RWMF 2007
Monday, January 29, 2007

The official site for this year is up! *click* And guess what? My favouritest world music band is coming to Kuching again for RWMF 2007! 'Shannon' from Poland was here for RWMF 2005 and they're coming back! The Celtic band looks like Guns n Roses in kilts; long hair, headbanging and all. How they sound like? Well, explaining in one meagre post won't even come close to doing the real thing justice.

Bagpipes, whistles and rocker dudes in kilts? You never thought that could go in the same sentence did you? A definite top-of-your-list of things you must see and hear before you die. Period.

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Sunday Market
Saturday, January 20, 2007

Every town or city has a Sunday Market and Kuching is no exception. It is the best place to get anything local at cheap prices and caters to every whims and fancies of even the most discerning tourists. What do I mean 'anything'? Well, goods sold range from biscuits sold in bulk to plants to pets and even jewelleries! The only things not sold here are cars or houses. And that my friends, is pretty close to the truth. ;)

I went to the Sunday Market last weekend much to my mother's surprise coz I rarely want to go out with my parents. To the market I mean. It was a sunny day and I just got new batteries for my cam so I was raring to go and snap some pictures. Most still turned out pretty crappy though. Heh.
Char-kuey. Good to eat on its own or dunk in hot coffee. Or Bak Kut Teh. Hehe. The taste? Something like fluffy cream puffs, without cream.

Assortment of bags made from faux Pua Kumbu, an ethnic handwoven cloth.

Pearls are a girl's best friend. Diamonds too la.

Sarawak is also famous for Kek Lapis (layered cake) but I don't think anyone in the world would have expected such beautiful creations as these!

'Bugged' bunny (geddit? As opposed to Bugs Bunny? Nvm)

Red Hot Chilli Padi :D

Well I could have posted more but I'm really hungry after looking at Frankie's Kolo Mee post so some other day k? Do come to Sunday Markets coz you'll never know what you can find there! It's held every Sunday... why of course, in Satok.

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Kolo Mee
Thursday, January 18, 2007

Kolo Mee is something you can find it everywhere in Kuching!!! Of course, not in the toilet. Those in the toilet are already being processed. Well this is a food entry, so I'll stop talking bout toilet hehe.

A bowl of Kolo Mee usually cost about RM2.00-RM2.50 for a normal one. Btw, Kolo Mee is NOT a halal food, because it contains pork. However, you can get Halal Kolo Mee in Kuching too, usually from Malay Cafeteria.

There's curly noodles, handmade noodles, straight noodles, flat noodles etc...u can choose whichever type of noodles u want.







Beside Kolo Mee, there's other delicious food in Kuching too. So, what are u waiting for? Come to Kuching today!!!

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*Announcement*
Wednesday, January 17, 2007

We're still looking for Kuching bloggers who are interested in joining this blog as authors. Just drop us an email/shoutout/comment giving your email add. Hey, the more the merrier!

This blog can't be updated as often as we like due to assignments, quizzes, work and ... well, let's just say we have a life offline too. Ha-ha. Ok ok, at least 2 posts before next week! Good night Kuching! Miaoooooo

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Rainy Days in Kuching
Monday, January 15, 2007

It had been raining almost everyday since the end of year 2006 until today in Kuching. We are quite lucky that we did not encounter massive flood like the one in JB. However, I really miss the sunny days we had.


We see dark clouds filling up the sky....it's gonna rain again. Seems like our clothes need few more days to be dry.... The construction works in Kuching were delayed by such weather too.


The traffic sucks when it's raining. And we know that the roads in Kuching are very "well built" indeed...I feel like driving a speedboat on the road.....See what we get in return for paying tax....


Oh well, during this rainy days....it's best to to have a hot and spicy Sarawak Laksa to keep your stomach warm... or problay indulge youself with a cup of warm beverage, sitting on a comfortable sofa...



Hope the rainy days will go away soon...


-Frank-
p.s. sorry for my poor grammar and english...

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Welcome to catcity
Sunday, January 14, 2007

This is my first post up on this blog. It's really a priviledge to be blogging about Kuching. For most of us Kuching kia, Kuching has been our home and we're proud to be a Kuching-ite. Since this is just the beginning of this blog and as Aileen has highlighted, we welcome you Kuching bloggers to be part of it. There more to be done and hopefully more of you will hop on the bandwagon.

