In the previous Random Photo Album posting, there seemed to be some interest in the exercise of identifying familiar places in Kuching, from photos taken from unusual angles. Well friends, if you thought that was easy, you're probably right ... because it was simply a teaser to THIS challenge.
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NOW, let's see how well you really know our old hometown. There are 10 spots, and the winner is the one who gets all 10 right first. Remember you need to say WHAT it is, and also WHERE it is. There will be a prize, but I'm not telling you what it is yet. (Emmmm, just a note to CLK(f) : it's not an MB box!!!). Anyway submit your final answer by email to your friendly Website Jaga at jslyong@hotmail.com.
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Nothing to stop you making suggestions or having discussions with others via the "Comments" function (in fact I hope you do, to make it interesting) ... but you also run the risk of someone "leveraging" on your right identifications. Then again, you can also drop "red herrings" to send people off on the wrong paths .. like some of my clues ... hehehe.
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(1) Purfect Curl
(2) Slopey Shade
(3) Room with a View?
(4) Peaceful Rant
(5) Electrically-powered Thirst Quencher
(6) Old Signage
(7) What's the Point?
(8) House of Many "Eyes"
(9) If you like Bunnies ...
(10) Glassy gallery
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Good luck. Deadline for submissions is midnight on 30th June 2009 (MY/SG time).
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Walau, this one more tough! Picture so small, eyesight not so good lah.
ReplyDeletehaha, got it.
ReplyDeleteKch-Mystery-01 to Kch-Mystery-10.
So can I have a go or not WJ?
ReplyDeleteLet's put it to a vote ... you other folks think "Kuching residents" should be allowed to participate?
ReplyDeleteI better not then. Don't want to have the contest prematurely ended so soon and well be 30th June.. Haha.
ReplyDeleteDon't wish to be a kill-joy.
And suggest that WJ remove Anons (who may actually be Kuching residents) for this post.
Good luck non-residents. And
Ooops, that was me as anon 11.47am.
ReplyDeleteStill, Kuching residents are welcome to email me with what they think are the answers ... it's not that easy, Leo .. is it?
ReplyDeleteAt a glance, I can tell 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9. This is a tough one alright. Don't worry, I won't be participating.
ReplyDelete1) WJ thinking of Pussy
ReplyDelete2) WJ 3rd residence in Kuching
3) Mrs WJ spying at WJ way back in 1976 from across the road
4) WJ trying to remember a Mandarin word
5) WJ looking for Sun Drop while touring Kuching, so Leo took him to F & N to arrange consignment back to S'pore
6) WJ trading his Honda at Chin & Sons, Rock Road
7) WJ thinking that its Peter Tiong's design but he forgot he is in Kuching & not Bangkok
8) WJ seeing double
9) Leo & WJ went for a tea break at Sugar Bun..
10) Ah ya..still not enough for them so they went for Rojak and Ang Tau Peng and got locked in cos they closed at 4pm!!-photo taken by passer by cos WJ says he needed the pic to post in his beloved blog....
Ok, I will take Georgie's cue and just say (confidently) that I have got 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 & 9.
ReplyDelete8 & 10 can be cracked as well. Just lazy to get my brains to work for now.
Lee Kien, really love your creative and funny answers.
ReplyDeleteParticularly the fact that WJ is 'thinking of Pussy'. And that just after coming back from Hanoi.
Aiya, i been away from Kuching too long. Can hardly recognise even a few of the places. So sad.
ReplyDeleteMy wild guesses:
ReplyDelete1) Madame White Snake statue
2) Traditional longhouse roof
3) Balcony of a school
4) Sign above door of temple or clan society
5) F&N Factory (on the way to airport)
6) Motorcycle shop around old Cathay area
7) Monument to power?
8) Govt Office
9) Burger joint at Satok
10) Office of CM? DCM? Governor?
So far, no one seems to know all 10 of these spots. Not even "Kuching residents". Ha!
ReplyDeleteNo. 2 could be any of several places with belian shingle roof!
ReplyDeleteIs that F&N sign at Boulevard? I have only been there once despite living in Kuching.
See, I told u even the locals don't know :-)
ReplyDeleteTry harder, Georgie boy.
Lee Kien is even going back to Kuching to scan the town for all these locations !!!
Lee Kien, for your trip to Kuching, will use my connections to get you a complimentary stay at the 'House of Many "Eyes" '.
ReplyDeleteWill also ensure you it will be an experience of your lifetime you may end up seeing double as well. Hehe.
Leo,
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your kind offer Leo!! Such a great friend you call yourself..
Why don't i give Valentine's father a call and send you in and you can contribute photos from there.I heard they serve very nice curry...Kuching cannot find lay....I will ask Anna Studio to send you free photo equipments...Ah better still upgrade you to their Presidential Suite...compliments from me..or better...give you lifetime membership..Chieng chay lang lang ho peng eel
Btw you are allowed 1 phone call only while there..no internet access..so cannot check this beloved blog..
Haha, Lee Kien, VK's father VK long long retired liaw... OK lah, I buy you and your siblings the laksa or kolo mee or your choice. Also tapau back some to KL for VK, PC and whoever OK?
