Annah Rais Longhouse - Bidayuh Homestay

For the first time in my 4 years of stay in Sarawak, I've finally lay my first step on the famous traditional Bidayuh Longhouse. Its not really traditional actually. They have those not so modern, basic aluminium basins with basic plumbing system as well as basic electricity and basic 17" televisions.

Located about 60km away from Kuching city, this Bidayuh tribe's longhouse consists of more than 80 families and is said to have history of more than 8 generations.

Upon entering this village, we were greeted with traffic jams and fully occupied car park (=.="").

I've always thought that human skulls were hung at the entrance door to the longhouses. (All because of the rumours and stories that brainwashed me when I was a kid). I was wrong! Maybe its true in the past but not in this modern age! 

The revolutionized longhouse welcomed us not with the skulls, but with the SUGAR CANE CRUSHER!!

The sugar cane CRUSHER!!

Entrance to the longhouse

Wooden bridge

The passage along the longhouse with houses at the left and right sides that sheltered many families.

=)

Family gathering

The flooring were made of bamboo sticks.

A collections of bamboo sticks stored for emergency replacements.

Gong Gong Gong~

BBQ

We toured around the longhouse and watched some tourists trying the traditional blowpipe. With a small fees, they have three tries to blow the pipe with the aim of landing the darts on the targeted area. Each region of the targeted area have its own rewards in the form of monetary and soft drinks.

One of the resident setting up the blowpipe and darts.

The target!

The blowing rule - take a deep breath, aim and release all the air in your lung in an instance!

We ended the visit by entering the house of the head tribe.

What's the thing beside the cage on the left side of this picture and guess what's in the cage??

Its a real human skulls.....

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Aerial View of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Aerial view of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (photo by ZZYick)

A view of west part of UNIMAS campus. Green green roofs....

Can you spot how many roundabouts and water towers in this part of the campus? ^^

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Carvery (Revisited)

I revisited Carvery few weeks ago for a birthday celebration. This is another opportunity for me to try again the food there, carver style!

Carvery

The appetizers

Crunchy in the outside, soft in the inside.

Variety of meats

Lamb Chop - Best meat of the day

Green Mussels - Overall, we ordered more than 100 mussels!

The bill....RM1000!!!

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2011

Hopes for this year:
1. Stop procrastinating. (I don't think this will succeed)
2. Finish up my research on prediction on breast cancer tumour. (Gambate!)
3. Graduate with flying colours.
4. Be baptized. (Hopefully)
5. Save up and buy a new camera. (hopefully the price will drop)
6. Travel to Vietnam and come back in one piece. (pray hard)
7. Prepare transportation and accommodation for my sponsored master programme. (Buy new car perhaps)
8. Keep up with the demands and expectations from Northern Corridor and Intel. (For the $$)
9. Make full use of my 12 days annual leave and 3 days convocation leave. (a must!)
10. Sleep more, eat more, play more. (Enjoy)


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Ending my 2010

Leaving 2010, entering 2011.
For the month of December 2010 I've traveled from the East Malaysia to the West Malaysia and from the south peninsular to the north peninsular.

Kuching-Sematan-Miri-Brunei-Kuala Lumpur-Taiping-Port Weld-Penang

Here are some of the pics:

Sematan Palm Beach Resort

Magnificent

Bluish view of the ocean

Soft sandy beach

The Beach

Sunset at Sematan beach

Thanks to my Miri friend, I've visited almost every attractive places in Miri. Taman Selera Miri, Taman Awam Miri, San Ching Tian Taoist Temple, Miri City Fan, Pustaka Miri, Canada Hill and Luak Bay Esplanade are some of them.

The Grand Old Lady - Canada Hill - Malaysia's first oil well

Make it move! - Taman Awam Miri

Miri City Fan - a 10.4 hectare park at the center of the city

At one of the statues at San Ching Tian Taoist Temple - Largest Taoist temple in South East Asia (notice anything?)

