Pak Ali Manufacture of Iron or Pak Ali Pandai Besi.

On last Saturday Oct10,2009 I pay a visit and take a photo art & carpentry make kris,parang at a exhibition in conjunction of Malaysia Day in Kuching waterfront.

"Pak Ali manufacture of Iron" or in Malay "Pak Ali Pandai Besi".I have time to ask why he used the term 'IRON' He said the title was adopted by the public to create a skilled craftsman iron kris,It make up work such as welding steel such as the title does not apply because the public can make a work that way.Instead work to iron kris is a traditional art that is rarely owned.

His real name is En Ghazali bin Mohd Noor he come from Trengganu and he owned a workshop in Trengganu.Pak Ali are friendly,kindness and humility language.

City Daily Photo-Moon Cake Festival.

Last night,I have a chance visited 'The S'wak Inter-Cultured Mooncake Festival' at Carpenter Street (One of the oldest street in Kuching).This is an annual event and this year theme is 'Inter Cultural',where most ethnics and race will come together and enjoy the festival as 1MALAYSIA.

Photo shot with my Olympus E-620 Zuiko len 25mm f2.8(courtesy of Mr.Abbar of KFK) P&S with auto art filter & edited using Picasa v3.5

The Carpenter Street.

1Malaysia.You can see the Malay women sale the mooncake at the festival.

The Orang Ulu play Sape, entertaining the visitors at the festival.

Street Tai Chi by the Chinese Community.

HALAL food at the festival by Chef XinJiang from China.

It's was fun,very much lively and crowded.

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.

Watch out for more pictures next week...HOPEFULLY.

ABC Wednesday 'R' for Regatta -Sarawak Regatta.

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Brief History

SARAWAK REGATTA .... TRACING IT'S ORIGIN

Sarawak Regatta has been a premier event with a distinct historical and cultural significant. It was held as early as before 1872 and was organized as an annual event taking place during the New Year. Sarawak Gazette had recorded in 1872, that the annual Regatta that year was held, on 29th February 1872 at the Sarawak River infront of the Astana. The European community in Sarawak and in the neighboring countries were invited to the Astana - for breakfast - before the race. Keen competition were also recorded for the Rajah Cup.

The boat 'Sri Matu' built and manned by the Melanaus, was reported as the winning boat. The Gazette records provided the indication that Regatta had been an important social event organized annually for social integration and goodwill for the people of Sarawak. Prominent Political figure, the late Tan Sri Datuk Amar Ong Kee Hui, recorded that Raja Charles Brooke used to send his yacht "Maimunah1 to outstation to bring in the various "Tuan Residents" to join in the social event.

The tradition of holding the annual Regatta in the Sarawak River continued through the Colonial period and into the post-Malaysia period. During these periods the Regatta was organized by Resident and District Office with funds from the Government while the rest of the fund was raised through public donations.

The day programme include races for traditional longboats, dragon boats and other activities, like the running of totolizers, climbing greasing poles, catching ducks and "pillow fights". Racing boats from outstations made it a grand affair and also a great occasion for families from outside the State Capital to visit Kuching town.

45 years Of Sarawak's Progress In Malaysia.

45 Years of Sarawak's Progress In Malaysia(An exhibition celebrating Sarawak's chievements)
23rdJuly-31st August,2008.
This is the story of people who worked hard for the success and development of Sarawak.I hope that you will feel as proud as those of what they have accomplished as a young nation.

Indoor Stadium,Petra Jaya,Kuching.
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday
10.00 a.m-5.00 p.m.
Saturdays,Sundays and Public Holidays.
10.00 a.m.-8.00 p.m.
"The People's Choice.....Our Dreams Fulfilled"
Sarawak's leader of the era.



The Chief Minister of Sarawak.
The Head of State.
State Minister during era of 60's
In 1972,the Rajang Security Area Security Command(RASCOM) was et up in the central region of Sarawak with almost complete autonomy to combat the threat at armed communist.
The 70's Teh Tarik session.....or Kopi O...
Education during 70's...today education unlocking doors to opportunities.
The future..new generation 2008.
The days we were...happy school children during era of 70's.
The most touching photo at the exhibition the 60's & 70's look of Kuching waterfront.
State Mosque during 60's and 70's
State Mosque new era begin 2008.

The struggle of a sovereign country began 45 years ago and we continue to succeed until now: CM

KUCHING: On this very day 45 years ago, a country was born that would go on to become a partner in the formation of one of the most progressive nations in this region - Malaysia.

