Sarawak Cultural Village Pantai Damai, Santubong

Sarawak Cultural Village consists of houses that represent major ethnics groups of Sarawak, namely Chinese, Malay, Bidayuh, Iban, Penan, Orang Ulu, and Melanau. The uniqueness of this village is the maintenance and "living museum" style of presentation by the workers. "Living museum" here means the workers inside the houses mimic the traditional way of living of different ethnics-cooking traditional food, light industries, games and song.
The Orang Ulu Longhouse provides an idea of how the Orang Ulu people live in Sarawak. The Orang Ulu, whose name means "upriver people"



The Melanau people harvest the sago palm, both for its starch, similar to tapioca, and for the sago grubs that were traditionally a source of protein. The women were stabbing them onto skewers and people were eating them raw..........no, I didnt.

Kuching Malaysia

Kuching is the capital of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. Being the most populous city in the state, Kuching emerged as one of the most vibrant cities in the region and the largest city on the island of Borneo and the fourth largest city in Malaysia. Kuching has a tropical rainforest climate, moderately hot but very humid, it receives an average rainfall of 165 inches per year.
Sarawak River


The Sarawak River is an important source of water and transportation for the inhabitants in southwestern Sarawak. It is also used in water-related sport activities such as the annual Sarawak Regatta which attract tourists from all over the world.
Check out the spelling on the sign:

Astana is the official residence of the Governor of Sarawak, also called the Yang Di-Pertua Negeri. It is located along the bank of the Sarawak River. The Astana, which means "palace" in the local dialect, was constructed in 1870 for the newly married Charles Brooke, the second Rajah of Sarawak.

The main road along the river:
Kuching means "Cat" in Malay, there are many hideous cat statues around the city:

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur is the seat of the Parliament of Malaysia. The estimated population in the city proper for 2006 was 1.58 million. It has a density of 6,502 inhabitants per square kilometre (16,840 /sq mi), and is the most densely populated administrative district in Malaysia. With an estimated metropolitan population of 6.9 million in 2007.





The largest pewter beer mug in the world at the Royal Selangor's Visitor Centre in Setapak Jaya, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur,

Petronas Towers

The Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world until Taipei 101 was completed in 2004, The 88-floor towers are constructed of reinforced concrete, with a steel and glass facade designed to resemble motifs found in Islamic art, a reflection of Malaysia's Muslim religion



The front entrance and ceiling details.

The towers feature a skybridge between the two towers on 41st and 42nd floors, which is the highest 2-story bridge in the world. It is not attached to the main structure, but is instead designed to slide in and out of the towers to prevent it from breaking during high winds.

Batu Caves

Batu Caves is a limestone hill, which has a series of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu or Batu River, which flows past the hill
Wooden steps up to the Temple Cave were built in 1920 and have since been replaced by 272 concrete steps. Of the various cave temples that comprise the site, the largest and best known is the Temple or Cathedral Cave, so named because it houses several Hindu shrines beneath its 100 m vaulted ceiling.

Standing at 42.7 meter (140.09 ft) high, the world's tallest statue of Murugan, a Hindu deity, is located outside Batu Caves,

The limestone forming Batu Caves is said to be around 400 million years old.The site is also well known for its numerous macaque monkeys, which visitors feed — sometimes involuntarily. These monkeys may also pose a biting hazard to tourists