Kuching - Day 2

Late posting again.. =P Class had started today. But me? still at home. According to Desmond, the class haven't started yet. Seem like my choice not going back early is correct. Hehe.. Ok, continue my Kuching story.

~ Day 2 (25/11/05) ~

Wake up early today. For me, today was less a bit of luck. When we all had well prepared go out, the car's alarm suddenly making noise. We all "forced" to wait until Agnes's dad come back to fix for us. We all started to hungry coz we haven't taking our breakfast. But the car was naughty, what to do?!! Had to eat biscuit to stop our hunger first lor. Until her dad back, we only knew what's the problem of the car. Actually was the car's battery problem, after her dad bought a new battery, everything was fixed. But to make sure car was ok, we went for checking before travelling. Anyway, we forgot about it very soon. Hahaha...

We went to:

1. Pustaka Negeri


This place is a state's library for Kuching. The building is big and there is a big pond beside it. Moreover, there is a cafeteria besides the lake. It feel like you are in foreign city and having your lunch though the weather is hot. Haha.. The most speacial thing of this library are the stairs. It is make of glass (I think..) and you can see through everything from downstairs. So, girls, don't wearing a skirt when you go to this library, you may "exposed" yourself lor. According to Agnes, many couple who is about to married come to this library for taking their wedding's photo.

2. Cat Museum


I think you all must be heard of this museum. Everything's about cat will be exhibit here like products of Hello Kitty, cat's drawing, cat's pottery etc. The entrance is free but you need to pay for the cameras and video cameras. If you discovered that you bring in camera handphone, then you also need to left it to the counter. They will kept for you. As conclusion, you need to pay if you wanna take photo. We took the photo secretly. *giggle* I like the drawing that drawn by one Japanese artist, Jian Yi. Every cat's drawing by him were very impressive. A good talent of artist. Opps.. yaya.. Outside the museum, there is a beautiful scene of Kuching landscape. And something had happen to me when taken photo, I had accidentally FALL my camera. It hit the road and luckily no car pass by. If not, my camera sure "gone". But of course, it did scratched. Pitty.. my camera!! Anyway, it still can be functioned correctly.

3. Fort Megherita and Waterfront

This is Fort Megherita.

Me standing in front of the sampan. Hilton Hotel in Kuching... there is waterfront.

Waterfront is the riverside along the Sungai Sarawak. It is a bit like Gurney Drive, the only different was ocean and river. Fort Megherita is a fort that built during James Brooke's government. It built at the riverbank to protect and aware of the unknown boat. We went there by sampan which only cost RM 0.30 for one way. This our first experience sitting on the sampan. It was very scary when we stepped in the sampan. It feels like the sampan was gonna overturned coz the sampan was unbalanced. Nowadays, they were not slowly row the sampan to across the river, but used motor. They only rowed when we almost arrived the riverside. Don't think that after you got down from sampan, then you will see Fort Megherita. You still need to walk pass a small kampung, old primary school and police station. You will only reached after follow a short path. Today was very hot, all of us were sweated. Inside the Fort Magherita, we can see the life of the army. But the place was not very clean, maybe lack of cleaning. Downstairs was clearner, but upstairs was not very clean and a bit of smelly. When we go upstair, the cleaner was cleaning the sleeping room of the "army" (there were a few model to show the lifestyle). All of us cannot stand the dust. We left there after 40minutes and left our signature in the guest book. Again, we went back to waterfront by sampan. Sat on the chair with cooling soft drink really enjoyable after the sweating trip.

4. Chinese Cultural Museum

On the way we walking back to carpark, we found out there was one building at waterfront. The small square building was Chinese Cultural Museum. It was a small museum that exhibit all the cultural of chinese like chinese instrument etc. We only spend bout 10minutes inside.

5. Lake Park Cafe

According to Agnes, there was rumor that this was haunted cafe. Why? Because it was near to the hundred year's grave. But if you don't believe, this was also a not bad cafe. It is beside a small lake, and you need to walk through a path with the bamboo's roof. Because christmas is near, so the cafe played christmas songs. We went there after having our dinner. All were fulled, so we only ordered drinks. The drinks are very unexpensive especially milk shake drinks. I had ordered one drink called Snow White. I thought the name was so special and the drink will also special. But I'm wrong. It just a soya bean milk shake and tasted nice also. Hahaha.. We sat there and had our enjoyable time for bout 3hours. Amazingly, all of us can talk for so long!! What to do.. we were girls!! We didn't took photo there as this place was not in today's plan. Miss the picture of the cafe.


We ate:

1. Kolok Mee

We went to the famous stall called.. Hmm.. I had forgot. =P The mee is a bit like wantan mee but the mee is special. Here got two type of Kolok Mee, original and CharSiew oil. The taste of original was while CharSiew oil was sweet. I like the one with CharSiew oil.. taste good!!

2. Kong Pia

This food is Fook Chew's food. It like small bread with the pork inside. It is delicious. Agnes said
the bread is only cheap. Last time, is only RM 1 for 10 breads. Now, also not yet expensive, RM 1 for 6 breads. Yum yum!! We all both like this Kong Pia. ^_^