Miri Trip Again...

During the month of June, going down to Miri is like a weekly routine. Some people spends their weekend/sunday at church, some goes back kampong & me in Miri. Hmmph! What makes me go down so frequently? Met someone there? Hahaha. And going down Miri needs lots of CASH. If not, it wouldn't be FUN!!! So where does the cash from???

In Miri, eventhough you're broke/ running of cash. It wouldn't be any problem...

As long as we have golds.

The picture above was taken during the first trip to Miri in June 2009, when George's attention was to sent his gf to Miri Airport.

After got back to Brunei & shared it with friends, seemed like it caught their attention. Then the upcoming Sunday, we decide to go Miri again and shop & buy all we can... Money is not the issue there, Gold is the issue.

Get to visit KFC these time, it's been a long time didn't step my feet into KFC. A lot of menus to order & eat.

Especially the FRIED CHICKENS that is "Sedap Sehingga Menjilat Jari".

Sekaligus order banyak-banyak dan makan sampai sepuas-puas hatinya!

Wait till I have lots of GOLD to trade then I can have these big feast.

Until then it's 5dinner plate for

Rakishi... Nehh, just kidding. It's Ricky See, a brother of a friend of mine.

Chen Chen

George & Shirley.

Shopping is what we always do there. In Brunei, we drive more than we walk when we go shopping. Case in Miri, it's opposite.

Chen Chen, you better get yourself a pair of shoe instead of wearing slippers. Hehehehe.

Now they know that, shoes is one of the demand in Miri.

Here comes SOS! [Shop of Shoes] the biggest shoes' shop in Miri, located in Bintang Plaza Mall.

Just like "Popular Bookstore", the biggest bookstore in Miri that sells lots variety choices of books. The bookstore welcomes everyone that they have books for kids, uncles, aunties, man, woman, ah gong, ah ma & etc. Guess that's 1 of the points to be the biggest.

Just like Popular, SOS also provides variety of choices & they sells to any range of customers too.

Woman can shops here...

Man too...

Not only they sell shoes but slippers too.

What caught my attention in the shop is the shoes that they sell.

The low cut's design shoes! That's the type of shoes I like to wear.

Converse is the brand that designs a lot of low cut's shoes. Every year I will get myself a new pair of Converse shoes that one year I got myself an ADIDAS. I wore that shoes less than a week & it got stolen! =.=!!

Due to my sakai-ness, the low cut design shoes I know are Converse, Nike, Adidas, Reebox, Puma, some other brands & also...

Kappa, because all those are what I always see in Brunei & I don't see shoes online. People always said, go out traveling. It'll add up/ widen our knowledge. There are more things to see & learn.

In Miri, there are more than 1 million populations. Thanks to that much of people that market at there are BIG which we can see lots of other brands. And now there is one extra brand that also manufactures nice low cut design's shoes too.

EVERLAST!!!

E stands for Excellence!!! But the E stands "EMPTY" for me... SOS may supplying shoes to everyone regardless their ages & gender.

BUT...

there got limit in SIZE...

Ada size 10???

Size paling besar kita ada adalah berapa???

Sorry bos!!! Apa yang ada di tag ini saja...

Kaki orang sini tak besar ke?

Okay, don't blame other. Blame the "Kaki Lembu" that I had. hehehe!

It's a newly opened shop. There are still lots of room for improvements. Some other times in the future, I'll buy my very own first "EVERLAST" shoes. By that time, my feet should get smaller in size due to dieting. =.=!!

Never go home without trying these in Miri.

The drinks that always cool you down... Ahhh~

Opps... Not these one lahh.. Hehehe. I'll go for ...

Starbucks Coffee. Est 1971!!!

Hash in action. Making

Java Chip Frappucino & Caramel Frappuccino

Iced & Hot Caramel Macchiato

Caffè Mocha & Hot Caramel Macchiato.

It's the first visit to Starbucks in Miri for Chen Chen & Ricky [maybe] not so sure lah. =D

Countless numbers of time visits for these two couple! Hahahaha.

And ME too... and they gave me a bag as a compliment! hehehe. Nehh, it's a gift from collecting all those stamps. Need 12stamps for a bag & 7stamps for a free drink.

Everythings come with a price!!! Just like in life, we want it. We have to contribute to get it... When we don't contribute it, how can we receive it.

Yong: "Chen, how's Starbucks Coffe? How's the drink?"

Chen Chen: "Let me try first!!!"

Slurp...

Chen Chen: "Wuuu... The Coffee is strong... Bitter a bit..."

Yong: "Or maybe Carlsberg suit you more?" Hahahahaha!

