Berawan Beliefs

"The Berawan, believe that death is a process that is linked with the decomposition of the body."

"A spirit is trapped in its body until the body is free of flesh."

"In secondary burial, the body is ritually treated twice: once shortly after what we call the moment of death, and again when the soul is understood to have departed."

Berawan taboos & beliefs

Sacred ground: The two belian poles called Lejeng where the coffin of Berawan chieftain Rejau was placed more than 200 years ago.

“Don’t wear anything red, not even your underpants, when going out to the lake tomorrow. And also do not talk about anything unpleasant during the journey,”

“That tradition of coming to pray at the hill is vanishing. Although some older people still come,”

“The spirits are in many different forms and shapes. I once saw them like round eyes which could fly,”

“We respected them and nothing bad happened to us. But we were frightened,”

nyum..nyum..sarawak laksa...

Sarawak laksa comes from sarawak, on the island of Borneo. It is actually very different from the curry laksa as the soup contains no curry at all. It has a base of Sambal belacan, sour tamarind, garlic, galangal, lemon grass and coconut milk, topped with omelette strips, chicken strips, prawns, fresh coriander and optionally lime. Ingredients such as bean sprouts, (sliced) fried tofu or other seafood are not traditional but are sometimes added.

i love d taste of sarawak food....nyum..nyum..

Lady "Berawan" dance

Berawan comunity called as limited edition ethnic in Borneo ......

Being the oldest settled ethnic community in the Loagan Bunut area‚ the Berawan community in the park is very dependent on the lake and its tributary rivers as a source of food and income.

But nowadays they become businesswomen araound LAPOK town selling vegetable and fish. They also harvest wood from park to construct longhouses‚ boats and fishing stations at Teru River.

Loagan Bunut my "Kampong"

Loagan Bunut is located in the upper reaches of the Sungai Bunut where Sarawak's largest natural lake is found. The local Berawan fishermen call this lake 'Logan Bunut'. At approximately 650 hectares, Loagan Bunut may not be large by most world standards, but, it is not an ordinary lake.

The water level in the lake is totally dependent on the water level of Sungai Bunut, Sungai Tinjar and Sungai Baram. The water levels of these rivers fluctuate throughout the year and as a result, the water level at Loagan Bunut also fluctuates. The water levels at Loagan Bunut are usually lowest in the months of February and May or June. These periods of low water last for about 2 to 3 weeks.

The fish populations also fluctuate as a result of this unique situation. When the dry periods are at their peak, Loagan Bunut can become a huge expanse of dry cracked mud. You can actually walk on the dry mud.

The lake and its surrounding areas are vibrant and scenic, both during high and low water levels. A major cultural attraction at the lake is the unique and traditional method of fishing ('Selambau') which has been retained by the Berawan fishermen. 'Selambau' was developed to harvest migrating fish during the times of fluctuating water levels. This technique has been used for centuries and has enabled the Berawan fishermen to manage this unique fishery effectively and sustainably for many generations.

The surrounding area is covered with peat swamp forest and Mixed Dipterocarp Forest. The common birds found here are the darters, egrets, herons, bitterns, eagle, swallow, stork, broadbill, malkoha, kingfisher, magpie robin, dove, bulbul, drongo, flying fox hornbills and kites. Animals can be found such as barking deer, bearded pig, sambar deer, argus pheasant, long-tail macaque, black barded langur, lesser mouse deer, small-tooth palm civet, giant squirrel and Gibbons can also be heard doing their morning calls.

come...its only 2hours from miri...of course by 4wheel drive..hahahah...

Mulu Cave, world's largest cave

Gunung Mulu National Park contains a number of recorded caves

Mulu cave near Miri, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that encompasses incredible caves and karst formations in a mountainous equatorial rainforest setting. The park is famous for its caves and the expeditions that have been mounted to explore them and their surrounding rainforest, most notably the Royal Geographical Society Expedition of 1977 - 1978, which saw over 100 scientists in the field for 15 months. This initiated a series of over 20 expeditions now drawn together as the Mulu Caves Project....

hahahaha.....thats y i love miri....

Borneo’s first water theme park in Miri

Preparatory works on RM7 million initiative of Miri Housing Development Realty Sdn Bhd started three months ago

Sarawak will have its first water theme park in Miri next year.Costing about RM7 million, it is believed to be the first of its kind in Borneo and the biggest in the country.

The proposed Senadin Water Theme Park will boast swimming pools, wave generators, water slides and canoe tracks,shopping complex, cultural village, amphitheater, hotel and a proposed man-made island

Currently, a safety training school, Borneo Safety Training School, has been operating since more than a year ago.It is conducting courses specifically for personnel in the oil and gas industries.“This is the first training school in Malaysia set up by locals and specifically for the oil and gas industries.

As for the cultural village, a living museum showcasing various ethnic people in Miri, like the Sarawak Cultural village concept, has been proposed.

“I truly welcomed this recreation park!!!

yahoooo coming soon...