Kuching Trip - Day 3

Date : 3rd April 2010
Vanue: Kuching and Damai, Sarawak

Erm jom kita smbg citer kitaorg kat Kuching..Day 3 in Kuching, arini we will checkout and moved to Damai to check in Damai Beach Resort or previously known as Holiday Inn Damai Beach Resort. This resort also mama booked thru online before we came to Kuching. We've planned to be in Kuching for 4 days and 3 nite so sajer je la nk merasa stay kat beach in Kuching...tukar angin from angin city to angin beach..hehe.

So lps sumer dah bgn tdo, dlm kol 8.30am cmtu, we went to 18 floor to have our breakfast. Again we served with nice breakfast. Hana pun selera mkn rice porridge but yg kosong nyer..once mama add on sup, Hana dah x mo..Ira lak sempat mkn telur separuh masak..pastu dok sibuk suruh ayah bakar roti for her. Mmg purposely pegi sn x mandi sbb nnti siap2 sumer trs checkout.

At hotel lobby while waiting for the Damai Beach Resort shuttle

It was rainy day that day. At 10.00am we checkout from the hotel because we already made appoinment with the Damai Beach Resort shuttle to fetch us at 10.15am. After about 1 hour waiting for the shuttle at Hotel lobby then we recieved a call from resort informed that their shuttle having problem to reach hotel on time. So we resheduled the trip to 12.15pm with assistance of the hotel staff. Thank God, this time the shuttle reached on time. Luckily there was a pc available at the hotel lobby so we can use the pc to surf internet so x de la boring sgt..Kalau tak mati kutu jugak lar...Ira used the waiting time to play her fav site Starfall game. Hana laks dah bosan menunggu trs tdo.. ye la kan dgn cuaca dingin mencucuk kalbu tuh..sedap la Hana beradu..

There was a reason why we dun wan to hire taxi to go to Damai Beach Resort. From Kuching if we took taxi, they will cost us a lot. ( RM 120 one way) but if we use the shuttle services we will be charge at RM 16 per person. See how much we can save..So for me, the best way to get to the Damai Beach or Sarawak Cultural Village (because it is located nearby the Damai Beach Resort) is using the shuttle services.

We took about 45 minutes to reach Damai Beach Resort. The resort's website http://www.damaibeachresort.com/ for more info. A long the way, it was still raining but not that heavy. Mama sampai terlelap2 menunggu nk sampai resort tue. From Kuching, the journey go through the spectacular peninsular of Santubong at which Damai seaside resorts are located. We passed by the Santubong Mount on the way to the resort. It was nice resort but that a bit crowded that day. When ayah asking one of the resort staff, he mentioned that, that place always pack during weekend, public holiday & school holiday. One more thing, mama n ayah never noticed that weekend, Sarawak state celebrated Good Friday celebration so they had long weekend. Patut la ramai org...Sampai2 je kitaorg disajikan dengan alunan music tradiotional Sarawak using 'Sape'..Baru la terasa betoi2 kat Sarawak hahha...

Lunch time

We checked in at about 1.45pm since our room not yet ready then we proceed to visit Cultural Village (Kampung Budaya). One of the staff ckp, Kalu pegi sini dah mcm pusing satu Sarawak la..hahaha. We went they by resort shuttle within 5 minutes driving. Actually from the resort we're also can go there by walking, just nearby (with 8-10 min). The resort staff treated us nicely and friendly. The 'pakcik' arranged everything for us including send our luggage to our room when it was ready. He also drove us to the Cultural Village and provide us 2 umbrellas for our convenience to go thru the village. We bought the enterance ticket at the resort at rm55 per person. huhu mahai gak erk nk masuk mende alah nih...tapi memikirkan dah alang2 sampai sini belasah je la msk. Luckily Hana & Ira still free so mama & ayah je lah..kn bayau..

