Saturday, February 21, 2009

Mary - by Sophie


Mary - by Sophie, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

Mary by the fireplace in Sayat's hut.

Yulena - by Sophie


Yulena - by Sophie, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

A special photo of a very remarkable girl.

I was trying to start the fire to cook breakfast and was wondering where is Yulena.

Without Yulena, I think there won't be a fire to cook breakfast.

Money can't buy this holidays. Where Time stood still. For thousand of years, we are priviledged few to be here.

The girls are having fun. Having a dip in the Medi'it has a special emotion; it cleansed your soul.

Porters about to cross the Medi'it.

Yulena and Mary about to cross the great Medi'it with full bacpack.

Yulena and Mary provide the anchor.

Two girls at work.

Boys of Long Perisek.

Bilung is also employed as a porter.

Bilung is Muli's brother.

7.30am and Jeli is still fast asleep.

Jeli Selai.

Matsom is the best dressed Penan. Very smart and always with the shirt tucked in.

Matsom is the younger brother of Mary Raman. There is another younger sister, Olivia.

Gorgeous couple - Erik Selai.


Gorgeous couple, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

Matthew Selai carry 2 Karrimors.

Muli


Preparing pucuk paku, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

Muli is the wife of Lep. She is from Ba Bareh.

Lep Selai, our chief guide.

Lep Selai is the eldest of Selai's children. His wife passed away so he remarry Muli, whose husband also passed away.

Tua Kampong Selai with Doc.


Tua Kampong Selai with Doc., originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

Mama Yuma arrived in Sg Medi'it. N 03deg 57.741 E 115d 13.149. 1300hrs.

Mama Yuma, the Matriach of Long Peresek.

Hut in Magoh where we stayed.


Hut in Magoh where we stayed., originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

This hut is special. It belong to Sayat Magut, the Chieftain of Magoh. We stayed here in 2007 for 2 nights so it is a revisit.

Bilung - by Sofi.


Bilung - by Sofi., originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

Bilung is the brother of Muli. He could be her son, we wouldn't know. But we will go to Ba Bareh in May to hear the story again.

Yulena - by Sofi


Yulena - by Sofi, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

Yulena is our favourite girl. She is adopted by Jamalang Ringgut of Long Gita and also comes back to Lg Perisek.

Mary - by Sofi


Mary - by Sofi, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

Taken in Sg Tarum, Ulu Magoh in Sayat Magut's hut. It is day 5 of the Expedition and still she was able to bring along this dress and look lovely.

Mary - by Sofi


Mary - by Sofi, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

A black and white photo of Mary Raman.

Reini of Long Perisek


Reini of Long Perisek, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

She is amongst the young girls in Long Perisek.
Just wondering whether she goes to school?

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