNSKB) will be organising the inaugural Santubong Nature Festival this November.

Held at Permai Rainforest Resort in Santubong on 8th and 9th November, the event is open to the public, especially to schools in Kuching and Santubong as well as the local community living in Santubong. Interesting activities such as treasure hunt, heritage and heritage walks, boat trips and secret rooms tour have been lined up for the festival. For more information see www. santubongnaturefestival.blogspot.com.

WHERE: KUCHING – Permai Rainforest Resort, Santubong HOW MUCH: Most activities are free, registration required WHO: The Malaysian Nature Society Kuching Branch (MNSKB) CONTACT: Vincent Wong 013-802 0005 or Lim Sin Yin 014-990 3335 or mns.santubong@gmail.com

20-23

Borneo Talent Awards A competition organised by Sibu Municipal council in collaboration with the corporate outlets to identify the

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28-30

3rd Traditional Tattoo Expo WHERE: KUCHING – Le' Park, Civic Centre WHO: Monkey Tattoo Studio CONTACT: bungaterung@hotmail.com or www. facebook.com/monkeytattoostudio

28-4 DEC

International Conference on Major Incident & Disaster Management Come and participate in this conference deliberating on major incident management including natural and man-made disasters, psychological support, CBRNe incidents and many others.

Pre-conference workshop venue: Kuching, Sarawak, 28-29th November 2014 International Conference on Major Incident & Disaster Management venue: OneHotel Santubong Resort, 30th November 2014 - 1st December 2014 International Major Incident Response Exercise Competition (iMIREX) venue: Sarawak Cultural Village, 2 - 4th December 2014 HOW MUCH: Admission fee from RM150 WHERE: KUCHING – various locations WHO: Malaysian Society for Traumatology & Emergency Medicine CONTACT: http://www.i-mirex.com/

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by Angela Lao-Desilva

ExCat: A Retiree in Vancouver MY MOTHER WAS GOOD with flowers and my father with fruit trees. I had seen photos of beautiful flowers grown in faraway lands which my father, an avid garderner, had kept around the house. That was many, many years ago when I was growing up in Kuching.

Today as a retiree having lived here in Vancouver for the past 28 years, I finally have a dream come true, a real English garden of foxgloves, daisies, marigolds, cosmos, daliahs, roses of all colours, flocks and lilac as well as the more austere and very fragrant wisteria. With its strong vines and flowers surrounding my deck to herald in the Spring season, this enchanting vision comes back every year bringing joy and many a smile to friends and family. I also have this incredible fig tree, bearing an abundance of fruits every year, so I took after both my mother and father.

I taught Art and Domestic Science in St. Theresa’s School, lectured in Home Economics at the Batu Lintang Training College before migrating to Canada where our four children finished their studies and eventually all settled here in different parts of Canada.

My memories go way back. I remember the movie houses, a time before television and telephone. I remember Corner Shop in the centre of the city near Electra House. I remember fondly the carefree atmosphere of the open air markets. And of course, one of the things I will always miss is the hawker food found nowhere else in the world, no matter which Chinatown you visit. The sio bees found here are nothing like the ones

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that used to be made in that coffee shop opposite the general post office. All the chinese ingredients that you can imagine can be found here, but most come from China or Hong Kong and are different from what we know. Nothing here can be compared to the memory of the tastes of Kuching food. Over the years we get used to what we have here and there comes a time when we actually start to enjoy these other versions, but only until we go back to Kuching for a holiday and remember what the ÂŤreal thingÂť is.

Retirement here is busy for me.

Summer will soon be over and this means waking up often at 6.30 am to fulfil my many and varied voluntary commitments. From prison ministry visits with women

inmates once a week for the past 10 years to helping with women who are victims of abuse and drugs, my life is full, challenging and fulfilling.

No matter that I live so far away and for so long, I still remember the sounds of the cicadas, chichaks and the morning crow of the rooster.

It has been years since I was last in Kuching. I will be back next year and the first things I know I will do is to go for Indian rojak, kolok mee, laksa, pohpia, ju hoo eng chai and rojak perhaps not all in one sitting ! KINO Angela Lao-Desilva lived her whole life in Kuching until she left for Canada.. Her siblings and father still live in Kuching. The most creative part of her life today is shown through her passion for floral arrangements.

17 By The Way llll

by Jo Williams

Reading Matters “You can’t teach toddlers to read.

Children usually don’t start reading before the age of 5 or 6, and for good reason. Researchers believe that until that age, most children have not yet formed certain neural connections that allow them to decode printed letters and then mentally combine them to make words.”

1 in 6 adults in the UK struggle with literacy 47 per cent of Australians can't read well enough to follow a recipe or understand instructions on medication.

1 in 4 children in America grow up without learning how to read.

1 in 6 adults around the world are unable to read 1 in 3 school-going in India children cannot read.

Some years ago the American prison authorities planned their future growth using an algorithm based simply on the percentage of 10 and 11 year olds who could not read.

Shocking statistics for the 21st century when readers will need to read more rapidly and more frequently as future technology allows. This is the generation that will be active participants in the future of reading.

Words are more important than ever.

Perhaps a new approach to reading is called for. The inevitable response is “to inculcate the reading habit” but is it any wonder that there are so shamefully few readers in the world if we attempt to instil by insistent repetition, implant by repeated statement or admonition – is that what we really want to do?

