Thursday, July 30, 2009

Long Lellang is a kelabit long house dwelling in the most upper reaches of the Akah river a tributary of baram river.
To get there one can either use the Maswing twice a week, on Wednesday and Saturday, per one way ticket is RM71.
Accommodation is not a problem as all the folks having every indoor as hostel for any would visitors.
The temperature during day is around 32-35degC and fall to 25degC at night.
Food, is of local delicacies and taste, stapple food is rice and vegetables are sparely grown, fish are occasionally harvested, while wild animals are hunted.
Past time for visitors, would be to go fishing, boating the stone fast flowing cold river, hunting, jungle safari on foot or by 4WD and leisure around the long house. Half an hour walk there is a Penan settlement and with some are a day walk.

My Farm home is called Arur Kelamu and it is 2-3 hour walk from Long Lellang.
We love this place as it was our birth place and for generation been living and farming there.
My father and mother still dwell in the farm house, doing their farming and gardening activities.
We have 5 acres orchard fruit garden and when it is fruit season we love to go home and savor the taste.