One day trip @ Miri

Petrosains – Dino Trek comes to Miri, Sarawak

During my stay at Miri, I went to the Miri Petroleum Museum. Just inside the museum, there is an exhibition going on, and is called the DinoTreck. Admission for adults is RM5. Inside the exhibition, I’m a little bit disappointed. My friend told me that there is actually a real dinosaur skull, when I go….there is just Animatronics Dinosaurs left., and a bunch of Dino Game for kids.

For the Petroleum Museum, Miri is a division which rich with petrol. Inside the museum it clearly display and explain how the petrol is drill from the earth, and how to process it, and the type of drill that use to get the petrol.


the main entrance of Miri Petroleum Museum, it was a hot afternoon, I had no where to go, and this is the perfect place for me to enjoy the whole Miri Town view.


This map shows the tectonic selling of The World Giant Oil and Gas fields.


Morse Code, do you know that the Nokia phone default message tone is actually come from morse code.


Playground for kids, lean while playing


I love this model, it looks so real


drill


Animatronics Robot Dinosaurs number 1.


This is a Triceratops, there are many button on the panel that you can puss to control its body movement.


This is the Maiasaura Dinosaurs. This type of dinosaurs, they usually move in herds like cows, easy for them to look after each other. They look after their kids, is a very responsible dinosaurs.


This big guy is called the Tyrannosaurus Rex, or T-Rex. Without any doubt you know they eat meat,


with just few minutes, my friend and I finish seeing all the robotic dinosaurs. I should go to the shopping mall and get a cold drink now.



Miri Fan Garden
I’ve been to Miri for so many time, but this is the first time I’ve step into the Fan Garden. This park is located at the heart of Miri town, and the shape of the park looks just like a fan, so I guess that’s why she earn the name Miri City Fan. What make this garden so unique is it has a combination of several garden together. And below is a series of photos I’ve shoot. My dear readers, enjoy the photos :)


This is the first garden I visit, the Formal Garden


This is the Chinese Garden, it has a man-made lake.


A pagoda in the Chinese Garden.


This is the Garden of Vision, its use for concert, and other public function gathering.


Musical Fountain, I don’t know why they name this Musical.


The building at the very back of the hut is the Miri Public Library.


how they do that? Very creative…


a maze garden, it took me quite some time to find my way out.


This is a big flower vase, if they throw me in there, guaranty I can’t get out.



Miri Public Park – Taman Awam Miri
Not really sure the exact name of this park. Last time I came was at night time, this time I’ve got the change to see the different view on this beautiful park. It has a very long suspension bridge which connects one end of the park to another end.


On the very top of the tower, you can view the entire park. I stand at the edge of the tower to take some shoot, but the swallow which live at the top flew pass me in a very fast speed. It’s look like they want to chase me and the other visitor away from the tower.


here we go…


a mini swimming pool specially for the kids


here’s a close up look at the swimming pool. Nice right!!! Pity is just for kids.


I’m now at the middle of the suspension bridge.


This is the dry playground, most of the kids like to play at the wet playground.


The guard and a German shepherd


Night view at the suspension bridge


This is what I’ve shoot when I’m at the top of the tower. I wanted to shoot more, but the swallow keep on attacking me, I scare and run away.


look at the color tone of the evening sky. Very beautiful, Mother Nature is the best artist.

Holiday trip @ The Saujana Resort

Went for a trip last week to The Saujana Resort with few of my buddies, the resort was somewhere at Shah Alam. We took MAS Airline, and reach the resort by using a taxi. The driver was nice, he chat with us all the way from the airport until we reach the resort. I was told that this resort previously was named Hyatt Hotel, but now rename become Saujana.

When we check-in, we then went for dinner. Had a buffet style dinner, and the food was nice. After the dinner, we went to Sunway Pyramid to shopping. Most of my buddies had bough red clothes for Chinese New Year. I didn’t meet the perfect one, so I didn’t buy. We went back to the resort after shopping, my roommate and I had gone for swimming. We are allowed to swim anytime we want, and there are a few China dolls swimming that time. Just when my buddy and I went back to our room, my friend told me that he left his short at the pool side. So we have to went back again, and look for his black short. A very good experience….

The next morning, we all went for archer, boat pedaling, bicycling, and etc. It was indeed a very fun morning. Though the room rate was a little bit expensive, but with all this fun, is all worth it.


ticket to holiday


my lunch came just in time, I was very hungry…


reached KL safely :)


lobby view of The Saujana Resort


my friends and I had a buffet style dinner


swimming pool at Saujana resort.


night view of the Saujana resort.


drink some liquor at night can lead to a very good night sleep


the next morning, we went for boat pedaling…


we had a race, and my team lost !!!


robin hoot


just when I reach Kuching, a bunch of people welcoming me back to Kuching, how nice.
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Wishing every one of you good luck with your work, and happy always.

