Jelebu - Kuala Lumpur’s forgotten neighbors - Pt2

By Idris Talu

Additional photos for Jelebu District in Negeri Sembilan.

Jelebu Magistrate Court at Kuala Klawang.

Jelebu District Administration Complex at Kuala Klawang town.

Undang Jelebu Primary School - just beside the township of Kuala Klawang.

Part of shops house in Kuala Klawang town.

©IdrisTalu@2009

Muzium Adat - Jelebu

By Idris Talu
31 May 2008

Berpeluang ke Jelebu, ada sesuatu yang menarik hati penulis untuk singgah di Muzium Adat - rasanya satu-satunya muzium adat di Malaysia.

Sekalung ucapan tahniah kita ucapkan kepada YB Datuk Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim dan pihak-pihak yang telah bersusah-payah berusaha sehingga wujudnya "Muzium Adat" di Jelebu ini.

Muzium Adat ini terletak di No 196, Jalan Dato' Umbi, dalam bandar Kuala Klawang.

Menyambut kita di luar bangunan muzium ialah destar atau tengkolok lambang budaya di bahagian depan bangunan muzium - sebagai penyambut tetamu.


Bangunan Muzium Adat secara keseluruhannya. Kalau tidak silap penulis, terdiri dari lima lantai kesemuanya.

Muzium Adat dalam aksara Melayu.

Tepak sirih sebagaimana lazimnya dalam adat Melayu, menerima tetamu dengan tepak sirihnya.

Tepak sirih lama - carano.

Tudung saji - penutup hidangan cara Melayu.

Set minuman teh buat tetamu yang hadir bertandang ke rumah kita.

Penulis dan isteri - dari Ipoh ke Jolobu.

Batu bertikam - legenda lama.

Lagi batu bertikam.

Ketok-ketok atau kerantung - biasa terdapat di surau-surau untuk memberitahu penduduk kampung masuknya waktu sembahyang. Sebelum ada radio dan tv, bunyi kerantunglah yang memberitahu umat Islam waktu berbuka puasa.

Keterangan tentang acara berkhatan atau bersunat.

Acara bersunat.

Pengantin Minangkabau.

Replika batu bersurat.

Naskhah Melayu lama dipamerkan.

Naskhah Melayu lama.

Naskhah Melayu lama.

Ini juga naskhah Melayu lama.

Salasilah Iskandar Zulkurnain.
Kalau ingin tahu selengkapnya, kenalah datang ke sini.

Foto Al - Marhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman -
Yang DiPertuan Agong Malaysia yang pertama, dipamerkan di muzium ini.

Foto Al - Marhum Tuanku Ja'afar Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Yang DiPertuan Agong Malaysia yang ke sepuluh - juga terdapat di muzium ini.

Antara foto lama yang ditunjukkan di Muzium Adat.

Ini juga foto lama - nak lihat yang lainnya, sila berkunjung ke Muzium Adat di Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan.

Antara maklumat yang boleh anda perolehi di muzium ini.

Penerangan tentang Destar DiRaja Perak.

Ghopanya destar tersebut.

Peribahasa Melayu - Melepaskan batuk di tangga.

Batuk yang dimaksudkan dalam peribahasa Melayu itu ialah tempurung bertangkai yang digunakan bagi mengambil atau mencedok air dari dalam tempayan untuk membasuh kaki sebelum menaiki tangga rumah.

Bisanya batuk itu dilepaskan merata-rata, tidak pada tempatnya yang sepatutnya - buat kerja tidak sepenuh hati, tidak bersungguh-sungguh.



©IdrisTalu@2009

Jelebu - Kuala Lumpur’s forgotten neighbors

By Idris Talu

WELCOME TO JELEBU!

Kuala Klawang is not far from Kuala Lumpur. There are plenty of beautiful country sides with green environment waiting for you to explore.

Traveling from Kuala Klawang to Kuala Lumpur through areas with lovely scenery will give you synergic power in your strategic life. I really love Jelebu with its serenity.

