Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Mansa tama simpang neraka..

Dua minggu udah ngelansa mansa masuk sekula lalu enda mukai mukai, maya begempuru ba 'assembly hall' ti keterubah iya taun lapan puluh tiga, nama aki gerubi serta nama beberapa iku nembiak pom enam atas enggau tiga iku nembiak pom lima di kangauka, dipesan ba mua bala mayuh ngetu tama bilik tuansipol. Nyau beperening pangan diri mega bala kami laban sekumbang ti udah datai tak enda ngasai diri ngereja penyalah kelimpah ari nginsap enggau nundi indu dara! Yeap rindu nundi indu dara bebai diting! Ponteng ngaga diri pedis pala pedis perut keluar ari kelas pan bedau. "Apa hal lah kali tok," ku bala engkining gining gining besap besap bulu mansu kuring nanya diri empu serta pangan diri. "You, you, and the rest of you, all of you are refrain from entering Kenari during the orientation week. Anyone caught ragging and bullying will be suspended without warning. This is your first and last warning. And all of you are further advised not to be in group walking around campus like gangsters. Any act of gangsterism will not be tolerated," ku tuansipol Adi Badiozaman Tuah meri 'warning' jaku pesan nuju kami di mua sapit iya Siti Khatijah enggau Cikgu Bedui Uni! "Apa salah kamek Cikgu," ku tudah pangan aku siku ti benama Apin Pauzan nyeling nanya maya kami ngeluarka diri ari bilik tuansipol. "Do what I say and you will be alright," ku saut tuansipol. Akai dai tak baka pun buah meh bala kami tu tadi; baru nyumbuk bedau bebungai udah ditajar! Dalam ati aku sigi meh aku nanya diri nama kebuah tak bala kami aja di beri jaku tangkan. Urang bukai enggau bala ti udah sekumbang dua tiga tuan tu tadi enda digaga bakatu. Bisi meh kebuah kini laban dalam ati urang kitai enda nemu. Folks..my only conclusion meh laban pemanchal enggau penatau bala. "Bakani deh sida seniors ti udah..bisi diberi amaran bakatu kah Dick," ku tanya tudah Pok. Kati meh kaban enda nanya laban tu meh terubah iya bepeluang 'bebalas' ku bala laban taun siti tu kemari udah bendar diperinsa bala seniors! "Anang tusah dek Pok," ku munyi saut di tuju nyaut tanya kaban. Nama deh...bala kami begempuru duduk bemain gita meradakka nyawa belagu merindang ati diri ba dormitory kami ti dikumbai Tiong Dormitory. Tiong dormitory tu mega sigi alai bala nembiak seniors ti pama agi diau nginjau setaun mansau. Tu meh langkau ti alai bala pemain mayuh macham main diau!! Nama kebuah enda meh nemu ehh but it was somewhat rather unique tradition. Refreshing indeed!!!



"Apin, come here!! Apin comeee herrreee," ku tuansipol nyau terit urat rekung rekau rekau merak Apin ti nadai malik ke belakang but kept on walking to the end of the pavement enda ninga, enggai bekerja nyangkul bakut bunga lalu tama entuka Dilah nurun ke Piasau we assumed. Tama ke dalam tudah tuansipol, Cikgu Beduie Uni serta ditangkan Cikgu Awalludin Kassim. Enda lama udah nya lalu ngangauka aku. "This room smells like Cigarette smoke! Did you smoke in your room?" ku tuansipol nanya aku. Ahh ukai aku ti baru badu nginsap deh tang laban kitai ti udah nyengala nyadi sangka urang nama nama bisi nyadi enggai nyadi ga asai diri tak nyebut nyerahka nama urang bukai. "Yes sir," ku aku. "Come to my office first thing Monday morning," ku cikgu Adi ngelalau aku. "Yes sir," ku aku kali kedua lalu ngeruntuk laban udah ngelala tudah tuansipol nyau ringat dijamah ulah Apin..enggaika iya tak ngambi ulih ba bala kami ti tinggal!! Joe help me here..I don't really know how it started..tang aku agi ingat maya tu suba bala kitai kerja begutung ruyung lemai hari lima tuansipol mantaika pengeringat iya! King, I don't know how to say it in Melanau tang aku nemu nuan udah nemu bejaku Iban, kaban heheheh..Sapa ti bisi kena tangkap maya tu suba?? Bapak, Unus enggau Julai? or was it Steven Khiew? Pok Stanley? Someone kena tangkap tang aki gerubi enda ingat, ba Bekia or Tiong!!! Sigi ga pedis deka ngeluruska pendiau enti udah nyadi tagat segala bulat mata laja anggat ngerusuk dada. Woooweee being a prime target serta idup dalam scrutiny was something else!! Enti enda pintar pintar mai diri, pendiau anak nembiak sekula bakatu could lead to many foreseen unfortunate circumstances!

