Our kind of town: <b>Kuching</b> Sarawak (Borneo Malaysia) – Best Blogs <b>...</b> |
- Our kind of town: <b>Kuching</b> Sarawak (Borneo Malaysia) – Best Blogs <b>...</b>
- 50 eyeing spots in <b>Kuching</b> U15 teams - Borneo Post Online
- <b>Kuching</b>. The City Of Cats. | Bemused Backpacker
- <b>Kuching</b>-born director premieres 'Furious 7' – BorneoPost Online <b>...</b>
- <b>Kuching</b> - Where To Eat? - The Barber, Riung Kuring, MK Classico <b>...</b>
| Our kind of town: <b>Kuching</b> Sarawak (Borneo Malaysia) – Best Blogs <b>...</b> Posted: 26 Apr 2015 12:10 AM PDT  Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malesia, statue di gatti (Photo credit: Wikipedia)  Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malesia, statue di gatti (Photo credit: Wikipedia)  Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malesia, statue di gatti (Photo credit: Wikipedia)  Cat Statue.(Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) We finally said farewell to Sabah and took a short flight to Malaysian Borneo's other state, Sarawak and arrived in Kuching, the state capital and largest city. As the AirAsia plane approached the airport, we got some excellent views of Kuching from the air, and we knew immediately that this was going to be our kind of town. Kuching is located on the important Sarawak River, and one is immediately impressed with the lush greenery of the city. We based ourselves in a comfortable but excellent value hotel in the center of the city; upon arrival a quick grumble resulted in a free-of-charge upgrade to a suite, with a spectacular view of the Sarawak River and a stunning view of the very impressive Sarawak State Assembly that resembles the Sydney Opera House in style and stands on the North side of the river. As a city, from an architectural and natural beauty perspective, Kuching impressed us immediately. Kuching is a well-organized modern city, with its lovely early Chinese quarter and is very different to Sabah's cities, like Kula Kinabalu (KK) and Sandakan. The first afternoon, we set out exploring on foot. We crossed the main road between our hotel and the Sarawak River, and joined many local people strolling along the Kuching Waterfront. We returned via Chinatown and the famous India Street. It was really hot and humid and time for a beer. The second morning, we took a taxi and visited the popular Jalan Satok Sunday Market. This is a huge covered and uncovered market, selling fresh and cooked produce, plus lots of other household items. We amused ourselves trying to identify just a fraction of the local fruits and vegetables – with shapes, colors and sizes which we had never seen before; one example was bananas the size of a child's arm! We inspected the fresh fish counters which had everything perfectly displayed. What really fascinated us was watching the butchers cutting up chickens; far more of the chicken seemed edible than back home – in other words, all parts are used including the feet; that is considered a delicacy ( we are entertained by some bizzarre things). In order to get our bearings, we took an excellent Kuching city tour, with a charming, third generation, Chinese guide. We saw all the important sites, including Chinatown, the Chinese History Museum, the Sarawak Museum, and the world-famous Cat Museum; why Cat Museum you may ask – Kuching apparently means "Cat" in Malay and all over the city monuments and statues of cats can be seen. The Cat Museum has artifacts about famous cat proverbs, such as "cat-nap", "cat-lick" and where they think these derived from, one solution was ancient Egypt; they also have thousands of cat cartoons and, of course, porcelain and wooden cats, both antique and modern, some five thousand years old from Ancient Egypt. It was a fun museum and the only one of its kind in the world and we can understand why that is! We learned of Kuching's multi-racial community, with its large Chinese, Malay and aboriginal groups, the largest being the Iban tribe. The population of Chinese and Malays are approximately equal in Borneo but the Iban hold the majority. The Iban were formerly "headhunters" until it was banned by law in 1924 (thank goodness!). That evening we were recommended to a very unusual fish food court. There were about ten or twelve restaurants all selling fresh fish, in fact it was so fresh that it was still alive! You choose your fish from the tanks and request the style of cooking to your taste, needless to say it was delicious. The other unusual thing about it was the venue, they had taken the top floor of a multi-storey car park and turned it into a huge eatery of excellent quality! The South of Kuching is largely Chinese and the North Malay, divided by the Sarawak River; interestingly, there are two mayors and two city halls, one Chinese and one Malay. We were surprised to learn that Kuching has a large Christian population too. We were informed about Kuching's history, including the British rule from 1841 to 1941, especially the influence of the colorful Brooke family, the "white rajahs". Of course, in 1953, Malaysia became independent but Sarawak still has quite a lot of autonomy. Perhaps the highlight of our trip to Sarawak was our visit to the Baco National Park and its amazing wildlife; that's the subject of our next blog!  