Wednesday, May 27, 2009

The Art of Nature (Teachers)

Gold Arawana on his photos of the nature.....

The nature also has her own anger...

The small insects even know the meaning of "shy"... and we should be..

How you start is not as important as how you finish...

Trap in unusual situation is always the new experience in life. Experience means maturity..

His external happy looking....but might not on the internal...

Caring is more than compromise and more than mutual agreement not to hurt each other. It is a tacit agreement to help each other.
The best in whole life is to live in harmonies and peace...


He is ugly.....but still have something special on him to contribute on his community...

Those have the teamworks culture is always the winner...

The line of ageing... more lines not means that he is older, he might be living in stress...

Young means proactive, attractive and energetic, life is depends very much on the strength of your struggle and survivol...

Old means the end of the story, but older not means that the productivity is slowing down...


Life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them....
(Matthew 6:25)

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

The Art of Nature (Home Sweet Home)

Gold Arawana on his observation on natures' home.....

A couple in conflict? Its normal, dude...

Building of new home...

Self- defence or living in fear?

Big family means require more rooms....

Natural Quilt.... under the sun...

Free riders....

The Art of Nature (New Born)

Gold Arawana on his photos of natures' beatuties...





Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Sematan Silk Farm

Gold Arawana on visit to Sematan Silk Farm...Place Like No other, Sematan...

Young Silk Worm...unfortunately there was no worm during my visit. Operation temporarily stop due to unknown reason...

It was more than ten years since my last visit to this farm, which is located about four or five kilometers from my Kampong. It was a surprise for me than!

1987 – The History Written

I was still very young to understand about the launching of the so-called Eastern Empress Silk Sdn Bhd, located at Kampung Siru Dayak, in Sematan Sarawak. The honorable, YAB Chief Minister launched the historical developments for Dayak Salako, might be until now is the biggest project ever for this area. I am not very sure on the cost, but it was really big.

My Kampong, on this year was still connected by gravel road. Traveling to Sematan will take about half day (we have to follow closely on the bus schedule), where I still remember that my parents bring our own “tapau” foods just to send my brother for routine check at a government clinic. And the bus fare is only 90 cents! Be careful on the bus because your hair will no need gels as the dust along the road is strong enough to straighten your hair. Most of the Dayak Salako is still lagging behind in terms of infrastructures developments as well as education and information.

By opening of the farm, which cover few hills of Bukit Pueh, its really change everything. The farm provides hundreds or thousands of job opportunities to the surroundings kampong as far as from Lundu. At first it s look a success for this mega project for a kampong boy like me.

The Success

At least one family has at least one representative who works in various departments. The salaries are not that good as their hopes but at least give them permanent job. The permanent income at least gives them confident to send their children to school. In extra, it’s actually their secondary job, apart from their routine and heritage occupation as farmer. The youngster even going back to Kampong by knowing that their hometown could give the similar income they get in town.

On this time, school and education become important, the parents take it as compulsory. Up today, the nearest school at Kampong Pueh (I am an old boys there, where I get my first education) is getting bigger and bigger and I believe it is now one of the important primary school in Lundu District. Two secondary schools, SMK Sematan and SMK Lundu now even bigger and get their school extension projects to enable it recruit more students from the surrounding kampongs. The education evolution in Dayak Salako is the biggest development that I believe could bring them similar to the achievement by other races in Sarawak. This is one of the output plays by the Silk Farm in Sematan.

Roads being upgraded to tar seal roads year later, and up to date some are until the individual houses. The standards of course, much far inferior in quality compare to the highways in Semanjung Malaysia. Sematan, anyway is the first point for the federal highway in Sarawak. By the road construction, the final outcome is electricity supply to the kampongs. Nowadays, all the kampongs are supply by 24 hours electricity. Hmm…it is part of the project, I guess…

Few years later, Pueh Youth Camp (Kem Belia Pueh), and DID Scheme came in, give another big impact to the surrounding Kampong. The DID scheme allowed the paddy farmers to plant their paddy for at least twice a year.

