How different is Kuching to West Malaysia? 🇲🇾 | First time in Sarawak, East Malaysia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ส.ค. 2023
- We travelled to Kuching for the first time to see what East Malaysia is like, it's a nearly a two hour flight away from mainland.
What is Kuching like? Is Kuching and Sarawak like Malaysia? What to do in Kuching? What to eat in Kuching?
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Kuching city is less crowded of compared to KL. I love Kuching..people there are very friendly and welcoming
When I first time went to Kuching from Johor Bahru, I feel that city is very quiet and peaceful even city population..very clean city, delicious food and people very friendly compared West Malaysia side. I love Sarawak and their Borneo culture especially Kuching and definitely I'll visit Sarawak more to explore more beautiful places ❤❤❤❤❤
I prefer east Malaysia than west Malaysia,people attitude is different from west Malaysia ❤
It's the peninsular, not mainland..just for your information.
Welcome to my home town. There are many different ethnics here in Sarawak. The largest group is IBAN ( Sea Dayak), Bidayuh ( Land Dayak), Melanau, Kayan/ Kenyah, Orang Ulu n many more. Mostly mix marriages here. You should explore the IBAN longhouses too n many traditional Malay houses across the Sarawak river....
You see, Malays in West Malaysia have Bumiputera status, AND the different ethnics in Sabah and Sarawak also have Bumiputera status as well, even though there’s mix marriage.
@@andresloftNot in sarawak.If you maried Chinese or India ,you children will follow the father status.,if the father is native then they will follow the father as native.
I first watched your channel when both of u were stranded here during the Covid lockdown. A few years later, here u are in my hometown and speaking Malay! TQ for dropping by and do make a return visit.
Actually Kuching is not Chinese dominated. The ethnic composition is very balanced. Some areas or districts will have a certain race is the "dominant" race. Btw, unlike the states in West Malaysia, we don't have an official religion in Sarawak. English is a "co-official" language. Many public signages use English.
Good insight, think ti was the area!
South of the river is predominantly Chinese.
agreed
@@halimhamdian
You do know that many of the top positions in the government and GLCs are Muslim/Malay, right?
How GLCs and government positions relate to Kuching? 😂 @RUHappyATM
If you haven't already, you should visit the new Sarawak national museum in Kuching. One of the main features is the history of James Brooke.
Its also the second biggest museum in south east asia
Kuching is a lovely place. We were there exactly last year. Wishing to visit again sometime in the future
A Kuching native here. Great having stumbled on your videos especially after realizing you are both vegetarian like I have been for 24 years. I had my breakfast watching your Kuching and Sibu youtubes. I work in Sibu and come back to Kuching every weekend. I am Indian Malaysian, my dad was a WW2 soldier for the Royal Air Force of Britain fighting in the Burma Front and was later transferred here. As for vegetarian food shops, I go to Baby Fu vegetarian shop and Happy Family in Sibu. In Kuching you can go to Health Food for cheap and healthy food and for a little classy food, try Big Veggie.
Awesome ! Happy Journey !
If you walk along that riverside waterfront, you can see metal plate on the floor a sneak peak writing of Sarawak's history.
Finally, sitting down after project to watch so many vlogs that I have backlogged....You have always have a flair for old buildings.....reminds me of a person as well.... Haven't been to Kuching yet..... Anyway, you guys are rocking... Malay, English , Mandarin....You are doing just fine , bro!!.. Still enjoy East Malaysia...Cheers!
Terima kasih kerana sudi datang ke Kuching....❤❤❤
Thanks to you guys for give good reviews about my hometown. I hope you will come back soon for next visited.
Wonderful. Thank you for this lovely video and for your exploratioms in Kuching.
There is a theater play about Rajah Brooke in Kuching and it's live on the net, the character Rajah is played by Nick from the Globbal Gibon, a Dutch married to a local Sarawakian lady and been living in Kuching for 10 years. If I'm not mistaken, the play is today.
Oh nice, didn’t know that. Will have a look
@@VeggiesOnTour He, global gibbon, has posted the link on the community in his channel. 😀
Thanks for sharing your visit to Sarawak, East Malaysia with us.
Welcome to Kuching, glad to watch you enjoying the City of Hornbills. Most of people here understand simple English, it is our's 2nd dialect. Mung beans or 'Lek Tau Sua' is my old time favourite school time snacks (not too sweet, just nice taste), always mix in long bread that cut into small pieces, just like you did in this video. It's nice to know that you did some homework before touring the Kuching town, you're professional travellers.
There are some amazing places to visit in Sarawak, so hope you get to see some of them, Seeing the Orangutans at Semengoh is a privilage, also an overnight at one of the National parks, for wildlife Bako is great specially if you get to see the Probocis monkies. There are some lovely small towns and villages. I particularly like Lundu, there are some nearby beach resorts to stay in or again there is Gunung Gading NP where it is possible to see the Giant Rafflesia flower. There is also Sematan with various beach resorts at fair prices and you can now go to a small, very small kampung called Telok Melano, a place previously only accessable by boat, it is also mile 0 of the Pan Borneo highway A good vegi option for in Kuching is Zhun San Yen Vegetarian. Opens and closes quite early though.
