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Showing posts with label Bintulu. Show all posts
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Life Snippets in June

 
 I haven't been back to Sawarak since 2020. The last round I was back in Bintulu, Sarawak was one day before the then Prime Minister announced the lockdown in the whole country on 18 March 2020.

So, after four long years, we made a trip back. Here are some highlights.
 

What we ate


Tanjung Batu Beach

 
Check out my Instagram reel to view the beautiful sunset scenery at Tanjung Batu Beach in Bintulu.
 

Taman Tumbina

 
Check out my Instagram reel to view some of the photos I took at Taman Tumbina. Tumbina actually meant tumbuhan (plants) and binatang (animals). The reel below is the section that I like the most at Taman Tumbina.

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My 2017 Mother's Day Celebration


2017 is the first year I celebrated Mother's Day with two monkeys. My older boy is attending preschool and one day he proudly showed me his very first "Happy Mommy Day" card. He did all the coloring on his own. *sheds happy tears*


The second boy is still a baby. I'm pretty sure every day is Mother's Day to him. Haha.


We celebrated Mother's Day in my hometown. Oh how I missed my mom's homey and delicious home-cooked meals.


If you happen to visit Bintulu, you have to go to Laksa House at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi, Parkcity Commerce Square. My brother told me they have the best Laksa Sarawak in town. But please go early, preferably before 10am. They sold off pretty fast.


Once MUST EAT Laksa Sarawak when in Sarawak! No excuse! :P


Other delicacies that I have so missed! From top right, clockwise: kompia (a kind of bread) stuffed with soy sauce minced pork, mee sup sapi (beef noodles soup), mee sapi kering (dry beef noodles), pork porridge, red kampua (dry noodles mixed with red sauce).


Not forgetting Sugarbun too! Yeah, it's just fast food but I have it way before KFC and McD came to Bintulu you know!

One can eat out every day, but home-cooked meals at home are still the best!


Here's the little one celebrating his very first Mother's Day outside the womb. Lol.


Mother's Day dinner at a Chinese restaurant in town.


I just have to try this concoction called Coke in Coffee! It's described as a blend of freshly brewed espresso coffee and maple syrup topped with coke. Errr.... let's just say I wouldn't order it again. The amount of caffeine must be insane!


Another meal eaten at home.


Mom found a box of toys and my elder one had fun "directing" his "movie" of killer lizards and soldiers.


When in Sarawak, one must never forget to buy Kek Lapis Sarawak with gorgeous colors and flavors before flying back to West Malaysia!

So yeah, that's about it. How's your Mother's Day?


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Project: Reflect 52 #10 - Online scrapbooking

 
I found the reason why I fall in love with Pinterest.

In case you don't know what is Pinterest, here's a simple explanation: Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. Pinterest allows you to organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.

Here's my Pinterest: pinterest.com/joycescapade

Okay, let me tell you why I love Pinterest.

I was in Bintulu last weekend. One of the things I did was to dig out memorabilia from my teenage years
. Voila! I found three huge scrapbooks full of pictures of all sorts, mostly arts & crafts, DIYs, recipes, bags, clothes, shoes, hairstyle, and anything a girl loves under the sun.

No wonder I'm so in love with Pinterest. To me, Pinteresting is like online scrapbooking. 20 years ago, when there was no Internet, I loved "pinning" beautiful pictures onto scrapbooks. Today, I love "pinning" beautiful pictures onto my online scrapbook.

Life is indeed good. :P


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Project 365 2011 - Photo #266

Sky-cineplex-365

Interesting find during our weekend trip to Bintulu last weekend. For the past 20 years, I didn't even know there's a cineplex in Bintulu! So, there's actually a kinda dilapidated Sky Cineplex in town center.

More photos from the trip: Trip to Bintulu (15-17 September 2011)

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Mi & Bihun Cili Potong @ Freedom Cafe, Medan Jaya Commercial Center, Bintulu

Freedom Cafe at Medan Jaya Commercial Center, Bintulu is famous for its noodles with cili potong (chili slices). They serve mee (not yellow mee), beehoon, and kuey teow. They also serve other types of noodles such as claypot noodles, loh shu fun (mee tikus), etc.

