This is the showroom where we bought the car
The car in the show room....a four seater sedan
Go ahead and buy the number you never know there may be luck in it!!!!!!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Erica's Dream Car - More Pictures
This is the showroom where we bought the carThe car in the show room....a four seater sedanGo ahead and buy the number you never know there may be luck in it!!!!!!
Erica's Dream Car
I went to Yogyakarta from 19th to 22 Feb 2009 and bought my daughter a car. It a red honda jazz costing a cool IDR 117,000,000.00 - a 2004 model with automatic gear. I taught her how to drive around Jogja city and spent quite some times demonstrating how to do reverse parking at her rented house. As the parking space was very narrow we had initially a tough time conducting the routine. At times she almost lost her cool while I remained calm and showed understanding and patience.
Below: left showroom employee, Supir Armando (centre) - my escort and driver while in Jogja
I was really forced by circumstances to know how to drive around the crazy and chaotic Jogja streets with a millions bikes they called spader motor in there. A car is called a mobil and a driver - supir. Thanks goodness I have become a competent supir mobil di Jogja in order to then showed her the courage to drive around and coached her along the way. Petrol there cost RM1.42 per litre. Though we paid for the car the car cannot be transfered to her name instead under "local patronage or resident" Don"t ask me what this is all about because I don't understand either.
While I was there she managed to drive to the famous
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Mulaika Pengingat: Nebang Mulong
Asal kami ari Batang Skrang, tang pindah keterubah ia ke Nyelong Sarikei lalu ari Nyelong ke Dijih Mukah. Sida aki ini berumah panjai ba ulu Dijih lalu berimba kampong puang, bumai betaun. Nyamai endur ngidup ke diri laban maya nya kelia maioh babi enggau jelu kampong bukai. Pengudah nya sekeda ari kami serumah pindah ke Ng Luau, ia nya ili Dijih, laban deka bumai paya lalu menua nya mayuh ikan.
Di Ng Luau sida aki ini bumai lalu maya ke lepa pengawa nanam mulong ngambi bisi diperingga. Sida aki ini bulih amat padi sampai bisi dijual ngagai pasar di Ng Kenyana. Rega padi sampai chukup kena meli injin sepit. Maya nya kelia nadai tentu bebatang bekebun ke lada semina bisi betanam ka anak getah. Nyau pengalama udah pindah ke Luau kebun mulong pen nyau besai serta tinggi lalu tau ditebang serta dijual ngagai Cina di pasar Ng Mukah.
Selalu pengawa nebang mulong tu dikerja maya ai besai tauka bah ianya bulan 11 ngagai bulan 2 tiap tiap taun. Kelia mulong ditebang ngena kapak laban nadai chainsaw enda baka kemaya ari tu. Kebun mulong selalu ditanam ba tanah nebing ai ba tanah emperan. Urang nebang mulong maya ai besai kira tuntung punggong ngambika batang mulong ulih ditebang ba baruh agi, enggaika tebasau. Enti ai agi mabu, batang mulong enda ulih dikalih laban batang mulong ke ditebang diberesi ngambika nyamai dipumpong ujung, dititi enggau dirakit. Batang mulong ke udah diberesi diasulka ngagai Sg Dijih, ma udah chukup pemayuh, lalu dirakit ngena randau tauka rutan. Siti akit mulong begembar 5 kayu sampai tiga sambung retinya, 15 kayu mulong nyadi siti akit. Akit mulong enggai nyadi kelalu besai enggau panjai enggai laban Sg Dijih mit sereta bingkok. Enti akit mulong kelalu besai tauka panjai ia deka tekait ba madang rasau kayu nebing Sg Dijih.
