It is fruit season now, which means all my discretionary income is vanishing at the roadside market. There are plenty of local fruits available year round – pineapples, papayas, bananas – but the best fruits are highly seasonal, available only for two months or so at the beginning and middle of the year. One of […]
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Mukah
I spent a weekend in Mukah, a small town along the coast of the South China Sea not far from Sibu. Mukah is the homeland of the Melanau people, one of the many native tribes of Sarawak. It is a quiet town; there is no industry to speak of beyond fishing and oil palm and […]
Nzingha’s Visit
Last month we had a special visitor all the way from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sister Nzingha with her mother and four children on their summer holiday. Part of her visit to Malaysia was two weeks in Sarawak, during which we were able to meet with her on a few occassions. Nzingha gave a […]
Mysteries of the Coconut: Umbut
It may resemble an ice sculpture or some kind of high tech snowman, but it is in fact the heart of the coconut palm, or umbut in Malay, the growing part at the top of the coconut tree from which all the fronds develop and emerge. It is smooth, shiny and pure white. I’ve heard […]
Blog Depression
Blog Depression: A public service announcement. Funny stuff from The Nonist. Of course the material in that pamphlet has nothing to do with my hiatus. No, nothing at all. The fifth child definitely has marked a change in our household. Each child brought its own thing, but with this one it is different. The house […]
Success
Bin Gregory Productions is now powered by WordPress. Switching to WP was easier than trying to fix the problem I had in MT, but not by much, I’d say. I’ve still to get my template into shape, and all permalinks are fried, but at least the site is functional, and clearing out the mess MT […]
Detroit Tourists
Check out this wonderful story written by my dear Aunt Peggy. It takes place on a street in Detroit that I spent a great deal of time on as a kid, Cass Avenue. The story is published at Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, a website that ties people’s stories to the physical landscape of New York. I […]
KakAndak
My wife gave birth to a baby girl on Saturday, 26 June at 11.25pm. She and the baby are both well and have already returned home after one night in the hospital. It was a long and difficult labor but the baby was born naturally, weighing 4.0kg (8.8lbs), our biggest yet. We have named her […]