I AM THE BORNEO EXPLORER 婆罗洲探险者

Unwritten history about Engkilili Engkilili town is 156.1 kilometres east-south-east of the state capital Kuching, my friend had shown me a picture of a stone in a cylinder shape, and have some yellow stripes on the rocks (in the end they told me is was the locals who colored it). On one end of the stone, the shape looks like the snake head. The locals people called it the Batu Nabau, the Chinese called it the Spirit Snake valley. The word Engkilili belongs to a name of a tree which grows there, the tress glow along the river. The Engkilili trees are mostly discovered in the Engkilili, and Lubok Antu area. So with this special gift, the people just name the town to be the same as the tree. The river plays an important roles back in the old day as the only source to connect to other small towns in Sarawak.  Another name for Engkilili for old generation of Chinese is called " 上梯頭 ", means "up the staircase" there are such name is because back in the ol

  Sri Aman is a market town and port, and the capital of Sri Aman District and Sri Aman Division in Sarawak, Borneo.   Sri Aman is famous for the benak, or tidal bore, of the Batang Lupar River. The tidal bore comes in from the river mouth and fills up the river very rapidly in the course of about 10 minutes. Another singnature building here will be the Fort Alice, I was here last time  (click to read), and it was still close from public. But today 2015 May onward the Fort had become a museum and its open for public to visit. Some story about the Fort Alice The 150-year-old fort built in 1864 in Sri Aman – then called Simanggang – is a legacy of the white rajahs who ruled Sarawak. Simanggang was the favourite abode of Sir Charles Brooke, the nephew of James Brooke, Sarawak’s first white Rajah. STF Heritage Development Committee chairman Lim Kian Hock said Charles Brooke joined the Sarawak civil service in 1852. As the Tuan Muda, Charles was installed Resi

  A very nice place for camping, have all the facilities. Washroom, barbecue pit, nice camp site. I like it very much.  Me and Sui Chin stop for a while to enjoy the gift from nature. Amorphophallus Hewittii (bunga keladi / 魔芋花 ) The Rafflesia Flower The Borneo Explorer Wilson Chin (Me) reach the summit of Mount Gading. My record on going up to the summit.

Went to Genting Highland for a 3 days 2 night trip, and one of the place I found very interesting is the Chin Swee Cave Temple , situated near the Genting Highland resort. You can use the free shutter bus from the first world hotel to reach there. The Chin Swee translate to Chinese means clear water. The view are breathtaking, cause its situated on the top of the highland.   Many magnificent sculpture on the temple wall.   The godes of mercy   I read the story of The Journey to the West since I was little, and I like the story very much. I was born in the year of Monkey, so today I escort my master and protect him, and assist by two brothers to the Journey of the West to get the sutera. :P   My next destination, the tall Pagoda...   The highest are Level 9, ran up there, need to slowdown to catch my breath. But I did it!!!   Very nice view look above from Level 9 :) More Pictures to share with you, click Play button.