The latest development shall be the establishment of Kampung Pueh Longhouse as one of the most successful homestay programme in Sarawak.

The Failure

After years of launching, the workers are dwindling, most likely due to low production on the silk. The company changes its management for a few times, and the current company shall be given credits for continuously manage its struggle until now.

Most of the factories and other buildings now are not properly utilize, and it’s become abundant.

The farms are mostly now covered by wild plants, maintain only one third of the original, I believe just to continue on the production.

For the now economy crisis globally, credit again shall be given to the company for its struggle.

The Hopes

Mulberry Trees... Special foods...only for Silk Worm...

By that small analysis, I conclude that the project is not a failure. We heard about other similar project on Tiger Prawn, Crabs, Fish breeding, etc… and end in similar failure. Further analysis shall be taken into consideration for these semi-government projects so that it will further give more benefits to the rakyat.

As for the Sematan Silk Farm, which I believed one of the landmark for my Kampong shall be continue. Most of the Kampong folks now might be more interested to work on developing their own lands, but the pride of this Silk Farm as one of it in Sarawak shall be retain. As informed to me by a worker, hundred percent of their workers are local. Some more interesting fact!

I went to the show room, where the final product of silk; the silk quilt pillows and other silk products are display. Not bad. The prices are …mpphhh… expensive but I believe I will sleep comfortably on this local product of my Kampong.

Ya...of course...as a local here I have to support and make sure one day I will buy this local made silk product!


The silk worm factories...

Scenic view from the main office... on far view is Talang-talang Island

A factory in operation during its heyday....

The life circle of silk worm

The workers processing on the cocoon

Bundles of cocoons

The white silk, raw silk before process to other products.

One of the final product....Emperor King size quilt cost about RM 1, 000.00. Mppph...I would buy it, only if I could...

Sematan Silk Farm can be visited daily... for the entrance fee, I am not very sure. Final warning, the factories are really smell like XXXX. Anyway, it will give new experience for the visitors. One last advice...make sure you buy some souvenirs......tolong sikit ba....

Sunday, May 3, 2009

River and Life (Sg Sebakong)

Gold Arawana on his short trip along Sg Sebakong, Mukah


Sg sebakong, a small stream attached to Batang Mukah is just too special for the local. This river serves them for transportations, farms, foods, daily needs, and etc........


Human and their pets sharing the same river for life...


The raw water pipe is crossing on the Sg Sebakong that supply water to the Mukah Town. Currently, the locals are depend very much on the river, without complaining and ignoring the river condition. For those live in the urban, will not feels the river as part of their life, but for this pity peoples are really appreciate the bless, patient and hoping that one day, this river will give them new life and hopes....

And they are still counting to infinity....

SMSTSSS - I Miss The Moments We Share Together

Gold Arawana on Jejak Kasih.....


I try to find all of you, after 13 years I only managed to meet Mahazan at Stadium Sarawak five or Six years ago.

Anyway, I believed that you all are now success in your life....

Still remember on our dreams, Green Forever....even though I am not really like the green color, the color is just too special that keep us as one family for five years. On how special I am as a Sarawakian in our class, it just too many sweet memories we share together....

I download this photos from one of our friend blog, Saiful Huzaimi....still remember him??? (Sorry Bodek, curi gambar hang tak minta kebenaran, takdan nak minta kebenaran).....

So, we are not too old, not too late for jejak kasih, Hidayat (our popular rugby captain) leave a message at one of my article which keep me remember on all of you.... ...

For my Rugby teammates, we are always the champion....right? More photos will upload later, I promise....

Dulu, takdak handphone, nak contact pun susah...komputer pun masih pakai disket besaq. Kalau hangpa tersesat kat dalam blog aku, e-mail aku kat minjoes@yahoo.com atau tinggalkan mesej kat blog ni... (Haiyaaa.. my Penang language dah takdak bunyi Utara dah.....)


Class of 96.....


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Farewell Party.....


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