Here you can see orang utans and other rescued wildlife. But don't expect that you get to cuddle baby chimps and feed them milk from the bottle... most of them are semi-wild.... Tuesday, November 10, 2009
KUCHING: What To See? What To Do?
Here you can see orang utans and other rescued wildlife. But don't expect that you get to cuddle baby chimps and feed them milk from the bottle... most of them are semi-wild.... Monday, November 09, 2009
KUCHING: Where to Stay? Where To Eat?

When we got off the plane, the first thing that struck me about their airport was how modern it was. It was relatively big and had all the duty free alcohol, cosmetics and perfume shops one would expect from a good International airport. Plus a Starbucks AND Coffeebean.
Of course, there are many cheaper alternatives available at Kuching. In fact, Tune hotels ( like ten bucks a night!) is just across the street from Hilton. So if you don't mind not having a river view, and just want a room to sleep in, this is a great budget hotel. I stayed in it when I was in KL... and I remember paying $10 for the room... and then you add on $ for additional things like 10 hour blocks of air-con, toiletries, etc.
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ok now... FOOD FOOD FOOD!
Ok... to be honest, when I first looked around the town... I thought... OMG there's no where decent to eat at. But with a little perserverance and asking around... we found a few great places which you must check out when in Kuching. And the prices!!! Great food at great places ... but such low prices!
James Brooke Bistro & Cafe
We had lunch here. It's by the river, just infront of the Hilton. James Brooke was the first Governor of Serawak. They called him the first White Rajah.It's open air but not hot. Good for a lazy lunch. They serve both western and Asian cuisine. Mark had a chicken salad, mango juice (x2) while I had chicken wings and wedges and a coke. The bill only came up to $40 Ringgit (less than 20 Sing$)
The Junk Restaurant
The first night there, we were looking for somewhere quirky and trendy to eat at... and we made reservations at a restaurant called The Junk. I wore my new dress and shoes.. ( for those asking for pics of my $10 shoes... here it is!!)
The ambiance of the place was fantastic, relaxing mood lighting. It's a two story shophouse, filled with bits of the old and bits of the new. It kinda looked like a collection of junk really. But well put together. It even had a nice little bar in the backyard.
And the food was excellent! I had lamb rack and Mark had a lamb shank. We shared a brocolli soup and bruchetta to start with.
And I found a new favourite drink.... kinda like a Lychee Martini... it's a Longan Vodka! Very niceeee...
Total damage for the night (inclusive of a few more glasses of wine and beers as well): $150 ringgit. No way you can get all that food AND drinks for 2 people in a restaurant setting for $70 Sing dollars in Singapore!
Magenta...
The second night there... we were spoilt for choice. We had a few restaurants we wanted to check out... first, we went to Magenta, which serves an Western Asian fusion cuisine.. and they had Foie Gras on the menu!!
What can I say...? I'm not going to make any excuses.. it was just shameful glutonny. :( Total bill was also around $150 ringgit, but we had much less alcohol than at the Junk. How could I drink anyway?! I was too full of duck.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Sponsored Trip to Kuching
So, of course, I'm very pleased that I've just been made an SG Blogger for Malaysia Airlines!
My inaugral trip as their Blogger is to Kuching! I'm having a pretty good time here.
Checking in is a painless process.
You can do a Web Check In through the Malaysian Airlines Website and arrive at the airport just 1 hour before departure. There are also self service kiosks at KLIA for self check in.
Malaysia Airlines has The Golden Lounge for first and business class guests. But I was given the privilege of enjoying this perk.
Friday, November 06, 2009
My Phone Bill !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the 2 days that I spent in Indonesia last month... I racked up SGD$400 on my phone bill. Thank God I wasn't there for like a week or something!
$400 for like 2 days.... that's like more than twice the price of my air ticket there! And I was barely on the phone.
One 25 minute long phone call to my then ex (Mark) was $110 alone (that's more than my usual phone bill for a whole month!). WTF?
Ok... I'm leaving for Kuching tomorrow. Will be back Monday. If not important... don't call me. :( I'm feeling very poor at the moment.
Free INQ Mini 3G Mobile Phone
You will still enjoy Free registration and Free SIM card charge... so it's REALLY is $0 to get your new phone. And also 3 free battery covers... so you can change the colour of your phone anytime.
This same E-voucher is now redeemable at all hello stores till 30 Nov 2009. (Click It To Print It)
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Mixed Martial Arts: The next HOT thing in SG!
So I was looking through youtube for instructional videos and I came across this video on Mixed Martial Arts.

Hello Sir!!
The cool thing about Evolve is that it has premium state-of-the-art, modern and sleek facilities. They are open 7 days a week from 630am to 1030pm with classes all day which is great for me since I don't have a fixed schedule for work... I can pop in for a class any morning, afternoon, night that I'm free.

