Passive Voice

1. Simple Present Tense

• Active  : I drink milk every night
• Passive :Milk is drunk by me every night

• Active  : Cynthia make cake for her boyfriend
• Passive : Cake is made by Cynthia for her boyfriend

2. Present Continuous Tense

• Active  : I am helping my mother to cook something
• Passive : My mother is being helped by me to cook something  

• Active  : I and Cynthia are doing English homework now
• Passive : English homework is being done by me and Cynthia now

 3. Present Prefect Tense

• Active  : Venny has written a letter for her friend in Ngabang
• Passive : A letter has been sent by Venny for her friend in Ngabang

• Active  : Someone has stolen my heart
• Passive : My heart has been stolen by someone

4. Present Perfect Continuous 

• Active  : Revalda has been sweeping the floor for me
• Passive : The floor has been being swept by Revalda for me

• Active  : They have been studying English
• Passive : English has been being studied by them

5. Simple Past Tense

• Active  : My father bought a puppy for me two months ago
• Passive : A puppy was bought by my father for me two months ago

• Active  : The thief stole my mobile last week
• Passive : My mobile was stolen by the thief last week

6. Past Continuous Tense 

• Active  : I was reading a novel yesterday
• Passive :A novel was being read by me yesterday

• Active  : When my friend came to my house yesterday, I was cleaning my house
• Passive : When my friend came to my house yesterday, my house was being cleaning by me

7. Past Perfect Tense 

• Active  : They had sung a beautiful song
• Passive :A beautiful song had been sung by them

• Active  : I had eaten a bowl of noodle
• Passive : A bowl of noodle had been eaten by me

8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense 

• Active  : They had been doing their homework
• Passive : Their homework had been being by them

• Active  : I had been loving math since 2005
• Passive : Math had been being loved by me since 2005

9. Present Future Tense

• Active  : I will love you if you love my parents
• Passive : You will be loved by me if you love my parents

• Active  : I will wait you until you come
• Passive : You will be waited by me until you come

10. Future Continuous Tense

• Active  : He will be meeting his girlfriend in the garden
• Passive :His girlfriend will be being met by him in the garden

• Active  : I will be telling you about something secret
• Passive : You will be being told by me about something secret

11. Future Perfect Tense 

• Active  : You will have spoken English well
• Passive : English will have been spoken well by you

• Active  : Cynthia will has made a mistake
• Passive : A mistake will have been made by Cynthia

12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

• Active  :A famous painter will have been drawing my face
• Passive : My face will have been being drawn by a famous painter

• Active  : You will have been finding the lost key
• Passive : The lost key will have been being found by you

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Gawai Dayak

Gawai Dayak or Gawai Day is a festival celebrated in West Kalimantan. It is a religious and social occasion. The word "Gawai" means a ritual of festival whereas "Dayak" is a collective name for the native ethnic groups of West Kalimantan. Thus, Gawai Dayak literally means "Dayak Festival". Dayak would visit their friends and relatives on this day.
Up till 1962, the British colonial government refused to recognise Dayak Day. Gawai Dayak was formally gazetted on 25^th September 1964 as a public holiday. It was first celebrated on 1^st June 1965 and became a symbol of unity, aspiration and hope for the Dayak community. This cultural event is rooted in the tradition of most Dayak tribe, namely agricultural ceremonies. Of the various series of  agricultural rituals, ceremonies last from of gratitude for their harvest to the Jubata, the name for God.
As the big day approaches, everyone will be busy with general cleaning and preparing food and cakes. Tuak (rice wine) is brewed (at least one month before the celebration) and traditional delicacies like penganan (cakes from rice flour, sugar and coconut milk) are prepared.
The celebration starts on the evening. Around 6pm or as the sun sets, miring (offering ceremony) will take place. Before the ceremony, Gendang Rayah (ritual music) is performed. Once offering ceremony is done, dinner is then served at the Ruai (an open gallery which runs through the entire length of the longhouse). Just before midnight, a procession up and down the Ruai seven times called Ngalu Petara (welcoming the spirit Gods) is performed. At midnight, the gong is beaten to call the celebrants to attention. The Festival Chief will lead everyone to drink the Ai Pengayu (normally tuak for long life). The celebration now turns merrier and less formal. Some will dance to traditional music played, others will sing the poems. other activities that may follow the next few days include : cock-fighting matches, blowpipe, and ngajat competitions. On this day, homes of the Dayaks are opened to visitors and guests. 

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