Wordless Wednesday

Nicotiana tabacum

Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated Tobacco, is a perennial herbaceous plant. It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all plants in the Nicotiana genus, and its leaves are commercially grown in many countries to be processed into tobacco. It grows to heights between 1 to 2 metres. Research is ongoing into its ancestry among wild Nicotiana species, but it is believed to be a hybrid of Nicotiana sylvestris, Nicotiana tomentosiformis, and possibly Nicotiana otophora.


Scientific Classification.

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Nicotiana
Species:	N. tabacum

The leaves are simple, with the blade partially surrounding the stem. Flowers are tubular, white, borne in large clusters above the foliage.


Nicotiana seeds are produced in abundance and are very fine. They can be sown any time in spring, but will produce considerably more growth if sown early in the season. Hold off early sowing if it is unseasonally cold, as frost will kill Nicotianas. Mix the seeds with about twice their volume of sand and sprinkle the mixture on the surface of your growing medium. They can be sown in seed trays, pots, or if it is warm enough, directly into soil. Water pots or trays from below by placing the trays/pots in a sink or large container and letting the water seep upwards through the holes in the bottom by capillary action. When most of the surface is moist, remove them from the water and leave to drain. Place them inside a propagator (heated if available). They require a temperature of 21°C to germinate. They also require light, so don't try to germinate them in the airing cupboard. They should germinate within a week.



Nicotianas are beautiful plants, growing to between one and two metres in height depending on the variety and growing conditions. They have huge green leaves and very sweet-scented flowers which range in colour from white to purple, through pink and red, for N. tabacum, or yellow (or even white or green) for N. rustica. They are straightforeward to grow.

Night Out

A very nice spot to camp for the night.

We were lucky it did not rain that night. Ready to depart and come back to civilization.


Bye.......Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary. We'll be back ........

Eat Fish

Boss......there are plenty more. Don't rush


Smoking Fish, pansoh is in the foreground.

Grilling the fish over open fire

Pouring pansoh fish....every tasty while hot

Have you seen them before?

These are called "tengadak". Very tasty when grilled over the open fire, even more tastier if cooked inside bamboo or "pansoh"

This is the "Ikan Baong".

Ah ha.......how many can you named? From left to right :Front row...........Adong/Juak, Banta, Boeng, Boeng, Adong/Juak, Engkarik, Adong/Juak, Adong/Juak. Second row: Boeng and Boeng. So sorry guys, these are the local names....i do not know their scientific names.


2 baongs and 4 tengadak.

This was our catch in the afternoon and soon.......we have dinner.......i mean those fish are for dinner, not that they are having dinner with us..........kih,kih,kih

Fishing Nets

I have been trying to do write up with those pics but ended frustrated. I simply could not add these text under those pics.No images, only those html things popped up. Not once but all the time.

Well, the topmost pic shows, fish nets being set across the river. In areas where the rivers are less polluted, many types of exotic fishes still exists.

Secondly, the task of setting those nets are done by the older generation as the young ones are more comfortable working in towns and cities.

Upright floats usually means that there are fish being caught by the net. This is true when the water where the net being placed is not flowing too fast.

The last pic shows the rows of floats across the river. I wonder if the fish has any chance of escaping.

Fish Nets

I have been Tagged : 8 random facts about me.

Rules:Each of you start with 8 random facts or habits about yourself. Once you're tagged, write a blog post about your own random fact and post these rules. At the end of the post you need to tag 8 other wonderful bloggers and include their names. Then once you're done, don't forget to let them know in their blogs that you've given them a tag ... and to come read your random facts.

Chronology of Random Events about Buwau98 that you should know.

1) 1990: Use the PC for the very first time, it was office one.

2) 1992: Bought my first PC. It was a 286 machine with 40 MB HD, 2 MB of RAM and come
with a 3.5 inch floppy disk drive.

3) 1995: Bought a US Robotic modem having a speed of 6BPS so as to have an internet access.

4) 1998: This was the year that i first chat with ICQ as my playground.

5) 2000: My PC was badly attacked by viruses and i was forced to retire prematurely from the world of WWW dot com.

