lion dance in kuching!

chinese new year comes early in kuching!

there were 2 lions and a 9-man dragon dancing on the streets of kuching town ... imagine i'm staying on the 11th floor and its so loud! the whole dong dong chang dong dong chang was on for at least 20mins and did u know, the drum beat is different for a lion dance and a dragon dance?! oohh wahh

this whole weekend, they've even closed half the roads for the cny nite market and stage show ... they take cny celebrations really seriously here :p

gosh they've started dong dong chang again! it's like a mini concert downstairs ... i hope they don't start karaoke!

more kuching food!

i had kueh chap - its so delicious! thinly sliced smooth rice cake, lean pork meat (u can have some with fats, intestines), beancurd & egg in yummy soup ... reminds me of bak kut teh ... i'll put up a pic soon!

the weirdest thing i've had is called 'mani lui sa' or hakka lui ha ... it's a bowl of rice with 3/4 kinds of vegie and peanuts ... what's so weird about a bowl of vegie? ... the soup! it came in a separate bowl - thank goodness! its many sorts of vegie blended into this soup which is bitter and smells yucks! ... apparently all 1st timers who try dis soup will haf the same reaction as me ... cringe facial expression ... weirdest gross soup ever! but it's the healthiest bowl of rice i've had since i came to kuching hehehe

kolo mee, damai, riverside

today was raining quite a bit here... managed to catch a ride to damai beach... luckily i managed to walk on the beach n around before it rained like cats & dogs! then it was back to kuching town. do u know u can walk the whole riverbank end-to-end in 30mins! i even went to the wet market (yup it's as dirty n messy like back home!).
i tried kolo mee the other day .. its a bit like instant noodles (tho jason my kuching colleague sez if its instant noodles it's not kolo mee!) in garlic & sesame & soy sauce & some sweet red sauce (makes the whole thingy reddish!) .. .very simple food n nice .. plus i found out there's a branch in taman megah! will go home n check it out.
sarawak vegie - midin is yummy! everyone who comes here must try it!

lunch today - laksa sarawak ... yup i ate laksa ... i dun eat laksa at home but i had some today ... errmm its cooked with vermicilli n its not the sour kind of soup ... hhmm i dunno, i dun eat dat much laksa to compare but i think its ok.
tea today - pineapple cheese tart ... errmm...
diner today - "nude crab burger" at D'Alif by the waterfront ... its not too bad .. not great ... i think original crabs still the best la!
is there any other local food i haven't tried yet??

kuching ... meow meow

i'm in the land of cats ... kuching, sarawak!
just found out there's wi-fi in my hotel room ... weee ... go somerset!
also just had a taste of some local food ... tomato kuey teow (apparently only in kuching u get this not in kl). its kinda interesting ... where u get fried kuey teow (or bee hoon or mee) and there's some starchy tomato sauce poured over it ... then there's some tomato after taste to the noodles. next thing to try is kolo noodles!

melbourne photo teaser

Xmas Dinner 2005 at Dragon Boat Steamboat Restaurant Melbourne City

sunset at docklands melbourne after dinner

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pre-xmas brunch @ le favs! yummy