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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Assalamualaikum dan selamat sejahtera....

28 MAC 2009 - SABTU

Perjalanan hari ini diteruskan ke Taman Negara Bako dan Matang Wildlife Centre.

Perjalanan dengan bot ke Taman Negara Bako. Mengambil masa lebih kurang 30 minit. Tapi tengok jugak la pada keupayaan bot yang kita gunakan. Dapat yang slow dan sentimetal lama la sikit nak sampai ke situ. Apa pun memang best datang sini.



Bergambar kenang-kenangan di Taman Negara Bako...setelah menjelajah dan menikmati keindahan panorama. Dan....paling menyedihkan, inilah gambar yang diambil setelah menyedari kehlangan kamera. Puas cari tapi tak jumpa.

Saturday, March 28, 2009


Bergambar dulu....apa-apa hal pun


Setelah jenuh 'delay'....akhirnya....

Gambar setelah check in di LCCT jam 5.00 ptg.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Salam sejahtera buat semua pengunjung blog,

Terima kasih saya ucapkan kepada semua rakan blogger yang telah memberi sokongan kepada saya selama ini sama ada secara langsung mahupun sebaliknya. Sokongan tersebut amat saya hargai dan melalui pengalaman mengendalikan blog ini, sudah banyak ilmu dan maklumat baharu yang telah saya perolehi daripada rakan-rakan blogger. Saya berkeyakinan dan menyedari bahawa masih banyak lagi maklumat dan ilmu yang perlu saya teroka, justeru saya amat mengharapkan sokongan yang berterusan dari rakan-rakan. Untuk pengetahuan semua, esok 27 Mac 2009 (Jumaat) saya akan 'terbang' ke Kuching bersama-sama dengan tujuh orang rakan yang lain untuk lawatan dan pada kesempatan tersebut, saya turut berpeluang untuk menemui keluarga angkat di Kampung Bako dan juga rakan-rakan seperjuangan semasa menuntut di UM dan juga ketika menghuni Kolej Kediaman Tun Ahmad Zaidi, UM. Oleh itu, saya berharap rakan-rakan dan juga para pengunjung blog mendoakan agar saya selamat pergi dan pulang semula pada hari Ahad 29 Mac 2009. Insyaallah saya akan cuba untuk berkongsi pengalaman sepanjang saya berada di Kuching nanti. Jumpa lagi....

Sunday, March 15, 2009

WATERFRONT, KUCHING
...the place English adventurer James Brooke landed and created history...
Sampan (Tambang)

This primordial mode of transportation is extensively used by the villagers in Kuching North to get to work in downtown Kuching South. The closest land bridge is some kilometers away, and with the traffic jams and public buses failing to appear on time, taking this 5-minute sampan ride right into the heart of the city is most efficient traffic solution.
Witness how the boatman adeptly propel the wooden boat across the river. There are two wooden oars tied in a cross-path formation which the boatman used to navigate the sampan. There is a small boat engine at the back of the sampan . For about a few minutes, the engine will propel the boat across the river, with the oars used to turn left or right, depending on the final destination. The boatman will switch off the engine at some distance away from the destination jetty and let the boat momentum carries the sampan slowly and steadily to the docking point
Kuching Waterfront epitomizes how this city has modernized without losing of its charm. Kuching is located on the Sarawak River chosen for its strategic and commercial importance and also for its enchanting natural beauty. In those days Sarawak River was the city's main highway. The river still retains its picturesque charm in today modern era. A meander on the Kuching waterfront is a walk through time; from Kuching's humble, ancient origins, to a modern city. No visit to Kuching would be complete without a stroll on the modern esplanade, or to sit, relax and experience a Sarawakian sunset. Many changes since James Brooke's time, but there are still many landmarks that are legacies from the White Raja. For the first time visitor, it would be easy to imagine the scene in 1839 when James Brooke first landed in Kuching, and started a new chapter in the annals of Sarawak's history.

Modern additions to the Waterfront include a restored Chinese pavilion, an observation tower, a tea terrace and the spectacular musical fountains, as well as a number of modern sculptures.Several buildings, originally built in the 19th and early 20th centuries to cater to Kuching's earlier development as a port and administrative center, have been restored to their former glory and are worth visiting.