ReplyDeletePeace.
Lee Kien> Get Leo to treat you all to sharks fins soup, abalone and hu pio in addition to laksa and kolo mee!!! Then PEACE! LOL!
ReplyDelete- Safely Anonymous
Wah..tks Anon Jun 17 2009 9.00pm..at least i have a supporter.
ReplyDeleteCan you inform that "cheap skate" i do not settle so easily..watch out for a letter of demand...I have many lawyer friends both in KL and Kuching..so dont mess with me...Haha!!
(9) is the secret Playboy Club in Kuching. Yea!
ReplyDeleteOn (7), we all agree what a waste of money this project is, and we surely wanna tell the politicians where to put that pointed thing.
ReplyDeleteRe (5) - it reminds me of drinks like Green Spot and Red Lion that I enjoyed as a kid. Are those brands still available somewhere?
ReplyDeleteGreen Spot is now Sundrop. Same company but there was a change of management and change of name (fo the company and the drink. So you won't find Green Spot anymore.
ReplyDeleteLK(f), Sundrop is not produced by F&N.
GL, surprised me that you have not got no.2. You definitely been there. And quite frequently in the past I would say. Not sure if you still do nowadays.
ReplyDeleteWell, I thought of the old Court house opposite the post office or the Sarawak Club. Both have belian shingle roof. Cannot see enough details to say for sure which one. So have to say "I don't know". What clue do you see in the photo to tell you which building it is, Leo?
ReplyDeleteCannot tell, Leo! Georgie boy doesn't have prayer to guess this one. God knows, he's trying hard ... ha ha ha
ReplyDeleteGeorgie boy, WJ is asking you to pray hard for this one. Do it and it might come to you.
ReplyDeletePraying....church?
ReplyDeleteSpot on PC!
ReplyDeleteSundrop is manufactured by Sundrop Fruit Juices Sdn Bhd
151, Batu Klang Rd 93250 Kuching
Wow PC,
ReplyDeleteyou are spotted.
Agnes, I think you mean Batu Kitang right?
ReplyDeleteCovered in Green Spots!
ReplyDeleteYeah you are right Peep..failing eyesight..
ReplyDeleteHi Agnes, you seem new here.
ReplyDeleteWelcome. And can we know more of you? Teresian? Year?
WJ, get welcoming drinks for Agnes.
Welcoming commitee.
Hi Anonymous..June 19,2009 10.12
ReplyDeleteI thought boys should be more forward, why remain Anon, pretending to be shy?
This is the 21st Century. I am not from across the bridge, just a secret admirer
Woo hoo!! We have secret admirer now.
ReplyDeleteAnd the hit counter is nearly 26,000! Next milestone is not far away. Go spread the word, people. This is THE blog!!
You're right Agnes. Those anon users are just rude. This is Anthony here welcoming you warmly to this wonderful blog. Do keep commenting and also let all your girlfriends know about this community.
ReplyDeleteWe know that when most Kuchingites come back home, one of their priorities is to look for their favourite local food - laksa, kolo mee, tomato kueh-tiaw, belacan beehoon, angtow peng, rojak, kueh chap, etc etc.
ReplyDeleteHow about taking photos of your favourite hawker and his best dish and sending to WJ. When he has compiled enough, he can have a new post which will have lots of guys and gals drooling all over the world!
Kuching is growing by the day so the food post will be a source of reference for all those who have been away for a while when they come home to visit.
Yesterday one of my friends told me to try the sugar cane juice mixed with coconut juice and coconut flesh at Song Thian Cheok hawker Centre..
ReplyDeleteThe weather is so humid so i decided to go and try..well the mixture is refreshing..both sugar cane and coconut juice has the cooling effect.
I was sitting there for a while and the majority of the patrons ordered this..
I must say i feel extremely bloated after taking
1) tomato mee
2) ang tau peng
3) cooling juice (described above)
4) rojak
The ang tau peng is not as good as the one in open air.
Overall i should say hawker food is still relatively cheaper here in Kuching than KL..so guys enjoy!!
Good idea Georgie boy. Maybe a food post (or series of posts) soon, once u guys & gals send me your foodie photos and details.
ReplyDeleteMakan Sutra would be interesting. Alot of places we frequent 30 years ago would have moved on. Can we do a reunion with authentic hawker fare, in whichever city we are in. Of course Kuching will be perfect. Hotel & mall food is sooo boring. We still crave open air type.
ReplyDeleteHow about booking one of the St Joe classrooms, pushing the desks together to form a big table, drape over with a tablecloth, and coordinate such that each person buy a certain type of hawker food (x N packets), and bring that evening for all. Will be cheap, good & plenty delicious.
ReplyDeleteCurrently, who is the principal of St Joe ?
ReplyDeleteLast I heard, it was someone called Dominic Pan ... not sure if my info is current or not.
ReplyDeleteWhy "was" WJ?
ReplyDeleteMs Ho> Well, when I last asked about two years ago, it was Mr Pan. That's why "was". It might still be him .. I'm just not certain.
ReplyDeleteMs Ho???
ReplyDeleteAm I thinking of the same Ms Ho?
