The guy with the shades looking 8 the camera looks like a very young Tepu Ngimat la..

That is correct. He was a young Penghulu then too.

She looks like uncle agan bala's mum...

MY HANDSOME GRANDFATHER! hah ..

Tepu Nikal

I dun think that is Uncle Agan Trang.. However, the small boy with mate Tepu Inan Tudo in the picture is possible him..

That is Sagau's grandmother (Sina' Pun Tuni/Tony)

This beautiful lady is Lorna Ulun's mum..kelupan kuh nah ngadan nadih.

Tegap ayu tah Tama inah.

That is Auntie Kiung Usun and taken in Pa Lungan 1970s.

Tama Trang Inantudo a great man of PaMain ulung Palang - member Pa Main Primary School Committee in the 1960's.Friendly uncle excellent intelligent speaker and wise man. Father of the Trangs. knew him from my primary 1 1960 till his sudden demise in the last milIenium, I miss him very much.

Cousin Ubong Matu daughter of Melayung Ulun, ParanMatu TayunBalang of Bario Asal Lembaa. Sister of Ken Matu Balangbelaan(Pepper Marketing Board), Lawai Matu Balangparen, Peter Matu Paranmattu and mother of Lawrence(Samling) and aunty of Tayun Petermatu SMK Bario. Lepasan SMKBarioand staff of Agriculture Department.

From Left, Mary Peter sina Balang Ngimat, ubong mattu, Rirang Tuan?(Mrs James Palan),Sina Ngelipo, Sina AdtoRibuh(Mala unun)? During Irau Raya Bario 70's.

Lun Pukat/Pa umor teh nuk inih leh. Some body help with names please, 3rd left ....Tingang?,4th Muda Tigan? 5th Surely Bulan Lupung wife of Tusan Naan sister of Dick Balangimat, 6th ....?

Uncle Ngitun Aran of PaMain, Lg Arur Bayuh-PaRamapoh father of Asim Aran, Nya aran(Marudi) and Jenny aran(Lg. Lamei) Brother of Sina tidan and Pun Liat - farm next to ours at Pa Ramapoh. Kindly uncle and remembered always.

Bario AsalLembaa peoples sawah, in foreground left corner is my sawah.Notice the Lepo Padi(2) belonging to Sina saging and her cousin Sina Napong - Sina Saging Invited her cousin to share the site when the Napong's came to settle in Bario early 60's. Sine the site no mere occupied I plant to build a Daan Lati there in the future.

Pa Ukat?

Picture of Bario Primary School circa 1970? (for verification should consult Dr. Paul Chai [ITTO] the photographer's friend) Notice the original school blocks built in 1964/1965.Headmaster Ngabi Aran-Raja Siwa-Roland Agan Kapong(Mustapha) The block in fore ground was built by Balang Petuan-Tama Kaang-Juman Matong dan rakan rakan including TK Raben Bawang-Balang Radu-Gia Ipang.(Pry 5-6 classes), The Long middle block (Pry 4,3,2) was built by Inan Diu-Ulit Matu-Agan Merang dan gabungan Pa Mada/Pa Main (Ulung Palang) and the back Block housing Pry 1 and staff room was built by TK Tepun Bawang-Tama Saging-Agan Ulun, Pun Besara-Mikat Bala-Anak Luang, and Doo Linuh - Lejau Unad. The Boarding house/Kitchen/mess hall in the back ground was built by Ngerawe Ulun-Barauk Batubala and his cousin Balang Radu 1966/67. Bala Metu-Nawan Bala and Balangngalibun-Robert Saging painted the building during december holidays 1967 gaji hari RM4.00/hari - cari belanja sekolah di SMK Marudi bah! Let it be known that the site for the school was cleared by the pry 5 & 6 1964 using tungul,Parang Bengkok and Kapak. Balametu,Balangalibun,Semeralangit,Balanglipang,Tom Rika, Bayaribuh(Malarn),Sina Tagongribuh,Sina Ketuanbala,Sina Rabenbala and many others were there. Our cikgu Nepuunberuh-Henry jalla,Mikatballang Isaac Ibuh, Ributepun David Lian, Maranayu Leju Ibuh,Paranribu Sagau Batuballa, Balanggerau Daud Iboh, Jali Ibuh and many others. However we still have to walk from the old school at Tamabu Parantejin's house in 1965 because the dormitory was not yet completed. Sadly Johnny,Nawan and Robert have to stay at the old school though our house is only a stone's throw away. This was on the directive of guru Roland Agan Rajasiwa because we were required to subsidise rice fee of 4.5 gantang/month each for some poor kids from far away kampong (Lg Seridan,Lg.Lellang,Lg Banga,Lg Peluan). Our poor mothers have to pound extra rice every month - this was Rajasiwa's system of caring for the unfortunate. Actual fee was 1 gantang/student. May God bless Rajasiwa. Hey guys just have to share some experience with you ok.