We learn best when something is enjoyable and studies have conclusively proved that children who are read to from a very young age are more likely to have higher academic achievement.

Reading to children as often as possible plants the love of books early in life but it alone is not enough.

Children learn by example so they need to see parents and other adults reading and enjoying reading.

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Judith Hudson, a development psychologist

The ability to read is often considered a benchmark of intelligence and a goal in its own right. Being able to read does not develop a reading habit. Reading certainly opens the world of information, imagination and infinite possibilities but it has to be nurtured to make confident and enthusiastic readers. Children need to be surrounded with books and allowed to choose what they want to read.

Everyone is different, and not everyone has the same taste as the writer Neil Gaiman says, “ Wellmeaning adults can easily destroy a child’s love of reading: stop them reading what they enjoy, or give them worthy-but-dull books that you like, the 21st century equivalents of “improving” literature. You’ll wind up with a generation convinced that reading is uncool and worse, unpleasant.”

Enjoyment, therefore, not inculcation is the key - bringing children and books together to encourage a love of reading. Reading with young children is primarily about building positive experiences, not setting targets. According to Judith Hudson, a development psychologist, “You can’t teach toddlers to read. Children usually don’t start reading before the

age of 5 or 6, and for good reason.

Researchers believe that until that age, most children have not yet formed certain neural connections that allow them to decode printed letters and then mentally combine them to make words.” By listening to stories and looking at books children indirectly absorb the emergent literary skills required for later independent reading.

Everything changes when we read.

We unlock the secrets of the past, we visit places and step into worlds we would otherwise never know, we experience the full gamut of emotions, we look at the world with different eyes and we can dream.

Albert Eisntein said, “If you want your children to be intelligent read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”

What are we waiting for? Pick up a book, start reading and make it KINO fun!

Jo Williams, co-organiser of The Red House Children’s Book Award in the UK and a founder director of Bookaroo, India’s first children’s literature festival, is passionate about encouraging a love of reading and looking into the possibility of holding a Bookaroo in Kuching – the storyma’am.

18 KINOHeritage by Anthony Frederick Ward

We have each of us been asleep possibly one third of our lives.

Humankind for one third of all its time on Earth.

Something to support our heads when we sleep, has always been anatomically necessary.

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n China ‘headrests’ evolved from smooth stones with a concave surface. By the late sixth century, they were rectangular blocks made of jade, bronze, ceramic or wood depending on your social status.

Woven split bamboo pillows were common but they were generally all hard with a stable base and a concave top surface to hold the head. Before sleep a pillow's hollow interior might be filled with fragrant leaves, flowers or even incense to sweeten dreams.

Porcelain pillows were made from the 10th to the 14th century decorated in colourful glazes with animals, plants, people, mountains, geometric motifs and familiar cultural stories, and often shaped as animals, small children wagons and clouds .They were gradually replaced by pillows of different styles such as the European stuffed pillows.

To our modern eye the intricately decorated and moulded forms don’t appear to be pillows or more correctly headrests.

How could anything so hard be comfortable?

European observers called them “opium pillows” because opium users claimed that after smoking opium for a while, even a hard pillow felt “like a cloud.”

In the late 19th and early 20th century pillows

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Late Qing ceramic and locally made bamboo pillows are courtesy of Nelson's Gallery in The Main Bazaar, Kuching..

Pillow Talk

Do you like a hard or soft pillow?

It might depend on when and where you grew up.

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1. A Woman in bed.

1647 Rembrandt van Rijn .

2. Antique bedroom CasaLoma Toronto - 19th Century.

3. Self portrait and pillow.1493 Albrecht Durer.

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4. Effigy of Berengaria of Navarre 1165-1230 Polychrome stone.

Unknown craftsman .

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Pillow 5. Sleeping Hermaphroditus - Marble Louvre Museum Gian Lorenzo Bernini 1620 6. Embroidered pillowcase. Palestinian refugees in Jordan 20th Century

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Egyptian headrest

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The pillow evolved in European culture from a pad of soft grass or leaves on hard ground to a roll of animal skins to a plain or embellished fine fabric case firmly filled with softness.

continued to be made as decorative ceramics more for travellers’ curiosities cabinets than use on the bed.

True Chinese pillows have long ceased to be used except in historical renactments on film. They are however collected as ceramics or antiquities because of their intrinsic value due to their craftsmanship and place in the long story of Chinese culture.

Despite the therapeutic and possibly spiritual values of the ‘hard’ pillow, nowadays the emphasis is on softness, quality of the fabric and the hygiene of the place where we lay our head.

The very old English word ‘pillow’ has always meant ‘cushion’. Its functions are not only to separate the head from underlying hardness but more importantly to elevate the head, thus keeping it horizontal, the neck relaxed and airways unconstricted.

The pillow evolved in European culture from a pad of soft grass or leaves on hard ground to a roll of animal skins to a plain or embellished fine fabric case firmly filled with softness.

Handmade pillows were the norm in Medieval Europe and the European way of sleeping followed the first explorers into the New World. In mid-19th century Britain, fuelled by the Industrial Revolution the growth of cities and an increasingly global textile industry the way pillows were made changed.

Bed linen was made from cotton - or Manchester after the city where it was woven.

The painstakingly hand stitched and embroidered cases filled with cushioning softness, once the privilege of landed aristocracies, were replaced with machine-made, hygenically changeable and often even machine embroidered with a soft inner ‘pillow’ of goose down or feathers which were available to all. Soon the new discovery rubber displaced the fast disappearing feathers.

