You must be thinking that the title of this post is nonsense.
Let me explain. During my trip to Tamparuli Living Art Center (TALAC) . I met 
He was so busy concentrating on doing something with the bamboo, but I just left him alone and continue having my discussion with
While having our conversation, I can't help but to look at his friend everynow and then, curious at what the hell is he up too.
I went to him and ask him, what are you doing. He explain that he is making a sunggul . Then I just watch him working his craft.
He also told me that
So here comes sunggul. It's a trapping device made out bamboo.
In Sabah, this is a typical device use to trap squirrel especially since bamboo can be found everywhere and it's a free material.
Bamboo is are plants that is segmented, hollow in segment , has a woody stems that grows from underground rhizomes.
Bamboos grows at intervals of up to 10 - q15 years, after which the plant usually die. In some cases It is really suitable for land erosion too.
It is found at tropics and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa and South America. According to some studies there is 91 genera and more than 1000 species of bamboos known in the world,
In the sabah states, the Forestry Research Centre in Sepilok has recorded a total of 36 species found Throughout the state.
While there is one species that is thought to be imported but there is lacking in documentation to determine these. Tambunan is known to have a huge amount of bamboo, this is because in the past it is recorded that bamboo was urged to be planted by the the district officer.
Being the heartland of the local native, lots of innovation in bamboo uses is found in Tambunan. Not to forget. Bamboo is a species of grass, hence the title.
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The same night he put on the trap, now I am just waiting for the dinner invitation.
