Before I go on, firstly, i would like to thank Brother Zebedee Zech (My kampung mate Rumah Juman) for allowing me to share his photo here. Well, those photo are very memorable one to me. I have our longhouse photo but not the sarounding area after we left, so since Bedee have it, so i tumpang lah. Thank you for 'landing' me the pictures ok, Bedee!
Well like i've shared before, my olden days are full of colours. There is hard times and aswell happy-happy or girang-girang times, but after all it is a very good 'teacher' to me personally. There is non compare to real life experiences. I'm glad because i came from kampung/ulu where i really could experiences life which i cannot enjoy or see right now. Example?? Well, the great and beautiful scenery of the nature? Great places for picnic..? The places which is rich with its natural sources to find foods, find timbers to build house, to get timber to make sampan, to find rotans to make tikar/mat - you name it....? That is life in the ulu . The natural resources is belong to anyone according to the kampung's teritorry. The kampung people could do farming serajin-rajin yang mampu.. if you rajin enough, your ladang will be bigger, you plant alot of fruit trees, lada's, koko's, padis' and etc. If you hungry, you just need to go in the jungle to hunt for foods, be it vegetables, to cacth fishes or to hunting wild boar. Only one key point is – You will never get hungry if you rajin enough to find food lah. That’s what my father always told me.
Now this is our rumah panjang punya pangkalan…full of stone
Did you notice the pokok ara on the left?? Pokok ara ni terletak di bahagian hulu pangkalan tadi. . Notice there is a boat there? By the way, if you go futher up from the river bank, there is our school. Not far from that pokok ara is the big Stone where we always play games ‘tolaking’ each other, like I’ve mention in my entry before. That pokok ara is where we always get the ‘Buah Ara’ and eat it with our sambal garam+chilli..…Very the pedas you know….Garam secubit je, the chillis menggunung..! Guess what? We will panjat(climb) the pokok ara, and get the young fruits, jump down and eat it with our sambal under the tree. After that because kepedasan we will rrruuuuun and gedeguuuuummm!! We will jump into the river and drink the water aswell. You must know, before, during dry season, the water of the river is very clear and you will not hesitate to drink the water…right?
Now back to our childhood times.. here is the Bato’ Aya’ Behudik Jenawa (Big stone upper pangkalan) where me and my friends always playing games ‘ tolaking’ each other during the tide/air pasang. The current during that time is strong, and that is the best time aswell because we can swim around the Big Stone. The river level must up to your waist then only is the best time to tolak each other from this Big Stone. The rule are simple, siapa jatuh sungai, dia kalah… hahahahhaahahahah
You know, this is our pangkalan di sebelah hilir….terdapat longgokan kayu. Here we used to cari kayu api. This kayu api we called it ‘kayo’ asa’. During dry season, a lot of kayo’ asa will be found here. Why not, it has been exposed to the shusine and dry itself at the karangan. When the times come, it is ready to be kutip by us…. Did you notice the ‘soil’ at the river bank? And that ‘soil’ is not mud ok, it’s pasir….
Ok, could you see the big stone over the other side of the river.. we called it ‘Bato’ Dipah’ which mean ‘Batu Seberang’… During high tide, that area is very dangerous because the river will cover the surface of the stone and at the end it produces strong current… But, during dry season, the Bato’ Dipah will timbul because the water level is drop down and that is the time when we will swim across the river to get to bato’ dipah. Don’t play-play, the sungai is still dalam even though the water level is low, you know.. seram juga. I did follow other friends to swim to Bato Dipah several times and guess what? I only manage to reach Bato Dipah one time only! This is because I felt macam haunted lah pula while tried to swimm cross the Balui River to get to the Bato' Dipah....Though the water is clear but I still rasa seram-seram...! That one time when i managed to reach Bato' Dipah with my geng keras frens, we can see macam ada tangga lah pula menuruni batu tu ke dalam sungai…Truly!
Ok, you see the pondok buruk ni? If there is manusia tinggal di sini, believe me, this pondok will never look like this. Ini kerana we are forced to leave this place and has never abandon it for purpose. See, the hut is still in good condition even after more than 10 years it has been left alone.. This pondok we called it ‘Lepo Kelarah’ or pondok rehat. The villagers or visitors will take rest at this hut after their long journey from pangkalan. For older people, they will stop for awhile before continue their journey home. Jarak pangkalan dari rumah panjang boleh tahan jauh juge…naik level 1 baru pondok rehat..naik lagi level 2 baru lah rumah panjang. That’s why our long house never have problem kena banjir…..
Ini merupakan tapak rumah KetuaKampung.
Ok, this is our longhouse. Only the structure is still strong standing together with pillars, some of the wall left and the important parts of the house… All are made from Kayu Belian… see the quality..? That’s why its still standing until now. Ini pun ada yang orang lain ambik. Kalau tak rumah ni masih elok dan boleh di diami, well didiami oleh hantu lah kot..!