Pengawa nebang mulong tu dikereja berumban laban ngerumban ai ti bah. Enti ai nyu surut, tusah mai batang mulong ngagai sungai sereta ngundurka ngagai pasar. Mulong ke udah tau ditebang deka meragai enti enda ditebang lalu nadai rega laban nadai tentu bisi isi. Maya nebang mulong kami gaga amat laban bulih duit lalu pia mega bulih ikan laban ai besai. Maya ngayutka akit mulong ke pasar, gaga amat bala, asaika bepesta laban semua ke nebang bebala mayuh enggau diri sebilik ngundurka mulong. Sekayu mulong dilumpong 3 kaki pemanjai, lalu sebatang mulong ulih ngasilka 10-15 iti lumpong. Kelia rega selumpong antara RM2.00 ngagai RM2.50, lalu sepintu bilik ulih nebang sampai 100 kayu, bisi ke bagas agi lebih ari nya. Taja pia pengawa tu siti pengawa ti pedis. Kitai berendam besari-sari dalam ai, kadang-kadang ngelaban ujan. Semut naka ia pemayuh, nya meh ngetup kitai belama. Pia mega jemayar seruran bisi, tambahka ular. Nya alai enda tau enda bejaga-jaga maya ke gawa. Enti udah kelalu mayuh semut, kitai nyelam dalam ai, ju ka semut nyau. Taja jemayar mayuh, ia enda ngachau, enda nyenggat, muti ngerayap ba baju kitai. Sida ke indu berapi ba atas perau ngena semawar tauka enti nadai semawar, api diidupka atas tudung deram. Maya chelap amat, dia meh endur bekindu dulu sebedau gawa baru.
Diatu sida menyadi aku benung di menua lama kami di Ng Luau, benung nebang mulong. Bulih amat sida, nyu betapat sapa bagi bilik ke ulih nebang mayuh agi. Dalam kandang 4 ari, siku menyadi aku ulih nebang 128 kayu, siku 89 kayu. Diatu rega mulong RM6.50 selumpong nya alai rega 100 kayu lebih kurang RM6500.00. Rega mulong tu tadi deka dibagi diri sebilik ngambika sama puas ati bisi ungkup.
Aku empu kala enggau orang nebang mulong ngelaban ai, ngelaban chelap, ujan, belaya enggau kesa, jemayar, lintah, ular, nyamuk tang ati gaga laban tu meh maya peluang bulih duit ringgit, belauk ka ikan enggau upak rotan & upa mulong.....rindu bermuto kulu kili mintas tanjung asaika bemain ba ai!
Kami menyanak pen bisi kebun mulong, utai ke ditinggalka sida aki ini. Enti kelia rega nyual mulong tu meh kena sida niang apai indai nyengulaka aku. Tang pengudah aku kerja mulong ditebang menyadi aku aja. Menyadi aku meri bala anak aku ang pow kena ngelaie share aku ba kebun mulong. Aku selalu amat ka mulaika diri ke Ng Luau maya orang nebang mulong tang enggai kediri. Bini anak dibai aku ke Luau ngabas kebun mulong enggai, mayuh utai diketakutka. Indai Maie takutka ular, jemayar, bala anak takut diketup semut, enggai berujan. Mayuh kebuah sida. Aku mutap, udah bakatu jual mulong kitai ngagai menyadi aku ku aku. Ila bala anak enda nemu dini endur tanah, enda nemu entara enggau urang. Enda setuju sida menyanak nyual, manah agi besilih enggau tanah bukai ku sida.
Ukai madahka pemisi diri kebun getah, tanah paya, temuda rimba pen bisi mega kami menyanak di Luau din tang nadai kala diabas laban menua nya diatu bedau datai jalai. Jalai kin ngena perau, enti ngena moto 25 kuda sejam setengah baru datai di Ng Luau tang enti ai langkang 2-3 jam baru datai din. Rindu aku ninga cerita sida ke pulai ari nyin madahka ikan agi mayuh, tak makai ikan pagi, tengah ari enggau lemai. Pia mega mayuh jelu, sida bulih pelanduk, kera enggau nyumboh. Sekeda bala tepedaka rusa 3 iku tang laban ke enda mai senapang enda ulih nimbak rusa. Apai indai rusa ulih ngeraika diri, semina anak rusa ke ulih tangkap sida.
