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Nama say Lai Kang Fu
Bangsa saya Cina. Bapa saya Cina, emak saya Bidayuh
Saya dilahirkan [tahun] 1991
Dulu saya bekerja di Thailand [selama] tiga tahun [semasa saya] berumur 17 tahun, dan di Kuala Lumpur sama juga uga tiga tahun, dan lepas itu, saya balik ke Sarawak
Sejak bila encik tahu membuat parang?
Saya ikut bapa saya bikin [buat] parang lalu saya tengok cara dia buat parang, saya ikut cara macam mana dia tukuk [tukul] lepas itu, saya tengok lama-lama saya sendiri pandai bikin [buat] parang
Mengapa encik memilih untuk bekerja sebagai tukang besi?
Saya pengganti dari arwah bapa saya, selepas itu saya dengan abang saya berusaha semenjak bapa saya meninggal dunia. Lepas itu, saya dengan abang saya sambung kerja arwah bapa saya
Adakah encik ingin anak dan generasi muda mewarisi kemahiran pertukangan besi?
Sekarang budak, saya punya anak itu cakap tidak mahu..susah budak-budak baru sekarang. Dia tidak..paling tidak suka macam tidak minat dia ambil alih daripada bapa dia
Sekiranya anak-anak encik atau generasi muda enggan mewarisi kemahiran seni pembuatan parang, apakah akan berlaku kepada perniagaan besi ini?
Kalau anak saya tidak mahu, ini kedai tutup dan buka di kampung saja.... lepas itu adik beradik kira macam tolong menolong buka kedai di kampung.
My name is Lai Kang Fu
I’m Chinese. My father is Chinese, and my mother is Bidayuh
I was born in 1991
When I was seventeen, I worked in Thailand for three years, and in Kuala Lumpur for another three years and returned to Sarawak
Since when do you know about blacksmithing?
I learnt about blacksmithing by observing my father, and over the years, I developed the skill and know-how to make machetes on my own
Why do you choose to become a blacksmith?
I inherit the blacksmithing skill from my father… then, my brother and I take over the business after my father passed away
Do you want you children or the younger generation to continue the blacksmithing industry?
My son has no interest to inherit the blacksmithing business: the younger generation nowadays has no interest to continue the legacy
If your children or the younger generation has no interest to inherit the blacksmithing skill, what will happen to the business?
If my son not interested to inherit the business, I'm planning to close this workshop and open a new one in the village, assited by my wife's siblings