Chinese History Museum 31 Jan 2011

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This museum showcases the origin of Sarawak’s Chinese immigrants who are now part of Malaysia’s multi racial society. Immediately enter to the Museum there are 2 statue or figures which made by ivory. According to the person in charge, it is actually donated by the tycoon to this museum. It have divided into a few sections.

We can see and learned about each dialect group’s traditional trades and skills: Hakka, Hock Kien, Hainan, Teow Chew, Foochow, Heng Hua, Cantonese, etc..

The pioneers and community leaders which some of them are still living in Sarawak. It is actually one of its kind in Malaysia that help to preserve and archive the rich heritage of the Chinese community locally for the benefits of generations to come.

The Chinese traditional musical instruments section:

The festivals that Chinese are cerebrating, most of its is in written format. There are displays of Chinese Family Names. And, some of the features or mock up of a small stall and stools.

There is a theater room showing some short film how was the Malaysians of Chinese origin the hardship and sacrifices of the pioneering forefathers, who eventually played a major role in the development of this country which we proud to live in today.

A short 30 minutes will finish the tour. Initially we were not allow to take photos but the person in charge let us to take some without the flash lights.

Tua Pek Kong Temple 31 Jan 2011

It was a bright sunny day after we took the family shooting at the studio. Daddy and Mummy had a walk down at the Kuching downtown near the Main Bazaar area.

We parked our car at the Star Cineplex building. Mummy really enjoyed the trip. Our first stop is the Tua Pek Kong Temple. We did our shootings at the temple. During our visits, the temple was doing some upgrading works.

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Tua Pek Kong Temple is one of the oldest (or the earliest known) Chinese temple in Sarawak; it is also one of the most famous and mentioned tourist destination in Sarawak.The temple was believed to be built around the year 1800, more than two centuries; the earliest known official land title issued by Charles Brooke was 29 August 1871.

Like many of the earlier Chinese temple in Sarawak, it was a small & simple hut; the first known renovation was done in the year 1856, and subsequently it was upgraded with ceramic roofing & partial brick walls in 1863.

By the year 1880 when cement was introduced into Sarawak, major parts of the temple were then concreted as to existing look. The earlier management of the temple before the Japanese occupation was elected informally by yearly cast lots of getting one representative with two ‘tau key’ to assist the required periodic ceremonial & religious occasions.

After the war, the temple was managed by five Chinese Associations from respective major dialects in Kuching. The temple was then transferred officially to Kuching Chinese Community Charitable Trust Board in 1951 until now.

We had our 200 years walk that afternoon…

Jong’s Crocodile Farm & Zoo 30 Jan 2011

It seems it is our family travel itinerary that whenever we come back Kuching for holiday, that we will go to Jong’s Crocodile Farm.

And, it is never fail to entertain the kids!

There are a few things that we definitely will see, and considered their main attractions. The crocodile museum which I had wrote about it briefly 2 years back on my blog.

Another one is the giant Arapaima freshwater fish. The Arapaima feeding is located at the middle of the gigantic Fresh Water Pond, and other species of freshwater tropical fishes habitats.

Besides that, we can buy the fish food at the nearby refreshment corner to feed the fish.

Another attraction is the Crocodile feeding demonstration.

We were sitting at the first row just next to the pond! And, watching and videoing how the crocodiles were having their food.

There are other animals in display as well. Children just love to see animals!

Both Issac and Annabelle were enjoying the day and having fun in the Jong’s Crocodile Farm and Zoo.

                 

            

Random Shots @ Kuching 29 Jan 2011

Just a few photo shots that Daddy took during the day at home and having our dinner outside the home.

          

          

These were waiting for dinner to be served at the restaurant: Ying Ying, Wei Qing, Annabelle, Issac and Mother In Law.

          

           

Kuching, Here We Come! 28 Jan 2011

It is time again to celebrate Chinese New Year at Kuching!

We booked the air tickets few months back, we flied with Fire Fly.

It is a brand new experience using Fire Fly and this time around we have to go to KLIA to take off.

The kids were so excited as the KLIA are spacious and more space to roam and running around. And, more shops too!

Both Issac and Annabelle were climbing up and down everywhere they went!

They can feel the excitement of going back to Kuching and meet up with their dear cousins.

So happened that there is a mini air craft in the KLIA children playground area for children to play,it really looks like a real airplane!

Both were so happy sliding down from the door of the airplane!

We were boarding on time. I did bring along a lot of the kids stuffs just in case both feel bored on the plane or in the boarding room.

Luckily, both of them know how to spend the time by playing with each other. Siblings love!

Alphabet Book : b

Mummy thinking of want to do something with the balance of the colour papers that we had, thus here comes the ‘bowl’ we did this week. We had done few art crafts together, and there were left a few piece and pieces of the colour papers which Mummy feels it would be a waste if just throw away like that. That is how we using the leftovers and come out our craft of the week.

Materials:

• Various colours of colour papers
• Glue
• Pencil
• Puncher

To Make:

1. Draw a big bowl in the paper.
2. Using the puncher to punch out various of your left over colour papers, which you feel want to dispose off. Plan the design of your bowl: what is the colour you want it to be. Let the kids plan their own design of the bowl.
3. Put some glues on the bowl, and paste it with the small colour papers that you have punched out.

It is actually quite tedious as the small litter tiny pieces of colour papers really made kids out of patience. Thus, this one we do it together with the kids. End up, Issac’s bowl finally was full of the white rice pouring out from the bowl itself. As we just glue the balance of pieces out of the ‘bowl’…Hahaha…

b is for butterfly

Mummy try to at least do two art crafts a week, even though it is really tiring after working hours from office…and some of the art or paper materials that needed to prepare for the kids. But, it is kind of tension releasing exercise too for mummy…

 

So, here is What You’ll Need:

• Orange and black craft foam
• transparency sheet or clear plastic sheet protector
• white out
• black sharpie
• glue
• scissors

How to Make the ‘b’ for butterfly:

1. Cut out a lowercase ‘b’ from a piece of black foam sheet. To make the letters go along with the uppercase letters we’ve done in the past, this letter was cut from a piece of foam that was about 4” x 4” ~ small, but oh so cute!
2. From the excess black foam, cut out two antennae and the proboscis for the butterfly {what the butterfly uses to drink}. You can also add six legs if you’d like!
3. Cut out the background for the butterfly’s wings using the orange craft foam.
4. Lay the sheet protector over top of the orange wings and trace around the edge and cut out the overlay for the butterfly’s wings to the same size as your orange foam piece.
5. Using the black sharpie, draw the veins for the butterfly’s wings onto the sheet protector.
6. Let your little one dab white out onto the edge of the wings to make the white spots of a monarch.
7. Glue or tape on the wings, antennae, and proboscis.
8. Add a wiggle eye.

Like always…Belle will using black ball pen to scribble the round, round or circle, circle things on her art paper. Mummy do some modifications here as we do not have any clear protector sheet, thus just using the orange colour papers and black marker to draw out the wings veins. Surprisingly turn out very attractive.

 

Resource: http://totallytots.blogspot.com