Tutung of Brunei

For this week's blog, I was assigned to search about Tutung people of Brunei. Brunei's capital is Bandar Seri Begawan with its area of 2,226 sq. miles. The Tutung people claim that they lived in Brunei Darussalam for many years and they are known for the "most original" indigenous people of the country. Aside from their language of Basaha Malay, they also spear other language and use it for intra-ethnic communication.

Because of living in near coastal, the Tutung made their living from seafaring and trading. For many, fishing was the primary source of livelihood. Trading is the highly important when it comes to economy and historically. And because the Brunei is welled govern by the King and Queen, Medical and educational services are largely financed. Education is oh so free for the Tutung people.

All Tutung are considered Muslim at birth, because the Malay Islamic Authority of Brunei Darussalam includes them as a Muslim group. But traditionally Tutung are considered Aninists. 

Knowing all these things about Tutung of Brunei, I think the best thing that we could in this best country is to pray for them. Let's pray for a receptive hearts among the Tatung.

Looking forward for more learnings!

For this week's blog, I want to share what's my personal insight about Southeast Asia. Shamelessly, I only knew about its location and boundaries and the ASEAN organization. 

I've also tried to search the history of Southeast Asia in the internet so that I could share some wonderful insights about Southeast Asia, and Wikipedia had provided me with a funny information that the Homo Sapiens reached the region by around 45,000 years ago. Yes, homo sapiens!

Southeast Asia is located in the region of Asia, of course. It is roughly bounded by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and Pacific ocean on the east. Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, and the Malay Archipelago are also included in the boundaries of Southeast Asia.

In 1967, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand created this association to promote regional economic growth, political stability, social progress, and cultural developments.

With this information that I've known, I won't satisfy myself to know little about this region. My ICS class would be a great help for me to explore about people, culture, tradition and custom of the Southeast Asia.

Today, I'm in my Intercultural Studies class and we are required to make a blog at least once a week about People and Culture of Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia is composed of 11 countries, it consists of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Vietnam, East Timor, and Philippines. In our class, we'll be learning the cultures, customs, and traditions of these 11 countries.