Korea Heritage Restaurant has been operating at Marina Square in Miri since the latter part of last year but it was only yesterday that we dropped by the restaurant for dinner. It was about 6pm when we arrived and we were the only customer. We ordered mushroom jeon, fish jeon, rice cake, bibimbap and torikatsu as well as a pot ...
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Clerihew : Zee Avi
Zee Avi, Born in Miri, She sang her Bitter Heart out about Kantoi, And got busted with Tommy boy.
Read More »Grand Old Lady
The Grand Old Lady lives alone, High on Canada Hill, You may think she must be forlorn, But that is not how she feels. Towering thirty metres above ground, Famous landmark she has become, Malaysia’s first cable-tool oil well is her crown, Also known as Miri Well Number One to some. At over one hundred and five years ...
Read More »Indiscriminate Parking & Parking Hogs
What annoys me the most in Miri, Are those who park like dimwits, With parking hogs adding to the melee, Mirians are driven to anger fits. Parking hogs are the worst ever, They are not playing by the rules, Reserving parking spots in ways they think are clever, Causing Mirians much parking blues. Business owners shoot themselves in the foot, ...
Read More »What An Incredible Reunion!
The Kolej Tun Datu Tuanku Haji Bujang Year 1975-1976 Reunion is now history but it has been etched into the memory of those who made it to the function. I am one of the committee members and I take pride in the post-reunion accolades from the participants. Mr Ong Siang Phiaw, for instance, personally texted me, saying that the reunion ...
Read More »My First Ever Live Interview On RedFM Sarawak
At about 10.15am this morning, my handphone rang. Glancing at it, I saw that the caller was Abang Mohd Tosen. He said he was ready to pick me up but I told him I was not ready yet as I had asked him to pick me at around 11.30am. I quickly shut down my laptop and went to change into ...
Read More »Juliet Is Going To Be A Mum!
I have not been to Piasau Nature Reserve for more than two months. I remember seeing Jimmy and Juliet mating when I visited the reserve on October 19 so I have the sudden urge to visit the reserve this evening to see if anything has evolved from that mating. I was in for a little shock. I used to park ...
Read More »A Haven For Photography In The Park Behind Parkcity Everly Hotel Miri
Ever since I discovered this park a couple of weeks ago, I have dropped by the park from time to time as it offers quite good photography opportunities if you are into nature like flora and fauna photography. On the left of the hotel are two rows of shophouses with a small park behind them. Behind this park, there is ...
Read More »A Visit To A Bakam Farm
I called my brother Chin Tian this morning to find out whether he knows which school one of my Form 6 classmates is attached to. Another college mate Jessie Goh has informed me that the classmate is teaching in Miri. As my brother used to be a school principal in Miri, I thought he may know. Unfortunately my brother does ...
Read More »Lambir Hills National Park – The World’s Most Complex & Diverse Forest Ecosystem
October 27 is probably the most exhausting day of my life. I went to the famed Lambir Hills National Park, the most visited National Park in Sarawak about 36 km from Miri, with my nephew Esmond Ngieng with the intention to spend about 2 hours there only. Upon arrival at the park after a 45-minute drive, we went to the ...
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