weekend...

this weekend had been quite relaxing... and nope, didn't go to the Kuching Festival as it's probably invested by _____ people like there's no tomorrow...


went for Bak Kut Teh during lunch time...


had a drink at this new shop next to Kaya & Toast on the Sunday evening before heading to...


Somerset Gateway again...

dinner @ Rakuzen, Crown Square

was up for Japanese food last Friday, so went to this new restaurant at Crown Square to satisfy our jap food cravings...


very soothing ambiance...


master at work...


good stuff...


the bill came up to be over RM170... yea I know we could have gone to those Japanese Buffet and paid somewhat less for two person with unlimited food supply, but I'd say that the food there is very fresh, and seriously worth it.

steamboat on Saturday night...

it was a last minute decision to go for a steamboat dinner on Saturday night... plus it was raining... a perfect time for a steamboat dinner... heh...


before we started...


the food...


on the grill...


eating time...


done... look at that layer of oil... I'm so gonna double my fiber intake for the next 2 days...

my weekend...

it was quite a busy weekend due to an event we organized in Kuching, plus entertaining a KL guest as it's her first time here in Kuching, and hopefully she'll be here more often to help us out...

so apart from business, brought her around Kuching, and of course tried out some authentic Kuching food, like the Kolo Mee and Laksa...


Sarawak Laksa... totally different than those of west Malaysia...


went to Causeway Bay...


the fried rice looks good...


then on Saturday night, went over to Bella Italia after a heck of a busy day. I ordered a Cabonara... and it's so good I almost lick the plate clean...


Ah-Sun ordered this... I'm not sure what's the name, but according to her, it's yummy-licious...


then we went all the way to Kuching North for drinks, and enjoyed the Kuching City night view from across river...

Freebies from Hotlink

3G is now in Kuching, and Maxis is having massive roadshows to promote this new service...

was on my way back to the office when I was approached by this promo guy from Maxis, asking me some questions, which I somehow answered correctly, and he gave me this -


the Hotlink freebies bag


with free towel and pen...

installment plan@SKII

was shopping around at Parkson during the weekend when we stopped by the SKII counter... coz we came across this -


and I thought only electronic goods merchants offer such payment schemes...

I was kinnda surprise that even cosmetics/skincare products nowadays offers installment plans as well. don't ask how much was spent at SKII... it was abit of an impulsive purchase... and nope, it wasn't me...

Starbucks Kuching

yeaps, finally apart from Coffee Bean, Kuching has its own Starbucks now...

went over to give it a try yesterday night, as there's a RM30-spending-free-Starbucks-mug promotion.

ordered an ice green tea... and frankly speaking, tasted pretty good...

a good alternative from the usual caffeine...

Sunday gateway...

after a few fucked-up days on and off work, dipping myself in the Somerset Gateway rooftop pool and sweating it out in the sauna room was good...

we were there from around 3pm until sunset... and just lazing around there, do nothing was a pretty good way to waste a boring Sunday afternoon...


took this shot when I was in the water... puffing away as well... :))


I don't mind to just sit there & do nothing...


and look up to this clear blue sky all day long...


sunset in Kuching...

paiseh for the lack of updates...

have been quite a boring few days lately, except for the 2 nights out with a close friend who came back from Singapore to attend another friend's wedding as well as to sort some stuff out for his own wedding coming September...


the to be husband & wife... congrats dude...

he's the first amongst us life-long buddies getting tied down, so we're gonna hold one hell of a bachelor night party for him before his big day, and talks/arrangements are already underway...


got my car washed... after like 1 month+ because it has been raining all the time in town... :(


also helped out at one of the annual celebrations of the association...

circular rainbow around the Sun

snapped this kindda rare phenomenon 5 minutes ago at the office. got this rainbow around the Sun thingy... quite pretty though... Almost everyone in the office was sticking their oily faces onto the window with this sakai look (including me) taking photos of the circular rainbow...

yea, the thing in the middle is the Sun...

fresh supply...

this will last for at least 2 months... thanks to MK. :)

Sunday relaxation...

went for a swim on the Sunday evening... however this time it was not at the usual StamPark swimming pool but at Somerset Gateway.


the lobby...


top floor of the building, typical facilities namely pool, gym, sauna etc are all here...


the rooftop swimming pool... overseeing Kuching South...


the other side, overlooking the golden triangle of Kuching...

apart from swimming, went for a few rounds of sauna... and man it was freakin' hot. it has been at least 4 years since I last step into one, and it actually felt good... will definitely go again... and seriously considering the membership... hehehe...

more pictures:


great view from the rooftop...


yea, that's the building where I work in, so it's just a stone throw away if I were to consider coming here for a swim or workout after work...


it started to rain at around 430pm, but we're already done...

new gadget...

got myself an air ionizer from Super8 on the weekend Saturday ...

pretty good stuff I should say... coz it really eliminates smoke odor in the car... hehehe...


got it installed at the back of the centre console...

random pictures...

Sevier's Kuching office...


some audition @ Tun Jugah...


raining on the way home...


my ride...


got a replacement credit card from RHB as they are replacing the Air Asia ones...

scoops...

nowadays in Kuching, when you think about going for ice-creams, you'll no longer only think of Sunny Hill Ice-Creams. This new place - Scoops will also pop up in mind... plus, it's also more strategically located - right smack opposite Hilton Kuching...

so this boring Sunday night, it was decided that ice-cream was gonna be the theme rather than the usual beer... and off we went over to Scoops...

after trying out (testing) almost half the favours available, she decided on having *I forgot oredi*, while I went for the Tiramisu favour...


you'll get spoilt by choice...


my Tiramisu ice-cream... got liquor taste sommore... hehehe...


very soothing place I should say... good place to hangout and watch the Kuching night life goes by...


can choose to sit inside (got air-con) or outside if you wanna puff, and feel the breeze rather...

early Father's Day dinner

we didn't wanna join in all the crowd for the actual Father's Day dinner this coming weekend, so went out celebrated the event a week earlier...


went to this seafood restaurant@RH Plaza


crispy duck... probably the best dish we had...


FuRong Tofu... normal stuff...


BBQ pork knuckles... gotta dip the meat with the sauce first before eating, else it's too dry...


salted chicken... pretty decent dish, albeit not salty enough...

the bill came up to be slightly over RM100, quite reasonable considering the portion, because we had to tapao about 30% of the food as we were too full already... too much meat... :p