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Around the middle of November every year, I start to panic. The year

is coming to an end. What have I done, not done? I often wish I didn't

have to count the days and months. Wouldn't it be nice to have no

time to measure, do all the things we want to do anytime, all the time.

Such a silly thought. I know I will still want more time and be late for

the next objective. One thing about history and tradition is that it's

there all the time for us to appreciate.

The Fort: Stepping into History (pg. 20-25) tells you stories about the

inspirations behind Fort Margherita, particularly Ranee Margaret. A nice

boat ride across river from the waterfront will bring you to the newly

restored fort with its permanent exhibition by the Brooke Heritage Trust.

Marianne North in Sarawak (pg. 26-29) The life and works of a

biologist and botanical artist who lived in Fort Margherita for a certain

period during the time of Charles Brooke.

Songket and Keringkam (pg. 30-33) Art before fashion on the traditional

weavers of the Songket and the master artisan of the Karingkam.

Kek Ati Parek (pg. 34-37). A Malay traditional cake that takes a lot more

than knowledge and passion to make. Lots of patience is called for but

it's worth it to celebrate the upcoming festive seasons.

Noranisah binti Bujang, a traditional cake maker, whips up a big bowl of the festive Kek Ati Parek (pg. 34-37)also known as "Kukus 8 jam". She did the 'cookin' (+ 8 hours), we did the 'lickin' (8 seconds).

MARIAN CHIN Editor-in-Chief

Thank you for 2016 and a meaningful 2017

to all our readers!

Celebrating History and Tradition

ERRATA, KINO #21 September/October 2016 : ‘Dragon jars in central Borneo’ p. 18 by A. Guerreiro. Caption n° 2 corrected : Tall polychrone ligth grey glazed jar without handles showing a pair of large dragons head facing up. At the shoulder six greenish monster masks decorate the jar. The lower register displays foaming wave patterns in blue, beige, brown. Kuching, Sarawak (Bong’s Gallery).

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KINO is now distributed in INDONESIA! (Jakarta, Jogjakarta, Bandung & Pontianak)Some of KINO magazine drop off points in Kuching:TOURISM Sarawak Tourism Federation Office (Waterfront & UTC and the respective offices). BCCK, SCB and Sarawak Cultural Village. SHOPPING MALLS All Info Desk Counters and Food Courts. THE SPRING Starbucks, Bings, Secret Recipes, Bookstores. BOULEVARD. VIVIACITY MALL, PLAZA MERDEKA, TUN JUGAH Gallery 4th Fl. HILLS. CITY ONE. GREEN HEIGHTS Cold Storage, Mady's Organic, HairDo. HOTELS Margarita, Riverside, Hilton, Pullman, Waterfront, Imperial, Merdeka Palace, LimeTree, Abell, Ranee, Telang Usan, Citadines, Basaga, Singgahsana, Grand Continental, Tunes, Lot 10, Batik Boutique, Daimai Resort, Damai Puree, Cove 55, Century Hotel, Permai Resort, Village House, Pine Garden, Memoire hotel. RESTAURANTS/BARS/CAFES Tom's, RainTree at BCCK, Junk, Living Room, Barber, Mandarin, Minoru, Zinc, D'yak, Basaga, China House, BTB, Kopi-C, Absolute Tribal, Le Pau, Magenta at the Square Tower, Carvery, Colugos, King Curry, Madame Tang's, Yun Cai, Sidewalk, Mike's SmokeHouse, Little Hainam, Life Cafes, Cafe Cafe, Coffee Clinics, Munch, Bungalore 8, Speak Easy, Granary, Drunk Monkey, Black Bean Coffee, Indah Gallery, Museum Cafe, The Swing, Factory, Razzmatazz, The Alley Cat, Kuehpedia, Juniper, Threesixteen, Feast And Furious, Entangen Ruai, Payueeh, Grill Wine Cafe, all the Starbucks, Bings and Secret Recipe outlets and open Food Courts etc... GALLERY Galleria at Wesberly. HOSPITALS Timberland, Kuching Specialist Healthcare, Borneo Medical Centre, Normal Medical Specialist Centre, Sarawak Heart Centre, Sarawak General Hospital, Dr Robert Koh Asia Clinic, Helen Ngu Women's Clinic, Dr. Chan Clinic, Dr. Gary Kang Clinic. Dr. Francis Ha Clinic, 20db. KUCHING AIRPORT Arrival Tourism counter, Taxi counters, Old Town, Tinklepan, Starbucks and various other shops. TERMINAL Kuching Sentral Terminal MUSEUMS/Heritage areas: E.g. Sarawak Museum, Textile Museum, The Sarawak Club, all shops and restaurants of the Chinahouse - Courthouse vicinity. COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Unimas, FTMS, Segi, Niit, Sunway, ICATS, UCSI, Swinburne, Limkokwing, Eksekutif, Uitm, Masterskill, College Teknologi etc… STORES/SPAS/BEAUTY Emma Daniels, Nobel, Beauty Works and many other beauty centres. PETROL STATIONS 6 Petronas stations throughout Kuching … and many, many other places continually added on.

DR KHO... unlikely chef His passion for cookery was ignited out of necessity, a desire for something more palatable than British food when, as a student, he was too poor to eat out and encouraged to venture into the kitchen. His self-taught culinary journey has been an immensely rewarding experience. The creative aspect, the skills in execution, the artistry in display are all addictive, fueling curiosity and an endless quest for perfection, in a dish. Molecular gastronomy elevates culinary art to a new level; scientific knowledge of and its application to food ensures an end-result that is both certain and reproducible. Guess work is obsolete. Being a medic, a surgeon, he is an unlikely chef... where do you see a commonality?

GONE BAMBOO, A CHARITy DINNER, a unique fine-dining ex–perience, emphasizes local pro-duce and its culinary potential, inspired by 3 chefs from uncon-ventional backgrounds.

Proceeds, in their entirety go to:HOPE PLACE, a charitable orga-nization that helps the less for-tunate in the community e.g the disabled (OKU), impoverished low income families and single parents.

PROFILE OF THE CHEFS:

TIMOTHY TING... accidental chefHe resigned as a Senior Manager of a public listed company with 15 years general trading experience and left to Taiwan for some intensive courses on construction and real estate management in 1991. In Taichung City, he acciden-

tally salvaged a failed 2-month-old restaurant venture. From there, this new dimension in food business was no holds barred. Passion for cooking and perse-verance as a restaurateur are essential F&B elements that have driven him on for last 25 years.

HAMISH WATTS... sometimes chef At the tender age of 15 years old, he entered the culinary profession serving as an apprentice Chef in Brisbane, Australia, immediately followed by a sojourn in the UK under Michelin starred chefs. He returned to Australia to work in several highly regarded restaurants prior to joining Hilton Melbourne Airport as the youngest Executive Chef in Hilton Asia Pacific at 27. After 18 years in the culinary profession, he stepped out of the kitchen into the current role of General Manager Hilton.

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Chefs for Charity!

From left to right: Timothy Ting (Ting Noodles), Hamish Watts (GM Hilton, Kuching, Dr. Kho ENT surgeon

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APPETIZERS:Kampong Egg/ Ciabatta- 63 deg C-kampong egg, engkabang

oil drizzle, french truffle shavings and crushed pink pepper corns. Artisan ciabatta slice.

Laksa Deconstruct- laksa flavored rice cakes, flowered

lobster and crab roulade, bean sprouts and baby coriander.

Grilled Foie Steak- grilled steak, duck foie gras,

balsamic glazed peppers and cherry tomato.

SOUP:Juice of Kampong Birds- concentrated essence of kampong

chickens, fresh water prawn tofu, pan seared scallop, chlorophyll intense cangkok manis greens.

1st MAIN COURSE:Rice ‘N’ Beets- Kampong Tapah beetroots - risotto

(Rice from Empire Rice Mill - Bako), fresh curd of Susu Kambing Abu Samah, Kambing Kacang goat’s milk and Samarahan midin shoots.

2nd MAIN COURSE:Looks Like Fish, Tastes Like Chicken- Santubong deep sea farmed

Tiger-dragon grouper, Fire roasted Kampong Tapah eggplant, smoked Kuching Serian sweet potato, local chicken juices.

DESSERT:Salt ‘N’ Pepa Coconut- salted gula apong coconut crème,

Sarawak peppercorn & burnt Samarahan pineapple ice cream.

Date : 27 November 2016Time : 7pmvenue : Steakhouse Hilton KuchingDress code : Smart casualCost : RM300 per pax (inclusive of wines)

Hilton Kuching is the main sponsor for this charity dinner: Provider of Steakhouse as venue, mobilize all kitchen staff, Steakhouse service crew and usage of kitchen only for this event. Wines are donated by AsiaEuro and Wine Connoisseur Sdn Bhd. Majority of the ingredients and condiments are donated by sponsors.

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history in Sarawak’s Fine Arts are brought together in this exhibition in conjunction with Sarawakiana Carnival 2016. Artists whose artworks will be involved in this exhibition are: Chin Kee, Foo Syn Hee, Lee Hock Kia, Lam Siong Onn, Foo Syn Choon, Kueh Chai Phiaw, Raphael Scott Ahbeng, Ramsay Ong, Stephanie Eng, Magdelene Tai, Michael Lim and Chong Liew Syn. 10am-6pm (Mon-Fri) & 9am-6pm (Sat-Sun) excluding public holidays.HOW MUCH: FreeWHERE: KUCHING – Newspapers & Periodicals Room, Level 1, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak WHO: Pustaka Negeri Sarawak & Sarawak House Arts CONTACT: Dorithy Dela / Aidashermilla Hashim 082-440488 ext 22, [email protected] / [email protected].