That country is Sarawak and her first chief minister, Datuk Stephen Kalong Ningkan, was appointed on July 22, 1963, effectively signalling the start of self-rule in Sarawak after years of being governed by the British.

Some 57 days later, Tun Abang Openg was appointed as the first Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak and Tunku Abdul Rahman read the Proclamation of Malaysia in front of thousands of people at Stadium Merdeka.

MERDEKA ! MERDEKA !!! MERDEKA !!!!!!!!!!

The Events@Kuching.

My HDR image of to-day.Big Bike at street of Kuala Lumpur. Come to Kuching to witness the big events Sarawak Regatta 2008 1stAug-3rd Aug 2008.

A total of 6,259 paddlers from 321 teams have registered for this year’s eventKUCHING: The public are invited to attend the Sarawak Regatta 2008 at Kuching Waterfront here from August 1 to 3.Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud will officiate at the opening at 11am on August 2 while the Head of State Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin will close it at 2pm the next day.A press conference was told yesterday that 19 race categories, four among them new categories, would be competed from 8am to 5pm for three days. The new categories are 20-paddler inter state, 20-paddler inter varsity, 20-paddler government and corporate bodies (men), and 30-paddler VIP special.Other categories are seven-paddler (men), 10-paddler (women), 15-paddler mixed (eight men and seven women), 15-paddler (men), 20-paddler (men), 30-paddler (men) for the Head of State Trophy, 20-paddler inter division (men), 30-paddler VIP (men), 30-paddler hotels and tour agencies (25 men and five women), 20-paddler international (open), 15-paddler tourist, ‘Perahu Tambang’ (engine and rowing), kayak, jet ski open 800cc and below, and jet ski open unlimited.The regatta advisor Datuk Mohd Morshidi Abdul Ghani told the press conference that six teams had so far registered for the 20-paddler inter state category - Sarawak (three teams), Terengganu (one team), Federal Territory (one team) and Kuala Lumpur (one team).He said: “This is the first time teams from other states are participating in the regatta, and we hope that words would spread around so that we can have more participation from other states in future regattas.”A total of 6,259 paddlers from 321 teams have registered for this year’s regatta. With the inclusion of the 30-paddler hotels and tour agencies category, Morshidi, who is also Deputy State Secretary, believed that many tourists would be keen to join the race.Other than the races, many side events have been planned for the regatta. Among them are a grand parade, craft exhibition, science and technology exhibitions put up by Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, traditional games and trade fair.The grand parade on August 2, Morshidi said, would include 87 boats and hundreds of paddlers.Guests from other countries would also make an appearance, including the Sultan of Brunei, ministers from Papua New Guinea, and the great grandson of Rajah Charles Brooke.It is expected that about 10,000 visitors would line up both banks of the Sarawak River – at the Waterfront and Kampung Boyan – during the three-day event.The Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Urban Development and Tourism Sarawak have allocated RM370,000 to run the regatta. Ten others have also come up in cash and kind to help ensure the success of the regatta.The regatta organising committee chairperson Rodziah Morshidi and representative of the sponsors were among those present at the press conference.

Rainforest World Music Festival-RWMF 2008.

Wild and Fun would be the two words to describe to the RWMF 2008 aka Rainforest World Music Festival held at the Sarawak Cultural Village.The event is held anually and this year the event is held from 11-13 july 2008.The ticket is sold Rm90.00 per day .
Some people would say that it's too expensive and used that excuse to get away from this events and that include me and most people (rich people) opinion that's be silly because rainforest festival is the best festival.If I'm a foreigners definately Rm90. is cheap but not local people like me.Well I am not really fancy this event and I'm just too old to join the fanatic fans out there..no wonder the organiser did not sale senior citizen ticket(50% discount for senior citizen).
Well I would like to THANKS..to the bloggers whos most of the picture below are taken by them not me...Thank You very Much...have fun out there.........
Wild and Fun by this fanatic fans of RWMF 2008.

The tourist enjoy this festival.
It's common sight to see old and young tourist sleeping side by side during the festival.
Perhap Pak Lah is the oldest fanatic fan of this festival and the ticket sponsor some more.
RWMF is to be celebrated with the whole family..yeah yeah..not for the poor ..(like me) it's for the rich family.
Did I say Fanatic.......and is this something that we Sarawakian feel very proud of..ask yourself.