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- <b>Kuching</b> now a permanent venue for Aiffa - The Borneo Post Online
- Three titles for <b>Kuching</b> and two for host Sibu - The Borneo Post Online
- My Hometown, <b>Kuching</b>, Sarawak - The Spicery!
| SHOAW regain supremacy in <b>Kuching</b> schools rugby – BorneoPost <b>...</b> Posted: 23 Jun 2014 10:17 AM PDT KUCHING: SMK Agama Sheikh Haji Othman Abdul Wahab A (SHOAW) marked their return to the top of school rugby in Kuching with a clean sweep of titles in the CIMB-Cobra-KRFC Schools 7-a-side rugby tournament at Song Kheng Hai Ground last Sunday. In the Boy's Under-18 Cup final, SHOAW A were simply a class above Blackcats Jr (a combination of players from various schools), overwhelming them 38-5. SHOAW A had opened their campaign with a 24-0 win over MRSM Kuching and went on to beat SMK Datin Laila Taib by the same margin. They then beat SMK Muara Tuang 12-0 to top Group A to advance to whip SMK Taee 28-0 in the quarter-finals. SHOAW A entered the final after a 22-0 semi-final win over Kolej Abdillah. The Plate final saw SMK Muara Tuang beating Kolej Abdillah 12-7 while MRSM defeated SMK Taee 27-7 to lift the Bowl title. SHOAW's dominance was further demonstrated in the all-SHOAW Boy's U-15 final which saw their A team thumping the B team 50-7. The Plate was won by MRSM A who beat SMK Datin Laila Taib 25-10 and SMK Sungai Maong blanked MRSM B 32-0 to walk away with the Bowl trophy. "It was a fantastic performance by our boys especially that we had both teams in the Boys U15 final. I am glad we have regained the Boys U18 title," said head coach Zulkaranainhisham Sarbini. He attributed the victories to the good teamwork, commitment and fighting spirit of the players. "It is also a result of our ongoing development programme. We are still rebuilding our teams and so far so good, the results are coming. "Hopefully we can also wrest back the Kuching Inter-School 15-a-side crown from Kolej Abdillah next year after playing bridesmaid to them for four years," he added. "We have good junior players coming up and hopefully they can further improve next year to maintain our consistency," SHOAW, he continued, are not only bent on shining at divisional and state tournaments but also at national level. The tournament organised by Kuching Rugby Football Club attracted six teams for the U-15 competition and eight teams for the U-18. It is part of the joint development programme undertaken by KRFC and Cobra under the CIMB Foundation.   |
| <b>Kuching</b>, Sarawak | Malaysian Borneo | a dying star Posted: 24 Jun 2014 11:41 AM PDT
Snaking and undulating, greens and browns, steaming humidity, a heat that grinds you down. Where is this place I have gone? Cities I have known and people I have seen, but not like this. Headhunters with mythical pasts, magical jungles imbued with spirits, birds who sounds like the hysterical cries of death, and a forest who comes alive at night. Caves. Sparkling waters. Butterfly wings flickering in the dappled light. Kuching was my gateway. My entrance into this unknown. The base from which I visited pitcher plants, took a small motorboat across the turbulent South China Sea, watch an orangutan crack coconuts against a tree, and another pee as he hung from ropes. I tasted jungle ferns cooked in coconut curry, Sarawak laksa, and bee hoon. I straddled the territory between city and wilderness, but then the rains came, and I listened and watched. All night, thunder, lighting, rain. Pushed and pushed until I found myself on a plane bound for Mulu. Days I spent exploring caves, walking alone, listening to the silence that became not-silence in the dark. The hollows of my fears. Nothing. Fill it with sound. One night, after a storm, I saw a firefly flit across the darkness. Where is this place? Where have I gone? A little past one month into the journey and finally I feel, this is different. I have gone somewhere else. Somewhere other. Borneo is my childhood imagination; Borneo is my interior landscape. |
