Lost in the Jungle of Borneo...

The title says it all... Yes we were lost in the jungle of Borneo which is actually located in Matang. Hilarious enough for Jungle experts to lead a few of us into an additional 2 hours walk in the jungle before we found civilization. The whole experience was not so bad despite 1 pair of shoes gave up during the walk. So here's basically a summary of what happened that day in Matang in March 2012.... ;)

.:A very good pair of shoes.. just been awhile since it was utilized:.

It was supposed to be a Sunday Brisk Hill Walk to an ancient Indian temple in one of the area in Matang. Cynthia even told me that I can wear sandal or sports shoes. I was blessed with Adidas Kampung which I bought in Bario and something in my mind have made me worn that shoes that day.

.:My saviour Adidas Kampung:.

We (Cynthia, Ian, Jordan and myself) took our time with some educational session since Ian is a specialist trainer in environmental education. We learnt a lot from him. It took us about 2 hours to get up there. In between the walk, we actually discovered interesting stuff like a beautiful caterpillar, acorn from oak tree, mushroom that grows inside out and many more.

.:Explaination about Acorn:.

.:A dead tree with a dangerous big hole:.

.:An interesting looking caterpillar:.

.:A type of mushroom that grows inside out:.

When we reached the temple, it's beautifully constructed with a guardian, Kalimuthu staying there to take care of the temple. The view from the temple was absolutely breathtaking despite Cynthia blocking Jordan's view. hehehe

.:The view when you reach the highest Peak:.

.:Soldier of the goddess:.

.:Me, Master Kalimuthu & Cynthia:.

On the way down from the temple, we saw an interesting sign to walk to Charles Brooke's bungalow and we wanted to have a look at the foundation as the original bungalow has been demolished.. That's when we ended up walking for another 4 hours into the jungle without turning back. Ian lead us to a walk in the stream but there were not much water in the stream and that god it was not raining. At about 2pm, my stomach was damn hungry! To make the situation worst, there were leeches, a type of blood sucking worm... I was geared up with the Axe Medicated Oil ready to splash on any leech that got near me. Luckily, there was only 1 leech trying it's luck to get into my jeans... Cynthia was quite worried when it's 3pm and since everyone's mobile was still with signal, she made some calls just in case if we need help. Oh well, thank god again that we found a site where the villagers took the wood from and that trail lead us to the other way to go to the temple and we were all out from the jungle.

Despite all the scary thoughts I had that day, I managed to take photographs of interesting creatures in the jungle which we seldom see in the urban area. I just can't help it.. hehehe

.:The crazy sign:.

.:Waterfall:.

.:A yellowish crab spider:.

.:Wild Mushroom that looks poisonous:.

.:Cockroach?:.

.:This was our opening to be SAFE after all:.

.:A resting hut that resembles the Penan hut:.

After that, each of us drank at least 2 glasses of water (I think I had 3 glasses) in Ketz Kitchen in Matang Jaya and I had the Ayam Penyet... It's not as good as before though... My body took about 1 week to regain energy after the tiring walk. No complaint, just some impromptu adventure.

Traffic Garden

This is a garden that makes me laugh coz' everything is so small!

.:This walking sign's posture has always been weird:.

.:GIANT! ahahahhaha:.

.:The Bahasa Malaysia used here is very wrong:.

When I was a little girl, daddy used to bring us there until one day the drains along the garden were dirty and smelly. We stopped going there since... It must have been almost 20 years...


Since we've always been to Friendship Park and seeing the same thing over and over again, I introduced Traffic Garden to Jen. So far, there's no smell, they must have improved the drainage system.


It's actually a place where the Traffic Club of primary schools around Kuching have their practise, exam and competition. Part of the schools co-curriculum.

Party from 2011 - 2012

Having to spend my year end in Bario although my bestie can't make it coz her leave was not approved by her evil boss, I had to go since my ticket was bought. It was not a bad idea as I made 2 new friends who are nice... yes, when I say nice, it means Great. The entire idea of having my holiday in Bario was to have a good break out of Kuching's party madness. Well honestly, it was quite mad also in Bario.

Let the photo tells you the story of a party that started in 2011 and ended in 2012...

.:Courtesy of John:.

