Dato Paduka Hj Idris Abas

Awg Idris adalah anak kepada Hj Abas dengan pasangannya Hjh Siti Ratna Mala. Idris adalah pancir keturunan daripada kesultanan Siak Sri Indra Pura daripada Riau iaitu Tengku Muhammad Ali @ Sultan Muhammad Ali [Sultan Siak ke 5, 1766-1779] yang berhijrah ke Brunei dan menukar namanya menjadi Nakhoda Dato Khamis yang beranakkan Tengku Berahim @ Nakhoda Dato Samad yang beranakkan Nakhoda @ Tengku Asmad yang beranakkan Awg Metussin yang beranakkan Awg Sulaiman yang beranakkan Hj Abas dan beranakkan Awg Idris. Di segi susunan atau hirarki, Awg Idris adalah generasi ke-7 kepada Tengku Muhammad Ali @ Sultan Muhammad Ali dan beliau merupakan penyambung darah Kesultanan Melaka, Johor-Riau dan Siak di Brunei. Apabila sudah diteliti, Awg Idris juga adalah penyambung darah Ahlul Bait (keluarga Rasulullah) generasi ke-39 di Brunei. Pendek kata, Awg Idris mewarisi darah Ahlul Bait dan darah Sultan. Semasa hayatnya, Hj Idris telah dianugerahkan Bintang Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei Yang Amat Mulia Darjah Kedua D.P.M.B. yang membawa gelaran Dato Paduka oleh Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam.

In a pair of Vans-styled slip-on sneakers, Zati Idris shuffles deftly to the middle and back of a 20-strong group of tourists who are trekking through Brunei’s unspoiled rainforest in Temburong for the very first time.

She lends a hand, warns when the damp forest floor is about to get slippery and makes sure no one gets left behind. At 4.5 kilometres, the hilly route she’s picked out called Kudan is all about striking a balance in difficulty – introducing the right amount of challenge – to create an immersive, rewarding experience.

Two hours in and the group is welcomed by the sound of gentle streams flowing along the Temburong river. They hop onto speedboats, taking them to a nearby shoreline where more than a dozen rafts have been readied.

Life jackets on, a safety briefing and the group begins paddling downstream back to Trandie, a once-languishing lodge at the edge of Batang Duri that’s now bustling with full occupancy on a Monday afternoon in the month of January.

“It’s a once in a lifetime experience,” says 53-year-old Australian Clare Stainsby after returning from the trek. “Being this close to nature, it’s something I’ll never forget.”

2019 marks 23 years since Trandie was founded – making it the longest-running lodge in Temburong. So why haven’t you heard about it?