Miri my beloved city Famed for its beauty Near the coast of north-eastern Sarawak it lies Bordering the Abode of Peace Brunei. A view of Miri City ( Photo credit 洪雲熙 ) Miri has been touted as Sarawak’s most livable resort city That has indeed become a reality Life here moves at a more relaxed pace  Compared to hectic life big ...

Land of the Hornbills These protected birds we must not kill Land of the headhunters But that was in the days of our long-gone ancestors   Sarawak is the largest state of Malaysia The country that prides itself as truly Asia Situated on the island of Borneo Sarawak possesses charm and incredible allure.   Famed for its cultural diversity Natural ...

Two young Chinese policewomen from Malaysia have become internet sensations for their beautiful looks with many netizens swooning over their beauty. Some have commented in jest that they are willing to be arrested if  these two policewomen are their arresting officers. The pair, Irene Y LM and Oli Lee, are based at police HQs in Kuala Lumpur. 26-year old Irene ...

I am a lucky guy! Lucky to have been born in Sarawak, the Land of the Hornbills where there had never been a need for 1Malaysia to instill racial harmony among the people. Laidback, peaceful and beautiful. Lucky to have spent the first seventeen years of my life in Binatang (now Bintangor). Yes, the Animal Town where everybody seemed to ...

I have tasted the pineapples of Saba Orchard on a few occasions in the past courtesy of my brother Chin Tian and my sister-in-law Christina Sio. I love the sweetness and the taste of the Lambir Pines so I always look forward to eating these pineapples. Yesterday when I was sending my brothers Chin Tian and Chin Kiong as well ...

Are you hunting down a place for your wedding photo shoot location but have no idea where to go? You want a location that is not so commonly used for wedding photo shoot in Miri. You are looking for something different. You don’t even want to consider the well-known parks in Miri like the City Fan, Taman Awan and Bulatan ...

Malaysians crave for titles. There is little doubt about that. Just look at the number of awards dished out every year, from federal titles to state titles. But this number does not meet the demand which must be in the thousands. In Malaysia, Datuk is a Malay term for an honorific title that is bestowed upon individuals who are deemed ...

Like Regina Brett in her book “God Never Blinks”, I sometimes felt that at the moment I was born, God must have blinked and thus missed the occasion, unaware of my birth at all. I felt like the poet who wrote that he was born on a day God called in sick. Shortly after my birth almost 55 years ago ...

I was born in Binatang, a small town with a predominantly Foochow population. Anyone growing up in Binatang would almost invariably be able to speak Foochow with an acceptable level of fluency. I am no exception. I am a Hokkien but I too can speak Foochow. My birth certificate and my Malaysian identity card carry Foochow names and my wife ...

Well folks, 2012 is here. As we usher in 2012 and bid farewell to 2011, we can look back at 2011 and marvel at what a year it has been. 2011 was jam packed: the tsunami and nuclear leak after the shattering earthquake in Japan, turmoil in Western Asia & Northern Africa, the debt crises in Europe and US, China ...