Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Borneo Rainforest - Recreating A Childhood Memory

In June 2005, my nephews and my nieces were around. Being city kids as they were, I would like them to remember their roots and at least get to know their origin. So what is the next best thing for them to do?

Hiking! Hihihi!!!

Their parents were so happy to let them go under my care. We packed some home-cooked food, fruits and water, and off we went for our little adventure.

This is the new road which was built at the foot of the mountain where my parents farm would be. It is so convenient now. Instead of walking in the forest and ascending to the mountain for almost 45min , the trip has been shorten to 10-15 mins.



One of my parents small pepper farm next to the road.



Ahah! We were exactly at the foot of the mountain.



City kid! They were almost flat after 10 minutes ascending hihi!



Sorry for the photo close-up quality. I was trying to create a memory for them. I hope that they will remember this event in their life and carry it with them whenever they go.




It was such a beautiful day. Once we reached the pepper farm, the kids start to run around. We could hear our echo in the forest when we called each other from the other end of the farm.

We unpacked and ate our lunch when the youngest of them start to complain about being hungry. Haha!! These were the kids that have to be dragged to dinner table at home. And now they begged me to feed them :p. All of them was trying to steal each others portion. Eating in the forest always make the food taste better, trust me.

As a reward for their completed mission, I let them soaked in a creek at the foot of the hill when we made our descent.








And it was another headache to drag them all out of the water when the times was up. What a good auntie shall do then? Threaten them I'd gonna leave with our without them, of course! :D

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Snapshots of My Green Home

The place where we grew up. Still wishing that one day I'm gonna be back to settle down here for good. Nowhere else I can call home....


The view that I woke up to every morning. What a beautiful blue sky with an unforgettable mountain silhoutte..


The gazebo that my father built himself. Photo taken in June 2006.


Mini convenient store belongs to my father.

Below photos is the concrete pond behind the gazebo that my father also built himself. We kept catfish (my favourite. yummylicious!!) and some other river water fish in here.




Teeheehee... so convenient, with fresh supplies of fish any time any day!

Matured green garden surrounding the gazebo and the pond. Our favourite spot for us early in the morning when it is still wet and dewy. Photo taken in Aug 2008.





Lovely isn't it? Come come and join us!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Gawai Ritual

Something to share.
The old practise has long gone, but we are glad to still be able to watch this.



Thanks Jack for the referal..