As I blogged before, when we arrived at Kanowit, people were already cleaning up. I knew victor was terribly disappointed although sportingly he said nothing 
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Archive for August, 2008
Hari Kemerdekaan ( Independence Day ), MacDonalds and wushu arrow
2008
08.30
08.30
I tried to teach Benghui the importance of Hari Kemerdekaan. I might as well have tried to explain the flavor of champagne to him. All he knew was Ultraman was showing on the telly today so he wanted to come home as soon as possible.
Going to the market
2008
08.30
08.30
Today I am inviting you to follow me on a trip to the market. No talk, just stroll around and enjoy the sights
Photohunters : beautiful
2008
08.30
08.30
This week’s theme is beautiful. I found some problems selecting pics to fit this theme. I have been told I have weird taste in terms of what is beautiful and what is not. More often than not, I take pics most of my friends would ignore but I would consider beautiful. So call me weird if you wish.
Scorpion vs millipede.
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Louisa Beng post from London
2008
08.30
08.30
Hello all!
Ah the pressure, on those setting off on so-called adventures, to report back substantial news. It’s been about six weeks and I confess that all I have to offer is merely ephemeral, trifling matters, but I’ll do my best to talk them up.
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Kanowit Taoist temple showcases local Chinese religious art
2008
08.28
08.28
I mentioned before when we reached Kanowit, we were too late for the power boat regatta.
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Kanowit regatta-power boat race
2008
08.27
08.27
After leaving Julau town, we were surprised to see a PKR flag hanging from one of the houses on the outskirts of Julau town.
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Anwar Ibrahim is back
2008
08.27
08.27
Anwar garnered 31,195 votes while BN’s Arif Shah Omar Shah got 15,524 votes, giving Anwar a thumping majority of 15,671 votes. This landslide victory brought a range of emotions amongst my freinds and acquaintances depending on their political leanings.
However almost all were surprised with the huge majority. As one of my friends put it, ” It came as a total surprise after watching the news on the telly for the past few weeks, reading the newspapers and listening to the radio. “
Julau with victor-kiu.blogspot.com
2008
08.25
08.25
My weekend photographic trip with victor went well. There were others invited but some how or other it didn’t work out so Victor decided to drive us wherever our fancy took us. Being guys in charge of a vehicle and reluctant to ask for directions trying to act macho 
we got lost and ended up in Julau first. It has been a long time since i went to Julau.
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