I got invited by a friend Rashidah to join her extended family for a little hike on Gunung Serapi which locals also refer to as the Matang mountain. It was news to me that the short sweaty hike would take us to Sarawak’s oldest Hindu temple.  A temple was supposed to have been built here […]

Today I paid a visit to a farm owned and operated by my old school friend Patrick.  It’s possibly the only farm in Sarawak that employs considerable mechanisation. To make it more special, it is at the base of the karst mountain that hosts the Fairy Cave … a beautiful setting indeed.  It’s about a […]

I had to go renew my passport today.  5 years ago, it was a 1-day service.  Now it is a 1 hour service … the fine print is that it is 1 hour from payment.  The reality is that there is a bit of waiting before you get to make your payment.  I had to […]

Today I flew with Malaysia Airlines, departing Kota Kinabalu at 1000 to my hometown of Kuching.  Malaysia Airlines surprised me with a gorgeous prawn sambal nasi lemak on the 1h20min flight. They’ve changed their catering spec, finally.  It used to be a (singular) mini filled roll or croissant … with next to no filling.  That […]

I took an excursion out to Klias River today, near Beaufort (2 hours each way) to see the fireflies at night.  It was a pricey excursion but there wasn’t much of a choice apart from not doing it! The programme included more than just the fireflies … there was afternoon tea, boat-safari to view the […]

I woke early to take the public transport (shared minivan taxi) to Kota Belud for its famous Sunday market.  It’s the stuff that childhood dreams are made of, influenced by those tourism posters eg. Bajau horsemen, markets selling jungle produce, water buffaloes being traded … all against the backdrop of SE Asia’s highest peak, Mount […]