In ancient Egyptian, African and Chinese cultures the head was understood as the home of the spirit. A sleeping head, therefore, deserved more than simple cushioning comfort in sleep, however luxurious. Finely carved personal headrests are still integral to the identity of young men in some African states - doubling up as stools they are carried everywhere.

Gilded wooden and finely carved and embellished stone headrests are found as funerary furniture in the tombs of the Pharaohs.

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22 KINO KUCHING HAKKA LUI-CHA

by Chin Teng Teng

BOOM of theThunder Tea

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ediscovered only recently, this Hakka heritage is a proud and precious delicacy that has been quietly passed down from one generation to another for the last 2,300 years at least. A recipe for Lui-Cha is mentioned in ancient Chinese history at the start of the earliest diaspora of the Hakka dialect group in mainland China. Today, in a time of greater health consciousness and regained respect for organic and natural tonic food, the Hakka Lui-Cha has stepped up and out of the ancient Chinese treasure box and caught international attention.

What is Hakka Lui- Cha? Why is it considered the most green and most potent dish of this century? And why Hakka? For one to truly understand and appreciate Lui-Cha a unique concoction of herbs, seeds, and grains with healing potency, one has to get into the sources of the ingredients, the forefathers who cultivated the herbs, the Chinese traditional medicine background and credibility, and the cultural and social conditions that propagate the keeping and passing of Hakka Lui-Cha. Lui-Cha showcased Hakka Lui-Cha had its first world stage

appearance during the recent World Trade Expo in Shanghai. The Chinese government was showcasing this as a national treasure. But Lui-Cha is unheard of among many Chinese including the Hakka villagers and the younger generations in China. Arguably, Lui-Cha in China can be considered a long lost tradition as the majority of the Hakka population is unaware of their own heritage . This is amazingly not the case of the Kuching Hakka community.

Surprisingly, some recent publications

by Hakka historians and authoritative figures did not include a Lui-Cha dish in their introduction to Hakka cuisine, customs and traditions in China. Yet this incredible healing tea has been around for centuries. Lui-Cha was mentioned in historical text dating back to the Chinese warring times 2,500 years ago. It was supposedly made famous by a legendary general named Chu Ke Liang who gave the recipe to Guizhou citizenry to ward off diseases.

Lui-Cha was also recorded in history with different names like “Three Raw Tea” and “Tea for the Troopers”. “Tea for the Troopers” is a strategic recipe to prepare Lui-Cha (simpler method and fewer ingredients) as a (continued)

Hakka Lui-Cha is a ‘thundering’ healing food that has taken the world by storm.

ExCat Chin Teng Teng, Kuching swimmer from Kuching High School and a voice in Radio TV Malaysia before joining Singapore TV and Los Angeles Cable TV as producer. She received a second degree in Asian studies.

Her interests in volunteer works and research of the Hakka origins takes her to where "the research of Chinese wisdom calls".

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Why Tea and why not Soup?

Thunder Tea is called Tea because it is a slow process of grinding the ingredients into a paste while hot boiling water is added a little at a time. It is not boiled or cooked directly over fire and so maintains the potency of the fresh herbs. The fragrance of the herbs coupled with the freshly roasted peanuts, sesame seeds, peppercorn and anchovies may well help to distract the bitterness and sometimes, sharp astringent taste of this healing brew.

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survival food for the Hakka “on the run”.

There were five main diasporas in the Chinese history. Among the five turmoils, the Hakka dialect speaking populace was the majority that escaped from the war zones and the executions. But they were not called “Hakka” before the diaspora.

What conditions made the Hakka the keeper of this ancient healing arts?

The word “Hakka” means the “guest families” in the Hakka dialect. Guests is a morally-correct term to call the displaced immigrants for the Chinese in those days.

So did the Lui-Cha come about because of the diasporas or is it simply a culinary contribution from the Hakka people?

The Greenest Brew There are many ways to brew a Lui-Cha. Historically, there are two types of LuiCha, the salty kind was mostly for the laborers and the poor (more salt and carbohydrate) and the sweet kind was for the royal and noble classes (grinding of more white sesame seeds, precious nuts and seeds accompanied by side dishes). There are two salty versions of Lui-Cha. One is traditionally of top potency (this is one of the brews proudly served in Kuching) and the other is more basic, where preparation is simpler. Liking Lui-Cha - a herbaceous savory is an acquired taste. Earliest records showed a similar recipe formulated by a medicine man to help soldiers ward off Malaria during the war. The main medicinal properties are the promotion of immunity, increase in antibodies, detoxification, strengthening and regulation of the flow of ‘qi’ (a term in Chinese medicine to describe the subtle energies that sustain all living things). It also offers a fine balancing of the internal chemistry for secretions and excretions to prevent

exhaustion, infection and illnesses. The main featured herb for the traditional recipe is Tai-Ngea in the Hakka dialect, commonly called mugwort. It is bitter, rare and potent yet it is absent from most of the Hakka Lui-Cha recipes. The Kuching Hakka grew it, ground it together with other rarely found traditional herbs serving the tea hot on the spot for all these years. In fact, it is only in Kuching that one can find most of the traditional ingredients called for to prepare a powerful healing Thunder Tea. Hakka Lui-Cha is more than an iconic food for the Hakka dialect group. It is a spirited cuisine which, like a red thread, links the marvel of Chinese heritage back to the beginning of its civilisation.

