RANDOM PHOTO ALBUM - PART #6

Here's the next installment of random photos of Kuching ...

Fig 1: Cineplex (can someone tell me the actual name of this building?)

This must be the most colourful building in Kuching. For those who don't know where it is, this cineplex and multi-storey carpark is located on the site where the old Rex cinema used to be. With a bold design such as this, it's probably safe to say that you either absolutely love it or you absolutely hate it.

Fig 2: Carpenter Street

Here's the Chinese-style archway which stands at the beginning of Carpenter Street. Not sure when it was erected, but there seems to be a general trend to putting up such arches - like the one at India Street, and the one at Padungan Road.

Fig 3: Grand Margherita hotel

The Grand Margherita Hotel was formerly called the Holiday Inn Kuching. I think they changed the name only in 2008. Not sure what the reason for the change was. Perhaps the previous management weren't making adequate returns from running this establishment.

Fig 4: Tay Hak Hak grocery shop on India Street

When I was in Kuching, I recall the family used to always buy coffee powder, "laksa liau", sugar, salt and other food items from this old shop at the beginning of India Street (near the old Court House end). There weren't many supermarkets then (probably the only one in the 70's was Ting & Ting Supermarket), so small standalone grocery shops like Tay Hak Hak catered to the majority of households.

Apart from the last one, all photos in this entry came from (or via :-) Leonard Sia (leosia@tm.net.my). Thanks Leo!