Monday, June 16
When I heard about the demolishing of the wet market along the Kuching waterfront, my heart sank. I've been there almost everytime since I was young and practically grew up accustomed to the stench of the fish and the people. I still even remember once I slipped and ended up with fish stench all over my clothes, thinking back it was hilarious and "ewww" at the same time but sad as I recalled it now.
Come to think of it, all those horrendous stenches, creeks on the floors stuffed with accumulated dead fishes and the slippery surface from running tap waters, along with their perverted fishmongers and their whistling and shouting will never be seen, heard or smell ever again. I remember I snapped a photo a few weeks ago.
a regular evening day in the wet market
Amazing how those small little details we always take for granted always seemed more significant in the end. Bittersweet indeed.
I drove past yesterday for a glimpse of the wet market before the demolishing work and of course snapped a few photos as well.
There were tents set up for the police as the day before, civilians were making a fuss all over the demolition plans and from what I heard, a slight riot occurred along the road.
Unused crates and boxes were all being cleared as you could see along with the road blocks put up against the public from interfering with the demolition works.
The fish market and the poultry market along the heritage walk could not escape the same fate as well.
Hopefully the Majilis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan (MBKS) have big development plans after the demolition for this part of the waterfront shoreline.
I'll definitely be missing this memorable piece of Kuching's heritage.
Come to think of it, all those horrendous stenches, creeks on the floors stuffed with accumulated dead fishes and the slippery surface from running tap waters, along with their perverted fishmongers and their whistling and shouting will never be seen, heard or smell ever again. I remember I snapped a photo a few weeks ago.
a regular evening day in the wet marketAmazing how those small little details we always take for granted always seemed more significant in the end. Bittersweet indeed.
I drove past yesterday for a glimpse of the wet market before the demolishing work and of course snapped a few photos as well.
There were tents set up for the police as the day before, civilians were making a fuss all over the demolition plans and from what I heard, a slight riot occurred along the road.
Unused crates and boxes were all being cleared as you could see along with the road blocks put up against the public from interfering with the demolition works.
The fish market and the poultry market along the heritage walk could not escape the same fate as well.
Hopefully the Majilis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan (MBKS) have big development plans after the demolition for this part of the waterfront shoreline.
I'll definitely be missing this memorable piece of Kuching's heritage.
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Saturday, June 14
Went over to Green heights mall last night for Cold Storage's first grand opening with Ken, Siew and Alexis.
There were so many people swarming that place and getting through the crowd was ridiculous.
get what I mean? Maybe not, how about this?
Crazy chin...
Well, it was a breath of fresh air seeing Cold Storage with it's first opening in Kuching. Situated along the airport route to town at the BDC roundabout. Strategic? Probably, but not now anyways. However, across the road at the other side of the roundabout was a construction site in progress, rumored to be a hotel upon completion. How many star? dunno leh...
So anyway, I went inside Cold Storage thinking the stuff here must be cheap since I could see everyone buying goods and the check out counter was clearly traffic congested that even security guards were directing customers like traffic. I headed straight to the dairy goods and looked for of course Philadelphia Cream Cheese, and boy was I shocked. RM11.79! Siaw ah!
Please lah, the cheapest I've bought for Philadelphia Cream Cheese was only RM9.40 and it was just less than a week ago. Not just that, imported yogurts would cost you RM60+ for the same portion of yogurt you could get at any local supermarket for just RM1.80! siaw or not? Too bad I didn't snap a photo of the IMPORTED yogurt. If not I guarantee, you all really ki siaw.
After much shock, congestion and nearly at the brink of ki siaw on the first floor, we took the escalator to the second floor to see if there were anymore surprises in store for us.
Guess what?
Kang Kang!?!
Not even one store was opened, and that day was the grand opening?! I dunno leh...
I guess Green heights mall's target customers are for the privileged ones. BDC itself is a residential area known for it's inhabitance of privileged people. There's even a condominium beside the 2-storey mall.
So far this is the last mall I've rumored opening in Kuching other than The Spring and Boulevard, let's see what surprises I'd be getting the next time I fly back Kuching.
Flying off to Malacca in one week! *sobs*
There were so many people swarming that place and getting through the crowd was ridiculous.
get what I mean? Maybe not, how about this?
Crazy chin...
Well, it was a breath of fresh air seeing Cold Storage with it's first opening in Kuching. Situated along the airport route to town at the BDC roundabout. Strategic? Probably, but not now anyways. However, across the road at the other side of the roundabout was a construction site in progress, rumored to be a hotel upon completion. How many star? dunno leh...
