Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Kuching Day 1 - 29.04.06

Right.. I'm too lazy to upload the pics to my blog due to the overwhelming amount I have taken.
But pictures from my trip can be viewed here.

Day 1
Set off at 4am! I only slept for like half hour and I think I look damn pandified. Chartered the taxi service which picks us up from our own houses.
Was a few meters away from an accident cause some drunk driver apparently lost control of vehicle and skid from one lane to another, then decides to reverse to drive off. Nearly hit the taxi but lucky the driver was alert though.
Reached the airport. Checked in and waited for them to open the gates. Budget airline don't allocate seats so must cheong for good seats, if not we'll probably be seperated.
Ride was a bit rough due to turbulance, but to me, it felt like I was being rocked to sleep.

Landed and we went to check into the hotel but rooms weren't ready. So we went for breakfast. Kolo mee is something similiar to our wanton mee, except its more to the sweet side. But the mee was springy! The sarawak laksa which was also supposed to be famous, was rather disappointing. I think the stall didn't cook it too well. It isn't supposed to have crabsticks and hotdogs in it.

We cut through a shopping mall, supposed to head back to hotel. But I guess my shopping spree started there. I bought a pair of contact lens. Not that I lost my or anything, just that its the brown kind supposed to give the illusion of bigger eyes. Hahahaa...
I know, very hiao.

Back to the hotel and the room was ready. My room has a nice view. Rested a while and headed off. Supposed to head off but then, they were attracted by this ongoing workshop held by Maggi in the hotel that they spent a lot of time there just looking at them cook the various dishes. I got bored lah... So I wandered off to the poolside and started to take pictures.

By the time they were ready to leave and all that, it started to pour. So we were sort of stuck in the hotel. But it didn't look like it was going to stop. So after chartering our van for the whole day tomorrow, we were off to the shopping mall despite the heavy rain.
I forgot to bring my brolly, so I wore a disposable poncho, folded my jeans and just walked like that. The hotel's security guard thought it was damn cool and gave me the thumbs up sign and saying stuff in malayu which I don't understand.

Anyway, we shopped around in the shopping centre and I didn't find anything nice. I was shopping alone since the adults were wandered off on their own. The fashion there isn't to my liking. I went to look for food since dinner would be late. There is this stall, which sells waffles and they allow you to choose up to 3 flavours. I think its damn delicious. The waffle is crispy! Not like those in found in Sg which are soft or doesn't stay crispy for long.

We walked more than 45minutes just to reach the church for mass. We were early so I nodded off to dreamland. Recharge a bit lah.
Ok.. Among all the churches I've attended in M'sia, I must say, Kuching's one is the best so far. The mass was so lively and the choir is entertaining.

We walked another half hour to reach the night market. Interesting place cause they sell anything and almost everything there. From fruits and vegetables, to cooked food and kuehs. Hardware to magazines, plants to even animals!

Took a cab back to rest for the night. Its gonna be a long day tomorrow.

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