Borneo Baruk Club

ADDRESS : 1 Jalan Kia Peng, 50450 Kuala Lumpur LOCATION : Across the road from Novotel Hotel and Hakka Restaurant CONTACT : 03-21480015 EMAIL : bbc_kl@yahoo.com OPENING HOURS : Breadkick 10 a.m. - 2 a.m. Rafflesia Restaurant 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Borneo Bar 11 a.m. - 3 a.m.

Monday, September 24, 2007

BBC = ???

Now that you know where BBC is located... the next question which you may ask is.. where is Borneo and what is a Baruk ?

Info from Wikipedia.com
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borneo ):


BORNEO is the third largest island in the world. It has an area of 743,330 km² (287,000 square miles), and is located at the centre of the Malay archipelago and Indonesia. Borneo is considered to be part of the geographic region of Southeast Asia. Administratively, this island is divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Borneo is a Western appellation; used by the Dutch during the colonial period. In Indonesia today, the island is referred to as Kalimantan. East Malaysia or Malaysian Borneo refers to the States of Sabah and Sarawak.


Info from http://www.mymalaysiaparadise.com/Sarawak.html

Originally from West Kalimantan, the Bidayuhs are now most numerous in the hill country of Bau and Serian, within an hour's drive from Kuching. Historically, as other tribes were migrating into Sarawak and forming settlements, the meek-natured Bidayuhs retreated further inland, hence earning them the name of "Land Dayaks". The traditional Bidayuh abode is the "baruk", a roundhouse that rises about 1.5 metres off the ground. The Bidayuhs speak a number of different but related dialects. Whilst some of them still practice traditional religions, most modern-day Bidayuhs have adopted the Christian faith.


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