Kampung Meritam's Mud Volcanoes in Limbang,Sarawak.

 Buak,Buak This is how the local folk call it. This is the only mud spring in Limbang (or in Sarawak, perhaps). It has been a place for the  people to come and shower for fun, but it is less known by the town people in Limbang. There you will see many  mud springs (of various sizes, either dead or alive) all over the place. Being there just makes you feel like walking on the surface of The Moon.
When visiting Limbang go for a mud bath in Kampung Meritam's mud volcanoes. The mud volcanoes form natural, cool mud baths that locals and occasional tourists enjoy. Wallow in the mud pools, enjoy the mud slides and clean up in the site's excellent shower and toilet facilities afterwards. 
The mud volcanoes have free entry, though it is 35km from Limbang. Take the road to Kuala L (the Brunei road) and turn off when you see the Kampung Meritam sign. The mud volcanoes are signposted about 10km down this road, up a driveable track. A good landmark is a cellphone tower. Free showers are available. Visit the village just past the entrance to the mud volcanoes on your trip to see a delightful sarawak village. There are no shops nearby.

Fresh Fish in Mukah Town.

During my recent trip to Mukah Town with a group of media organize by Information Department of Malaysia Government I 'm amazed by  hard working peoples ,mostly fishermen of Mukah Town.Mukah is a town where the town's border is drawn along the seashore and Mukah river. Mukah has a humble start as a small fishing village, which then served as an outpost for the sultanate of Brunei. It is not a big town yet, but the development is vast. The reason- it is a part of SCORE (Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy).
 The attraction of Mukah is at it's old town area, where the nice seafood restaurants, kopitiam, fish market, local market, and many of the hotels are gathered within walking distance (20 minutes the most from each others). With two markets located side by side, harbour for fisherman and the stalls for the local delicacies and eateries all clustered together, the old town area is somewhere that you should not miss. Fish sold at Mukah Fish Market are fresh, and what we should not miss- the fish for umai. Umai is a traditional Melanau dish where fresh fish is sliced and mixed with lime, onion, and a little bit of chili (chili is optional).

  Umai is a traditional Melanau dish where fresh fish is sliced and mixed with lime, onion, and a little bit of chili (chili is optional).

  So, if you want to get a fresher fish, you need to go and catch it by your self .

 Mukah fish market might be smaller than many other fish markets. But, when we talk about fish business, the freshness, i would say Mukah is the best.

He say "Umai is made of raw fish, pounded together with norm ingredients such as onion, chili and lemon. Sometimes, grind peanuts are added. Another old version of umai is to serve it together with another local food called sago.

 Among the fish available at the market now are mackerel, tuna, pomfret and those known locally as jamah, sepeluk, selangin as well as several types of fresh and salty water shrimps.

 The Ikan Belukang, so it's called here, has a spine that sticks out like a razor with needle like tip which could cause a lot of pain if it lashes out at you. We had to be extra careful when removing the hook from its mouth and then releasing it into the open sea. According to Mr Ujang (not real name) the flesh is not at all delicious, so this fish is considered as pest to fishing enthusiast.

The Freshness...........

Kembara Media 1Malaysia 2012-Tourism in Mukah.

The RM300mil figure was confirmed during at least two briefing in Mukah during a media trip organised by the state Information Department for reporters across Sarawak.The media group, comprising about 30 personnel, were told repeatedly that the international airport was required, but few officials gave reason for the slashed funds.I have a blogger friend from Kuala Lumpur who is good  in writing about his travel experience Exploring Mukah in 5 hours by Azuanzahdi.com.
Melanau Heartland is the nickname for the 10th. Administrative division...Mukah...predominantly Melanau Community. Mukah Division covered an area of 6,997.6 square kilometer in the Central region of Sarawak covering the District of Mukah...Dalat...Matu and Daro and there have been a tremendous improvement in the infrastructural...boosting the tourism industry in Mukah division. Getting to Mukah division is either by air...by sea and also by roads. Mukah division is being served by Maswing providing daily flight from Kuching and Miri. There is two airports in Mukah...Mukah Airport and Tanjung Manis airport.

