On the Waterfront

Last night was spent in downtown Kuching waterfront district. The highlight of the trip was a dusk boat ride on the Sarawak River. The traditional river vessel left shore shortly after 6:30p and carried six of our small gang (Mintzi, Alyssa, Leann, Rick, Mike and myself). We were joined by a young woman from KK (Kota Kinabulu) and her UK friend from Cambridge; along with another couple.

The cool breeze over the water lifted our spirits to another place as the evening call to prayer reminded us how heavenly Borneo can be.

Selamat Hari Gawai with Sago Grubs

Camera trapping a few flowers

Getting Oriented

UiTM's shares alot with new student orientation programs back home with upperclass students welcoming the first year newbies, large assembly halls filled with energy, faculty and university dignitaries, motivational speeches, songs and powerpoint presentations capping off the week's activities.

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NARL Scientists Caravaning to Celebrate Gawai

We hailed from all over the world!  Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Montana, California, Texas, Arizona and Indiana!

Color everywhere

Way Different Borneo

I thought I knew what I was getting myself into. And yet, I knew that Borneo would be much different than I thought it would be.

Thought I could easily access a compatible ATM machine during my time here.  Turns out that I could access it all along; and at the same time, I couldn't.  Everyone in the group had been saying that their cards weren't working at the national bank ATMs.  Some people had forgotten to notify their banks (like me) of their travel abroad so they would not getting blocked access, others had international restrictions placed on their banks resulting in banks not able to conduct business with the banks here.

 

In the end, there was an ATM within walking distance from our condo at Village Grove.

I thought I would be losing weight during my time here.  Uhm, wrong!












I knew it would be hot and humid here!  But not this hot!





One thing is for sure, this place is AMAZING!