The seahorse is Miri’s official mascot. It is little wonder that you can see seahorse mascots all over the city. The biggest seahorse in Miri is the iconic 25 metre tall seahorse lighthouse located at Coco Cabana. It is one of the top favourite photography spots in the city. Another very popular seahorse is the one located at Miri Waterfront. ...

A breed of dogs is enjoying worldwide popularity thanks to hot meme cryptocurrencies. I am talking about Shiba Inu dogs. In 2013 the crypto world was introduced to Shiba Inus when Dogecoin, created by IBM software engineer Billy Markus and Adobe software engineer Jackson Palmer as a joke in response to other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, picked the breed as its mascot. The viral meme,  called ...

Within the next few days, I will be awarded the coveted title of “datuk.” No, it is not a title bestowed on me by the Sarawak Government or the governor of Sarawak. This is a title I feel really honoured to accept because I know that being a grandfather is a luxury not everyone is fortunate enough to enjoy. And it is a title that ...

Hundreds of thousands of little Davids took on the all-powerful Goliaths of Wall Street and won! It sounds almost like a fairy tale. It also demonstrates the power of unity. I am talking about the GameStop Insanity. GameStop, the brick-and-mortar video game retailer with more than 5,000 outlets in malls and shopping centers across USA, suddenly became the darling of retail investors. ...

This world is full of brokenness – broken relationships, broken promises, broken expectations, broken families, broken dreams. We are all broken in some ways. How we respond to our brokenness is a reflection of our strength and resilience. Some of us choose to grow strong at the broken places. Some of us choose to unpack and live in brokenness. Nothing is perfect in ...

I have been photographing birds for quite a long time but it was only on October 1 this year that I managed to come across a Wallace’s hawk-eagle for the first time in Piasau Boat Club area. Since then, I managed to encounter it again on October 11. It gave me great joy to be able to photograph the beautiful ...

Glory to God for His blessings Reminding us that He cares Almighty He really is Never forsaking us in our times of need Delivering us from our dark moments Doubts do sometimes grab us Anxiety nags at us Under our apparent calm Goodness triumphs in the end Have faith no matter what True happiness is priceless Endowing us with renewed ...

He claims to know everything When he is actually dumber than you think He says he knows all about viruses Yeah the viruses that cause sexually transmitted diseases. Bragging about being a good speller He caused a real howler When he spelled Al Qaeda As Alcaida.   He attributed his oft-viral spelling mistakes To fingers that apparently can’t keep up ...

Regarded as one of the noblest and most spectacular of all birds of prey, the peregrine falcon is reputed to be the world’s fastest bird as well as the fastest member of the animal kingdom, capable of reaching 200 miles per hour with its continuous powerful wingbeats. Its speed makes it a formidable hunter that preys on other birds in ...

The pied triller is a smallish black and white bird in the Campephagidae family that is widespread and very common lowland resident  in Brunei, India, Indonesia, the Philiipines, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. It feeds on insects and worms. Though this is a very common bird, I have only encountered it three or four times during my bird photography outings.