Yes, I went to Kuching finally and I have to thank Clarence Foo, Paul Lee and Clarence's family for showing me around Kuching and taking me in for all the nights, if not I will be sleeping at the street already.
The first day after getting out of the airport, I went to the Kuching Waterfront(Sarawak River) in Clarence's little red Kancil. From the Water front, the newly built ADUN, ASTANA(former palace of the White Rajahs), and Fort Margherita can be seen at the other side of the Sarawak River. Fort Margherita now is a Police Museum and rumor says that the place is hunted. The Main Bazaar road near there located rows of old shop houses dated back to the Brooke's era. All Court house and Indian street also located near the Main Bazaar road.
The next day I went to the museums there and the Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Selatan (DBKS).
On 22nd May, I went to JONG's crocodile farm and zoo and sunday market at Satok prefecture located at Kuching North.
On 23rd May, I went to the Sarawak Cultural Village at Damai and the Damai Beach for a walk.
On 24th May, I went to the Wind Cave and Fairy Cave. Go to Pekan Bau where Tasik Biru and Wong Da Sian temple is located. At night, we went to the GreenHill Lounge and restaurant for a drink.
On my last day, we went to the Civic Center for the Planetarium Sultan Iskandar but it was closed when we get there. Their lunch time is from 12pm to 2pm. Although we went there at around 11am plus, but it is still closed. Sad Sad.
There, my trip ended quite disappointing but I also gain some new friends: SJ,Paul Lee and her nephew, I think. And once again I have to thank them for giving me a wonderful trip to Kuching.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Train Story
Yesterday I came back to Singapore from my home town Triang to prepare for my trip to Kuching tomorrow. I will be flying off with Tiger Airways at 1455 and arriving to Kuching at 1615 with the price of 130 Sing dollar. I booked the ticket quite late as I just decide to go that this month and ended up with a rather expensive ticket.
I travel to Singapore from my home town by train for 3 years. Bus is rather expensive and take about the same time to reach Singapore. My place there do not have an air port, so flying to Singapore is not an option to me and I don't dare to walk to Singapore also. As I was on the train yesterday, I suddenly discovered that some of the train station have an Indian temple located near it. If not an Indian temple, then there will be a mosque. I need to pay more attention next time I ride the train and see whether every train station got religion praying places near it.
I nearly missed the train yesterday as I mistakenly read the timing wrongly. But in the end still manage to get on it right before the train takes off. Phew...While on the train, I was sitting in front of three aunties chatting. After some stations, a couple got on the train in one of stations. The guy is in his forties and the girl is in her twenties. My first impression was that the guys is the father to that girl, but it came out wrong. She is his wife. Her speaking Chinese is rather weird when I heard it and guessed she was from Vietnam or China. When the train was near Johor Bahru, I overheard two of the aunties behind me chatting about the young girl and I stealthily smiled.
A：那个是印尼妹咯。。。
B：刚才躺在那个男的大腿上的啊？ (Yes, there was once the girl was lying on the lap of the guy) 你又懂？
A：看她的皮肤还有你看她画的妆。。。一看就懂是印尼来的。。。 (She is quite fair and her makeup is not that thick also)
When they were chatting loudly, the guy went to the toilet leaving her on the seats. I think she heard what the aunties were talking about and kept quiet. The couple alight at Johor Bahru and riding motorcycle back to their home. They carried two helmets.
I was wondering, is it love that brings the couple together? or is it that the girl only wants his fortune?
I travel to Singapore from my home town by train for 3 years. Bus is rather expensive and take about the same time to reach Singapore. My place there do not have an air port, so flying to Singapore is not an option to me and I don't dare to walk to Singapore also. As I was on the train yesterday, I suddenly discovered that some of the train station have an Indian temple located near it. If not an Indian temple, then there will be a mosque. I need to pay more attention next time I ride the train and see whether every train station got religion praying places near it.
