Pitcher Plant And Wild Orchid Centre
Thursday, July 19, 2007

The Pitcher Plant and Wild Orchid Centre is situated in Kota Sentosa (10th Mile Bazaar). You can find up to 30 plus subspecies of pitcher plants and various type of wild orchids from Malaysia and our neighbouring countries. There are also staghorn ferns and Bird's nest on display. Opening hours:- Tuesday to Sunday (including public holidays). Entrance fees are RM1(Malaysian adults) and 50cents for children. Tourists need to pay RM2.
For more details, go to the MPP(Majlis Perbandaran Padawan) website.







I went to do some studies of the pitcher plants and took these photos. This research is for the coming art exhibition, Sarawak Nepenthes Summit which will be from 17 till 19 August 2007 at Sarawak Tourism Complex.

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Cat Building in Cat City
Friday, June 29, 2007

Whenever I see this building which is opposite Wisma Saberkas, I can imagine a face of a cat(or a tiger). Its only last year that I saw a "Cat Tree" which is opposite Petanak Market. Is it just me or are there really some hidden images of cats in Kuching?

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Ruaidayak Gallery Cafe & Tribal Restaurant
Wednesday, June 20, 2007

I saw this banner hanging behind a shop somewhere behind "The Junk" restaurant. So I took a photo & check out the website. Its actually Ruaidayak Gallery Cafe & Tribal Restaurant. I hardly see any "tribal" restaurant in town so this one is quite special. Its not only a restaurant but on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th floor, there is a B & B budget hotel with 56 rooms for backpackers. They have free internet broadband access. They even arrange tours for tourists. They serve western food and traditional food such as BBQ of chicken wing and pork, 'Pansuh Manuk, Pansuh Ikan & Pansuh Babi'(Chicken, Fish or Pork, cooked in bamboo) etc. Anybody who's been there can give us some reviews. The following photos are taken from their online gallery.

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St Thomas Play
Monday, June 18, 2007

I went to a play at St Thomas school on 15 June 2007 by the students. The title of the play is "Death of a Longhouse". Its a fundraising programme for the school. The show started off with a Gawai celebration at the longhouse. The dancing and performance is good and I feel like I'm watching a performance at the Sarawak Cultural Village. These students started practising for the play since 2006 and I think their effort had paid off.

Eating & drinking tuak
The lovers
The story is about the son of the longhouse chief going to Australia to further his studies and not returning. That is how the longhouse "died" without a new generation to take over. I had not been very attentive throughout the show. If you want to know more about the story, you can ask the main actor himself (in yellow shirt).

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Chef at Home
Thursday, June 7, 2007

Due to popular requests from my own blog, I'm writing a short review for this wonderful homey restaurant. First of all, my apologies for the shaky photos. I was reaaalllly hungry. :D

This garden restaurant has thrived from an obscure dining place to a packed house every weekend as it serves excellent food at cheap prices. Word of mouth sure beats million-dollar-advertisements eh?
It caters mostly for those who prefer Western food as you can find lamb shank, dory fish fillet, chicken chop and many others on the menu. If your mother insists on going elsewhere because she wants to eat rice, they have rice with fish/chicken on the menu too. :)
My personal favourites has got to be their Linguine Carbonara (approx. RM12) and Ice-Blended Mango (approx. RM6). A few times, I even wake up in the morning craving for their Carbonara. See... they're THAT good. I love that dish compared to elsewhere as the pasta is just nicely cooked, not overdone or undercooked (as if oft the case with other places) and the sauce is... creamy and gooey and cheesey and it doesn't taste like puke. Well admit it, some cheese sauce tastes like puke.Chef At Home is located near Hui Sing roundabout, opposite Petronas. The parking space is quite limited. You can enter their designated parking lot by going in the first lorong on the right from Hui Sing roundabout to Seng Goon Garden and the, erm... lorong after the first double-storey house you see on the right. Confused? I suck at giving directions. Anyway, to avoid the hassle, you can just park at the roadside near the bus stop opposite Petronas. Heheh. Have a great weekend!

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