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- December 20th, 2009
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Kanowit Market
Visiting the market and tamu in Kanowit is definitely an experience. The tamu is basically located beside the town's main market, just right below the Water Board's hill.In the main market, there are…
- December 19th, 2009
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Sibu Christmas Procession 2009
The annual Christmas Procession went on smoothly last night even though there was an intermittent drizzle throughout the event. I believe the Lord was looking after us as the sky was very dark since 3…
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Dine @ Peppers Cafe
Few days ago I went to Peppers Cafe at Tanahmas Hotel for a dinner to celebrate a special occasion. I have not dine here for a very long time and in fact this is my first visit here in 2009.The ambien…
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MASK: Rhino
Rhino is the iconic symbol of the MASK cartoon series. In fact, this vehicle is selected to be the MASK team's logo throughout the series and the toy's packagingRhino is basically an ordinary looking…
- December 18th, 2009
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Sibu Chritsmas Trees 2009 @ Night
Sibu Town Square Phase 1 come alive at night and so as the Christmas trees on display here. I had shown the trees in detail in broad daylight and let's see how they fare at night.KTS TreeKingwood Tree…
- December 15th, 2009
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Sibu Christmas Trees 2009 Part 2
These are the remaining 6 Christmas trees for the 2009 Sibu X'mas tree decoration contest. I believe this half are much better and interesting than the first part I highlighted previously.Sing Kwong T…
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Sibu X\'mas Tree 2009 Part 1
13 X'mas trees were erected in Sibu Town Square Phase 1 as part of the annual X'mas Tree Decoration Contest. The trees will stand elegantly here until either Boxing Day or New Year.Let's first have a…
- December 14th, 2009
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Transformers Energon: Landmine
Landmine is one of the most powerful soldiers under the leadership of Rodimus.Hasbro classified its transformation difficulty level as 3 but I think it deserves to be 4 as some of the transformation s…
- December 11th, 2009
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Sibu PC Fair December 2009
The PC Fair is back again. The fair is held every 4 months throughout Malaysia and Sibu Trade and Exhibition is the regular venue for such event (11-13 December 2009).There is nothing new here as expe…
- December 10th, 2009
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Beck\'s Beer
Beck's beer has been around for sometime now. The elders in my hometown only refer this beer by its key logo which represent this beer. Hence, Beck's beer is sometimes called the "Key" brand beer.Beck…
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Hock Ann Teng Temple
Hock Ann Teng Temple is a Chinese temple right in the heart of Kanowit town. It is located near the waterfront, facing the Kanowit River.This friendly looking granite statue seems to be greeting the v…
- December 8th, 2009
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Kanowit Cultural Park
Just next to Fort Emma is a small park called Cultural Park. I accidentally found this park while exploring the fort surrounding area.It is quite obvious why it is named this way as the park incorpora…
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Fort Emma
The only historical site left by the British administration in Kanowit should be Fort Emma. It is located on a small hill overlooking the Kanowit River and the town.Fort Emma was built by Rajah James…
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Kanowit Mermaid Statue
Some of the world prominent mermaid statues are located in Songkhla (Thailand) and Copenhagen (Denmark). However, I recently manage to find a mermaid statue, right here at my very home soil. This merm…
- December 7th, 2009
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Kanowit Town
Kanowit is a small town around 58km away from Sibu town. It is said the town got its name from a Melanau ethnic group called the Kanowit.The waterfront. There is a jetty nearby the waterfront which I…
- December 5th, 2009
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Carlsberg Gold
Recently, I came across another Carlsberg product, Carlsberg Gold from a local supermarket and decided to give it a try as I never try this type of beer. It costs around RM 6.20-RM6.70.This product re…
- December 4th, 2009
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ML Comics
ML Comics is one of a few shops in Sibu which sell genuine collectibles and toys. It is located at Tuanku Osman Road, Lane 1, near the MAS office.Here are some of the toys been displayed at its windo…
- December 3rd, 2009
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Cafe Cafe
One of the well known cafe and restaurant in Sibu town is Cafe Cafe, located at Chew Geok Lin Road, just next to the Tua Pek Kong Temple. This is one of the old building structures still standing in…
- December 1st, 2009
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Fujian Garden @ Kuching
I stumbled upon Fujian Garden while venturing the nearby Jubilee Recreation Ground. In fact I never thought this garden actually exist as it is not shown in most Kuching map I came across.The arch at…
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Jolly Kitchen @ Hock Lee Centre
Jolly Kitchen is the only affordable place to dine in Hock Lee Centre and I decided to stop here as I was tired and running out of options.The service here is quite good. The staffs here are very atte…
- November 30th, 2009
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Hock Lee Shopping Centre
Hock Lee Centre is the nearest shopping place while I stayed in 360 Hotel last time around. This is my only second visit to this shopping centre.Hock Lee shopping centre is consider a small shopping c…
- November 27th, 2009
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X\'mas Parade Rehearsal by Girls\' Brigade
Christmas is just around the corner and preparation by various parties for the annual Sibu X'mas procession are been finalized. The annual procession is scheduled to be on the 19th December 2009.Almos…