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 eyeing spots in <b>Kuching</b> U15 teams - Borneo Post Online Posted: 09 Apr 2015 10:13 AM PDT KUCHING: Fifty players named in the initial list for selection to the Kuching team for the Sarawak Inter-Division Youth U15 Basketball Championship will attend a pre-selection trial today. Having caught the eyes of the selectors at the Fame Cup basketball championship that ended at MBKS Indoor Stadium in Pending last Sunday, the players will be trying to impress boys coach Chai Tze Kiong and girls coach Tweedee Bong Kian Koon. The boys selection will be conducted at SESCo Indoor Stadium at Bintawa from 7pm to 9pm while the girls selection will be carried out at Chung Hua Middle School (CHMS) No. 1 in Pending from 7pm to 9pm. A few more selection and practice sessions will be conducted before the teams are finalised at the end of the month. At the inaugural Fame Cup for the boys and girls, CHMS No.1 made a clean sweep of the titles. The boys CHMS No. 1 Red hammered SMK Batu Kawa 79-55 while the girls beat SMK Batu Kawa 44-22. The championship for players aged 15 years and under was organised by the Kuching Division Basketball Association with Fame International College as the main sponsor. Teams in the boys competition were Lodgians, CHMS No.1 Red, SM Sains Kuching, SMK Petra Jaya, SMK Batu Kawa, SMK Kuching High, CHMS No.1 Black and Sweet Sweet Mart. As for the girls competition, the teams were CHMS No. 1, SMK Kuching High, SMK Petra Jaya, SMK Batu Kawa, SM Lodge and SM Sains Kuching.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <b>Kuching</b>. The City Of Cats. | Bemused Backpacker Posted: 22 Mar 2015 05:30 PM PDT
I didn't know what to expect when I first arrived in Borneo on a short hop flight from Kuala Lumpur, but it certainly wasn't a city devoted to and revolving entirely around cats. When I decided to fly to Kuching on a whim, I probably had the same visions in my head that most people do when they think of Borneo. Thick impenetrable jungle, unexplored tropical wildernesses filled with Orang-utans, wildlife, traditional longhouses and tribesmen. I had romantic notions of a golden age of exploration, of rediscovering a place whose name alone still evoked such powerful and evocative images. So arriving in Kuching for the first time was in some way everything I had imagined, and in other ways a complete and utter shock. After the plane landed, I found far, far more than I ever imagined. The heavily gentrified streets were a world away from the organized chaos of Kuala Lumpur, they were clean, well maintained and well planned. The river was overlooked with a gentrified promenade filled with picturesque eateries and blessed with stunning views perfect for relaxing evening meals, and modern glass and chrome buildings sat comfortably within the facade of faded charm that made up the rest of the city. Yet for what is technically a small city, Kuching retained an almost small town, edge of civilisation outpost feel. As much as the gentrified modernity surprised me in Kuching it was the atmosphere and sheer uniqueness of time and place that gave me that sense of wander and exploration I was hoping for. Kuching had a laid back, sanguine feeling that permeated through every pore of the city that really hit me, it simply oozed an unflappable, unhurried air of complete contentedness. Whether the feline like atmosphere was intentional or whether it was an indirect influence from the countless cats making their home here I couldn't tell, but one thing I did know instantly, cats are worshipped here! In all my travels I have never seen anything quite like Kuching. Like the locations in the fantasy novels I read as a child where the hero finds a strange city of cat people in the middle of the jungle worshipping a feline deity, it was a strange feeling to find a city practically doing just that!
Kuching is a city built around and for cats, completely devoted to our feline friends, from the countless small cat statues dotted throughout the city to the larger feline sculptures that are dressed up for specific religious and cultural festivals. It has a cat cafe, of course, there are countless cat souvenirs sold in every shop and market, and even and entire cat museum built to showcase and honour everything feline. Even the name, Kuching, literaly means cat city!
