What is so special about Sibu?

Last week I had been assigned to an outstation job in Sibu, Sarawak. This was the first time I been to the East Malaysia and I was quite exciting for having this chance to pay a visit to the other part of Malaysia.

The first step I stepped on Sarawak’s land was the Sibu Airport, immediately I felt the peacefulness and harmony are surrounding the town. We gonna work for 5 days in this place, and here to start our journey in Sibu.

Madam Teng was the one who is responsible to pick us up from airport and she was also the first person that has connected with us in Sibu. She is a kind and soft lady, with beautiful smile to welcome us in the airport, and started introducing to us about this small and peaceful town.

With Madam Teng

All I can conclude about Sibu if I were being questioned was that Sibu is a town that full of tasty local foods. We had never experienced starve in the past 5 days but we were asked to eat all the ways. We had our breakfast in those hawker stall every day, with a bowl of noodle and tea before we head to office to start working for the day. After few hours we will be leading to have our lunch; and again after few hours we will be leading to have our dinner. Our feeling was like: What? We gonna eat again? The breakfast we had in the morning hasn’t been digested but we were asked to go for our lunch; our breakfast and lunch haven’t been digested and we were invited to have our dinner. So all about our life over there was eating, eating and eating.

Prawn Mee - A big big prawn!

Sibu Kampua noodle

Kampua flat noodle

Kampua noodles in red

Curry laksa

Kuey Teow

Foo Chow Kom Pia

I have been eating so full for every day and reaching hotel by around 9pm or 10pm, and I have to stand and walk for at least half an hour before I took shower and rest on bed.

Very soon I could felt that my waist was getting bigger and weight was getting heavier. Oh gosh, I have to eat apple for breakfast lunch and dinner after I came back to KL, I swear.

Overall, Sibu had given me a very nice experience and great impression. Peoples over there are nice, friendly and kind. All the races were living peacefully, respectful, and simply. I really fall for this town for the simple life, this is what I always looking for and hoping for to happen in real in KL, but undeniably we still need times for evolution to become a better place.

Sibu peoples are really proud of this small and simple town. The life over there is chill and relaxes which is just so difference from the tension life in KL. The number of peoples and cars are lesser, perhaps most of the teenagers were working in cities, therefore the population is lesser in Sibu, and this does contribute to the reason why you never seen there is traffic jam in Sibu. They are tolerant and cooperative, they always have the same mindset and same dream regardless the different races and religion, I believe they always aim to have a better government, to fight for a better life for Sibu, and that is why they seen every coming state election as a big matter in Sarawak.

We enjoyed our foods and life in Sibu for the past 5 days. The foods in Sibu are quite special which we couldn’t find any in KL.

I truthfully felt the kindness and love from Sibu peoples. They are just so cute and nice in welcoming us and bringing us for good foods. I even not spending one cent for the 5 days. This is such a nice experience to me, a chance for me to see the special of Sibu, to know the people in Sibu.

We see, we listen and we learn. We had a lot of stories sharing in these 5 days. There were a lot of interesting stories from Madam Teng and her family, regarding her husband and her sons, and she takes care of us very much; the social view and experiences from Mr Eddy and his Philippine wife, a cute couple ever be. Because of him we had exposed to the local culture of Sibu, by bringing us to one of the largest market (pasar) in South East Asia, revealing the interesting part of Sibu. For example the way they sell the chickens with the chicken legs tied up, and the chicken being wrapped in spool, arranged tidily in a row. Their market is clean, hygiene and huge. 

Chicken stall

The cute hawker  

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Mr Andrew, a nice and soft person who led us to the project site, explained everything to us in his full patient, trying hard to introduce all the good foods to us. 

Site visit

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Thanks to Mr Simon, the project manager, and the boss, Mr Siah for bringing us for dinner at the last night, ordered all the famous local foods and cuisine just to let us have a try, keep asking us to eat as much as we can, keep adding the foods to our plates. Another very-full night I had in Sibu.

Curry fish head

Chinese salmon? This is really nice.

Dessert- A very tall mixed fruit ice blended.

