Get close with NATURE everyone.

I guess it's time for us to get close with nature see the real tree and feel the fresh air after everyday facing the concrete "trees" or also known as builings and breath in the dirty air. A short getaway is needed by each of us to release our stress and tension. Ok here's some few sugggestion that I would like to suggest for you all to go. Don't worry the places worth your time and your money since you will get a chance to get close with the nature and enjoy it. Firstly I would like to share some few nature places that you go which somewhere near Kuching.

1. Bako National Park.

Where is this place located? A journey to this place took only half an hour from Kuching via car or if you using tourist service might be you will be going there via bus or van. Then once you arrive there, you have to take another type of transportation that is using boat. Well dont worry, there will be lots of boat rental service offer together with the amateur tourist guide.These tourist guide already been train and knows every inch of the area since they have been train for it. So you dont have to worry for getting lost. Bako National Park was establish on 1957 and its was the oldest national park in Sarawak. Its has fews attration places to see here at Bako National park such as beach,forest,panoramic rocky shoreline,waterfalls and etc. For more information about Bako National Park you may interested to visit this website as they provide you with enough information that you need. Click here : Bako National Park

The main attraction at Bako National Park

Map that useful for the tourist who plan to go here. 

2.Matang Wildlife Centre

This place was located 35km from Kuching which is located at Kubah National Part. This place has become home for all endangered species. Also this place train the Orang Utan that was been rescued to live by their own at the forest.The best time to see all the Orang Utan are during their feeding time. At this time you will see many Orang Utan coming to eat.First question, how to get here? Ok you can go here via taxi and tourist bus or van. Beside than seeing all the rare species of the wild animals you also can have your jungle trekking session with their tourist guide. Eventhough that prepare the trail as the guideline for the visitor to discover the place by themself but it is adviseable to bring along the tourist guide since they know the place better. For more info you can just go to their website by clicking this Matang Wildlife Centre.

This is their signboard the moment you arrive to that place.

Here one short video about the Orang Utan at Matang Wildlife Centre. Hope you enjoy watching it. 

Get close with nature will be continue in my another new entry. Stay tune people.

The continue of What's up Kuching

Last entry I've been talking a lot about Kuching famous water tranportation, so now I will be talking about nice places to visit in Kuching. Actually Kuching has a lots of nice place to go either by car or any public transportation offer or might be you guys interested to explore the Cat city by yourself with friends using trishaw. Trishaw that Im talking about is the colourfull trishaw. You can rent this trishaw for how many hours you interested to use and go cycling around city using it. Much more fun actually. Beside than using a trishaw you can also enjoy the view of Cat city by walking. Dont worry Kuching wasn't that big so if you tired you can just stop at any shopping malls or coffee shops.

Use this to discover Kuching. Eco-friendly transportation

It is a must for you to take picture with our gigantic Cats monument. Its is a famous Kuching trademark. This monument consist of one whole cats family.This cat monument located exactly in the middle of the city. Ps: if you feel hungry after having a photoshoot you just walk for not more than two minute to have your meal at McDonalds, Beside there's also another cats monument that you might interested to take picture with. Located not far from the first cats monument actually. Still you can just walk there. The one and only cat monument that always dress up according festive seasons is a must go and take picture or selfie there. The cat monument located at the main entrance of China town in Kuching. Oh for the extra info each cats monument actually representing mayors of Kuching. I guess Kuching the only city in Malaysia having two different mayors that are "Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Utara" and "Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan". This make Kuching become one of the unique city in Malaysia.

This cat dress up according to festive seasons. Its a prove saying that Kuchingnites consist of multiracial dwellers.

The cats family monument. Can you see the McDonald sign behind.

The four angle cats raising their paws to greet Hi.

 When you already here in Kuching feel free to visit their museums. Well there are many types of museum available here in Kuching actually.There are cats Museum located at Bukit Siol,fabric museum,chinese museum,butterfly museum and historical museum which located in the middle of the city. You might also interested to visit the old Pos Laju building located in front of the new shopping mall Plaza Merdeka. 

The main entrance of the cat museum

The butterfly museum

The cat Museum

The Sarawak historical museum. This is the place where you can learn a lots about Sarawak history in one day only. Dont worry this place is full air-conditioner.

Nearer to Sarawak historical museum there is one Big tree that producing cotton.

Located at "Padang Meredeka' and in front of Merdeka Palace Hotel.

I guess that's all about Kuching city. Till we meet again.

