DAY 9-10 Rumah Panjang Sungai Pinang
It was our last day at RP Ulu Akup. After breakfast, we went to their church(it was a Sunday) for the last time. After singing some Iban songs, a few of us shared our testimonies. Then we acted out the modern version of the Good Samaritan. I was the Good Samaritan *bangga* hehe.. Anyways, after the sketch we sang the song "Ku Kasihi Kau Dengan Kasih Tuhan"- "I love you with God's Love". After that, Bishop Peter preached a short sermon. Then, we prayed for the people, the young, the old and also the pastor. My heart felt for these people as most of the old people are sickly. (The oldest was 120+)
After praying, we told them that we will leave the RP for RP Sungai Pinang. The tuai rumah however persuaded us to stay for lunch with them. After saying our good-byes, we reluctantly left the RP. They were sad too that we are leaving and asked us to come back again next time. We went back to the jungle track again and my left foot was not healed entirely =( But, it was amazing that it took us only 2 hours 30 min to reach the other side where before this we took 3 hours 4o min. (Please refer to PART II if you are confused)
We took another boat ride which lasted only 15mins. When we reach RP Sg. Pinang, there was no welcoming party. This RP was quite modern considering it was built in the 1990s'. One of the family even have Astro! After tea, we hang around with the people there. Found out that the women folk were quite talkative. This time we did not bath in the river because they actually have a proper 'toilet'. But the toilet is 'open' so you can't actually take off your underwear unless you want to be seen naked =p The toilet is also the place where they wash their clothes.
During dinner, I noticed that they don't serve much meat but they served a lot of vege and fish. This was because they seldom rare chickens compared to the first RP. Most of them are fisherman and farmers. Ohya, I forgot to mention that in the first RP we managed to see the famous cock-fighting. Its a sad thing I din't bring my camera to record it. The way the cocks fight was seriously good. The cocks use their sharp beak and their legs to attack their opponent. The Iban men treasured their fighting chickens and it is one of their favorite past time. One proud owner remarked that his cock has won 5 times in a row!
After dinner, we went to their church. We did the same thing we done at the first RP(eg.introduction) This church is quite new(2002) and it has some modern musical instrument like keyboard and bass guitar! The church is also spacious(can fit around 200 people). The children and the women folk prepared a dance to entertain us. The children are so cute!!! >_<
The next day, we had gotong-royong as planned. Then we helped them fill in a hole that was caused by erosion. After lunch, we had a fun session for the women. We taught them some action songs and one song was in chinese! They were really sporting. We also played the game 'telephone' to teach them the importance of telling the truth.
After dinner, we went to their church again and did the same thing we did in the first RP.
Photos:
The children performing a dance
The 'ruai'- a living area where you can hang out
The corridor
Iban woman with the trademark black pepper
Iban woman doing handicraft
My newfound 'godmother'. She said she had a relative who look just like me^^
An Iban traditional hat
Group picture after gotong-royong with the church in the background
End of PART III
aww...godmother huh? she must have taken a special liking towards u then :P hehe.
ReplyDeleteLOL...Most of the Iban women say I bajik. Bajik=handsome/cute for boys
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