Photo-Loaded Sibu Travelogue. [Part 3]

Can't. Resist. It.

So here's the continuation.

Next destination - the seven-storey Pagoda! :)

Since it wasn't too far away from the Sibu Sentral Market, we traveled on foot. Thus having the opportunity to snap this.

All, or rather a BIG majority, of the road signs here in Sibu have at least two languages on it. Note: at least. I know I sound like a real country bumpkin here but I totally dig the idea of brushing up my Chinese through this method. [Hah!]

Okay, that probably was not 100% true but I really like the whole atmosphere that these signs create. [Hah!]

Whatever. Bumpkin or not, it was absolutely fresh to see different road-signs. Makes you feel outta town! [Hah!] Isk.

Anyway, some parts of Sibu really reminds me of Malacca.

Okay, to be fair, this part of town reminds me of good ol' Penang too. Somewhere along Beach Street. Matter-of-factly, it does look alike to many old towns in Malaysia. Teehee~ Scrap that about Malacca then. *pfftt*

Oh, on a side note, congratulations to Malacca to have been branded as a developed state in Malaysia. Hooray! Finally! :)

Back to Sibu, quoted from "Inside Sarawak", the pagoda is "claimed to be more beautiful than the same of its kind in South Each Asia and even Taiwan". I can't judge since I hadn't been to all countries in South East Asia. But I gotta agree that the pagoda is really very beautifully proportioned and the designs are superbly amazing. Adjacent to the pagoda is a Tua Pek Kong temple. For more detailed information of this distinguish landmark and some miracles related to the statue of Tua Pek Kong, click this.

Apparently there are carvings around the temple which tells the story of early Chinese settlers when they first step foot on Sibu land. Sadly enough, I did not pay too much attention on them. Gahhh! *pulls hair*

However, do not forget to hug on this okay. The dragon-head tortoise! May we all prosper in health and wealth! Bwahahaha~~

Also, you must, must, must enter the pagoda and climb up those stairs.

You definitely do not want to miss out on the panaromic view of the Rajang River, the longest river in Malaysia, and the scenic old town by the river.

[Getting nostalgic watching the river flows.]

There are many artifacts on almost each floor of the pagoda. But I was afraid and cautious not to touch anything for fear that I would break them. Definitely not want to mess up in a holy temple. But we can't resist on the bell!

Hahaha. Kids just wanna have fun. Amitabha! *serious face*

Bii and I met up with Sam in the late afternoon. The moment we hopped in to his 4-wheel drive, he told us that he'll show us Sibu. The whole of Sibu! In less than a quarter of a day?! Are you kidding me?

Well, obviously he was not. He was practically driving from end to end of Sibu. Drove us to Pulau Li Hua, the man-made island in Sibu with crazily-huge mansions built on it. Not one picture I took could ever fit the view of the whole residence. Exaggerative? Not.

I'm not sure if I'd ever want to live on a sinking man-made island, but the scenery and environment around the area is really superb. Quiet and serene.

Scrap serenity. I just remembered of the night activities in cars parked along the roads that Sam told us about. Hrmph.

From where we were, we could see the bridge which links both banks of Rajang River. And as I was saying, Sam was driving from end to end of Sibu. That was the exact reason why Bii and I were frantically telling Sam not to cross the bridge. L-O-L.

Of course Sam wasn't planning to, instead he took a U-turn under the bridge.

If you look carefully on the photo above, the trees from both sides of the road are actually growing towards one another forming what seems like an arch. It felt so autumn-y the moment we moved in under the 'arch'. Escaped alive from the 40++°C weather outside of this. Exaggerative? Again, no.

This landscape reminds me of the one in Taiping. Unique behavior of the nature. Where the trees from the opposite of the road had its branches grown towards the lake. Smartly enough, it grew overhead the road, allowing cars to pass under it. It looks exactly like as if the trees are reaching out its hand to get feed on some water. Even the trees are drying up from the heat of the sun.

The driving tour ended at this park on the riverbank of Rajang River. From here, one could get the scenic view of sunset overlooking the Rajang River. Perfect place to spend a wonderful evening with your family. I shall continue about this in the next post. We came here twice in two days.

Too. Many. Photos.

So this can't end yet! Next up. The preparation and the wedding!