Hakka Lui-Cha encompasses the heart, the mind and the soul of the populace that once considered themselves situated at the center of the earth. KINO

Medicinal properties of 3 main herbs in the Lui-Cha

Perilla Frutescens is a fragrant herb famous as a natural preservative and germs inhibitor. It is good for lowering blood pressure, eliminating all seafood poisoning especially crab food poisoning, stopping coughing, stomach swelling and vomiting, and preventing tumorous and cancerous growth.

Sawtooth Coriander has a similar taste to Cilantro, fragrant and penetrating at the same time . It stimulates appetite, soothes stomach pain and improves digestion.

Mugwort has stimulating effect which might develop into a mildly euphoric state. The ancient Chinese started acupuncture with it. It's an insect and animal repellent, relaxant, pain killer, invigorator. It enhances immunity, promotes blood circulation, and treats arthritis and rheumatism. Pregnant women in their first trimester are advised not to consume this herb.

Lui-Cha herbs grown by Madam Kong Siew Kee well known for one of the best Hakka Lui-Cha in Kuching (see interview on the next page).

Note: names of herbs are both in English and the Hakka dialect.

Asian basil Kim Kuk Fan Mint Pit-Chi

Kuching Hakka still grows and grinds rarely found traditional herbs serving the tea hot on the spot for all these year

A.Trifoliatus Ku Net Sim Sawtooth coriander Hiong-Choy

Mortar and pestle A large earthenware basin with jagged groves with its pestle is made from untreated guava tree. The tradition to grind the ingredients in a clockwise manner is supposed to create the rumbling sound of the low roaring of ‘Thunder’.

Japanese Perilla Fung Kiong Tzi

Mugwort Tai-Ngea

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A special brew from a secret garden Madam Kong Siew Kee, a Hakka LuiCha expert talks to KINO about her quest and labour of love to make a difference in the renowned Kuching Lui-Cha. KINO: Why are you specifically interested in the Hakka Lui-Cha?

KSK: I’ve always loved gardening. That was how it started. It's all in the herbs with LuiCha. Some of the herbs are difficult to grow but up till now, I have managed to grow all the herbs I use in my Lui-Cha recipe.

KINO: How is your Lui-Cha different from the others?

KSK: There are different types of recipes found here in Kuching. Anything from 5 to 8 herbs are used and what is ground into the brew apart from the herbs is also varied. I can name up to 12 herbs that can be alternated to make the Thunder Tea. In KL and Taiwan, often only 2 to 3 herbs are used. In the end, it is both technique and balance of the herbs that will give the best results. My Lui-Cha is organic. I do not use MSG, salt or sugar or any preservatives.

KINO: Do you sell your fresh herbs?

KSK: No I don’t. Simply because it takes a lot of work to cultivate good herbs and to earn any money from it is almost impossible as the buyers want it at such low prices making it not worth my while. But I supply my Lui-Cha to 7 food outlets.

KINO: You are one of the most frequented stalls for Lui-Cha. Why?

KSK: I have a few secrets to my recipe that I need to keep as this recipe gives it a unique taste. I keep close to the traditional recipe but readjust the mixture to give maximum health benefits without any undesired effects. My herbs are fresh every single day. And that itself makes all the difference.

KINO: What makes your Lui-Cha tastes so good without any flavour enhancer?

KSK: I'd like to say that "blandness becomes sweet and saltiness becomes

fragrant" (Tham pien Thiam, Ham pien Hiong). Let me show you what I mean. This vegetable is cooked without anything added. It's sweet. That's because there's natural sweetness in greens. In my LuiCha Rice, I only add pickled radishes for their slight saltedness and crunchiness.

This is a compromise I make for my customers as I do not use anchovies.

KINO: If your recipe is kept a secret, how do we pass on the cultural value of your knowledge to the younger generation ?

KSK: I am not keeping it a secret at all costs. Many have come to me and have asked to pay to learn my secret, but I will only share it, and without any monetary exchange, if I see that the person is sincere and committed to continue the tradition.

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Thunder Tea Rice Lui-Cha is usually accompanied by a mixture of vegetables such as the Kai-lan, Choo-choy, Pow-Choy, Tao-kok and Kieu-Choy. Red rice may be served with pickled radish, peanuts and fried anchovies.

A simple method According to Madam Kong, it is best to experiment with the quantities of the various herbs. Be aware that Hu Net Sim (Acanthopanax Trifoliatus) is very bitter. Through trial and error, the right personal taste will be achieved.

Grind 100gms each of roasted peanuts, sesame seeds and anchovies into the earthenware basin. Add a sprinkle of peppercorns. When it becomes a paste, add in handful by handful the various herbal leaves removed from their stems until one arrives at a consistency of a smooth paste.

Add piping hot water, a little at a time and stir till you get to a broth consistency.

If desired add any flavour enhancer.

Pour the Lui-Cha over a bowl of the vegetable and rice mixture.

Serve with roasted anchovies, peanuts and pickled radish.

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28 KINO HISTORY & MYSTERY 3rd of 4 tales

by Anthony Sebastian

Beasts of Lore

Animals feature strongly in Sarawak’s traditions.

They are part of our heritage, and they speak in our legends.

