As usual, I spent my Gawai celebration this year at my dad's hometown, Sungai Ruan, Roban. Just like previous years, my parents went off earlier while I went off a few days later since I was still working on the 30th. Rajin ba kerja..Gawai Eve baru go kampung..ahaks..
My gf was with me when I drove off to kampung, it's the 2nd time for her to celebrate Gawai with my family at Sungai Ruan..maybe this year's Christmas I'll go to her hometown in Limbang...to be fair ba... Anyway, we drove off a bit late since we had breakfast at kedai gangsta BDC...to make up time, we didn't stop for long at Lachau...only stop for toilet break and tapau some buns. We arrived safely at my longhouse around 3pm (after stopping at Saratok for an hour to buy some fruits).
Last year, those on our side of the longhouse become host for Gawai..this year the other end of the longhouse...so I was not involved that much this year. I spent more time layan family dirik and close ones...only time countdown..and the usual miring ceremony jak go to the other end... other than that...just lepak at ruai sendiri or lepak at my uncle's ruai.
I think this year, Gawai was not that happening simply because we're not hosting it at our end....but felt that we get to have more fun time together as a family. We do not have to kamboh kamboh prepare this and that for others...but take our time to BBQ... lepak lepak...crita crita among close family members..in that sense, I kinda like this year's Gawai. Plus, it's not noisy on our side thus I can sleep earlier than before.
The highlight for Gawai will always be on the night of 31st May.. thus those that enjoys singing, dancing and drinking basically spent the eve with the fullest fun they can have la... So on the 1st June..they all fall flat la..semua mabok... for us yang sik minum gilak..1st June is the day for housekeeping (cuci ruai..banyak sampah sarap) and of course pergi grave to light up candles... On the night of 1st June...we makan together(uncles and aunts..kazen kazen) as a family..and fun in a way la...very family style punya...
We all pulang on the 2nd June..after the usual annual meeting... This year punya meeting shorter than last year la... Last year they meeting sampai 4pm baru habis... this year by noon dah habis... Around 2pm we set off from kampung and reached Kuching safely by 7pm.... itu sahaja laporan Gawai 2011..ahaks...
p/s: sorry for the late entry..bz ba...ahaks....
