The residents of Bawang Assam longhouse are so kind and friendly. The welcome ceremony, the ngajat dance, and others performance were so perfect and well-done. They smile at us all the time and people aren’t perfect until they smile.
This is my first post for “Portraits” and i hope you enjoy it.
This man is very friendly and interesting. He entertained us and brought us around the longhouse.
The old man on the right could speak fluent Foochow dialect and can dance very well in Ngajat.
Iban has a very unique costume. The Iban lady wears the ceremonial dress consisting of the bidang cloth, marek empang (on the chest), the sugu tinggi headdress and other silver ornaments (coins, bangles and etc).
The male Iban is dressed in Baju Burung (vest) and sirat woven loin-cloth which is a warrior’s outfit.
Thanks God!! I’ve learnt a lot and met a lot of new friends in this trip. (:
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December 16th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
well done . great shots
Thanks Bengbeng
December 17th, 2008 at 9:13 am
These residents are so humble and friendly! : )
yup, they served us with 5 stars service.. lol
December 17th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Hi Vic,
Nice shot & interesting trip.
Thanks for the visit of my 2nd hand clothes post.For yr info go to
Green Shop or FOS(factory outlet store) for bundle clothes.Many bundle
or rejected branded clothes or jeans of many sizes & choices of style can be found there.
Happy shopping till you drop.
You’re welcome uncle wang..
Thanks for the information.. ya, grab some clothes for chinese new year there! lol..
December 17th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Good experience for you.
Yup, it was the best longhouse trip for me..
December 17th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
You post that little boy again, someone is crazy on him… beware..~
Lols, i just want to make her crazy!!
December 18th, 2008 at 3:47 am
So did they teach you how to dance Ngajat?
Hmm.. Nope, i just followed how they dance.. lols.. it’s quite easy actually.
December 18th, 2008 at 4:00 am
Nice, I haven’t been to a long house before.
if you don’t mind, you can join us next time!!^_^
December 18th, 2008 at 4:55 am
Dennis: Who will b crazy on him??
u ar…..??!! victor beware, ahniss love boys…
don worry.. i will double lock the door tonight!!
December 18th, 2008 at 5:30 am
is this the same longhouse that you’ve visited last time where you ride a fast water craft? or is this different?
by the way, how far is a trip from sabah to sibu? (like how many hours will it take you to travel?) thanks!
Nope, the previous one was “Sg. Passin Longhouse” and this is “Bawang Assam Longhouse” which is nearer from Sibu town. There is no direct flight from Sabah to Sibu. U need to stop over in Kuching or Miri 1st then transit to Sibu. From Sabah to kuching took only 1.5hours and from Kuching to Sibu took 35mins by plane.
December 18th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Victor, you are wrong. There is at least a direct flight from KK to Sibu daily by MAS Wing. More flights from KK to Sibu via Miri and Bintulu.Just check out from MAS Wing website for the schedules.
Ops, i thought there is no direct flight to Sibu. Thanks for the information!! ^_^
December 18th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
I had plan to cycle there in 2009
Cycle to Bawang Assam??
December 22nd, 2008 at 8:10 pm
What a wonderful culture exchange….thanks.
Yup, thanks!!
October 4th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Thanks for ur trips and expose my village to the world. Origin from Bawang Assan…now working in KK Sabah..
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