A Drive to Daro : I Have Another Dream

Past

1980年代前，从泗里街市Sarikei到玛都镇Matu可要花一天的时间。首先，在Sarikei搭一个小时半的快艇到达佬镇Daro, 然后Daro从乘约一小时的小舟到Matu。Sarikei快艇还有按时间表出发，每人船费约RM18; Daro小舟则需包整只船。等等停停，全程需半天。

1990年代，Daro到Matu通车了。路虽小，可方便多了。同时木胶Mukah晋升为省，Daro、Matu割入Mukah省，三镇从此通车。然而，Daro、Matu也开始经济衰退。

2000年代，自Daro、Matu通车后，Matu一带居民都到Daro办货，Matu生意一落千丈。年轻一代更到外求生，留在Matu镇的人家不到5 户。河上运输更是步入夕阳。

2010年代，Daro直接通车到诗巫Sibu市，同时也通往丹端马尼Tanjung Manis、Sarikei。不过从Sarikei到Matu车程需约三小时，且须过3 渡轮。

Present

那天，咱们5人八时半从Sarikei出发。由破浪的6307道直往民丹莪Bintangor，然后转右入丘陵的6102道，再入破浪的6308A直往Paradom。
在Paradom 路口转左，还RM5塔渡轮过拉让江Batang Rajang 到Igan，再转左入3104道驾驶约一小时往Tanjung Manis。经2大桥后达路口，左往Tanjung Manis,右往Daro。
转右后不久到达Batang Paloh河蚌，塔渡轮过河到Pulau Bruit。一路经过无数马来村后达 Batang Lassa河蚌。因河口宽阔、河水涌急、偶尔又遇浪，渡轮每来回一次需约一小时。
过了Batang Lassa 就离Daro不远了，可是到达时也已十二时半了。
全程共四小时，耗RM25车油、RM7渡轮费（全程以粗红线画）。相比塔船一小时、RM18船费，5人乘车费用虽便宜，却耗时费神。

 

Future

不过，若以蓝线沿Muara Payang建路接Tanjung Manis路口，相信从 Sarikei到 Daro的车程可以减至一小时。
往Tanjung Manis再造一条直通路，不但带动Sarikei经济，制造就业机会，也减少运输费，又不碍Pulau Bruit和Igan的发展。为国为民，有益无害，何乐不为？



GTP ( Government Transformation Programme ) : Another Lie ?
After almost 50 years in Malaysia, most area in rural Sarawak still have no supply of clean water, electricity or even roads...
Can GTP builds driveable roads to connect all towns in Sarawak ?
Can GTP brings clean water to Matu, Daro, and all other rural towns ?
Can GTP ensures uninterupted DC to rural areas ?

Tamu Sarikei



Malay kuih
马来糕



卖唱不卖笑

water monitor -Varanus salvator- meat
四脚蛇肉

an unknown wild palm's shoot
不知什棕树心



ulat sagu Rhynchophorus ferrugineus



huge bagrid catfish - ikan baung

local musical instrument - gamelan



another type of palm heart
又一不知甚棕树心



locally grown rice
本地米

various salted fish
各式咸鱼

and angpaos as well !
红包也有得卖！

捡榴莲记 Collecting Durian @ Julau



过吊桥到对面岸...

出发啰！

先吃黄毛丹...



再采些可可过下瘾...



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分类...



满载而归。

  

Flooding of Matu - An Annual Nuisance





孙子乐喜水 阿嬷盼水退



Saman

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It was 23^rd December, 2012 ( Chinese Winter Solstice 冬至 ) ,   about 12midnight, when I was driving at 90km/hr at Jalan Kinabalu, near Wisma Tun Sambathan, approaching the traffic light at Bulatan Merdeka junction.   The green light is blinking, so I decided to go ahead.  As soon as I drove pass the traffic light, it turned orange.  It was then, I spotted trough my back mirror a bright flash behind me.  I thought someone highlighted me, but the flash was quite different.  It was more like a high-powered-camera-flash.

Less than 24 hour after that, on 24^th December, 2012, at 5.03pm, as I was driving out of Bandar Puteri Klang into KESAS highway toward KL, I saw a Erythrina glauca tree fell at Ramp B of Puteri Interchange.  So I called Sathya to ask him to bring some worker to re-erect the tree.  Langkah kiri I guess.  A traffic police patrol car so happened trailed me from behind, and the police officers saw me dialing my hp.  I decided not to bribe, so they saman me lo !

So, I decided to check for traffic summons.   So I googled for

' semak saman '.

Several results are quite useful :

1. RILEK – Rangkaian Interaktif Laman Electronik Kerajaan

http://www2.rilek.com.my/rilek-prod/index.php

Not found.  The requested URL/pdrm/IPC/PDRM_SummonsInq.jsp was not found on this server.

huh !

Alternatively, can check with JPJ

2. https://saman.jpj.gov.my/Inquiry.do

Well, check via sms then :

3. Type POLIS SAMAN < space > [car registration number], send to 32728 ;

or

4. Type POLIS SAMAN < space > [car registration number], send to 15888 ;

or

5. Type jpj < space > [NRIC number], send to 37773.

Lesson I learned :

1. Don't run through a traffic light, even its in 'orange', especially the one with speed trap.

2. Don't use hp while driving.  Always use a handfree.

3. Don't give bribe.

4. Crime/Traffic offence pays !

鄉愁

小時侯

鄉愁是一枚小小的郵票

我在這頭

母親在那頭

長大後

鄉愁是一張窄窄的船票

我在這頭

新娘在那頭

後來啊

鄉愁是一方矮矮的墳墓

我在外頭

母親在裏頭

而現在

鄉愁是一灣淺淺的海峽

我在這頭

大陸在那頭

余光中

Broga Hill's Grasses

Poaceae ( previously known as Gramineae ) is one of the largest plant families known to man.  A handful of the member of the Poaceae family were domesticated and cultivated in factory-farms for their seeds for human consumption.  

Except for some species enslaved as food crop, grasses at many other places are  liberated hippies, often regarded as nuisance unproductive weeds.  

But at the top of Broga Hill,  the they are royals.  Visitors are attracted to the hill for reason non-other than the picturesque landscape of grass dominated high land.

Pennisetum polystachyon and Imperata cylindrica dominate the hill, with some broadleaves struggling to survive. 

Here in Broga Hill, Pennisetum polystachyon is the King.  Tall and vigor, gentle yet strong.   While the Queen Imperata cylindrica.  Elegant, strong willed, dancing gracefully in the wind. 

Seasons come and go. 

Rainy and draught seasons… sunrises and sunsets…even mid-days and mid-nights …
The grasses grow and die, re-grow and die…

Crowd streaming in and out. 

Family and friends…elders and youngsters…love birds and litter bugs alike…

The grasses open-heartedly welcome all.