By admin on September 16, 2012
I have heard about longans the size of ping pong balls but it was only yesterday that I finally came across them in a shop near Tasty Point in Miri. The longans were touted to be Brazilian longans and were selling for RM12 a kilogram. I could not resist buying a kilo to try them [...]
Posted in Malaysia, Miri, Sarawak, The Odd The Weird The Wacky | Tagged a hybrid of lychee and longans, Brazil longans, Brazilian longans, longans the size of ping pong balls, lychee, marketing gimmick |
By admin on September 8, 2012
I brought my mum to the tamu at E-Mart in Miri as she has never been there. We saw a lot of salak and decided to buy some to try. The fruit, with its reddish-brown scaly skin, looks disgusting at sight as the fruit peel resembles scales of a snake. Known also as snake fruit, [...]
Posted in Malaysia, Miri, Sarawak | Tagged durian, E-Mart in Miri, look can be so deceiving, salak, salak fruit, snake fruit, tamu |
By admin on July 4, 2012
Pint-sized and endlessly musical Malaysian singer-songwriter, guitarist and ukulele player Zee Avi will be performing a special homecoming concert on July 7 at the Miri Indoor Stadium courtesy of the Sarawak State Government. I am a fan of hers and I would love to attend the concert. Unfortunately I will be in Bintangor on July [...]
Posted in Malaysia, Miri, Music, Sarawak | Tagged Bintangkians Lau Peng You Reunion, Bintangor, Brushfire Records, Brushfire Records's 2008 Christmas album This Warm December: A Brushfire Holiday, Emmett Malloy, Gossip Girl, http://zeeavi.com/home/, Ian Montone, Ian Montone's Monotone Records, Izyan Alirahman, Jack Johnson, KokoKaina, Malaysian singer-songwriter Zee Avi, Patrick Keeler of The Raconteurs, Pete Yorn, Private Practice, The Raconteurs, The Shins, The White Stripes, US iTunes store, Visitors Information Centre Miri, www.redtix.airasia.com, Zee Avi's"Monte", Zee Avi’s "Bitter Heart", Zee Avi’s "No Christmas For Me", Zee Avi’s debut EP “One More Time With Colors”, Zee Avi’s homecoming concert in Miri, Zee Avi’s July 7 2012 concert at the Miri Indoor Stadium, Zee Avi’s self-titled debut album, Zee Avi’s website, Zee Avi’s YouTube videos, Zee Avi’s “I Wish I Never”, Zee Avi’s"Concrete Wall" |
By admin on June 30, 2012
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr. A central part of the mythology of the criminal justice system is that everyone is treated equally, regardless of his or her race or class. The concept that no one is above the law is a noble one. Like many good ideas, [...]
Posted in Malaysia, Miri, Sarawak | Tagged criminal justice system, Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, judge Stephen Chung Hian Guan, Martin Luther King Jr., Miri, no one is above the law, St Joseph Secondary School Miri, the rich seem to be above the law, Tiffany Wong’s murder |
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