4-6 NOVEMBERSiol Mountain Bike Extreme ChallengeThis is an annual event that attracts riders from around the region. The technically challenging race course is laid out around the hill where the Commission of

Kuching North Building (DBKU) sits.The event has 2 main categories, namely:1. Individual Downhill2. Cross Country OlympicsHOW MUCH: FreeWHERE: KUCHING – Bukit Siol, Jalan SemariangWHO: Kuching North City HallCONTACT: Mr. Haqeem / Ms. Shareena 082-446 688

4-6 NOVEMBERBazar Seni SarawakJabatan Kebudayaan & Kesenian Negara (JKKN) with AKSARA invites everyone to attend the Bazar Seni Sarawak 2016 for 3 consecutive days. Various activities held are Program Wacana Ilmu, Festival Bimbingan Seni dan Budaya, Senam Seni 1Malaysia, Larian Seni, stalls selling local handicrafts, cultural performances, BAS talent show and many more. From 7am-10.30pm.HOW MUCH: Free admissionWHERE: KUCHING – Go Down AmphitheaterWHO: Jabatan Kebudayaan & Kesenian Negara (JKKN)CONTACT: 082-422 006 / 082-423 106, [email protected], www.facebook.com/waterfront.official

5 NOVEMBERFreedomFilmFest 2016 KuchingWe present 4 new Malaysian documentaries that showcase a variety of human rights’ issues. Each film was selected for its relevance to this year’s theme, “What Lies Beneath”, and its ability to open up perspectives and raise awareness about the most urgent human rights issues of our time.2pm–2.30pm: Karatagan Ciremai2.30pm–3.30pm: Stories of my Father3.30pm–4.30pm: Unlocking Bengoh4.30pm–6.30pm: The Borneo CaseHOW MUCH: Minimum donation of RM10, Free Entry for students with valid ID and senior citizens above 60WHERE: KUCHING – Lot 10 Boutique HotelWHO: FreedomFilmFestival (FFF)CONTACT: 03-7968 5415 , [email protected], http://freedomfilmfest.komas.org/

5-6 NOVEMBERStreet Mural & Art BazaarVisit us to witness the 'Mural Art' painting by fine art students under the Fine Arts Program, Department of Visual Arts & Technology, UNIMAS in collaboration with Kuching Waterfront Management to bring the artists closer to the community. Artworks and crafts by the

NOVDEC2016JAN2017CALENDAR-IN-OUT & AROUND KUCHINGNOVDEC2016JAN201723 OCTOBER - 19 NOVEMBEROde to Unconditional LoveIt's Gladys Simpson's first solo exhibition as an artist/ urban sketcher. She was trained as a graphic designer and worked in advertising for almost 14 years before moving overseas for 6 years from 2005 to 2010. In late 2005, she started with acrylic paintings of people and scenes. Back in KL, she was finding herself yet again, not wanting to go back into advertising. She took up creative writing which eventually led to where she is today. Her love of drawing dogs started only in November of 2012. In August 2014, she started urban sketching which developed into travel sketch journals.HOW MUCH: FreeWHERE: KUCHING – Art Space 1, ChinaHouse at the old CourtHouseWHO: Gladys SimpsonCONTACT: www.facebook.com/TheAccidentalPetArtist/

29 OCTOBER - 16 NOVEMBERVirtuoso: Sarawak’s Senior Artists Exhibition12 local artists from the 1920’s to 1940’s era who made

A fire broke out at SMK St Teresa on the 29th of October 2016. The upper level of our hall was totally destroyed and 20% of the lower floor was damaged as well. Some of the materials ruined by the fire include 431 sets of desks and chairs for students, textbooks for 2017, and PA systems. The two-storey building also housed the staff room, library, counselling room, surau, sewing room, living skills room, and music room. Moreover, because the school lacks sufficient classrooms, certain parts of the hall were also constantly used to house students from “floating classes”. We are organising a fundraising for our most immediate need, which is the interim solution. To be most efficient while staying optimal, we aim to construct the building using the Integrated Building System (IBS) which can be put together quickly during the 7-week school holiday because it uses ready-made pieces that simply need to be installed. These rooms will serve as temporary staff rooms, living skills room, and counselling room.

Contribute to the emergency interim plan to ensure school can function as usual by January 2017Contribute on www.100percentproject.org/en/rebuildingsmkstteresaFollow our updates on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/stteresakuching/?fref=ts

SMK ST TERESA SEEKS RM8.2M TO REBUILD RAZED BUILDING

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students are also for sale.HOW MUCH: Free admissionWHERE: KUCHING – Waterfront Extension (behind Grand Margherita Hotel)WHO: Kuching Waterfront & Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)CONTACT: 082-426 093, www.facebook.com/waterfront.official

5-6 NOVEMBERTempatan Fest Sarawak 2016After 3 years, Tempatan Fest (TF), which started in Kuala Lumpur, will be coming to Kuching. More than 30 local brands from all over Malaysia will be participating with a variety of shirt designs, accessories etc. Apart from that, Sarawakian artists will have the chance to showcase their talents through creative arts and presentations. TF started at the end of March 2013 with the vision of highlighting all the local brands and designers that are lacking the right platform. Besides that, Tempatan Stage and TF Skate will also be organised during the event to highlight the local talents in music and sports. An art installation by 9LIVES will also be held to showcase the traditions and heritage of Sarawak. From 11am-11pm.HOW MUCH: Free admissionWHERE: KUCHING – ChinaHouse at the Old CourthouseWHO: Tempatan FestCONTACT: [email protected]

5-6 NOVEMBERTrunk Sale 3What is a Trunk Sale? It's a chance to pass on your preloved items and make some cash while you're at it. Come join us, and you might just find things you never knew you wanted. Whether you'll be a trunker or a visitor, Trunk Sale will leave you with moments you won't forget. From 3-10 pm.HOW MUCH: RM50 (for Trunkers)WHERE: KUCHING – Emart Batu Kawa (ground floor main entrance, indoor parking area)WHO: Kuching Trunk SaleCONTACT: Lily 016-895 3472 www.facebook.com/kchtrunksale/

6 NOVEMBERShare The Hope - Fundraising EventThis fund raising event will be held by UNIMAS students for a welfare home (Green Ribbon Home Of Love). There will be games such as Tolak Cawan, Move the

Beads, the Last Cup and activities such as busking, henna paint, cookies sale and many more. Have fun with us while we share the hope! If we want to change the world, we must change ourselves first. Lastly, do not let the hope of The Green Ribbon Home Of Love sink in the sea of our happiness. From 10am-4pm.HOW MUCH: Free admissionWHERE: KUCHING – Kuching WaterfrontWHO: Kuching Waterfront & Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)CONTACT: Mohd Zaki 017-707 1142, Joanna Wang 011-3686 3803

6 NOVEMBERExchange Festival 2016"Some people travel to see the difference, others travel to make a difference." If volunteering in a foreign country and making a global social impact is what you want to do, come find out how AIESEC in Kuching can provide you the chance to travel with a purpose. As we showcase our Global Volunteer projects throughout the day, also look out for a colouring competition and performances. From 10am-9pm.HOW MUCH: Visit website for registration and feesWHERE: KUCHING – Vivacity MegamallWHO: AIESEC in KuchingCONTACT: [email protected], http://www.aiesec.my/

11-13 NOVEMBERSarawak International Dragon Boat Regatta 2016The International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) and the Asian Dragon Boat Federation (ADBF) are the official bodies responsible for the Dragon Boat races. Nearly 70 countries around the world participate in the Dragon Boat racing competition with over 50 million participants in Asia alone, especially from China and Southeast Asia. This event has also been adopted as part of the ASEAN Games 2010 in Guangzhou, China.The Dragon Boat Race continues to be an important event in the tourism calendar of countries involved in dragon boat races around the world. The event in Sarawak attracts huge global participation and promotes local tourism. Apart from the Dragon Boat races and the Sarawak Regatta races, local food and handicraft exhibitions will also be held. Other side events that will be organised include mooncake festival, brooke swim, duck catching competition, tug-of-war, canoeing and singing presentations by

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1872 during the James Brooke era. It started with the intention to stop racial wars among local tribes where headhunting was largely practiced. James Brooke then instructed all tribes to instead challenge each other by having boat races to prove their power and strength. The call to challenge each other through the boat race rather than headhunting was successful in bringing peace to the area. The Sarawak Regatta takes place along the Sarawak River. The 1.3 km Kuching Waterfront provides ample vantage points to watch the action on the water.HOW MUCH: Free for public to watchWHERE: KUCHING – Kuching Waterfront WHO: Resident Office Kuching CONTACT: 082-507 051 / 082-507 055

18 NOVEMBER - 18 DECEMBERKuching International Festival of Music and ArtsThe idea of hosting this festival is conceived with a vision to establish long term vibrant art and music scenes in Kuching, to promote the art of music appreciation to the local community, to educate the public about how music can relate to our lives, as well as to engage them in experiencing and making beautiful music together. During the period of this festival, a series of events will be conducted by a number of renowned international artists. These events include a drum workshop by Mr. Tom Jackson, vocal and choral workshops by Ms. Khoo Hooi Lay and Mr. Nelson Kwei, an Art Exhibition by Dr. Peter Davidson and a talk on music therapy for children with special needs by Ms. Gurpreet Kaur Kalsi, Guitar Making Workshop by Mr. Adolpho Timuat to name a few.This event is supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Sarawak and sponsored by ABRSM, the UK exam board, Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB), RH Group, KTS, Regal Group and ChinaHouse. HOW MUCH: Tickets price - call to enquireWHERE: KUCHING – ChinaHouse at the old CourtHouse and International Music HouseWHO: International Music House CONTACT: 082-424 658 / 016-879 4658www.facebook.com/IMHKuching, www.imh.my

19 NOVEMBERToday For TomorrowIn the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.Our event is called TEDxYouth@Kenyalang, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxYouth@

local singers.HOW MUCH: Free admissionWHERE: KUCHING – Kuching Waterfront WHO: Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Sarawak CONTACT: http://sarawakdragonboatregatta.weebly.com 13-16 NOVEMBER55th ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) Congress 20161. Strong, custom-designed education programme for senior industry practitioners.2. Business opportunities for all delegates throughout the event programme.3. Exceptional networking: high level & global in scope.4. Experience ICCA’s innovative use of technology.5. Expected participation of over 800 attendees.ICCA was founded in 1963 by a group of travel agents. Their first and foremost aim was to evaluate practical ways to get the travel industry involved in the rapidly expanding market of international meetings and to exchange actual information related to their operations in this market. This initiative soon proved to have been taken at the right moment: the meeting industry expanded even more rapidly than foreseen. As a result of which representatives from all the various sectors of the meetings industry from all over the world applied for ICCA membership.HOW MUCH: Visit website for registration and feesWHERE: KUCHING – Borneo Convention CentreWHO: Sarawak Convention BureauCONTACT: 082-392 812, [email protected], www.congress2016.iccaworld.org

18-20 NOVEMBERSarawak Regatta 2016This annual event is the showcase of boat races with participation from various government agencies, private sectors and also participants from the neighbouring countries of Indonesia and Brunei. Teams from villages around Sarawak make it a grand affair and also a great occasion for families from outside Kuching to visit the city. The blue-ribbon event is the coveted ‘Raja Sungai’ (king of the river) title in the ‘bidar’ category. Each longboat carries thirty paddlers and this category is always a closely fought affair.The day programme includes “Brooke Swim”, Raft Tug-of-war, and duck catching. Other activities include displays of crafts, exhibitions and a food fair.The significance of regattas in Sarawak dates back to

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19-20 NOVEMBERSecrets of Longevity – Sarawak 2016“Secrets to Longevity” is a Seminar, organised by professionals to empower the public. In particular the elderly, to live independent and healthier lifestyles in their golden years. Its aim is to provide an in-depth knowledge with practical demonstrations for specialised care and to understand the importance of preventing illnesses.HOW MUCH: RM50WHERE: KUCHING – Pullman HotelWHO: Malaysian Healthy Ageing SocietyCONTACT: The Secretariat 012- 364 6109, [email protected], http://healthyageing.org/index.php/secrets-of-longevity-sarawak/

20 NOVEMBERRun for LifeFund raiser run for Sarawak Children's Cancer Society (SCCS). 5km category with tshirt and medal. 3km with medal only. (RM20 for tshirt optional). Register at Brooks Concept Store or St. Joseph's Private School, closing date 30th September.HOW MUCH: RM50 for 5km, RM30 for 3km.WHERE: KUCHING – MBKS CarparkWHO: St. Joseph's Private SchoolCONTACT: Jordan Hu 016-882 2165 / Tristan Tan 013-833 9868 / Albert Tan 016-589 2233