It's was one nice experience in Starbucks for him. The ambience is good.. The drinks too, he's the one that ordered two drinks!!! See the first picture, it's one small sized iced caramel macchiato then from small sized upgraded to XL hot caramel macchiato.

Cheap Hotels or 5 Star Hotels in Miri???

Few weeks back, I had my chance to overnight at Miri. Thanks to George again for the trip. Hehehe. It's because the next day early morning, he had to sent Shirley to catch a flight to K.L. So it's wise that to overnight at there which the next day we don't have to rush & aeroplane don't waits for people! =D

And I was asked to join him. A companion accompany while driving the long way back to Brunei so that it wouldn't be that tiring.

In other word, it can be "陪坐" in Chinese. Someones that sit down accompany you either you're gambling, drinking or eating. And their fee aren't low ahh! Because they aren't simple companion that just sit around with you. Hehehe!

Well, that's goes for me too! Fees aren't CHEAP too! Buffed, Young, Strong. Even can "Cosplay"!!! Arrrggghhh.... Incredible Hulk~ Hahahaha.

Okay, let's get back to the trip! Reached there in late evening.

Got my chance to meet Uncle Majid in his shop again & also got 2 t-shirts with very special price!!! Get to chit-chat with him & he asked...

Uncle Majid: "You're staying here overnight or going back Brunei soon?"

And I answered him why we're here and overnight here... Then he asked again...

Uncle Majid: "Very good! Very Good! You guys staying in what hotel?"

PARK HOTEL!!! That's where we stayed for the night!!! One night RM 80+ for double queen size bedroom.

Uncle Majid: "Very clever!!! For me, peoples that want to overnight here then stay in normal hotels are clever people!"

He stated that peoples that check in into cheap or normal hotels when they come to Miri to have fun are wise peoples. His reason is...

[We don't come the whole way down here & sleep. So why need the luxurious & expensive hotel!]

It's true because first of all, we can save more $$$ to shop more! :) And then we also spend less of the time in the hotel. If we checked in into luxurious hotels, we'll just leave it empty there & our bags/ luggages only. Just like what we did that time. We all spent only few hours in the hotel sleeping because ...

In the late night, when all the shopping malls are all closed. There are few activities that we can do. Such as...

CLUBBING!

Went to Infinity that night. A friend of George brought us there and it's one of the high class club in Miri that the renovation of the club inside costed around RM 1.5million. High price to bring such a great leisure for people that the price of the Beer also comes with HIGH price too. Just like drinking Kopi in Kopitiam & Cafe! Kopitiam costs us 60-80cents per cups but cafe costs us around $2-$3! Drinking in kopitiam, many uncles!!! Drinking in cafe, many babes!!! So do the maths~ How much FUN can "Infinity" brings us!

There were lots of pubs & clubs in Miri. George brought me for window-shopping the clubs & pubs. Sat inside his car and round round. Each of the pubs & clubs are full of people. Went back to hotel and sleep by 4+ a.m and had our supper at Pasar Malam before that.

Slept for few hours only and checked out by 9 a.m. That's why Uncle Majid said it's wise not to stay in luxurious or expensive hotel when we came down here to have fun. Because night time, we went back hotel late and check out very early in the morning. It's because we don't want to pay that much just to SLEEP while we can have all the bed & comfort at home. Then, we also don't want our day get wasted.

That we all start our morning with having nice breakfast before going shopping.

One of the popular restaurants in Miri that is famous for its ...

BA-KUT-TEH!!! In here, they offered more types & tastes of Ba-Kut-Teh.

Char Kueh, the side order while ordering Ba-Kut-Teh.

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Other than serving Ba-Kut-Teh, there also serves "Claypot" menus.

Claypot Black Pepper Lamb

After the meal, its time to shop. [The earlier we set out, the more places that we can go. The more places that we go, the more shops we get to shop]

It's hard to find parking in Miri. Sometimes we have to spend half an hour inside the basement parking rounding to wait for parking space. In conclusion, George said that the business of parking in Miri is earning because we already spent our half an hour inside the basement before we actually go in the mall to shop!

It's because everyone loves shopping there. Who don't ???

And the early bird always get the foods!

After hours of shopping, its nearly time to evening.

Time to grab something chilled to quench our thirst & relax/ rest ourselves so that we can travel/ walk into more further distances.

Some will need other drinks to freshen up themselves. Freshening drinks unlike red bull, livita or 100%. For me in Miri, it's always her!!!

STARBUCKS COFFEE!

Dark Berry Frapuccino & Iced Caramel Machiata

Uncle Majid: "So many to do, spend & go in Miri. Why spend many in Hotels!"

Hehehe. :)