Miri - Land of Oils

It's been a very long long time since my last confession...ooops, i mean my last blog entry. A lot has change since my last entry way back in April. Luckily wifey had the chance to cover for me in these few months time. She's becoming a better blogger than I am. But, just like to point out that this site is still active, though not as active as before. Work commitment is one thing. Opportunity and timing is another obstacle.

During this Ramadhan, i had the chance to visit a small town in Sarawak which is Miri. Before this, I've only heard about Miri upgraded to bandaraya and it's an oil town. Texas maybe???

Anyway, the schedule here during Ramadhan is quite pack and i don't think i had enough chance to explore the city. I did google it to see what interesting places that i could visit during my stay here. The National Park was out of the question, so i guess it's just city drive and stop wherever i could go.

During my few hours before leaving on another jetplane to Kuching, I wanted to go to the Bintang Plaza shopping mall in Miri. I did visit this place earlier during my arrival and I guess it's the most happening shopping mall there is in Miri. Unfortunately for me, the crowd was damm crowded. The road heading towards the parking lot was at a stand still and the parking at the nearby centre was already crowded. With a heavy heart, i decided to leave it and perhaps I'll bumped in to another mall.

Eiffel tower in Miri?

And so I did. Since Miri is a small town, i just drove off with the rented Persona and ended up in Imperial Mall. The Mall was quite ok and it had the anchor stor which is the Boulevard. Sorry folks, no Jusco or Aeon store here. The shops was quite interesting though. DVD's are hung in the shops and easy accessible. The price per DVD is RM6. A bit more expensive compared to Penang but way cheaper than KL. I did manage to catch a souvenier at the mall. I bought a Zee Avi CD at Speedy outlet( like they don't have it in KL). But, I guess you can consider it buying it locally since Zee Avi is from Miri, Sarawak. Though no special local rate was given. By the way, I am currently listening to the cd right now. She's got a very nice vocal and the tunes are quite good. One of the songs that made me smiling and loughing my heart out was Kantoi. Cool tune. Ohh and yeah, in Miri, Sunday is a no plastic bag day. So the picture below is how i received the cd after paying for the item. Go Green.

Love the tacks in this album. Kantoi...

With still about an hour to go before going to the airport, I decided to stop over a the Taman Awam Miri that i spotted last Friday in search for a Masjid to perform the Friday prayer.


The park was beautiful. Equipped with a jambatan gantung (suspension bridge) that did not look too frightening since it was supported by concrete pillars. On the ground there is a wet park for kids to play with the water. Quite similar to the one found in KLCC, but this one seems to be more properly situated in a greenery park and far away from tall buildings. Sofea and Adief would surely love this. I know i would.

After spending abount half an hour or so, it's time to move on to the airport. Though the airport was very nearby, i didn't know where else to go and ended up updating this blog at the airport supported by Starbucks free Wifi network and my D68 Celcom Broadband.