Tiring but fun Sunday. We attended my second cousin's wedding ceremony. It was a great wedding. My aunt brought all her six adopted children, three from Hong Kong and another three are local, to the wedding.
At the wedding, my cousins, aunts, uncles and I performed the Dusuns 'gendang' for the Hong Kong children. They were excited as that was the first time they ever saw it. I am so proud to be a pure Dusun born. There are just too much of the culture that us, the young generation, need to preserve. I can say that being converted to a Muslim is not an excuse for me to throw away all those customs and culture so I want to keep them alive for my children and the coming generations. Also, it's been a while that I haven't speaked Dusun too and I am glad that I can still speak the language quite fluently. 
Some of them did try to learn playing the 'gendang' too. =))
After the wedding, we went to Tasek Merimbun, the heritage park with a Dusun legend. The place is great. We visited the gallery before strolling about the lake. 
This is the 3D map of the lake.
The officers at the desk were very welcoming. They gave the Hong Kong children the brochures and a poster. Well, I got them too. LOL. 
A peaceful view of the lake from the gallery building. 
And if I'm not mistaken, this building is the place where the UBDians do their research.
These are some of the traditional hand-woven handicrafts and music instruments being displayed in the gallery.
Closer view of the lake.
There are three (or more) small islands in the lake. That includes the Pulau Labi Labi. I think most Bruneians know the legend about Pulau Labi Labi. There used to be a jetty, long enough to reach the Pulau Labi Labi. However, due to lack of maintenance, the authority had to remove them and now we can only reach the island by boat. Nevertheless, there is a jetty (and that is good enough) reaching to the first small island, Pulau Jelundong.
We encountered a group of caucasians from New Zealand and United Kingdom who currently are working with the Royal Brunei Airlines having their picnic on the island. This is the view of the mainland from Pulau Jelundong.
We were planning to go to Wasai Batu Mapan after that but noticing how fast the time flies, we cancelled it. So we went to my grandparents' house instead because the kids wanted to take pictures in the Bruneian 'baju kurong' and 'baju MIB'. I managed to persuade my grandfather to take pictures with the Hong Kong kids but I am not gonna put the photos here. =))
On an additional note, I think Kiki is sick. She doesn't seem to be eating or drinking. I hope she can still hold on for at least a week until the weaning period for the babies. =/
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