A walk around York after Sunday service

Sing Yee is also from Kuching/Sarawak so it was so lovely to meet her in the UK. These photos were taken on a typical winter day in York in January after church. ps: I miss York.

Portraits in Singapore

Lately, I'm inspired by photography and making portraits again. Current favourite tools: iphone, adobe lightroom, Canon dslr, and a dose of inspiration from blogs, instagram, and flickr once in a while.

Damai Staycation part I

I've always loved staying in hotels since a kid. A family friend generously let us use their hotel package/membership to gift us two nights at the Damai Beach Resort, which is about 40 minutes away from Kuching city. It is a popular staycation spot for Kuching-ners since it has a beach, which Kuching city does not have. I was going there more for the hotel than the beach but it was nice to watch the changing clouds and beach at the seaside for two days. It was a good family time too as we do not have any family travel plans coming up anytime soon. I thought of it as a mother's day pre-weekend celebration. As usual, dad and I love taking photos, and mom love exploring the outdoors, so the photos are a result of us being who we are.

Later we found the origin of these beautiful seed/flowers; they are from a tree nearby

 A coconut on the beach

 Mom was having a fun time being hit by the waves

 Walking barefooted in the ocean/sand.

 Sandals in hands, enjoying the beach walk.

 Mom found a blue canoe on the beach

 Bliss

The next morning, we went out to have a walk again. Most of these photos were taken by my dad as he has a keen eye for details in nature.

 Coconut trees and chalets

Patterns of nature:

 Found a sleeping cat

We walked over to Damai Central, a public area that houses several shops and restaurants. From here, you have the mountains view in the back and the sea in front of you.

The Sarawak Cultural Village:

We visited the souvenir shop and the restaurant (these two sections are free to enter, as long as you get a pass from the ticket booth).

 The view of the mountain from inside the village is spectacular.

Different types of 'cucur'/fritters for sale: banana, sweet potato, yam...

 Walking down the traditional Longhouse ladder

 The cutest kitten sleeping and hiding from the heat inside a flower pot

 Then we were back at the hotel for the afternoon. The beach in the afternoon looks like this:

 It was low tide so mom went exploring...

 Back from exploring

 We drove to Buntal village to see if there is any seafood for sale.

 It is quite a small village and we did not want to eat lunch at the restaurants there so we headed back to the hotel again.