Rumah panjang kami ada dua blok; blok rumah panjang kayu dan blok rumah panjang simen. Ini blok rumah panjang simen..kata Bedee, simennya masih ada. Rumput yang tumbuh tu pun tumbuh atas tanah atas simen rumah. Rumah kami berada di blok kayu. Bedee kata takda lagi dah situ, semua kayu dah kena ambik, samada oleh pemilik rumah atau pun orang lain.
Rumah panjang dulu di Rumah Juman Long Dupah Belaga...
photo dari http://umajuman.blogspot.com
Ini merupakan pemandangan kampung Rumah Juman lama di Belaga dari Sungai Balui. Memang jauh kan kampung kami dari tebingan sungai? Did you notice the ‘Lepo Kelarah’/Pondok Rehat? Thats only the Level 1. You need to climb level 2 in order to get to our rumah panjang. Safe.....we never face flash flood problem.
Rumah Juman sekarang di Asap Koyan – picture taken by my brother
Pemandangan waktu malam – picture taken by my brother
Rumah panjang sekarang di Sungai Koyan, Asap..
photo dari http://umajuman.blogspot.com
Sorry to all readers, for this post I purposely wrote it in Kayan, which is my ‘Mother Tongue/Bahasa Ibunda. I dedicated this post to all Kayans out there, especially to all of my friends. To those who want to read but you are not Kayan, I appreciated it so much. My mother tongue language is easy actually ..so enjoy it..
This song I composed to commemorate each one of you…
Melu Habong Ika’
Lagu&Lirik: Snah Ukong
Copryright Reserved @2008
do anih itam peji
pekeluan hani…
itam peji ngeliah
pekiso’ sayu
dahin melu…o..o
serita’ urip una’
aleng dena’
ji tuk aleng ak hituk
ika’ nah bakeh kui……
peji tei hireh hitih
bi tuk anan jan dara
itu’ petat…o..o
avan ilo pengjam
ilo urip
akui melu habong ika’
o bakeh kui leng kala’ ak nyalam
akui liveng, akui kawah
tegu hituk te’ gaya tuk
pehalam bi tei hapat liran
te’ belua alan..o..o
itu’ hipun kelanget
pesekedep
kerei nih ika’ bakeh
‘au jadi ji kelunan….
aleng meran teneng
melu kui avin ika’
piah kayo’ ngevua
jama dahin hingev
avan nyingo
Lagu anih ak na dahin tuju men lim daha' bakeh kui ha' ino' tua kelo' te'. Hi-hi tua aleng kala' peji sekulah dahin sikep ji dua liap pengjam aleng legak men ba guruk dahik dahin peji kelas dahin lahu peji ngajei dahik una’, hihihihihiiii… Melu lan pah hineng lim itam au lebo halem sekulah dahin kerei nih au nyadui... Te' balei nyadui dahin peritah dahin te' lim kah balei aleng nyadui dahin swasta. Jadi pastor pun te'. Bi'ek daho', kurin daha' deh, akui melu lan hineng lim itam au jadi “'kelunan” men itam sediri dahin daha' aleng jeleng dahin tam, nunan pah te’ hang kelunan leba’(masyarakat) piah kurim Halo' deh, " berbudi kepada nusa dan bangsa". Jadi lio’ kah bareng hadui-hadui aleng en tam na avan ngemaju urip sediri kurang-kurang na', mawi itam jan tulong atau tavin halem ngemjau urip kelunan bangu. Bi, kio' kui, te' kah hadui tam aleng na kenep kelunan ja' tei lema, atau pekenyian tusah aleng en daha’ be’, aleng reti na' hia’ nah itam au tulong daha' peterunga’ tusah ...
Hituk kelo’ yah....anih serita’ tegu sekulah rendah.. Akui sekulah ha’ Sekolah Rendah Kerajaan Long Dupah Uma Juman Belaga.
Serita te' joh ketah ta' sekulah una' anih.. Jam kelo nyam kerei nih, ita’ sediri aleng tei ilo kayo tayun avan na apui ha uma sekulah. Ji lu'ong nyam sekulah mesti ilo 2 kepah kayo' tayun.. Jaaaaaahhh, pektap tua nah ulak tam peji dahin bakeh-bakeh ja' tei ilo kayo' halem uro' tih. Anih avin sekulah jan hipun sukup kelunan kerjah aleng na hadui avin daha’ taja’ kahang.
