Sibu Airport @ Sibu

I had to be at the airport slightly earlier than usual because of the rain, you just never know if it might flood somewhere in between the journey. In the taxi, I had a delightful conversation with the Taxi driver with the little juicy gossips that happens around in Sibu town. Not that I need to know about such gossips, but it is more entertaining than the radio!

Anyway, I had to travel from Sibu to Miri via FAX which is the equivalent of the AirAsia. My first time with FAX and well everything seems pretty smooth.

The airport was pretty boring as there were not many shops to explore, so I just sat down quietly and wait to be checked in.
















The last time I was in Sibu airport, FAX was still not around and I went to Miri via MAS, still remembered that I need to walk to the Fokker plane with my luggages and everything.

Bus Terminal Area @ Sibu

My walk around Sibu Town took me to the area near the bus terminals. The traffic here seems mild in relative to the ones in Puduraya in Kuala Lumpur, but then again most of the traffic everywhere looks mild in comparison to the horrible jams in KL.

Nothing much to explore in the terminal, so I just snapped some pictures and proceed to walk towards the town area.

Tua Pek Kong temple @ Sibu

Walking along the Rejang river, you will see this temple also known as the Yua Pek Kong temple along it. As I did not have time to explore inside, I just took a snapshot of the temple from the outside.

Sibu Town @ Sibu

I have my own measurement of cities and towns and that is they should at least have a cinema or a cineplexes. Thankfully Sibu has 2 cineplexes to offer to their people in Sibu to de-stress themselves.

Rajang Esplanade Garden @ Sibu

What striked me in this garden wasn't the riverfront view nor the beautiful landscaped garden, but the might rock that had this Chinese character "Xu", which is a Chinese surname.

Pasar Sentral Sibu @ Sibu

What better way to know a town but to have a walk at its wet market! I have to say when I stepped into the market, I did have some impression that it looked similiar to the one in Taman Tun Ismail in Kuala Lumpur, only this one is actually bigger.

The market here is huge and cleaner than the traditional wet markets that I have been too. The lower ground is your typical wet market that sells food, while the above sells clothes and other stuff. I could not check out the other stuff as the shops were still closed when I went there.

Not buying any veggies nor eggs, I had a quick snap of pictures and got out from the market.

Kingwood Hotel @ Sibu

I stayed in Kingwood Hotel in Sibu which was supposedly to be a 4 Stars Hotel there. But I had my doubts when I stepped in.

Began to wonder who gave them the 4 stars rating. For starters the water from the tap was quite murky......

Oh well, guess I can't really complain much as there are not many hotels to choose from. Other than the hotel here, the other hotel is actually Tanamas Hotel which was fully b0oked on that day.

There is another up and coming hotel, which should be ready by now. Anyway, while the facilities and everything is nothing to shout about, the swimming pool located at the roof top do provide a scenic view and after a hard day's work. The view is quite fantastic with the sunset and coconut trees together.

Rejang Riverside @ Sibu

As the sun sets in, the activities in town and near the river also slows down the momentum. Not exactly a scenic river as the river water was a bit muddy and there to many cargo ships and container around.

But the view is something different as compared to the city lights of Kuala Lumpur

Swans @ Sibu

Surpising there were 2 statues of giant swans in Sibu. One was in the town centre and the other one was by the riverside.

These were huge swans and I wondered was there any significant meaning the swans were being erected there?

Was there some stories about the swans in Sibu, I never got to know. But if someone out there knows about it, maybe you can drop a comment or two....

Cathedrals & Colonials @ Kuching

Sarawak is filled with history of the White Rajahs, James Brooke and other fascinating facts, which if you still remember your history lessons, you will know.

I on the other hand have forgotten lost of the history lesson and hence can only tell you that in Kuching there are quite a number of colonial buildings and cathedrals that blends in well with the landscape around.

