Mysarawak’s Travelogue

Twice today I was caught in the rain… aahhh… sniff sniff…

Hibiscus was chosen as the national flower by Malaysia first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman in 1957.

Symbolically, Bunga Raya’s red color represents courage, and the each of the five petals of the Bunga Raya represents the Five Principles of Nationhood of Malaysia.

• To achieving a greater unity for all her peoples
• To maintaining a democratic way of life
• To creating a just society in which the wealth of the nation shall be equitably distributed
• To ensuring a liberal approach to her rich and diverse cultural traditions
• To building a progressive society which shall be orientated to modern science and technology

We, her peoples, pledge our united efforts to attain these ends guided by these principles:

• Kepercayaan kepada Tuhan (Belief in God)
• Kesetiaan kepada Raja dan Negara (Loyalty to King and Country)
• Keluhuran Perlembagaan (Supremacy of the Constitution)
• Kedaulatan Undang-undang (Rule of Law)
• Kesopanan dan Kesusilaan (Mutual Respect and Morality)

Extracted from Malaysia Travel Guide

I couldn’t resist putting this face of a postcard I bought at Sarakraf.

Photo taken by: Valerie Mashman

“This charming little Kelabit girl wears an unusual and valuable heirloom beaded cap”

Have you ever noticed this house along Jalan Tabuan? It has been here for the past 82 years.

I spent my Saturday afternoon wandering inside this place. It was like a child going inside a candy store, everything so yummy, I want everything! Well, I like crafts and I have always been proud of Sarawak’s great handy works.

Handbags made from beads with destinctively Sarawak natives’ designs.

Necklaces

Little purse.

Bambo baskets.

 Ceramic

Gerald Goh (General Manager) informed me that they do (songket/pua) weaving, wood carving, native food cooking, etc demonstrations. The mention of FOOD… I told Gerald I’ll be back. I’m sure they need a taster

Oh by the way, this place has its own traditional massage spa using oil from their ginger garden.

To know more about Sarakraf, visit: www.sarakraf.com.my

Kenyalang Park holds lots of memories for me. I grew up in one of these houses in the 70s.  It used to be a dead-end road (on the right of this picture). As a kid in those days when computers were not yet invented, I used to play in the drain or climb the umbrella tree in front of my house. Those were good old days!

These two hills weren’t there until a few months back. It used to be one big ’hilly jungle’ and my brothers used to play football with their friends on top of the hill.

I used to walked through Traffic Garden (via the small little gate in my previous pictures) to get to my school … yup this was my school until primary 3!

…and my classroom!

The rest of the pictures are Kenyalang Park post office, houses and shops which have not changed a bit since the 70s.

This is my life and also my family’s. We grew up in this place and every corners bring back memories for us siblings.

Here’s to my cheche (big sister) and my brothers.