Conquering The Land of 60cents aka Sarawak

We (me and Carina aka Pear) came and went. Arrived on the 15th of December and left on 21st December. Appreciation to Kenneth and his family for being a wonderful host, most remarkably for his great infestation with what I call it the f*** and c***i syndrome.

Day 1: Kayak along Sarawak River through the rainforest

Left to right: Our tour guide, Jane who filled up the odd place, me, Pear and Kenneth.

A good 4 to 5 hours of kayak down the river. Lots of sight seeing done.









Along the way we had to stop to trek through a path to reach this waterfall. The sight was magnificent though we missed the chance to see the bigger one since it hasn't been raining. The water is chilly and it almost froze our jewels off that it can fall of anytime. Yet the water was crystal clear and it tasted great (even cleaner than our home water even after filtration).



At the end of the day, all of us ended up with a nice through tan, which became sunburn later on. Now my skin is all peeling off that it looks like I'm plagued with some kinda skin disease.

The sun sets pretty early over there, at least an hour earlier than the West and I think because of that time seem to really pass slowly there. Everything's so laid back and relaxing.

We went round the city at night and this will be a familiar sight:

This is the 16m tall Christmas tree erected at Travillion and its in the Star today. Not forgetting the gelato we had that night too.

And here's and interesting one I sighted at the Gelato bar:

Day 2 & 3: Santubong



Cultural village was a not to be missed. Initially I didn't expect much out of the visit there, but on the contrary. It IS really a not to be missed. The cultural show was astounding. Displays of various indigenous people's culture and visits to their houses educated me better than all the history I learnt in school.








Next up was hiking mount Santubong. Due to our wrong estimation, we were forced to abandon our trekking up the peak cause the sun was setting while we were only half way up. Yet, we conquered Bukit Putri.


Matang waterfalls was our last stop before heading back to Kuching. BBQ was on the menu. But we didn't manage to get the fire to start and the park was closing in another 30minutes so to hell the BBQ we just stripped and into the friggin cold waterfall we went. At the waterfall I will not forget the whackiest thing me and Kenneth did which I will bring to my grave XD.

Day 4 & 5 : The Ultimate Showdown in Bako National Park

Kenneth put it in the best way which I would relate our experience there too. Yet the biggest achievement was by Carina aka Pear for making it through the whole trail despite her torn leg muscle *bows*. We were desperate. SOS was our option but there was no telco service and neither me nor Kenneth can carry Carina if she's immobilized. She's persistent and a strong lady. God was carrying us along. We finally made it through. Out of the forest we can't be anymore happier than going back to the forest of steel but reflecting on the feat we completed heck it was a good one.



Oh and here's the supply of our water throughout our stay in the forest. Don't be fooled though. The water is much more cleaner than the one we get at home and its safe to drink unboiled.






A great trip, 4 more days to Christmas upon return. Photos to look back and laugh at, missing the times we had, I do need another trip.