As I looked into these buildings, I began to feel slightly guilty of not remembering the important parts of the Sararwak history. Guess I would have to surf the web for more information

Museums & Khatulistiwa @ Kuching

When was the last time I stepped into a museum? Hmm, can't remember. But as I walked along the Sarawak River and saw that there was actually a Chinese History Museum, it kind of caught my attention.

Time to discover my roots, as it was free, I guess there was no harm in checking it out. The museum as i stepped in was rather small, just like a 2 badminton courts. There were pictures and also some short history lessons of the people in Kuching like the Foochow people, which forms the majority of the Chinese community in Kuching, if I still remember correctly.

Other than pictures, there were also statues and some artifacts as well, none extremely interesting. After 5 minutes, I got out of the museum and continue my trecking along the Sarawak River.

Khatulistiwa Cafe - The building really caught my attention as it stands out really unique on its own. While I did not went inside the building to peep what they serve, but i believe the atmosphere and ambience of this building would have captivated the tourist to wine and dine here.

Sculptures@Sarawak River

The Sarawak River is the focus point of Kuching, you have hotels situated here like Hilton Kuching that gives you a magnificant view of the River. Along the river, restaurants and stalls are being set up to capture the tourists who are enjoying the view here.

There are boat rides as well, for you to tour the river. Families of young and old crowd in these areas during weekends to de-stress themselves.

Along the pavement, there are sculptures of various designs for the tourists to pose with these sculptures.

Arts and Crafts@Kuching

As I walked out of Chinatown area, I headed towards the Sarawak River where the gist of the activities were bundled.

Rows of shops selling arts and crafts laid side by side. What they sold were natural ferns, bamboos shaped into bags and household items.

While we use plastics in our everyday items, here everything is natural bringing nature back to harmony.

These arts and crafts are normally being sold as a souvenir items to the tourists that comes afar. Alongside these items are pepper biscuits, pepper sweets and pepper in its raw form or in powder form.

If you come to Kuching, other than bird's nest shops, you will see shops that sells pepper which is the thing to buy here!

Kuching Chinatown

Chinatown is just like a symbol to signify the presence of the Chinese community, while some of the places will have some gate to signify the area of Chinatown, some do not.

In Kuala Lumpur, the Chinatown is also known as Petaling Street whereby the activities here are similiar to Shen Yang Market in Shanghai, only in a smaller scale.

However, in Kuching, there is also a Chinatown with a gate to usher tourists in. As I walked into the Chinatown in Kuching, it was a bit quiet as it was on a Sunday and most of the shops were closed.

Other than the usual shops around the area, many clans or association quarters are also located here as well.

Kuching Airport@Kuching

The Kuching Airport had a lot of similiarities with KLIA in terms of architecture. Its like a mini KLIA!

The signage is similar and also the pillars as well. The airport is really spacious, but there are no TVs available unlike Johor Bahru airport.

Like the KLIA airport, both the departure and arrivals are also separated into different floors.

Glasses are used near the departure hall to enable you to see the planes outside, which is similar to most of the airports in Malaysia except a few like Kuantan Airport.

The airport looks and feels relatively new as everything is still spotless clean , have to wait for a while, then only we can determine how good they are in maintaining the airport.

However, the airport here is not as busy as Sabah airport in Kota Kinabalu,

City Bayview Hotel @Penang

City Bayview Penang is famous for its Revolving Restaurant, which lets you have a look of Georgetown. Located at the town centre wit close proximity to the clubbing areas of The Garage, it is indeed a strategically located position.

They have an outdoor jacuzzi whereby you can enjoy being "jacuzzed" while admiring the sun or while tanning your body.

Unfortunately, that morning was raining slightly and therefore the pool and the outdoor jacuzzi was deserted. Guess there would be more people if the weather was ok.

Rooms were ok, but they did not have enuff movie channels from the Astro, therefore you have to pray hard that TV3 or the local channels are showing something decent coz HBO is not available.

Overall, not too bad at all!