Bring it home…

This is the last in the series of posts on my recent trip to Miri.

I did mention in an earlier post that my Bintulu cousin was in Miri when we went over and she and her hubby stayed on for one more day so we would get to meet. On the day when we were leaving Miri, my cousin’s wife passed me these croissants…

…that she had asked her to buy to give to us to bring home. Awwwww!!!! Isn’t that so sweet of her? They’re from this KK-originated Southern Bakery – I remember buying their mooncakes many many years ago and when they opened an outlet in Kuching, I used to buy their croissants home…but as time passed by, it completely slipped my mind and I never bought anything from there after that.

Of course, when we got home, I wasted no time at all in toasting some in the oven to make these sandwiches…

…of mashed egg with cheese and crispy bacon bits and lettuce. They were very crusty and flaky, a little difficult to cut to make sandwiches and I thought they were much nicer eaten on their own or perhaps, with a bit of butter or with a little bit of this and that like what I cooked for my girl for her breakfast just the other day when she was home for the weekend…

Now, one thing about my cousin’s wife is that you can’t say this is nice or that is nice for the next thing you know, you will be carting them all home. When we dropped by their house that day when we arrived, she let us eat some crackers imported by a company in Kuala Belait, Brunei and sold only at one place in Miri. We said it was very nice and there you are! It was in the bag of goodies…

…that she packed for us to take home. My missus also bought some tau sar peah and phong peah…

…from a coffee shop near the hotel where we were staying and we told her that they were very nice, a bit different and a lot nicer than any we had had elsewhere – and no prize for guessing what else were in the bag!

Then, there was the kway teow that I had for breakfast at the hotel…

I was delighted that they were different from our Sibu ones – finer, thinner and almost translucent, something like the West Malaysian ones or what people there call hor fun…and in no time at all, I had 3 kgs to bring home…

I really felt bad that we had troubled her so much during our few days there and she went out of her way to get all those things for us to bring home. She said it did not matter one bit as most likely, it would be a long while before we would drop by the city again. Well, in a way, it is true – the airfare is killing and should we decide to go by bus, it leaves Sibu at 8.00 in the morning and we would arrive at 4.00 p.m. Tsk! Tsk!

Wait a minute! That’s not all! She also made this bottle of sambal hay bee (dried prawns) for us…

…as well. Oh me oh my!!!

Thank you so so so much, Amy…and to you too, Raphael…for everything and to you as well, Pauline…and thank you too, Diana and family for the dinner and the goodies for Melissa. As you can see, I had helped myself to a few slices of the bread and toasted them for breakfast…

Hehehehehehe!!!!

Upon arrival at the airport that afternoon, we went straight to the counter to check in and even though there were quite a number of people standing in line, there was only ONE counter upon…

…and things seemed to be going real slow and steady. I cannot imagine how they can handle those passengers on the bigger aircrafts on their international flights.

It was rather hot so we decided to proceed to the departure lounge but that was a big mistake – it was even hotter and so very stuffy (like Sibu airport – the old one before they completed the present one that we’re using now). The flight was delayed by some 15-20 minutes…

…but it was no big deal – as long as there was no cancellation and we could get back home safe and sound.