Gawai holiday - Day 2

We had a 4 hour karaoke session at Enter-K situated at Crown Square.
It's my first time singing K in Kuching. =D

see? a rare sight indeed.


And FYI, my singing is like ghost crying. -__-lll
I also dono why. haha


everybody getting high~


singing with Li Chin.

see, my howling singing can even wake Peter up from his sleep.

the best singer of all time

since she sings till so good, I might as well give her my support

nah, give u 'flower'

group pic! =D




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After our K session, we chilled out at Jase Tea House at 101.

our drinks. =D
clockwise from top left : my ice blended Green tea ( best! ), Xiao Feng's dono wat drink, Li Chin's oreo drink ( ok la ) and the rest ordered ice-blended mango ( best!!! )

we choosed a nice n comfy corner. =D

look like hotel right?

深情对望 XD

wc

remember to thank the photographer ar...

I like this pic. =)

the couple's turn

ask them to 深情对望, but dono why Irene look at Peter look till lidat. -__-lll

Peter : " Eww...don't come near me"

and kena cubit hidung after that. -__-lll cute couple. XD




The drinks are not bad, slightly cheaper than starbucks, and the atmosphere is not bad too.
so....
this place passed my 'test' and is recommended. =)
The only con is that it's facing the west sun so some of the seat looks quite hot in the afternoon.

Gawai Trip - Part II ( The Hot Spring )

After visiting the longhouse, we went straight for the hot spring located just a few minutes' drive away.
I went to the hot spring once many years ago and it gives me a really good impression but I never know where it is bcos it seems so secluded.
I have been longing to go back there since then and now my wish is granted. Hoho...


Upon arriving, it says : closed for today.
wtf.
But fear not, u can always get down from the bridge.
I like it that way eventhough u have to walk some distance.

But the guys insist on finding another alternative.
and they end up bitten by swarms of black ants.
hahaha
so lesson learnt, use the safest way to get in.


if it can send 2 guys howling in pain, it must be very very painful.

on the bridge

oo baby here I come!

Irene is so scared to went down Haha. her bf must be very happy to become her hero. =P


But it's actually quite steep so better be careful.



got another gang BBQ-ed underneath the bridge somemore. -___-lll

the hero, being hugged. lol

another couple

another couple. *sob*

nvm, I'm ok. I can go thru this ALONE. I don't need anyone to hold my hand. *sob*

macam pendatang asing


It's best to wear slippers and not sport shoes bcos some part are full with small stones so unless u want to do some foot theraphy, u better walk with ur slippers on.
But otherwise, it's quite a fun walk as the base is mostly sand and the water is very cooling.
It's not dirty ( maybe only 1% of rubbish ) which I liked.
And It's not deep. the deepest being knee deep only, unless u are shorter than me, that's it.



Not long after that we reached the 'hot spring'.
well some may be quite disappointed bcos the so-called hot spring is actually just a few small hot water spots.
U can differentiate it by looking at the bubbles coming out from the water.


see the bubbles?

or by looking at the face of ur frens getting 'high' when stepping on the 'hot spot'

there is a ring of rocks formed around the 'hot spots' so we just sit on it and...

took out our eggs and...

boil the eggs. hehe...


So while waiting for the eggs to 'boil', u can start to camwhore.



saw 2 big pretty bright green butterflies! even the butterfly has a couple. *sob louder*

be careful of ur slippers though...

I love nature. =)

V(^^)V

see, I'm an egg.

she is a mouldy egg.




After some time, we took out the eggs...




no bowl so use slipper can la...

but the eggs are not cooked at all so we send the eggs away...together with the slipper.

and he has to chase after his slipper AGAIN. =D




so...no need to bring egg next time unless u plan to stay whole day there.




Irene's brother n his gf. so that makes another couple. *sienz*

nvm, I have my not-cooked egg to accompany me.

going back



Last but not least,

my favourite photo of the day....



how romantic. *sob even more louder and throws away my egg. wtf*




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The End.

Gawai Trip - Part I ( The Longhouse )

Gawai is a festival celebrated in Sarawak every year on the 1st of June.
It is a Harvest day celebrated by the Dayaks : Ibans, Bidayuh, Kelabit ( yeah, can wish Vanessa Happy Gawai too =P ) and etc.
And so in Sarawak we have 2 days of holidays. And 2 days of holidays mean A LOT to me.
No work, no catching of snake. How fun. =D


And so on that day the few of us planned to go have fun at the Hot Spring and also the longhouse too. ( Normally I would have say no bcos the weather is killing me but when I heard the word 'Tuak', my eyes sparkled and said yes. wtf )


So on the first day of Gawai, we went all the way into the jungle
( yala we Sarawakians live in jungle one ma ).
The journey itself took us more than one hour and it's really suffering as we took the wrong road and have to get pass a really bumpy rock road. Free Osim. -__-lll so I should't complain eh?



Anyway, we reached Kampung Annah Rais 12pm sharp. Imagine the hot sun above ur head.

the entrance

A dayak girl dressed greeted us at the entrance and ask if we wanted to try Tuak.
and I said yes immediately. =P

Full of chairs for the visitors to sit

this, my friends, is how longhouse looked like. -__-lll


my house don't even have Astro. -__-lll

the headhouse aka Panggah

with only a basket of heads inside.-__-lll maybe the other heads went to have some fun outside since it's Gawai.

it's really a freaking hot day and so I've gone crazy. It's not the effect of drinking Tuak.

The view from the longhouse is pretty. =D

the gal standing on the bamboo bridge is pretty too. HAHAHA. cheh

linkage to moreeeee 'longhouses'

love this pic. =)

I'm not inside bcos I'm the photographer. *sob*



After finish seeing how longhouse looked like, we get right down to business.




eating of cuz! XD


The food is quite nice.
Quite similiar to what u get during Hari Raya.

And I spotted a bottle of Tuak sitting on the table...
and of cuz, I poured some for myself.
And before we went back, Xiao Feng suddenly popped out a glass of COLD tuak.
Imagine my happiness. =D
she got it from the kitchen of one of the houses knowing I like it. =D


The Tuak is nicer than those sold in supermarkets.
It's not overwhelmingly sweet like those sold at the supermarkets but just nice.
Very nice in fact. =D
But sadly I can't bring them back.


I know it's way pass Hari Gawai ady but still I'd want to say
"Selamat Hari Gawai, Gayu-Guru Gerai-Nyamai"
to everyone. XD



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To be continued : Part II - Hot Spring =D