This is just one story…

The seven gods of the Iban, seven birds, through the lens of ecology with Senalang Burung as their all-powerful god seen in the form of the brahminy kite, the most colourful and beautiful of Borneo’s birds of prey.

Embuas the God reads the omens relating to travel away from the village, whether to trade, to hunt or even going to war. He reveals the likelihood of success or warns of troubles ahead. Embuas the Bird is the Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella, a forest-dwelling kingfisher. It is sexually dimorphic, meaning males strongly contrast in appearance from females – you might think they were completely different birds! This stunning forest bird nests in burrows, and eats anything except fish. Its laughing call is reminiscent of the Kookaburra of Australia.

On this island of Borneo there is a native tribe called the Iban. A lean, gaunt race of farmers and hunters, with a fearsome warrior ancestry. No one is sure how they got here. Some say they came from the north, descendants of the ancient Pyu race which built the stupendous temples of Pagan.

Others disagree.

The Iban inhabited Borneo’s rainforest, knew it well and used it well. I’d like to take you down a path, explore one aspect of the Iban’s rich culture and beliefs. It is augury, and it is something they share with the ancient Romans and Etruscans. A fascinating divination from their gods, through birds. The essence of augury is that a sign from the birds does not predict what course of action should be taken, but whether a course already decided upon meets with divine sanction and should proceed.

Let me describe the seven gods of the Iban, seven birds, through the lens of ecology with Senalang Burung as their all-powerful god seen in the form of the brahminy kite, the most colourful and beautiful of Borneo’s birds of prey.

However, Senalang Burung never interacts with his people in his true form. He says “In everything you do, pay heed to the voices of the seven sacred birds: Ketupong, Embuas, Beragai, Papau, Bejampong, Pangkas and Nendak. It is through them I shall make my wishes known to man.”

These seven gods live in the same celestial longhouse as Senalang Burung, and five of them are married to his daughters. This is why the Iban refer to these gods as menantu lang, or Senalang Burung’s sons-in-law.

Here’s the cool thing. The seven birds the Iban chose as their menantu lang are simply outstandingly beautiful birds with strong personalities and spectacularly recognisable calls. When you think about the seven they chose, you say, “Yaa, I know why they chose these seven!”

The Iban encounter their gods when they see or (continued)

Photos of forest and Brahminy kite: JONG SAW KANG Photos of birds: Vincent Wong

Ketupong as a God takes an intimate interest in human affairs, and is a watchful guardian. He has great leadership qualities and always has man’s interests at heart. If he appears before you, his message cannot be ignored.

Ketupong the Bird is the Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis, one of the smallest woodpeckers in the world, weighing just 9gms. It nests in cavities in trees and bamboo. Its tik-tik-tik call is unmistakable, sometimes slow and measured, sometimes excitedly rapid. Both calls have different meanings in augury. The Rufous Piculet is found from Burma to Borneo.

The series began with Old town by the sea, Sarawak’s oldest town, Santubong. The second tale was about Lopez and Ali, two characters who interacted with Beccari and Wallace on Serapi and Peninjau. This 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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by Anthony Sebastian

Nendak as a God is man’s gentle protector against the threatening forces of the world. When Nendak appears, he usually strengthens the communication of the other menantu lang, reaffirming what has occurred. If Nendak speaks to you alone, it is a good omen for travelling (berjalai).

Nendak the Bird is the White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus, an elegant songbird belonging to the family of thrushes. It is found in the rainforest from the lowlands to the hills. A hugely popular cage-bird throughout Asia, it is prized for its song. Proven winners of song contests can fetch up to US10,000!

hear them. All seven make very distinctive sounds and have unmistakable markings. It makes sense to pick seven you know.

Whenever a god is seen or heard, it can be assumed that the Gods have some message to share. The menantu lang do not reveal themselves to man without cause. They are gentle gods who favour men and always try to help, not hinder. They reveal which endeavours will be successful and warn of those that might not be successful.

I can’t tell you about all seven, but let’s look at three: Ketupong the rufous piculet, Embuas - the banded kingfisher, and Nendak - the white-rumped shama.

Understand the birds, and you understand the signs they reveal to man. Ketupong is a tiny woodpecker, so small you’d think it was a bug flying. It nests in tree cavities, and makes a ticking noise. Nendak is a striking songster with a tail that shouts style!

Most Malaysians know Nendak as a popular pet bird. His melodious song has cursed him to a life in a cage, to entertain.

Both Ketupong and Nendak live in close proximity to longhouses so are well known to all. This is their natural habitat, secondary forests, orchards, open areas and rice fields. They talk to man often, they guide him in his farming chores and daily living.

Embuas lives higher up the hills, where his mournful crying laughs reverberate through the tall forest. Embuas is a forest kingfisher, a blazen strike at your senses with its colourful markings. To meet him, the Iban would have to travel away from

the longhouse, as they would if they were on a raid. His mournful crying call foretells their enemies weeping in defeat.

So, this was the relationship. Meeting the gods placed man in the environments the god/birds lived in. If you sought them, you knew where to find them. Now that’s ecological knowledge of species-habitat relationships, and the Iban have known this for 600 years.

And that’s not all. None of these seven birds (eight actually, with the brahminy kite included) are found only on Borneo. They are found throughout Southeast Asia, right up to Burma. Hmm, wonder if that could mean something? One thing we do know, the Iban came to Borneo. Did the Iban bring this knowledge with them from somewhere else? Tell you what I would do to answer that question. I would start in the places where the seven menantu lang are found.