So anyway, I went inside Cold Storage thinking the stuff here must be cheap since I could see everyone buying goods and the check out counter was clearly traffic congested that even security guards were directing customers like traffic. I headed straight to the dairy goods and looked for of course Philadelphia Cream Cheese, and boy was I shocked. RM11.79! Siaw ah!
Please lah, the cheapest I've bought for Philadelphia Cream Cheese was only RM9.40 and it was just less than a week ago. Not just that, imported yogurts would cost you RM60+ for the same portion of yogurt you could get at any local supermarket for just RM1.80! siaw or not? Too bad I didn't snap a photo of the IMPORTED yogurt. If not I guarantee, you all really ki siaw.
After much shock, congestion and nearly at the brink of ki siaw on the first floor, we took the escalator to the second floor to see if there were anymore surprises in store for us.
Guess what?
Kang Kang!?!Not even one store was opened, and that day was the grand opening?! I dunno leh...
I guess Green heights mall's target customers are for the privileged ones. BDC itself is a residential area known for it's inhabitance of privileged people. There's even a condominium beside the 2-storey mall.
So far this is the last mall I've rumored opening in Kuching other than The Spring and Boulevard, let's see what surprises I'd be getting the next time I fly back Kuching.
Flying off to Malacca in one week! *sobs*
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Thursday, June 12
Around the end of May last month, Airasia flew in three strangers from Johor Bahru across the South China Sea and landed in Kuching.
They wreaked havoc and brought destruction and misery to the people of Kuching. The dark age begun.
Nah... JUST KIDDIN! haha.. Just making a failed attempt at a dramatic intro. Last month my coursemate, Wen Sheng and a few of his friends Tuck Whye and Kian Seng flew in to Kuching for a two-day visit then off to Miri. I've gotta say, they were a handful but I guess having guests from the peninsular Malaysia and bringing them around Kuching was all worth it.
like I said, a handful...
Funny enough, I realized that they were a few places that I haven't been to and a few delights that I haven't tasted in Kuching. Of course, they were all explored during their stay. I've gotta say, it was pretty surreal having your coursemate in Melaka and seeing him in your hometown.
As soon as they landed, I brought them to taste what REAL kolo mee taste like in Kuching, as opposed to the ones in the peninsular, in my all-time-favourite kolo mee shop, 大碗公 (in direct translation, "big bowl grandfather") situated at Jalan Ang Cheng Ho.
could you just smell the garlic?
my favourite, fried chicken kolo mee! *slurp*
So nice that we decided to take a sampan ride across the Sungai Sarawak and well, I'd say that it's not for the heavy ones if u don't know how to do weight balancing.. and no, I'm not talking about myself, I went on too you know!
It was a rocky ride, and it didn't help by the fact that Fort Margherita or the Orchid Garden was either closed or gone for the construction of the Dewan Undangan Negeri. I would've put a photo of the D.U.N in construction but I wouldn't wanna cause anymore uproar here than it already has.
Tired and exhausted, I brought them back to their hotel, checked in let them have a few hours sleep before any further exploration later in the evening. Apparently, being the football fans they were, they were awake the whole night watching a match and went straight to the Senai Airport and flew in to Kuching.
Thursday evening for a mall stroll in The Spring, Boulevard, Tun Jugah, or Sarawak Plaza in Kuching wasn't actually the perfect timing. They were pretty bummed out by the population of GIRLS in Kuching, I mean being rational, who WOULD even go for mall strolling on a weekday? They flew in on thursday morning and left on friday evening.
Sarawak Cultural Village was a must for first time peninsulars of course, so we took a 45 mins drive up hoping to not get lost because I've never drove up Damai myself. Kennedy, Kevin and Siew Joo's boyfriend all gave me the same direction:
"After roundabout, take the first turn on your left, go straight, after traffic light, turn right and go straight till the end..."
Amazingly I didn't get lost.
tents up for harvest festival
They had fun harvesting the padi rice, attempting the cultural "foot trap" dance, risking falling off the raft and drowning, saw some pretty japanese girl tourists and even a hand at music instruments(I've got the video to prove it later on).
again, a handful
While we were at one of the houses, I strummed the guitar hanging on the walls while carefully examining the piece,
then out of no where, this guy silently came up on the doorway and scared the hell out of me with his expressionless face.
He sat down on the doorway and strummed a few tunes and surprisingly pointed to Wen Sheng to play with him on the xylophone-like instrument. Hell, I've even got the video to prove it.
