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Stop-over in Serian

2008
10.30

peddlar

old buses

After Lanchau we stopped over at Serian. Upon arrival at the bus terminal, peddlars boarded the bus to sell their wares.

buy tickets

I went down to have a look around. The bus ‘terminal’ wasn’t busy.

souvenir store

I wasn’t the only one taking pics :)

quiet street
A typical street scene.

serian

Hopefully some one will tell me what building this is.

public toilet

Public toilet was very clean. 20 sen per entry

durian sculpture

This is an interesting sculpture. To me it is interesting that they chose durian to represent the town.

street serian

Serian is a town, and the capital of the Serian District (2,039.9 square kilometers) in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, east Malaysia. It is located about 40 miles (65 km) from Kuching.

The town is very famous for its durians, which are popularly believed to be the best in Sarawak. This has prompted the Serian District Council to erect a giant monument to this “king of fruits” right in the middle of the market square. However, other monuments like the tiger and the buffalo seems out of place. There is no tiger or buffalo in this district. The town is very well connected to its rich hinterland both by road and by water and thus one can find all sorts of jungle produce available in the jungle produce market but lately, most of these produce were brought in from Kalimantan, Indonesia as the price are cheaper.

totem pole

The district population (year 2000 census) was 84,800. About 65% of the population are Bidayuh. The other main ethnic groups are Iban, Chinese, and Malay.

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4 Responses to “Stop-over in Serian”

  1. wuching says:
    October 31, 2008 at 11:44 am

    I forgot liao; is Serian near Kuching or Sibu? I’m so DUH!!!

    yeslo.. u r so duh hahahahahaha. Hey, bradwr come bak for a hokliday again soon :)

  2. physiomom says:
    October 31, 2008 at 1:12 pm

    The place Lanchau (oops must make sure to pronounce properly..or else become something else..) sounds new to me . And…asyik asik durian lagi. Ah Beng Ah Beng never ending stinko fruit tale!

    the new topic is now cats :)

  3. Choonie says:
    October 31, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    Serian is about an hour from Kuching. There is one favorite hangout called Ranchang Pool.

    Been so long since I last went to Ranchang pool

  4. foongpc says:
    October 31, 2008 at 4:51 pm

    Is that Lachau or Lanchau? Not a very nice name cos similar to a Cantonese word.

    Wow! Durian town! I love it! Lots of durians – my favourite food! : )

    It is Lachau :)

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