Kuching trip 2005
Well, this entry is long overdue. Haha. When I went to Kuching, I haven’t had a blog yet and I totally forgot about this trip until Marvicn and Elara came up with their Borneo Giveaway. Frankly, I did not remember buying any gifts and I thought that this is a great time to win something from Borneo; either Sarawak or Sabah. I did went to Sabah (KK and Keningau) but photos taken were mostly about a product road tour I was covering for my old company. So, it’ll just be about Kuching.
The Kuching trip was actually a working trip but I took the chance to bring my son, mom and aunty along. My flight ticket was paid by the company I was working with (BERNAS) and of course I bought my family their tickets. Lucky I jut got my salary that time. ;P
This was actually Yassin second trip on a flight; first one being to Terengganu. When I asked him whether did he remember boarding a flight to Kuching, he said he was too young to remember. Haha, he was 2 back then. I asked again whether did he remember having curly hair, he said yes. He had curly hair until he was 6.
The best part of travelling by flight is that I don’t have to look up to see the clouds. Here is Sarawak coastline from bird’s eye view.
We stayed at Hilton Kuching, thanks to BERAS CORP (the company that Marvicn is working now) for sponsoring the room. It was spacious. From the room we could see Kuching River.
Kuching River.
This was a 3-day trip and I did not really have a lot of time to bring my family around Kuching as I have to work. I only got to bring them for a sight-seeing on the second day (morning) and third day, morning until afternoon. I was not sure where to go, so we just walk along the waterfront that stretched approximately 1 km. The Waterfront is ‘self-contained’ with facilities for entertainment, refreshment, relaxation, cultural enjoyment and arts appreciation. I didn’t have photos of the shops as we were walking in the morning, most shops were closed. However, I did get to see it during night time while walking along the waterfront with colleagues and ex-bosses.
Not far from the waterfront, there was a row of shops, I think it is the Main Bazaar. We went to have a look. Oh, I remeber now buying some gifts. LOL.
I think this was when and where I developed the love for windows.
Yassin posing in his stroller with backdrop of Hilton Kuching.
I bought Yassin few Sarawak t-shirts and he wanted to put one on right away. So I granted his wish. I love the indigenous Orang Ulu motif.
Later we took a taxi and went to the town. I could not remember the shopping mall we went to but we had our lunch there and later we visited the famous Kuching Cats statue located at the junction of Jalan Padungan and Jalan Central. My aunt who used to live in Kuching for few years told me that the cats will be dressed up accordingly during festive seasons.
I wished to visit more interesting places but work was priority. So, this gives me a reason to go back and explore Kuching, or Sarawak in general. I heard there will be a Rainforest World Music coming up in July 2012 and is hoping to go. But I gotta look for flight best deal as well as the tickets to the event. I thought of going there with my husband who likes World Music. We are both fan of Deep Forest and hope to add more great world musicians to our list. But let’s see what’s our paycheck will be like next month.
Here are some photos of work and sunset in Kuching.
Jaafar Onn was here.
Berasman.
Bored kids waiting for their parents. LOL!
My best shot of sunset in Kuching, captured from the hotel room.
Last but not least, my take on Orang Ulu motif.
145 Comments
marvic
chop
marvic
this entry is awesome.. tetiba rasa rindu dgn our road tour..LOL
marvic
and Yassin is so chomel la.. his curly hair some more..
emila
LOL…penat la..
emila
I miss the hair…
Insyirah
chop chop
Insyirah
I like the sunset…
Insyirah
<3
emila
Chicken chop!
Syuq
K.Em.. dah macam hari ini dalam sejarah pula :p Yassin comelnya dengan rambut kerinting tu.. dah besar makin hensem. Seronok juga tengok gambar muda-muda dulu ye hehehehhe. Saya tak pernah ke Sabah dan Sarawak.. jadi tak ada cerita mengenainya. One day.. i wish (^_^)
emila
Me too. <3
emila
Itu la…rindu dengan rambut kerinting dia. Seronok tengok gambar lama, mengimbau kenangan lalu. Seronok pergi Sarawak ni tapi sedih tak dapat jalan banyak sebab kerja.
Tak apa suatu hari akan sampai juga. Apa kata kita buat rombongan ke Sarawak?
