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Puteri Santubong – Mythical Princess of Sarawak
A tour guiding & research trip to Sarawak brings back this perennial tale. By A. Najib Ariffin
Great view of Mount Santubong outline from Taman Negara Bako main beach. Foto Nadge
In the Damai area not far from Kuching, the bustling state capital of Sarawak, lies a set of picturesque low mountains. An even better view can be found from Bako National Park, where from the beach on a clear day the profile of Gunung or Mount Santubong looks like a pregnant lady lying on the horizon. This is the abode of Puteri Santubong, the mythical Princess of yore. There are a few versions of this ancient legend, and here is told the popular general version. More »
Observational Poem of Life
If you seek wealth, you only feel heat;
If you seek power, you only face hate;
If you seek women, you only flow hard;
But you would not get the richness, the respect or the roaring orgasm that you really sought.
Nadge-
The Malay Wedding
Bersanding ceremony. Photo by Nadge
A right royal affair – That’s a Malay wedding for you. And it is literally true, as the couple is called ‘Raja Sehari‘ or ‘King and Queen for a Day’. The wedding event is a display of regal splendour in the ancient kingly tradition of the Malay World.
Kerjaya membawa Pelancong
Kursus Pemandu Pelancong (Tourist Guide Course) – oleh A. Najib Ariffin
Masih tak disedari oleh ramai dalam masyarakat, tapi Pelancongan (Tourism) merupakan industri penting dan kedua terbesar dalam ekonomi Malaysia, dan bidang ini berpotensi sebagai punca rezeki yang baik.
Pemanduan warisan (heritage guiding) khusus oleh Nadge selain ceramah & bengkel bahasa.
Nadge terlibat dan memberi nasihat. More »
Tags: bahasa, Inggeris, Itali, Jurulancong, kemahiran, kursus, Malaysia, pelancongan, Pemandu Pelancong, Perancis, Sepanyol, Tourist Guide
The Legend of Mu, and how the Malay people and Atlantis got their names
At 08:20 PM 3/22/01 , ak wrote: … “Melayu” is a word that existed long before the Europeans ‘discovered’ our wonderful little paradise… but its meaning in Javanese is not flattering either…
The scramble to set sail and escape from Mu - carved on the 9th C. Borobudur temple wall. Photo by Nadge
Nadge’s feedback:
I’d suggest that it is neither flattering nor unflattering, but factual and there’s an interesting web of info behind this meaning of “melayu” and its origins. In fact, in the oral tradition of our ancestors I was told this long ago by my Javanese paternal relatives back in Yogyakarta (Jogjakarta, Indonesia), and I subscribe to this view.