Climbing Mount Hindu Temple / Mount Mike

Last weekend I went for mount hiking with my friends. On top of the mount is a Hindu Temple, this mount is located before the Matang Family Recreation Park, inside the Malay village. We’re accompany by a friend that been there before, if not will not be able to locate it. Is been a while since the last time I went for mount hiking. One of my favorite hobbies is mount hiking, and jungle tracking. Kuching is a city that’s rich with rainforest and mountain, so that’s why I love Kuching so much.

Along the trail up the sideway are cover by tall trees, though is a very hot day but we are cover by the shade. There are three “check point” along the way up. Is mean that there is one mini temple on the bottom part, one at the middle part, and another one at the upper part of the mount. So according to my friend, when we reach this mini temple, we must stop and worship to the Hindu God in order to pay respect. My friend bring along some joss stick.

Just when I stop for photographing, one of my friend suddenly scream. We’re shock, and look back. He run toward our direction, and told us that a snake just drops from the mid-air and craw over his feet. And he still feels the coldness of that snake. I hurry run back, and look for the snake. Is a small green snake, and if not mistaken, this might be the green python which is a poison snake. *phew* lucky he didn’t bite my friend. What a close encounter this was, so from that incident onwards, my friend chooses to walk in the front of us.

There are a lot of wild mushrooms near the mount stream. Beside that there are also wild berries, and a fruit which look very similar like a lemon, which smells sweet. After one hour and twenty five minutes, we reach the temple. When I walk up the rock staircase, my mind start to wondering around thinking that at Kuching there is Hindu temple on top of the mountain; there is also a Church at mount Singai, and a Buddhist temple at Borneo Highland. Wonder why they prefer build holy place on top of the mount?

The Hindu temple is not very big, but the view up there is great. I’ve taken some panoramic shoot. But because of the thick tees, so most of the view had been cover by the woods. We went in, and worshiping. There is a Hindu guy inside one of the room in the temple, and we’re not allowed to enter that room. After finish worshiping, we stay there for a while to enjoy the mount breeze, and head back home after that. Another mount hiking adventure, my next target will be either the Santubong Mount, or the Matang Mount.


I don’t know the actual name of this mountain, but it have a sign saying Mount Mike. So this might be the name is this mount


this is the first part of the trail, looks very easy isn’t it, and is covered by sharp stones.


the weather was not, with hot weather like this I will become a negro when I reach the top.


There are three small temple along the way up the mount, and here we reach the first one. We all stop and light up the joss stick that we bring earlier on, and worship the Hindu god in order to pay respect, and asked for protection when we’re climbing the mount


we continue our trail up, and we are lucky to be surround by big and tall tress. We’re all been shaded by the tall trees, so no worries on becoming a negro.


this is a dead tree trunk, and the dead trunk had been “taken over” by parasitic plant


there is a banana tree, is very rare to see banana tress growing in a place like this. Or might it be…*cough* ok, let’s continue our journey…


this is the second “check point”, the mini temple is just under this rock.


So if we didn’t look carefully, we might miss out this stop. So as usual, we light up our joss stick, and start worship the Hindu God, then continue with our journey.


look at this wild mushroom.


there is also a small stream flowing from top of the mount, this is mineral water. It’s very cold, but I didn’t drink it.


One of my friend suddenly yell loudly, and run toward our direction. There is a snake just drop from the tree branch, landed on his feet and crawl away. Very fortunately my friend is ok, I run back to see the snake, and took a shoot on it.


wild berries.


my dear reader, do you know what is this called?


well, I don’t know what’s the name of this fruit. But it’s smell very sweet.


look what I found, pine tree seed.


another mount stream, I went to try the water. It was cold just like the first one.


wild mushroom


there are various kind of wild mushroom here, maybe because of the humidity so very suitable for growing mushroom.


Finally we had reach the last mini temple, this mean we’re close to the top of the mount.


I notice that the Hindu God were mainly worship with milk, and the name of this Hindu God is Sri Jadahmuni Devastaanam.


After 15 minutes, we had finally reach our destination. The Hindu temple is just a few staircases away. Can you see the one which cover by the red rooftop, that’s the temple.


This is how the temple looks like, a very simple and plain temple.


seeing is beliving – Build in the late 1860’s, during the era of the Second White Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Brooke. The temple is an unique abode of AMBAAL, made of belian or iron wood. Located about 1,000 feet on a mountain slope with a pyramid shaped “Gopuram”.

The distant of the temple is about two and half mile (2 ½) from the foot of the mountain and it would take about an hour to reach.

One who visits the temple would experience the cool and congenial atmosphere at the upper slopes of the mountain, panoramic view of the Matang plains <-- (this I agree) and other landscape below and the 1800 Century’s Craftsmanship on belian wood.



Just when I was taking photos of the beautiful scene, my friend called me again. And this time is a iguana. I’m very fortunate to be able to see a wild iguana in the wild, I zoom in focus locked on, and immediately press on the shutter button. After I took this photo, the little guy jump away and vanish into the woods.


I’ve sign the guess book, and note down the time I reach the top.


L-R: Wei Yian, Wilson Chin (Me), Colin, Siao Ping, and Peter