We stopped by Damai Beach resort on the way back for a 15 minutes rest.
feelin the breeze eih?
They wreaked havoc and brought destruction and misery to the people of Kuching. The dark age begun.
Nah... JUST KIDDIN! haha.. Just making a failed attempt at a dramatic intro. Last month my coursemate, Wen Sheng and a few of his friends Tuck Whye and Kian Seng flew in to Kuching for a two-day visit then off to Miri. I've gotta say, they were a handful but I guess having guests from the peninsular Malaysia and bringing them around Kuching was all worth it.
like I said, a handful...Funny enough, I realized that they were a few places that I haven't been to and a few delights that I haven't tasted in Kuching. Of course, they were all explored during their stay. I've gotta say, it was pretty surreal having your coursemate in Melaka and seeing him in your hometown.
As soon as they landed, I brought them to taste what REAL kolo mee taste like in Kuching, as opposed to the ones in the peninsular, in my all-time-favourite kolo mee shop, 大碗公 (in direct translation, "big bowl grandfather") situated at Jalan Ang Cheng Ho.
could you just smell the garlic?
my favourite, fried chicken kolo mee! *slurp*The view across The Waterfront at Sungai Sarawak in the afternoon was nice as usual.
So nice that we decided to take a sampan ride across the Sungai Sarawak and well, I'd say that it's not for the heavy ones if u don't know how to do weight balancing.. and no, I'm not talking about myself, I went on too you know!
It was a rocky ride, and it didn't help by the fact that Fort Margherita or the Orchid Garden was either closed or gone for the construction of the Dewan Undangan Negeri. I would've put a photo of the D.U.N in construction but I wouldn't wanna cause anymore uproar here than it already has.
Tired and exhausted, I brought them back to their hotel, checked in let them have a few hours sleep before any further exploration later in the evening. Apparently, being the football fans they were, they were awake the whole night watching a match and went straight to the Senai Airport and flew in to Kuching.
Thursday evening for a mall stroll in The Spring, Boulevard, Tun Jugah, or Sarawak Plaza in Kuching wasn't actually the perfect timing. They were pretty bummed out by the population of GIRLS in Kuching, I mean being rational, who WOULD even go for mall strolling on a weekday? They flew in on thursday morning and left on friday evening.
Sarawak Cultural Village was a must for first time peninsulars of course, so we took a 45 mins drive up hoping to not get lost because I've never drove up Damai myself. Kennedy, Kevin and Siew Joo's boyfriend all gave me the same direction:
"After roundabout, take the first turn on your left, go straight, after traffic light, turn right and go straight till the end..."
Amazingly I didn't get lost.
tents up for harvest festivalThey had fun harvesting the padi rice, attempting the cultural "foot trap" dance, risking falling off the raft and drowning, saw some pretty japanese girl tourists and even a hand at music instruments(I've got the video to prove it later on).
again, a handful
While we were at one of the houses, I strummed the guitar hanging on the walls while carefully examining the piece,
then out of no where, this guy silently came up on the doorway and scared the hell out of me with his expressionless face.
He sat down on the doorway and strummed a few tunes and surprisingly pointed to Wen Sheng to play with him on the xylophone-like instrument. Hell, I've even got the video to prove it.We stopped by Damai Beach resort on the way back for a 15 minutes rest.
feelin the breeze eih?I wanted to bring them to visit Museum Sarawak but it was closed ON TIME at 4.30pm when we reached. So punctual for what!??! Instead they snapped a few photos at the aquatic museum at nearby.
I don't even know what to say.
As a finale, I brought them up Civic Center for a bird's eye view on Kuching on a larger scale. Luckily enough, the elevators were still open.
To be honest with you, it was a little dizzy for me.
You know wad they say, every beginning has to be an ending. Wanted to bring them to the clubbing scene in Kuching for some real Kuching girls but again, like I said, wrong timing. Drove them to the airport and send them off to Miri.
I called Wen Sheng at Miri and they said the girls there were better. Of course they are, it's a weekend!!
Well, it was fun but there were still a few places that I didn't have time to show them around due to their short stay. Looking forward to more visits.
Expect my next entry on an incident in LCCT when I bumped into a few bitches while waiting for my flight back Kuching. Till then...
I don't even know what to say.
As a finale, I brought them up Civic Center for a bird's eye view on Kuching on a larger scale. Luckily enough, the elevators were still open.
To be honest with you, it was a little dizzy for me.