Seriously, I do miss the 5-day life very much after I came back to KL. There is so much different between the two places. I miss the foods, the life and the peoples in Sibu. What a great exposure and memory built over there.

These are what I’ve gained in Sibu. Definitely fall for this place. Hope everything everyone is fine, hope to see them again.    

Our hotel - Kingwood

Hotel with river view at night

Breakfast nearby market

Foo Chow delicacy - Ding Bian Hu

Three of us =)

I do love my job very much, at least it allows me to see the different part, meet the different people in my life. 

I do love the people around me, they are always the good guider and people who take care of me very well.

Appreciate every single seconds we spent together, and our memories. 

一个人

会不会，突然莫名的伤感，突然的想要流泪。
会情不自禁想一些让自己伤心的事情，让眼泪顺利的流下。

情绪是一种抓不住的东西，其实明明没有那么的可怜，却把自己想象得很可怜。

因为当我感觉到离别越靠越近，我就会开始伤感。明明还不是当下就面对，但我感觉到不久后即将面对，我心里就会不舒服。尽管上一秒我们还是一起工作用餐打闹玩笑，下一秒各自回家剩下我一个人时，我就会感觉到离别离得更近了。叫自己不去想，但始终要面对的。

当我想到我的工作能力没有自己预期的好，工作状况没有自己预期的佳时，情绪就会乘虚而入。我生自己的气，在心中不断暗骂自己。告诉自己需要时间和努力锻炼，但始终不能立刻如愿。

当我知道这个世界不存在永恒，情绪就来了。
所有的永恒，好像只会存在在童话故事里，从此王子和公主快乐的生活在一起。
难怪人们都喜欢童话故事，因为现实世界没有永恒。

反而很多遗憾。
我很贪心，我希望我拥有的永远不要失去。但我自己却又做不到永恒。
就好像，我保持不了一段段的友谊。
也因此，才会有不同的人生阶段，不同的阶段不同的圈子。

我不喜欢离别，真的不喜欢。
这种感觉很揪心，很难受。
即使难受的感觉时间依旧会带走，但我还是不喜欢。

但这种不实际又抓不住的感觉，尽管弄得自己很不舒服却又不能随便到处对人说。
就算要说也不知该从何说起。
最后就只剩下一个人，默默地被情绪覆盖着，再慢慢的走出来。

只能一个人。

TARUC Convocation - Feb 2016

终于又来到了这一天。虽然不是什么特别的日子，但对另一群人来说，今天可是他们人生中一个有意义的大日子。

几年后，又一群学子毕业啦！原本我已经和校园没有联系了，但由于某位朋友是这届毕业典礼其中一个毕业生，因此我又再次踏入这可爱的校园。

几年后的今天，学院又多了一些设施和装饰，但我无福消受了。

校园里依然那么美丽，蓝天白云，感觉时间仿佛又回到了昨天。

算一算日子，我竟然离开这座象牙塔有一些日子了，感觉像是昨日才发生的事。

没关系，今天也很开心，能够再次参加这学院的毕业典礼。

一切都很熟悉，踏入这里每一幕每一个回忆都是开心的。

恭喜文霖顺利毕业。我们都毕业啦！

从中学认识至今，我们也算是见证着彼此的成长。

虽然不是每天见面，但生活中的大小事我们都不曾错过。

看着对方历年来的改变，感觉很奇妙。

但庆幸彼此依然有着联系，也希望能够一直这样维持下去。

恭喜他完成了人生中一个项目。欢迎他真正加入这个多姿多彩的世界。

愿我们继续努力成长，成为更有用的人。

My Convo, Dec 2014

His Convo, Feb 2016

P/S: 谢谢我亲爱的表哥不计天气炎热长途跋涉的陪伴。

XD

Koh Lipe, Thailand in Feb 2016

人生不能轻易停下脚步，平日劳劳碌碌，让自己忙里偷闲也是蛮刺激的事。

记得那晚我们贪婪的仰望星空，想要牢牢的把眼前一幕印在脑海里，日后闭上眼睛就能重现当下所见的一切。虽然只有当下的那一刻，可是就只要那一刻，那一夜，也已经满足。

所谓的星空，真的是如此美丽。我眼睛也不敢多眨，深怕眨眼后就会错过一颗星星。

当然，星星一直存在，只是平日被我们忽略了。

(From google)

