hello. all those years ago the man who looked after me at the longhouse was named itom. over 80 years old back then, he led us bounding uphill through the jungle like a young gazelle. he still had the marks on his fingers of a man who d taken hits, in his case, presumably communist guerillas when he fought during the malay ins insurgen insurgency. we drank shots of whiskey together under human skulls, trophies of the time. i promised i d come back. a big day on their calendar, when friends and relatives return to the longhouse. a lot has changed since he
a final long gaze at the river, to take in for the last time of my life, the slow rhythms of the village. one more thing to do, say good-bye to an old friend. he was a very strong man. i remember him well running uphill, faster than all of us. what do we do? leave him a beer and cigarettes? yeah. he would like that? yeah, he would like.
us. please advise me of protocol. [ speaking foreign language ] thank you. all for me. oh, yeah. just like old times. there you go, my man. custom must be observed. thank you. woo. oh, yeah.
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longhouse, i m meeting kuching native alex wong at a dockside karaoke joint on the malay side of town. what s up to the karaoke here? it s popular everywhere, but this is alcohol-free karaoke. yes. in my experience, you have to be really [ muted ] up to do karaoke, but here apparently not. no, no. it s the spirit. our people here, they can party any time. so you re coming upriver with us? yes, i am. i am. exciting. four days of non-connectivity, you know that? yes. i m committed to that. it s the drinking. i m worried about that, too, seriously, because i m past my drinking days, you know, but i don t think there s an escape from it. why are you back in kuching after ten years? all the places in borneo? it s a good question.