Mi Cili Potong (Noodles with Chili Slices)
I'm glad that mee in Sarawak isn't the yellow mee used in almost all fried mee dishes in West Malaysia.

Mee or Mi Cili Potong (Noodles with Chili Slices) is a type of local dish that resembles Mee Kolok and Kam Pua (Dry Noodles). The noodles are generously mixed with lard, chili slices, and served with roast pork and a sprinkle of spring onions. It's cheap, i.e. only RM2.60 per bowl and it's definitely perfect for breakfast.


Bihun Cili Potong (Beehoon with Chili Slices)
This is Bihun Cili Potong (Beehoon with Chili Slices). Its ingredients are the same, i.e. lard, roast pork, spring onions, and it's also only RM2.60 per bowl.


These are the cili potong that gives these dishes their zing! Love them to bits!
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Project 365 2011 - Photo #260

Toolbox

Nice memories. This is the toolbox with its tools that my late dad used when he fixed broken things in and around the house.

Today, his future son-in-law is using the same tools to fix some broken things in the same house. I'm glad he has scored some brownie points with my mom, a lady of few words. Unspoken approval from her I suppose. That's good. :)

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Project 365 2011 - Photo #259

Tomato-mee-btu Mee-soup-special-btu

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Project 365 2011 - Photo #40


My mom fussed over her children by overfeeding them. Homecooked meals are always the best. :)

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"Ding Bian Hu" (鼎边糊)

"Ding Bian Hu" (鼎边糊)

"Ding Bian Hu" is a typical Foochow delicacy (non-halal) made from rice starch solution cooked in a seafood-flavored broth. After years of missing this dish, I had it for breakfast in Bintulu this morning. Not the best that I've had so far, but it's still pretty good.

Check out my previous post about the preparation of "Ding Bian Hu".
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Project 365 2011 - Photo #38


Lovely plants and flowers found around the house. :)

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Project 365 2011 - Photo #36


Beautiful day...

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Project 365 2011 - Photo #34


At the backyard of my house in Bintulu, there's a chicken that lays white-shelled eggs. Awww... so cute!

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Mini Travelogue in January & February 2011

Destination #1

Location: Kuching, Sarawak
Dates & Day: 20-22 January 2011 (Thursday till Saturday)
Transport: Flight (Firefly)


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Destination #2

Location: Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
Dates & Day: 30 January - 2 February 2011 (Sunday till Wednesday, also Chinese New Year Eve)
Transport: Car (to KT on 30 January morning) & flight (AirAsia - back to KL on 2 February night)

Note: On 2 February night, once I reach LCCT, I'll walk over to Tune Hotel. My sister and I will be staying at Tune Hotel because we're catching an early flight on 3 February to Bintulu, Sarawak. 


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Destination #3

Location: Bintulu, Sarawak
Dates & Day: 3-9 February 2011 (Thursday till Wednesday)
Transport: Flight (AirAsia)


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I'm really, really, very excited! :D

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Hometown noodles

Have a look. :)

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Project 365 - Photo #95

Rows and rows of Sarawak's best natural product - white & black pepper.

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Project 365 - Photo #94

My late dad's first car - Proton Saga, bought in 1985.

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Project 365 - Photo #49

Bintulu Airport - super mini version of KLIA, I think. Hahaha!

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Project 365 - Photo #48

Black Pepper & White Pepper - Sarawak's precious comodity.

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Project 365 - Photo #47

Chinese New Year of the Tiger Day #3 - Lunch & Dinner with mom & sis at Bintulu.

All these food intake is gonna inflate me. LOL!

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Project 365 - Photo #46

Chinese New Year of the Tiger Day #2 - Dinner with mom & sis at Bintulu.

I know, it's food photos again. Well, mom's cooking made my day, always.

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