Pengudah musim nebang mulong tu ila matar tauka tindoh pun mayuh din. Babi mayuh, laban makai pun mulong. Matar tu nyamai amat enti di bbq. Matar mega tau di empa matak sebaka ke dipeda ba Astro Channel "Man vs Wild" Aku kala kin 5 taun tu ti udah ngemuas ka diri makai matar. Sinu aku ngenati ka menua ke ditinggalka sida niang apai indai jarang di undang kami, laban kami udah pindah berumah baru ba tisi jalai Dijih.
Di Ng Luau sida aki ini bumai lalu maya ke lepa pengawa nanam mulong ngambi bisi diperingga. Sida aki ini bulih amat padi sampai bisi dijual ngagai pasar di Ng Kenyana. Rega padi sampai chukup kena meli injin sepit. Maya nya kelia nadai tentu bebatang bekebun ke lada semina bisi betanam ka anak getah. Nyau pengalama udah pindah ke Luau kebun mulong pen nyau besai serta tinggi lalu tau ditebang serta dijual ngagai Cina di pasar Ng Mukah.
Selalu pengawa nebang mulong tu dikerja maya ai besai tauka bah ianya bulan 11 ngagai bulan 2 tiap tiap taun. Kelia mulong ditebang ngena kapak laban nadai chainsaw enda baka kemaya ari tu. Kebun mulong selalu ditanam ba tanah nebing ai ba tanah emperan. Urang nebang mulong maya ai besai kira tuntung punggong ngambika batang mulong ulih ditebang ba baruh agi, enggaika tebasau. Enti ai agi mabu, batang mulong enda ulih dikalih laban batang mulong ke ditebang diberesi ngambika nyamai dipumpong ujung, dititi enggau dirakit. Batang mulong ke udah diberesi diasulka ngagai Sg Dijih, ma udah chukup pemayuh, lalu dirakit ngena randau tauka rutan. Siti akit mulong begembar 5 kayu sampai tiga sambung retinya, 15 kayu mulong nyadi siti akit. Akit mulong enggai nyadi kelalu besai enggau panjai enggai laban Sg Dijih mit sereta bingkok. Enti akit mulong kelalu besai tauka panjai ia deka tekait ba madang rasau kayu nebing Sg Dijih.
Pengawa nebang mulong tu dikereja berumban laban ngerumban ai ti bah. Enti ai nyu surut, tusah mai batang mulong ngagai sungai sereta ngundurka ngagai pasar. Mulong ke udah tau ditebang deka meragai enti enda ditebang lalu nadai rega laban nadai tentu bisi isi. Maya nebang mulong kami gaga amat laban bulih duit lalu pia mega bulih ikan laban ai besai. Maya ngayutka akit mulong ke pasar, gaga amat bala, asaika bepesta laban semua ke nebang bebala mayuh enggau diri sebilik ngundurka mulong. Sekayu mulong dilumpong 3 kaki pemanjai, lalu sebatang mulong ulih ngasilka 10-15 iti lumpong. Kelia rega selumpong antara RM2.00 ngagai RM2.50, lalu sepintu bilik ulih nebang sampai 100 kayu, bisi ke bagas agi lebih ari nya. Taja pia pengawa tu siti pengawa ti pedis. Kitai berendam besari-sari dalam ai, kadang-kadang ngelaban ujan. Semut naka ia pemayuh, nya meh ngetup kitai belama. Pia mega jemayar seruran bisi, tambahka ular. Nya alai enda tau enda bejaga-jaga maya ke gawa. Enti udah kelalu mayuh semut, kitai nyelam dalam ai, ju ka semut nyau. Taja jemayar mayuh, ia enda ngachau, enda nyenggat, muti ngerayap ba baju kitai. Sida ke indu berapi ba atas perau ngena semawar tauka enti nadai semawar, api diidupka atas tudung deram. Maya chelap amat, dia meh endur bekindu dulu sebedau gawa baru.