Suhaila
Wow, I’d love to go there.Anyway for your information,I hardly commented because I am pretty much lazy to comment ^^;
Suhaila
LOL
emila
Dear Suhaila, I think your mom has been there too. Why lazy? Children cannot be lazy hehe and
emila
LOL
soulie
shooo cute lah yassin! baru 2yo at that time
soulie
wow dari dolu dah start amik gambar window!
soulie
lawa lah the sarawak motif tuh
marvic
Lamb Chop xder ka?
marvic
but that road tour enable me to jalan2 through out Peninsular Malaysia.. unforgettable experience for the team..
cimot
teringin nak pi kuching sebagai cat lover…hahaha
marvic
come.. nanti me and phatelara jd tuan rumah
marvic
lawa mcm i x? hahaha
marvic
wpon muka masam malas nak layan the Lion Lady ..LOL
Insyirah
that right! 😉
emila
Kalau Kak Emi datang July ok tak?
Phatelara
Wah, mari melawat Sarawak! 🙂
Insyirah
look what I found!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rb8aOzy9t4
more at…
http://www.simonscat.com/Films/
^w^ nyiau!
Phatelara
Thanks Kak Emi for the awesome post! Love the pics, and Yassin was so cute at 2! I have never seen his baby pics before. Hope you’ll be able to come cuti-cuti in Kuching soon! 🙂
Phatelara
I came across a few Rainforest World Music Festival 2012 deals haritu. 50% off all tickets, but I won’t be going anyway. Nanti if I come across more RWMF 2012 deals, I’ll let you know. Manatau jadi datang. 🙂
Phatelara
By the way, yang Kak Emi panggil Kuching river tu sebenarnya Sarawak River aka Sungai Sarawak. 🙂
emila
Uwaa….malunya hehhe
emila
Waa…50% off? Awesome. Mesti kat Groupon pun ada kan?
emila
No problem. If cannot come July for Rainforest World Music, then I’ll come cuti sekolah with my husband and Yassin.
emila
I wish there’s a jambatan from Peninsular to East Malaysia. Senang nak pergi.
emila
Cuteeee!
emila
LOL.
emila
Kat Kuching, banyak patung kucing, you should go.
emila
Thanks 🙂 Penat gila lukis.
Insyirah
LOL
Insyirah
A cat lover might like this! ;3
Insyirah
cute!
Insyirah
hehehe… 🙂
Insyirah
61 comments! XD
emila
Haha a kiddo laugh at me …malu malu…
Syuq
Ohhh dah ada plan rupanya :p
Syuq
K.Em kena pergi lagi la tu :p mesti dah banyak sangat perubahan kat sana. Kamera pun dah canggih, lagi nampak menarik.
Ni nak buat rombongan Kelab Peminat Emila ke? heheheh top 5 commentors wajib pergi yuhuuu… 🙂
Syuq
Ehhh, k.Em yang lukis rupanya 🙂
Syuq
kena pergi double check nampaknya hehe
marvic
if jadi plan transfer tu tentu saja bole.. if i’m not around then our elara mesti dengan tangan terbuka sudi menjadi tuan rumah..hehehe
marvic
top 5 commentator kena la pegi with full sponsor..hahaha
marvic
lagi la saya suka if jambatan tu ada.. sanggup drive up to KL every month..LOL
marvic
jarang nak dpt 50% off utk tiket WMF tu.. 🙂
marvic
ala..typo error jer tu. LOL
marvic
watch out for me..eh..LOL
marvic
no worries k.. 🙂
marvic
silap2 bole buat adventure world tour guna my mini cooper.. woot woot
Rose
Jom buat rombongan kat sarawak. I stay in kuching and I’d be delighted to have all of you here. 😀
Rose
Museum kucing pun ada 😀
Rose
From the camera angle, the view from your room, I think it’s hilton 🙂
marvic
me three
marvic
so far best sunset i’ve ever seen is in KK..
marvic
nak jugak tengok sunset kat tempat lain..hehehe
marvic
kak emi lukis ker? mcm real kain tau.. ok..nanti nak htr kain kosong utk kak emi canting..hahaha
marvic
Hilton Kuching was one of our panel hotel
marvic
but now not anymore.. outstation staff prefer either Riverside or Grand Magharita as both connected with mall
emila
I did mentioned above that it was Hilton hehe
emila
LOL….
emila
Ooo…patut la.
emila
Haa…kena pergi ni.
Suhaila
Sometimes,I rather read things than write things ^^;
Maisara
hehehe….
^w^
soulie
oh lukes ker?! hahaha i tot kain betol!
soulie
hebat hebat! boleh jadik fabric pattern designer
soulie
u ada mini cooper? osemmmm bawak KL lah nak hitch a ride!
soulie
one of the reason tingin nak pegi sarawak is because of the rainforest world music fest lah!
samdaddycool
…hmmm curly hair until 6, lepas tu jadi straight naturally??