20 NOVEMBERMakanMakan: DEEPAVALIThe MakanMakan series is back again! The Deepavali edition this year features the traditional dishes of the Northern Indian community. The meal will be accompanied by in-depth explanations from local experts on its cultural & traditional significance. Guests will also get a chance to observe & learn the food etiquette & practices of Indians throughout the meal.HOW MUCH: RM30 (single ticket), RM50 (pair ticket)WHERE: KUCHING – Dewan Indian Association of Kuching (IAK), Rock RoadWHO: Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak & The ChampionsCONTACT: The Champions Hotline 016-846 2688, www.facebook.com/thechampionskch

20 NOVEMBERDance For Love 3 Charity ConcertThis is the 3rd season of 'Dance for Love' event. This year, the project involves approximate 100 dancers

Kenyalang event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.Through our theme, Today for Tomorrow, TEDxYouth@Kenyalang aims to showcase how the different aspects of our world are connected. By using a transdisciplinary lens, a variety of systems and subjects will be explored. Shaped by their incredible stories and ideas, our speakers will explore paradigms that will inspire, empower, and motivate participants to embrace new perspectives. From 1pm-5.30pm.HOW MUCH: Early Bird (Free T-shirt) RM60WHERE: KUCHING – Pustaka Negeri SarawakWHO: TEDxYouth@KenyalangCONTACT: http://tedxyouthkenyalang.com/

19 NOVEMBERBorneo Cat ShowCat show, cat product talks, cat's talk, bazaar, colouring contest, lucky draw, goodie bags and cat adoption.Categories:-Domestic short hair (adult)-Domestic long hair (adult)-Kitten domestic short hair-Kitten domestic long hair-Sarawak local cat / stray cat-Fancy dress-Cage decorationHOW MUCH: Free entry WHERE: KUCHING – CityONE MegamallWHO: Kota Samarahan Cat Lovers (KSCL), Cityone & The Pet ZoneCONTACT: Nemo / James 013-822 2370

19 NOVEMBERMint Christmas BazaarMint Event & Bazaar is back and gearing up for Christmas! If you have any goods to sell, whether it’s handmade crafts, fashion stuff or homemade foods, why not join in Mint Event & Bazaar’s Christmas event?For the fee of RM60, each vendor will be provided with 2 tables & 2 chairs. Registration ends on 12 Oct. From 10am-10pm.HOW MUCH: Free entry WHERE: KUCHING – Kuching SentralWHO: Mint Event & BazaarCONTACT: 016-8826660 / 016-8969530



NOVDEC2016JAN2017CALENDAR-IN-OUT & AROUND KUCHINGNOVDEC2016JAN2017Nov and on the following days there will be demonstrations on how to prepare ambal dishes.HOW MUCH: Free entranceWHERE: KOTA SAMARAHAN – Pekan AsajayaWHO: Majlis Daerah SamarahanCONTACT: Encik Bolhassan B. Mohamad 011-2997 2074 082-671 023, [email protected] [email protected]

25 NOVEMBER - 31 DECEMBERCultural Splendour 2016Being a dedicated art gallery responsible for the development and promotion of art in State of Sarawak, specifically in Kuching City, Galleria Art Gallery is going to organise its annual art exhibition to provide a venue and space for artists living in Sarawak and abroad to meet, exhibit and expose their art works to promote Sarawak’s multicultural society as seen through the eyes and perceptions of artists.HOW MUCH: FreeWHERE: KUCHING – Galleria Art GalleryWHO: Galleria Art GalleryCONTACT: 016-886 5278

26-27 NOVEMBERBorneo Talent AwardThe mysteries of Borneo, ethnic diversity in Sarawak has injected endless cultural life to be spreading globally. There are numerous individual with a wide range of potential was hidden behind the progress of cultural development. With the initiatives to explore and nurture our local talent, Borneo Talent Award is going to reach its 6th edition.HOW MUCH: FreeWHERE: SIBU – Sibu Town SquareWHO: Sibu Municipal CouncilCONTACT: Ms Teng Ming Min / Mdm Sylvia Lau 084-333 411 ext. 205 / 303

27 NOVEMBER Lions Nursing Home 2016 Charity Food FairLions Nursing Home Charity Food Fair is back again. Come one, come all to support this annual fund raising event. Funds raised will help cover the costs of treatment for the elderly staying at the home and for the maintenance of its buildings and facilities. From 8am-12.30pm.WHERE: KUCHING – Lions Nursing Home Lot 3476, Block 11, Jalan Stutong BaruWHO: Lions Nursing Home

from different major: cultural ethnic dance, classical ballet, modern dance-sport as well as hip hop and pop dances. The main aim is to gather dancers to perform a concert especially for the needy: the children, the old folks and the physically disabled that need attention or assistance.The net proceeds raised from this charity performance & dinner and the commemorative magazine will be donated in full to Tusita Foundation as a development fund. Concert starts at 7pm.HOW MUCH: Contact Organiser belowWHERE: KUCHING – The Waterfront HotelWHO: Tyng Dance Academy CONTACT: 010-973 3388 / 011-3186 3282

20-22 NOVEMBERInternational Dart CompetitionThis event serves as a platform in grooming potential darters that will represent the city at national and international level. To recognize Kuching as “A Vibrant Liveable City of Choice” that bring ‘soul’ to the life of the community. There are 3 categories comprising Team Event, Men and Women Singles Open.HOW MUCH: FreeWHERE: KUCHING – Dewan Bandaraya Kuching UtaraWHO: Dewan Bandaraya Kuching UtaraCONTACT: Mohd Hafiz Ali 013-811 7687, 082-446 688

20-29 NOVEMBERPineapple and Borneo Fruits Festival Pineapple and Borneo Fruits Festival is the rebranded version of annual Sarikei Pineapple Festival, which has been held since 2003. The festival will not only highlight pinapple and the whole spectrum of Borneo fruits in Sarikei Division but will showcase all fruits from Borneo Island and also from other countries in line with the state’s vision to develop and foster Sarikei as the “Food Basket of Sarawak”.HOW MUCH: FreeWHERE: SARIKEI – Sarikei TownWHO: Residence Office Sarikei DivisionCONTACT: Dr. Anthony Valestine Laiseh 084-651963 / 084-654371 / 084-652787, [email protected]

25-27 NOVEMBERRazor Snail Festival (Pesta Ambal)Ambal or razor snails can be found in abundance along the beaches and are one of the favourite local delicacies. Visitors coming to this festival will have the opportunity to see how ambal are harvested on the 16

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NOVDEC2016JAN2017CALENDAR-IN-OUT & AROUND KUCHINGNOVDEC2016JAN2017CONTACT: Matron Jane 082-461493, Lion Sim Kuang Boon 013-808 5153, Lion Cecil Adenan 012-880 8366www.lionsnursinghome.org.my

27 NOVEMBER SSPCA Christmas Charity BazaarOur biggest fundraiser to help us carry on working with abandoned and unneutered strays. SSPCA is looking for stall holders that will donate all proceeds to SSPCA for this Charity Bazaar. We are also looking for entertainers and performers who would like to showcase their talent. There will be a prize for the best dressed/decorated Christmas themed stall.From 10am-4pm.HOW MUCH: Free entranceWHERE: KUCHING – Association of Churches, Ecumenical Center, Jalan StampinWHO: SSPCACONTACT: [email protected], www.facebook.com/SarawakSPCA/

1-11 DECEMBERSAS 31st Anniversary Show …. a Touch of SarawakSarawak Artists Society (SAS) as the name suggests, is one society that promotes the unique Sarawak material culture blendig both visual and cultural elements on an artistic platform. A Touch of Sarawak features the creative works of established and emerging artists within the society. Visitors from near and far will have the chance to view and purchase pieces of art during the 11-day Art show. Members of the public are welcome to come marvel and mingle with the artists.HOW MUCH: FreeWHERE: KUCHING – Art Space 1, ChinaHouse at the old CourtHouseWHO: Sarawak Artists Society CONTACT: www.facebook.com/groups/SarawakArtistsSociety/

2-4 DECEMBERSibu Big Bike Week 2016The Sibu Bike Week has become an international affair judging by the around 2,000 bikers from across the globe participating in its fourth edition last year.Among them were bikers from Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan, all on Borneo Island, Peninsular Malaysia, Germany, Spain, the Philippines, Holland, Australia, Abu Dhabi, Indonesia and Thailand.HOW MUCH: FreeWHERE: SIBU – Phase 2 (Sibu Town Square)

WHO: Razz Chopper Motor ClubCONTACT: Helen 019-855 7171

2-4 DECEMBERDecember BloomThe 3-night charity Ballet performances by LayNa Ballet Academy and LayNa Ballerinas to aid the fundraising for the Kidney Association of Sarawak (KAS) and Sarawak Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA).The highlight of the evenings will be a full-length-ballet entitled “Anastasia”, choreographed by the acclaimed Principal of the Academy, Miss LayNa Chan.The story is taken from the American animated epic musical film, which was based on the true story of a lost Russian Princess, Anastasia during the Romanov Empire in 1910s. Programme of the evening include extracts from famous classical Ballets such as “Don Quixote”, “Giselle”, and "Le Corsaire". There will also be collaboration and experimental work by a few students such as “Broken Dolls”, “Forever tainted”, “Come Back home”, “Flash lights”, and many more. A total of 10 young student choreographers have enthusiastically put up as many as 14 of their impressive choreographic compositions, showing various personalities and styles of their preference. The audience will be able to explore the grace, strength and humour of traditional and modern ballet dance.HOW MUCH: Tickets at RM30, RM50 & RM100WHERE: KUCHING – Auditorium Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce at the Batu Lintang Teachers’ CollegeWHO: LayNa Ballet Academy & LayNa BallerinasCONTACT: 016-888 6506, 016-870 1613, 012-895 6896

3 DECEMBERKuching Christmas Parade 2016Methodist Church have been organising Kuching Christmas Parade in Kuching City since 2007. It is now an annual event in Kuching City which Christians from all churches in Kuching now participate in. Last year, more than 6000 participants joined in the Parade. Next year, the parade will be organised on 2 December 2017.HOW MUCH: FreeWHERE: KUCHING – MBKS Jubilee GroundWHO: Methodist ChurchCONTACT: William Ting 019-8164 385

4-6 DECEMBERRedeems (Praise Music Festival)An annual festival to showcase the rich authentic


Dayak Bidayuh culture, tradition and heritage. It aims to promote tourism and to further enhance goodwill among other races.HOW MUCH: FreeWHERE: BAU – REDEEMS Centre, SingaiWHO: Association of Research and Development Movement of Singai Sarawak (REDEEMS)CONTACT: 082-460 780 / 450 450, [email protected]

