That outing with the "other" Group F to that quaint little "village"

That outing with the "other" Group F to that quaint little "village"

If there's one thing about me I wish would never change, it is the fact that I like to do things in life spontaneously.

So when Siaw Wei, a girl I met through the SWC, asked me if I wanted to come for a weekend trip to her hometown, which I've never heard of before. I couldn't stop myself from saying "Yes."

It's a pretty long-winded story...how things became the way it did... and I'm too lazy to explain. It just did =D

I nearly did say no though. Actually, Mervin was supposed to go too but I forgot why he couldn't, so I was having second thoughts of going because that would mean I'd be going with a total bunch of strangers...I found out later that a lot of her classmates were going.

But after Siaw Wei gave me a couple of links that showed all the awesome food at her place...well...hehe. FOOD BA! Food is like one of the three things in life that makes life worth living, the other two being Manchester United and Manchester United.

Never mind la if I don't know anybody. Make new friends ba X D. Opportunities like this don't come along so often, so better visit as many places while I'm still "young".

By the way, the name of her hometown is called

TANJUNG SEPAT!

Google it up. A lot of interesting things at this place..

The trip took place one day right after exams. Siaw Wei had told me to be at Canteen 2 foyer at 10.30a.m.

I remembered I was super duper tired.... the night before(the now extinct) Group F had went to Feeling Cafe to celebrate the end of exams and one year of us being a group X D ...played pool and chatted and laughed and did nonsense till like 3 a.m

I played the worse pool game of my life that night...T.T

...then the NEXT day I woke up at 8 to pack and go for a last minute society meeting =.="

I got to the canteen at 10.35 and when Siaw Wei saw me she was like, "Aiya, THERE you are. Everybody waiting for you already la."

waa....this aunty ah...5 minutes late nia already like that.

The journey there took about 4 hours, 1 hour more than what my hostess originally said it would take. I was sleeping most of the way.

See?

It took longer because there was still a taxi ride from Banting to Tanjung Sepat (Samuel, I've apologised many times, but I'm sooooooo sorry!!! I forgot you moved to Banting!! MY BAD!). The taxis were old but the journey there was very nice..which somehow reminded me of Kuching.

Then again, most roads in rural Kuhing are like this huh? Two-lanes with trees and other shrubs along the road
Oh look! More palm trees!

Then again, when we finally arrived at Tanjung Sepat, everything there just felt like home. It was as if I came back to Kuching two weeks early = D

The main shophouse road was like Carpenter Street, the hawker centre Siaw Wei brought us to reminded me of Jubilee Ground, the restaurant she brought us to for dinner was EXACTLY like Muara Tebas or Teluk Buntal.

I never told her this, but even the exterior looks of her house reminded me of my grandma's place X D


After setting down our stuff, the first place we went to was the aforementioned hawker centre. Only one stall was open, the dessert shop.


I had no idea what to order...so I told Swei that I'll have whatever she's having. This became one of the most used tactics I have whenever I'm eating out at Chinese-speaking places, having whatever a friend is having. What I got was this!

Heavenly...and cold too..sweet temptations..forgot what it's called

After that, we went to "Tanjung Sepat's World Famous Pau Shop"™

You know what those Chinese words read? It reads, "PAU SHOP" X D

Haha. Look at that cute chubby kid
They allowed people to see them do the pau. Promotional gimmick?

It is so famous that all those celebrity tv food critics came here before. They dedicated a whole section of their wall to point that out

I know this old dude! I always saw him on Wah Lai Toi last time when my mom was watching tv

They had every flavour and size imaginable. Meat, kaya, red bean, peanut, vegetarian,normal-sized, babyhead-sized...but no cha sio pau

WHAT KINDA PAU STALL DOESN'T SELL CHA SIO?!?! THIS IS BLASPHEMY!!!

Not knowing what flavour to take...I one again asked Swei...=.= hehe. err....yeah. Don't exactly know how to describe how I feel...it's like a little boy always asking mummy what's nice to eat you know.


Swei never disappoints though ^^ the red bean pau was nice

Also, we met two of Swei's close friends, Bybae and Ah Hui. These three girls all know how to ride a bike. In fact, nearly everyone knows how to over here...and here I am, just finished learning how to ride a bicycle = P

Bybae explained to me that Tanjung Sepat was one of those "Kampung Baru" that was formed during the Emergency back in the 50s. It sure has developed though because it resembles NOTHING like a kampung. The roads are all tarred and every house has at least one car. Some even had BMWs or Camrys parked outside their house. Damn stylish wei.

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Oh, and if there's one other feeling that Swei made me feel asides from "at home" during the trip, it was "circus freak".

She goes around and tells her friends, "This is the banana I'm talking about la *points at me*. Eh Jo. Say something in English"

My mind is at a blank, and so the first sentence I uttered was, "Hi, it's nice to meet you."