As someone who loves seeing the unique and quirky side of anywhere I visit, Kuching absolutely blew my mind, and as a cat lover myself, (how could I not be when one saved my life in Cairo?) I absolutely fell in love with the laid back city of Kuching and stayed a lot longer than I originally intended to. Just as the countless cats and kittens I met strolling around the town and napping lazily along the gentrified riverbank, spending a few extra languid days in this amazing and beautiful city was just far too hard to resist.
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| <b>Kuching</b>-born director premieres 'Furious 7' – BorneoPost Online <b>...</b> Posted: 02 Apr 2015 12:23 PM PDT KUCHING: Kuching-born director James Wan premiered 'Furious 7', the latest in the 'Fast and Furious' franchise at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California yesterday. The premiere saw Wan on the red carpet with stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Ronda Rousey in what was also an emotional night of remembrance as cast and crew paid tribute to actor Paul Walker, who died in November 2013. "On the way to the #Furious7 Premiere at the Chinese Theater. Ok. Now I'm feeling the jitters and palpitations. But excited to see it in #IMAX laser-projection!" Wan wrote on his Facebook page. 'Furious 7' is without a doubt the biggest movie of Wan's career. Opening on more than 4,000 screens in North America and over 12,000 globally, 'Furious 7' is Universal's widest release of all time and expected to be the biggest April opening weekend in cinema history. Fandango reported that the action sequel has the biggest pre-sales ever for April with early estimates pointing towards an opening of US$110-120 million domestic and US$120-150 million overseas. Some high-end predictions put the overseas takings as high as US$180 million and as 'Furious 7' is also the largest Imax worldwide release of all time, there are also predictions of up to US$270 million. Wan first found international acclaim for directing 'Saw', which spawned sequels such as 'Saw II', 'Saw III' and 'Saw IV' on which he served as an executive producer. He is also known for the horror movies 'Insidious' and 'The Conjuring'. His next movie release will be 'The Conjuring 2'. Born in Kuching on Feb 27, 1977, Wan grew up in Australia and completed his Bachelor of Arts at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <b>Kuching</b> - Where To Eat? - The Barber, Riung Kuring, MK Classico <b>...</b> Posted: 25 Apr 2015 05:00 PM PDT I just came back to Kuching, and I was shocked that so many new restaurants around here. So I tried a few restaurant and I reviewed it here. In this post, I will review 3 restaurants around Kuching. So, if you happened to visit Kuching, you can try one of the restaurant. 1. The Barber Why this cafe called The Barber? Because this restaurant look like Barber shop. I like the idea. This restaurant is just next to The Junk. I think it is the same owner. When we there, their kitchen is still in renovation and all the foods you ordered, actually is from The Junk. This cafe also served alcohol, so this restaurant might do not have Halal certification and only No Pork Served. That is why only my friends ordered the foods. I only drinks and this place is good for hang out. The price is too much. Same like the Junk.
2. Riung Kuring, The Sundanese Foods Riung Kuring is set at the village area near Satok area. If you are from the Satok bridge to the Satok building, turn left when you see RHB, then you will meet 4 junction, turn right to Jalan Dagok. Arounf 50 meter, you will see Riung Kuring on your left. During the weekend, it is quiet crowded. I managed to go here on weekdays when the people is less. Ordering and waiting for the foods is good. I ordered the Cheese Fried Banana which is nice, the "Nasi Ayam Bakar Madu" which is yummy, and my parents ordered Seafood Fried Rice which were delicious. I know about this place from my friends, and I been told that this place served good food.
3. MK Classico Cafe MK Classico Cafe is just a new cafe in town. It served more to Western menu, cakes, coffee, chocolate and their specialty is nutella drinks. Situated at Jalan Borneo. Own by Malay and the same owner of Raja Ayam Bakar & Raja Ayam Penyet, so not to worry about Halal, can eat with confidence. T he decoration inside the cafe is killing you. Many vintage things for their decorations. The food price here I can say, its quiet pricy, some of it are worth it and some of it no. The burger here is not that good comparing the one the sold at Raja Ayam Bakar last time. You might get the problem with the seating. It is limited. So, it is quiet crowded on the weekend. About the service, the queue up for the order takes time as only 1 counter open at a time. And some of the menu the write of the blackboard is not available. After you ordered, the waiting time for the food is reasonable.
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