Jelebu pavilion.

Jelebu – Durian town.

Durian lovers – enjoy the super nich taste of Jelebu’s durian.

I’m very sure you will never forget it.

Jelebu memorial.

Colourful Pasar Tani at Kuala Klawang.

Weekly shopping activity.

Villagers selling their agriculture pruducts here.

You may find items that you can't find it else where.

Variety of fruits available here.

Another Minangkabau architecture.

Entrance to Muzium Adat.

Stay overnight at this lovely rest house really an unforgotten sweet memory.

Beautiful rest house.

Huge kenanga tree dispersing pure environmental perfume to the town of Kuala Klawang.

You may continue your trip to any place you like.

Jelebu people really love you and would like to say, thank you for your visit and do come back again. We miss you a lot.


©IdrisTalu@2009

Jelebu - Jeram Gading (Tusk Rapid)

Idris Talu

JERAM GADING, JELEBU

Jeram Gading, Jelebu welcoming you.

Jeram Gading, Jelebu.

With one of my grandsons at Jeram Gading,

Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan.

Jeram Gading.

How to get there? Here is the map shows the Jeram Gading's location.

Courtesy of the Jeram Gading’s management

During old days,

people from Pahang when they did inter-state traveling, they used to take rest here. It is a nice place to rest. There were many accommodations facilities here - provided by town council to promote domestic tourism.

All the chalets were located inside a durian orchard. If you are renting here during durian season, you may eat the fruits free of charge - as long as you stay at the resort.

You may choose any one you like if you book it earlier.

Facility provided.

Many activities can be performed here.

Ample spaces provided.

Durian trees every where.

And cempedak too.

Beautiful chalets available.

Jeram gading is situated 25 km from Kuala Klawang town and it is in Kenaboi area.

It is an ideal place for picnic and relaxing with your family.

Jeram Gading, Jelebu.

It is believed that Jeram Gading got it’s name as the existence of many elephants in this area, because gading in Malay means tusk – the elephants tusk.

A beautiful rapids in Jelebu.

My son, Ihsan on the bridge.



There were families camping here - by the river bank - last night.

Beautiful scene in Jeram Gading.
Rapids at Jeram Gading

Beautiful flower.



Nice one.

Flow of water in the rapids.

Young bamboo shoot.

Beautiful river.

The fauna.



Bamboo.

Jeram Gading.

There is a bridge across the river.
Now is dry season - less water flowing through the river.
Jeram Gading in the early morning. My friends used to say, "The weather so clear, can take picture together-gether!" You can't find that term neither in UK English nor American English.


A part of Jeram Gading.


Wauuuuu….What a surprise!

I found cemperai trees here. You can read story about cemperai in oldest Malay novel, “Batu Belah Batu Betangkup” written by Pendita Za’aba.

Cemperai was known as vegetables for the royalty in those days, as pitchatios’s function to the royalties in Mid-Asia region.
There is a book about cemperai , written by Ungku Mohd Zaman bin Ungku Mohd Tahir.

You may read article about cemperai, here:-
http://www.ipislam.edu.my/index.php/artikel/read/205/kenali-ulam-cemperai-mampu-ubati-ulser-sakit-sendi

Crassocephalum crepidioides.

Look what I found, Crassocephalum crepidioides,

sawi enggang, capalaling, or sintrong, can grow at almost anywhere in tropic region.

Capalaling.

Chestnut? Buah berangan! I found it here too, at Jeram Gading some where in Kenaboi, District of Jelebu. Nowadays not many people knew how local chestnut fruit looks like. I unable to trace any chestnut tree in Changkat Berangan - where we should get plenty of chestnut, according to the village's name.

When I was in Gerik, I saw a group of chestnut trees near the grave yard in Kampong Tawai – closer to Community College at Bukit Nasah.

Buah berangan, Jeram Gading.

Chestnut fruits

We should appreciate and thankful to the management of Jeram Gading for their best efforts on maintaining the beauty of resort and it surroundings.

© IdrisTalu@2009