On 5th October, about 19 of us left for Kuching to attend the 50th Anniversary Dinner of Sarakup Indu DayakSarawak. The dinner was on 6th October, at Dewan Suarah but we decided to go a day earlier just to 'look & see and shop a bit at India Street'. Needless to say,the place was really packed with shoppers and there were so many 'XXXL' size blouses. Compared to what we pay in Miri,the prices of clothings are cheap at India Street. One only has to pay @RM50 to RM60 for a piece of linen blouse at this shop. I don't know the name of the shop. It has a top floor full of ladies' clothings and reasonably priced. In Miri,the price would be double. The service was excellent because they already switched off the lights and were about to pull the shutters down when we barged in to the shop. They 'reopened' the shop for business until we got what we wanted.
Early the next morning we went to Serikin. If we had known that some VVIPs ( The Raja Muda of Perlis & consort,MB of Perlis & entourage) were going there,(on their way to see an army battalion serving near the Indonesian border) even if we're paid RM1000/each- to go there, we'd gladly turn down the offer. We realised only too late that the road to Serikin was closed to traffic(you should see the army trucks,the police and the soldiers there) and we had to walk about 'a thousand kilometres' to reach the stalls selling the pictured items above.Can you imagine? The midpoint of the walk was at the Serikin Police Station.AAAKKKKAAAAIII DDDAAAIII! My legs..my legs. A friend up to now has not recovered from that LLLOOOOONNNGGG walk to Serikin. According to her doctor,the leg pain's only common among the footballers.So you see,I'm not exaggerating! Another friend,Florince had no choice but to hire a motorcylist to take her to our van because she had both hands and her back full of shopping goodies. The ride was for RM1.00. Another friend told me that she and a few friends hitch-hiked at the back of an army truck.
Apart from the long walk,(I know,I know, I'm contradicting myself),I would take the RM1000 offer even if I knew the road to Serikin's closed to traffic. Just think what I could buy with the MMoonneeeyy!
There were many nice things to buy like handbags,luggage bags (branded)sarongs,satiny & glittery materials,curtains,table cloths and the famous mats.The mats that I'm mentioning here are ever so popular among the West Malaysians. Don't be surprised if you see 'The Mats" nicely laid on the floors of some houses in Perlis and that you were served Sarawak Kek Lapis during your recent Hari Raya visits because I saw 'them' at the check-in counter.
WWWAAAAIIITTT! Did I get to see the Raja Muda of Perlis and his Consort? Yes, I did. A charming couple. Did they shop there? You have to ask them if you see them.
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