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- Acting up in <b>Kuching</b> | The Borneo Post SEEDS by BPOnline
- Our Holiday in <b>Kuching</b> - Borneo - Fodor's
- Call for nomination of <b>Kuching</b> Waterfront to become Unesco World <b>...</b>
- Suspected case of Ebola in <b>Kuching</b> *update - The Borneo Post Online
| Acting up in <b>Kuching</b> | The Borneo Post SEEDS by BPOnline Posted: 25 Nov 2014 02:56 AM PST Tuesday, 25 Nov 2014 Lifestyle 62 By Patricia Hului @pattbpseedsDO YOU REMEMBER 'Whose Line Is It Anyway'? The show is a long-running improvisational comedy show consisting of four performers who create dialogues, acting out scenes and making up songs on the spot, otherwise simply known as 'improv'. Drew Carey played the host and always opened the show with "Welcome to 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' the show where everything's made up and the points don't matter." Cue whatever line he wrote that week: "That's right, the points are just like plot-lines in a porno film. They just don't matter." The points may not have mattered, but fun was had at the first ever Act Up, Kuching! gathering that saw 20 people gathering to act out and play a series of improv games similar to those on 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' The event was held on Nov 15 at INDAH, a café and art gallery located at Upper China Street. To take the lead and echo Carey's famous "Take it away!" was Sze-Lyn Poh, one of the organisers for Act Up, Kuching! Poh said the idea of Act Up, Kuching! came up during an outing with three friends last September. Since INDAH was willing to provide a venue, the group of friends started to promote the event online and had no expectation of how many would turn up. "The idea for today was to let loose, have fun and laugh," she said to everybody before the games began.  TAKE IT AWAY: Poh (second right) played host for the afternoon. The number one rule for the event is that EVERYONE plays. "All these games are designed to react to other people's lines," Poh said. "That is why it is important to have chemistry between the players. From there on, it's just to have fun with that." Since some of the participants were unfamiliar with each other, they started with a few ice-breaking games. One of the ice-breaking games was the Human Knot game where all the participants stand in a circle with their hands in, and then each person grabs another person's random hand. The puzzle the whole group has to work out together, is how to get untangled.  UNSOLVABLE: Act Up, Kuching! Participants trying to untangle themselves from the human knot. Typically, the group is supposed to be able to untangle themselves, but not for the members of Act Up, Kuching! that day. After more than 10 minutes, the knot was only untangled when Poh announced it was enough ice-breaking for the group because "the human puzzle Act Up, Kuching! version was unsolvable." The Martha Game saw everybody divided into two groups. Each person in that group takes turns running into the empty space, striking a pose and announcing what they are, like "I'm a tree." One by one, each player runs in and strikes another pose and object, playing off the scene that is building until the whole group forms a 'picture'.  BE LIKE A DISCO BALL: This group was portraying a scene from a stripper club.  MOUNT SANTUBONG: The other group playing out a scene on Mount Santubong. One of the players (standing right, facing right) playing a backpack. Another game people will remember from 'Whose Line Is It Anyway' was a game called 'Props'. A prop was provided and the floor was open to participants to act out short scenes using their prop in their own unique way.  PROPS: I'm fishing! Party Quirks is played with four members, one as the party host and the other three as guests. Each guest is assigned a particular quirk and acts it out, while the host has to guess what they are.  PARTY QUIRKS: The host (middle) trying to figure out her guest's quirks by their behaviour and what they say. Imagine giving a press conference but you have no idea what the announcement was all about. In Press Conference, one member has to give an announcement while the other three members act as reporters. The announcer has to deduce the subject of the press conference from the questions the reporters ask.  EVERYTHING IS MADE UP: Remember what Carey said about the show where everything's made up and the points don't matter? Kanye West gets hypothetical butt implants and the person giving the 'press conference' has to guess this from what the 'reporters' are asking. The afternoon at INDAH was filled with tears of laughter, and the energy exuded from all the fun even attracted a tourist from the United Kingdom who had first come in as a spectator ended up playing too.  ROFL: Since most of the improv games were random and funny, those who were watching ended up rolling on the floor laughing. Judging by the photos, everyone who joined the first ever Act Up, Kuching! did let loose, have fun and a laugh.  ONE FOR THE ROAD: The first Act Up, Kuching group photo. You might also like: |