Don't get excited. Mind the blood pressure. LOL
ReplyDeleteIt is not Dominic Pan cos he has just been appointed principal of Lodge International School this year.
ReplyDeleteNow then, as I see it, there are new visitors/contributors to these blogs: Agnes, Ms Ho and even Anthony (sorry Anthony, as there are different Anthonys or you may not be called Anthony during the school days, so which one are you). Please declare who you are and we would have a better idea and may even asked appropriate question to you. Talking about hawker food, where else can beat that but of course I am biased here. LOL. Good idea on pictures of these delicious food but do bear in mind on moderation when sampling these food. Considering our age where we are prone to health problems and slower to recover. Food glorious food.....Can I have some more, please? MORE!!!?? You want MORE!!!!??? as in Oliver!!!..LOL
ReplyDeleteJohn,
ReplyDeleteBetter to come back and sample those glorious food yourself than looking at the pictures..
Someone enjoyed the Kuching delicacies so much she accidentally deliberately extended her stay by 24 hours. LOL
ReplyDeleteMy choice would be kolo mee, tomato fried mee, or kueh tiaw, sweet mee, laksa, satay (check it out with Ch'ng Seng Chai if his brother/sister is still doing it), mee goreng, masi lemak, iced kacang, ang tow chieng loot, siew bee, chicken rice, pork leg from Carpenter St, Bak kut teh, beef noodles, cha siew pork, poh piah, aiyah so many others to name. Hahahahahaha. Bet some of you are having one of these food now or about to order some or on your out to get some. Cannot blame you as it is one of the main hobbies of Malaysians. Selamat makan.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Anon June 22!! 9.35pm
ReplyDeleteI think i know, who you mean.She had run out of clothes and is now wearing her mum's.
Aiyoh John,
ReplyDeleteYou are indeed the deprived one..Are you sure you can finish all those in one sitting?...don't waste food lah..
Back to the contest, NO ONE HAS GOT ALL 10 CORRECT YET ... hehehe
ReplyDeleteFive more days to deadline, and STILL NO ONE HAS GUESSED ALL THE LOCATIONS CORRECTLY ... :-)
ReplyDeleteThree more days to deadline ... not so easy huh? Hehehe !
ReplyDelete1 more to figure out and just 3 days to do so. seems like a tall order.
ReplyDeleteLeo.
Hah ... Are you sure you got the other nine correct already?
ReplyDelete9 correct yes. sure. very sure.
ReplyDeletemaybe a wild guess on the last.
ONE MORE DAY ... and since everyone seems stumped, the contest is now open to all - residents and non-residents of Kuching :-)
ReplyDeleteMaybe we all should gang up and share answers eh WJ ok or not?
ReplyDeleteOr WJ may copy Tote-roll over prize to next contest with bigger price!!
Anyone else noticed that we have a new record for the most comments for this post. Even surpassing the previous record of 63 chalked up by 'Update on Virtual Party'.
ReplyDeleteHits Counter is now 29,314. We are very close to the next milestone.
ReplyDeleteLAST FEW HOURS .... any wild guesses?
ReplyDeleteLee Kien> It doesn't matter if you submit individually or gang up lah! I don't think anyone's gonna crack it! Muahahaha ...
ok, time up. anybody got the prize?
ReplyDeleteSo ..WJ, who was closest? And wat are the right answers?
ReplyDeleteANSWER TIME
ReplyDelete1) Cat statue @ Padungan
2) St Joseph's Cathedral ... where many loitered around 1pm when school was over, watching the girls watch the boys watch the girls ....
3) William Tan Auditorium, St Joe (where the telescope for peeking across the road, is located)
4) Ann Lee Restaurant (still pretty nice Pork or Chicken Chop)
5) Elektra House (at the side where a fountain used to be, long time ago)
6) Khoo Hun Yeang Street (not far from JL's Corner Shop)
7) the DUN (Dewan Undangan Negeri) .. yeah, what's the point?
8) Central Police Station ("eyes" = "mata" ... get it?)
9) Sugar Bun ... nothing to do with Playboy bunnies.
10) and the one which stumped everybody except Nick C (who alas didn't submit an entry) .... the inside of the State Library, across river.
Tsk tsk tsk ... guys & gals, you really should get out more often !!! LOL
Cheaahh...so easy, why did make it so difficult WJ? Make me go back to find answers some more..
ReplyDeleteSo bad lah you WJ, ooh i know want me to take more pictures of Gambier Char Pasar...so so smart la!! Some more make me pile on the extra kilos due to the after effects of kolo mee!!
Replying to anon 21 jun,9.07pm, WJ & GL.
ReplyDeletePresent principal (of 4 months) is Thomas Lau.
While not a Josephian, nevertheless he is a product of a La Salle school having been schooled at Sacred Heart Sibu in the 70s as well and that under Bro. Albinus.
Had a chat with him recently and I can detect his passion and enthusiasm and desire to live up to the standards that was before under the bros.
And for those who know Bro. Albinus, he is right there at SJS Kuching and still at it providing tutorials to students who seek it.
For those with the feeling that standards at good old sjs has fallen, I really believe THomas Lau will reverse the trend.