Amazing Race Asia
I feel very happy
last night as I was watching the finals of The Amazing Race Asia when the
Malaysian team won. I was really a fan of Amazing Race as I like the thrill and
the new culture shock that people experinced when they go to a foreign country
as it is interesting to know what do locals do. From the food that they had to
eat to the handicraft as well as the tradition that was kept alive since
forefather’s days was interesting to see.
Anyway, I was really surprised to see that Jo Jer and
Zabrina were leading especially when they hired a taxi driver to lead to Mount Santubong.
Being a Kuchingite, I too fell that it is impossible to find their own way if
they were to go to santubong from the riverside as there are many small roads
that may take them for a road tour instead. This is the reason why the other
Malaysian team of Tan and Shoer got lost in Kuching city and try their best to
find their way. This mistake cost them their win as they are the first team to
finish the task of building a chair at the Indian Street
at riverside.
Well, there way a short picture of this Mount Santubong
which actually looks likes the head of a lady lying flat on the ground. This
picture will be mesmerising if they were to show the picture of the whole
mountain range which is really like the leg and body and head of a lady lying
down. The myth is Princess Santubong and Princess Sejinjang fought for a mortal
called serapi which cause the God to get angry and curse them to become
mountains separated from each others. That is why in Kuching we have
Mount Santubong,
Sejinjang and Serapi. And there is a local song which tells the folklore. The
song is "Puteri Santubong dan Puteri Sejinjang."
There should be more task given at the Sarawak Cultural
Village as this is only living museum in the Asia or even the World as visitors
can get a real life experince to feel the the art of making handicraft and food
as well as the famous local cloth call Pua Kumbu. And they should join in the
performance of traditional dance of
Sarawak ethnics.
It would even be more merrier if it is between july 13-15
as there will be the World Rainforest Music Festival as the museum will invite
native tribes throughout the world to come and perform their traditional dance,
show their music equipment and others. There will surely be a lot of
activities to do at that time. There surely will be more than the blow pipe to
showcase in Sarawak.
Well as expected, they went to camp permai where
there is the track for activities such as the flying fox and walking on the
rope bridge and others which is pretty scary for those who fear of height.
Well, I didn’t expect it to end at the Bako National Park
easily as there could be activity where they can climb over the hill or
mountain to the other side of the beach which is really beautiful with almost
nobody around. There are many monkeys and ofcourse the wildboar roaming freely
at the
Bako National Park. Monkeys are good at stealing food from the room when it is left
unlock or the window is not lock. Trust me, I experinced it before!
Anyway, congratulation to all the team especially the Malaysian
team for winning and become the first female team to win the Amazing Race ever!
