Sarawak Day 2 (24 October 2008)

Caleb and I were woken up by Jinxgirl when she nudged us. She had woken up at 6 am when she heard Athira getting up to do her morning prayers. Ka Ying was curled up like a prawn with her head beside the pillow. As soon as Athira finished her prayers, we went round yelling in everybody's ears to wake them up.

We went to the Function Room for breakfast. The first thing Sudesna, one of the girls from the suite next door, said when she saw us was: "Why the HECK didn't you guys answer the door last night?" We stared at each other, then burst out laughing. It turned out that the teachers had known nobody would be asleep and decided to knock on everybody's door to show them the emergency exit.


The second knocking sound was Sudesna and a few other girls from her suite trying to see if we were really asleep. After hearing Jinxgirl crashing around, they knew we were awake and were wondering why we were taking so long to answer the door.

With that settled, we sat down to a hearty breakfast. Jinxgirl drank orange juice (surprisingly, as she normally despised oranges). Michelle Khoo nearly fell asleep after she finished eating(another surprise as she slept first and woke last).

After breakfast, we went to the Cat Museum. There were lots of interesting statues and paintings based on the theme of cats. Jinxgirl snapped away, and Athira also took several shots. Michelle Khoo just sat at the entrance, too tired to do anything.

Soon, we visited the Sarawak Cultural Village. There was lots to see and do there, and almost everything was a new experience. For example, most longhouses (houses built on stilts) were not accessible by normal steps. We were required to climb logs with notches carved in it for steps. Sometimes, these logs were steeply placed and many times I almost slipped. Fortunately, Caleb somehow managed to pull me to safety.

Then, we watched a performance displaying the diverse heritage of the villagers. It was highly amusing and Jinxgirl managed to record part of it until her camera's battery became low.

Next, we visited a Malay fishing village where we walked around for a while before heading for our lunch destination.

After lunch, we started on the long drive to Semengoh Orang Utan Rehabilation Centre. Everyone fell asleep, including the teachers, except for Hope, who was sketching, and Nicole's gang, who kept purposely yelling their heads off at the back of the bus.

It was a long journey, but it was worth it. The orang utans were adorable! Unfortunately, Jinxgirl's camera chose that moment to act up so the photos she took were all blurry.

Soon, it was time for dinner. We ate at Hartz Chicken Buffet. After that, we had a debrief and retired to the room.