You know wad they say, every beginning has to be an ending. Wanted to bring them to the clubbing scene in Kuching for some real Kuching girls but again, like I said, wrong timing. Drove them to the airport and send them off to Miri.
I called Wen Sheng at Miri and they said the girls there were better. Of course they are, it's a weekend!!
Well, it was fun but there were still a few places that I didn't have time to show them around due to their short stay. Looking forward to more visits.
Expect my next entry on an incident in LCCT when I bumped into a few bitches while waiting for my flight back Kuching. Till then...
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Wednesday, June 11
At first when I saw it in front of Sarawak Plaza while waiting for the traffic, I literally thought that it was an animal from far since I didn't have my contacts on but after much long stares, I concluded that it was a sheep or a lamb for that matter, but then it struck me. A sheep/lamb in Malaysia?! No way... let alone in Kuching.
After much confusion and effort from my brain trying to put together that ridiculous image which all happened in I don't know... 2 seconds? I then noticed two "nipples" sticking out (which looked like speakers) with it's motorcycle exterior, then I broke down.
it's a sheep?! it's a lamb!? NO, it's a motorbike...
Here, I'll zoom it out for you...
Oh my Lor... Lamb?
I'm guessing the owner is some kind of an animal-hater/lover? particularly with sheep? First of it's kind in the world (I hope so), which somehow reminds me of that big flop a.k.a. ridiculously horrendous thriller movie about some sheep gone wild.
Also, it brings up this question which might had popped into your head when u saw that photo. "What if it rains??"
Remember, u saw it first on beaned.blogspot.com! I guess it's safe to say it's,
After much confusion and effort from my brain trying to put together that ridiculous image which all happened in I don't know... 2 seconds? I then noticed two "nipples" sticking out (which looked like speakers) with it's motorcycle exterior, then I broke down.
it's a sheep?! it's a lamb!? NO, it's a motorbike...Here, I'll zoom it out for you...
Oh my Lor... Lamb?I'm guessing the owner is some kind of an animal-hater/lover? particularly with sheep? First of it's kind in the world (I hope so), which somehow reminds me of that big flop a.k.a. ridiculously horrendous thriller movie about some sheep gone wild.
Also, it brings up this question which might had popped into your head when u saw that photo. "What if it rains??"
Remember, u saw it first on beaned.blogspot.com! I guess it's safe to say it's,
Inspired by LAMB (no, not your label Ms.Gwen Stefani).
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Monday, June 9
Well, a month of doing nothing could really drive a person into doing uncomprehendingly amazing things(well... sometimes). In my case, last night it drove me into a cheesecake frenzy and funny enough Alexis jumped on the bandwagon as well and we made a double layered chocolate swirl cheesecake at my place.
*swirly swirls*
This morning I couldn't resist but to take a slice to see how it tasted... Chocolaty!!
*chocolates layered swirl topping*... wanna bite?
Although I kinda messed up the portion of the batter due to some miscalculation and ended up with the chocolate portion of the batter more than the cheese portion resulting in an uneven layer, it still compensated for the fact that I love chocolate. One thing though, I could've eased out on the sugar because it was slightly sweeter than I expected haha..
Thumbs up and a high five to team Alexis and Desmond and especially to Alexis for the swirls, it was mainly his idea.
Hopefully, I won't gain anymore weight.
*sobs*
*swirly swirls*This morning I couldn't resist but to take a slice to see how it tasted... Chocolaty!!
*chocolates layered swirl topping*... wanna bite?Although I kinda messed up the portion of the batter due to some miscalculation and ended up with the chocolate portion of the batter more than the cheese portion resulting in an uneven layer, it still compensated for the fact that I love chocolate. One thing though, I could've eased out on the sugar because it was slightly sweeter than I expected haha..
Thumbs up and a high five to team Alexis and Desmond and especially to Alexis for the swirls, it was mainly his idea.
Hopefully, I won't gain anymore weight.
*sobs*
Labels: cheesecakes, food, photos, updates
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Friday, June 6
One month of deprived internet and laptopless period has literally stripped me off life's most rewarding and expressive moments in blogging and movies and in a huge way kinda ruined a month of my semester holidays (fucking burglars), but I've got my new laptop and I guess it's safe to say that I'm back to the blogosphere!
*type type*
Expect more entries anytime soon aight? Bookmark this page under your favourites, kill whoever stops in your way.. hell, even tattoo my blog address on ur skin! WooHooO!
*type type*Expect more entries anytime soon aight? Bookmark this page under your favourites, kill whoever stops in your way.. hell, even tattoo my blog address on ur skin! WooHooO!
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