Miri – Part One of Six

Since Miri had become a city earlier this year 2005, it is hard to believe that Miri had indeed change a lot. Each time when I went back to my hometown Limbang, I need to passby Miri but only transit at the Miri Airport didn’t visit the city.

The first night I was out to explorer the new face of Miri city, together with my old time buddy who stays at Miri. With almost half-an-hour car ride, my friend bring me to this new park called the “Taman Miri” aka Miri Park. Before we reach she asked me whether afraid of height of not. I was curious why asked that question, as when we reach our destination, I was shock that it is a park, but with a very long suspension bridge hanging in the mid air. I was so exited when I saw the bridge, I hurry set my camera ISO to 400 to have a faster shutter speed (that’s why most of my photos had a high noise level).

It is a public park so no entrance fees require, there is a place specially design for people to play skateboard. Upon walking on the suspension bridge, a big warning sign saying “Not More Than 10 Persons at Any One Time” this is for safety precaution, so that the bridge will not exceed its weight limits.

Underneath us is a big and beautiful park, it has a children playground and a public swimming pool. Yes, swimming pool, it is rarely a swimming pool in a recreation park. The suspension bridge had many station, and they stop at each station for me to take shoots on the beautiful night view. I had miscount the stations at the bridge, is like a mini size “Great Wall of China”.

When we reach the end of the bridge, I was sweating. The food that I ate was fully digested. =P On the end of the bridge (actually is the starting point as we start from the end), there are Malays and Chinese food stall. Beside the stall there is a water fountain, with four oil well spraying water out. We then walk up the tower beside the water fountain, on top of the tower we can have a bird’s eye view on the entire park.

All I can say is “WOW”…I wish Kuching will build more on this kind of park, so that next time I would have more places to go for dating. This is indeed a very beautiful park, and without a doubt it will become a fantastic tourist destination.


Welcome to Miri Park


The warning sign “Not More Than 10 Persons at Any One Time”


The recreation park under the bridge


There are also small pavilions in the park


That night my friend told me that the lights are not completely switch on, if not it would be a greater view.


During the day time water will flow here, it like a waterfall.


The swimming pool in the middle of the park


The oil well water fountain


Tower


Bird’s eye view at Miri Park from the tallest point of the tower


Wilson (Me), and Jersey, my old time buddy

Last Day at Sibu

Day Time View


Night Time View

Sibu – Day Three (Last Day)

On my last day at Sibu, I went to the night market near my hotel. At Kuching the night market only available on Saturday and Sunday but here the market operates every night. It starts at 5.00pm something, so after my 5.30pm work the time is just right for me.

I’m very hungry that time, as I only had a “kan pua” (noodle) for my lunch. Sibu is very famous for “kan pua” I think Sibu had the best and cheapest “kan pua” noodles. When I reach the night market, I start to buy the thing I like to eat. Beside selling food the night market also sales many others stuff like clothes, watches, daily usage, wallet, bags, umbrella, you name it, I think they have it.

After buying food, there is still enough time for me to rush back hotel to catch my Hong Kong series. I bought so many things with just around RM4.00 something, OMG! Is very cheap, at Kuching I cannot get this price. The food is not just cheap, but very tasty as well (or maybe because I am hungry that time). Anyway I seldom spend money on food without thinking, and this is the first time and it feels good. Actually I had bought a lot more, but if I post it all up you guys surely will think that I’m like a hungry ghost.

After my dinner, and Hong Kong series. I was very full and tired, wanted to sleep but can’t. After bath, my phone rang. It was my cousin brother, so I went out with him again to have my second round dinner. We went to a place where there is a lot of food stall selling western food, Malay food, and Chinese food. My cousin brother had order a lot for me, but I really cannot take it anymore so we waste a lot. Nowadays I had the habit of not wasting food, but that night I really cannot eat anymore, so I feel kinda bad on wasting those foods.

Overall, Sibu is really like a heaven of food. First is Cheap, second is Delicious, third it has so many choices. I’ll be coming back for more food when I have the chance.


Sibu night market


By the time I reach there is was only 6.00pm but it start to get crowded, a very happening place.


My lunch “kan pua” noodles RM1.70, I wanted to eat this since the first day I come to Sibu. A must eat item when come to Sibu.


