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The Landmark Called Temberas

The Bajau Darau community has a landmark called Temberas. It is a hill by the river side and can be very windy on a good shiny day. We used to to to Temberas by boat from the village but you can reach it by road but on a muddy road and it can be very slipery on a rainy day.Temberas came from a tree called Pokok Teras.The Bajau Darau community has history associated with Temberas and this is the place of the tombs of ancestors.Visitors from as far away as Negara Brunei DS had visited this place to gather information on its history to find out the relationship with Negara Brunei.The Bajau Darau community remains reserved on the identities of their ancestors as it is local custom not to disclose their identities to outsiders.They prefer to call them the 'respected ones'. Even their tombs were not named for easy identification.The place is now surrounded by development especially housing,shops and offices.It is tradition against development that you see happening here. Nonetheless the place needs to be preserved no matter what for their historical value and artifacts as there are not much to show on the history of the Bajau Darau other than the Beduk Sang Gendang.

They Do Not Have The History (Written)

My father had always told me that we do not have the history.
This is exactly what he said; "Apa Boleh Buat Kita Tidak Ada Sejarah (ditulis)". This could also be the reason for the Bajau Darau community who does not have any written hitory but they keep on compiling materials and doing research and write the hitory. This Blog is one of the first effort to try to write someting from the stories that I got from the fourth generation of the Bajau Darau community and family.