Drunk Monkey Old Street Bar

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I’ve been hearing about Drunk Monkey Old Street Bar (68, Carpenter Street) for quite awhile but never go there reason being I don’t drink (Well… not 100%, a little, only once in a blue moon) and I don’t go to night spots in Kuching unless with friends but I won’t bother going most of the time as I hate how it smells in this kind of place.

Later I found out that it’s a smoke-free bar. Interesting… Still… Didn’t make me want to go as this kind of place can be “messy” at times. Then some time 2 months back, I went there with my colleagues after work, it was a last minute decision, headed there after having our dinner opposite the bar. The sound proofing is surprisingly awesome! Heard no music from outside even though the door wasn’t close.

Pardon my photos. I no longer bring my camera along with me anymore. Just rely on my trusty almost-4-year-old phone.

The music there is great, not your usual bar music, it’s very tasteful, those oldies that never get old. Those born before the 90’s will appreciate them. The crowd is not the usual Ah Beng or Ah Lian. Keep this up! The decor is very unique too.


This photo is from their FB page. I only have the two photos above from my phone.

Aside from drinking, you can order food too. It’s not from their own kitchen, they will order from the opposite shop or around the corner and sent all the way to the bar for you. Not a bad idea, win-win situation.

I went there again for the second time at 12.30am last month with another friend, it was packed! However, it’s not rowdy. Crowd was well-behaved. Some people even could just leave their stuff on the bar and went off to other section of the bar. This is how safe people felt about it. Of course… It’s best not to do so, you’ll never know when disaster strikes.

This is my kind of place to hang out for a drink or two with friends. Finally! Kuching has a decent bar. It’s always packed! What’s more it’s a non-smoking one, you can still smoke outside. However, one problem, even though this is a non-smoking bar, the smoke from outside still goes indoor because it’s not enclosed. You have to choose the right place to sit, definitely not near the entrance/exit. Seats are quite limited inside, so at the end you still have to sit outside and inhale the second-hand smoke 🙁

Other than that, it’s just awesome! Hope the crowd won’t spoil such a nice place.

Food Porn, Uniquely Kuching

Langkawi (11 – 14 May 2014) – Part 2

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Continue on from Part 1 after a long break about this trip… Goodness… I really can’t find the time and energy to do updates like I used to 🙁

We headed to Dataran Lang aka Eagle Square after lunch to see the famous statue of the eagle in Langkawi.

Seriously… At the entrance, there’s this annoying Milo jingle which stuck in your head. It took us quite awhile to figure out and we just laughing it away but it’s no longer funny when it repeat non-stop and making you nuts!


Jetty Point not far away where you can enjoy duty free shopping. The prices are the same as at the airport.




The statue area was packed with people trying to take photo with the eagle -.-” It was extremely hot too. Managed to take some photos and then we left to the beach.




Pantai Cenang, lovely sunset but hmm… The beach wasn’t as nice as I expected. Put too high expectations.

Time for dinner. Our dinner was rather late, if not mistaken it was 10pm+. Before that we went shopping around Cenang area. One thing for sure, no bargain allowed, no matter how you sweet talk them, the price will remain.

Left: We ended up Telaga Seafood Restaurant.

Right: Crab stir fried with chili sauce, very spicy! RM8/100gm.


Left: Telaga “3S’ Style fish dish. Not sure what fish is this and the price too, we just ordered ;p 3S stands for sweet, spicy, and sour.

Right: One of the fried rice ordered by our travel mate which I don’t remember what. They have a variety of fried rice which ranged between RM6.50-RM20.


Left: Kailan Oyster Sauce (RM7)
Right: Tom Yam Seafood Soup (RM18)

Overall, the food was just so-so. It did blow our budget for the day too.

That’s it for part 2, hopefully part 3 will come real soon. Wonder how long it will take me to complete writing about this trip?

Food Porn, Going Places, Langkawi

Ramadhan is Around…

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Hello!!! Have been really busy with work, especially this. Dressing up like this for a company function. Never in my life wearing a jubah. Fits me just right just that the length is really quite painful, easily step on it.

Was required to walk around a lot ushering the guests, luckily didn’t trip =.=” Few times actually, almost, luckily… So I had to pull it up whenever I walked. Also, had to ensure that I didn’t step on my own dress while sitting as it would be an issue when I stood up because I would just fall face down! It’s not gonna be a good scene with all the important people around. Shudder just to think of it.

The sleeves was supposed to be long but I rolled them up due to unforeseen circumstances.

