tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post6217116101740662926..comments2024-01-15T18:42:56.674+08:00Comments on In passing - Malaysian: A Colorful Saturday...Pak Idrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-2492434680516838782011-04-13T16:16:39.240+08:002011-04-13T16:16:39.240+08:00Temuk, thanks for the visit and sharing your valua...Temuk, thanks for the visit and sharing your valuable thought on the subject of this posting. Yes the Tikar are well made by the OA and I always buy a few whenever there are on sale. I found the OA mat are made from the heart, thus the outcome are truly a work of art; each one of a kind and to me are priceless. <br /><br />Like you I learn about the Tikar at any early age since at that time we use Tikar for all purposes, whenever we sat down for dinner or lunch it is always on a Tikar made of Mengkuang or Pandan and I always relate these stories of my childhood to my grand kids of how we at that time have no dinning table or furniture to sit on. Sitting mean on the floor or on the mat. When guests come we would put a new Tikar if we have one; it soon became the pride of the home to have many Tikar of various shades and sizes. <br /><br />The Tikar in this image is made of Pandan and as can be seen is very well design and the workmanship is good. That is one reason I bought it and I am glad that you too like it. <br /><br />Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-33162385269361052592011-04-13T16:03:52.548+08:002011-04-13T16:03:52.548+08:00~Covert_Operations'78~, Ee lynn thanks for the...~Covert_Operations'78~, Ee lynn thanks for the visit and sharing your thoughts on the subject of this posting. Well there was only two left when we went to the OA stall at the GE Mall that day. So we decided to buy both since I know for sure the handiwork of the AO are of good quality. <br /><br />As for Reita I found her to be one of a kind, so special, giving her time and resource for the good of those OA without even wanting a commission for things that she sold. It was a volunteer works from the hearts. Agreed, a great inspiration indeed. <br /><br />Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-53729590074590328762011-04-13T13:19:09.455+08:002011-04-13T13:19:09.455+08:00That is indeed an exquisite mat, Pak Idrus! Gerai ...That is indeed an exquisite mat, Pak Idrus! Gerai OA has very well made handicrafts. I recommended the little bookmarks and purses to friends as wedding door gifts. Hopefully it will bring the artisans good income and keep their traditions alive. Reita is an inspiration, and so is Lin!~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-47870582282912757432011-04-13T11:49:39.174+08:002011-04-13T11:49:39.174+08:00That's a lovely tikar and looks so well-made, ...That's a lovely tikar and looks so well-made, Pak Idrus! <br /><br />I learned from my late mother the difference between 'tikar mengkuang' and 'tikar pandan'. I'd guess that the mat that you have in your entry is tikar pandan. Mengkuang leaves apparently are bigger, longer, thicker and tougher. She would weave tikar mengkuang herself for our own use. But she would buy from other people the fine, soft and colorful tikar pandan and use them only when special guests came to visit us! Masa tu, tahun 50an di kampung, jarang orang pakai kerusi-meja.Temukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967943666125362059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-39862431994638806182011-04-10T11:00:19.608+08:002011-04-10T11:00:19.608+08:00Al-Manar, thanks for the good words on my lepaking...Al-Manar, thanks for the good words on my lepaking. <br /><br />Well that is the beauty of living in the Kelang valley. It is the first world now and one can go and lepak anywhere and enjoy the ambiance with a cup of good coffee. My spouse and I would go out to do just that from time to time and other than the KLCC, Pavilion the GE Mall is a great place to have coffee and careless of the world. <br /><br />The next time you are in KL do call and we shall for lunch or coffee. <br /><br />Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-4682007120193029022011-04-10T10:56:27.063+08:002011-04-10T10:56:27.063+08:00Howard, thanks for the visit and sharing your thou...Howard, thanks for the visit and sharing your thoughts on the subject of this posting. <br /><br />Well, it it really difficult to get good handicraft on the east coast now. I went looking high and low for a Tikar in Kuantan last month but came home emply. Now most of the Tikar came from Indonesia and one could get it cheap at the Pasar Minggu in Temerloh on Sunday. I did got a few on my last visit years ago. <br /><br />BTW bila nak berhijrah ke Ulu Damansara. <br /><br />Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-5620306647310034872011-04-10T10:52:39.732+08:002011-04-10T10:52:39.732+08:00Wan Sharif, thanks for the visit and sharing your ...Wan Sharif, thanks for the visit and sharing your thoughts on the subject of this posting. <br /><br />Well to me every minutes count and I would try to make a good use of it anywhere possible. The GE Mall is a great place to lepak and I did enjoy that day with my spouse and daughter. <br /><br />I love collecting handicraft from the native and always look for a good buy. Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-15135318776254151692011-04-10T10:49:23.745+08:002011-04-10T10:49:23.745+08:00benadam, thanks for the visit and the good words o...benadam, thanks for the visit and the good words on my kind of blogging. Well we have met in cyber-sphere but as yet in the real world. One of these days we should have coffee together. <br /><br />Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-83181168421940314492011-04-09T18:04:46.284+08:002011-04-09T18:04:46.284+08:00Wht I miss in my part of the world is a choice of ...Wht I miss in my part of the world is a choice of places where one can sit for a cup of something and a bite.Al-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-16434536171838588442011-04-06T00:27:25.247+08:002011-04-06T00:27:25.247+08:00Pak Idrus,
Your paragraph on the beautiful tikar ...Pak Idrus,<br /><br />Your paragraph on the beautiful tikar reminded me about our last trip to Kuala Terengganu two years ago. Way back in the 1970's and 1980's, I used to go to KT to buy lots of the beautiful tikar that the area used to produce. We still have them here in Ulu Michigan! But in KT two years ago, at the main market by the river where a lot of handicrafts are being sold, very few tikar mats were on sale! I'm hoping that that if we go to the coastal kampongs we can still buy them, but I'm wondering if tikar making is a dying art in the East Coast ...Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12672308448529605680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-41801757983413012322011-04-05T11:15:46.396+08:002011-04-05T11:15:46.396+08:00Noticed that you have made the best of short shopp...Noticed that you have made the best of short shopping sprees..<br />Acquiring a beautiful mat and a very good book..<br />Have a nice dayWan Sharifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-90116731523463284342011-04-05T10:29:45.244+08:002011-04-05T10:29:45.244+08:00Stumble upon your blog whilst browsing the blog od...Stumble upon your blog whilst browsing the blog od zorro unmasked. What a nice surprise Pak after exchanging a few remarks on fbbenadamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01821462526885058556noreply@blogger.com