Parochial Sarawakian

OUR Sarawakian diving queen Pandelela Rinong has done it again. If anyone thought that her bronze medal at the last Olympics was a fluke, well she’s proven all her detractors wrong by winning bronze at the World Championships in Kazan, Russia for the 10m individual platform. Yes this brilliant athlete from Kampung Jugan, Bau has indeed … Continue reading →

I HOPE my fellow Sarawakians had a wonderful Sarawak Day yesterday and took time to remember our State’s day of independence 52 years ago on July 22, 1963. Our State Government had an official do, as they have done in the past. It wasn’t as grand as our 50th Anniversary celebration two years ago or … Continue reading →

IT’S nice to know that my simple kampung + Kuching city palate has something in common with internationally known chef, author and television presenter Anthony Bourdain. Yes we both love Sarawak Laksa, or as he calls it Kuching Laksa. There’s nothing quite like starting the day with this amazing bowl of spicy and rich savoury goodness. The … Continue reading →

IN what can be called an amazing coup for Sarawak, our Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Adenan Satem has received plaudits from the Bruno Manser Fund – a Swiss-based NGO that has had nothing good to say about our State for decades. Yes the BMF has joined the ranks of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and … Continue reading →

AS our State is going to start restoring the Brooke Cottage and Wallace Trail at Bung Muan, Bukit Peninjau in June, I thought it might be a good idea to learn more about Alfred Russel Wallace. It is strange that Sarawakians don’t know all that much about the man who wrote the paper that conveys his first … Continue reading →