Gone kayakin’
April 30, 2010 – 10:33 am | No Comment

Spare a day for this most enjoyable of activities. Put on a pair of rubber sandals and sport shorts and a quick dry t-shirt, because you’re going to get wet, wet, wet! Get out your …

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Activities & Attractions

Kayaking, Firefly watching, Dolphin watching, Hash House Harriers, Bird Watching (Malaysia Nature Society), Kuching Heritage Walk, Kuching Waterfront, Gambier Street, Indian Mosque (inside shophouses!)

Celebrations & Events

Chinese Temples

Tua Pek Kong Temple, etc

Cities & Towns

Kuching, Bau, Serian,Kota Sentosa, Siburan, Lundu, etc

Festivals

Rainforest Music Festival, Thaipusam, Chinese temple diety processions, Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, Gawai Dayak, Kuching Festival, Orchid & Horticultural Shows etc.

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Articles by James Chee

Easily gets worked up at the mention of nature and travelling the off-beaten path. Passionate about the environment and conservation. Fave motto: "Take nothing but photographs, leave nothing but footprints, save nothing but memories"

Express Bahagia No. 8 - Riding the Waves on Happiness
April 4, 2009 – 1:44 pm | No Comment
Express Bahagia No. 8 - Riding the Waves on Happiness

Riding the waves on Happiness anyone? Try the Express Bahagia No.8 plying between Kuching and Sibu, a mere 5 hours’ sprint across the azure South China Sea and the murky waters of the Sarawak River …

Thaipusam in Kuching
April 4, 2009 – 6:20 am | No Comment
Thaipusam in Kuching

 
Thaipusam is a major Hindu religious celebration of Southern Indians particularly the Tamils, and Kuching, which has a small but vibrant Indian community also mark this festival with smaller scale processions.  The Sri Sreenevasagar Kaliamman Temple …

Kolo Mee - The No.1 Breakfast Dish of Kuching
April 1, 2009 – 6:52 am | No Comment
Kolo Mee - The No.1 Breakfast Dish of Kuching

 
 

Arguably the most popular breakfast for native Kuchingites, this most beloved of noodles are sold in almost all coffee shops, food courts and even some hotels’ restaurants. So passionate about the dish that it has …

Sarawak Islamic Museum
March 25, 2009 – 10:11 pm | One Comment
Sarawak Islamic Museum

 
 
A feeling of old world charm and tranquility is immediately felt on stepping into the compound of the Sarawak Islamic Museum, for this building was originally the Maderasah Melayu Sarawak, an Islamic religious school built …

Timeless beauty of a Siamese Buddhist Temple
March 24, 2009 – 11:55 pm | 3 Comments
Timeless beauty of a Siamese Buddhist Temple

 

Driving along Jalan Foochow of Kuching, one cannot fail to notice a beautiful Siamese temple by the roadside, gleaming proudly in the sun with intricate designed roofs and windows. This is the Wat Sa Thai, or the …

Temple hopping in old Kuching (Part 3: The Hiang Thian Siang Ti Temple)
March 24, 2009 – 11:11 am | No Comment
Temple hopping in old Kuching (Part 3: The Hiang Thian Siang Ti Temple)

 
 
 
 

 
The Hiang Ihian Siang Ti Temple, one of the three oldest Chinese temples in Kuching was originally a humble building in the present Main Bazaar and is reputed to be over a century and half …