Gawai Dayak 2009
Gawai 2009 in Empaling, Sg. Tenggang . 1st & 2nd June 2009
(Kuching, 1st June 2009 at 1715hrs)
Eventually after Olivero recovered from stomach-ache , we all agreed to celebrate gawai in Empaling
Leonard posing with daddy infront of Mama Bakery Greenwood Park, just before we started our journey to Empaling longhouse.
Serian, 1st June 2009 at 1945hrs. We stopped at Serian for dinner. We had to take dinner here because the journey from Serian to Empaling, Sg. Tenggang will take about 2hours drive. Under normal circumtances we will reach Empaling by 1000pm.
Serian, Picture 2
Serian, picture 3. Leonnard seen enjoying his dinner.
Serian, picture 4.
Serian, picture 5. Kenneth is seen here looking for torch-light. One of the important equiptment for travel at night. We had forgotten to bring our torch light.
We reached Empaling at about 1015pm. Not many people came to welcome us at my mother house as most of them had already too "tired" as a result of the gawai activities for the whole day. A quiet and a hot night for us....without electricity and air-cond.
Empaling, 2nd June 2009
The next day, 2nd June 2009 one pengabang came to visit us...most of us were still sleeping and followed by few. My uncle, a longhouse chief came, and after that invited us to his house. For the whole day on 2nd June, I visited 6 houses in Empaling and 2 in Tekuyong. I "finished" at ex-TR Masa house. My cousin "Bungkok" came to my rescue at about 8.00pm.
We left Empaling at about 9.00pm and reached my in-law house at about 10.35pm. No photo was taken in Empaling as all members of 1family were busy. I was so disappointed as I forgot to take the picture of concrete road project ( 60m x 2m) that cost RM40K - A MRP project by YB Snowdan I guessed.
Gawai in Sri Aman-3rd & 4th June 2009
Sri Aman, 3rd June 2009 . Nicole and Tika
Sri Aman, 3rd June 2009
Sri Aman, 4th June 2009 at 4.45pm - Convoy from Sri Aman to Kuching
Sri Aman, 4th June 2009 - Last minute Marketing and negotiation on Blackberry. Three families in 3 saparate cars left Sri Aman to Kuching on 4th June 2009. We reached Kuching at about 9.00pm.
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