I nearly missed the train yesterday as I mistakenly read the timing wrongly. But in the end still manage to get on it right before the train takes off. Phew...While on the train, I was sitting in front of three aunties chatting. After some stations, a couple got on the train in one of stations. The guy is in his forties and the girl is in her twenties. My first impression was that the guys is the father to that girl, but it came out wrong. She is his wife. Her speaking Chinese is rather weird when I heard it and guessed she was from Vietnam or China. When the train was near Johor Bahru, I overheard two of the aunties behind me chatting about the young girl and I stealthily smiled.
A：那个是印尼妹咯。。。
B：刚才躺在那个男的大腿上的啊？ (Yes, there was once the girl was lying on the lap of the guy) 你又懂？
A：看她的皮肤还有你看她画的妆。。。一看就懂是印尼来的。。。 (She is quite fair and her makeup is not that thick also)
When they were chatting loudly, the guy went to the toilet leaving her on the seats. I think she heard what the aunties were talking about and kept quiet. The couple alight at Johor Bahru and riding motorcycle back to their home. They carried two helmets.
I was wondering, is it love that brings the couple together? or is it that the girl only wants his fortune?
Bus Story
Today I went to Funan DigitalLife Mall to change my Fujitsu battery, now it only lasted for 1 and a half hour. When I reach there, the staff at Fujitsu told me that my warranty was already expired and cannot help me change for another battery without a warranty. They suggested me to purchase another battery at their accessory shop. My laptop is almost 3 years old and I am fine with only a short period of time for battery. So I went back with my friend, Clarance's white Mac-book battery that I promise to help him collect as he is in not in Singapore.
On my way back, it was raining and I have no choice but to walk to the nearest bus stop that I can find to take a bus back. I took bus 33 when I was suppose to take bus 197 back if there were no rain. After a few stop I got into the bus, a rather fat and age around 20 plus years old man got into the same bus and sat a few sits in front of me. I was sitting at the last row and same column as the bus driver. He started to talk to a woman beside him and I was attracted to their conversation as normally nobody will talk to a stranger beside him. After some while, the woman alighted while telling the man that the Chinatown MRT station is just 2 or 3 stops away. When the bus was about to reach the MRT station, the man suddenly asked, 'Is this the stop to the MRT station?' in a very loud voice. Nobody answered, but he knows that is the stop that he wanted to alight somehow, maybe someone whispered to him and I did not hear it. By then I was thinking, the station is just opposite the bus stop we are heading, he didn't notice it? I started to observe that man and it was me who didn't notice that there was a white cane accompanying him all the time. He put it beside him, leaning to the bus's window. After he alight, I felt somewhat sorry for him and suddenly feel lucky that I was born in a 'complete' form. I felt that he is very brave to face the world without his sight. Every disabled person is braver than a normal person. I wondered what will I do when I lost my sight, my hearing, or unable to speak. All these senses are very important to me as to all of us!!!
On my way back, it was raining and I have no choice but to walk to the nearest bus stop that I can find to take a bus back. I took bus 33 when I was suppose to take bus 197 back if there were no rain. After a few stop I got into the bus, a rather fat and age around 20 plus years old man got into the same bus and sat a few sits in front of me. I was sitting at the last row and same column as the bus driver. He started to talk to a woman beside him and I was attracted to their conversation as normally nobody will talk to a stranger beside him. After some while, the woman alighted while telling the man that the Chinatown MRT station is just 2 or 3 stops away. When the bus was about to reach the MRT station, the man suddenly asked, 'Is this the stop to the MRT station?' in a very loud voice. Nobody answered, but he knows that is the stop that he wanted to alight somehow, maybe someone whispered to him and I did not hear it. By then I was thinking, the station is just opposite the bus stop we are heading, he didn't notice it? I started to observe that man and it was me who didn't notice that there was a white cane accompanying him all the time. He put it beside him, leaning to the bus's window. After he alight, I felt somewhat sorry for him and suddenly feel lucky that I was born in a 'complete' form. I felt that he is very brave to face the world without his sight. Every disabled person is braver than a normal person. I wondered what will I do when I lost my sight, my hearing, or unable to speak. All these senses are very important to me as to all of us!!!
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