What's Up Kuching.

Sunset view of Kuching, Sarawak

Last entry I've been talking about Damai and Santubong, so for this entry I decided to talk about Kuching. Place where my heart belong. Reason why I say Kuching as the place where my heart belong is because I was born here and raise here untill I graduating from my school. Here a short video about my beloved city. Enjoying. Dont worry I will elaborate more about Kuching after this haha.

Kuhing a well known city for it divrsity and it cleanliness. Here the water transportation still available. The Kuchingnites call its as "perahu tambang". For the local they use this transportation everyday to cross the Sarawak river from the Kampung Sungai Bedil or  Kampung Boyan to the other side which is the main city of Kuching. For visitor who plan to buy the homemade original "kek lapis" by the villagers across the river, you can just use this water transportation with the fee only 50cents per head. While croosing the river you can enjoy the beautiful panorama of Kuching. For those who is interested to enjoy the night view of both the main city and and the "kampung'' you can also use this transportation with RM 1.00 per head. Well it worth your money as you stand a chance to ride the traditional boat or also known as "perahu tambang". Here some photos about the traditional boat.

This is one of the pretty view that the visitor will see. Proudly saying behind was our "Dewan Undangan Negeri" where all the Sarawak ministers have their meeting here.

While croosing the Serawak river you will lots of interesting and historical building from both side of the river.  From the "kampung" side you will see the old traditional houses,shop-house selling the "kek lapis" and "Ikan terubuk masin" or also known as salty fish,food court and famous restaurants the Barok Bistro and Permaidani Kampung. Beside you will also see our "Yang Di-Pertua Negeri" house which is known as ASTANA, the famous Fort Megharita and the new "Dewan Undangan Negeri". Meanwhile, on the other side of the river you will see lots of hotels,waterfront and few shopping malls. 

This is the area of Kampung Boyan. Place which is famous with "Kek Lapis" and  "Ikan Terubuk Masin"

Rajah Brooke was used to live at this house. Now the house is for "Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak"

The famous Fort Margherita.

Night view of waterfront Kuching. There are lots of people having their night walk here enjoying the beautiful scenery and some even might drop by at mini stalls that selling the Sarawak crafts, T-shirt and etc.

One of the Pengkalan available around here

There also another option offer to all visitor who plan to cruise throughout ther Sarawak River using river taxi or Sarawak Cruise. These water transportation service will bring you from one end to another end of Sarawak River. You can see lots of interesting thing throughout the journey.

Crusing the Sarawak river is fun. Not only you enjoy the beautiful scenery but also you will be serve with the heart warming welcome with their traditional dance and nice food on cruise.

A day at Damai...

Girls with their tradional outfit follow their races.

Sape player with the tradional art design of "Ulu" etnic

One of the trademark available at Damai beach waterfront. 

Panorama view of Damai beach

For me the best time to go here is when it almost night. You can enjoy the sunset and for those who love capturing nice moment sunset photo will be the shoot ever. Or for those who have smart phone or tab they can capture the time of the sunset using hyperlapse where you record a video of the changing from day to night time.

This place will be full with visitor during weekend. After 5 days busy with their work, going here will help them to release their stress by enjoying this nice view.

  

Damai, a place located few kilometres from the heart of Kuching city. A place where you can enjoy pretty scenery from Mount Santubong view to sea view. There's lot of seaside resort offer for the visitors from outside. Best place to have family gathering event,wedding ceremony, friends gathering, family outing and another fun activities. The trip to Santubong from Kuching only took you half an hour. Throughout the way you will see nice view of tradional malay house,crossing the bridge where you can see the side look of Mount Santunbong. On the way to Damai you will see many seafood restaurant and most of it located facing the sea.Not only that you will also pass through  the house of the Chief Minister of Sarawak, Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Haji Adenan Satem.

This is the view u an see while acrossing the bridge. View of Mount Santubong.

You can also interested to drop by at Sarawak Cultural Village where a place that can show many races in one place. This place quite interesting and famous among the visitor from outside because they can learn many thing about the races available in Sarawak. A visit to this place in half day is equal to a few days visiting around Sarawak start from Kuching and end at Miri. Here you can find those traditional foods,house,clothing and ways of their daily life. For your information, Every year, there will be a world stage music festival will be held here. The name of the event is Rainforest World Music Festival where all the musicians from all over the world wil gather together and share their musics with the visitor. The price to attend this event might be pricy but still it worth your money since you will be listening to internationally music from international musician. Its like you've been travelling all over the world in few days only with that cheap price.

