The journey to Pontianak, land of the Equator
Date: 2nd October, 2008.
The Dinner
Date: 2nd October 2008
Time: 7.15 pm (WIB) onwards.
Venue: Hotel Kapuas Cafe
I reached my room almost 6:15 PM local time. My other half
was in the room as she didn't joined the Udung. You know lah ladies, City
tour mean going to the city mall. We got ready for the dinner to be held at the
Kapuas Hotel. Not long after, we were at the lobby, dressed smartly in my
Bidayuh suit for the dinner. Some of our fellow friends were in their respective
costumes. Wonderboyz looked like Sultan Serian, Redline, Kutieng, and Nicholas
Amin were in their striking red/black Bidayuh vests and so was Jihem. As for
Bar_guarding, he dressed casually, the way he liked it best. Others were in
their batik, but most were traditionally attired looking like princes and
princesses. The Bidayuh females all looked sparkling and they were all winners.
Kittie
and Peggy poised before dinner at the hotel lobby.
Ms Kutieng, Kittie and
MBSY.
Kaddy and Peggy.
SBGA
Vice President Mr Nicholas Amin and Pemanca Austin Dimin having a chat
with other diners.
Mr.
Salam bersalaman with Antoinette, and Ms Wes was dreaming.
Paul Shannon, Bar_guarding and
Jihem.
Everyone
was waiting for the arrival of guests.
Dr
John Brian discussing with others.
Right
here waiting.
KK Kpg Semebak Mr. Richard Laut and KK Kpg Sembuh Mr Jurin
Semang.
SDNU President Mr. Mengga Mikiu with MDAD President.
Also
waiting.
Amongst the Bidayuh males, wonderboyz was the most elaborately costumed,
completed with "Dayakised" head gear laced with beads and other
ornamentals he had just purchased during daytime at Betang. He looked so regal.
Bar_guarding installed him as the "Sultan of Pontianak, Kapuas Hotel
branch" for the night. He obliged willingly and his smile was all over.
Wonderboyz
was wondering whether his title "Sultan of Pontianak, Kapuas Hotel
branch" could be permanent or not. Bar_guarding restored him as the
Sultan that nite.
Jihem
looked a bit shy while waiting for dinner to be served. Well, I knew that
his front tooth was missing so that was why dia senyum kambing saja. Or
probably he was missing his goats!. A successful entreprenuer in goat
rearing. If you want to know more on how to rear goat on the beach, you
can consult him. [Kambing dia]
Wilfred
Kutu aka STORM CLOUD was waiting for his dinner to be served. "Kapan
mau makan sih, lama Benér. My Indian tribe normally don't make a chief
wait!”
Nancy
also waiting for food, she's hungry.... but still willing to smile.
Different faces of hunger
Time: 7:30PM
Local Time [Malaysian 8:30PM], One-Hour different, faces tell all.
Cikgu
Kutong ak Enggang make himself busy with his video cam.
Ms
Peggy also trying to be busy. Go through his camera as well.
Cikgu
Wes ak Mirid thinking of home already
Blank?
Other part of the world....ya Pak Kutieng?
You
don't have to show your teeth lah... We know that you haven't eaten.
"Aaaahhhh .. Belum ngocok lagi ba"
He
clap his hand to agree checking on Bar_guarding mouth.
Waiting
for food really make people do all sort of thing. Here Bar_guarding show
his way with a lady hand-bag. I pay 2 cent for the act!
Nah....
kan dah di marahin oleh si Nancy... pak!. Kenapa mesti diambilnye catas
tangan nye?
Combo
pictures of Nancy trying to avoid Bar_guarding camera flash.
As
usual, Redline and Kutieng were strapped to their cameras though they looked
more like Bidayuh princes in their costumes rather than those "wanna be
reporters". Bar_guarding was not to be outdone by these two
"professional photographers" with their cameras. We all went around to
shake hands with everyone in attendance, showering them with smiles and gestures
of friendships.
Costume for the night.
Redline
with his red line bidayuh vest.
Swisserikin
with both Malaysia and Indonesia costume in one. 2-in-1?
Integration?
MBSY's
tailor design suit and Kittie.
The
bidayuh ladies with their costume, while the indonesian dayak on their
batik dress. While the other two on the the side are their body guard lah.
