Archive for the ‘Pesta Kaul’ Category

Mukah Kemas kids at Kaul Festival parade


2009
05.13
From

The kids were just as excited to be involved in the parade. Dressed in their colorful shiny best, they look very cute. I love taking pics of kids as they are very natural in their posing.
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Dragon dance and Chinese community in Mukah


2009
05.03
From Chinese Mukah

The Chinese may not be the majority in Mukah but their presence is indeed felt. Here we have a couple dressed in olden costumes using their mobile phones :)

The lion dance is often a symbol of the Chinese community all over the world. It is no different over here in Mukah.

Kampung Tellian, Mukah


2009
05.02
From Kpg Tellian, Mukah

Another place we wanted to visit very much was Lamin Dana. Unfortunately it was closed.
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Seni Silat a form of Malay martial art


2009
04.30
From silat

Silat is an umbrella term used to describe the martial art forms practiced throughout the Malay Archipelago. Silat is a combative art of fighting and survival and it has been evolved in Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam civilizations for centuries into social culture and tradition.
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Kaul Festival at Mukah


2009
04.27
From Pesta Kaul

I have been searching for materials to explain Kaul to readers. The following is an extract from The Pesta Kaul : By Bulan (Published in 1993) . I welcome contributions to this article as there is still much we don’t know about the Kaul Festival.
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Pesta Kaul and my Mukah holiday


2009
04.26

I am feeling sad today because I have lost a good friend. A faithful friend and companion. She tottered up to me and Mrs BB, looked at us before she left us. The whole family is in grief. I let Benghui blog about it to ‘let go’ a bit of his grief.
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