yeahz!!! i am back... haha... back from my short getaway trip to Sarawak. a place where pple dun usually visit. heehee... quite a new and fresh destination. a place in malaysia where govt is trying to publicise on its attraction to get more tourists. not too bad as it is quite rich in its cultural history.
we went to the Sarawak Cultural Village. it is a MUST go attraction in Sarawak as it show case all the traditional tribes of Sarawak in the olden days. there are quite a few different local tribes in Sarawak in the olden days, each of them making up a small percentage of Sarawak overall's population. & each of them has there own culture, beliefs and living patterns. in the village which govt had converted into a showcase for tourists, we can see the different types of longhouse which the different tribes lived in the olden days. we saw the clothes they wore, the weapons they used for hunting, the items they used for weaving cloth, baskets and alot more. there was a cultural show at the end to show us the various activities carried out by some of these tribes. is quite an eye opening as usually whenever i go malaysia, everything i see is so commercialise. i guess the oldest type of living pattern i see for malaysia is the old malay kampong.
then at the Sarawak River, i saw a typical view of most cities. at 1 side of the river is commercialise tall buildings of hotels, shopping malls and offices. on the other side lied the low lying wore-out and scattered kampong houses. and pple living in these kampong houses actually takes a 60cents to and fro boat ride everyday to go to work. life is all so simple... guess the living standard will slowly increase as years go by. oh ya! the capital city of Sarawak is Kuching. Kuching in malay means Cat. so in Kuching, cat is consider as a lucky animal and almost everywhere in the main street in Kuching, there is a cat statue. haha... so funny...
overall, tis is a pleasant trip with eye opener experience and relaxing feeling. feel much better after i come back. good way of rejuvenating and shall work on the stuff i need to bring over next year liao... yeahz!!! enough of slacking and resting liao... need do work now... haha...
oh ya... before i went Sarawak, i went for 2/4 annual chalet!!! yeahz... it was a christmas chalet but we spent our countdown time for xmas over playing cards. haha... anyway, is a fun chalet with arguements, quarrels and laughter. had a potluck on xmas eve. good idea so tat everyone can sit down and eat together w/o worrying for BBQ. had a very full dinner with lots of food... haha... then after tat followed on with surprise logcake for ivy's bday. yeahz! had a fulfilling dinner then followed by whole nite thru of card games and gift exchange. a few rounds of mahjong before i fly off.. heehee...
annual 2/4 chalet. hopefully next yr there will be another round. though i wun be around, i still hope tat they can arrange one and have fun together. update everyone abt their activities for the past year seems great. then i can call home and speak to all of them. haha... yeahz!!! anyway, next yr is 10th yr liao... yippee!!! shall look forward to it siaz!!!n heehee... 3 cheers for 2/4!!! hip! hip! hurray!!!
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