29 DECEMBERWishesland Charity Night 2016Wishesland - Malaysia Cerebral Palsy Association, Kuching and Samarahan Division is a non-profit organization to provide an avenue for counseling services, rehabilitation and consolidation treatment to children and adults with Cerebral Palsy as well as members of their families.Wishesland is looking for sponsorship to help on Fund Raising for their projects in helping children and adults with Cerebral Palsy disorders. From 6.30pm-9.30pm.HOW MUCH: RM60 per seat, RM600 per tableWHERE: KUCHING – Association of Churches in SarawakWHO: Wishesland - Malaysia Cerebral Palsy Association, Kuching and Samarahan Division & JCI KuchingCONTACT: Mr Wu 016-868 6563, Thomas Teo 016-800 7799, Miss Xu 019-228 8419, Miss Wu 016-522 0045, wishesland.ckcassociate.com

31 DECEMBERYear End CountdownYear End Countdown is one of the yearly events organized by Sibu Municipal Council to celebrate a New Year. It’s symbolizes the end of a successful year. The activities, featuring a variety of entertaining performances blending both oldies and modern performances, were belted by the local talents from different races.HOW MUCH: FreeWHERE: SIBU – Sibu Town SquareWHO: Sibu Municipal CouncilCONTACT: Ms Teng Ming Min / Mdm Sylvia Lau 084-333 411 ext. 205 / ext. 303, [email protected]

31 DECEMBERCharity New Year Eve Dinner & DanceThis charity dinner & dance is organized by Sarawak Blood Donor Society in appreciation of many committed blood donors who have donated regularly throughout 2016 and at the same time to raise funds to

finance the organization's activities for 2017. 7.30pm to 12 midnight.HOW MUCH: Call to enquireWHERE: MIRI –The Grand Ballroom of Meritz HotelWHO: Sarawak Blood Donor SocietyCONTACT: 085-406019 / 082-244612 / 016-5726289

14 JANUARYMonster Dash Charity Run (Light Up Edition)Monster Dash Charity Run (Light Up Edition) is a new funky way to see our city in lights. There will be light/art installation along the route of run, runners may enjoy the spectacular night view. It is a 5km fun run that aims to raise fund for 2 charitable associations, namely Sarawak Children's Cancer Society (SCCS) and Hope Place.This event also aims to create social awareness especially amongst the youth and general public on different diseases in our community and also to promote a caring and charitable heart amongst the youth and the public. The virtual run is anytime from 25 December - 5 January - 5km and photo proof to be sent to us before 6 January 2017, 12am.The Actual Run is on Saturday 14 January 2017, 7pm.HOW MUCH: Visit website for registration and feesWHERE: KUCHING – iCOM Square, Jalan PendingWHO: OurYouth.myCONTACT: [email protected], www.monsterdashcharityrun.com/

14 JANUARYKuching Heritage Race 2017The race is back for its 2nd run and promises to be bigger, better and tougher than the last. Building on the best of last year, the new race has a new route and a new set of challenges that will test the wits and wiles of all comers.HOW MUCH: RM60WHERE: KUCHING – Kuching CityWHO: Kuching Heritage RaceCONTACT: www.kuchingheritage.com

18 FEBRUARYSingapore Pocket Opera Theatre (SPOT) in KuchingSingapore Pocket Opera Theatre (SPOT) brings its popular classical vocal recitals to Kuching for the first time! A mobile operatic ensemble formed by a group of young musicians, SPOT aims to break down barriers and create opportunities for new audiences to discover classical music performances in a fun and meaningful way. Using unconventional, yet conducive spaces as its theatre, SPOT is able to bring its craft to people who might not have

NOVDEC2016JAN2017CALENDAR-IN-OUT & AROUND KUCHINGNOVDEC2016JAN2017PERKaTa GallERyYour Gift shop for a

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PERKATA Gallery is operated as a fundraising arm of Persatuan Bagi Kanak-Kanak Terencat Akal, Sarawak or PERKATA Kuching, an NGO- operated school for 135 children with special needs. It wholesales a variety of goods to retail outlets in Kuching and some hotel outlets elsewhere in Sarawak. These goods include our own specially designed t-shirts featuring Sarawak designs and also cats. We supply our own post cards , seasonal greeting cards, Sarawak notecard packs , and a variety of other specially-designed souvenirs. We also source a range of souvenirs from other sources so that the Gallery can be a one-stop shop for visitors . ‘Recycled’ cards are a speciality and are very popular. WHERE: PERKATA school on Ong Tiang Swee Rd, Kuching, opposite the Blind Centre. Gallery hours are: Weekdays 8am-12.30pm, 2pm-430pm and Saturdays (except the first Saturday of the month), from 8am to 12pm. CONTACT: Gallery Manager - Elsia Goh 082- 428200 / 016-8909991

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much access to opera. Music has brought meaning to the lives of many, and SPOT seeks to share that experience.HOW MUCH: Visit website for registration and feesWHERE: KUCHING –The Auditorium@Chinahouse at the Old CourthouseWHO: Singapore Pocket Opera TheatreCONTACT: Ms Vie Patrick, 082-240 406, [email protected], www.facebook.com/singaporepocketopera/

Every SundayFree Community Kitchen Kuching Sikh Temple gives free meals every Sunday to all irrespective of caste, religion and race.HOW MUCH: FreeWHERE: KUCHING – Kuching Sikh TempleWHO: Kuching Sikh Temple

Every Friday to SundayWaterfront BazaarThere is a variety of goods for sale and also fun activities for the public at Waterfront Bazaar. Stalls can be rented at RM20 per day. Fri (3-11:30pm), Sat-Sun (8am-11:30pm)WHERE: KUCHING - Waterfront behind Sarawak Plaza WHO: Kuching Waterfront CONTACT: Ms. Lyana 017- 858 3941, [email protected]

Every SundaySSPCA Adoption CampaignSSPCA holds weekly adoption campaigns at shopping malls on the first three Sundays of each month from 10am to 3pm. Do check out our facebook page if you wish to know where we will be that Sunday. And if you wish to volunteer do send us a message.WHERE: KUCHING - Kuching Malls WHO: SSPCA CONTACT: Brenda Png 019-886 3118

Several times a monthMBKS Monthly Recycling CampaignMBKS Monthly buy back Recycling CampaignCheck www.mbks.sarawak.gov.my for downloadable schedule. Time: 8.30am – 11.30am.WHERE: KUCHING – Various venuesWHO: MBKSCONTACT: 082-354200 Ext 566

Once a monthTakakura Home Composting Workshop Tentatively 28 May and 26 June (call to confirm)Check www.mbks.sarawak.gov.my for downloadable schedule. Time: 9.00am – 11.30am.HOW MUCH: Free admissionWHERE: KUCHING – Stutong Community marketWHO: MBKSCONTACT: 082-354 265 or 354 269 Roger Kho

Once a month (call for dates)Fund Raising Flea Market Come and shop for a good cause! 100% of the money collected from the market sales will be given to a different cause each month. All the items for sale at the market are donated. Clothes, accessories, baby items, household goods, etc. are accepted, and should be in a good, clean condition.WHERE: KUCHING – Le Cafe Rouge, Jalan Green HillWHO: Le Cafe RougeCONTACT: 016-856 4802, 019-888 7003

Every last Saturday of the monthParkinson's Disease Support GroupThe Kuching Parkinson's Disease Support Group aims to provide health education, professional help and advice to people with Parkinson's disease and their families. All patients, caregivers and family members are invited to the group gathering that is scheduled at 3pm-4.30pm every last Saturday of the month with various activities such as sessions with medical specialists, pharmacists, physiotherapists and more. HOW MUCH: FreeWHERE: KUCHING – Jalan Tengah, off Green Road (call for address and map)WHO: Kuching Parkinson's Disease Support GroupCONTACT: Mary Lu 016-895 1877

Every last Sunday of the monthSarawak Society for the Deaf Hair Cut DayNeed a hair cut or trim? Come and support the Sarawak Society for the Deaf by having your hair cut here for very reasonable prices! Adults: RM5 for trim, Rm10 for cut. Children: Rm2 for trim, RM5 for cut. Open from 9am-12pm.HOW MUCH: Prices as listed aboveWHERE: KUCHING – Sarawak Society for the Deaf, Lorong Laksamana 8WHO: Sarawak Society for the DeafCONTACT: www.ssd.org.my



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One of Studio 23’s goals is to be a sanctuary for women. In fact, it began as a way for Serina to combine two of her passions: dance, and advocacy for women and children. Serina has taught dance classes at a women’s shelter home, and also at a center for street children in Kuala Lumpur. SWWS plays a very important role in helping and giving hope to women, and it would be a fitting end for Studio 23 to, in its final performance, give back to such a worthy cause.

Dance Me A Story 2 will be playing at the TAZA Auditorium (Batu Lintang) from 9th – 11th December, 2016. For all enquiries, please email [email protected] or contact Eileen at 012 805 3005.

IN 2011, STUDIO 23 PRODUCED DANCE ME A STORy, a dance theatre event which used drama and dance to tell two stories: ‘An Arabian Fairy Tale’, the journey of a prince on a quest to find a wife, and ‘Stronger’, the story of three women whose lives and struggles intertwine. Playing to over 1,400 people at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, this one-night-only production featured several milestones for local performing arts, including the first-ever aerial silk choreography performed in Sarawak.

Five years later, Dance Me A Story 2 features ‘Scattered Showers’, an original love story told over four seasons: Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. In life, things rarely go according to plan. Bright, sunny days can be interrupted by sudden storms and when this happens, you can choose to let them ruin your day, or you can learn to dance in the rain. Its message is one of hope: Spring always follows Winter. This is Studio 23’s last production – after 8 years in Kuching, its founders, Serina and Albert Lim, will be moving to Kuala Lumpur.

More than 80 performers, nearly all local Kuchingites, will take the stage for three shows from December 9th – 11th, and they will have some very special company. One of the highlights of the production is the first visit of Anasma to Malaysia. Based in France, this internationally-renowned dancer and instructor – highly regarded for her intricate, expressive and emotive performances – will participate in DMAS 2 as a featured performer, and as Co-Director.

One difference between Dance Me A Story and its sequel is that this production will feature a greater emphasis on acting. Some portions of

the performance will be entirely portrayed through drama, and others will integrate acting with dance. Having trained under dance instructors in Australia, England, South Korea and America, Serina also recently travelled as far as New york City to learn acting and drama techniques.

For DMAS 2, Studio 23 will be supporting the Sarawak Women for Women Society. SWWS is a non-governmental organization providing support, encouragement and education for women in Sarawak, and they will receive a portion of every ticket sold. Serina has volunteered and worked with them since 2003, as a crisis phone-line helper, and as a facilitator for talks on personal safety.

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passport grants me visa-free (or easy) access to nearly as many countries as some Western passports. It’s just a different set of countries, eg. Iran, Pakistan, yemen, Sudan! And I must say, most of them are extremely hospitable.

My other great passion is food. Having been brought up with cuisines from different cultures, I have a varied and diverse appreciation for food, fueled by my world travels. I’m also very lucky to live in Auckland, New Zealand where I can easily get fragrant Vietnamese, hot Korean, fiery Indian and mouth-numbing Sichuan food all too easily.