- November 25th, 2009
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Jubilee Recreation Ground
Just beside the DBKS building is a huge garden called the Jubilee Recreation Ground. Frankly, I never knew the existence of this garden before.The man made lake occupied much area of the Jubilee Recre…
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DBKS Building
Probably one of the eye catching building in Kuching city is its administration building itself, the DBKS (South Kuching City Council) Building.There is a beautiful boulevard in front of this building…
- November 23rd, 2009
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My Eyes Got Infected
My eyes suffered from virus infection last Sunday. Actually, my wife got the infection about 1 week ago and no matter what precaution I took, I still got infected.This is the second time I got such i…
- November 22nd, 2009
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Yu\'s Dolphins\' Mascot
Another mascot for Sibu town was unveiled last week. Even though the official mascot for this town is a swan, somehow a model of dolphins was launched last week at Chambers RoadA friendly creature suc…
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Stretching your Dollars and Sense
Last year I wrote about 50 ways to cope with the higher living cost in this very blog. Living cost has definitely rise exponentially since the last decade or so. Hence, most of us need useful guidance…
- November 19th, 2009
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Transformers Energon: Megatron
Megatron was resurrected again in the Energon series after sacrificing himself at the final episode in the Armada series.Megatron's packaging by Hasbro. The manufacturer classified the transformation…
- November 18th, 2009
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Klang Bak Kut Teh @ Sibu
Klang is famous for its bak kut teh and somehow the name has been borrowed by someone here to set out an outlet called "Klang Bak Kut Teh". This is only my second visit here.The shop is located at Jal…
- November 17th, 2009
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Stella Artois
Belgium produces some world class beers and one of the known brand exported from that country is Stella ArtoisStella Artois was first brewed in Leuven, Belgium in 1926 as a Christmas brew. Stella stan…
- November 16th, 2009
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Steamboat @ Yi Siang Corner
One of the place I frequent most if I crave for steamboat in Sibu is Yi Siang Corner at Merdeka Lane 15.This outlet has been around for a long time. Nothing fancy here. It's an open air concept. Besid…
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Yonex Mavis 500
With the high cost of feather shuttlecock, I have been researching for cheaper alternatives for some time now and come across some reviews in the internet about Yonex Mavis 500.Yonex Mavis 500 is a ny…
- November 15th, 2009
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Coconut @ Sin Leong Hua Canteen
We had a late night drink last week and headed to Sin Leong Hua Canteen at Lanang Road (just opposite the Sibu Catholic High School).Some of my friends ordered coconut drink and we were surprised by…
- November 14th, 2009
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Dinner at Happy Hours Cafe, Sibu
Last week I had a dinner at Happy Hour Cafe, Rejang Park. I kind of frequent this place with my beer buddy.One of the main attraction here is the cheap booze offered here. For RM10, one can get 3 bott…
- November 12th, 2009
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Transformers Night
Last week I had a gathering with some of my ex school mates who also happened to be a Transformers collectors. We agreed to bring some of our collections out for review.This belongs to one of my frien…
- November 11th, 2009
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Train Ride: Ipoh-KL
I decided to take a train from Ipoh-KL on my way back. I took a few KTM trains in the past and the rides had been satisfactory in the past. The estimated journey time from Ipoh to KL is about 3 hours.…
- November 8th, 2009
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D.R. Seenivasagam Park
D.R. Seenivasagam Park is the largest park in Ipoh City Centre and was built in 1960. This park used to be called Coronation Park before the name changed to D.R. Seenivagam Park to pay homage to a pro…
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Experimenting with Microsoft Security Essential
Recently I installed a new free anti virus from Microsoft called Microsoft Security Essential (MSE). MSE will only able to be installed if the OS is a genuine one (although I had seen MSE capable of b…
- November 6th, 2009
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The elusive Takara SD-20 is finally mine
Finally, I was able to acquire a Transformers collection from e-bay after years of searching. It is the Transformers Energon Galvatron (known as Transformers Superlink in Japan). Takara code name for…
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Ipoh City Square
Dataran Bandaraya Ipoh (Ipoh City Square) is pretty much the focal point for the new town precinct in Ipoh New Town which is named Greentown.The land which occupied this site used to be an empty land…
- November 4th, 2009
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1919 Restaurant & Gallery
In our recent visit to Ipoh, my sister took us to 1919 Restaurant & Gallery for dinner. It is located at Jalan Medan Ipoh 6 with Tesco as the nearest landmark.I have no idea why they add the word…
- November 3rd, 2009
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Kinta Riverfront
Kinta River which flows at Ipoh city basically separate the Old Town and the New Town. There are a few bridges that link the Old and New Town across this river.At the riverbank, on the Ipoh Old Town s…
- November 1st, 2009
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The Syuen Hotel
The Syuen Hotel is one of the largest hotel in Ipoh. This hotel used to be the No.1 hotel in Ipoh until recently been overtook by the adjacent Regency Tower Hotel and Apartment.The hotel is rated as 4…
- October 31st, 2009
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