Everybody had a good sleep last night. We decided to start the day early. At 7.00am (still raining) we were ready for breakfast. The food was good! Chenta took the best food from every counter to our table. I was happy to see Atuk Tam and Atuk Nah enjoying their heavy breakfast.
enjoying our breakfast
Right after the last drops of the light morning rain we headed to the beach.
I let Iman stood by the sea.
He watched the tide cover his tiny feet in amusement. Suddenly a gush of current came and got him scared.
But he was very brave, only after a few seconds he walked happily towards the sea. I was tempted to let Iman swim/dip deeper in the water but Chenta continually warned me not to (I even had him changed to proper attire!). The signboard shown red flag indicated the sea condition as very dangerous. How could such a lovely beach in the lovely morning be dangerous? No life guard on duty was the answer.
mummy, i want to swim..
please let me...
next time ok...
our family!
look at the kabus dibalik gunung...
After failed attempt on the beach I was determined to dip Iman in the pool. Baru la nak kuak-kuak hujan renyai2 turun lagi! but I was not giving up yet. In the room we splashed till kecut2 jari! We stopped only when abah said ‘enough you two! Today is Friday, remember’. Oops. Chenta did mentions many times he wanted to have Friday Solat at Masjid Negeri Kuching. Ok..ok…
We checkout Holiday Inn Resort Damai Beach, Santubong around 10.00am and drove leisurely to Holiday Inn Kuching. Again, our rooms were not ready yet. Have to wait at the lobby. Chenta and I managed to do a brief window shopping at the mall near the hotel. When our room finally ready, it was not much time for Friday Solat. Chenta and Atuk Tam decided to join the other hotel guests and hopped in the bus provided by the hotel. They had their prayer at golden-domed Kuching Mosque, previously the State Mosque. The ladies and Iman rest in our room.
Around 2.00pm we went out for lunch. A bit late, and after few times circled Satok area, akhirnya jumpa juga Restoran Didi! I still remember the very tasty Umai and Midin from my previous visits and hoping that my family can taste them today. Unfortunately semua tu dah habis!. We had our lunch there though and Chenta bought some Prawn Umai from restaurant nearby.Then we moved to pottery factory somewhere Jln. Penrissen. Bought our compulsory souvenir, fridge magnet! Headed back to town, the wet market.
The seafood and vegetables were all very fresh and cheap! Strolled along Main Bazaar Street, got another vital souvenirs, tikar, beg and kek lapis Sarawak.
Tired bargaining for cheap prices, we crossed the road and lepaking at Waterfront.
It was near Maghrib went we back to the hotel.
No, the day hasn’t ended yet. After solat, we dressed up casually (even Atuk Tam wearing kain pelikat!) and had our dinner at Top Spot: Seafood Paradise. Even though it only 5-min walk from our hotel, we went there by car! Hehehe cian Atuk dah penat kan…..
we had : Ambal (bamboo shellfish) masak cili, crab masak pedas, siakap steam – chinese style, buttered prawn and midin goreng belacan. I totally forgot to order oyster omelet!!! Sorry Chenta….(the thing was, we change kedai as the 1st one didn’t have ambal. I did order the omelet there! cis..cis…). Iman behaved well through out the dinner. The trick, get him occupied with all the chopsticks and straws, one at a time! He will played, get bored, throw it to the floor, gave another..bla..bla.. bersepah atas lantai!!!
Uihhh..gendang gendut tali kecapi…kenyang perut..perut jadi gendut..mata pon mengantuk!. But Chenta, carrying his Crumpler, continued exploring the hotel and waterfront area.
He came back from his night tour to our hotel room right after Iman slept. He said waterfront is NOT happening at all! And also no live band at the lobby! Hahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahaha…..
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