Bau sangat ke Bau?

Tasik Biru, Bau (Blue Lake)

It is said that this lake contains Arsenic.

After the trip to Jong Crocodile's Farm, I paid Blue Lake, Wind Cave and Fairy Cave a visit. To me, these were just another landmark for sight-seeing until today...because there was no tour guide to explain any historical facts of these places.

This entry is not about the lake but the place where the lake is situated. 

Bau

Remember the short story written by Helen Munan, How Dalat got its name? Well, this entry is almost similar to that short story.

I hung out with a former classmate of mine (Ah Tu) today and told him the places I've visited last weekend. Then, he told me that there is a story how Bau got its name. The story was told by a few locals from Bau. (since a few of the locals said the same thing then Ah Tu would not have made the story up right?)

According to them, there is a cave in Bau, which is not opened to public. It is called the Ghost Cave. It was said in the 1800s during the reign of Sir James Brooke ,something had happened...

Reason:Retalliate towards SJB's army.

The retaliation started because SJB wanted the gold mine in that area. However, the retaliation turned out to be a massacre in the end.

What the villagers did not know was, SJB sent a second troop to seize the gold mine. They lost the fight and fled to a cave, this was where SJB's troop closed up the cave, trapped them and burnt the villagers alive! (Probably only badly burnt but not "well done" -God bless their souls. Ahh!!what am I saying? Not supposed to talk about the dead like that!) 

It was said that nobody went into the cave to retrieve and bury the bodies properly. So, after a while the odor from the cave was so bad that they called that area Bau (in English: Smelly, stink, foul smell-you name it)

In the 1900s, there were more massacres during the Japanese Occupation. Locals who did not co-operate were buried alive in the ground by the Japanese soldiers. So, you know what happened..Yes...stinky stinky after a while. Therefore, I guess it fits to be called Bau after all.

Okay, back to the local villagers who died in the cave...

The reason the locals lost the second attack from SJB:

Let me ask you this, have you ever experience when you arrive in a place where everyone just look the same? 


Korean: Me walk..
I: Walk carefully..jangan jatuh longkang...
Korean: Bo?
I: Nothing..enjoy your trip.
Korean: Tenk q. Ba bai!


After a while...

Japanese: Aa...halo..halo..koko wa doko no eki desu ka? 
I: aa? (turned around)
I: Eh! You datang balik?
Japanese: nani?
Friend: (looked at I) Bodoh la u this. Sumimasen...this orang bodoh..tak tau ckp Japanese. Lala Station desu ka... 
Japanese: Ahh!Ok..ok! Takushi?
Friend: Ha? Takeshi? Takeshi Kaneishiro?
Japanese: No..no...Tuckshi...(using body language tengah driving, keluarkan dompet)
Friend: Oh!! Haha.. Taxi?
Japanese (nodding happily, dalam hati :tak sangka that also works) Hai!
Friend: (takut terkantoi tak pandai cakap Japanese, called a taxi for the tourist). Taxi, on the way.
Japanese: Fank you. Babai
Friend: Your welcome. Come again!


I: Bukan dia yang datang tadi tu ka?
Friend: Bodoh, bukanlah! Saya tau muka cina memang sama rupa dia.Tadi tu, pakaian tak sama. Pandai-pandai la sikit. Kena pecat kang!
I: Oh..pandai la kau ni..
Friend: Hehe..Saya tau..(as hidung dia semakin kembang)


After a while...a gentleman with the same Hawaiian shirt as the Japanese was wearing came to the counter...


Friend:Eh, you again?
G: ???


Cerita di atas cuma rekaan semata-mata, Tiada kaitan dengan yang hidup dan yang telah mati ya.

Before I start learning about other people's cultures, whenever I look at Malays- esp ladies with head scarfs, anyone with Asian look, you know-Asian look with muka cina? They look the same to me although they are different. Now, I can differentiate already la..esp the Koreans, Japanese, Chinese..

But for the Blacks..and Malay ladies we see everywhere with headscarf, minah/rempits..I'm still getting on it. Give me time! Please la, when you look at me and my friends, we also look alike what. Don't condemn me la. I know it happens to everyone. 

Ahh..lari dari topik lagi...So, 

When the locals saw Englishmen,they attacked and won the fight. They've killed a few whites or a lot of them or the whole troop..I have no idea..

Local A: Yahh!! Itu SJB dah mati! Victory!!!!

Local B: Let's party!!

So, they thought SJB was dead but while partying SJB sent a second troop. So, you know what happened after that la.

According to the locals, the bones are still in the cave. And why is it called the Ghost Cave?

Because it's haunted la...duh..

Monologku: I tau...potong stim..