There's no place like home...

-Ivan-

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Looking for Kuching bloggers!
Saturday, January 13, 2007

Come join an all Kuching bloggers' community! We're trying to add more authors amongst our circle so this site can be updated periodically, or you can also publish the same post as the one in your blog. Just as long it has something about Kuching :D

Contact us at the email add displayed on the sidebar for more info or just give us a shoutout at the chatbox or drop us a comment if you want to be added as an author. One of the criterion to be a contributor is that you must be Kuching born or grew up here for at least a part of your life. You must also be a blogger of course, because what's the point of adding you to be a contributor if you won't actually contribute right?

Apart from that, this site is undergoing... urm... renovations... so you'll be able to see a better layout soon (or at least when we actually have time to do it)! We hope to see more of you soon!

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RWMF Reminder
Friday, January 12, 2007

RWMF or Rainforest World Music Fest will be held on the 13th-15th July 2007 in Kuching, Sarawak. This year will mark their 10th anniversary and tons of spectacular performances have been promised. A recent check on their official website shows that there are no signs of the 2007 events yet. However, quite a number of travel agencies have taken to putting up special packages for the event on their website already. They are certainly not going to miss out on any chances due to the massive crowd who comes for the event every year. Most of the hotels, both in the city and at the RWMF venue, will be fully booked by as early as next month so make your reservations quick!

Personally, I love the service provided by the travel agency we went for last year, Borneo Mainland Tours, as their service was efficient and their employees are really friendly people! From pre-RWMF event days (flight schedule, payment) leading up to the shuttle service (from Kuching International Airport to hotel of your choice, in my case, Santubong Resort) to the check-out process, everything was handled professionally with a touch of friendliness. They even returned to the resort to return my friend's hat which was left in their shuttle van even though they were already in the city on the first day. Hows that for quality service?

The package we took was very cheap compared to others. It was RM1000 per room for 2 pax, which means RM500 per pax really. That RM500 is inclusive of 4 days and 3 nights stay at Santubong Resort with breakfast x3, 3 days event pass (RM60 x3), complimentary (don't you just love when they use this word when they could have just easily use the word 'free'?) one way airport transfer and a few free complimentary hotel shuttle to event venue coupons.

The room we stayed in was humongous. It could have easily fit in 15 people, no joke. You *can* do that, provided the 13 others buy their own RWMF tickets. Now... you didn't hear that from me. ;)

Just in case you've never been to RWMF, here's a few random pics to entice your senses:

Oooh that weren't all of course. There must be hundreds if not thousands, of RWMF photos on the web. But of course, there ain't nothing like experiencing the real thing eh?

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Still bits and pieces
Thursday, January 11, 2007

Things that has just been added are a chat box, a counter, the gmail signature and of course, the catcity button. The site is still very messy and I overlooked the fact that the blog add and gmail aren't the same. The blog add is http://catcityblog.blogspot.com whereas the gmail add is catcityblogs [at] gmail [dot] com. Being a perfectionist, yes that one 's' is absolutely killing me!
(**Edit: I've change the email add to the catcityblog [at] gmail [dot] com. :D)

Ivan and leenmafia (which is just me really) has just been added to the growing (soon!) list of authors. Perhaps I'll start posting something tomorrow. Perhaps... :D

Anyway it's been raining here every day and a clothes dryer is, without a doubt, the best thing ever invented since bread. Well it's almost midnight and I better get some forty winks. Good night Kuching!

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Welcome to catcityblogs!

This is the starting point of something great... something wonderful... something new!

However before I get carried away I hope all Kuchingites who keeps an online weblog will join this brand new blog of Cat City Bloggers community! What you have to do is very simple:
1. Spread the word
2. Erm... let me know who you are so I can add you to the team members
3. Spread the word? Hah!

The purpose of this blog was mentioned in my own personal blog. So do whatever you have to do. Heh.

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About Catcity
Tuesday, January 2, 2007

This is the starting point of something great... something wonderful... something new!

However before I get carried away I hope all Kuchingites who keeps an online weblog will join this brand new blog of Cat City Bloggers community! What you have to do is very simple:
1. Spread the word
2. Erm... let me know who you are so I can add you to the team members. Why become a team member? Well... then you can post about our beloved city anytime you want!
3. Add us to your links!

See? That was simple isn't it? So what are you waiting for? Join Cat City Bloggers' Community!

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