Jason Voorhees in town??

Check this picture out - taken on Kimchi's phone camera.

Earlier in the evening, CQ went to get some groceries in the Gadong area. You bet! CQ got startled by the what CQ saw on the side mirror of CQ's car.

hmmmm . . .

Sail away

Oh my, it has been quite a while that CQ posted any stories or some interesting topics for you readers out there to follow up.

Well, CQ was overwhelmed with what has been happening in the past weeks (busy facebooking.. lol). One of them was when CQ's little baby girl is no more a baby girl *sniffs sniffs*. Kimchi has just turned seventeen... yeah sweet seventeen! in early August. How time flew without you realizing that your little tots have blossomed into beautiful young adults.

Anyway, CQ would like to share a new awesome activity in Brunei. Sailing. You may have cruised along the Brunei River, but sailing out on the seas of Brunei Coast, just miles off the Serasa Ferry Terminal will blew your mind off from your nonstop-busy-city lifestyle.

This sailing yacht is one and only of its kind in the world. Made of three different wood - Norwegian pine, oak and teak, SV Petima is 25 years old. Born in Denmark, she has sailed through most of the Earth's seas and oceans.

Winning a $50 sailing voucher, sponsored by Dream Charter, CQ set sailed with Bigboss and few other couples last Late July.

Sailing in Brunei is relatively new. Besides day sailing, there are other cruises available - honeymoon cruise, family trip out to the sea, fine dining or even holding a short business meeting on board the yacht to create a different atmosphere for your business clienteles. For more details, go to their website.

The sailing yacht is well equipped with the basic and essential household amenities and facilities.

It is solar-powered. Yes! the yacht has an engine too :)

Fish farms

Captain Peter with CQ :))

2009/2010 session

Thanks to Al-Mighty, Kimchi has been accepted into PTE Katok for the 2009/2010 session.

Kimchi attends the two-days orientation today at 7.30am. She is so excited to making new friends, meeting new teachers and of course reading up new syllabuses for her 'A' Levels subjects.

Grab the opportunity to realize your dreams Kimchi. Make it happen for the chance may never come twice. Ayah and Mama will always be there to encourage, motivate and support you!

Kimchi's letter of acceptance to PTE Katok

When you keep saying you are busy, then you are never free. When you keep saying you have no time, then you will never have time. When you keep saying that you will do it tomorrow, then your tomorrow will or may never come. Therefore, you have to study and work hard today for your tomorrow's dreams!

Morning Satay

Kimchi loves the History subject, so we visited the Sarawak Museum in Kuching. Entrance is free.

These are museum buildings too - National Museum and Art Museum. Had it not rained heavily, we would have made a visit to the War Memorial Park - just a walking distance away.

A view from our hotel window - in the background is the Kampong Boyan. It is accessible by a sampan ride and takes less than 2 minutes to cross the river from the jetty at the waterfront point. Fee is like RM0.50 cents per person.

In the foreground is the James Brooke Cafe. James Brooke - a significant character in the histories of Eastern Malaysia and Brunei. Do read History books to find out more =)



Night view of the waterfront from the Kampong Boyan's sampan jetty.


CQ visited Kedai Kek Lapis Dayang Salhah - a small enterprise selling kek lapis Sarawak - at Kampong Boyan. It is said to start out in the home of Dayang Salhah and as demand for her kek lapis Sarawak increases, she move her back-of-the-house-factory to a bigger one elsewhere.

Visitors or buyers included the Royals, superstars and those from the Peninsular Malaysia. During Ramadhan, business is a boom for this small cake enterprise.

Intending buyers and customers are allowed to sample the various types of kek lapis (layered cakes) in the living room before they are led to another room to make their purchases.

Prices range from RM10.00 - RM 40.00. There are also different types of colourful kek roll.

Next day CQ did some shopping at Spring - a new shopping centre. There are several eateries to choose from. So we chose to have Teppanyaki - for lunch - at the food court on ground floor.

CQ's Salmon Teppanyaki set meal

Bigboss & Kimchi opted for Chicken Teppanyaki set meal

Shitake Mushroom

Friends in Kuching treated CQ and family to two days of super breakfast while we were in Kuching. The roti canai and nan garlic are not to be missed besides the local dish - laksa Sarawak.

Another place to enjoy the local ayam golek and seafood is at the Saddap Court - err sorry forget to snap click lah hehee .. hmm thumbs up for the ikan pari panggang!

