02.18.06
Have ‘gun’ will travel…
For the last one week it is like a magic of Harry Porter, so fast…Â At a blink of an eye, now i am on another weekend…
For the first 2 days, i travelled to the north, to one of the state capital… followed by another 3 days in another state capital in Borneo Island (East Malaysia)…
In the North, i stayed at the supposedly top hotel for the first time (even though, it is very clear to me the lack of number of ’star’ given to the hotel), but face with the worst hotel living experience of my life… with no in house phone and no iron and unfulfilled services and promisses by the hotel waitress… Can memorised your room number but never delivered… Imagine contacting the hotel front desk by the general line using your mobile phone… Maybe that is why they know my room number during checkout!
In East Malaysia, where some people still call us ‘Orang Malaya’, i stayed at one of the internationally renowned hotel, also for the first time, where the first choice hotel normally is one on the ‘riverside’…
Considering the facts that i have been here for so many times, spending the time resting while watching tv in the hotel room is the best option within the tight schedule…
Having seafood for the dinner and some other local dishes is really killing my diet… We did having some ‘midin’ and ‘umai’ (forgot another locally available seafood)..Â
Considering that umai is a traditional working lunch for the Melanau fishermen, the notion isn’t that far fetched. It is made mainly of thin slivers of raw fish, thinly sliced onions, chilli, salt and the juice of sour fruits like lime or assam. It is usually accompanied by a bowl of toasted sago pearls instead of rice. Its simplicity makes it a cinch for fishermen to prepare it aboard their boats. Even local landlubbers, hankering for a taste of it, head for this cafe. Umai is uniquely associated with the Melanau people, for whom Mukah is the heart of their traditional lands.
Above description is an extract from another article found in the local website…
On the way back, due to a frequently delayed and retimed local airlines, we have to change flight… Luckily there is enough seat on a Sydney-KL bound transit Airbus to accomodate our retimed B737… Not a bad flight delayed experience after all… Dont forget about the 5 millions discounted MAS offering tickets…
Now i left with Twin Otter and 1st Class after experiencing B747, B777, Airbus, B737 and Fokker, economy and business class… Have ‘flight’ will travel…
Next: Have ‘train’ will travel… Shinkansen
