“What does this Iban tattoo symbolise?”
“A long long time ago, if an Iban person had a tattoo of a bunga terung, humans and other drawings, it signified that this person is a very strong person. Like a warrior. In the olden days [...]
“Saya sudah cerai. Tak sama haluan. (I’m divorced, our paths were not the same). I’m 27. Not many people from this kampung get divorced, it’s rare…”
“Our generation and our mother’s generation are very different. They had 5 kids. I don’t know how many kids I’ll have. They had more ‘sehaluan’, more, balance. [...]
“I have 5 kids (2 boys and 3 girls) and I am a grandmother of 4. Normally males marry at the age of 30 or so…”
“For me, I got married at the age of 15. My husband was 30. I wasn’t afraid of marrying an older man at that time [laughs]. I am 40 years old now. I had my first child at 17 years old. We [...]
“When I see young couples start a family and the man is being responsible in taking care of his wife and kid, it makes me both happy and sad…”
“I feel sad because my husband is not with me anymore and life is hard. I am unable to get money. It’s been a long time since he passed away. He died of TB. He loved to smoke despite [...]
“My cucu is 1 year and 7 months old. Ayah ada lari. Tidak tau mana lah. (Her dad ran away. We don’t know where)…”
“The mom works at the kilang (factory). The salt factory, wheat flour factory, near Matang. The dad also used to work at the factory, and the palm plantation. He’s 25, and my niece 20 years [...]
“I am 24 years old. I got married at the age of 18. I am 9 months pregnant and this is my second child…”
“We will ride the motorcycle to the hospital when the time comes. It’ll take roughly 30 mins to get to the hospital in town and I ride myself to there. My husband is a contractor. [...]
“It’s a Sarawakian culture to have many children because….”
“My name is Katherine Mendung Anak Embau and I’m 26 years old. I married when I was 19 and had my first child a year later, and my second child last year in 2015. But I’d like to have [...]