Excapade Sushi @ Brunei

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My Interview with Intel

I had an interview last week with Intel. This post will be used as my reminder in future!

Honestly, the questions asked were fundamental but I am unprepared for their technical questions. Did not do my revision! This was my greatest downfall.

Besides the normal questions such as "introduce yourself, your interest, your capability, ect ect", these are the summary of the questions asked and answers:

1. Draw a CMOS inverter truth table, schematic, stick diagram and cross-sectional view.
2. Draw a CMOS NAND and NOR gate truth table, schematic, and stick diagram.
Answer:

CMOS NOT, NAND, and NOR

3. Design an XOR gate using only NAND gate.
Answer:

Design XOR using NAND gate

4. Design XOR gate using only NOR gate.
Answer:

Design XOR using NOR gate

5. Write a simple source code to sort 10 numbers in descending order.
Answer:

6. Design half adder and full adder, from truth table, simplify using Karnaugh Map and draw the schematic. (lazy to write the solution)

7. What are the 5 layers in physical layer. (I only learn the 7 OSI layers. Not the layers inside the physical layers)
Answer: The 7 layers are Application, Presentation, Session, Transport, Network, Data Link and Physical.

8. What are the functions of data link layer?
Answer: Provide node to node packet delivery service, transmission/reception of structured streams of bits over the network media, sub-divide the physical layer's raw bit stream into structured blocks of packets, error detection and error handling.

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Fire!! Fire!!

It was 8am in the morning. I was soundly asleep. Having a wonderful dream.

Out of sudden, I have difficulty in breathing. Lacking of oxygen, I paused my sweet dream and opened my eyes.

Instantly, I smelt something weird. Something BURNING!
I saw thick SMOKE outside my window.
I thought my college was on FIRE!

Hazy view

Guess what, they are burning woods right below my apartment's block! KNS!

Don't they know that burning it so near to our apartment will suffocate us?!

Don't they know that open burning is wrong?!

Even while I am writing this, i heard my housemates coughing here and there....

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Attending a commencement

Despite having tons of assignments, projects and tests this week...I still managed to spent half of my day attending friend's convocation, though just a simple congratulate wishes. ^^

Its a very grand but a tiresome event. (I'm exhausted!)

82% of my time there were spent on waiting...
9% on photo shootings....
8% on chatting
but only 1% time used for wishing...

The prices for the flowers, soft toys, and chocolates were indeed very expensive during this period of time. A good looking bouquet of flower cost about RM30 while a bouquet of flower with a small Winnie The Pooh package cost about RM70. The cheapest that I saw was a single rose which cost RM10.

Nevertheless, the precious moment when your graduating friends saw you were there for their commencement was priceless. (I believed!)

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ETP

As promised in my previous post, the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) pictures is here!

 Exterior view of 4 Point Hotel (building too tall....could not take the picture of the whole hotel)

 Translation: Open day of Economic Transformation Programme by PEMANDU

Chief Minister of Sarawak and other VIPs' vehicles. (notice? there's a red carpet)

We are viewing the presentation through a live telecast....STANDING!!!

Can only 'smell' the foods.....cannot eat yet!

Managed to enter the VIP's hall and watch the CM is giving his speech. (he is one of the most influential and powerful person in Sarawak)

Finally, the official opening ceremony...

Booths that will give a more detail information to investors. They have those lab members who will tell interested investors from head to toe on how to set up a business in a particular industry. From how many and what kind of people you should hire, and what kind of training should be provided to them, to how much revenue you can expect from the business!

Optoelectronic....tough subject! (no hope for me...)

Click the picture to have a larger view on what they could do  from 2011 to 2012 if this programme is successful

~Tea break time~ (did not took any photos during lunch break because too hungry...no time to take)

Curry puffs on the left (weird shape compare to typical curry puff) and among this three kuih, the creamy green cake is the best! ^^

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