Paku & Belacan??

Friday, August 27, 2010 - - 2 Comments

Owh well.... NOT THIS ONE!!

This is not 'paku' (nail) but in Sarawakian accent it is called paku' (with a silent 'k' in the end of the word), that means a particular wild vegetables ususally eaten in Sarawak (and Malaysia as well).

Meanwhile, belacan is a shrimp paste that is made of fermented ground shrimp, sun dried and cut into many blocks of paste. It usually used in most Southeast Asian cuisines to give a more spicy taste.

Owh...back to 'Paku & Belacan'. I don't mean the ones I explaied just now...

It is about these two guys, from the United States. Well, are they JUST ordinary Westerners? Paku (left) is from Arizona and Belacan (right) is from Utah. Both of them are 22 y.o.. Both of them have been to Sarawak (specifically in Bintulu) between 2008-2009, serving as volunteers (I'm not sure in what field).
But somehow their errand to Sarawak, caused them able to speak fluent bahasa pasar (informal speech) and a little bit of Iban language. At a point they could crap whatever they like in a successive local loyar buruk (rambling, in other word, talking ridicule)!

But now both of them are in Utah to work and they somehow missed Malaysia, especially Sarawak very much that they expressed their yearning through some videos in Youtube, all of them are in Malay! Well, at least I shared this because I'm proud that somebody that are not from our country are not ashamed to speak Malay in their own country even though it is not their own mother tongue...

One of the I posted below:


Peristiwa Pagi Hari

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - - 1 Comments

Hari ini ada 'mood' tulis blog dalam Bahasa Malaysia...yg skema??

No No ...NO!!

saya mau informal ba hari ni, kunun la...

hari ni, saya kegeraman lg...punya awal bangun td, 6.30pg
pas tuh bersiap2 awal, nek bas awal, mo pigi SST
ada tutorial jam 9pg (dlm jadual)
skali ada msg dtg, dlm jam 8.30pg
dr kmi pnya Mdm (lecturer)
bilang dia begini : " Dan, kta jmpa nex wik ja"

WAAA ~~

minggu ni ja, 4 kali klas uda kna kensel...yg pasti akan bnyk replesmen klas ne huhuhuhu...
tp xpa la, ari ni dpt juga pigi online awal2 pagi td huhuhu...

tp time saya tunggu bas td, ada la 1 ikur (ekor) kucing tiba2 mendekati...
trus dia membaringkan diri atas kaki saya...
hooo....
ilang juga boring2 tunggu bas hehehe
ni lagi gmbr dia....

Everyday God

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - - 0 Comments

I just want to share with you, a reflection on God's love towards us. I heard this song before in my friend's room in campus, and it really touches my heart, make me feel how much does God really loves us and somehow I feel at peace that I am really comforted by Him. It is a very good reflection song that you really want to hear it somewhere that is quiet and tranquil. Here is the video I found in YouTube, and the lyrics are shown below the video box.


Earth's creator,
Everyday God,
Loving Maker,
O Jesus,
You who shaped us,
O Spirit,
Recreate us,
Come, be with us.

In your presence,
Everyday God,
We are gathered,
O Jesus,
You have called us,
O Spirit,
To restore us,
Come, be with us.

Life of all lives,
Everyday God,
Love of all loves,
O Jesus,
Hope of all hopes,
O Spirit,
Light of all lights,
Come, be with us.

In our resting,
Everyday God,
In our rising,
O Jesus,
In our hoping,
O Spirit,
In our waiting,
Come, be with us.

In our dreaming,
Everyday God,
In our daring,
O Jesus,
In our searching,
O Spirit,
In our sharing,
Come, be with us.

God of laughter,
Everyday God,
God of sorrow,
O Jesus,
Home and shelter,
O Spirit,
Strong and patient,
Come, be with us.

Way of freedom,
Everyday God,
Star of morning,
O Jesus,
Timeless healer,
O Spirit,
Flame eternal,
Come, be with us.

Word of gladness,
Everyday God,
Word of mercy,
O Jesus,
Word of friendship,
O Spirit,
Word of challenge,
Come, be with us.

Gentle father,
Everyday God,
Faithful brother,
O Jesus,
Tender sister,
O Spirit,
Loving mother,
Come, be with us.

Our beginning,
Everyday God,
Our unfolding,
O Jesus,
Our enduring,
O Spirit,
Journey's ending,
Come, be with us.

Alleluia,
Everyday God,
Now and always,
O Jesus,
Alleluia,
O Spirit,
Through all ages,
Come, be with us.