A WOMAN’S DIARY

Do you know that part of the ingredient used for perfume is gaharu? Yes? No? Yes? I bet majority would say ‘No!’. No worries, I said’ ‘No’ too when I was asked.
You might be wondering “How can it be? How can a type of wood can be used as one of a perfume [...]

To some it may look weird and its a fruit to a species of a tree which is locally known as ‘Pokok Engkabang’ or ‘Engkabang Tree’. It has 4 or sometime 5 wing leaves and when it fall from its tree, it will spin. To the Kenyahs, the ‘helicopter’ fruit is known as ‘Bua’ Avang’ (in [...]