Blogs from Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, Asia - page 24

Had an awesome time today at the Orangutan Rehab centre and the crocodile farm. There were literlally thousands of crocs at the farm and they were fighting at feeding time. I wish I got the first fight on video as one croc hit the support post,where we were standing above,so hard that he was bleeding. I shit myself as the whole supprt structure was shacking and made only of crappy wood. I've got some great video footage that I'll keep for ever. Check out the photos!... read more

Mid-autumn / mooncake festival fell on Ocober 6 this year. Kuching city's Carpenter Street had been a hive of activity for a week as every evening, the street ( part of Heritage Walk ) was closed to traffic and bright red lanterns were lit. Stalls had been set up and the new arch at the entrance to the street next to the General Post Office saw dozens of people having their pics taken in front and under it. All in all, I think I have just about seen and tasted nearly all the new flavours of mooncake that were available - durian, mango, buttermilk, red dates, green tea ( I love this one ! ), besides the usual traditional ones filled with lotus seed/bean paste...still, i love the Shanghai mooncake best - the price has risen ... read more

Yesterday was a long travelling day: boat trip from Pulau Mabul to Semporna, then a mini-bus ride to Tawau airport followed by a flight to Kota Kinabalu and finally a flight to Kuching. We had a few hours in Kota Kinabalu and because Sean wasn't feeling well we killed time at the shopping malls. We had our heavy bags with us so I "borrowed" a supermarket trolley to cart our bags around the mall. Today we went to Bako National Park in the morning. Our guide meticulously pointed out all the plants that were especially good at providing aphrodisiacal qualities - for both men and women. She was quite obsessive about the whole thing. The local press here quotes a report that Malaysian men have sex, on average, 3.6 times a month. Perhaps that's why she ... read more

That bang-ups and hang-ups CAN happen to you. That little diddy from everyone's favourite doctor (seuss of course) was certainly true of the few days following my last blog entry. After a final enjoyable day at the temples of angkor, I said goodbye to khawp, my sole companion for my time in siem reap, and flew to kuala lumpur. On arrival at my hostel (red palm backpackers - i'd recommend it) I decided that now was about the time to dive into the depths of my pack and get the US$500 cash i had hidden in the "secret" compartment at the back of my pack, only to find the envelope open and the cash gone. I found this odd because I've been quite obsessive about locking my pack whenever it left my sight, and i never ... read more

Efter 16 timmars skumpig bussfard med mycket bristfalliga somnmojligheter anlander vi till Kuching. Staden ar troligen namngiven efter det Malaysiska ordet for katt, och saledes ar kattprydnader en av de souvenirer man kan inhandla har. Kuching ligger vackert vid en flodbadd och ar mycket trevligare an Miri som stad betraktat. Narheten till nationalparker ar dock vad som foranlett vart besok och vi beger oss snart vidare till Bako National Park. Vi anlander med var chartrade lilla bat vid femtiden pa kvallen, checkar in pa hostelet och gar sedan ut for att leta efter vilda djur. Fem meter utanfor dorren hor vi hur det prasslar till i traden och vander oss om. Dar sitter ett antal nasapor i tradet bakom huset vi bor i. De ser jatteroliga ut med gigantiska magar och tunna stickor till armar och ... read more