For more information about this two wonderful places you can just go to the links given. Those links provide much informaion that you need.

Sarawak Cultural Village

When you come here you will also see the perfomances provided by them. Each of the perfomance represent every ethnics available in Sarawak. You can all the dancers wear colourfull tradional cloths.

This mini maps will help you throughout your little journey at Sarawak Cultural Village. Its help you to recognize which ethnics house have you visit

The main entrance of Sarawak Cultural  Village

Few houses that can be found around this area.

A useful map for tourist.

Short video about Sarawak Cultural Village

 Below are some photos about Rainforest International Music Festival:

For more information about this festival feel free to click this

Rainforest World Music Festival

I guess that all my entry about Damai. It is much better to come here and experience itself all this great experience since there's lots of nice thing to see hear at Damai. Many fun activities can also been done here. Till we meet again.

Food Hunting again people..

So this time i will be sharing the best place to have your "Ayam Penyet", Abc and etc, home made ice cream, and the famous "Mee Belacan". Since Im studying at peninsular Malaysia it is hard to find a restaurant or any food vendor here seve "Nasi Ayam Penyet". Everytime I go back to my hometown which is at Kuching Sarawak., I will not let go any chance to have my "Nasi Ayam Penyet". If you guys plan to have this dish, I can suggest you guys to go Raja Ayam Penyet Kopitiam. They serve the best "Ayam Penyet" in town. The chicken was perfectly fry, the "sambal" not too spicy, and the  vegetables all still in fresh condition. So it worth to go here and to have this delicious food,
Below are some photos that I would like to share with you guys.

You can see how mouth watery this dish dont you. To be honest while Im busy updating this entry I can heard my stomach growling. Hahaha its been how many months I didnt have this "Nasi Ayam Penyet".

In case you guys plan to go here, here's the front part of the kopitiam. This will make you guys easy to recognize the place. Quite relaxing and and you can choose place where to seat.







Sunny day, the most suitable time for you to have the homemade ice cream. Here in Kuching it is easy to find those places that offer homemade ice-cream thus those ice-cream are all at affordable rate. Here some places you can go to have those delicious ice-cream:
1.Open air ice-cream

Above are one of the flavour that this shop offer to their customer. Plus the customer can choose to have topping or not. Those topping also can be choose and customers dont have to worry to pay extra because toppings are all free.

Everyday the owner of the shop will change the flavour of the ice-cream. There were three flavour available : "pandan", chocolate and vanilla. Each of the ice-cream serve will be add the most important ingredient thus this make this ice-cream different from any other homemade ice-cream. Their secret ingredient is"gula apong" which only can be found at rural area in Sarawak.

2.DP Ice -cream Gula Apong

This shop also famous among the Kuchingnites. The sell homemade ice-cream that was already added with "Gula Apong" and will be add extra as topping beside than others topping too. This will make the ice-cream super sweet. But still this shop manage to catch many attention because people still need to line-up first before getting their ice-cream. 

3.Sweekang famous ABC
Swee Kang Ice Kacang Shop was establish since 1953 which originally open opposite to Kuching first Fire's station. Now the shop have move to two-storey shophouse since the number of customers they receive increasing. This shop had offer many varieties of colourful icy treats for their customer from the famous ABC to white lady. The most famous icy treat made by them is white lady. Their menu not limited to icy-treat but also they offer the famous "Mee Belacan". Here also have few mini food stall that offer chinese food but Halal. So for muslim people that plan to eat chinese food they can come here. Those mini stall offer fried Char-kuey, rojak and Sarawak Laksa. Below are few photos about this place:

In the making of white lady. Whose excited to have their white lady do raise your hand higher.. haha 

One of the icy-treat offer at Swee Kang Ais Kacang Shop

Below is the famous "Mee Belacan"

4. Sunny Hills Ice cream. Since I never been here before so I don't have much comment to give about this place. But so far from what I heard my friends that oftently go there, they said that the ice-cream here are the best since the ice cream are all homemade. Worry about their Halal status? I guess you don't have too since all the ice cream serve all made from Halal ingredients.

 Traditional way to have your ice -cream. Cost you less than RM3.00. 

So here's the ice-cream menu that you can pick. Dont worry all the price are worth to pay since the quantity given quite large.

I think thats all my entry about food. For the next entry I will talking about nice place to go other than for food hunting. Till we meet again.