Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Business Trip To Kuching (Part 1)


Travelling by land to Kuching has always been a fascinating experience. You can't afford to miss it out if you have never gone through it.
When I planned for a two-day business trip to Cat City, I decided to drive rather fly. Land travelling is alluring in many ways on this Land of Hornbill.
We departed at 7:00 am from Premier Hotel which was a little bit late for this 6-hour driving journey. On the itineary, Sarikei was our first stop.
Sarikei, a growing town, is not too far off the main road. The location is, therefore, strategic enough to take in long-distance travellers for a stop-over. In comparision with Sri Aman, Sarikei is better off in this sense.
We popped in for a quick breakfast with no extra time for other pursuits. When I checked out with a blogger in Sarikei www.wongsiewping.blogspot.com , a few recommendations were put forth for eateries of fineness in local cuisine. But, alas, my drop-in was very much just touch-and-go, so I could not afford the luxury of sampling them with ease and leisure. For that I need a food savouring trip with some other bloggers to Sarikei to poke my nose near to every dish and dip my finger in to whet my appetite.
We chose the food centre (gee, there is absolutely no official name for it after years of operation) where food varieties are aplenty. The interior of it is pretty spacious and hygienic with good ventilation, making it a place of comfort for a decently priced breakfast. I placed order for kampua and teh chi kosong for sampling. Woah, the taste turned out to be quite appetizing and the serving time was surprisingly satisfying. I gave a plus to the stall.
We set out on our onward journey after our Sarikei experience!

9 comments:

向日葵啊伯 said...

Gee! Forgot when was my last visit to Sarikei. Have a good trip and looking forward to read more of your journey.

Superman said...

Usually that is the place where people stop there for food. I missed the fried bee hoon over the food court there. It is really different with those you eat in Sibu. Should try it on your way back.

长竹 said...

你们是吃《友友》的吗?还是照片里最左的那间?《友友》是开张不久的。而左边那间,目前的老板的父亲是泗里街很著名的《阿生面摊》之儿子。我上回提到的那间近EON Bank的是阿生的兄弟开的(很对不起,我弄错了!)。每回华人新年期间,我们本地人就是找不到位坐!

长竹 said...

Tony Hii,
有关昨天写的comment,我又弄错了!真对不起!
我今天去《雪华食摊》吃煮面时,我才发现我全说错了。原来我把摊子都说反了!
从《巴黎大酒店》对面的进口走进去,就看到《友友摊》及一间卖烧鸡鸭的摊子在前方。你拍的这张相片是属于左方一边的摊子。
而我昨天所说的摊子是属于右边的!也一直以为是!
Sorry!

Tony Hii said...

Hi, Peter, thank you for dropping by. I will blog more about the trip.

Tony Hii said...

Superman, thanks for the recommendation.

Tony Hii said...

WSP, I forgot to get down the name of the stall. I thought of taking a picture of it, but I gave up, worrying the owners might be too camera-shy. When I took that photo, i was standing in front of the stall facing out. Please find out the name of the stall for me.

长竹 said...

Tony Hii,
关於你的要求,有关要抄下你那天吃干盘摊子的名称,我是很乐意帮忙的。只是,很抱歉,我并不知道你究竟是在哪一摊?如果你的脸是向外的话,该摊子是在左边还是右边?我很少在哪儿吃干盘。

Tony Hii said...

WSP, on the right side.