Men pukol 7 jehima ateng pukol 12.30 ngedo itam sekulah (formal education). Pukol 2 levi ateng pukol 4 levi hia' nah jaka' tam belajar levi. Au anan pukol 4 levi hia' nah jaka' aleng en ukeh avan "Nyadui". Reti na' tegu jaka' anan lim nyam sekulah seng nyadui uro padang sekulah, nubit uro aleng murip te' kebun bunga, lemirik piping aleng te' murip ha' bahe' hungei uma sekulah, mepa parit dahin ngema'ang jaban sekulah. Bi bagi tam, jinun anan ji na’an tusah, en tam na kah hadui tih dahin tangen dahin jinun yan kevah musang te' hang hiveh tam. Lim-lim tuket dahin ketah anan lim kah au jadi guru men itam kerei nih kio’ kui. Anan nah guru aleng na itam nengayet tangen halem sekulah ja itam lebo baya. "Guru" anan lim kah aleng na itam "kebal" peterunga' tusah aleng te' terungan tam kerei nih. Jadi, jinun rugi itam nei men daleh lirin, peletam jayam ha' daleh pasel ilo urip. Jinun tam ngedel peterunga' urip tusah te' unan tam avin itam au pekalei sukup training te' ket aleng nunan.
Te’ pah serita/kisah ita’ ngeliah una’…peharu te’ bato ha’ udik jenawa deh. Mawi hungei pasek ayan na’, jah tei nah kalo’ bakeh kui piah Nancy Maria Thomas, Nancy Hawing, Pauline, kazen Robert, Teke, Jane, Cecilia dahin havo-havo aleng ja’ tei du ha’ Bato’ Aya’ jenawa hudik….aktiviti hia’ nah peharu te’ batok anan..avin hungei pasek lan ayan na’. Kajo pah peharu te’ bato’ anan. Kasi pah hungei tegu anan
Au anan na keliah ’Bavui’. Hi aleng jadi bavui dahin. hi aleng livoh. Jam kelo’ bakel keliah kalo’ en na’ men piping..? Ujung piping anan en tepa’ ja na’ buret bihi na’ perah mete’ bakeh aleng en ta’ ketiting piping anan hiveng ngeliah ngahep..jah alei na’, lake’ lawen doh lah. Lap ngesem halem hungei nah ita’ mawi jaka’/turn ta’ aleng jadi bavui,..hehehe. yalah bihi ita’ ga’ ”bakel” piping atih kereh... La’ei ta’ ngeliah ”bavui” nan ita’ teso te’ jenawa. Te’ nah jenawa Kayo Taha anun urip Lake’ Gung Talik deh, men inan nah ta’ teso hungei tih. Aktiviti anan pun en ta’ na nyineng gaya ayan hungei loh kah. Hungei mesti aya’ atau pasek-pasek ayan na’, baru ita’ deng teso..Avin mawi na’ nyivo, ju megeru nekering hujung hit bahe’ tih tua nah ita’ ”landing” kan,? Hahahaaa
Au anan keliah ”Teliol” te’ tana tupek bahe’ hungei.. Adai murap-ap tua nah avut ta’, seluel pun jinun te’ banah na’ la’an. Sayu seng pakei seluel, balei tih aweh tua daha’ teliol tana tupek anan, akui ngio’ te’ kah avut balei aleng kahut kurik, adaiii adaaaiiiiiiii...!!!!!
Au anan besei tei kuman bahe’. Hadui anih en ta’ na tegu ita’ au aya’ uk, masuk sekulah menengah – Tingkatan 1. Tei nah kalo’ loh kah, tei besei ha’ Hungei Besua pedong, tei ha’ Hungei Jangan pedong atau pun tei mudik ha’ Hungei Latat. Kuman bahe’, ilo tangoh pako danum, ngejala’ masik, na apui, na sabel hanit-hanit..........sayu dena’ lan jaka’ urip tegu anan... Liveng kui...
Au anan, tegu cuti men Tingkatan 1 ateng kame’ penga persa Tingkatan 5 kame’ peledo...kajo lan jaka’ anan. Kalo’ peledo navo lada, meda lumak koko, ngeluno lada, ngeluno parei navo lumak parei pun tek...Ngeluan lan jaka’ anan.. Jam-jam na’ lim kenangan atau memori anan hia’ nah pengalaman aleng mahel piah kurin daha’ deh ”Tiada ternilai” legah na’. Avin pengalaman anan nah aleng jadi kemahing urip tam do anih. Alem anan, daha’ hadui-hadui luma’ anan pah lahu taja’ jeleng halem urip tam ha’ daleh hudik.
Jadi harep dahin ketalo kui men itam lim ja itam pa'en peju halem urip, tulong hinan taman, tulong harin tulong daha' aleng kapet aleng perlu usu tam. Mina pah aleng deng en tam na tih jan na’ nuno’ kuri, bi aleng penting itam au mejei usu men daha’, piah kurin Lake’ Aya’ aleng kuasa urip tam. Harep kui hia’ nah, ja itam jadi kelunan lan pa'en ateng do baya.....Amen!
tbc....
