Sibu, Sarikei, Sarawak

Mom has been asking me to book ticket to Sibu for a long time. Mainly also because her friend, Aunty Ngu, been asking her to go. So, finally, I booked, instead of her alone, all of us are going.

And the day came. The flight departed LCCT at 7.05am. Oh... Both sis and I had 'massage chair and head' throughout the journey. The kidos behind us kept pushing our chairs. Well, I was too tired (only slept 2.5 hours the night before) and I slept through. I almost lost my temper upon arriving... gee....

We waited for Aunty Ngu and her daughter (ah ling, same name as mom) at the airport for awhile. And we went to the hotel. Well, we had a bumpy ride, it's just like horse riding. haha...

Checked in to the hotel, went for lunch. Oh.. we ordered too much for our lunch. The Sibu laksa was very different from the one in Kuching or Miri.


Backed to hotel rested while it was raining, and went for a walk. And while walking, we went for another meal (dian-pian-hu, a very traditional rice cake soup). Walked to Methodist church, it was huge. And then, we walked till near the Rejang River (the longest river in Sarawak).




Went to market, bought something, and eat again. haha.... Sis noticed a cowboy in Sibu. :D

We were told Sibu-ian have 6 meals a day. gee.... So, since we were there, we better follow.

Next, we went back to hotel. Not long after that, we went for dinner. Crabs, sea cucumber soup and piring vege (only available in Sarawak). OK. It was nice, but we were too full.


We went for a day trip the next day. It was drizzling in the morning. We went to Rejang River. And we saw this guy fishing. He did caught a fish. Then, we proceed to visit memorial of hospital which was closed. :(


The Sibu Heritage Center was very interesting and I reckon whoever visit Sibu should go there. Well, at least, I find it interesting.

Of course, we went to Fu Zhou building. That's the mother tongue though we were from there. It was such a huge building. Sibu has 10 tribes of Fu Zhou people. It was represented by the pillars and balls outside of the building. The history (100 years) were also carved and put up on the wall. It was so amazing to see all these.




Then, we went to memorial park of the Fu Zhou who brought all the others here from China.



After lunch, we went to visit the long house. I still prefer mom's mian-sian. :)

It's really long. And they still keep the scalp of human. :s For me, the long house has been modernize. And we have decided to skip another modern long house instead. So, with the extra time, we went to Sarikei, which is about 45 - 60 mins away.


Oh... Not to mention, the road is bumpy, and we were eating all the way again. Upon arrival, mom and aunty, went to 'hunt' for chinese herbs. And we went eating (again). The pau there was there. Then, market (again). Dad bought 2 pineapples (Sarawak pineapples are very well known). We ate there. It's so juicy. :)
After which, we went back. On the way back, I alone finished all the 3 - 4 mini paus, and all the fruits. It was horrible. Upon arriving back to Sibu, we went to dinner. Then, went to pasar malam (night market). oh... by then, my stomach was as big as 3 months pregnancy! So pengsan...

On Saturday, we didn't do much. Went for lunch and head to airport to come home. It was quite a full flight as I was the last passenger at the last row. :)

It's a nice holiday with lots of eatings!!