Year: 2014

Coach is Finally in Kuching

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First of all, Happy Gawai and happy holiday! Long weekend… YAY!

So I missed out the trip to Ba’kelalan but it’s not all that bad as I could attend Coach opening at tHe Spring.


Finally Coach is in tHe Spring. 1st June, Coach opening was officiated by the Vice President and General Manager of South East Asia, Andrew Stanleick. The bald guy, he reminded me of an actor. Pretty good looking. 😉 Have photo taken with him but it’s not in my camera.


While waiting, we had some fun at the photo booth.


Left: Not forgetting the wall.

Right: So… Which one?


The invited guests in the outlet. I was eying for some of the bags I found back in Bicester Village last year but couldn’t not locate any. I guess it’s no longer in season or because this outlet only carries the latest collection? Hmm…


Saw some sunglasses and tried them on. Hmm… Which one? I like the aviator but seems like this aviator doesn’t suit my face.


The part I look forward to the most was the door gift!!


Coach Legacy North/South Universal Case in Leather.

TADA!! Goodness! I’ve been looking for a bag for my phone as mine had worn out long ago. Didn’t find any that fancied me and the size that could fit my phone. This came in time! I’m a very happy girl today! Thanks Coach! The colour is awesome too! Love it!


Might as well write a review on it now. The strap is what I’ve been looking for while there’s a slot at the back of it. The exterior design is very simple and plain, just what I like.


Inside, the slots are great for cards and money! No longer need to bring a big bag out. Will be handy during my work too as my jacket got no pocket. I can slot in my business cards and also my phone and I’m ready to go. Great for running errands too! I’m over the moon! What’s more? Fit my phone nicely as my phone size is a bit odd, not easy to find a bag for it.

However, one down side, the zip opening is limited. If it can go all the way down it would be perfect! A bit hard to take my phone out from it.


Happy! This is the exact colour that I would buy if I’m buying for my phone.

I guess we’ll be seeing more Coach users in town soon? Will I get one? Not for now, this one from the door gift is enough for me for now.

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Gawai with a Difference

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Gawai is around the corner. It’s gonna be a long weekend for Sarawak starting 1st June. Sabah too as they are celebrating their Hari Kaamatan on 31st May. These two states situated in the Borneo Island are very different from West Malaysia. Not many people know about us even the Malaysians themselves.

I’m half Bidayuh. Gawai to me is no stranger. When I was young, my parents would go back to my mother’s kampung for celebrations. We never stayed overnight though. Basically the day would be spent visiting. Since my mother’s kampung is under Seventh Day Adventist, they don’t eat pork and they don’t make tuak. This is what makes it different from the non-SDA’s kampung. There’s a series of events during that period of time as part of the Gawai celebrations. I remember my mother ever asked me whether I’m interested in joining the kumang gawai contest ;p

Talking about Gawai, I’ll be experience Gawai the Lun Bawang way. Means I’m flying off this Saturday to celebrate Gawai at Ba’kelalan with the other media people. It will be my first time experiencing a very different celebration far away from Kuching. This is gonna be interesting.


Meanwhile, do check out Kaamatan&Gawai 2014 by Petronas. You will learn a lot especially about the Iban and Dusun community. I learnt a lot from these videos as those are the things I’ve never experience partly because my mother’s kampung is a more modern one and because they are under SDA. Also, Bidayuh doesn’t live in longhouse. Frankly, I don’t think I can survive in the environment shown in the video hehehe…

Do stay tuned to my coming Gawai post 😉

Update: This post was composed few days ago, my latest status is that I will be in Kuching for Gawai, no more trip to Ba’kelalan due to flight change and work commitment stopped me from going 🙁 Anyway, at least I get to attend an event on 1st of June which I was actually looking forward to and was torn between these two offers. At least I don’t have to make any decision now, the answer is already there, no decision to make anymore.

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Cotton Tree in Kuching

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The famous cotton tree in Kuching. One of the oldest trees in the middle of the city, located at Padang Merdeka.


I’ve been hearing about it but never get the chance to see it with my own eyes even though I’ve been staying here all my life! Last month, I’ve been seeing cotton flying around at the area and found out that the season was here!


of course, won’t miss this chance to take photos of it. Was told that it’s not every year you can see such thing.


Hopefully all these trees in the city will stay where it is and not being chopped down in the name of development. Our lush green city is now losing its green. Sad…

Uniquely Kuching

Customize Your Military Tag

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Was fortunate enough to be given with a military tag for review few weeks back. What is this?!?! Frankly, I didn’t know what it’s for, all I know is that it is a tag which the military men wear on their neck for identification purpose but I didn’t see the point of us having it. After doing a bit of research, it’s pretty versatile I must say.



This is what I got. You can customize it with your own photo, choose the chain and rubber silencer colour that you want. I’ve got no idea what’s the rubber for hahaha… When I opened the package, I was wondering hard on what it’s for *LOL* My mom hook it this way. I didn’t suspect anything wrong as I was still trying to figure out its usage, also didn’t notice what it’s for even after referring to the website, malaysiamilitarytag.com. I’m just too slow to realize ;p


It’s hard to decide what to put for the photo. I ended up using this photo I took back in December 2012 at Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. The best scenery I’ve ever seen.

At the back, you can customize your own message and I had chosen some motivational quotes. Come to think of it, I should instead have the date and location of the photo I’ve taken as a remembrance. Oh well… Doesn’t matter.


This is the correct way to use the round rubber thing, the rubber silencer!

Seeing and holding it physically, it’s pretty durable even though it’s very light in weight. According to the seller, it can last 15 years.

So what can you do with a military tag?
1. Key chain
2. Luggage tag
3. Necklace/Pendent (as fashion statement)
4. ID tag (emergency information, medical purpose, tag for your pet and so on)
5. Souvenir

So… What should I do with mine? Suggestions?

If you are interested to get one or in bulk and customize your very own military tag, just go over to malaysiamilitarytag.com for it.

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You Don’t See This Everyday…

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At least in my blog hehehe… I have to wear like this at least 6 days a week! I’m just thankful that I don’t have to cover up my toes else it will be such a torture. Photos was taken by my colleague while we’re on our field trip.

Frankly, I hate dressing up this way but it’s part of the job. Also, I never wear this long until I started this job. Outside of work, you won’t see me wearing like this and never in my blog you see me wear like this. This is the first ;p

By the time you see this post, I’m on the way back to Kuching from Langkawi. Can foresee that there won’t be any update this weekend, will be really busy. Even though it’s just a short trip, it will definitely take me ages to complete the travel post.

Me, myself and I