Gawai is in the air!

Went to the tamu yesterday after church service.  Everywhere EtE looked, can see bamboo everywhere.  Lots and lots of them.  It is a much sought after item during this time of the year.

No bamboo means Gawai macam tak menjadi.  Mana tidak, the main menu in everyone's home is manok pansoh.  A traditional delicacy turun temurun.  Not only chicken, you can pansoh almost anything including vegetables like daun ubi.  Wah...delicious. No speak me.

Pun buloh sigi lalak maya tu. e..hehehe..

From JANINE with love

Yea...yea!!....cikpot ku dah betambah. (nyau munyi anak mit!).  Janine had clearance sale recently,so tu peluang nambah kuliksin.  Idaman hati, Deep Square Dish.  Bisi ga kena berami enggau bala Latins bintis.

My peberet mungai.

Semakin sesak tudah jemari.  Sabar...nganti EtE ngaga rumah baru.

Even though ulih kena atas gas stove, no way ka nyumai ngena tu, sayau......

Yang di tunggu dah tiba...

At long long last...the long awaited sofa has finally arrived!  Macam nganti gajah beranak, empa pengelama.  Tukang ngaga pun sempat patah lengan!  So this sofa is named sofa patah lengan.  hahaha....

Yesterday evening delivered to my house.  It was taken end of August 2010.  Supposed to be ready before christmas 2010, but finally done Gawai 2011.  Ha....can you imagine how long is that?  And the tukang ngaga had the nerve to tell me to send the other one.  Aiyo! and make me wait for ...maybe..5 years??  No road, man!

But anyway, I promised myself not to be rude to them, so I just smiled..sheepishly.

Lately, EtE has fallen in love with neutral colours and no patterns.  Maybe because have been surrounded by too many roses already.

Complemented by 2 cushion Bintis.  A fresh change to other flowers instead of the usual roses.

See the word 'vantage'. 

21 May 2011 Judgment Day?

Yesterday morning, in the car, on the way to church, saw an article in the local newspaper about Harold Camping's prediction that 21 May 2011 is Judgment Day.  Was pleasantly surprised.  I read about his prediction few months back and then forgot about the whole thing.

Oh well!...we are all still here and if I'm not mistaken, this is the 3rd of his prediction that did not come to pass.  When will he ever learn that only GOD know the secret?

I also understand that there are some people in the US who quit their jobs in believing his prediction.  And he also get people to fund his radio station.  He must have been very rich by now.  Now those people must be very annoyed by now.

Whatever it is , I believe the best thing we should do is to repent everyday, pray and keep watch because the hour will come like a thief in the night.

Pre Gawai Fellowship Night

20.05.11

PGA organised a Pre Gawai Fellowship night at St John's Chapel on Friday night.  Enjoy the pics ke sempat di senip Endu Tupai malam nya.

Kumpulan Band Temaga Indai Pelipuh.  

Bala ke bisi datai.

Praise & Worship by Indai Daniel

Mai Lagu jugit. (Lagu rohani arr)  Kaki kami nyau kepap kepap ka bejugit.  Nama di anti, alu angkat bala ngansar ke kaki.

The invited speaker, James Johari ari Seria

Wakil ari St Co bisi ngajat.

Wakil ari Taman Tunku

Pada pun enggai alah.  Adeh....adeh!  sigi bebakat Pada kitai tu.

Wakil Pelipuh.

A tribute to Mothers

15.05.11
The month of May is chosen to remember Mothers.  Could be because it started with the letter M for Mothers as well. (hehehe...according to my theory lah).

When EtE was a young girl, my number one enemy was my mother.  Enda sama pala.  Only when you become a mother yourself, then you realise how tough a mother's life is and does not wonder when your own daughter starts to behave like you are her enemy as well.

Ah!..well, will try not to let that happen.  No matter what happens, a mother's love will never die.  That's why, there's a saying "Suami/Isteri boleh dicari, Ibu hanya seorang sahaja" something like that.

To show my appreciation to my two mothers, (MM and Ibu Kandung) I treated them to a Mother's Day dinner organised by St Columbas Church at Dynasty Hotel on sunday, 15 May.  How about EtE?  Well..... EtE bayar dinner sendiri lah.  heeeeeeeeeeee....

The Door Gift

5 minit asai dah duduk di meja tu, baru EtE sedar sapa ba depan mata.  Enda ngelala Indai Gani.  Akai......lawa udu udah ngesip gitu.

Wai KS sebala

EtE and her two mums

Sekampung

The mamarazzis.  Lelak wai nyadi mamarazzis.  Duduk enda senang, makai enda kenyang.  hehehe..sapa ngasoh!

3 ibu pingitan

Pertandingan ngesip Indai.  Nasib wai KS enda ngangau ke Ete ngasoh enggau.

Gerempung Indai St Co Miri belagu

Sapa madah bini Pada enda nemu belagu?

Barisan Indai yang menang pertandingan sip mengesip.  Baju merah nya lumor 1.

Lots of games to play, blessed numbers to pick, but EtE left early because the next day is a school day.  Ukai EtE school; anak.

Happy Mothers Day to all.  Always appreciate your Mothers.