Today, in Kuching, our longhouse now, we can rest easy in the knowledge that Senalang Burung still watches over us.

Ketupong wanders our city’s wooded patches, calling to us.

He lives amongst us. It’s just that most of us don’t know what he sounds like! To seek out Embuas we would have to head to the forested hills of Santubong and Matang, just as the Iban did. Nendak unfortunately has had to run away, for now. Hopefully, when we stop catching him and putting KINO him in a cage, he will return. www.kuchinginandout.com KINO 30

31 KINOVISUAL ARTS by Karen Shepherd

Artist in residence

Federico Boyd

Seated at Greenhill corner, Federico Boyd is an unusual figure with his long grey hair and two pairs of spectacles, one over his eyes, the other perched on top of his head. The Philippino artist has been in Sarawak for a few months and already he is well known enough to be waving at various passers-by, new friends he has made during his short stay here. There are many Philippinos working and living in Kuching and at that moment, one passes by. They are introduced, one Philippino to another, and the identification process begins. They start with English before switching (presumably) to Tagalog. Finally, with cries of delight, they move into a third language. “We are from the same kampung,” they both declare. Apparently very few people speak their shared language and given the geography of the Philippines, the chances of meeting someone else from their own area far away in Kuching are slim.

Obviously, they have a lot in common.

Federico Boyd is sponsored by the Nippon Foundation of Japan for whom he is an Asian Public Intellectual Fellow for 2013-2014.

He studied Fine Arts and majored in Visual Communication at the University of the Philippines-Diliman.

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This idea is familiar to all of us – the need to find points of commonality with other human beings and it has become central to Federico’s purpose here. He is here as part of a tour of South East Asia sponsored by the Nippon Foundation of Japan for whom he is an Asian Public Intellectual Fellow for 2013-2014. So far he has visited Sarawak, Thailand and Indonesia; his brief is to conduct research on the folklore, legends and mythology of Indigenous People’s in South East Asia and then to express his findings in his own medium – the visual arts. He has prepared a number of vibrant studies in watercolour for each country on his journey, merging his own style with a flavour of the host group. These will be translated into oils on his return for exhibition around the Philippines and elsewhere, while digital copies of his pieces will be sent to his sponsors in Japan for their own use in further research and especially in their advocacy on environmental concerns and indigenous peoples’ issues.

Here in Sarawak, Federico has spent his time with the Penans, visiting Long Belok and Apoh Baram with his Kenyah interpreter. The Penans, of course, are one of the many indigenous groups in Borneo that are considered unique to this island. And yet, Federico states that their stories resonate with him because of the deep similarities to stories from his own tribe, the Mandaya people in the eastern part of Mindanao. In fact, the more he talks, the more similarities he describes between the various indigenous groups. For example, the Aita in the Philippines also practised headhunting; every indigenous culture he visited spoke of omen birds as messengers, only the bird in question changes; transfiguration is a common idea – the transformation of human to bird, something that is central to the animist beliefs of many Dayaks. As he puts it: “The good luck rituals are very similar. The paraphernalia is (continued) different – they use what they have around them – but the system is similar.”

The similarities go further than that, according to Federico, covering not just their mythology, folklore and ritual practices, but also stretching into their modern experience. He cites the five contemporary themes – agriculture, development, colonisation, assimilation, migration – which recur throughout the region in each indigenous culture, concerns which he feels have very much replaced the importance of their traditions and folklore in their lives. So it is that Federico’s work is peppered with bulldozers and plantations mingled in with more traditional symbols, a representation of how their mythology has had to adapt to life in the modern world, as he sees it.

So, what can we all learn from Federico’s work and unique experience? He admits that his style has adapted during his time in Sarawak, taking in colour and swirls from Dayak design to result in images that have a uniquely Sarawak flavour. And yet, it seems that it is the similarities in his pieces that are more striking. Of course, it is natural to celebrate all that makes people special and different in the world but perhaps it is time to focus instead on what they all have in common – tribe to tribe, indigenous peoples to indigenous peoples, one human being to another – because while their stories might be different, their themes are the same. www.kuchinginandout.com KINO 32

“The Cry of Kangkaput” This is Federico’s version of ‘The Cry of Kangkaput,’ an ancient Penan folk tale as told to him by the Penan people he visited and as described

by Jayl Langub, one of Sarawak’s foremost scholars of the Penan.

“There lived a bird named Kangkaput who loved to fly all over the forests. As Kangkaput passed, the fruit trees blossomed and bore fruits because his loud call implored the Spirit of the Fruit Season to bless the trees as he passed. The Orang Ulu lore is that it is Kangkaput who brings forth the fruit season twice a year with his cries.

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One day, in one of his flights around the forest, Kangkaput disturbed a baby monkey sleeping on a tree. The baby monkey, frightened by the loud calls, cried so relentlessly that his mother became angry with Kangkaput as she could not go far to gather their food, and was afraid that they would go hungry. So the mother monkey trapped Kangkaput, tying a vine round his neck for several days. In the meantime, she called together the other monkeys for advice and sympathy but, to resolve the issue, they suggested that Kangkaput must be given a fair trial, presided over by a squirrel judge. In actual fact, the majority of the monkeys did not want the (continued)

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bird to be punished because, without him to summon the good blessings of the Spirit of the Fruit Season, they feared that they would all go hungry. At last, the squirrel judge gave the decision to forgive and release the bird.”

