Well, I’m not…and neither am I going to talk about carpenters, just Carpenter Street in Kuching. I wonder how it got its name…for I used to hang around there as early as the 70’s but I don’t recall seeing any carpenter or a lot of carpenter shops – maybe a couple selling local-made furniture, that … Continue reading “If I were a carpenter…”
This restaurant opened sometime early this year around the Chinese New Year period but so far, I have not heard anyone saying that they’ve been there, much less, anybody passing comments on the food. Ah yes! I forgot! Alex of jienster.com went with his family but it was full and they had to go some place … Continue reading “Just once…”
Well, that’s the slogan for this year’s Borneo Cultural Festival – “Beauty in Ethnic Diversity”…and here’s the promo from http://www.virtualmalaysia.com. BORNEO CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2008 Get a taste of the indigenous arts at the Borneo Cultural Festival which takes place from June 27 to July 5 at Sibu Town Square, Sarawak. This annual Sibu signature event … Continue reading “Come on over…”
Those who are into Chinese herbal cooking should be familiar with names like ginseng, tungkwai, cordyceps, khee sat and so on and will attest to the fact that these are good for health. The Foochows will cook duck or chicken in pa tin eyok, a combination of different kinds of herbs and stuff that is available pre-packed … Continue reading “Stronger…”
This is an adaptation of a short story that I like very much. The original is entitled “Christmas Boy”; I don’t know who the writer is. In fact, I first read this story in a school examination paper a long time ago. A colleague had chosen to use it as the comprehension passage. Well, I have changed it quite a … Continue reading “My boy…”
…or do you? These are stills from some of the movies that I’ve loved for one reason or another. Well, how many do you know? The first one of from the epic movie of all time! I can’t recall whether I watched it when I was small; maybe my parents took me along but I … Continue reading “You don’t know my name…”
Well, you may not know this but the truth is inanimate objects may be classified as either male or female. For instance, photocopiers are definitely female… This is because once turned off, it takes a while to warm them up again. Other than that, they are an effective reproductive device if you press them in all the … Continue reading “Truth is…”
I’ve got some more things here to share on the rising petrol prices. You may recall that in the previous post, I mentioned the absence of traffic jams during lunch hour in the town centre. Frankly speaking, that is not normal; well, even though there were no jams, there would be a lot of cars on … Continue reading “We can work it out…”
Sometime ago, Archie was asking me to post something about Sibu. Well, I managed to snap a few more photos to share with everybody in this post. The first one shows glimpses of something old and something new. Those buildings with the red roof (Obviously, the old roof had called it a day, so they probably … Continue reading “My little town…”
With the rising prices of virtually everything, I guess hard times are up ahead… …so everyone will be asking themselves, “How do I live…in the face of the economic downturn?” Well, first and foremost, you should cut down on your shopping. Be suspicious of those special offers at supermarkets as you may end up spending unnecessarily… … Continue reading “How do I live…”
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 