'06 Mountainbike challenge (2)..detour at the orang asli settlement

..this is the orang asli settlement at Tg Rambutan....nice place perched atop here ...with a nice surrounding overview...i thought i'd take a break..so i cycled around to look-see2.....

..1st things first...i bought 2 COLD! 100plus from this kedai at 'penghulu unan lane'......

above from the 'kedai' was the community hall..

and they were having a cook out...wow! good feng shui timing....take note of their community hall...built on a slope and on stilts....a friendly waving hand on the right.....

another view of their village and houses...

the inside of the hall...bamboo floor and thatched ceiling...nice thatch designed door..note the fluorescent lamps above...

..take note of the "main floor" there seems to be a border surrounding it ...whereby the whole main floor is seamless..remember..this hall is built on a slope and on stilts..but the floor is level..interesting isn't it...!!wonder what was the cost???

..at the side ..the Kitchen??..appears so..take note of the plate rack at the left of the photograph..a group of ladies on the left and another group of young ladies on the right...traditional setting but with an organized work flow!??....interesting....

..the ladies from the 'left' doing the preparations.....

the 'shy' young ladies from the 'right' ..with pots and pans...not sure what their duties were about though...

outside..the kitchens ... on one side of the hall the ladies were cooking fish...


..on the other side of the hall..this man had a huge kuali of meat and veggies on the fire ...note the firewood under the pan..or is it 'firelogs??' ...



some scenes to capture the very very friendly atmosphere...working & sembang2..




i went for a cycle ride in the countryside and discovered a lovely culture literally in my 'backyard' ......an orang asli culture going into the 21st century..embracing the conveniences of the time but maintaining their traditional outlook...a natural transitioning as it were....

cheers!