Happy New Year 2009
Posted by tunabdulrazak on 31/12/2008
It is 1.50 am now. Just back from my village, ushering the New Year with my in-laws.
We have just had a reunion pot-luck dinner with my wife’s siblings, in-laws who came all the way from their different villages and Kuching. The previous night we had a reunion in my mother’s house for my siblings and their families.
We had whole chicken steamed with ginseng. Deep fried pork with catch-up. Catfish tempoyak soup. Chicken cooked with catch-up. Lemang.
At 11.56 we got the fire crackers and fireworks ready. At 12.00 midnight, my brother-in-law lighted the 25- times-explosion fireworks. He lighted another long firecrackers. My other brother- in- law fired three shots into the sky with his shot gun.
The kids watched in awe. They would point into the clear sky towards the direction of more attractive fireworks display, ignited by other neighbours. The whole village was in smoke and with illuminated sky.
I was more happy seeing the kids enjoying themselves, mingling among their cousins; giggling, running here and there, each one trying to outwit one another telling stories. There are four new babies added to the clan. Lets hope that they will remain Dayaks, our greatest challenge.
We left the village at 00.15 am.
I have lots of wishes. Amongst them are: Taib and Jabu to be kicked out from the government, or rather they be dead; Sarawak BN to loose to Pakatan Rakyat; Dr Tiki, Richard Riot and James Dawos to join STAR and STAR will join Pakatan Rakyat; friends to continue sponsoring this internet access and of course my son to excel in his PMR, and daughter to excel in her SPM.
Happy New Year and may God Bless you all.
