Sematan
Polah sambal tumis sedap oooo.... 
Pokok belimbin tunjuk...
Belimbin Tunjuk
These were some of the pictures that I took of Sematan.
Bahasa Melano Balingian
My trip to Miri not only gave me the opportunity to reunite with old friends that I missed dearly but I also took the golden opportunity to learn more about my dad's language. My dad is a Melanau from Kpg Suyong, Balingian. Their melanau dialect differs from the rest of the Melanau dialects from Mukah, Oya, Rejang, Dalat, Matu, Igan & Bintulu. Sad to say that this particular dialect is slowly disappearing. Even my aunt Regina or fondly known as Usu Ina who is married to a melanau from Bintulu is at loss with her own Balingian dialect at times. So far, I've noticed that only my dad, my first cousins Lai & Kak Senah are still speaking this beautiful dialect fluently. Usu Ina converse mostly in the Mukah dialect and I observed that she would refer to Lai if she was not sure of the language itself. My dad and his siblings back in Balingian still converse in their own dialect but once they are out of their kampung, they would converse in the Mukah dialect again. Mmmmmmmmmmm....
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Belimbing tu, kat sini panggil belimbing besi or belimbing buluh..tp selalu makan masa hijau. Ini tgk dekat2..mcm buah pisang..
Oh ye ke?..belimbing ijau pun ada gak kat sini, yg akak ambik pic tu sejenis lagi tp masamnya boleh tahan, akak dah wat sambal tumis pun..hehehehhe...licin abis....
Pokok belimbing ni among a few pokok buah yg terdpt kat rumah pak cik ni, dorang ada wat homestay gak kat situ...tp mmg best le balik kampung gini...apatah lg kalo musim buah...