Hopefully next week will be freer after the next project ended. Very exhausting doing all these even though it’s kind of fun in a way. Can I have a break?

Fab Fashion, Girl Stuffs, Me, myself and I

RWMF 2014

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Can you believe this is the first time I go to RWMF (Rainforest World Music Festival)? Believe it! If you’ve been following me, you know I’ve never been there in the past.


This year, I was finally there! Last night! Mainly because we got free passes and it’s partially work related. So off we went right after work taking the shuttle from where I work to Sarawak Cultural Village. Knowing me, I won’t go if I have to pay for the pass and if I am required to drive hahaha… That’s me. That explains why. Another reason is also because I’m not really into getting into the crowd. Well, at least I paid for the shuttle ticket, RM30 for return.


Another thing, can you believe it that I’ve not been to Damai/Santubong area for at least 5 years?!? Hehehe… WOW! It’s so different already! The sunset was quite nice yesterday and good thing the weather was good. The bus stopped at Damai Central.



The view of Damai Central in the evening. Food stalls were set up to accommodate the crowd of the festival and Freedom Beach 2014.


We ate our dinner here. Much more choices and cheaper than inside the Sarawak Cultural Village. Tried the Chicken kebab (RM4), surprisingly quite nice, not bad.


After dinner, off we went in to the festival. My virgin experience at RWMF. Good thing the crowd wasn’t big last night likely because Friday is still a working day. It’s a good thing for me hehehe… I dislike crowd… Guess which one is mine?


Left: Booth setup by STB to promote Sarawak.

Right: Big screens were erected around the Village so that festival goers could view it from other locations rather than all gather at the stage area which might not be able to accommodate crowd.


Heineken bars were setup around the area. This year, you can only find Heineken there, not other beer. The setup reminded me of the Fringe Festival back in Adelaide.


The main stage area. We didn’t join the crowd here. We, three mixed parentage girls (Bidayuh, Iban, and Kayan + Chinese) from the same workplace in black tops, just wanted to find a place to sit and drink to relax after got what we wanted. No photos ;p it’s in my friend’s phone.


The Melanau house which you can find in Sarawak Cultural Village.



Finally we’re here at this area. I would say it’s the best area especially where we sat, next to Heineken bar.


The screen is just right in front of us, only one table, only us. How nice! Drank one can only. Not a beer person but casually it’s fine. First time in my life finishing one whole can on my own ;p RM10/can.


Before going back, last shoot of the stage.

The music was great, it’s not bad but attending this kind of event is not my kind of thing though. However, as long that I don’t have to pay, don’t have to drive, I don’t mind *LOL*

Entertainment Snippets, Uniquely Kuching

The Haunted Hotel – From My Roommate Perspective

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Remember my encounter with the haunted hotel in Bintulu last year? This time, it’s from my roommate perspective. Not going to be a long one.

Apparently, my roommate could sense these “things”, it’s a part of her. She didn’t tell me anything while we were in Bintulu. She only shared with me after we’re in Miri. On that night, she just kept quiet, pretended nothing happened. In fact, she already sensed something not right once arrived.

At the lobby, while waiting for check-in, I told her I wanted to go the toilet and asked her to accompany me but she didn’t want to. So I just hold until we reached our room.

In the room, I was on my laptop, we were waiting for the rest to get ready for dinner. While I was on my computer minding my own business, she actually heard our window was banged really hard. I didn’t hear a thing yet I was sitting next to the window! She heard dog howl too and I didn’t hear anything too! She just sat quietly next to me and didn’t say a thing.

Then I suddenly told her that I won’t dare to be in the room myself, she agreed but didn’t say much. On the way to Miri, she told me that it was strange that I actually said such thing that night. Came to think of it, indeed I’m not the kind that would say this kind of thing.

So basically this is from her perspective. She just forced herself to sleep that night. I was in the bathroom for quite long as I have a lot of things to do hahaha… I didn’t sensed anything amiss and just minding my own business even after my friend hinted me in FB. She just tried to keep herself entertained with TV on high volume and chatting with her friends on her phone. Even though we had moved to a new room, we still switched on the TV and all the lights to sleep until the morning.

The next morning, our travel mates told us that we would be checking out to another hotel because they experienced something. Phew… What a relief! With all that happened to the other people in our group, there is no way we could stay for another night. It’s just too much!

Next up, I’ll be sharing the experiences of my other travel mates who encountered the “things” first hand!

That’s all for now. Been really busy, hence the slow update.

Bintulu, Going Places, Land of the Hornbills - Sarawak