Together, my passions for travel and food have truly shaped my life into what it is today. I travel approximately half my year and am approaching my 90th country. Long may this continue!

My NAME IS ALEx CHAN. I was born in Kuching in 1966 and left for New Zealand to do my final year of school and then University. I’ve lived there ever since but in recent years have made numerous trips back to Kuching to see family, thanks to the increasing availability of cheap flights.

At the age of fifty, I’m semi-retired and leaning towards retirement. My parents didn’t grow up “during” the war, but “in” the war. They had to escape into the countryside during the Japanese occupation . Their hardship during those times was reflected in the way we were brought up to be thrifty and disciplined.

Even to this day, I buy things based on value (and sometimes price). The crucial questions are “How does this purchase change my life? How does it make me happy? Do I appreciate or value the difference between it and the lesser product? For example, If I don’t appreciate music, there’s no point buying the most expensive headphones.

Thrift (combined with a good self-employment income) has helped me achieve my retirement goals earlier than most. I spend a lot of my non-work time travelling and exploring the world.

I feel very lucky to have been born Sarawakian. For starters, I have the huge advantage of being multi-lingual. Even though I was schooled in English, I was able to get around in Malay, Mandarin and Hokkien. It opened up to me some of the most populous countries in Asia, especially China and Indonesia.

Having a multi-lingual childhood, I believe, adds to one’s ability to pick up new languages. I took six night

classes in Spanish and had little trouble getting around Latin America. I can’t hold a conversation but I do surprise myself with what I can say in times of need!

With a deep interest in exploring relatively untouched places, I made my way to yemen some years ago. I enrolled myself in an Arabic language school and ended up learning the language for three months over several years. It’s a hard language and I didn’t get past basic conversation and reading. Having said that, it has given me the ablity to read Jawi (Malay written in modified Arabic script) which is sometimes used in Malaysia and Brunei.

Unfortunately, my linguistic skills do have their limits and a dozen night classes in Russian didn’t do me much good in Russia.

I’m also very lucky that a Malaysian

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KUCHING WATERFRONT MANAGEMENTSara Urusharta Sdn Bhd, Jalan Main Bazaar, 93000 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.Tel: 6082-426 093 Fax: 6082-232 359 Email: [email protected]/waterfront.official

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OOHA Chill Donut Boat Project at Waterfront Kuching is a tourism project of Sanjung Inspirasi Sdn. Bhd. which is the establishment of Sarawak themed donut boat operation at riverbank of Waterfront Kuching.• For locals and foreign tourists• New attractions in town for sight seeing along the river• Modern design with the touch of local traditional design• Slow cruising to embraced the view of Sarawak River

and others attractive buildings and local villages around.• Affordable price • Various promotion and events• Operation time is from 4:00pm-10:00pm• Booking Handphone no : 010-4100076 (Jay)• Social media : facebook.com/oohachilldonut instagram.com/oohachilldonut #oohachilldonut @OOHACHILLDONUT

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THE KuCHING HERITAGE RACE IS BACK for its second run and promises to be bigger, better and tougher than the last. Building on the best of last year, the new race has a new route and a new set of challenges that will test the wits and wiles of all comers. Whether a first timer or a new face, this race can be for you!

January 2016 saw 156 participants in 42 teams race and chase through Kuching’s most well-known heritage sites with a fun-packed activity at each location. The teams - some old, some young, a mix of colleagues, friends, family – had a chance at a great day out, trying their hand at activities which are specially Sarawak, such as games from our childhoods, tricks of our trades or tastes from our past. This year, the race is going off the beaten track to dig out some heritage gems that may not even be known to locals. Expect the unexpected as we explore Kuching’s various communities

and their links from the past right up to the present day and beyond. By popular demand, we have upped the activities but the fun factor remains unchanged. Back from last year are the copious cash prizes and the chance to support two great causes.

Once again, the race on 14 January 2017 is open to anyone, in teams of between 2 and 6 people, whether motivated by the history or the future possibility of a cash prize! This year our goody bags are hand crafted by the members of the Ten Ringgit Club, one of the worthy causes that this race supports. On top of that, all profits from the race will go direct to two charities – one social and one cultural. The Ten Ringgit club runs a wonderful school for marginalized children in the Miri area, supporting their learning in Maths and English and giving them a sense of belonging. The rest will go towards the restoration of Banglo Segu, one of the heritage jewels in Sarawak’s

crown, supported by Friends of Sarawak Museum.

So, sign up and say hello to Sarawak’s heritage! Whether you wish to sponsor, support, volunteer or participate, just visit www.kuchingheritage.com for all the details. Let’s start building a new tradition today! KINO

PROGRAMME

07.00 - 07.45Check in - registration07.45 - 08.00Welcome/Race briefing08.00Race flag off

11.00Race ends

11.30Closing & prize giving

12.00Lunch & wrapping up

NOTE: Similar to the 2016 race there will be cash prizes, and there will opportunities for brains to triumph over brawn with our heritage quiz. This upcoming race promises to be even more fun and fast paced than the previous one. Everyone, young, old, visitors and residents will have a good chance of winning the top prizes.www.kuchingheritage.com

All participants will receive a goody bag, hand crafted by the members of the Ten Ringgit Club, one of the worthy causes this race supports.

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Sarawak was his whole life. It had claimed him heart and soul. It was not to be expected, therefore,

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The Forts of Sarawak contain a list of ladies, but it was Margaret Alice Lili De Windt who gave her name to three of them – Alice in Sri Aman, Lily in Betong and, of course, Margherita in Kuching. The Ranee’s namesake has kept watch over Kuching for over 130 years in all its upright Englishness,

The Fort Stepping into Historygleaming white. But its relationship with the local residents has waxed and waned as it disappeared behind the tall trees, even for those who live in the kampungs at her feet. Once the first sight of Kuching for those travelling by the Sarawak River, it is now shrouded from view except for the occasional

glimpse through the canopy from select spots on the waterfront. However, a 2.3 million ringgit restoration and a new occupant – a permanent exhibition by the Brooke Heritage Trust – may be bringing her back into public consciousness. But what is it she stands for amongst the people of Sarawak?

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Fort Margherita has famously never fired on anyone or even been fired upon.

View from Fort Margherita Tower overlooking the skyline

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In the immortal words of Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife and it seems the second Rajah of Sarawak in 1869 was no exception. But it must have been a peculiar challenge to find just the wife to fit the position – a woman who could be a source of pride and who was without the prejudice that might make a life of service to a people 8,000 miles away from her home unpalatable. In fact, whether by chance or by

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romantic sensibilities, his proposal was framed by his exclamation of ‘what a lot of good she could do in Sarawak.’ Stingy in anything that did not benefit the state, Charles gave few material gifts to his new bride as he didn’t want to burden the Sarawak treasury. But instead, he gave her what he could and unsurprisingly, these gifts would be for the benefit of Sarawak equally. Ranee Margaret’s new husband raised buildings to her - first, the Astana as a wedding gift and then, nearly a decade later, Fort Margherita with its commanding view of Kuching around it.

But this building, completed in 1879, marked a turning point in Sarawak’s architectural style, perhaps a mirror of the changing nature of Sarawak’s statehood and that of the dynasty at its head, of which the Ranee formed an integral part. The fort, with its crenellation and austere white tower was a pure expression of fortress Europe, from a time and place of winter sieges and defence from archers. The image

colonials, the Ranee very decidedly ‘went native’, learning the local dialects, founding the first school for Malay boys, encouraging education for their girls, even adopting their style of dress and she was applauded for it. As her great-great-grandson Jason Brooke puts it: “Margaret eschewed the superior attitudes of European ladies of her time and embraced all that Sarawak had to offer – she saw Sarawak through the eyes of Rajah Charles, and she loved it in just the same way.”

In her own words: “I thoroughly enjoyed putting on the costume, so comfortable it was, the discarding of my stays, too, those mid-Victorian horrors of steel and whalebone worn by fashionable females of that era. In my cool garb, I felt free, untrammelled, and (greatest of all charms in my eyes) quite Malay!”

By all accounts, especially her own, the Rajah was not an easy man to love. Respect came easily but love was harder to find. Seemingly devoid of any

pure design, the eponymous Ranee Margaret turned out to be remarkably well-suited – a woman who was plain yet practical, who prized intellect over appearance, a lady who was both hardy and adventurous, an Englishwoman who, in her own words, ‘should rather like to be taken for a Malay’.

At the age of twenty, she found herself married to a man seventeen years her senior and shipped off to the other side of the world. But her memoirs, “Good Morning and Good Night” speak of a very happy time in Sarawak. She was left very much to her own devices thanks to the Rajah’s frequent travels and though the Ranee was English, through and through, she “lived in two different worlds – the world of my stilted conventional English friends and the world of my warm-hearted Malay women.” After all, it was this unusual attitude of the early Brooke dynasty that set Sarawak apart, perhaps the foundations of our legendary harmony. Horror of all horror amongst Victorian

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eyes of her new Rajah. While James was the adventurer, the Malay ruler in every way that mattered other than the colour of his skin, Charles was the nation-builder. He concerned himself with Sarawak’s position in the world and he was the one who wanted her presented at court, not as a young girl ready for marriage (as James had before him and Vyner, in fact, after him) but rather as a Dowager Duchess with power and position of her own.

In fact, the Sarawak historian Dr. John Walker puts forward a theory that the change in style was perhaps prompted by pique, the ultimate anything you can do I can do better riposte. The Ranee describes in detail her husband’s lack of introduction at the court of the English Queen during an early visit where he was presented as Charles Brooke Esq., Rajah of Sarawak. It was the title of a mere civil servant when ‘His Highness Rajah of Sarawak’ would have been more appropriate in his eyes. The Rajah was painfully aware that the sight of colourful painted houses on the approach to Kuching by river was ‘in no way impressive’ to visitors and so he raised a Fort, not for function, but for form – to announce to the world that they were entering the domain of any ruler to rival those in Europe and in some senses, he achieved his aim. By the 1880s, the tune in Europe had changed and he was given precedence as an independent prince similar to those in India, giving him more prominence than even the Sultans of Malaya. In fact, his choice of Ranee may have helped in this regard. For the woman who longed for the warm-

is one of solidity and impregnability, perched on a defensive hillock that could oversee both sides of the river and the town beyond it. Gone was the hip roof of the previous forts (Kuching and Alice both), gone the verandahs of the Courthouse, gone were the belian timbers, replaced by battlements and bricks and mortar. As Architect Mike Boon suggests, Fort Margherita, along with the Square tower and a new addition of a keep at the front of the Astana, introduced a new style of construction to Sarawak, one that rejected all forms of hybridization that had been so apparent in earlier buildings in favour of a direct import from the homeland of the Rajah and his young wife.

But it is this very image that is so fundamental to the story of our fort. It was this image of Sarawak that Charles wanted to project – established, authoritative, imposing – and he borrowed imported iconography to do it. It was a new era for Sarawak in the

hearted Malays left Sarawak in 1881 and lived out the rest of her days in London, returning only briefly. She raised her three sons there, including Vyner who would later rule, and, understanding well the ways of the English aristocracy as her husband never would, she was the ultimate ambassador for the fledgling nation in all the right circles.

