Kuching's Rice Wine

At the Bidayuh (land dayak) long house, you are greeted with rice wine. Our guide, Cornelia Dien told us that the right (and polite) way of saying you don't or won't drink it is to touch the glass and just say "Thank you."

Went to Kuching, Malaysia for the Sarawak Rainforest World Music Festival. The wet and muddy opening night had people (like moi) stuck in the Tourism Malaysia booth have a sake festival of our own (to keep us warm while we watch from the huge projector screen). The next day we went to the Semenggoh Wildlife Center to see orangutans and then to Annah Rais Bidayuh (Bidayuh is the second largest ethnic group in Sarawak)Longhouse. Rice wine, locally called tuak, greeted us.

Good morning, sake's kin!

Lecka Lecka Bar and Restaurant

In my commitment to discover new places, even while in KL, Malaysia, I took time to take some notes on where to drink. Across Pavilion, is Lecka Lecka, beside the Starhill Gallery signage. Stella Armois is atRM24 Heineken RM21. And the music and the ambiance is great for chilling (as long as it doesn't rain). The pizzas are great, too. Thin crust and lovely cheese. Try the Local Pizza (i think that was the name) at RM35 (or was it RM45) which is served with pickled green chilis, chili sauce and something else (which I had no interest in).

The night before, went to Retro Club along Jalan Pinang where there are other clubs/bars like Rum Jungle Bar (saw an outlet in Ipoh, Perak but didnt drink there). Stella Armois is just RM18. Hawkers sell 600ml Tiger Beers at RM14. Which is like equivalent to 2 bottles of the prices above.

When asked where we went to drink last Friday night and I said "Lecka Lecka," Ong said it sold ice cream. So it's not only Sarah's Ice Cream Shop near UP campus that sells beer then. Amusing.