Family that prays together stays together

17.05.2011

ISCM (Iban Speaking Congregation Ministry) bisi ngatur seminar"Ngemansang ke ruang bilik orang kristian" on 17/5/2011 tu tadi.  Its in line with our church vision this year whereby a "family that prays together stays together".

It started as early as 7.00am and ends at about 8pm.  Akai...........cukup enjoy, kenyang and lelak.  Programs are created to cover all age groups; adults, teens and children so no one is left with nothing to do, except those who refuse to do anything. hehehe...

The programs are 'kati cara pendiau ruang bilik orang kristian, kati cara resolve conflicts.  In between bisi games.  Enda ga buring ninga orang bejako aja.  Sessi soal jawab sigi enda tau tinggal.

Muak ke lemai bisi senam robik, telematch, tug of war and finally the best of all; pekit mandok lauk.

Banner tu di gaga bala nembiak sunday school headed by non other; the famous Aunty Linda.  Nasit Endu Tupai sempat nyenip banner tu laban after that runtuh, entah dikereja sapa.

Program started with Praise & Worship followed by morning prayer.  Papatupai di beri 2 tugas that day; nyadi reader and nyadi akim pekit mandok lauk (chef wan katakan.)

Sessi pertama by Pada Ramdan.  Biasalah Pada Ramdan enti dah bejako sigi rangkai gusi, pedis kuyu bai ketawa.  Ya bejako pasal kaul laki bini dalam ruang bilik orang kristian.  Mula mula ya nanya bala apai ke duduk kediri; kini ke tunga bini sida; semua nunjuk ke dapur.  Semua bala apai ke diak diasoh ya duduk berimbai ngau bini masing2.  Haha..capuh mensia ketawa. 

Lepas abis bejako, bisi bulih prisin ya.  Lelak bejako wai, pedis jaw bai kutap kutap for more than 1/2 hour.

Pada Donald Jute ari Good Shepherd Lutong pun bisi dijemput berandau pasal kaul dalam ruang bilik orang kristian.  Sempat ya muji, manah prugrim kita tu, think of doing 1 for Good Shepherd, ko ya.

As I said earlier, mest beri prisin dah lelak bejako.

Part of the participants

Lunch time.  Pada ngemata ke lauk enggai ke enda cukup.  Enti abis alu nganggau ke bala Indai nganjung baru.  he.......

Prisin ulih Papa and Mama tupai main game "Sehati Sejiwa".  Pada Alfred nyadi Aznil.

 Tusah mai fofular tu, kitai belalai pen kena kangau ga nama.  Tak sangka menang u.  (Meaning, Papa n Mama Tupai amat sehati sejiwa neh! hehehe..)

Sessi senamrobik.

Nyau baka ke ngajat ga bala keda.

Asal peluh pansut mimit, ya meh nya.  Nemu lah dini endur Mama Tupai; bejelangkit bebelah nya nyenip!

Ready to play

 

Trying to carry the coconut using the 2 galah yang lembik itu.  Huh..sungguh menyusahkan.  Mama Tupai surrender ah!

Bowling time.  No special shoes required.  Eeeee...geli ah ngenang the bowling shoes.

yea.............first contestant; bakal nyapu longkang aja.  hehehe.

This was the funniest event.  Mestilah team Papa Tupai menang.  Sapa ulih lawan if Papa Tupai jadi anchor?  Mama Tupai jadi cheer leader.

yea!...gaga udah menang bebatak tali. (The only event we won, anyway.)  Team purple and grey. 

Now is the best event of all; Pekit mandok lauk.  Bini Pada benong ngangau ke bala balak cook to come forward.

Para perserta nya.  Nervous ke meda nama bahan rasia nya.

Nya ya bahan rasia udah di buka.  Ikan paduhal.

The youngest team; all youth.  Kemaya kala mandok lauk; ko Indai siko.

Stidi.....Indai Lenta.  Menu sida; Penang Fish Curry.  Jauh nyer...

wah.....sodap.  Sigi amai sedap.

Ada ka patut, meda minyak enda cukup alu ditambah minyak into the fish.  Stail baru gitu. 

Selepas tambah minyak, alu di stir fry ikan.  Nyerauh bala spectators ba tepi, madah ke 'ancur ikan lege'.  Hahaha...mayoh amai penyibuk/penasihat tak rasmi ba tepi diak, including Mama Tupai la.  Kan ku dah madah, baru first time tudah tuai nya mandok lauk.

Masakan dah siap.  Judges ready to taste and judge.

Explaining their dishes to the Judges.

emmmm....tasting and trying to make the most difficult decision in their lives..hehehe..

Ikan masak lemak sambal

Penang fish curry

Sweet sour fish

Ikan Zombie by the youth group.  Sigi baka zombie; hancurrr.....

The winner is Indai Lenta and the anak daras. 

Sebedau mupok, kami sebuat dinner dulu.  Ikan pekit mandok lauk tadi pen habis licin di kebas bala mensia, meaning sedap semua meh nya.

Kami menyanak mupok almost 8pm.  Datai di rumah, mandi and off to bed.  Very the tired and fun.  Arap ke semua utai di pelajar sari nya sentiasa di ingat and most important of all di apply.  Hmmm...most challenging part in this modern world.