Kaddy
wearing his custom design shirt. I know he's the CUSTOM director. Shirt
also he direct to customized
Nicholas Amin, Vice President of
SBGA.
Dr
John Brian, Publisity Chief of SDNU.
Mr
Mengga Mikui, President of SDNU.
Our
guests at dinner were our hosts at Betang just a few hours ago. When dinner
started, we were entertained by the resident karaoke singers, whom to my ears,
sang better than many Malaysian singers.
Ready
to serve, they won't belong standing there.
When this comes, the waiter are gone and firstly take the
sup.
After that the rice.
Put all the foods that was displayed on the
buffet table to your plate.
One at the time.
Emm... yummy.
After the ladies, gentlemen turn.
Fruits also available as appetizer.
But soon after, I saw the "Sultan of Pontianak, Kapuas
Hotel branch" was itching for something. Wonderboyz really has a nice voice
as he does his practice at The Shelter almost every Friday nights and weekends.
Only he can outdone the one-piece-band with his Dangdut songs. Well, his first
number for the night was "Kampung Love" by the Acid Rain. He sang it
better with his body and face expression. Menusuk jiwa! He represented us and
sang a few more numbers, and it was fantastic. Then Redline joined the fray with
his duet with Alim, and came a guest to make threesome with Redline.
Eating
time, alone!.
So went a
few others trying their talents at the microphone. As for the others they
cheered, and "our official photographer" busy lah taking pictures.
They
are all winners in their own category of song.
I didn't sing
nor dance that night. As usual, when Kaddy and I seated on the table, the flow
of "Teh Buih" tasted better and better. We consumed the Beer and Stout
that night. After a while, the bartenders refused to take anymore of our orders.
Not because we could not afford to pay in rupiah, or the danger of getting
overdosed, but simply they went out of stock. Seldom do I hear a hotel running
out of stock on beer. I was a bit frustrated because in the middle of enjoying
ourself, the stock finished. Anyway, we continued with Chivas whisky to finish
the night. A shot of chivas cost me RP50,000 at the hotel. I went for double
shot! I ordered for Kaddy too. I was almost running out of Rupiah, but luckily
our Financial advisor, Ms Peggy had lots of reserved. I exchanged a few hundreds
RM with her to pay my Beer and Chivas whisky.
Most of our
Indonesian guests could really sing nice and beautiful songs with their original
voices. No wonder Malaysian artists cannot penetrate Indonesian market with
their songs and CDs.
He
try to emulate Harry
Acid Rain lah... Nak jadi "Kampung Love Part 3" but
"Kapung Luv, jadi dia..." perasan Wonderboyz ya.... Harry tak pegang dia
punya tekak lah dan ada penari di belakang dia.. You punya mane? Nevermind maybe next
time.
In between those
songs, Bar_guarding and a few others danced with their joget moves. Bar_guarding
with his ONLY style of dancing like at the Betang. He really needed a bigger
space to dance. Unlike others, small area could do. So the next time
Bar_guarding comes to your dinner function, make sure the dance floor is big!
He likes to measure the floor area. He tried to pull me to the dance floor
but I didn't feel like dancing or berjoget. I felt rather comfortable seating
and watching my "Teh Buih".
Redline sing
a few numbers
See
Redline is the most terror singer of all. He's the only one who sing
without seeing the lyric.
And
he dances.
He
sing the chorus with mighty voice power!
Move
aside... I tell where you should be singing... not "Omm Woo..ooo.."
Redline said to the guest singer in blue with his eyes closed.
Wonderboyz the wonderful
The
winning duet singer of the night. A perfect couple.
Wonderboyz
REDEEMS himself by displaying it on his T-Shirt...
Lets
me choose the song. You follow, OK.
What
happen to this guy? I should be singing first. 'Ngak apa deh.... nanti dia
ku hamtem ngan suara lunak gue'.
Lagu
"Ape mende ni...Omm Woo..ooo" Wonderboyz wonder coz he don't
understand what he's singing.
He
emulate him... Ngak mau kalah ya pak.
Finally
he's gone... I WON!
When time was up, we left the place for our rooms. We dismissed at around 1.15
AM and our Indonesian friends at around 0.15 AM, all together at the same time
as their time was one hour behind ours.