However, in this study in tempera (washed) on paper, a swirling, curving Dayak forest populated by village folk going about their daily business is dominated by the figure of a modern man, replete with ape chest. A contract is clutched in one hand and in the other, held tightly around the neck, is a stylised bird, still crying out its message despite the silencing grip. For, in Federico’s words; “I chose this story because the plot and characters in the story can be related with the contemporary issues of indigenous peoples. In my painting, the “Kangkaput” and his calls symbolize the people’s struggles or the pursuit to preserve indigenous knowledge and culture. The bearing of fruits represents the indigenous culture and human rights of the people. The tantrum of the baby monkey and the mother monkey’s fear of being unable to gather food for her baby and herself symbolise the contemporary consumerist’s lifestyle that is forcibly introduced to them. This new lifestyle compels the mother monkey to work and produce surplus to be able to survive in a capitalist system.

The monkeys that sympathised with the omen bird symbolise the people who organized themselves to protect their traditional culture and indigenous rights.”

“Harimau colour study” As part of his work in East Kalimantan, Federico created a vivid colour study of the ‘Harimau’, a being feared and respected by the Dayak of that region in equal measure. The Belian (the shaman for healing rituals) used to call the panther spirit, their saviour in times of helplessness and misfortune, for protection from bad people who intended them harm.

In contemporary interpretation, as Federico puts it: “Ironically, the panther could also represent people in business who are engaged in activities that have little benefits to the Dayak people.

In his study, the panther leaps out of the untrained jungle on its black haunches into a landscape of plantations, transforming into a stylised version of itself on its path. The panther which once thrived in the forest is no longer, along with its forest habitat, and so remains only in their memory as the mythical beast called “Harimau”, now the animal symbol of East KINO Kalimantan. www.kuchinginandout.com KINO 34

"The Belian (the shaman for healing rituals) used to call the panther spirit, their saviour in times of helplessness and misfortune..."

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36 NIGHT SPOTS llll Dining with the stars

Kuching is on the equator and bizarrely for some people that means moving continuously from one climate-controlled structure to another, sitting under icy blasts of aircon dressed in winter woollies.

But after the searing heat of the day come the balmy breezes of evening and freedom to venture out. So Kuching folk like nothing better than to eat (well, we know that already!), but at this time in the open air.

So, under cover of darkness, dine out under the light of the moon with these recommendations.

Annuar’s Steamboat (Ban Hock Road, next to Telang Usan) Steamboat is traditionally Chinese and the décor for most has been traditionally Chinese too i.e. pretty spartan. But Annuar’s is a steamboat with a difference – Kuching’s first Halal steamboat, it has a magical garden space suffused with green light and surrounded by creeping plants, though the occasional car has been known to creep through it! Have a chat to the eponymous owner who has the greatest voice in Kuching, late night and throaty, and a genuine commitment to his customers’ dining pleasure. The range of ingredients is enormous – even laksa and pansuh feature on the menu - and the atmosphere is idyllic, though make sure you book; it is invariably packed and the garden tables are the most sought after. A Chinese classic with a Malay twist – naturally appealing!

Happy Valley (Jalan Abdul Rahim, Near Crown Towers) In view of the glowing lights of Crown Towers is a drab restaurant in a corner shophouse called Happy Valley. It is completely empty. But go into the dingy alley behind and you will see the gateway to another garden world. This is where all the customers are hiding! A huge barbecue space gives way to a winding garden filled with hidden spaces and open places for privacy and partying as you like. The menu is big old Western dinners – huge platters of chops and fries and offerings from the barbecue. Portions are big so sharing is possible – ideal for big parties or intimate gatherings both!

So, whatever your fancy, enter the secret garden.

Sidewalk (Green Heights) Perched on Green Heights is Sidewalk which, as the name suggests, makes very good use of its sidewalk. Carefully placed plants turn the dead space between two blocks into an oasis eating area where you can enjoy an excellent range of Western food to the soothing sounds of jazz classics. The décor is understated - the most interesting aspect is the open plan kitchen where you can watch the chefs go about their business. All in all, a charming place – good food, discreet ambience, decent wine list – certainly worth a short walk.

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Hijau (BDC) This was once a garden centre and is now a garden restaurant, so the name is wonderfully apt. Look out for the mismatched sign from the roadside which will direct you in to its location, screened from the roadside by a nursery of plants! The concept is basically upmarket hawker, with stalls offering virtually every food available from Asian varieties right up to a pretty decent steak. In essence, it is a giant pondok but with some real style - just make sure you look up as you eat at the interesting criss-cross of wooden beams that make up the roof cover. Down below, the garden grows indoors, with ornamental plants and ponds and even a little bridge over untroubled water. Hijau is filled with families, though it seems to be ever expanding and there is now a section for a bar. So go green – it’s what everyone is doing these days!

LePau (Ban Hock Road) Tucked out of the way in front of the Supreme Hotel, this is one of the latest in a string of new restaurants offering Dayak cuisine and this time in a very Dayak setting. Le Pau is an open air temple to wood – structure, roof, floorboards are all wood decorated with ubiquitous Dayak artefacts. The food is traditional Dayak – pansuh, of course, but also tasty baked fish and other Dayak favourites. The only thing missing is pork, usually the Dayak reason for living, but off the menu in this establishment. It is a relaxed ambience, making the most of the open air and, if you’re lucky, the Orang Ulu chef will come out and strum a few songs on the sape provided.

