WISDOM OF THE ELDERS

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MAIN AIR

MAIN AIR Main Air is a phrase well understood by Kelantanese. Rainy season is not necessarily a season of agonised living, hardship and misery. Kelantanese have accepted these seasonal changes and adapted seamlessly to their change. So when rain starts, it is a time for Main Air. And mind you, main air is not just …

ADVENT OF MODERNISATION

MODERNISATION What was it actually? What did modernisation meant to us Kampung folks? We had electricity at last after growing up with kerosene lamps. We still used water from the well. What actually changed significantly to our lives to be called a modern living as opposed to earlier life? WAYANG PACAK The Wayang Pacak or …

MAIN AIR THAT WENT BAD

KAMPUNG LIFE FLASHES ON. After rereading the last post, an occasion about 'main air' that really stucked in my memory flashed to the mind. Since I am writing memoir about my Kampung Life, maybe I should just share it to give an insight of what I had to go through to be part of the …

FLASHES OF KAMPUNG LIFE

PRELUDE In this posting, I will not be focusing on any particular aspect of Kampung Life but rather taking as a whole and highlighting the memorable activities and happenings during my growing up period at Kg Tangok, Bachok, Kelantan. KERAK NNISAN Aiyyyaa.. This is not translatable. Whatever, a good story must go on. Kerak Manisan …

MEMOIR OF FLOOD EXPERIENCE AT KG TANGOK

PRELUDE Since yesterday (30th Nov 2019) rain have been incessantly falling on and off at our house in Kota Bharu. We called it 'Hujan BBerek'. It is a sure sign of the incoming of flood. Those in low lying area will be on constant vigilant keeping their ears and eyes open to the radio, television …

KAMPUNG GAMINGS Part 2

PRELUDE In the posting before this I had introduced Kg.Tangok from where I spent the growing up period of my life, its location and people, the advent of modernisation and how we tried to cope balancing between the kampung activities, chores, gamings and education. Let me continue from there into Part 2. GAMINGS NNUSUK The …

KAMPUNG GAMINGS PART 1

KAMPUNG GAMINGS PART 1 (borrowed form Adib's photo blog) (From Ismail Kadir paintings) MODERNISATION VS KAMPUNGSATION Living in a kampung may sound like living a backward lifestyle, far removed from the modernisation and its diversity and pace, always behind and always trying to catch up. Such a living, forever on the run trying to be …

KAMPUNG LIFE AND TOILET

PROLOGUE I watched a Hindi Film at TARA HD starring Akshay Kumar titled Toilet - Ek Prem Katha (Toilet: a love story). It was a great film and it gave me a mixed feeling. The obvious was the ridicule at the seemingly mundane problem; nobody could have lived like that especially for the ladies. After …

TANGOK THE BERIS LAND

Tangok is a Beris Land. Nobody could have said it better than my brother Prof Nawi aka Atuk Wee; You really need to be there, grew up there to fully experience the Berisland phenomena. It is just a different kind of experience compared to growing up in other areas with its own unique experience, such …