Mysterious Well by the Rompin River

Me and my son stumbled upon this mysterious and abandoned water well 

by the Rompin river near Kampung Rantau Panjang 

on one of our beachcombing trip to the east coast sometime back. 

River erosion at this bend must have taken down the houses here 

leaving the nicely dug and arranged well rings standing bare.

Bark Canoe of Pekan Water Craft Gallery

A rare find,a replica of an antique Jakun's Bark Canoe
at the Pekan Water Craft Gallery,Pahang.
Made most probably from Meranti bark and rattan as written
in the Journal of The Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
(as there was no description of the beautiful exhibit when i visited a few years back)

 














-as mention in the 1907 report by Dr W.L.Abbott, this 'Rapako' made by the Jakuns
was for a single journey use, to bring down jungle produce
down the  Rompin river.


Similar craft was also found to be made by the Dyaks in Borneo
with a different tree bark.



Reference:- Bark Canoes Among The Jakuns and Dyaks
by Dr. W. L. Abbott JSBRAS  no:49 Dec 1907

A visit to Batek people of Kampung Dedari

Photos from our day trip to the Batek people village
of Kampung Dedari, a short boat ride upstream
the Tembeling River from Kuala Tahan.
It's quite a nostalgic trip for me
since i am here to check on
those who are with me in a photo taken 35 years ago(1983)
at the campsite of Taman Negara,Kuala Tahan.



my son Wei Yang with a younger school going batch.



Sad to hear from Tok Batin Sena that the one in the middle is no more with us and
the where about of the rest unknown,they should be between 40-55 years of age now.



Yang with village headman,Tok Batin Sena.



a very informative map of Taman Negara on the wall of  Tebing Guest House
our nice place of stay here.(Contact Rani +60135843476)



Herman our boatman for the boat trip.



our journey up the Tembeling River



















Kg Dedari from the boat.





bateq-community-taman-negara



Jungle hut







a simple home and life



something refreshing,modern toilet and bath with solar pump and lighting



a bachelor's hut?





checking on a small short blowpipe sold to visitors,don't come home without one!









Anna our guide at the village explaining about the Batek people.





a demo on starting a fire without a match.





blowpipe demo







Herman checking with Tok Batin and others on the where about of those in my old photo.





a old  news paper cutting on the Tok Batin.



a scenic beach here by the Tembeling river,good for a dip for some.





 'have (Gun)phone will travel'





time to say goodbye





a French couple on our boat



Thanks to Herman for a safe trip.