Akai dai..puas besipak ka buah bol enggau Mr. Balang Buayeh and the gang, Pakcik Jet and the crew, and bala kaki pengabis jam lemai hari nyau ga datai junuk junuk pagi hari satu alai aki gerubi bisi janji betemu tama baru bilik tuansipol. Dammmmmn it mannn..I was sparred this time around!! Sekali tu aku mega dipindahka ari Tiong ngagai Bekia laban ti dikumbai pengajar bad influence. Akai dai bedau sampai sebulan udah masuk pom enam atas nyau mayuh macham utai nyadi. Nama meh penyadi tu ila dek apai tang tajapan bakanya enda mantah jaku pengajar..not yet anyway. Hhhehehe I never relinquish my beloved bed and rightful place ba Tiong! Benasit Kedong Luhat, Henry Usat, enggau niang William Jawa nerima aku ba Bekia. Enti enda nadai alai diau deh..laban no more room alai enseput! Nyau ga maya begempuru bebala mayuh baru hari lima datai enggau ngambat penatai ujung minggu lalu bisi pansut jaku gerah pengawa puang..jaku gerah madahka bisi deka bepilihka menteri lumba enggau main laban Sajali Suip(Bowyek) udah badu sekula! Podgeekat, my Iban in the simplest form lah..the beginning of the end of aki gerubi's triple complicated life as a happy-go-lucky student. I wish not, I pray not and I hope not those young kiddos follow my footstep because I just booked my one way ticket to hell this time!!



Video ti ditemu. Ngajihka teperindang meh ..Meri besai terima kasih nuju daartasha.

7 comments:

podgykat said...

Hey Gt, I recognise the photo-you're most welcome. You have put it to good use I see. Happy reminiscing, eventhough i can see you're haeading for some tough issues!

take care then.

GerubiTuai said...

Thanks for visiting Podgeemaam.. I tried to minimize my Iban, but this hard-headed old goat keeps on writing. I hope this reaches my intended audiences. Ohhh this is just the beginning of finger-lickin'-good kinda thingy ehh. I just booked my one way ticket to hell!!!but somehow hell inspires an old devil...see if I have something like 'From hell with love" later ehh. Tanjung Lobang was very different in 1982-83. Some of us were beyond sampah masyarakat in the naked eyes, and it was damn hard to comeback being treated like nothing on earth but sampah. Only someone above knew lah. It was bittersweet ehh, no doubt. More to come..so get your translator ready ehh..hehee

Cheers.

GerubiTuai said...

OOhh Indaiyoyo, Nama berita ari Utah? Belated Thanksgiving wishes nuju kita menyanak mega. Minggu tu ditagaka chelap ehhh. 27 degrees ba kami ditu(expected low) ila..Ipar aku ba Little Rock nganti snow ku iya!! Nya meh berita ehh..ahh bisi enggau berebut 'Black Friday shopping' nuan tu tadi!!!!

Happy Holidays nuju kita sebilik di Utah dia endu.

Regards.

Anonymous said...

gt,
nama plan christmas deh? Enda mindah kita menyanak? Kami mulai kediri ke Kuching 15th. Pulai ari menoa bisi ke NY baru.. apu benung chelap din maianya neh ?

Aku baru nemu william Jawa udah nadai ba blog nuan..bisi sakit ke nama iya? Bisi mega begulai enggau niang William ba Tanjung kelia..
mupok enda lama..
pbundop

GerubiTuai said...

Indaiyoyo, nadai ngachau nya deh kaban..bala kami nyau ngerepas laun meh. Yeeeahhh buddy..compare to Utah!!??! angat pan nya. Rindu ga ninga kita menyanak nemuai kin. Regards nuju bala kita sebilik..Selamat nyambut Hari Krismas.

PB sir..Krismas ditu hmmm nemu aja meh nuan kaban..tooo commercialized!!lembau nyebut. Holidays seminggu dua bakanya enda tentu ulih nginsit deh. Ipar aku datai ga tu ila..ohhhh kirum salam enggau unggal Unimas!! Tan iya ngirup pelaba aku ehh.. Joseph ti madahka aku William udah nadai..kasih tuai neh. Bisi macha UA news nuan dia? Ke NY baru? ya ya..chelap certainly..nemu ajalah..snow nadai ngachau ..enda chelap hehehe telanjai tau meh belanchar ba salju..anang aja angin chelap ahh.

Ahh kirum salam enggau bala sida boss di menua..enti ulih tagang ngirup ahhh tagang neh. kirum salam nuju bala di rumahpanjai mega...selamat ngintu hari Krismas ke kita sebilik enggau bala di Undop din.

Regards

Unknown said...

GT,

My batch were the freshies (form 4) diau ba Kenari maya nya 1983.

Maioh bala kami kena ragging malam nya. I heard their stories.Tang aku kira ke benasib (lucky or unlucky)mimit laban aku tindok enggau ging aku Sa Tawi ba (which dormitory was it??)

So I never got the feel of how bad was the ragging process. Oh...unlucky me. Enti jam ulih di pulai ka belakang I really don't mind the ragging. Aku ka meda how good, how bad, how creative?? the seniors really are-enda pia.

Any way rindu amat macha pengingat nuan. It amazed me of your memory of it 20++ years ago.

regards,
Pama Empasan

GerubiTuai said...

Igat PE, apoo neh diau enggau Sa nuan suba maya nya pia? Bala kami ari Simanggang diau enggau bala aku ba Tiong suba. So nuan ba Bekia neh!!! Aku nadai physically involved suba tang bisi ngemata aja..ngelak ka sida ti baru ku jaku but I still got punished for it! Nadai ngawa laban kasihka kaban bukai enggaika nama sida kamah. Trust that was all about eh..sida bukai pan nemu..if salah pengawa infront of me..they knew I wouldn't tell!! Nya kebuah aku mayuh nemu pengawa ti nyelai dikerja bala nembiak! But Siti Khatijah always pointed her fingers at me more so than sida pengajar bukai!!!! And Igat I don't forget those things laban nyadi peransang aku belama.