Friday, September 12, 2008

Visiting Jathropha Farm at Ebung...

11th Sept 2008 - Around 10am, my colleagues invited me to join them to visit a Jathropha seedling farm at Ebung, somewhere in the middle of Link Road (ByPass Road towards Mile 14 from Kuching town). So...i use that as my alibi to escape from my office. Jathropa (or pokok Jarak in Malays) are going to be the "in-thing" for the time to come, at least here in Sarawak state. State government through various agency were publicizing and promoting this Jathropha as the next cash crop, alongside palm oil, rubber, pepper and cocoa.



...Jathropha farm with high-pass image editing...


..seedling base .when we arrive, this man from Mongkos is buying a quantity of seedlings for his own farm..

..Jathropha fruit..roughly the size of ping-pong ball..turn yellow when ripe and ready to be pluck



..seedling plot under shade...


..preparing the container to be fill with compost..

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..inserting the Jathropha seeds

..closer view of dried Jathropha seeds...


..months old Jathropha plant..

...dried Jathropha seeds..ready for re germinate..selling at RM600 (US$170) per kilogram


..seedling shade..

..view of Jathropha farm...

..Jatropha favor a dry and well drained soil..



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..the new plot of Jathropha plant...


.. view of another plot of Jatropha plants...barely few months old


recommended planting distance, 7 feet..and in this case small plant were line in between.
Detail on Jathropha plant, features and futures of it will be updated later.

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Monday, September 8, 2008

Dinner at Saint Maria Church, Kampong Baru

My colleagues invited me for a fund raising dinner organized by Ladies Guild, Saint Maria Catholic Church , Kampong Baru, Taee, Serian. So off we go on the nite of Saturday, 06 Sept 2008. Roughly 60 tables were taken and with RM250 price-tag per table, the event may rake up RM15-16k in revenue, excluding donation and golden voice.

Some picture



outside view of the church...Saint Maria Catholic Church..the dinner was held at a hall just beside it...


...beer was sold at RM11 per three cans



...fried rice..



..the ticket..



..cold chicken salad with crab stick....


..pork leg...


...sea cucumber clear soup...


...van owned by the band performing during the night..

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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

What's up...?......

What's goin on over here....?...

This image was captured at night in front of one of shop in Siburan bazaar..




...and for those keen to know, this kind of scene will happens around 8 o'clock during the night of Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday...a great show for all 4D punters..

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Sept's eating......

Compilation of what i have had in the month of Sept.. (or the occasion)..where the food is....


..roti khawin..or toast bread with rich sweet jam....

..butter pork..RM7 at M10 Food Court, Kota Padawan


..fried mee. RM3.50 at M10 Food Court, Kota Padawan


..cha koi and cucur bawang..



beef mee at Mile 10s, Penrissen Road,



broad slender mee (known locally as mee tikus..loosely translate as mouse-tail mee as the mee resemble the tail of a mouse)



fried kolok mee




my department having a workshop...and since this period is a fasting month..they provide pack food which i took and finished it in front of my PC...


cantonese style fried kuew teow....



original-recipe Snack Plate of KFC...


chezzy potato



a table-full of fast food



fries...

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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Odi mamuh ...(goin for a swim..)



Picture of my nephews and niece goin for a swim at a fresh water river juz behind our ancestor's house at kampong (village)...




i really like the scene as the children facing the 530pm sun which was goin to set...


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