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Cruising in Kuching

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In order to be independent and go places in Kuching on my own, I braved myself to start driving in the city yesterday. My Malaysian driver’s license has expired, so I am using my international driver’s license.

Malaysia drives on the left side of the road. Surprisingly it took me no time to get used to it.

I drive my parents’ 15 year old car. So, I have less pressure on the road among the aggressive Malaysian drivers.

Coming from Fairfield where I consider three cars at the traffic light frustrating, driving in Kuching definitely needs a bit of patience. Try to avoid rush hours is key. My legs almost went kaput working the manual transmission during rush hours…. >*<

Most Chinese people prefer fair skin. This auntie wears long sleeves and long pants, and carry an umbrealla when cycling. It takes guts to bike on the road with heavy traffic though. And of course she has to use a fuchsia umbrella. :)

Most Chinese people prefer fair skin. This auntie wears long sleeves and long pants, and carry an umbrealla when cycling. It takes guts to bike on the road with heavy traffic though. And of course she has to use a fuchsia umbrella. 🙂

Friday Morning

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Jet lag kicked in last night unexpectedly and I passed out at 6pm. T_T

I am home alone with my retired mom and dad who are addicted to the stock market. It’s like their full time “job”.

Mom & dad glue their eyes to the screen at 9am sharp

Mom & dad glue their eyes to the screen at 9am sharp

As long as they are doing it for fun, not too much stress; I think it’s a good way of exercising their brains.

The worst thing is to let old people sit at home, watch tv or sleep whole day. Alzheimer’s might kick in sooner that way!

I am a little out of touch with the scenes in Kuching. So, I rely on Kuching’s FB page to give me some pointers. 🙂 Thank goodness for social media.

To not upset mom, I have been eating at home mostly, but managed to tapao (pack to go) some comfort food home. 🙂 I am in noodle heaven, what do you expect me to do? 😛  Tomato kueh teow and kampua noodles are on the top on my list.

Today, I had something that I haven’t had in a long time – otak-otak. YUM! RM1 (USD0.3) for one.

Otak-otak: sticky rice with sambal belachan wrapped in banana leaves. It's spicy!

Otak-otak: sticky rice with sambal belachan wrapped in banana leaves. They are spicy!

Update: Mom just told me these are not the traditional otak-otak (made from fish meat). 🙁 I am not sure what I bought…. but they were yummy. 🙂

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Getting Pampered at Richard’s

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The second day I reached Kuching, I went to Richard’s salon at Tun Jugah Plaza.

I have been waiting for this day for so long!

I ordered hair coloring, digital perm, cut and hair mask.

My heart was filled with joy when the split ends got cut away and fell to the floor. Hohoho! Total satisfaction.

Hair coloring in process

Hair coloring in process. My hair was dyed back to its natural color - black. 🙂

Sorry, the after photo is not available. I had to rush after the hair cut because my ride had arrived.

home, sweet home

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After 41 hours of traveling, I finally reached Kuching. This has been by far the worst international traveling ever for me.  Four out of five flights were delayed.

But, now that I am home, it was all worth it. Home, sweet home. 🙂 It’s like I’ve never left.

I took a couple sleeping pills last night, and got up at 6am this morning.  I’ll get to know if I’ve gotten over jet lag later today.

Where’s Kuching, you may ask?

Kuching is a ciy, located in Sarawak (state), East Malaysia. The neighboring coutries are Thailand, Singapore, Bruinei, Indonesia and Philipines.

Kuching

Kuching

In Malay, Kuching sounds like the word “kucing”, which means cat. So, Kuching is also known as the Cat City. You’ll find quite a few of cat statutes throughout Kuching city. 🙂

Today, I am just going to chill with my parents in the morning. Then, I can’t wait to go for my haircut in the afternoon! ~my twice a year haircut. LOL. Asian hairdressers know how to take care of asian hair better, at a cheaper $ due to currency exchange. Hair mask, coloring, cut and style… would come to same price as one hair cut in Iowa City. Bye bye splitends. Muahahaha I am so excited.

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