Training in Sarawak

All trainers had to go to Kuching, Sarawak to train users on a new system to be implemented in August 2008. It was a 2-day training programme. We departed from the office at 6 pm (12 June, Thursday), flight from KLIA at 8.50 pm. Arrived at the Kuching airport around 10.45 pm and checked in into the Hilton hotel at 11.30 pm. This was my second visit to Kuching and not much has changed since my last trip, meaning I can still use whatever knowledge/info/whereabouts of this place I had to help me out in this trip.

The next day was Friday the 13th. On the contrary to the popular belief, the training went smoothly in fact better than expected as all the future users of the new system, cooperated wonderfully. It was so smooth that we had the evening to ourselves. We took a stroll to the

museum of ethnology, the warrior monument (pardon me for missing the proper name for it), the cultural village and towards the famous Sarawak river.

At night, this riverside is comes alive with entertainment from the rows of cafes, local handicrafts on sale including the famous 'gambir' sarawak, tourists and onlookers.

We had dinner across the river at one Barok restaurant. It took about 5 minutes to cross the river by boat with 40 sen fare per head. The fare is RM 1 per head after 11 pm. We had dinner at this kampung-like restaurant. Splendid food.