Fui Fa
This is awesome!!!!!!!
Kuching change a lot for the pass 2 years. You should come back here again! We go eat gorpis and kopi hahahaha and than mandi air sungai Sarawak hehehe
marvic
mandi manda at sungai sarawak behind my mom’s place 🙂
marvic
hahaha..harus
marvic
malaysian’s mini cooper la… not the real mini cooper..LOL
marvic
but me name her mini cooper sbb berangan nak the real mini cooper 🙂
marvic
kannnn
azah
saya belum lagi jejak kaki kat sana.
azah
bermimpi nak pergi nanti 😀
azah
nak jugak tu 😛
azah
like these comment
azah
dik, jap lagi sis marvic kasi beratus tau hihi
marvic
hahaha.. dik..maafkan cikgu azah ni sbb dia pon akan mengomen beratus-ratus jugak.. 🙂
Syuq
ohhohhh Marvic, kalau itu hadiahnya alamat beribu la komen masuk hehehehhehe
Syuq
ehhh.. sempat lagi tu :p
Syuq
kan kan kannn 😉
Syuq
hehehehehehehe… abis laaaa.. “Aku memang tak terdaya (~_~)”. :p
Syuq
sama la kita…hmmmmmmmm
azah
comel rambut dia 😀
azah
hehehehe 😛
azah
kak emi bawak lah kami.. 😛
marvic
terdaya lagi.. bulan masih muda..eh
marvic
abes la Tom Abang Saufi pasni..susah nak cari makan lagi..LOL
marvic
hahaha
Syuq
Sian kami (~_~) ……
azah
tak leh janji bulan ni dapat komen banyak2… dah nak naik sekolah dah.. hahaha 😀
emila
Kan> Why not Maria kumpul gambar sunset from around the world. It’ll be a great travel collection.
emila
OH bila nak transfer tu?
emila
Ok soon!
emila
Bagus tu. Nanti Kak Emi cuba cari sponsor 🙂
emila
Hahha…design untuk post ni aja. Malas nak kemangkan cabag, takut tak ter handle.
emila
Ooo… hehe cute!
emila
Balik sekolah boleh komen.
emila
Sam, tak sempat nak panjang dah kena potong. Lepas tu hari2 sikat.
emila
Gorpis in Kuching! Awesome! Can be my post title when it happens!
emila
Ok ok heheh nanti Kak Emi cuba cari sponsor.
azah
hehehehee..yay!
samdaddycool
Kalau dapat sponsor, selitkan saya sekali .. hik.. hik
emila
Ok boleh! Hehe
cikcloudy
rambut yassin very curly la at that age.. tp bila dah besar lurus plak yer?
soulie
baca balik pasal giveaway for sabah/ sarawak blog post 🙂
soulie
nak tegelak baca all the comments yang nak dpt top commenter
soulie
especially maria vs azah and also adik insyirah
mazny
I love the photo you took from the plane window. Suka!
mazny
Because, I did the same thing too!
mazny
Maybe we should start our collections of ‘Bird’s Eye View’, lol!
mazny
Kak Emi, I think the Orang Ulu motif is suitable to start a simple doodle, kan?
mazny
Oh, did you go to the pasar and buy that famous ikan masin jeruk?
mazny
I love it.
mazny
We bought one big box.
mazny
Make a great souvenier!
mazny
Of course not everyonw like it.
mazny
Sebab bila goreng baunya bucuk!
mazny
Tapi bila makan, sangat sedap! 😉
mazny
Just eat it with your steam rice…
mazny
Or plain pancake…yumms! 😉
mazny
Oh, I baru ingat…namanya ikan terubuk masin. Hehe
mazny
Erm, ikan ni banyak tulang, kan?
mazny
Tapi memang sedap. Especially the scales. Crunchy!
mazny
Orang yang jual ikan ni patut letak label atas kotak.
mazny
Warning – Eat at your own risk! 😀
mazny
Tak pun tambah harga termasuk insuran.
mazny
insuran tercekik tulang! Hahaha…
mazny
Man, why am I getting ‘merapu’ here?! LOL
mazny
Its all about being top commentator forr Oct babeh!
mazny
Hahaha… I wish there are two books to win. Kan, Mariuca?! 😉
Melvin Ngumbang
Hello,
Ada rasa nak datang ke Kuching lagi tak? Lagipun kalau di Kuching, untuk 3 hari sahaja memang tak cukup.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pakej-Percutian-Sabah-Sarawak-Travel/147676668611398?ref=hl
emila
3 hari memang tak cukup.