VMY2014!

It had been a while since I last went on a family vacation, so I was thrilled to bits about this six-day getaway. Sarawak je pun, but who cares? Haha, we had a ball there going to few places (a lot more to visit next time), trying their signature dishes and mingling with those Sarawakians (plus speaking in their dialect). Well, it was just a perfect getaway in short.

If I were to choose between living in urban or rural areas, I would definitely choose the latter. No doubt. Simunjan specifically, sets a good example in being an oasis of serenity amidst the bustling city. Hold on. I forgot to mention something to you guys. It took about three hours for us to reach Kuching from the aforementioned Simunjan, using land route as well as water route (two ferries to cross Sg. Buloh and Samarahan respectively). Three-hour journey and yet there is only one petrol station available along the roads. Unbelievable much, but seeing "RM2.40/litre" signs was almost inevitable as we travelled further and further heading to the "cat" city. And yea, the vendors were selling the petrols in plastic bottles (read; plastic).

Long story short, we went to visit some notable places here such as Serikin (more or less the same as Kelantan's Rantau Panjang), Tasik Biru, Plaza Merdeka (shopping mall), Pasir Panjang Family Park at Santubong, Kampung Gersik (renowned for its ubiquitous kek lapis Sarawak) and Waterfront (had a boat tour along the river). I personally have this one thing, you know, strong desire to try new things at new places. So the only new thing I could try here was to actually taste their local cuisines (with HALAL sign for sure) like ambal (or better known as siput buluh), mee kolok, laksa sarawak, nasi goreng dabai, and Sarawak-esque nasi ayam penyet (way too famous here).

Till I write again some other day, here you go-some photos from the journey.