Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Kuching Mosque

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This is the Kuching mosque, completed in 1968. Until the new mosque was built in Petra Jaya, the Kuching Mosque was also the official Sarawak State Mosque. It is located on the site of an earlier wooden mosque built in 1852.

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The grounds are surrounded by a Muslim cemetery. The domed ceiling of the interior of the mosque is worth a look. It has recently been repainted in totally different colours, giving the mosque an entirely new look. Good views of the mosque can be seen from the pedestrian bridge connecting to the mosque.

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As you walk towards the western end of Kuching centre, you won’t be able to miss the imposing mosque with its gilded cupolas that rise above the city’s skyline.

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Kuching Mosque

Monday, January 31, 2011

Astana at Kuching Sarawak

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Astana is the official residence of the Governor of Sarawak, also called the Yang Di-Pertua Negeri. It is located along the bank of the Sarawak River in Kuching, Sarawak.

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The Astana, which means "palace" in the local dialect, was constructed in 1870 for the newly married Charles Brooke, the second Rajah of Sarawak.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

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Sarawak State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the oldest in Malaysia. It was founded by Raja Muda Charles Brooke, on the instructions of King James Brooke, the meeting is held in a small fishing village in Bintulu, Sarawak on September 8, 1867.

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Sarawak State Legislative Assembly was known as the General Council (General Council) with the number of members elected 21 people. Members elected from among the heads of the local people thought to assist in administering the territories under colonial Brooke, who at the time it only covers the coastal areas.

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The Kuching Chinese History Museum

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The Kuching Chinese History Museum.
The Chinese History Museum is located on the ground of the Kuching Waterfront within a stone throw of the landmark Tua Pek Kong Temple.

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This compact building was originally built in 1912 as an administrative centre and the judicial court of the local Chinese, but was taken over by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Kuching in 1921 until the present Museum began in 1993.

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Kuching Statue

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Just got back from Kuching.

Reach KLIA around 1am and I need to get ready for next meeting at 9am and 12pm then I will fly back to Singapore and drop by at Johor.

Had fun at Kuching and thanks to Firefly for the sponsor. I manage to eat a lot of local dishes (damn a lot) and I even bring back a lot of Kek Lapis, Black Pepper, Souvenir, Salted fish, etc.

Please visit www.feeqsays.com and I will share all my Kuching experience in my main blog.

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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Kuching Waterfront

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This shot I took around 7.30am from my hotel room. While waiting for Azrin to bath, I play with his lens 17-40 L Lens and ND Filter. Cool right? I can see the blue sky.

Kuching Waterfront, a major rest oration and land reclamation project, has become the most popular meeting place in the city. Drab warehouses have been replaced with 900m long esplanade of beautiful landscaped and dotted with wooden benches, food stalls, restaurants and entertainment facilities.

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