Raintree

With development all around it, this 100 year old majestic and regal raintree may be feeling a little apprehensive about its future.

Miri has lots of raintrees probably planted when Miri was first founded about a hundred years ago. Later as more roads were built this species continue to find favour with the authorities.

Called Pukul Lima by the Malays the leaves droop at five. So office workers cannot miss their time going home to their love ones. Just look at the raintree's drooping leaves - time to go home.

Dove House

Perhaps the only dove house in Miri.
this belongs to the Miri Sikh Temple. Peaceful doves perching on the roof basking in the evening sun.

Dusk over Miri

Darkness is descending fast. Just able to catch the last ray of sunlight before Miri goes to sleep.

Peaceful and hopeful.

Pink Water Jambu Flowers

Little pink flowers
colour grey and brown pebbles -
nature's gift to us

A Haiku for Temburong's pebbly banks.

Roof Top of a Long House

Long house trying to receive signals from outer space?


An ingenious wind vane made out of plastic water bottles.

Honey from a hive on our durian tree

What a blessing we had recently.

This beauty is a bee hive. Bees are swarming around it when our gardener took it down from our durian tree.

We had fresh honey with our freshly made pan cakes. An experience of a life time.

Miri's JKR

I was surpised to see parts of the Public Works Department being pulled down as the Flood Mitigation Project progresses towards the urban centre.

Against the clear blue skies the almost "empty shell" of JKR looks like a part of a movie set in Hollywood.

How long JKR will be seen standing in this particular site one may never now. It might be gone soon.

Hope your memories of this part of Miri will remain.