Elynnie with colleagues Romulus and Ozie in traditional costumes having a “business meeting” in Taipei.
Jungle out there...
Volunteering as a traditional dancer for a convention bid presentation in Taipei would have been Elynnie Dominic Jau’ s most unusual assignment as executive assistant at Sarawak Convention Bureau. “With zero dancing skills, I just raised my hand when
the bureau asked for volunteers. I saw it as an opportu- nity to be more involved in the bidding stage as well as getting to know my roots within the Orang Ulu tribe. I had to take up dance lessons for a month. “I’m proud to say the bureau encourages the team to go beyond their job scope, adding colour to our other- wise mundane office life. This opportunity has given us the chance to travel and be more involved in bureau projects even though we are in different departments.” Jau says there were some funny incidents during the
Taipei trip. “The bureau decided the team should dress as Orang Ulu while in Taipei as the costumes were colourful enough to attract delegates during the lobby- ing period. Little did we know, the costume was similar to that of one of the tribes in Taiwan. Every day our cultural troupe would dress up – two men in loincloths and two ladies in beaded dress – and take the 10-minute walk from our hotel to the convention centre. People on the street honked at us, snapped photos and thought we were from the interior. Interestingly, people barely noticed us when we were wearing our usual clothing. “When we had to wait in a private room in the convention centre, we got busy on our laptops, iPads and smart phones. The waiters were surprised ... and their jaws dropped when we asked them to tag our photos on Facebook.”
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