Lunch, the Orang Ulu style

Traditional Kelabit food:
Labo Belatuh (Smoked fish and pork meat)
Pumpkin
Tapioca leaves
Daun labu
Fish soup

Pulut goreng - 50 cent each

Approaching mid-30's

Semenjak umur semakin mendekati pertengahan 30-an ini,
saya rasa ada beberapa perubahan yang berlaku ke atas diri saya.

1. KFC, Pizza Hut n McDonald sudah tidak begitu menarik lagi.

2. Hawker food centre yang agak 'gelap' lantainya dah kurang menyelerakan, contoh seperti di Hui Sing dan BDC, dulu tempat-tempat inilah yang menjadi tempat favourite. Tapi satay Hui Sing and air matterhorn nya still the best in Kuching!

3. Dislike hotels with small restroom and cannot tahan rooms without window.

4. Awareness on beneficial food.

Eugene K1 Assessment Test

Eugene's end of the year assessment test result:
Mandarin - 74%
English - 78%
Math - 82%
B.M - 88%

Below is his mid year assessment result, which was supposed to be posted in May 2011, but it stayed in my draft all this while:

Mandarin - 55%
B.M - 56%
English - 70%
Math - 86%

In My Kitchen #6

Chicken soup and Salmon

Ikan kembung masin

Chives + baby corn + egg = Eugene & Emmett's favourite

Talapia merah goreng

last but not least..
Cucur pisang...lagi hangus lagi best.

Bishopsgate Noodle

The very famous kolo mee at Bishopsgate, Carpenter Street.
Kalau lama tak makan, pasti akan terkenang-kenang.

Inilah dia kolo mee Bishopsgate yang berharga RM6.50

Missing..Bakelalan

Merindui ketenangan di sana...

Merarap Hotspring Pt.3

Di sinilah terletaknya Merarap Hotspring Lodge di dalam peta Sarawak.
Perjalanan melalui jalan balak selama 1 jam setengah dari pekan Lawas,
atau dari Bakelalan selama 4-5 jam.

Buat masa ini, telephone coverage sini, line Celcom and Maxis dalam 1 bar gitu,
itu pun sekejap ada sekejap hilang, mengikut keadaan angin dan cuaca.

Logde ini dibina betul-betul di tepi sungai,
masa kami di sana, sungai mengalir agak deras sebab hujan lebat yang baru saja berhenti.
Seperti yang anda dapat lihat, air sungai sini agak keruh.
Keadaan ini disebabkan oleh project pembinaan taip penghantaran LNG dari Sabah ke Bintulu.

See Merarap Hotspring Pt.2

Aizat - Sungai Lui

Tengah melayan kesayuan bersama 'Aizat - Sungai Lui'

Pejamkan matamu untukku
Dengarlah dunia berkata-kata
Usah kau ragu di sini tempatmu
Walau berubah di mata kita tetap indah
Selagi kau masih percaya

Ketawa kecewa terpisah
Jalan yang lurus kian berhalang
Adakah semua ini yang ku inginkan
Ataupun hanya mengejar dunia semata-mata
Ku harap ku masih percaya

Adakah semua ini yang ku inginkan
Ataupun hanya mengejar dunia semata-mata
Ku harap kau masih percaya

Buka matamu
Biar aku memelukmu
Kita bersama masih muda masih mentah
Ku harap kau masih percaya

Selama ini selama ini
Selama ini selama ini
Selama ini selama ini
Selama ini

Merarap Hotsping - the Lodge

Accomodation disini amat memuaskan, bersih dengan washroom yang luas; bilik kami sharing 3 orang.

Tiada air-con, standing fan disediakan, tapi jangan risau, tempat ni memang sejuk.
Kipas tu jarang digunakan.

Merarap Hotspring Lodge Pt.2

Things to do at Merarap Hotspring Lodge..

• Get closer to nature.
• Enjoy the surrounding at the same time enjoy the nice cold weather.
• Enjoy beautiful scenery along the long and winding road on a 4 wheel drive from Bakelalan to Merarap Hot Spring.
• Take a dip in the lukewarm water in the pools.
• A great place to relax and rejuvenate your body and mind. Do bring along your reading material; here you can rest and read comfortably at the common area while listening to the sound of the stream nearby.
• At night, you can have barbeque; the barbeque pit is available at the lodge.

See Merarap Hotspring Pt.1

* More info at www.sarawaktourism.com

Emmett @ 2 years n 3 months

What's happening in the month...