Lamin Dana Home Stay.

old Smokestack of the earlier Sago Industry

 Mukah Division with its idyllic setting and unique Melanau culture heritage is increasingly popular to both local and foreign visitors. There are many interesting and tourist attractions in Mukah divisions...from historical site...to culture heritage and you can see old Smokestack of the earlier Sago Industry. You can also visit and experience the Melanau Culture at Lamin Dana cum Mini Museum at Kampong Tellian.

 You can also go for a swim at Blue Horizon Beach.

  While in Mukah town you can also stroll at the Kenyana Lake...Taman Tanjung Pedada at Kampung Tanjung...Kala Dana Recreation Park and the Setia Raja Boulevard Recreation Park.There are other interesting places in Mukah division that are yet to be discover and explore.

Media Trip to Mukah"Kembara Media 1Malaysia 2012"

Kembara Media 1Malaysia 2012 to Mukah organized by the Media & Corporate Communications Division,Department of Information Malaysia was attented by 30 Media representative from Utusan,RTM,Cat Radio,NST,The Star,Film Negara,Bernama,The Borneo Post,New Sarawak Tribune, Sarawak Bloggers Community and many more.This is the first time Sarawak Bloggers being invited to join the trip.

The Media represenntative posing with YB Dato'Sri Dr,Muhammad Leo Micheal Toyad Abdullah (in batik shirt)

When Penerangan Malaysia,Kuching graciously offered to sponsor my trip to Mukah,I knew i would have to spend time with the local community in Mukah Town.I was honoured and grateful to Penerangan Malaysia and also to Sarawak Bloggers admin Encik Cyril.
The trip headed by Encik Francis Buncol Lasam from Penerangan Malaysia a hard working officers,Thank You very much to Mr Francis.(white shirt standing beside YB).Throughout the program from 10th-13th July 2012,the media were taken to visit various place of interest around Mukah,Oya and Dalat.Media were also taken to visit various Government and Local Council agencies in Mukah region. Read HERE.The media were briefed about numerous development project that are currently or to be carried out in the Region of Mukah..
I snap many photographs during the trip below).

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Kembara Media 1Malaysia 2012 to MUKAH.

First of all I would to apologize to all my viewer as my first,second and third posting about my trip to Mukah (Kembara Media 1Malaysia 2012) was  accidentally deleted  and now I am trying to recover what ever i have posted  regarding the Kembara Media 1Malaysia.My apology  to Penerangan Malaysia,Sarawak bloggers Community
 In the mean time do enjoy the pictures snap during the trip (below)

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Famous Blogger and Famous Photographer.

Tell me who don't want to be famous.Had an opportunity to attend a Sarawak Blogger Talk: More Than a Blog on 21st May,2011 organized by Reptoz.Com and supported by Sarawak Bloggers and Alvin Leong Academy of Photography . 
I am not a famous blogger and I am not a famous photographer.Not because I don't want to be famous it's because I don't have enough knowledge about blogging and skill about photography.Hey !! at least not yet hehe..So the talk featured three speakers, CYRIL DASON of Cyrildason.com,WILLIE ESTHER of reptoz.com and ALVIN LEONG of Academy of Photography 
As a infamous blogger and infamous photographer ,I was very impressed with the amount of good talk these three guys had. Wow !!!.the talk really inspired me to be if not famous to be a better and to improve my knowledge and skill or what ever I have now....Oh my,I wish there were more talk by this three speakers in future but I am sorry for those who couldn't make it or didn't want to come,it's your lost.

 A session with Cyril Dason,the founder of Sarawak Bloggers

 A Session with Willie Ester on How to Increase your blog Readership.

This is Alvin he talk about PhotoJournalism. You can log on to his website http://alvinleong.com
Thank You and have a nice day.