‘I want to be a teacher when I grow up’
'Why do you want to be a teacher?' 'Because I want to…
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
'I want to be a policeman! A policeman in Peninsular Malaysia'. "Why…
“I’m 90 years old. I was there during the Japanese occupation. I remember things here and there. I was in Sibu when they came to Malaya…”
"I've been living here for 30 years. Before that I was in…
“I have a heart condition. Sometimes, I’d be in the hospital for a week then I will be sent home…”
"A few days later, I am back again at the hospital for…
“In Iban culture, if you ‘touch’ a lady of young age, you have to marry her before doing anything…”
"In our traditions and belief, if for example, someone impregnated the girl…
“The doctor has told us that there is a possibility that the women in my family will have problems with our uterus – a hereditary disease…”
"My mother had cancer of the uterus, my sister had cervical cancer.…
“What does this Iban tattoo symbolise?”
"A long long time ago, if an Iban person had a tattoo…
“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…
“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…
“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…