Diatu sida menyadi aku benung di menua lama kami di Ng Luau, benung nebang mulong. Bulih amat sida, nyu betapat sapa bagi bilik ke ulih nebang mayuh agi. Dalam kandang 4 ari, siku menyadi aku ulih nebang 128 kayu, siku 89 kayu. Diatu rega mulong RM6.50 selumpong nya alai rega 100 kayu lebih kurang RM6500.00. Rega mulong tu tadi deka dibagi diri sebilik ngambika sama puas ati bisi ungkup.
Aku empu kala enggau orang nebang mulong ngelaban ai, ngelaban chelap, ujan, belaya enggau kesa, jemayar, lintah, ular, nyamuk tang ati gaga laban tu meh maya peluang bulih duit ringgit, belauk ka ikan enggau upak rotan & upa mulong.....rindu bermuto kulu kili mintas tanjung asaika bemain ba ai!
Kami menyanak pen bisi kebun mulong, utai ke ditinggalka sida aki ini. Enti kelia rega nyual mulong tu meh kena sida niang apai indai nyengulaka aku. Tang pengudah aku kerja mulong ditebang menyadi aku aja. Menyadi aku meri bala anak aku ang pow kena ngelaie share aku ba kebun mulong. Aku selalu amat ka mulaika diri ke Ng Luau maya orang nebang mulong tang enggai kediri. Bini anak dibai aku ke Luau ngabas kebun mulong enggai, mayuh utai diketakutka. Indai Maie takutka ular, jemayar, bala anak takut diketup semut, enggai berujan. Mayuh kebuah sida. Aku mutap, udah bakatu jual mulong kitai ngagai menyadi aku ku aku. Ila bala anak enda nemu dini endur tanah, enda nemu entara enggau urang. Enda setuju sida menyanak nyual, manah agi besilih enggau tanah bukai ku sida.
Ukai madahka pemisi diri kebun getah, tanah paya, temuda rimba pen bisi mega kami menyanak di Luau din tang nadai kala diabas laban menua nya diatu bedau datai jalai. Jalai kin ngena perau, enti ngena moto 25 kuda sejam setengah baru datai di Ng Luau tang enti ai langkang 2-3 jam baru datai din. Rindu aku ninga cerita sida ke pulai ari nyin madahka ikan agi mayuh, tak makai ikan pagi, tengah ari enggau lemai. Pia mega mayuh jelu, sida bulih pelanduk, kera enggau nyumboh. Sekeda bala tepedaka rusa 3 iku tang laban ke enda mai senapang enda ulih nimbak rusa. Apai indai rusa ulih ngeraika diri, semina anak rusa ke ulih tangkap sida.
Pengudah musim nebang mulong tu ila matar tauka tindoh pun mayuh din. Babi mayuh, laban makai pun mulong. Matar tu nyamai amat enti di bbq. Matar mega tau di empa matak sebaka ke dipeda ba Astro Channel "Man vs Wild" Aku kala kin 5 taun tu ti udah ngemuas ka diri makai matar. Sinu aku ngenati ka menua ke ditinggalka sida niang apai indai jarang di undang kami, laban kami udah pindah berumah baru ba tisi jalai Dijih.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Bye Bye Folks Bye Bye Special One In Jogja!
Hi good morning to visitors of my blog especially the "Special One" in Jogyakarta, Indonesia. I woke in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep for quite a while and got the inspiration to write this post.
Well, not that the world really cares but for the sake of keeping my avid reader in Jogja informed.
The sleep interruption? - perhaps because of the jet-leg after coming back from overseas somewhere. I am making a conscious decision to cease blogging on my own for four reasons.