K Club (Ban Hock Road) Is it a nightclub? Is it a bar? Is it a restaurant? No, it’s K Club!

This place is truly indefinable because there is a nook and cranny for all tastes. It started out as a tiny nightclub packed with sparkly lights, pumping out China rockhead. But over the last year, this place has grown and grown and grown.

Now it is truly a sight to behold – a rambling bamboo and wood structure over two floors in a sugarcane field right in the centre of Kuching! Outdoor spaces abound and indoor spaces convert into outdoor spaces thanks to clever hydraulic roofs. The design is eclectic; Balinese fountains, Thai style bar and Borneo bamboo all decorated with knickknacks picked up by the owner on his various travels. The restaurant serves very standard Western fare but soon there will be hawker stalls added for late night eating pleasure.

And it still has the best toilets in Kuching – try them all, no matter your sex! This truly is the Kraziest Club in town.

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38 Illustrated MAP lll CAT City Walk by Peggy Wong, a member Corner of the OLD QUARTER

A CORNER OF THE OLD QUARTER sets the tone of this new section of CAT City Walk. In each issue, a historical street will be highlighted for its architectural monuments, heritage, shops, local food favourites and more. KINO will feature six of such illustrated maps starting with the OLD COURTHOUSE/

(1) (2) In the next issue: INDIA/GAMBIER OLD COURTHOUSE STREET CARPENTER STREET (3) WAYANG/ MACDOUGAL

(4) MUSEUM GROUNDS / RESEVOIR PARK

(5) KENYALANG

(6) ANG CHENG HO/ SEKAMA

...and more.

CARPENTER STREET and its environment in the next issue.

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Works started on the BROOKE DOCKYARD as early as 1907, and in 1912 when it was finally completed, the dock was declared open by the Ranee Muda Sylvia on 31st May that year, as detailed by the Ranee Muda herselfs, in her book, Ranee Sylvia.

A KOLO MEE kopitiam, 南星茶室 the Nam Sen Cafe by the Brooke Dockyard is separated by a small lane while another called Oriental Park faces the old Cathay Cinema. You need to cross the road from Brooke Dockyard and walk a little further.

OPEN AIR is where locals like to go for beef noodles, sio bee, fresh soya bean juice, ais kacang, Matterhorn, White Lady, sa-sng (3sour) etc. It is separated by a mini bus station called Kereta Sewa, marked distinctly with yellow tops. On the other side of Open Air is where one can find PORRIDGE or stir-fried meals. This location was previously the old Fire Brigade station. You can still see the old tower in the middle of the hawker centre, sticking out beyond the roof.

Across the road, where the old power station was, stands a shopping mall with SESCo office tower is the ELECTRA HOUSE Kuching's first shopping mall.

Next to it, just before you turn left into INDIA STREET, are the ORANG-UTAN street art painted by the famous Lithuanian artist, Ernest Zacharevic.

Along INDIA STREET, there is a narrow lane, called by the same name in Malay, LORONG SEMPIT, that leads you to the backs of MASJID BANDAR KUCHING, one of the oldest mosques in Kuching.

Both Gambier Streets and India Streets are filled with shops selling sundries, spices, fabrics, clothes, bags, etc. There are also camera shops and repair at the junction of India Street and Jalan Barrack.

Along the Sarawak River, where the old markets were before, is now a stretch of richly landscaped waterfront promenade; popular for a stroll or for watching the KINO REGATTA.

KINO ILLUSTRATION: PEGGY WONG

CAT City Walk around town is the best way to see what's selling, what's cooking and what's up, in and out!

The OLD SARAWAK STATE MOSQUE, now the Kuching Mosque, had been built over an older mosque with pyramid roof, and was one of the earliest building to use concrete in it's construction of renovation works.

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“Tui Bin Kang” means “Across The River”. It’s a name almost every Kuchingite recognises to be that area on the “other side” of the river from the city centre. When Kuching was young and innocent, the White Rajah built his abode right by the banks.

There was a Fort that watched over her against those who wished her harm. Today, stocky government buildings, the state mosque, a strange little cat museum and a mixmatch of kampungs and highend housing, as well as Kuching’s oldest country club dominate the area. But there are other little things of great interest if you look in nooks and The Orchid Garden is a quiet place, not very big, not overly crannies of this oft-overlooked large little area of ostentatious, and quite overshadowed by the gargantuan-ness Kuching. Here are some of them: of the State Legislative Assembly. In it, a thousand different orchids like pretty maids in a million rows. It’s a place of quiet contemplation, a place where both sun and rain meet to tease out an appreciation for the complex simplicity of Nature.

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S ss h h, we' re exer The State Library is more than just bookshelves and librarians. More than library cards and “Keep Quiet” signs. Shady trails snake through the ample grounds outside Sarawak’s house of books, perfect for a stroll, a jog, even a leisurely ride on two wheels. And every day except Saturday, a tribe of healthconscious souls gather there for freeletics, a high-intensity bodyweight workout.

Maternity and Books There’s a perfect place for mothers and children at the Maternity and Child Health Clinic. Located on the top floor of a bungalow at Jalan Pinang Jawa with a quaint little community library at the ground floor. Keep your view to the left right after turning into Jalan Pinang Jawa. The unassuming building is tucked behind Kampung Gita’s Police Station.

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