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...........

Human Interest Photography-Story of The Day.

One of the most important success factor in the shooting 'Human Interest" is the photographer's ability to break the ice and blend with environment to be photograph.To break the ice,I always come into their midst in order to see it and talk I ask many relevant questions.'Human Interest" is live and it no less important to make many friends.

Encik Sepawi at his weekend market stall.

My human interest story is about Encik Sepawi.In the year 2009 working as a gardener.cleaner and bush cutter who come to work place with his rusty old bicycle and simply faded white t-shirt and same old pant almost everyday.As you can see from the picture above Encik Sepawi is now a very successful weekend street vendor .According to him all his stock such as cake are prepare by his wife and children.I transport all my good with my new Van .My customers mostly tourist from West Malaysia & Sabah who prefer to buy Sarawak Cake Lapis.
I love to hear successful stories of the local people like Sepawi,there are motivating when we hear of other people's hard work paying off.When we share these successful stories others can also learn from them.

From Encik Sepawi Stall.

I see this how the photograph 'Human Interest' you will appear more alive.