Rocks of UMS beach

The rocky beach of UMS(University Malaysia Sabah) beach in Labuan
is most beautiful in the morning during low tide.
This is what i saw on a calm day
with a nice sky as a back ground.

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Sunset to dusk by the Kemena Riverside

Sunset scene taken at the new Bintulu Express Terminal
where the 45 km long Batang Kemena flows by Bintulu town
on the way to sea.

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Makan Tahun Feast at Kampung Kuala Nyalau

This year we are lucky enough to be invited by Helmi and Fadzillah to Kampung Kuala Nyalau
 for the  "Makan Tahun' feast where the Kedayan celebrate their padi harvest
which is almost similar to Gawai and Keamatan festival,
the only difference is that the Kedayan's are muslim
so no worry of getting drunk by 'tuak' here.

Villagers here still lives the traditional ways where the spirit of (gotong royong)cooperation are still being practice.

Kelupis ready to be steamed.

This wooden pole is used to squeeze out  the coconut milk from its meat.

Helmi doing a demo.

Kelupis and wajik both cooked from glutinious rice,
the former is salty and the latter sweet,
both are steamed here.

Steamed kelupis ready to be eaten.

Village folks gathering together to do the cooking for the feast.

Our crew members trying out the 'kelupis" and chatting with Helmi's mum.

A group photo by the beach.

A nice sunset before our drive back to Bintulu
which means we will be missing the 'bergendang 'sessions later in the night.