.:Enjoying BBQ:.

.:The group:.

.:Eat and eat and eat:.

.:Feast at the Church Hall:.

.:Nice Lamp:.

.:30 minutes before midnight:.

.:After Midnight:.

New Taste in BDC A1 Kopitiam

I have to admit that almost every Saturday or Sunday I will visit BDC A1 kopitiam for breakfast although it's no where near Desa Wira, Batu Kawa... This is because I have always think that they serve the best Popiah, best Kueh Chap and best & only half cooked egg Cha Kueh (by request) in Kuching. The Kolo Mee is not bad at all. All these food might not be the best for others but it definitely suits my taste buds well.

Me and couple good friends first dined there back in 2007 because Brian's dad sells 'Cha Kueh', fried yam cake there and Brian intoduces half cooked egg Cha Kueh which has became my all time favourite since then.

.:Cha Kueh:.

Yesterday, I went with dad and realized that the Roti Canai stall has changed people. Thank God coz the previous 2 stall operator's Roti Canai sux and a better taste Roti Canai can encourage dad to join me for breakfast in A1 more coz he loves Murtabak. After trying the Sardin Murtabak 'RM4.00' (although dad prefers Lamb Murtabak more, it's not in the menu), it's not bad at all. So I guess, there's good chance that we will be ordering roti canai in A1 in the next trip.

.:Dad enjoying his Lamb Murtabak:.

.:The last few pieces left:.

The Poolside Xmas Party

We had a casual office gathering on 17th December with gift exchange at Upper Sanctuary Poolside. Everyone chipped in some money for the food and we came out with some western dishes as shown in the photos below. Overall, it was a relaxing Saturday instead of a Crazy Party. We enjoyed ourselves with little chit chat session off work and some work related matters which was totally unavoided since we all spent most of our times at work. I love little activities like this as it bonds the relationship between colleagues and friends. :)

.:Tuna Casserole:.

.:Fushion Black Pepper Stewed Lamb:.

.:Garden Salad with Cashew Nut:.

.:Cherry Chilled Cheese Cake:.

.:Cyn enjoying the green salad:.

.:Jen eating:.

.:Ping digging the cheese cake:.

.:The Group Photo!:.

.:She got a Shawl:.

.:I got a bikini set:.

.:Belinda's Notebook:.

.:Jen got a bottle of perfume:.

.:Little EJ got a box of chocolate:.

Xian Ding Wei – The Spring

I went to watch Shaolin with Crispin on 15 February since it was a public holiday and we haven’t catchup for a while. This is one of the best movie I’ve watched so far since last year…

.:The movie Poster:.

After movie, we went for dinner at Xian Ding Wei at The Spring. It’s a new Taiwanese Cuisine Restaurant on the ground floor of the shopping mall. The restaurant has nice decoration and there’s quite a lot of people. It gave me a great impression on the place. However, ice-blender at the counter was a turned off because it beat the background music…

.:The Menu:.

.:Crispin and the deco:.

We ordered set meal. Each came with mini appetizer, soup, rice and the main dish. Basically everything was the same except for the main dish. Crispin ordered Sweet and Sour Pork and I ordered braised vegetable with pork… Ya we’re big fan of PORK!!! Hehehe. The Sweet and Sour Pork was quite nice but the braised vegetable with pork was bit too mild and tasteless for me but I think dad will like it.

.:Cin Tam Ciak:.

.:The braised Vege...:.

.:Damage Done:.

Movie Day

I went to movie at MBO with my dad on Friday morning since I was on a week leave before I started the new work. We went for Season of the Witch and to be honest, the movie was not great at all especially extreme slow story line in only 1 hour 30 minutes or slightly more.

Before movie, we had lunch at Ting’s Noodle (Spring Branch). Dad said the dishes were too salty but I think it’s quite reasonable since dad has a very mild taste by nature.

.:Waiting for the lunch!:.

Well I think this will be the last time dad and I will go for movie  in MBO because there’s a lot of climbing to do before reaching the Cineplex itself which I’ve just realized when looking at dad climbing and complaining about the staircases. It’s really quite hard to please my Papa but I enjoy spending time with him. :)

.:Notice the Staircase...:.