The last morning before CQ headed back to Sibu, we had our breakfast at Satay Ceko Cafe. Satay for breakfast?? Well, it is a breakfast menu for the locals. The satay gravy is superb so don't miss it when you are in Kuching! It is in Jalan Satok.


Bigboss gave Abang Nawi and Fendi a little chuckle when he had to eat satay early in the morning for breakfast ...lols.

Be essentially equipped

CQ's second leg (466km) of the approximate total of 886km long drive up to Kuching - from Sibu, took about seven hours plus stops at a petrol kiosk and resting for lunch in Pekan Serian.

There are more than just having fun adventure and experience driving on a long journey. You have to plan ahead and not only be physically fit but mentally too. Ensure that there is another family member who can drive so that the chief driver can take some cat naps after few hundreds kilometres of non-stop driving.

While driving and concentrating on the roads ahead, you can also enjoy the scenic views and many if not all, the kind of life that lies within this region filled with beautiful and luscious greenery.

In fact, Kuching boasts quite a number of National Parks - Tanjung Datu National Park, Batang Ai National Park and Wildlife Centres - Semenggok Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre and Matang Wildlife Centre.

Occasional sights of terraced of sireh (betel) leaves creeping on stumped trees or poles, thick hilly virgin forests and jungles, palm trees plantations and mills, logging mills, shrubs, old huts standing tall on padi fields, schools, kampongs and different types of longhouses can be seen on either sides of the roads.


Be sure to put together an emergency kit in your car that will save you any grief if you ever got stranded or encounter problems (God forbid) on the road. The kit could include - flashlights with working batteries, jumper cables, duct tape, a container for petrol (optional), car jack and spare tyre. It would be a plus if you have a mechanic's head too.

Can you imagine this long trailer is overtaking vehicles that are supposed to be 'faster' than the trailer itself? It is so common tho'.


When driving on the long roads that seems to have no ends - do be careful as there could be road works ahead and when overtaking heavy vehicles - especially if you are driving at night as hazards may be out of your headlight range. If it rains, reduce speed. Ensure that your front and back wipers work properly. Use the light from oncoming vehicles ahead to gain clues on road curves and bends. Watch for road signs and white lines for further guidance.


Besides, you and your co-driver must be sharp- minded - making sure your brain cells are activated to think fast and be alert at all times, sharp eyes to navigate, read maps and road signs. To add fun and joy-ment to the long journey, bring along good music cee-dees.

If you have small children, do pack some travel essentials like a foodie bag of non-perishables - cereal, biscuits, packets of juices and other lights snacks to ward off hunger pangs. Do not forget (bottled) water and a bag of toys - PSP or games, books and gadgets to kill any boredom or distraction in the children. A set of medicine essentials - liquid paracetamol for fevers, wet wipes, lozenges and anti-bacterial sanitiser - can be handy too in any less extreme circumstances.

Do dress light and comfortably - with proper footwear. CQ and family did enjoy our long drive trip to Kuching. Planning soon for a drive up to Labuan =) ?? Let's think how yeah!

Rugged with Korando!

When you buy something new, you ought to put it to a test, right? Therefore, CQ's Korando is being tested with some rugged long road trip to Kuching ..huhu

Along the journey, Bigboss, Kimchi and CQ encountered countless of oohhhs, aahhhhs and weeees hahaha ...what's that? Well, the roads are not that smooth but driving Korando gave us the thrills and adrenalin rush at most of the time.

Enjoy the pictures ...


The queue at the Sungai Tujoh immigration checkpoint was fine - no waiting.

Along the highways to Bintulu, we saw many long trailers and other heavy vehicles.

Palm trees

These trees have the so-ghostly look

A mosque along the Bintulu highway

A primary school

After a journey of 207km in 3 hours from Miri town, we finally arrived at Bintulu at about 2.30pm. We had our light lunch at a Lesung Restaurant in the Commercial District area.

WOW! This sign board is displayed just at the entrance to the restaurant hahaha

Teh Tarik Dangdut!!

French Toast Cheese

Roti Canai Robinhood? That's the name huhu ..

Our Korando got mental breakdown! Jeles lahh ..she wanted to have a 'drink' at the nearby workshop pulak ...and cost CQ RM75!

One of the many longhouses we saw along our journey

Oh! a few areas experienced landslides - maybe due to the recent heavy rain

long roads aahead

Alhamdulillah we arrived Sibu approximately at about 8pm - after a tiring drive of 213km from Bintulu. It took us about 3 hours.

Looking around for a hotel to spend the night before continuing our onwards journey to Kuching. We decided on RH Hotel. Clean. Safe. Cheap!

Good Night!