At Cultural Village

First thing we did, when entering the village is taking our lunch la..lapo giler dah masa tuh. There a small restaurant inside so all the visitors will have their dine there. By the time we reached there, most of the menu all out of stock already. So we managed to have set asam laksa and nasik lemak jerk..huhu. Jadikla nk ilang dondang sayang perut masing2..Dah kenyang 'isi minyak' then we started our exploration. There are 7 houses inside the village Rumah Bidayuh, Rumah Iban, Rumah Melanau, Rumah Penan, Rumah Melayu, Rumah Orang Ulu and Rumah Chinese. Every single house have their own attraction. For example in Rumah Iban, the visitor can have opportunity to wear the Sarawak Ethnic costume together with accessories at RM10.

At Rumah Orang Penan, ayah try his skill menyumpit..wah fantastic ayah..he manage to strike the target at his last trial. caya lah Ayah!!..Bile turn sampai kat Rumah Orang Ulu, mama mengucap panjang..haha..nk tau sbb aper?..Mak oi tggi nyer tangga dia, dah la tgh ujan rintik2 so possiblity licin tu ader..huhu..penuh dgn berhati2 mama naik tangga sambil dukung Hana while Ira ayah dukung, takut gak Ira tergelincir..sampai atas tu mama dah mengah..huhu..al-maklum la dah lama x excercise..hehe. Dlm umah tu ade jual kerepek ubi Sarawak.then ade org buat tatoo (x silap kn charge rm3). Then ade Sape (the Sarawak Traditional musical instrument).. Uncle kat atas tue nk pegang hana, memula Hana cm sengih2 gak la suker but at last nangis lak Hana comel nih....br perasan kot tgn lain..

Rumah Orang Melanau pun kn panjat tangga gak..curam gak la..but x de pape sgt kat atas, we missed visit Sagu house there, because we were rushing for Cultural show at 4.00 pm. Ayah pun dah teruja nak tgk ade gelanggang gasing kat umah Melayu beside the Umah Melanau tu. Sampai je ayah kat Gelanggang gasing tu, ayah cm lps gian laks..ayah ckp dah berpuluh taun x sentuh gasing..but not bad ayah skills hehehe...also kn charge rm2 for 3 trial.

Ini la rhuper passbook nyer..

But kat rumah Melayu and umah chinese kitaorg x sempat nk go thru sgt pun..sbb nk kejar cultural show. so ayah just amik chop for the passport..oppss lupa nk citer psl passport. At the ticket counter we will provided with a passbook. This passbook we used to get the chop from each of the house that we visited. wonder gak kenapa nak get the chop..but x mende pun...just for fun jerk..igtkan ade la rewards ke ape ke? hehe..

The cultural show

Then we proceed to Cultural show dkt mini theatre.We were just in time...Ira enjoyed the show but Hana mcm gelisah x mo duduk diam then terpaksa la mama bwk Hana kuar to cool her. Hana was not crying but seem not comfortable inside there.The dancer used costumes and elegant dance routines provide an entertaining and enjoyable introduction to Sarawak's ethnic groups and their cultures. There are two cultural performances each day, scheduled at : 11.30 am and 4.00pm. At 4.45pm the show ended. The resort shuttle already waiting us outside..excellent service la..suker sgt..punctual.

Nite @ Damai Beach Resort

That nite, we spent our nite walking around the resort. There was a wedding ceremony consider as grand ceremony caused they burned up a lot of beautiful fireworks in very long time. rsnye kalah firework masa new year..mmg lama and nice + colorful fireworks..Ira & Hana memula cm takut but end up suker lak tgk kaler warna warni dgn pelbagai bentuk created...rsnyer anak tokey balak kot kawen..mmg grand giler wedding. Since Hana dah meragam nk tdo maybe she tired, we went back to our room and had room services for our dinner. Although we had a good room but mama still unsatisfied cause we didnt get the view that we requested for..dh komplen derang ckp x der bilik la, itu la, ini lar..so dpt room yg facing garden..huhu.we requested for pool view. One more thing was the air-cond too cold. We need to off the air cond sumtimes to feel better. It also maybe because of the whole day raining.

Terpanjang lak celoteh mama for this N3. hehe layanzz je lah....