Raya Shopping.

Though is fasting month, many shopper don’t seem to feel the fatigue when hunting for the best deals. Instead of shopping at night after the breaking of fasts, many would prefer to shop during the day where they can find better bargains.India street pedestrian mall  in Kuching is one of the most popular Raya shopping spot for peoples in Kuching.Huge shopping complex are also offering discounts and bargains for Hari Raya and of course with the air-conditioning is very much appealing, but one thing that the shopping complex lack is the opportunity to haggle the prices to the most minimum which is something one can do at the bazaar and roadside stalls.

 One of the popular spot to shop in Kuching.

 Stock clearance...

 Best buy carpet

 Buy Songkok..

 don't forget to pay...

 old time best branding BATA.

 Jalur Gamilang..

 Public toilet ..

 White color is clean and fresh..

 Best buy...

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...........

Ricoh 500 G rangefinder-Early 70′s rangefinder underdog: This is a machine that goes ping!

Ricoh 500 G rangfinder..1970's.

This is one adorable camera. I really like the black, separate leather parts that frame the camera well. A very unusual, cool 70′s style.The lens is a 40mm Rikenon.The viewfinder is a bit squinty and mine should be cleaned. It shows the meter on right side. Focus ring is on the outer side of the lens, and has a 50-60 degree rotation. The diamond is not very contrasty, but it gets the job done. I have a feeling that mine is slightly front-focussing, but it might just be the shallow DOF at 2.8 combined with a slightly foggy viewfinder. It’s an easy camera to use.All in all a great, compact rangefinder. I was really pleased with the exposures and got some really cool shots.The ratcheted winder is very smooth, and the shutter based auto-exposure works really well. All but only few photos came out well exposed on my test roll. Well, that its my to-day trial & error. Here are some samples:

India Street Mall in Kuching.

Street news paper vendor.

Crossing.

Sikh Temple in Kuching.

 The Ricoh 500 G is sexier anyhow........

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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Padungan Street-In The Morning,

Busy having a  awesome time. So I haven't been blogging. I'll try and correct that over the next few days. A quick update on my photography hobby and I spent the weekend doing street photography along Padungan Street in Kuching City.So I arm with my 4 years old Olympus E620 with OM Zuiko lens 50mm f1.8.I also carry my Panasonic Lumix LX3 just in case......
Padungan Sreet is designated as Kuching Chinatown, although it doesn't make any sense to me as the whole of Kuching South or most Sarawak cities are predominately where the Chinese population then to lived. So you wouldn't noticed any differences here compared to other non-chinatown streets.There are a number of nice cafes here, traditional Chinese medicine shops and hardware shops which is what the area was originally known for among the locals.Anyway, just enjoy viewing  my photos that I shot this morning (Sunday 08/04/2012).

Its still 7.30am and the road is clear while the shop is still closing during this Sunday off day. Padungan Street is one of the busiest street in the city.