6) 2007 (October): I was ordered to leave my Comfort Zone to the place that i should have visited 3 decades ago, which also happens to be the only division that i haven't set my foot on.

7) 2007 (November): Create the Discomfort Zone, which is my first cyber project.

8) 2008 (June): Finally but not the least, i was tagged by Teacher Maurine.

and now i would like to tag

a)3540 Jalan Sudin
b)Dell
c)Nadai Nama Nama
d)Sengalang Burong
e)Situapui
f)Patrick Teoh
g)Bengbeng
h)Saaleha

After a hard day's work

While relaxing, a glass of "ijok" will be refreshing. "Ijok" is a type of wild palm ,the flower of which produces a milky sort of sap......which is locally called "Ayer Ijok". The process of obtaining "ayer ijok" is a bit tricky.......i'll explain this in the future.

This "ayer ijok" is non alcoholic in nature and thus not much fun or kick in drinking it. To make the drinking session more fun and enjoying, a type of tree bark is added in. This will start a fermentation process which release alcohol and the effect is some sort of slow but sooting. You'll only feel the "kick" after a few glasses.

After the drinking session, it's time to have dinner. In this way, you'll be in a win-win situation. What goes in should not goes out in the same way. If you eat first, then having a drinking session, this might not be true.......kih kih kih.

Well, it's time to go.

Ways of generating Income

These are rubber sheets and the smell here is terrible. Even though the smell is so strong, the cash from the sale is very encouraging. Price of rubber sheets like this could fetch prices up to RM 6.00++ per kilogram. (1USD=RM 3.30)

These are not rubbish. This is where they dumped scrap metals. Aluminum cans cost about RM 5.00++ per kilogram, bottles about RM0.20 each, Iron at RM0.50 per kilogram and used car batteries cost more than RM 10.00 each. So what do you see............heaps of money.


Fighting cocks are reared and bred just for one purpose, and that is for fighting. They are the warrior of the fowl world. They are trained day in day out and they are as fit as a fiddle and as ready as the soldiers.


This is a typical arena where cock fighting takes place. It's not just a sport, it's a business. On that day bets are placed on the favorite cock. Few thousands RM changed hands and usually winner takes all. Champion cocks became favorite and could generate better bets during the future fight. The owner could wear a broad smile because he could gain more RM.

This is "labi-labi", yellow skin as in this case. When sold, this species could fetched a very good price......in the range of RM 50 to RM 60.00 per kilogram. Usually the owner will keep this for his own consumption. The occasion will not be an ordinary one, as this one is fit for the king. But in Malaysia, the King cannot eat "labi-labi".

Rural School

Natural Ventilation.


Connecting to the world by means of satellite.


A piece of legend.

The Floating Supermarket

This is the famous "Bandung" (Floating Supermarket) of the Rejang River. Usually supplies and goods that are loaded into these "bandungs" are from Sibu. Like wise, whatever commodities that are bought from upriver are then uploaded in Sibu. These "bandungs" usually make thier stop in places that do not have village shop.

This is the entrance. Those drums are storage for fuel for sale. Stacks alongside are usually fertilizers or animal feed. Also this space is used for storage of commodities like rubber sheets ,pepper or scrap metals. The living quarters is usually behind those locked doors.

This is how the inside looks like. This is the main area where goods for sale are on display. The freezers are for frozen meat and fish. Sometimes, they also buy meat (wild boar) and fish (exotic) and resale them along the way.


Space is indeed what it lacks. It was so crowded that you barely can move around.


Do you sacrifice safety for money? What if fire broke inside here, do you have time or is there space for you to make an escape?

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Village Shop II ( Wooden)

From my observation, i noticed that all the Rural Shops have Satellite Disc Installation. I also understand that, it is much cheaper to have one as the payment is one-off. Further more, there are more channels to choose from.

Wow.......my phone got coverage.


Diesel Generators are used to generate electricity and it is only operating from evening till 10pm.
It looks as if the wiring is very old and could be a fire hazard.

Can you estimate the age of wood above? How thick is the dust?

These are salted fish. Much sought after..