Since the above comment uncle Pitan Roh have gone to be with the Lord.Bless his soul.Gone but not forgotten.

Absolutely Padan Paran-Ngubur Ulun father(deceased) of Walter Wak Paran-Doo' Ngadan and Lian Paran-Siren grandfather of Liza,Michael Apui,Phoebe Lian and of Hadasser Walter(SIA),Dr.Samuel (Ireland)and Ir.Gabriel Walter(USA).....Suppose the carved Hornbill cask pendant on his right ear was carved by himself. the leopard fangs (udeng) are really specticular! Uncle Ngubur was one of the best kelabit carvers there was - sadly the skills not to be seen amoung us these days. Hope some one will learn such traditional skills too.

Rirang Tuan-Sina Raja Umong

How can like this.. i didn't even recognised my own mother... :-p

Rupa pun mcm sama saja...;-)

Dad, just a spelling correction. Hornbill casque

Mrs Mala Ulun - Sina Adco Ribuh - Pun Paderah Ulun is on extreme right. The sad thing is that I did not know she'd passed on in May 2006 in Miri.(Her daughter Tepemu Ujan in Canada called last week and informed me, just as sad is that her husband uncle Mala Ulun - Adco Ribuh had also passed on ..on 19 July 2006 in Bario ...also I was informed by Tepemu Ujan Forrest.
Just for information, Ujan is the adopted daughter of this couple from Remudu where Uncle Mala Ulun was a Ketua Kampong in the 60's. Ujan married canadian Garry Forest in 1971? moved to Alberta Canada and have 2 daughters. From a humble beginings in Remudu and Bario Asal Lembaa and ofcourse Pa Main School, Bario Primary and Secondary School she made it through in Canada to become a prize winning produce manager in a super market and now a student activitycoordinator at a university in Alberta Canada. We kelabits should be proud of her, well I am.

Thank you, aunt Helen Buang is another kelabit who's done excellently well. She is of humble beginings from PaMain 1960 when she left for primary 5 on an arduous 3week journey on foot and long boat to Long Lama (sudah lah long way away and took lama time at that) probably with only the clothes on her back and a few ringgits in her kelupit. For those who know her beginings Iam sure they'll agree. May I say New Zealand and a career there is he Rome for now, she'd got there by a different route. That is the point for kelabit people, there are many roads leading to Success (rome),what matter is how we get there. Me very proud of you auntie! Always.(I and uncle Panai never learnt how to dance cha cha like you!)
Hey Kelabits, God's grace is freely given to us in what ever ways we go to rome.Education is an equaliser available to us to enable us to compete in the world out there.

This is a very interesting and informative. Love reading about the by-gone days.

I know my father is a very decorative man, he's so proud of this medals unfortunately he lost all his medals to rubbery. I remember he says "There gone my medals plus the rememberance of my bavery during the WAR". I (Ara) wonder if we can get them replaced from the British Army.