There can be no real doubt that the Fort was built entirely for display. By 1879, Kuching was unassailable and the Rajah was secure in his capital. Unlike Kuching Fort, built in hybrid Sarawak style from Sarawak materials for active service against potential threats both from local uprising and from potential foreign threat in the form of the Dutch, Fort Margherita has famously never fired on anyone or even been fired upon. It is a building unfit for purpose in its current climate. The flat roof leaks in our thunderous tropical rainfall (the damp in the walls was a large focus of the restoration team) and the building bakes during the day and turns into an oven overnight, releasing its heat into the interior. But, it has served well as a symbol of statehood under the later Brooke dynasty, built on the same side as the Astana and away from all the other institutional buildings. It has always stood apart. The very Englishness of the Fort underlines the shift in the style of the Brookes, moving away from the inclusive Malay style of the first Rajah to one of the paternalistic concern of the second for his subjects. They became the Guardians of Sarawak, both at home and overseas, and Margherita has served that purpose well.

Far left: Ranee Margaret (second from right) "went native", learning the local dialects and enjoyed feeling "free and quite Malay" in the local garb.Left: The other side of the river in 1890.

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Karen Shepherd is a descendent of the ‘nice Mr B.’ who took Marianne North to Tegora as described in John Walker’s article. Perhaps it is this tenuous historical link that has given her an enduring fondness for the strong-willed Ranee.

“Margaret eschewed the superior attitudes of European ladies of her time and embraced all that Sarawak had to offer – she saw Sarawak through the eyes of Rajah Charles, and she loved it in just the same way.”

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with the independent means to travel. Having visited Japan to paint, she arrived in Sarawak from Singapore in 1876, with a letter of introduction to the Rajah and Ranee from the Governor of Singapore and his wife.

On her arrival at the Customs Post, which was then located in the Square Tower, Marianne sent her letter of introduction by messenger to the Astana. With Rajah Charles upcountry, Ranee Margaret sent a boat to bring Marianne and her luggage to stay with her. Both women have left detailed accounts of the visit. Margaret devoted a chapter of her autobiography, Good Morning and Good Night, to Marianne’s visit, while Marianne also recorded her experience in her memoirs, Recollections of a Happy life.

The Ranee was less than flattering about her guest, noting that she had a large nose, thin lips and was not good-looking. In contrast, Marianne described the Ranee as beautiful. (Ranee Margaret had many admirable qualities, but beauty is not usually listed among them.) Marianne was of a practical bent, which startled the Ranee, who was surprised at her “diminutive portmanteau” containing only a “skimpy wardrobe”. In contrast, Margaret noted the enormous amounts of painting equipment with which she travelled. Marianne was shockingly practical in her clothes as well, further surprising the Ranee with the shortness of her skirt and petticoats, and her habit of sitting with her knees “en evident”.

After Marianne had settled in the guest room, which overlooked the river, the Ranee suggested that they rest, meeting for afternoon tea later in the afternoon. Marianne, however, declared resting to be a waste of time, telling Margaret that she wanted to set off to find pitcher plants, which she had come to Sarawak to paint. Having never heard of pitcher plants, the Ranee asked her servants, one of whom knew where they were to be found in the forest. Overriding the Ranee’s protests, Marianne insisted that they go

The basis today of a thriving eco-tourism industry, Sarawak’s rich bio-diversity has long attracted scientists and other scholars. Alfred Russel Wallace, famously, stayed in Sarawak during the 1850s, collecting, with the help of his Malay assistant, Ali, biological specimens for museum collections in Europe. The Italian botanist, Odoardo Beccari, also spent time here, commenting that nowhere else in the world had he seen “primeval forests so rich, so varied, and peculiar in their flora as in the vicinity of Kuching”.

In 1876, this biodiversity also brought to Sarawak the Victorian botanical artist, Marianne North. Born in 1830, Marianne was the daughter of the Liberal Member of Parliament, Frederick North and his wife, Janet. Although music was originally Marianne’s passion, she became obsessed with topical botany after seeing the beauty of tropical flowers at Kew Gardens, which she visited regularly with her father, who was a friend of its Director, Sir Joseph Hooker. Marianne took painting lessons with Magdalen von Fowinkel, a Dutch botanical artist and Valentine Bartholomew, who also instructed Queen Victoria. An Australian painter, Robert Dowling, trained her in oil painting, which she compared to “ a vice, like dram drinking, almost impossible to leave off once it gets possession of one”.

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graphy a rare and telling description of the future third Rajah, Vyner, who she recalled as a “small tyrant, who was amusing to watch at his games, and in his despotism over a small Chinese boy in a pigtail, and his pretty little Malay ayah”.

Marianne’s art comprised, in the absence of colour photography, an important contribution to botanical science. As Susan Morgan observed about Marianne, however, “There is nothing politically innocent about a nineteenth-century British woman painting rare tropical flowers and writing about her experiences. But there is nothing politically simple about it either”. Marianne’s art did not just contribute to science, as she travelled through the tropics and to various parts of the British Empire, she ‘discovered’ new species, which were then classified and named in accordance with European classificatory systems. In doing so, she appropriated indigenous knowledge, which she subsequently ignored and

cultivating them. The Ranee observed that their tempers seemed particularly short on those evenings on which they had eaten curry for dinner.

Marianne’s strong-willed independence of thought, and her willingness to speak her mind without regard for his feelings, sometimes provoked the Rajah to malice. On one evening, Marianne proposed to paint one the Rajah’s orchids, which had just come into full bloom. The Rajah countered that the orchid needed to be pruned heavily if it were to produce blooms again. Marianne remonstrated that it needed no such thing. When, on the following morning she entered the orchid house with her canvass and paints, she found the delicate blooms trampled into the earth. “Oh Rajah!”, she protested at lunch, “How could you?”. The Rajah, she later wrote, was a man “with much determination of character”.

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immediately in a small canoe and bring the plants back to Astana for her to paint. Small wonder that Margaret later described Marianne as being “hurtlingly energetic”.

Notwithstanding the Ranee’s writing, subsequently, that she did “thoroughly love Miss North”, Margaret clearly found her new friend very trying. On the Rajah’s return some days later, he appears to have found his opinionated guest virtually impossible. Having previously observed to Margaret that men always think that they know everything, Marianne had commented that she might have to put the Rajah right on a few things. Unused to being challenged, the Rajah was angered by Marianne’s disagreeing with him on his classification of the orchids in his collection, and on the best ways of

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Bottom left:.Nipa Palm.Bottom right: Blue-flowered climber and a common swamp plant.Right: View of the river from the Rajah's Garden

Marianne’s life is the subject of a recent documentary, entitled Kew’s Forgotten Queen, commissioned for the Smithsonian Channel in the United States. Producer, Irene Antoniades and her crew filmed extensively in Sarawak in January of this year. The film was screened in the United Kingdom last September and can be viewed on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7y5Z9zq-O4.

erased, as she also ignored and erased the names of the indigenous people who found for her the plants that she ‘discovered’. In this way, she was complicit in the spread of Imperial control, including control over the production of knowledge. Margaret recorded an instance of this in her autobiography. When she showed Marianne a particularly beautiful flower, Marianne immediately identified it by its Latin name. Margaret replied that the Latin was too ugly for the flower, and that she preferred the Malay name for it. Marianne demurred.

Nor was Marianne content to remain in the relative comfort of the Astana. On one occasion, she accompanied the Borneo Company’s manager, Mr. Brodie, “nice Mr. B”, to the antimony mine at Tegora. She was struck by beauty of Tegora, later writing:

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John Walker has long enjoyed a love affair with Sarawak and its history, on which he has written extensively. From December until March you can find him at his ‘office’ at Green Hill Corner, or in a coffee shop in Carpenter Street. He is seriously addicted to Kolo Mee.

"I never saw anything finer than the afterglow at Tegoro. The great trees used to stand out like flaming corallines against the crimson hills. It was lovely in the full moon, too, with the clouds wreathing themselves in and out of the same giant trees around us".

During the trip she formed a friendship with Mr. Brodie’s assistant, Mr. Everatt, himself a talented artist and botanist, and a cousin of the French artist, Marais. Everatt secured for her a species of very large pitcher plant, which she painted. When the Director of Kew Gardens, Sir Joseph Hooker, confirmed that it was a species previously unknown to science, he called the plant Nipenthes Northiana. This was one of seven species of plants named in her honor.


MOVING THROUGH TANOTI’S WEAVING WORKSHOP in an old house on Tabuan Road, you get the sense of walking through the streets of a miniature city. Laid out in a grid, the looms - each an almost-perfect open cube of timber and threads - form a scaled-down cityscape with streets and alleys, except that you can peer inside each house to uncover the treasures contained within. The weavers themselves, all women, sit with arms poised as if playing pipe organs, plying their craft as an orchestra playing a symphony. The effect is heightened by the earphones most of the weavers wear, for better concentration. Justin Bieber is an apparent favourite. Like organists, they operate using both hands and feet, suspended off the floor as if in some aerial ballet. Except that what they produce is not music - at least not an audible one - but a visual feast of gemlike colours and fantastical shapes.

You dream when you weave. Not in a distracted kind of way, it’s that sometimes you can’t tell whether you’re dreaming or weaving. When you dream, it’s like moving through a thick cloud, and your mind pulls stories and people out of the white. You create outlines, you fill them in with colour and you give them meaning. Weaving is the same, except that you’re doing it with thread.

Dr June Ngo, an associate professor at Unimas’s Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts, is Tanoti’s Creative Director. Together with fellow Director Jacqueline Fong, they look after the 18 or so women employed full-time by Tanoti to practise the ancient art of handweaving songket.

From time immemorial, the princely rulers of the Malay world have employed teams of weavers to produce the luxurious fabrics known as songket to be worn at court and for ceremonial occasions. In songket technique, silk or cotton threads are combined with metallic silver and gold to create elaborate designs in a heavy, lustrous textile that has come to embody Malay art and culture.

You hear that some people dream in black-and-white, but your dreams are suffused in colour. They have names and personalities. Turmeric

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yellow, buddhist monk yellow, rose red, flame red. Modern dyes are more vivid, but you prefer the old, natural dyes. Old colours are quieter, less boisterous; but they take on a mysterious quality in the evening. Someone once showed you the work of a famous western painter whose paintings were made to be seen in the dark. Like them, natural colours glow in the half-light.

From its inception in 2012, Tanoti’s unique mission has been to preserve the unique art of handwoven songket in its totality, from dyeing and spinning thread, through to design and loom weaving. For Tanoti’s founders, preserving the process intact also has a social dimension. “It’s also a way of empowering women,” Dr June says. Tanoti insists on training young women in the entire process by hand - the lack of reliance on specialised machinery means that they can replicate the process anywhere, even at home. At Tanoti, trainee weavers are given an allowance as well as training. “But we only offer them full-time employment when they have completed their first Songket Sarawak,” Jacqueline informs, “From start to finish.”

