My World Tuesday-OrangUtan.

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I'm glad and happy to see my sister in-law her loving husband and the four children  enjoy the trip to OrangUtan Rehabilition Centre to-day (Tuesday 29/10/2009) at Semenggoh Kuching.They come from Kuala Lumpur on a short visit to Kuching for Hari Raya.I'm honoured to be the tour guide & I take this opportunity to share this trip with My World Tuesday friends out there.

  

 

The OrangUtan enjoy the fruits during feeding time that is at 09:00am & 03:00pm daily.

 

 

Located 20 km away from Kuching, the Semenggoh Orang-Utan Rehabilitation Center is a sanctuary for the endangered Orang-Utans, Southeast Asia’s only great ape species that are gentle and shy in disposition.

Most of the time, these primates forage among the trees in private but do come out during the feeding times in the park. Visitors can then observe the behaviours and emotions of these ‘Men in the Forest’, which is what their name means in English. Feeding times are held every 0900 hrs and 1500 hours.

 

 

The Chief Ranger is always around to brief the tourist & visitors.

 

   

The tourist enjoy the visit .Just E-Mail me (uncleawang@gmail.com) I would be happy to bring you there but in small group as I drive only small compact car .

The sanctuary is just a 30-minute drive away from, Kuching City. In the sanctuary young orang utans that are either orphaned of rescued from captivity are trained to survive in the wild wilderness.

The Semmengoh Orang Utan sanctuary gives you the perfect opportunity to see these magnificent creatures up close especially during their feeding time.

 

Semmengoh is a forest area where orangutans are released to the wild having been rescued from captivity. Food is put out twice a day to help the orangutans survive - they have neither the skills nor a large enough area to do without help. Sometimes in the fruiting season they do not turn up at feeding times but usually a loud call from the reserve staff will bring them to a feeding platform in front of a gathering of gawping tourists.

My World Tuesday-Hari Raya Preparation.

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The best time to visit Kuching is during the month of Ramadhan.Every year in the month of Ramadhan Muslim from within Kuching and outside Kuching will go to Gambier Street and India Street area to shop for cloth and food in preparation for their Hari Raya.

Hari Raya is very much commercialised in Malaysia.In the city like Kuching,shopping malls and commercial centres will hold big promotion and price discounts for festive shoppers as people purchase clothes and supplies.Decorations are hung in public areas and Hari Raya song will be played in shopping complexes.The media,such as TV will host various programs in conjunction with the celebrations and tourist are welcome to their open house.

My World Tuesday-Let's Walk with Me.......

This week I thought I would take you on a short walking tour on the street of our Malaysia capital city,KUALA LUMPUR.I found that walking from one place to another place or to subway is not very pedestrian friendly but it was interesting watching the crowd of small groups here and there and some families too.

Another attraction if you walk in the street of Kuala Lumpur is the presence of graffiti on some walls.There are quite a lot of graffiti in the street of Kuala Lumpur and here are few that I saw (picture above).Maybe it reflect the current social issues in Malaysia.

What strike the eye is that Kuala Lumpur the street themselve are fairly clean,but many sidewalk and building are damaged and you can see some beautiful colonial building too.

After few hours of stroll around the street,why not join this guy here for lunch at mamak old restaurant and try Malaysian icon nasi lemak,nasi kandar and teh tarik.

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My World Tuesday-Sarawak Regatta.

Sarawak Regatta is Kuching’s top boat-racing event, and has 15 different race categories. Traditional Chinese dragon boats, along with other colourful models, are paddled through the waters of the Sarawak River along Kuching Waterfront. The Sarawak Regatta is an annual event held at the Kuching Waterfront at the Sarawak River. This year Sarawak Regatta will be held from 31st July till 2nd August 2009.

Join the crowd for a weekend of watery boat races, sweaty paddlers and enthusiastic crowd which thronged the banks of Sarawak River in the wee hours of the morning to watch paddlers battling their strengths and skills amidst the shouts and cheers.

Watch out for the crowd’s favourite races and the ‘must watch events’, where the ‘Bidar’ boat races take centre stage. Adding to the variety and excitement are the ‘tambang’ boat races, jet-ski races, kayak races and the traditional water sports events. The highlight of these races will be the King of the River title for His Excellency’s the Governor’s Challenge Trophy. The tourist category of a 15 paddlers team and 20 paddlers International category are available to foreign tourists to compete in the race.

A wide array of side events such as tourism, handicrafts, science and technology exhibition trade fairs, cultural and food extravaganza, are an added attraction for this year Regatta. These will certainly bring in more crowd, more excitement, more thrills and spills to the Sarawak Regatta 2009. It will definitely be an event you will not want to miss.

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Most of my photos below are taken yesterday(27 July 2009) Monday.The events are special regatta in conjunction with the visit of VVIP.

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Photowalk-Kuching City.

The new Dewan Undangan Negri building is ready for the sitting of Malaysia Ruler's Conference.

View of DUN building from the waterfront.

The rehearsal of Sarawak river float event at Sarawak River.

The crowd at the rehearsal.

Let evening yesterday I have a chance to see the full rehearsal of the events at Kuching waterfront.On the 27th July,2009 Sarawak will create new history,the official opening of the new Sarawak DUN building by the King(The Yang di pertuan Agong).In the evening there will be a special regatta and Sarawak river float 2009 to commemorate the official opening and the sitting of Malaysia Ruler's Conference in the City.

My World Tuesday-DURIAN.

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Durian is coming to town.It's durian season in Malaysia.

Street vendor selling durian.Every year Malaysians everywhere wait for the chance to smell.choose and buy durian from street vendor.

Durian is the king of all fruits in Malaysia.This hot spell brings bumper harvest of durians of various varieties.

If you are an addict to durian but are too afraid of the amount of carbohydrate and fat in the fruits, do check out this nutritional website and plan how much to consume in order not to burst your seams after a one night fling with this charming but notorious fella. It’s good to know that durian has zero cholesterol content but loaded with vitamin C and some amount of dietary fiber, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium. At the very least, you could justify your craving with good nutritional value and great taste, albeit some weight gain.

Durians are highly prized fruit in Malaysia, And for a good reason! Besides being nasty looking with their sharp thorny spikes they are also well known for their pungent smell that could suffocate you in an instant if you are within sniffing distance. That’s why they are banned from hotels, flights, subways and most tourist locations.It's time to display "NO DURIANS" signage in every hotel in Malaysia.