And what did they do? They laugh -_-''

Err...yeah. The Chinese who can't speak Chinese. Definite circus material X D

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Then at dusk, we went to the seaside for dinner at Ocen Seafood Restaurant.

Before anyone crucifies me for my perceived spelling error, really, the restaurant's name is Ocen


Just like Muara Tebas, there's a jetty located right next to it. The locals call it "Lover's Bridge." When I asked why, well....let the pics do the talking

This one's nothing...
But it keeps getting better..
and better...
and better...

Beautiful, huh?

I should insert a group pic right about now. Haven't shown the group yet.

If any Group F (or now..E) ppl are reading this, this is the "other" Group F

The dinner there was pretty good. Seafood can't get any fresher. Didn't take any pics coz I was famished at the time.

After that, we went to this place where there was a festival going on...once again, I forgot what it was. Somewhere along the line, everything was lost in translation.

Lots of food stalls, lots of performances going on. Just like Carpenter Street during Mooncake Festival. I like!!!

You see those Chinese words? When translated, it mean, "Kompleks Muhibbah (Tg. Sepat)"
I'm so smart right? X D

Dude, check out the Nemo
This kid was super cute and friendly. haha. Kept playing around with him

There was also a Chinese opera performance and CHECK.OUT.THE.CROWD.


It's hard to attract a crowd like this anymore..

As sakai as I was, I ate this sweet that I've never tried before. No idea what it's called, but I like!


After that, we went to one more place before retiring for the night. I fell asleep almost immediately.

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Next day, for breakfast, we had Bak Kut Teh

Understandably, everyone was feeling tired, but the food was awesome. I was content to just stay quiet and savour the taste = D


Btw, this is Siaw Wei



This was only the 2nd time I had Bak Kut Teh since coming to KL, believe it or not. DAMN HARD to find good pork round my place.

After that, we went to the mushroom farm...what's the name....err...LING ZHI MUSHROOM! yeah. Swei kept saying that to me.

For me shrroms are still shroom, be it button shroom or shiitake or whatever. But here at the mushroom farm, they take mushrooms very, very seriously...



They're everywhere...

Here's their number one promoter btw



Haha. We tasted all the different types of mushroom tea or something like that. I even bought some to bring home so that I could cook a herbal soup for my mom on Mother's Day (I forgot to bring it back and left it at my room...dumb ass son...always forgetting to bring something)

The mushroom farm was located next to another bridge, which was called "Suicide Bridge." Apparently, ppl used to like to commit suicide here, for lack of tall buildings.

Even the scenery makes me feel suicidal..

Don't worry. He ain't being emo.

We caught some hermit crabs.


Nothing much really about this place. In the afternoon, we went to the beach...which name I have forgotten...gawd, I'm old

Cows otw there...she slowed down the car deliberately so that I can take pics of em...I forgot to mention that I've seen cows before...but I took some pics anyway X D

The beach was alright I guess. We didn't do anything that my gang and Ihaven't done before...so just check out some of the pics I stole from facebook = P


The ever necessary mid-air jump

And also the pose in the water ^^

Steven and I, two Sarawak boys, proving to the world that we Sarawakians, indeed, still live on trees!

Then we went further up to a place called....ah...Sepang Gold Coast...it's like a high-end place which has bungalows built on stilts jutting seawards.

I know many people have many things to say about my many slippers. But I don't wanna hear it =D

Something interesting happened at this place....but I'm lazy to elaborate...safe to say, we weren't in any trouble.

For dinner, we went back to the same place as the previous night and had STEAMBOAT!!!

Siaw Wei punya gang

After that, went back to her place, took a quick shower, then I was off to KL again. My Penang trip was the next day after all.

Jack, Siaw Wei's friend gave me a ride back. Very very very very very very very....good...driver...hehe. I didn't feel scared at all!! *nose bleeding*

It was a short two days trip...but a very very fun one. Siaw Wei and her gang (i.e. Bybae and Ah Hui) were really bombastic hosts and I'm super grateful to have a friend like her, that even though we ain't that close she was hospitable to bring me around her hometown and even stay over. She made Kuching seem extra lame and boring for me. haha

If she ever comes to Kuching, I hope I'll be as good a host as she was. Maybe can bring her for RWMF next time. That would be totally awesome

I think I fell in love with Tanjung Sepat. It really felt like a home away from home. I'll try and organise a day trip with my mates just to go there makan next time X D

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Phew....finally finished blogging this after 3 hours...and now it's Father's Day...and Neko is using my foot as her bed...

That's Neko...she's been at J block since last sem and we've been taking care of her..

I've never named any anmal before, but I decided to call this one Neko. You see, Neko is Japanese for cat. I know...my "creativity" knows no bounds

Anyway, Happy Father's Day dad...I know I've been busy lately till no time to call and stuff, but it doesn't mean I've forgotten about you guys.



Hope you have a great Father's Day dad. Love ya...and as a present, no Liverpool jokes for the day. Only today, don't get your hopes up...