Hot and delicious meat pao


Five items in one steam basket, I like the sio bi, three sio bi cost RM1.00


small pao, with white color, and purple color.


This is like a fast food stall, you choose which you like to eat and pay.


Don’t know the name, but in the middle is pork meat


Sio bi, my favorite


peanut cake


Abang Balik, another peanut cake


Don’t know the name, but taste nice.


Black soya bean drink RM1.00

Then that night my second round dinner with my cousin brother

This is char kuih


This one is special, is fish tauhu. Two thumbs up


Fried wages, we only eat 10%


My black paper lamb chop


Fried fish


sandwich

Tallest Building at Sibu

I think this might be the tallest building in Sibu, the San Yang Building. My co-worker told me that the building is a combination of shopping mall, and corporate office. Don’t know how it feels to have an office on the highest floor?


Took this shoot when I finish my work


Took this shoot when I go for shopping with my co-worker


The interior view of the building

Sibu – Day Two

Day One is HERE

I woke up in the a.m finding myself full of energy after few hours of sleeping. With nothing to do, I grab my camera and went down to the street to get something to eat and for a walk. The street is quiet, and cold. There’s a big open air park. This is a new park, cause I never seen this few years ago, yet is a.m but there are still people hanging around in the park.

There’s a big statue of a goose standing in the middle of the park. Surrounding it are the statues of twelve Chinese zodiacs. Not sure what it means, but I guess the goose must be symbolized of Sibu. It has a “S” shape on the goose, and Sibu starts with “S”…logic, agree? I went back to the hotel after my digicam went on low batt, it needs to recharge, and so am I.


The Goose Statue


Windows Of Sibu


The pavilion roof.


Wet & Dry Market


A wide open-air use to host most of the street event.

Sibu – Day One

Last week when I arrive at Sibu, we were to go to Sarikei for work immediately. So I didn’t have time to take photo at Sarikei *sorry to chen not be able to take photos of Sarikei :( *. After finish work that night we head back to Sibu by car, when we reach Sibu our co-worker brings us for dinner. It is very generous of them to drive their way all the way from Sarikei to Sibu, and bring us dinner again.

My co-worker told me that this is a very famous place for seefood, the food is tasty, and the price is reasonable. I’m not much of a seafood lover, but I can eat almost anything now. I haven’t had a proper meal since 5.00a.m.

While waiting for our dish to come, I went around the restaurant to see if have anything interesting. There is a corner where they kept the fish, and prawns. Just when I walk closer, I heard noise made by frog. I open one of the box cover and discover there are many frogs hiding in there. And some of them are FAT!!! In Chinese we don’t called this frog, we called it “田鸡” translate to English “farm chicken”. I ate this before, if cook with ginger and Soya sauce, it will become a very delicious dish.

After our dinner, they send us to our hotel, my co-worker and I live at the Premier Hotel. After I grab my room key, immediately I rush into my room. Bath and zzzzz….


The seafood restaurant situated after the ferry service from Sarikei to Sibu


Prawns: “Don’t even think about eating us!”
Fish: “Yall’re dead meat.”



The “田鸡” a.k.a “Farm Chicken”


Sibu Premier Hotel


A very late check-in


The view from my room window

New Ice-Kacang Stall

Hi guys…I’m back.

Yesterday evening went to the new ice-kacang stall, last time it was like this. After that the government had take up their place to build a beautiful park, and the Sarawak Government had also build a new food stall for them to operate their business.

This building had it own unique design, is not like any other food stall that build in a strait line, this one is a circle. So before you choose which stall to sit down, you can walk around the stall then make the decision.

My friends and I had chosen this “Ah Yeo Ais Kacang” I guess that the boss uses his sure name as the sign board. I’m craving for ice-kacang now….just when we had finished our drinks, the sky starts to pouring rains. This is still ok for me, what worse is that I forgot to close my car windows, and my car seat are all wet!!!


A part of the new ice-kacang building


Ah Yeo Ice Kacang


Is a family business, while the husband do the marketing, then the wife do the production this is a very good coordination between husband and wife.


My ice-kacang (red bean drinks)


This is how it looks like when you dig the red bean that hidden inside the ice. RM1.20


Raining, and I had forgot completely about my car windows…I am getting old