The older colours come from the kitchen, the garden, the forest. Red from cinnamon, black from coconut husks, blue from indigo leaves. Colours so familiar, you can taste them in the back of your mouth. They come from earth, from water, from sunlight. It’s no wonder then that images of the natural world keep finding their way back into the weaves. Flowers sprout in profusion, leaves unfurl, stars twinkle in between the threads. Your garden outside enters in, spreading familiar tendrils and petals and foliage across the loom. Here are your roses, hibiscus and pedada. Your songket is a fragrant garden.

Keeping alive the laborious, time-consuming process of handweaving at the heart of Tanoti’s mission has meant that songket has had to transcend its traditional strictures. It has had to find new applications and markets outside of the rarified world of formal ritual and official gifts.

If traditional songket has its feet mired in native earth, Jacqueline is its advocate for interstellar travel. She envisions that one day songket

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techniques might incorporate industrial materials, be combined with other textile media, or be even used in building construction. Tanoti has kickstarted this process of evolving the medium by asking its weavers to experiment with unusual materials – paper, leather, rattan, and even stainless steel. For her, the workshop is also a laboratory.

In all this experimentation however, she insists that the handwoven aspect of songket is meticulously preserved, no matter the medium.

There is something of you in every songket you weave, some tangible trace of your energies, your emotions, your moods. Even the act of spinning thread for the loom – subtle variations in the speed of hand-winding result in minute differences in the tension of each length of thread. You might be sad that day, or happily energetic, or simply contemplative. At every stage, something passes from you into the material, into the weave, into the final product. Your songket is not coldly mechanical in its machine-made perfection. It is full of subtle imperfections that change with every drape, every movement of a shoulder, a hand, a finger. It is a living thing.


MEANWHILE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN, songket researcher Suhana binti Sarkawi is conversing with two individuals who may well be living embodiments of the traditional face of Malay textile arts. Sisters Dayang Siti Sa’adiah and Dayang Maslamah binti Saleh are acknowledged master artisans of keringkam (embroidered head coverings) and songket. In Puan Maslamah’s semi-detached house in Petrajaya, she passes her surprisingly youthful hands over a stunning collection of keringkam and songket in jeweled hues.

When asked why they chose to become artisans, the sisters burst into laughter. “Our mother made us learn, we had no choice!” Puan Maslamah exclaims. 86-year old Puan Siti specialises in keringkam, while her 70-year old sister became a master weaver of traditional songket. “Songket is more difficult than keringkam,” Puan Maslamah whispers with a wink. Their work is highly sought-after by government ministries as official gifts and high-ranking patrons.

Puan Siti still embroiders keringkam laboriously by hand on commission, now mostly for weddings. In the past, they were de rigeur apparel for official functions and important ceremonies. The gossamer-fine fabrics glisten with intricate, lace-like borders and images from the natural world - flowers, stars, and even traditional cakes. Her work, like her personality, is of a quietly introverted nature.

Puan Maslamah, a former police officer, is clearly the more outgoing of the pair. She gamely offers to model the songket and keringkam for the camera. So it’s startling to hear from her children that she has not touched her loom in ten years. Her husband, himself a skilled songket weaver, used to be her working partner, helping to set the loom and to arrange the threads. But since his passing, Puan Maslamah has not woven a single songket.

Handweaving requires a community. Everything, from dyeing, spinning to preparing the loom requires many, deft hands. You move in choreographed steps, like dancers across a stage. You look down in

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wonder at your many pairs of hands - threading, caressing, combing, compacting. You are not alone - you are part of a greater whole, a grand design. The threads pass from hand to hand, through countless fingers. You feel the vibrations of generations past humming in the strands. Someone stretches out fingers to you, an offering in silk and gold. You accept them, gaze on them for a moment, and you pass them on.

When asked about the future of handwoven textiles, the sisters acknowledge that it’s a challenge for young people to take up the art. It requires care, patience, and long training, all luxuries in today’s fast-paced world. But they, like Tanoti’s founders, believe that their heritage can still continue. Puan Maslamah has trained her son and daughter-in-law in the fundamentals of handweaving songket. Currently they can only afford to weave in their spare time, but at least there’s a chance for the family tradition to continue.

As for Puan Maslamah herself, after a decade out of action, those close to her have noticed a change. It might be the result of a sudden flurry of interest in traditional songket weaving; the State Library recently organised a songket exhibition, with the sisters called on as advisors. Whatever the cause, something in the air seems to have lifted. She acknowledges that it is up to master artisans like her sister and herself to ensure that the storied tradition of handweaving continues to live on. “It would be a shame if it disappears. It is our heritage. Who can make it again once it’s gone?” she says.

Puan Maslamah guides me into a dark, musty store room. There amidst the motorcycle parts and sagging cardboard boxes stands her loom, covered in a layer of dust. She removes a stack of papers, and suddenly there is a flash of colour. A half-complete songket lies stretched out on the loom. It has lain there for a decade unchanged, a snapshot of a frozen moment of grief.

“When my husband died,” Puan Maslamah murmurs, “I lost interest in weaving songket. It made me sad to not see him there, helping me

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to set the threads as was his habit. So I stopped weaving.” She places her hands on the incomplete songket, tenderly. It’s radiant in the grey, dark space, in glowing shades of pink and gold, bright as a newborn child. She brushes fingers tenderly across the songket’s unbound warp threads – they thrum like the strings of a silent harp. Perhaps they are the last things her late husband had set, an offering of threads from long ago. When she turns around to face us, her eyes too are bright. “Tomorrow I will start to clean this room out,” she says firmly. It’s time to pass the threads on. KINO

Alan is an architect by career, a singer by temperament, and a writer by duress. He loves collecting textiles, but he can’t stitch a button to save his life.

86-year old Dayang Siti Sa’adiah specialises in keringkam

70-year old Dayang Maslamah binti Salehis a master weaver of the songket

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KEK ATI PAREK is originally called "Kukus 8 jam" (literally meaning "to steam for 8 hours") because the cake takes 8 hours of steaming to complete the process.

Although it is difficult to establish the origins of this cake, there are many variations from our diverse cultures. Known also as Kek Hitam, Kuih Negro or Kek Belacan (only because of the colour, thank goodness...), these variations usually have added chocolate or horlicks flavours and are "not traditional" according to Norkiah Abdul Wahab, a Maths teacher at SMK Tun Abang Haji Openg. "I started making this cake at the age of 7. But today, the pouring of boiling and bubbling syrup into the cake mixture is too difficult and stressful for me to handle it alone."

This particular recipe, originally from Norkiah's mother has been passed on first to her mother's sister and now to cousin Noranisah binti Bujang who has for the past few years taken over the responsibility to continue with this family tradition. Less popular than the Kek Lapis which has only been around for about 10 years, Kek Ati Perak is their most ordered cake during the Hari Raya and Christmas seasons.

The taste of this cake brings one to wonder if there is an influence from the English Christmas Pudding.

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"I want to retain this tradition because Kek Ati Parek is less known".

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Pour ready-made liquid browning sugar or home-made brown sugar caramel into the dough mixture.

Pouring the bubbling hot sugar syrup into the dough mixture is the most challenging part.

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INGREDIENTS– Add the 6 tbsp. of browning sugar and stir well.

PrEParINg THE syrUPMelt the remaining 400 gm of sugar, stir continually until it bubbles up. POUr INTO THE DOUgH mIXTUrEImmediately remove boiling syrup from heat and pour into the big container that holds the prepared dough mixture. Stir very quickly to avoid the sugar caramelising.sTaNDINg TImEPour into a 10 x 10 inch square alluminium cake mold. Leave for a full hour to cool down completely.sTEam fOr 8 HOUrsEvery 3 hours during the steaming process, press down the cake with a flat object to make it more compact. Traditionally, this step is not included resulting in a much thicker cake.

10 egg yolks5 egg whites 500gm butter1100gm of white sugar2 tbsp. soda bicarbonate950gm white flour500gm of black raisins(Traditionally, each and every raisin is cut into 3 pieces with scissors). Chop coarsely and sprinkle some flour to separate the pieces.6 tbsp. of liquid browning sugar*.

makes one 10" x 10" cake

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– Blend 700gms sugar and butter until smooth.– Add in the 10 egg yolks and 5 whites.– Add the flour. – Pour the mixture into a big container.

* Liquid browning sugar is sold in bottles at the local supermarket. Or prepare 400 gm of brown sugar to make the brown caramel.

Penelope d'Arcy Graham a master cake artist residing in England tasted the Kek Ati Parek and remarked on the similarity. "No English Christmas is complete without the meal finale of a steamed Christmas Pudding, however the truth is that most diners are far too full by this stage in the meal to eat it, or quite simply don't like it! This is where the "black cake" would be a perfect alternative; incredibly light and moist, it holds all the characteristics of the traditional English 'plum pudding' but better! It is so flavoursome and tasty, bursting with fruits

but with none of the heaviness of the English version. A truly tasty treat that I wish these colder isles would adopt!'

Ati Parek, says Noranisah can last for one whole year without being kept in the fridge. As to keeping this recipe a secret, Norkiah remarks with a laugh "If it was kept a secret, I would not have known how to make it!"

It is of course no secret that traditons and cultures are best kept current through sharing.

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"The taste is amazing. It reminds me of the English Christmas pudding"! PENELOPE D'ARCy GRAHAM, English Cake Artist and Instructor

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Black in colour from the raisins and browning syrup, Ati Perak has simple ingredients and cooking directions. Although the cake has a shelf life of a year, it is most likely to be devoured within the hour.

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Zinc is a firm favourite in the Sarawak firmament, set there by high expectations in food, ambience and service. But this venue is making waves of a different kind – in sound as well as taste. Every Thursday, the air is filled, not just with the aroma from the kitchen but also with the musical stylings of either the Adam’s Jazz Quintet, a home-grown family affair that sends out smooth jazz, or the virtuoso violin of Tatiana who bows out with anything from classical to her own Columbian Latin rhythms. All the Zinc standards are available but now you can sip a cocktail and sway to the beat. (Tues-Sun/5pm-1am)

38 Tabuan road.ground floor

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Sarawak has long been a melting pot of

cultures, but in culinary terms, that pot has

recently been stirred by a reawakening in

the F&B business. Fresh flavours are being

imported, old traditions revived, and new

combinations tested to create a new

culinary landscape for Kuching. The food

heritage of our past stands strong, from

hawker scene to high-end hotel, but new

faces are bringing it forward into the future.