| <b>Kuching</b> now a permanent venue for Aiffa - The Borneo Post Online Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:50 PM PDT by Wilfred Pilo, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on June 19, 2014, Thursday KUCHING: Kuching has been chosen as a permanent venue for Asean International Film Festival and Awards (Aiffa), which is held once in every two years. Minister of Tourism Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said the proposal to make Kuching the permanent venue was made and endorsed during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Ministers meeting at Asean Tourism Forum (ATF) held here earlier this year. He said on Tuesday night that the event would start next year and the state Tourism Ministry was all prepared and really looking forward to be the host. "Kuching was chosen as a permanent host for Aiffa because our culture is unique, secondly for its security and safety and thirdly our landscape is very suitable…we are ready and we can hold it because of the success of Aiffa 2013," he said during a dinner at Magenta Restaurant. The dinner was to bid farewell to the out-going staff of Tourism Ministry. He also said Kuching Waterfront and Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) where films can be shot were the added attraction in choosing Kuching. The Housing Minister pointed out that Kuching's success in hosting Aiffa 2013 was mentioned by Minister of Tourism and Culture Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz at the Federal Cabinet meeting. He believes that choosing Kuching as the permanent venue will have a positive impact on the local tourism industry, adding with the endorsement by these Asean countries and the federal government, Aiffa will be now not just a state event but a national affair. "The state will benefit with these new tourism products as it involves arts and fashions and in conjunction with that we will hold a fashion extravaganza in Kuching, showcasing Islamic and Western fashion and also that from the Asean countries." Abang Johari said the festival can last for one week because there will be film directors, cameramen and script writers who will have their own workshops. "This will be good for the country and especially the state as our indigenous talents can be developed through this involvement in the workshop, just like what happened during the Borneo Music Festival where our indigenous musicians were brought to world stage," he enthused. "Busan in South Korea, Hong Kong and Caines in Europe were developed through this kind of film festival and all these film makers do not want to hold such event in big cities and Kuching is ideal," he further explained, thus making Kuching City a destination for artistes and fans. Also present at the dinner were his wife Datin Amar Jumaani Tuank Bujang, Assistant Minister of Tourism (Local Events and Products) Datuk Gramong Juna and permanent secretary to Ministry of Tourism Datu Ik Pahon Joyik. |
| Three titles for <b>Kuching</b> and two for host Sibu - The Borneo Post Online Posted: 17 Jun 2014 10:08 AM PDT by Philip Wong, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on June 18, 2014, Wednesday SIBU: Kuching took three titles while host Sibu took two in the 2014 Sarawak Closed Badminton Championship which ended at the Thumb's Up Badminton Academy here recently. Kuching, powered by the state's top male players, took the men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles while Sibu grabbed the women's doubles and men's veteran doubles. In the men's singles, top seed Adam Lau Yu Ming surprisingly conceded a walk-over to his brother Alfred Lau Yu Leong while trailing 6-11 in the first set. The brothers then took to the court for the men's doubles but they were convincingly beaten In the mixed doubles, it was a close battle between top seed Wong Kong Who-Ngu Nga Sin from Sibu and second seed Kuching's Ang Tnia Eng-Ang Lee Ching which ended with the Kuching pair winning 21-17, 20-22, 21-10. Sibu took the women's doubles title when Lily Ta and Ngu Kek Lim beat compatriots Ngu Nga Sin and Wong Yew Gin 21-15, 22-20. In the men's veteran doubles, the Sibu pair of Wee Teck Hock and Yii Chin Tiang defied all odds to beat Kuching's Lim Poh Min and Tan Kun Gee 21-14, 21-19 to lift the title. |
| My Hometown, <b>Kuching</b>, Sarawak - The Spicery! Posted: 20 Jun 2014 06:45 AM PDT I've been in the UK for around 8 months now and seriously speaking, I MISS MALAYSIAN FOOOODDD!!! The thing about Malaysian food is that you can get them anytime and almost anywhere in Malaysia. We have coffee shops, 'mamak' stalls and night markets that stay open 'til late at night.
'Mamak' stalls in Malaysia! 'Mamak' is a term used to describe the Indian Malay Mixed ethnic group. I was born and raised in a city called Kuching. Kuching is the capital city of the state of Sarawak, located in the east of Malaysia.
