My Longkang

Although it has been drizzling the whole day, any fears there will be a flood has long evaporated. The drains are low and the chances are minimal.

Tonight is new year’s eve. When there is a kid involved it is difficult to arrange a sitter so we have to turn down any late night-functions.

Benghui suggested we go to Sugar Bun instead for he loves fried chicken. On arrival there we found no parking space because many people had gathered near the town square presumably to celebrate the countdown later.

So I drove around and we finally stopped at a coffee-shop near the outstation bus terminal. All buses leaving Sibu and coming from outside Sibu use this terminal. The name of the coffee shop is Yum-Yum Coffee Shop. Nothing grand, nothing fancy. Just a place where people eat and then leave The place was very clean when we were there. If the coffee-shop was air-conditioned, the prices would have been different.

We had the following for dinner. We shared it and felt very full. Perhaps it is because by nature we don’t eat much anyway. We also use minimal oil while cooking, so outside food which uses more oil makes us feel full very quickly.

Anyway this is what we had.

Fish and chips : RM5.00 Read more »

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There had been fears that it might flood this weekend. Some families did prepare to shift their cars to higher ground in the eventuality of a flood occurring. Also it had been raining on Friday and Saturday. The water levels in the drains did rise but not to alarming levels.

Pic taken on Saturday afternoon showing the slight drizzle that never really stopped the whole day.

This pic shows that the inner city area did experience a little overflowing of the drains but overall, the feared floods did not occur.

Thank God!

I know this story sounds bizarre. But I beg you to keep an open mind.

Before that I had a recurring dream. It recurs every few months when I am sick or physically very tired or weak. I would see a couple having a drink under a wooden house on four pillars. The dream always got me nowhere. I could not make head or tail about it but I sensed it was an important dream. I could not interpret it.

Until one day I met a guy. This guy who for convenience sake I shall call So Lye. The minute I met him, I felt like I had known him forever. His face was unfamiliar and when I checked our backgrounds, I couldn’t have known him. I asked for his family name and it rang no bells. Read more »

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Donation to Johor Flood Victims presentation ceremony

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Benghui called me from home today. He was crying.Today is the day they register themselves for the new class. School actually starts on the 3rd of January.

Parents crowding outside and inside the classroom Read more »

Pic courtesy of the Borneo Post 28/12/06

Sarawak folks worry that what happened in Johor will repeat itself over here. They wonder too if the local authorities will be able to cope with an emergency crisis. On Wednesday a downpour flooded several parts of the city centre and the outskirts.

“Sarawak would end up facing similar problems like Johor if the weather worsens,” is a common grouse among local residents. His house was knee-deep in flood waters.

Miri is a lovely, well-planned city with few choosing the option to live in condominiums. Many live in single storey terraces, semi-detached or bungalows. With the advent of flood, many houses will be flooded.

It was especially disappointing as it happened after the construction of the storm drain along Lereng Bukit. Millions of ringgit had already being spent on this project.

According to engineering sources, the most pressing component that had yet to be put into place was the culverts on the hillside from the old fire station up to Kampong Dayak.

In Sibu, local residents continue to worry as even a slight downpour can cause floods in certain older parts of town.

Meanwhile, in Yong Peng, a man made a decision that would haunt him for the rest of his life. S Kamalanathan decided to continue on his journey through a flooded stretch of road although advised not to do so. It costs him his wife and younger daughter. Police are still searching for his other child.

On the national scene, the country is gritting its teeth and hoping for the best as the Meteorological Department’s report on Wednesday forecast bad weather for Johor and south-eastern Pahang until Sunday, and continuous heavy rain for Malacca and Negri Sembilan for four more days which may result in further flooding.

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