Jet lagged after 18,000 km!!

Both me and Mama D get "jet lagged" after the 10 hours journey to Kuching. OK, the record now stands at 18,000 km. We really need the day off!! ( N.B. Picture taken a day after we arrived Kch i.e. 30/6/09)

Back to Kuching - 15th Trip ( Part 1 )

On Monday, our car got ready to leave the farm. With everything properly packed and secured to last a 10 hours journey to Kuching. This is our 15 th trip back Kuching after about a month stay in Bintulu. Fospa was adamant, " Inul, we need to be in Kuching by the 1st of July. You see I need to pay my fees for the second semester, get my textbook early and do reading quickly to pass up the assignment by 6th July. OK! Hope in! Here we go!"

Mama Daisy having a last look at our home, looking sad to leave Bintulu as normally she does.

" Inul, look here! You're on candid camera"

There was a heavy rain at our home last night and the climb out of the farm may prove tricky as the slopes are slippery. Wells's that fospa's job to negotiate. I would as normal scream the loudest when the journey gets rough and bumpy up the slope :00))

More stories of this journey later in Part 2 and 3. Stay tuned.

Sleeping on Edge

Mama Daisy showing off her special stunt of the day......Sleeping on Edge.

Bintulu- Here we come!

On the 7th of Jun, we made our 15th trip to Bintulu.  With this trip we touched the 17,400 km mark.  On board our car was another passenger who is my fosma's sister.  She was in Kuching for the Hari Gawai Dayak holiday.  As usual our trip took about 10 hours.  We left Kuching around 10.oo am and arrived Bintulu around 8.oo pm.  The whole journey was fine and and we did not encounter any rain.  This dryness could be due to the fact that the month of June is always one of the hottest months in Sarawak.

Below are snapshots of the journey.

Mama Daisy taking a pit stop at Selangau  rest area.

Mama Daisy having a good nap on my ass!

Two of us all squeezed up.

View as we approach the town of Sri Aman

Fospa took another long shot view of the Cassia javanica tree by the highway at Roban.  The flowers are beginning to blossom all over the end branches.

Mama Busy Sleeping

Mama likes to sleep on the cod concrete floor in the afternoon. 

14th Trip Back Kuching

Today I'm a bit playful (see inset). While playing around at the front door grille I almost fell down. I guess falling down is nothing for us cats. Hmmmm
So we are back in Kuching again. Fospa has been very very busy recently and thus couldn't take a break to blog about our 14 trip back Kuching. Well today is Sunday and fospa promised to do just that...have our story posted again. Below are pictures taken during the journey to Kuching. We left Bintulu around 8.45am and arrived Kuching by 7.00 pm. The whole journey was fine and the car's air-conditioning tip top.
TRIP BACK TO KUCHING - 6 MAY 2009

Me, at my favourite jump seat. Mama Daisy slept for most of the journey.

It's routine now. Fospa took time to come close to the Cassia Javanica blooms at the roadside near Roban. He was so pleased because at last he managed to take a good cu shot of the blooms.

Mama Daisy sensing that Kuching is just another 30 minutes away decided to have a better view of the town of Serian. Here we've just passed the town of Serian . See the Durian Fruit Icon just slightly above Mama's head? Serian is the only town in Sarawak that has the Durian Fruit as the town's Icon.

How to catch a tree lizard

My Adventure Today:

-To Catch a Tree Lizard -

Act 1 : Strike with Paws

Act 2 : Bite with Teeth

Act 3 : Walk Tall on Paws

To Bintulu on 14th trip

On the 27th of April, we took to the road again to Bintulu making it our 14th trip there. The whole journey was fine and the weather throughout was cloudy. We left Kuching at 9.00 am and arrived at our farm in a bit of darkness around 7.30 pm.
This time around we broke the journey midway at the town of Sarikei. Fospa took the opportunity to take pictures of the Sarikei express boat terminal. We skipped the town of Sibu but had a good rest at Selangau, a small town between Sibu and Tatau. Selangau would be our last leg in this 10 hours long journey. The picture (inset) shows me and mama having a rest at the car park in Selangau which is near to a river. The picture of the river is shown below, too.

Sarikei Express Boat Terminal

Kids having fun swimming in the river next to the Selangau town.

13th Trip Back Kuching

On the 6th of April, around 9.00 am we took to the road again to Kuching. This will be our 13th trip back Kuching and upon arrival the record shall stands at 15,600 km. Today as we left the farm, the weather was cool and a light shower accompanied us on the way out to the highway.
( Above Pic: Mama Daisy has last look at the nursery before we kick off the journey)
Below : I am about to miss my playground.