我喜欢天空。蓝天白云总会把头仰，看着这般美丽的天空，心情就会莫名开朗。

我也喜欢星空，看着星星月亮，一种神秘感涌入心中。

那一晚，无数的星星映入眼帘，如痴如醉。

那是我长这么大以来，第一次认识星空。原来夜晚的天空不是黑色的，而是布满繁星，夜晚的天空是闪烁的。太美丽了！

伴随着海里的蓝眼泪，犹如进入了另一个世界。随着我们手足的摆动，蓝眼泪就会一闪一闪的出现在你眼前。我们一艘小船，像电影般的海盗船，乘风破浪的向前冲，随着船前进而打出来的波浪，即可看见波浪里有着一闪一闪的蓝光伴随着我们前进。海水打进来溅湿的船板或衣服上，也会有一闪一闪的蓝光依附着。

海底有一闪一闪的蓝眼泪，天上有一闪一闪的星星，这是我这趟旅程最大的收获。尽管颈部很酸，但却要不禁感叹，大自然太神奇，地球也很美丽，不要轻易破坏它。

(From google)

海水真的可以如此清澈，干净得不可思议。

海水是蓝色的，透澈得如此美丽。

Satun, Koh Lipe

这才是地球的原貌。不枉长途跋涉去到那里，让我更亲近大自然的一切。

这是一趟很漂亮的旅程，此生真的值得一去。

漂亮的，高丽贝岛。

Satun . Marco

Waiting for sunset

心情篇

万般期待的新年就这样过去了。可能从今年开始，往后的新年也许不再像小时候的那般精彩。大人的世界里，新年就是聚在一起喝酒玩牌。或许也该说服自己去寻找当中的乐趣。但无论如何和大家在一起的时间还是快乐的。

大家都晓得，许多事情都会随着时间的流逝而改变。包括思想。
有许多以前坚持的事，如今都不会再坚持。这未必是一件坏事。
回想以前为了一些无谓的事情秉持着坚持的理由，其实是一种当下的固执。时间久了，人随之而成长，思想亦随之而改变，日渐成熟。然后才看得见当初的自己是多么的幼稚。但其实这也是人成长的必经之路。

因此有时候我回想，我现在依然热衷于写部落格，但相比起以往的热情，显然的如今已大大减少了。可能由于忙碌于工作，也可能忙碌于交际。那很久的以后，或许有一天，我会就这样停止了，不再浏览这里了。但那也是以后的一个可能而已。

再回想，以前一定曾经幻想过现在的自己。这是个很奇妙的感觉。以前的自己渴望成长，总会憧憬那个未来的自己过着当初幻想的生活。不晓得是否身边每个人都真的随着自己的幻想而逐步实现，还是渐渐踏入现实的世界，了解了以前不实际的自己。

但其实我还蛮喜欢我现在的生活。以前的我就是幻想着现在这样的自己：长发及腰，有自己喜欢的事业和自己喜欢的朋友。哦，说出来其实我想要的也就是那么简单。幻想不曾停止，我相信我的幻想依然逐步实现着。

然后我会经常性的发梦。我发现只要我睡着就是梦的开始。虽然这好像对睡眠不是很健康，但这是从小习惯了的。不晓得梦是反映潜意识还是什么，我的梦大部分都很奇怪。不过有极少时候，一些梦是会让我回味无穷的。醒来的刹那，第一个感觉是：为什么这只是个梦？
梦给我的感觉很真实，思想一直在进行。

在梦里偶然梦见自己想要的情景，想要的结果，那种感觉是良好的。
睁开眼的那一秒，会有一种懊丧感，再次闭上眼，梦已经醒了。
可惜，但告诉自己，至少曾经在梦里快乐过，体会过那种貌似真实的感觉，已足够。

这篇文章没头没脑，像我的心情，想表达什么也模糊了。

但，微笑依然存在。
安。