PJ ~ Fallen trees

25 May 2024 Saturday

Storm started about 6pm, just after the BNF parade, just after we got into our grab taxi. 

When we passed by UM medical centre, trees had already fallen. Turned left into my road and saw a tree had fallen across the road. Cars were turning back. And it was beginning to flood!

So we had to turn back and turn left into the Jaya One road. Drove to the traffic light, turn left and another tree had fallen across the road. 

This is about where Dutch Lady was. We had to turn left cos there’s no other way to go. Came out at Section 17 and decided to go straight into Section 19 where New Ocean World is. 

First scene we saw was a car under some trees and a roof! Uh oh!

And more trees had fallen down the road.

This was somewhere around Tasty Chappati row of shops

Turned out to the road leading to the mosque and onwards to my junction before Jaya 33. It was free from fallen trees!!!! 

We got home, about an hour later. Thank God. 

 

 

Tuni Sundatang

Tuni Sundatang

(Sounds of the Sundatang)

Traditional contemporary / ethno fusion music band

from RANAU, the Land Below The Wind… SABAH.

They came to Kuala Lumpur to perform at the Borneo Native Festival 2024 which was held at the Central Market (Pasar Seni) KL. 

Introducing the artists and their musical intrument(s):

Apek ~ Storyteller, seruling, sompoton, canang, gendang

(Seruling is a flute, Sompoton is a mouth organ made from a gourd with bamboo pipes, Canang is a small gong, and Gendang is a floor drum)

Titok ~ Kulintang, gendang

(Kulintang is a row of horizontally laid gongs and Gendang is a floor drum)

Gindung ~ Sundatang (HEAD OF THE BAND)

(Sundatang is like a long neck guitar, made from wood and bamboo)

Gindung is also a Sundatang maker himself!

Jiji ~ Guitar

Max ~ Bass Guitar

Oat (Dean) ~ Drums

From left: Max, Gindung, Oat, Jiji, Apek and Titok