Why KINDA?

As entitled above, why do we choose the word KINDA?

Well, it is actually combination of our names. We took each name's first letter.

K for Khairani
I for Izzati
N for Nadiah
D for Dielah
A for Afiqah

All of us are actually friends, classmates to be exact. We go to an all girl's high school in Brunei, namely, Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna Secondary School. We actually didn't have any idea on what to name our group. We just made KINDA up because we created that name last minute on the last day of school =)

Local foods of Brunei

Bruneians are quite unique in a sense of creating food recipes as well as inventing it's names.

Ambuyat,

a very strange yet delicious once dipped into a bowl of cacah
(a dip sauce). Ambuyat is quite sticky and it is white.






Brunei is also famous by it's local cakes. Pinyaram, katilapam, calak, tapai and kuripit are the types of cakes usually served during special functions like wedding ceremonies. While kueh cincin, jala, sapit and buahulu are usually served and eaten during tea time.

Brunei's Creation

Brunei is rich in its own technique of traditional handicrafts. They are unique and worth to be kept as treasures.

Jong Sarat

is one of it. It is a designed sarong woven using gold or silver threads. It is handmade with an ancient method passed down for generations. Brides and grooms traditionally wear it. It is also valued as heirlooms and collectors pieces. It is quite expensive. It depends on the complexity of the design of the pattern which can range from $250 for a plain one, while for the more complicated ones it costs about $2000.

Menganyam (also called weaving) is also one of Brunei’s traditional handicrafts. It is an ancient craft in Brunei. It is done by weaving certain parts of bamboo, rattan, and leaves of other plants into a diversity of articles. It requires skills, patience and concentrations. Weaving has always been done by women and in the old days they had a loom at home with bamboo bobbins.

Apart from traditional clothes, Brunei’s traditional handicrafts also include brassware and silverware, the traditional dagger known as ‘Kris’, gongs, basketry and other unique items.

Sounds of Brunei: Gulingtangan

Gulingtangan orchestra consists of gulingtangan, canang, tawak-tawak, gong and gandang labik. It is owned by the 5 tribes in Brunei and it is used in functions such as wedding ceremonies and other religious functions as well as in greeting the high officials of Brunei.

Gulingtangan

is the opening instrument used during the introduction of the orchestra and it plays an important role. The absence of this instrument can cause the gulingtangan orchestra to be incomplete.

Canang

is not as important as the gulingtangan in the orchestra. It acts only as a side instrument. It is not involved in creating the melody in the orchestra. Even so, without this instrument, the sound of the orchestra can become out of tune.

Tawak-tawak

is also known as ‘tawak-tawak peningkul’ and ‘tawak-tawak peningkah’. The absence of this instrument in the gulingtanagn orchestra can cause it to be incomplete and out of tune.

Gong

acts as a side instrument and varies the melodies played. Its presence is required and without the instrument, the melody may sound bare.

Gandang labik,

an instrument which is as important as the gulingtangan. It can make the melody sound alive. It also symbolises the melody played and it is the closing instrument.

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