One- my daughter who went to study in Strathclyde, Scotland has finally graduated and safely returned home, Praise the Lord.
Second - I took up blogging because my wife who was not a blogger then has became a dedicated blogger of her own with separate site and she together with my "back home" daughter will take the role of keeping my other Special One in Jogja posted and informed of home happenings and news.
Third reason - blogger.com is well represented (as if it cares) by three members from the same family ie one from the home front and another from overseas.
Fourth - changed man? - not really: having came back from overseas I have become more interested in reading books - bought by my wife that is. Read one already titled " Malaysia and the Club of Doom - The Collapse of the Islamic Countries" by Syed Akbar Ali. Good book - an attempt by the author to explain Islamic and muslim religion , behaviors, thinking, way of lives, etc. Now I am getting hold of a second book entitled: " LIM GOH TONG" - An Autobiography. Just started reading it. Perhaps someday I can "transform"( if not during my life time perhaps my future generation) my own Bukit Kuncit in Selangau to become next the casino haven of Malaysia!
Dijih Boleh! Selangau Boleh! Hopefully Selangau will no longer become infamous for being the GE12 Bahlurrsss Heartland!
Last but not least I have decided to read more books instead of blogging - as a new hobby to distract me from all worries of the world such as escalating oil prices, food crisis, weather crisis, global warming, brewing world's conflicts, forever new twists to the Malaysian political drama, allegations and counter allegations where everybody is accusing somebody of sodomy, corruptions, etc, etc, etc
Happy and blessed Sunday to my Special One in Jogya!
Well, not that the world really cares but for the sake of keeping my avid reader in Jogja informed.
The sleep interruption? - perhaps because of the jet-leg after coming back from overseas somewhere. I am making a conscious decision to cease blogging on my own for four reasons.
One- my daughter who went to study in Strathclyde, Scotland has finally graduated and safely returned home, Praise the Lord.
Second - I took up blogging because my wife who was not a blogger then has became a dedicated blogger of her own with separate site and she together with my "back home" daughter will take the role of keeping my other Special One in Jogja posted and informed of home happenings and news.
Third reason - blogger.com is well represented (as if it cares) by three members from the same family ie one from the home front and another from overseas.
Fourth - changed man? - not really: having came back from overseas I have become more interested in reading books - bought by my wife that is. Read one already titled " Malaysia and the Club of Doom - The Collapse of the Islamic Countries" by Syed Akbar Ali. Good book - an attempt by the author to explain Islamic and muslim religion , behaviors, thinking, way of lives, etc. Now I am getting hold of a second book entitled: " LIM GOH TONG" - An Autobiography. Just started reading it. Perhaps someday I can "transform"( if not during my life time perhaps my future generation) my own Bukit Kuncit in Selangau to become next the casino haven of Malaysia!
Dijih Boleh! Selangau Boleh! Hopefully Selangau will no longer become infamous for being the GE12 Bahlurrsss Heartland!
Last but not least I have decided to read more books instead of blogging - as a new hobby to distract me from all worries of the world such as escalating oil prices, food crisis, weather crisis, global warming, brewing world's conflicts, forever new twists to the Malaysian political drama, allegations and counter allegations where everybody is accusing somebody of sodomy, corruptions, etc, etc, etc
Happy and blessed Sunday to my Special One in Jogya!
Posted at 1.46am 6th July 2008
Scotland Cost
Diesel in Scotland costs RM8.90 per liter, take away coffee RM6.60, a 4-courses chinese dinner for 3 persons cost between RM300 - 400.00; taxi fare starts at RM13 or 2 pounds, pisang embun RM3+ each at Heathrow airport, blackberry set RM2000.00. In short Malaysia is still a cheaper place to live!
Strathclyde University Awards Congregation 30th June 2008
Daphne on her graduation day
After receiving her scroll
this is what she had been slogging for the last 4.5 years
Daphne with her friends
and another friend
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