So we at KINO, confirmed foodies all (isn’t

everyone in Kuching?), are paying tribute to

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From the Lok Thian family of restaurants, Wei Thian is set to burst onto the banqueting scene, heralded by sarawak’s latest star chef. Kong Chi Kee has been a regular on astro’s Hua Hee star Chef competition, bring-ing the third runner up prize back to our own sunny sarawak. Whether you are from the siburan area or visiting the local attractions, drop in for his mango duck or crispy bitter gourd – even the kids love that! But banquets are their specialty, so for a wedding or any celebration pre-pared by a celebrity chef with a spectacular view of the mountains, Wei Thian is really the only stop in sarawak! (Daily: lunch 11am-2pm, dinner 6pm-10pm)

lot 923, siburan Town District, siburan

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pincho Loco is newly opened, bringing a taste of sunny spain to sar-awak. Tapas is that famous spanish tradition where drinkers gather to-gether to sample an array of snacks over, of course, a lively round of con-versation – a perfect fit for sarawak culture. Now, thanks to a Chef direct from Catalunya, you can try these treasures on our very own Carpenter street where the classic white-tiled kopitiam becomes the moorish-in-spired tapas joint. from the zinc stable, expect the same quality, just in a different style. Tapas is all about sharing, so get down with your crowd and share some of the best spain has to offer right here in a sarawak street! (Daily: 5pm-1am)

94 Ewe Hai street, Kuching

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China house is continuously expanding its repertoire and the latest greatest opening is BTB (Bon Ton Bistro), bringing the best of the Penang model to Kuching, including its chef! The Old Courthouse, al-ready a unique balance of Brooke rajahs and local skills, styles and craftsmen, now plays host to this asian-fusion fine dining restaurant where old and new meet East and West in a bright blend of colour and aroma. This is the place to dine in stately splendor where Western rack of lamb is given that distinctive asian twist with our homegrown exotic spice blends – a true taste of our legendary sarawak harmony.(Daily: 6pm-11pm)

Jalan Tun abang Haji Openg Old Courthouse

082-417 601www.facebook.com/ chinahousek

padungan, famously Chinese, is now home to a new restaurant which aims to give you the original, tribal Dayak experience in all its aspects: food, culture, hospitality, history and ambience. Bamboo features large in the Pansuh and even for your tea or coffee at the end of your meal! for the more adventurous among you, try the Kasam, the fermented pork, chicken or fish famous in Dayak fare. This is pure tradition brought to you by a next generation of restaurateur, serving up amongst the sta-ples some modern twists, including even spaghetti with tapioca leaves - old favourites for a new future! (Daily except Tuesday/11am-3pm)

ground flr, lot 53, section 50, Jalan Padungan, 93100 Kuching

016-877 7659https://www.facebook.com/entangen.ruai


Cambodia is one of our closest neighbours and now they are even clos-er with a new restaurant in the recently renovated space at 3rd mile fea-turing Cambodian cuisine prepared by genuine Cambodians. Whether you want the world-renowned paper-wrapped spring rolls, fresh and healthy, or a Cambodian curry – the choice is yours. The cocktails alone are worth the trip – get down there for a Wednesday night mojito! With charming Cambodian hospitality on the side, be sure to make this a stop on your sarawak world tour. (Daily: 7am-12am)

lot 2722, Block 10, lorong Tun ahmad zaidi adruce 6

082-413 551

Christmas is coming and bringing with it an endless round of cooking. But the chef at razzmatazz has got that covered with sarawak’s favour-ite word – tapau! The concept remains clear – no fusion, only 100% authentic Western and, for Christmas, who could ask for more than a huge roast, ready to eat, followed up by a slice of stollen or a nibble on a genuine german Christmas cookie! Of course, the restaurant is still running – drop in for a pre-Christmas taste from their copious spe-cials and perhaps pick up a truffle for a sweet treat. Naughty and nice! (Daily: 4pm-12pm)

Jalan Canna (behind gIaNT stutong)ground floor

016-889 0600www.facebook.com/ razzmatazz-Bistro-Pub-lounge

GiantHypermarket

Maybank

www.facebook.com/gWC-restaurant-Bar-1120252694659892/


To Normah Hospital/Santubong/Damai Beach/Cat Museum

To Batu Kawa

To Kuching International Airportand Semenggok Wildlife Park

To Serian

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Tabuan JayaResidential

BampfyldeHeights

BDCResidential

WoodlandHeights

IndonesianConsulate

BoulevardMall

Hui SingCommercial

Centre

The SpringMall

SarawakPlaza

KenyalangPark

WismaSatok

TravilionCentre

Premier101

City OneMall

KingCentre

TheHiltonSarawak

Museum

FriendshipPark

M.B.K.S.Building

Green Heights

Mall

St. JosephCathedral

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TimberlandMedicalCentre

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Bus Routes via Bus Numbers

with associated bus numbersRoutes Leading To Popular Destinations

BDC: K8, 8G Boulevard Shopping Mall: 2, K3, K6, K10, K13, 3A, 6 Cat Museum: K5, K5C Green Heights Commercial Center: 8G Hilton Hotel: K16 Hospital Umum: 1F/1FA, 2, 3A, 6, 1C, K6, K8, K10, K13, K18, K17, 8G Jalan Astana: K5, K5C Jalan Green: (K12 discontinued) Jalan Hj Taha: K18 (K12 discontinued) Jalan Matang: K7 Jalan Satok: K7, K5 (K5C discontinued) Jalan Stutong: 8G, K8 Premier 101: 8G Jalan Masjid (Bus Station yellow and green buses departs-�nal station are from here) Jln. Kwong Lee Bank: K1, K16 Jln. Padungan: K1, K11, K16 Jln. Pending: K1, K16 Jln. Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce: (K12 discontinued) Konsulat Indonesia: 8G, K8 Kuching Sentral Station: K3, K6, K10, K13 Kuching Specialist Centre: K8 New Stutong Market: K8 Regional Bus Terminal: 1FA, 2, 3A, K3, K6, K10, K13, 6 Sarawak Plaza: K1, K11, K16 Semenggok Wildlife: K6, 6, St. Joseph/St. Teresa: K18, K8 Tabuan Jaya: K8 The Spring Mall: K8, K11, 8G Timberland: 1C, 1F/1FA, 2, K3, K6, K10, K13, K18, K17, 3A, 6 Waterfront (Main Bazaar): K1, K11, K16 Wisma Saberkas: 3A, 2, 6, 1C K3, K8, K10, K13, K17, 8G

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Jalan Song

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SimpangTiga

Roundabout BampfyldeHeights

The SpringMall

SarawakPlaza

WismaSatok

WismaSaberkas

SarawakMuseum

St. JosephCathedral

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Jalan Kulas

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Jala

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Jalan Haji Mataim

Jalan Parit Lama

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Jln. M

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Jalan Laruh

Jalan Datuk Ajiba h Abol

Jalan Satok

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J. Badruddin J. Taman Budaya J. Tan Sri Ong Kee Hui

Poh Kwong Park

Jalan Pisang Jalan Pisang Barat

Jalan Satok

Jalan Kulas

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J. Tunku Abdul Rahman

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Jalan Abell

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Jalan Tan Sri Da tuk William Tan

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PlazaMerdeka

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TheHilton

TheHilton

J. Bukit Mata

Kuching

J. MarketJln Masjid

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lan

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Aban

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J. Masjid

Tun Jugah

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Jalan Rubber

Jalan Pisang

WismaSaberkas

PlazaMerdeka

Jln MasjidTerminal

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To Borneo ConventionCentre Kuching(BCCK)

R.H.Plaza

TunJugah

Old Courthouse

Old Courthouse

To Santubong/Damai Beach/Cat Museum

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To Serian

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SarawakPlaza

KenyalangPark

WismaSatok

TravilionCentre

Premier101

City OneMall

KingCentre

SundayMarket

WismaSaberkas

TheHiltonSarawak

Museum

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BDC: K8, 8G Boulevard Shopping Mall: 2, K3, K6, K10, K13, 3A, 6 Cat Museum: K5, K5C, K15 Green Heights Commercial Center: 8G Hilton Hotel: K2, K2, K16 Hospital Umum: 1F/1FA, 2, 3A, 6, 1C,K6, K8, K10, K13, K18, K17, 8G Jalan Astana: K5, K5C, K15 Jalan Green: K12 Jalan Hj Taha: K12, K18 Jalan Matang: K7 Jalan Satok: K7, K5, K5C, K15 Jalan Stutong: 8G, K8 Premier 101: 8G Jalan Masjid (Bus Station yellow and green buses departs-final station are from here) Jln. Kwon Lee Bank: K2,K1, K16 Jln. Padungan: K2, K1, K11, K16 Jln. Pending: K2, K1, K16 Jln. Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce: K12, Konsulat Indonesia: 8G, K8 Kuching Sentral Station: K3, K6, K10, K13 Kuching Specialist Centre: K8 New Stutong Market: K8 Regional Bus Terminal: 1FA, 2, 3A, K3, K6, K10, K13, 6 Sarawak Plaza: K2, K1, K11, K16 Semenggok Wildlife: K6, 6, St. Joseph/St. Teresa: K18, K8 Sungai Apong (fishing village): K2 Tabuan Jaya: K8 The Spring Mall: K8, K11, 8G Timberland: 1C, 1F/1FA, 2, K3, K6, K10, K13, K18, K17, 3A, 6 Waterfront (Main Bazaar): K2 , K1, K11, K16 Wisma Saberkas: 3A , 2, 6, 1C K3, K8, K10, K13, K17, 8G

KuchingWaterfront

Sarawak Transport Company BerhadCity Public Link Bus Services Sdn. Bhd.Kuching City Parking System Office (KCPS)

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KenyalangPark

WismaSatok

TravilionCentre

Premier101

City OneMall

KingCentre

TheHiltonSarawak

Museum

FriendshipPark

M.B.K.S.Building

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Mall

St. JosephCathedral


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BorneoMedicalCentre

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J alan Main Bazaar

Jalan Stutong

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The SpringMall

SarawakPlaza

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WismaSaberkas

SarawakMuseum

St. JosephCathedral

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Jalan Kulas

Jalan Ong Tiang

Swee



KuchingWaterfront


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Jalan Rubber

Jalan Nanas


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Jalan Abell

J. Petanak

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TheHilton

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Jalan Batu Lintang

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Jalan Ellis

J. Masjid

Tun Jugah

Jalan Nanas

Jalan Rubber

Jalan Pisang

WismaSaberkas

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IndonesianConsulate

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KenyalangPark

WismaSatok

TravilionCentre

Premier101

City OneMall

KingCentre

TheHiltonSarawak

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FriendshipPark

M.B.K.S.Building

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St. JosephCathedral


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Jalan Tabuan

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Company Introduction

Lifes Good Property Consultants Sdn. Bhd. was registered under the SSM in Malaysia on the December 6th 2012. The origi-nal parent company was established in Singapore in 2007. More recently, Lifes Good Property Consultants Ltd was established in the UK on the 10th February 2016.

Lifes Good Property Consultants has very high standards for properties which we offer to our clients and every single property is carefully selected, visited and screened before they are market-ed. We have teams of property experts in the US as well as in the UK to search out properties of excellent value for good investment opportunities. We generally do not take up major property projects such as large developments, preferring to focus more on niche products enabling us to cater specifically for the exclusive needs of our clients.

We carefully hand pick our product range and invest directly in overseas markets such as Southeast Michigan, US and the UK ourselves in order to obtain genuine first hand experience which we are able to share with our investors and can offer property procurement, sales and management, always striving to offer the best possible investments and services to our clients.

For more information, kindly contact us at [email protected] or visit us at www.facebook.com/lifesgoodproperty/

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