- Had his final pneumococcal jab on last saturday, cost RM230
- Still very much in love with Angry bird ( he calls it Angy bird)
- Can sing '1 little 2 little 3 little tinger... '
- Cheekier than ever
- Weight +/-12kg

Fav song: yang diciplak
- Ay ay ay, Ay ay ay...ne ne ne over monyet (by Pitbull Ft. Marc Anthony – Rain Over Me)
- Lagi best! o o o! (by Perodua Myvi)

Motorcycle

Our conversation this morning, while on the way to Eugene's kindy.
The weather is nice and cold this morning, so I just switched off the air-con and pull down the window.

Eugene: I have something to ask you.
Mummy: Yes.
Eugene: Motorcycle got air-con or not?
Mummy: No.
Eugene: So they use 'angin' only la?
Mummy: Yes.
Eugene: ooo..sambil anguk kepala.

Other time he asked me about the sun, the moon, and the earth.
His fav question, 'Why is the Sun following me?!' Masa dia tengah marah sebab mata dia silau dalam kereta. Anybody knows what is the best answer to this question? I wish they have Science subject in Kindy :D

Conan the Barbarian (2011)

Cerita ni pun best juga. Ganas.
Tapi kan...banyak sangat pompuan topless pulak dah..
Patut la kena ban.

Immortals (2011)

Boleh tahan juga cerita ni.

Aksi memang ganas, patut la kanak-kanak tak dibenarkan masuk.
Tapi jalan cerita macam ada yang ter-kurang je.

Dalam cerita ni, ada lagi si Freida Pinto.
Selepas Slumdog Millionaire, dah semakin banyak pulak dia berlakon dalam hollywood movie,
baru je lepas tengok dia dalam Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) hari tu.
Pastu selalu pegang pulak watak utama, kira heroin gak la.
Suka tengok dia berlakon, cantik and tak over acting gitu..

Cantik kan?!

Merarap Hotspring Pt.1

Setelah 5 jam perjalanan melalui jalan balak yang berlopak serta berliku, akhirnya kami sampai ke Merarap Hotspring Lodge.
Tempat ini ibarat surga yang tersembunyi di sebalik hutan belantara.
Keindahan tempat ni bisa memukau mata memandang.
Derusan sungai yang mengalir deras di sebelah lodge juga amat mengasyikkan.

Semasa kami sampai, cuaca mendung dengan hujan renyai-renyai.
Dengan cuaca yang sejuk sebegini, kami mengambil peluang untuk memanaskan badan dalam kolam air panas yang disediakan..ohh..sungguh segar.

Pada waktu malam, benda yang paling saya suka ialah..
bersantai di 'common area' sambil membaca novel sambil bertemankan derusan air sungai,
memang heaven...

to be cont..Part 2

All Soul

R.I.P

Christmas deco @ Boulevard

Surprise! Christmas deco is up now at Boulevard shopping mall, Kuching.
Which reminds me, I need to get the approval for my Christmas holiday done. Yeeha.

Ba’Kelalan Natural Organic Food & Wellness Trail

What to do in Bakelalan?

Experience the lifestyle of the Lun Bawang community with Homestay program.

Jungle trekking to Long Kumap Salt Spring, and experience the cold and clean water in the stream along the way.

Explore Bakelalan surroundings by visiting the rice fields, apple farms & the organic research farm.

Experience the adventure by taking the 5 hours drive on a 4WD to Merarap Hot Spring along the bumpy logging road and don’t forget to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the ways.

A quick stop at the Buduk Bui Salt Spring which is about 1 hour drive from Bakelalan, and take a short stroll to the Salt Spring.

Along the way, you will pass by a few kampungs, among them are Long Langai, Long Ritan, Long Rusu, Buduk Bui, Long Rangat, Buduk Aru and lastly Long Ubau.

You will also come across a Spring water just by the road side where you can take a sip of the cool and refreshing water from the mountain.

Just sit back, relax and enjoy!

Malaysia Borneo

Kuching, Sarawak
Population : 658,549
Area: 431.01km
Established: 1827
Distance from KL: 977km

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Population : 617,972
Area: 351km
Established: 1882
Distance from KL: 1,624km

source: Senses of Malaysia, June 2011

Bunga Apple

Bunga Apple @ Ba'kelalan

Cantik kan? Macam bunga sakura.
Bila la ada peluang nak tengok bunga sakura yang real?