17 February 2010

CNY Edition

The sound of fire crackers and lion dances were the familiar scene in the first day of the celebration of the CNY in Sarawak. Lots of eating, visiting, new clothing, and renew mind set, new resolution for career minded and most important of all family members gather together for reunion dinner. A traditional cultural practice that enhance family ties and bond.
Girls are the most excited with new clothing, wears and any thing that related to fashion. The girls have lots to chit chat with their friends and mommy. It's the fourth days of the CNY and many have started going back to work or business. Tomorrow a lot more will fly back to KL to study or work.
Welcoming the Year of the Tiger with new resolution and renewed dreams.
This lady did not expect her photo to be taken but stay cool nevertheless.


Visitation and Photo taking. Everyone is just happy to be part of this auspicious celebration.

13 February 2010

CNY Celebration & Greeting to All

Tonight is the eve of Chinese new year. People are busy shopping for decoration, food, clothing and cleaning up the house as they prepare for this once in every year important event. Family member will come home for the reunion dinner. A renew vigor for a better business, career, education, life and the wishes go on and on. To sum it up the Chinese mentality is all focus on prosperity and longevity.
Some shots last night at Miri Bazaar CNY celebration. There were live singing, stalls setup for the sales of variety of products for new year shopper.
People of all races and religions come out to join the crowd in celebrating this auspicious happy occasion. 
Sarawak is one of the unique state in Malaysia which is indeed blessed with many cultural heritages, friendly faces from people of all races. 
 I like take this  opportunity to Wish All Friends and Relatives a 'Gong Xi Fa Cai' 福 Year of the Tiger. May it bring lots of Happiness, Health and Prosperity to everyone in the years to come. God Bless everyone.

06 February 2010

Up! Up! Up! SMK Chung Hua!

This is the motto of SMK Chung Hua, Miri. The school is recognized as one of the top and best secondary school in Malaysia in term of academic, sports and well managed school.
Tonight they have brass band concert at Dewan Suarah, Miri organized by the school to entertain the public, bringing Miri's people enjoyment and awareness of music as Miri attained its fifth year as City.
"Today's concert will be a milestone in our history as the start of many more fantastic one to come and CH band will pave the way for more musical expressions in our city" as band manager, Susan Soh, has wrote. This elite band have won awards for the top band in international arena. A world class of its own and it has made Miri proud and known on the world stage. It is a hit and all tickets at RM30 and RM50 were taken up.
They will have their international coach, Mr. Mitsuo Nonami of Naha, Okinawa Japan, to lead them. It is really a honor and privilege to have him here in Miri to coach the youth. Here are some snapshots at their practice last night.
  International coach Mr. Mitsuo Nonami. Ten years as the brass band coach for Miri SMK Chung Hua.

01 February 2010

The Penan Children of Belaga, Sarawak

So much controversial about the Penan and the Bakun Hydro Dam of Sarawak in the media and blogger. The Penan live in the Murum valley located not far from the Bakun dam. The dam will flood about 30,000ha of the Murum Valley to create a reservoir that can feed water into generation plant to produce about 900 MWs of electricity by 2013 as reported in the news media. The first of the 12 new dams, the Murum dam, is said to be under construction. It is located about 470km inland from Miri.
Most of the present longhouses were resettled and built by the timber company. Still many still maintain their nomadic way of life. Most Penan children don't go to school because of distance, availability of school and transportation problem and it take time to change their lifestyle.
Recent visit to their longhouses show they have improved tremendously over the years but they will need to learn new skills, come out to the society and put their children to school.
I have took some photos during a short term education mission trip there bought in by our Miri Methodist churches. Most of the photos will be on the Penan children.
Long Luhat,one of the three Penan longhouses we went.
 


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17 February 2010

CNY Edition

The sound of fire crackers and lion dances were the familiar scene in the first day of the celebration of the CNY in Sarawak. Lots of eating, visiting, new clothing, and renew mind set, new resolution for career minded and most important of all family members gather together for reunion dinner. A traditional cultural practice that enhance family ties and bond.
Girls are the most excited with new clothing, wears and any thing that related to fashion. The girls have lots to chit chat with their friends and mommy. It's the fourth days of the CNY and many have started going back to work or business. Tomorrow a lot more will fly back to KL to study or work.
Welcoming the Year of the Tiger with new resolution and renewed dreams.
This lady did not expect her photo to be taken but stay cool nevertheless.


Visitation and Photo taking. Everyone is just happy to be part of this auspicious celebration.

13 February 2010

CNY Celebration & Greeting to All

Tonight is the eve of Chinese new year. People are busy shopping for decoration, food, clothing and cleaning up the house as they prepare for this once in every year important event. Family member will come home for the reunion dinner. A renew vigor for a better business, career, education, life and the wishes go on and on. To sum it up the Chinese mentality is all focus on prosperity and longevity.
Some shots last night at Miri Bazaar CNY celebration. There were live singing, stalls setup for the sales of variety of products for new year shopper.
People of all races and religions come out to join the crowd in celebrating this auspicious happy occasion. 
Sarawak is one of the unique state in Malaysia which is indeed blessed with many cultural heritages, friendly faces from people of all races. 
 I like take this  opportunity to Wish All Friends and Relatives a 'Gong Xi Fa Cai' 福 Year of the Tiger. May it bring lots of Happiness, Health and Prosperity to everyone in the years to come. God Bless everyone.

06 February 2010

Up! Up! Up! SMK Chung Hua!

This is the motto of SMK Chung Hua, Miri. The school is recognized as one of the top and best secondary school in Malaysia in term of academic, sports and well managed school.
Tonight they have brass band concert at Dewan Suarah, Miri organized by the school to entertain the public, bringing Miri's people enjoyment and awareness of music as Miri attained its fifth year as City.
"Today's concert will be a milestone in our history as the start of many more fantastic one to come and CH band will pave the way for more musical expressions in our city" as band manager, Susan Soh, has wrote. This elite band have won awards for the top band in international arena. A world class of its own and it has made Miri proud and known on the world stage. It is a hit and all tickets at RM30 and RM50 were taken up.
They will have their international coach, Mr. Mitsuo Nonami of Naha, Okinawa Japan, to lead them. It is really a honor and privilege to have him here in Miri to coach the youth. Here are some snapshots at their practice last night.
  International coach Mr. Mitsuo Nonami. Ten years as the brass band coach for Miri SMK Chung Hua.

01 February 2010

The Penan Children of Belaga, Sarawak

So much controversial about the Penan and the Bakun Hydro Dam of Sarawak in the media and blogger. The Penan live in the Murum valley located not far from the Bakun dam. The dam will flood about 30,000ha of the Murum Valley to create a reservoir that can feed water into generation plant to produce about 900 MWs of electricity by 2013 as reported in the news media. The first of the 12 new dams, the Murum dam, is said to be under construction. It is located about 470km inland from Miri.
Most of the present longhouses were resettled and built by the timber company. Still many still maintain their nomadic way of life. Most Penan children don't go to school because of distance, availability of school and transportation problem and it take time to change their lifestyle.
Recent visit to their longhouses show they have improved tremendously over the years but they will need to learn new skills, come out to the society and put their children to school.
I have took some photos during a short term education mission trip there bought in by our Miri Methodist churches. Most of the photos will be on the Penan children.
Long Luhat,one of the three Penan longhouses we went.
 


 Beautiful morning as the sun rises.