An election banner hoisted in the middle of the river? Strange but true.

At around 4.30 pm we detoured to a rural town called Lubok Antu. Fospa wanted to see the by-election festivities there. We got to see some interesting things from our car window. ( See the pictures above and below)

The road to town was decorated with flags, banners and buntings. We saw policemen busy carrying their duties. Their presence put people at ease. " Hi. we're cats. We dont't have to put on safety belts, do we?"

The big billboard shows how it is to be done. Fospa explains: If you like a candidate, cross against his party symbol. Make sure your cross is clearly and neatly done and draw within the box, or else your ballot paper is considered SPOILT ! "Well, I guess I need to do lots of practise with my paws to draw a perfect cross. Try me next time around."

Throughout the journey Mama Daisy was very cool. We didn't quarrel much. Thanks to fosma, we had soft cushion for our comfort.

We arrived Kuching around 8.30 pm.

Our fospa heard the evening news on TV. We heard him say: The party that placed the banner in the river lost.
What's that? That banner belongs to the opposition party.

Ok, Ok, enough of politics for now.

15,000 km and Going!

Mama Daisy takes long naps now. Her favourite place seems to be at the top of the filing cabinet.
I guess Mama must have very stressed from the last journey. I think I could be one of the reasons because at every start of the journey I would scream and move about in the car. But during the last trip I have improved on that behaviour. In less than 30 minutes I'm settled to my seat. Sorry Mum you may have a frightened kid, but I love you. On this 13 th trip to Bintulu our running record now stands at 15,000 km. Wah, Wah, ..Paws Up to Mama Daisy.

Our front garden

Sunset as viewed from our front garden. See the mountain in the distance?

On this trip we see our front garden is becoming more beautiful. Fospa has added a variegated yellow croton to the planting design.

Mama Daisy having an afternoon nap at the front garden.

I too would like my picture taken ,please!

Mama is angry

Fospa disturbed Mama and she became angry a bit. 'One more finger and I'll bite' she warned.

Cats For Thought

Funny thing. Humans find it very difficult to move in or out of their modes of thinking. Here's a catsy way of doing it.

First, Mama Daisy illustrates what is meant by ' Thinking Outside the Box'.

Secondly, I show ' How to think inside the box'.

Note: Whoever attempts to follow the above modes of thinking the catsy way, do at their own peril. Happy Trying.

12th Trip back Kuching

How we travell?

Mama Daisy like to sleep most of the time when travelling these days.

My favourite seat is the jump seat.

OOps1 I'm caught on candid camera!

Sibu town and its attractions

Speed boats waiting for passengers.

We stopped for lunch at Sibu town, after a three hours journey from Bintulu. Our favourite rest area is the Sibu Multi-Storey Car Park area. It is a big complex that includes the Sibu Central Market.

Sibu Central Market

At the Sibu Central Market, live poultry are wrapped in newspapers for easy weighing and carrying home if you decide to buy one just in case.

On this trip, the Sarawak rural landscape was washed with golden yellow and ochre because it's harvesting time. All along the highway to Kuching the Ibans are the main cultivators of paddy, be it the hill padi or the wet padi. In the distant as can be seen in the picture above are Iban longhouses.

12th Trip to Bintulu in Pictures

Just entering the main Pan Borneo Highway, on 3rd March,2009. Time: 9.00am . Mama Daisy looking not happy (:

We had lunch at Saratok town,under a big tree. Me at the Saratok petrol kiosk.

We Were Here!

Entrance to Serian Town

The Saratok District Office built in 1888.

Timber trucks having break at Selangau pit stop.

We arrived Bintulu at 7.30 pm.

On this 12th trip to Bintulu, we add another 600 km to our record, thus our cumulative record now stands at 13,800 km.

11th Trip Back Kuching

Today ( 2 Feb) we are on the road again. This is our 11th trip back Kuching for Mama Daisy at least. She's the one who started this epic journey. We left Bintulu at 10 am. On the first 30 minutes leg of the journey I was nervous and panicky because to enter the main highway we had to pass through our damaged farm road and tricky hill slopes that have been badly damaged by the heavy rains of late. Nevertheless Mama was there to comfort me as always, licking my neck.

Best seat for me!

Mama takes much needed rest.

At Betong Rest Area our fospa and fosma had tea and coffee respectively at the canteen there.

Mama soon to enjoy her packet of tuna. "Not to forget me,please".


Sleeping Time

Our team arrived Kuching at 8.30 pm in slight rain thus making a total of ten and half hours journey.
On this trip we gained another 600 km. Our cumulative record now stands at 13,200 km.