'Kuching' means cat in Malay. Locals sometimes like to call Kuching as Cat City. There are a few versions of how the city got its name, but the one that I can recall is that it was named after the 'longan' fruit. (Longan is called 'Mata Kucing' in Malay). Can you spot where Kuching is?
Longan tree at my uncle's backyard. Longan is a local fruit in Kuching. They said it looks like a cat's eye. Do you think so? Sarawak was once colonized by the British, which we mostly refer that part of time as the Brooke Dynasty. Sarawak was ruled by the 'White Rajahs' (Rajah means king/ruler in Malay) for a whole century. Kuching was the main center where the 'White Rajahs of Sarawak' have ruled. There are still buildings preserved from that era.
One of the most iconic cat statues in Kuching! This cat has different outfits for different occasions or festivals too! Besides being famous for the local fruit, Longan, Sarawak is also famous for the production of pepper! It's so common in Sarawak that some locals even have it planted in their backyard.
For example, my uncle's backyard! We use more pepper in our dishes compared to other parts of Malaysia. The use of pepper tends to add that slight spiciness and flavour to the dish.
Sarawak pepper that is available in most local shops. Not only was Sarawak host to the famous Rainforest World Music Festival for more than 16 years, it's home to lots of wonderful local delicacies that you may not even find in West Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia). To name a few, we have the famous Sarawak Laksa, Sarawak Kolo Mee, Tomato Kway Teow (flat noodles), Midin (Jungle ferns) with Belacan, Bamboo Clams with Curry, Sarawak Layer Cakes and lots more (there's definitely more). These are a must-try if you want my recommendation!
The Sarawak Laksa is totally different from any other laksa, because this dish doesn't contain curry at all! There are a few main ingredients of the Sarawak Laksa soup. They are belacan, coconut milk, chilli, and garlic. It is then topped over with rice vermicelli, prawns, chicken strips, bean sprouts, omelette strips, coriander and lime. Some locals say that there's a secret ingredient for the soup base, but it was never actually disclosed to the public before and I've never had any other laksa that is similar to Sarawak Laksa.
As simple as the Sarawak 'Kolo Mee' looks, it's not commonly found in other places of Malaysia. 'Kolo Mee' is a translation from the dialect Hokkien. The term 'Kolo Mee' means flash-boiled noodles. After the egg noodles are boiled, it is then drizzled with fish sauce and shallot oil, and served with minced pork and slices of BBQ pork. Looks simple, doesn't it?
Belacan is also a commonly used paste or ingredient in most of our local dishes. The locals love the fragrant strong smell of the belacan when it's stir-fried with vegetables like midin, okra and water spinach.
Besides these few ingredients, we do have turmeric, ginger and other sorts of spices that we use in our local dishes. There's a place to buy them too! We have a more than 25-year-old wet market that sells all sorts of food, ranging from seafood to local vegetables and fruits.
This is the Petanak Central Wet Market. Locals come here every morning to buy their daily groceries, including my parents! Besides this wet market, we also have a Sunday market that opens every Sunday. The variety of things sold in this market is even wider than the Petanak Wet Market. You'll find clothing, souvenirs, antiques, seafood, mountains of fruits and lots more! The Sunday market is always packed with people on Sundays. Displaying all sizes of chillies at the Sunday Market.
Abundant amount of durians and bananas displaying too.
Dried shrimps are also commonly used ingredients in our local dishes. Locals would normally blend them together with belacan and chillies and stir fry it with some local vegetables.
Sarawak Layered Cake can also be bought at the Sunday market too. It is traditionally served in homes on special occasions. It is famous for its colourful and layered appearance. It comes with all sorts of flavours too, like hawthorn, chocolate, cheese, watermelon and lots more. All these pictures are making me hungry and missing food from back home. Kuching is a very peaceful place. It has beautiful beaches and caves that you can visit. Although I've done some travelling myself, Kuching will always be the best place in the world for me (well.. because it's home!). Anyway, there are more that I have yet to mention, but that would take a lot more time to introduce them all. Hope you enjoyed reading! |
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