| Our Holiday in <b>Kuching</b> - Borneo - Fodor's Posted: 15 Nov 2014 10:10 PM PST At the end of September we went on a holiday to Kuching, Sarawak for two weeks. We arrived in Kuching late afternoon and we took a taxi to Damai Beach Resort, about 35 km away. We checked in at the resort, and a shuttle took us up the hill to our room. That section of the resort is called Hillview. It was too dark for us to realize the kind of views we had, so we got busy with unpacking and getting ready to go to dinner. When we were ready, we went out of our room and walked to the shuttle stop a few metres away. We pressed the button to call it and 2 minutes later a small van was there to pick us up. Day Two We had breakfast at the resort and were disappointed. Vegetarian options were very limited and even those were not very enticing. After that we walked to the Sarawak Cultural Village, a few minutes away. We first stopped at the gift shop at the entrance and we bought a few things from there. We liked this shop because other than the classical fridge magnets, we found things to actually wear or use, a necklace, a scarf, some fans, etc. The houses were interesting to visit, and at some of them local people were cooking or knitting or showing us weaponry and how to use them, and you could buy souvenirs or food cooked right there in front of you. Each house represented a tribe or a village, the displays and furnishings were nice, and the costumes were very beautiful. We enjoyed this visit, this was a very nice way to learn about the local culture. It took us the entire day to visit it. At 4pm we attended a show there, local music and dance, the dancers wearing very colourful costumes and the show was entertaining. We returned to the resort and later that evening we went to Damai Central for dinner. Damai Central is across the street from Sarawak Cultural Village and it's got a few shops there, including a 7 eleven. Escobar restaurant at Damai Central is very nice, perched above the beach with nice views with the beach and the sea. That's where we had dinner that night. Very enjoyable. |
| Call for nomination of <b>Kuching</b> Waterfront to become Unesco World <b>...</b> Posted: 18 Nov 2014 11:44 AM PST THE Social Development Ministry has proposed for Kuching Waterfront to be nominated for Unesco World Heritage List next year. Its minister Tan Sri William Mawan said this in his winding-up speech yesterday, hoping that the historical interchange as well as the interaction between human and architecture, arts and culture here could qualify the site for the nomination. "I believe that the history and charms of old buildings, culture and way of life, as well as the ambience created by the blend of the old and modern, could create a distinct identity for Kuching city and Sarawak," he said. Mawan, who is also Pakan assemblyman, also encouraged private building owners to register their heritage properties with the Sarawak Museum Department to ensure that more of the state's historical assets such as Brooke Dockyard, the old State Mosque and Padang Merdeka together with its centuries-old 'kapuk' (silk cotton) tree, would be protected under existing laws. On the development of the Heritage Trail Project and Sarawak Museum Campus, the minister informed the august House that the full design of these projects was still being finalised, with the ground work expected to commence by year-end. "A new Museum of Modern Sarawak to be located at the north bank of Sarawak river in the Heritage Square, is also being designed. "In this respect, we need to document our history in an orderly manner, in enabling us to chart our developmental progress and achievements since independence," he added. Mawan also assured all that his ministry would continue hosting local heritage partners, universities and artistes planning their contemporary arts and creative designs at the museum's galleries in the coming years. This, he said, would further promote the state's culture and heritage. "The Sarawak Museum is going to embark on a new season of research in 2015, with renewed interest in the Sarawak River Delta, Niah Caves and the highlands in northeastern Sarawak. "There are growing interests worldwide to study the history and culture of the early civilisation in Sarawak. Archeology will remain the mainstream of documentation and research at Sarawak Museum in years to come." On heritage development projects under the 10th Malaysia Plan, Mawan told the House that the RM5-million restoration of Fort Alice in Sri Aman would commenced next month, while its exhibition contents were being developed and would be ready for display in time for opening early next year. "Renovation works on Fort Margherita in Kuching have been completed and it has been open to public since September this year. There are plans to use this fort as a platform to introduce the early history of Sarawak during Brooke's rule and the function of the structure during that era," he said. On another matter, Mawan stressed the crucial need for those involved in the import and export of antiques in the state to obtain the necessary licences from Sarawak Museum Department. "This year, 18 export licences have been issued. The department will continue to monitor the movement and trade of antiques in Sarawak, as well as track cross-border activities," he pointed out.  |
| Suspected case of Ebola in <b>Kuching</b> *update - The Borneo Post Online Posted: 15 Sep 2014 12:07 AM PDT UPDATE: Assistant Minister of Public Health Datuk Dr Jerip Susil confirmed at a press conference held this afternoon that a 24-year-old Zimbabwean student was currently under investigation at SGH after being admitted to the isolation ward over the weekend. The student had been in contact with several Nigerian students who had just returned to Sarawak from their home countries. Although the Nigerian students are not displaying any symptoms, they are being put under isolation for a short duration while the state Health Department carries out contact tracing on them. Dr Jerip said that the results from the Zimbabwe student's sample will be out in one to two weeks' time. EARLIER: Rumour has been spreading like wildfire in Kuching that two African students are suspected to be infected with the Ebola virus. A source disclosed that the students were admitted to a private medical centre on Sunday evening complaining of cough and fever. As the private medical centre did not have an isolation ward, they were transferred to the Sarawak General Hospital isolation ward. When contacted, Assistant Minister of Public Health Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said he had no comment on the rumour as nothing had been confirmed yet. "There is no lab confirmation yet," he said without elaborating further. Dr Jerip will be holding a press conference this afternoon. MORE TO FOLLOW |
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