Some great spots mate, we will definitely travel to Lundu on the next trip. We saw the Gibbons, so nice. Great suggestions
Sir James Brooke was the first Raja of sarawak..he was a British soldier who sail on his boat the Royalist..he came to sarawak on the invitation of the sultan Brunei to fight off pirate and as a thankful gift he gave him sarawak and James Brooke declared himself as the raja but Borneo was land of head hunter..the native were head hunters, cutting their opponents head of others tribe for land and boundaries ..James Brooke stop head hunters ask the native to make peace, he made law and land boundaries ..the native love him but after his dead his nephew Charles Brooke succeed him as the 2nd Raja when Charles died his nephew Vyner Brooke become the 3rd Raja and when the British came they took over sarawak from Vyner Brooke..The local were not happy with the British because they love the Brooke's rule and they murdered Sir Duncan Stewart a British governor of sarawak and the British banish all the Brooke family from sarawak and return to England and they were banned from entering sarawak for a few decades during the british colonial..the British were scare because they local still want the Brooke family back..
Hi guys. Welcome to my hometown. Guys the area you went is a Chinese area, padungan.
You want to see more malay go to satok. Also metrocity at matang.
But you want to see more native people, you may go to sri aman or bintulu.
We have lots of nice food especially sarawak laksa and kolok mee. We also have belacan bee hoon. However it's made from prawns.
Once again welcome to the land of hornbill. Sarawak culture village is a place to visit. Use travel agency to do your trip also go to bengoh dam.
Ahhh when we go back I’ll use this, great to know the areas
Kolok mee is nice! We had a vegetarian version!
Hi Patrick and Giulia, glad to see you back on TH-cam after maybe absent for about 3 months.
As usual, this is another interesting vlog to watch. I like the way you tell your experience while walking through the city.
If you don't mind, could you also briefly tell us, where you stay in Kuching and how much cost it. I prefer to have an idea for a budget places. Thanks.
I’ll write this in more detail for you
This is brilliant, i must admit everything looks exotic.I have never visited Malaysia but I hope to one day and your video will be a good guide.
I have really enjoyed the video and hope to see more of your shares so I can enjoy Malaysia thru your lenses
Welcome enjoy to Kuching city 👍😋🇲🇾 popular menu Kolo mee /kek lapis Sarawak 👍😋
Don't anyhow forget to try to meet a popular Dutch TH-camr based in Kuching @GlobalGibbon . I bumped him very first time at Chinatown area when i was travelling to Kuching very first time... I'm one of his subscribers and we took selfie together...great memories of 2022❤❤❤❤❤❤
Selamat Datang Ke Kuching... ❤
I think you need to come again when the annual Rainforest World Music Festival. Usually in June/July. All indie artists around the globe will gather promoting their local musical instruments, besides Sarawak own unique musical instruments as well.
Thank you sir visiting Sarawak and for beautiful comment..
Welcome to kuching, my hometown and enjoying yourself there
Welcome to Sarawak, thankyou for visiting our homeland, pls visit sarawak museum, you can learn alot about sarawak, sarawak famous for kek lapis.
kuching is amazing!
sabah and sarawak teaches all Malaysians the reality of Malaysia: that it is not just made of peninsula malaysia or malays
Welcome to Kuching Sarawak to both of u 👏🏼
Kuching is so AMAZING the FIRST CITY I SPENT in MALAYSIA as MY PARTNER is from Kuching
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The people n KUCHING hope to live there one day 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Henry Golding, the main actor in Crazy Rich Asian movie is half Sarawakian.
yesss n "snake eyes" movie
😂 haha, need to rewatch that
Thank you for introducing Sarawak
Welcome to my city...hope to bump into you...
Along the Caperter Street... you might come across a shop selling Wood Craft Furniture own by a guy known as Gibbon (a Dutch if not mistaken...he married to a local Iban). Recently he also recorded own song "Anang Malu".
A nice guy. We bumped into him at his wood workshop on Carpenter st when we visited Kuching last year.
Oh wow, he has his own store there. Didn’t know!
Sarawak has more local ethnics tribes..28 ethnicities. The biggest ethnic groups are the Dayaks consisting of the Land Dayaks@Bidayuhs and the Sea Dayaks@Ibans.
Please visit the Sarawak Culture Museum, the biggest in Malaysia and the 2nd biggest in SEA.
Nice
I used to work in the office above Mama Su Kek Lapis, haven't been in Kuching in a awhile because I went back to studying for my degree
There are 4 vegetarian cafes, all are in the same row of shops opposite Timberland Private hospital across the road. Another one at Padungan street, near the big white cat and the name of the cafe is the Big Veggie. By the way, my friend saw you at the Indah cafe and Homestay last Thursday.
Yes we’ve been to a couple of them! But that could’ve not been us last Thursday 🤣🙏🏻
please visit borneo culture muzeum.. is not far from that area..
i think for people not familiar w sarawakian faces, many dont realise that a lot of ethnic sarawakians look "chinese"
i think it didnt help that u were around padungan where a lot of chinese businesses were set up
welcome to my home land guys..thank u for coming...u can collab with globan gibbon there..he's an utuber as well n married with sarawakian girl..njoy your days..anang malu nyak hehe😂
Ohhh we know him, great guy!
At the place you had your dessert, many local Chinese there speak Hokkien too.. So you should say 'Ho Chiak' to the old vendor which also means 'delicious' 😊
hou chek
Oooh, that’s interesting to know
My Hometown, Kuching ❤❤❤, but now currently in Kuala Terengganu
Most people in kuching look like Chinese but the truth is they are from different ethnicity. There are 28 ethnics in sarawak
That would make sense! Either way great city!
Wow luar biasa kucing Malaysia good morning theng you 😮❤
Wow best video sharing friend greetings know me from sri aman sarawak 👍🙏🙏
Welcome to my hometown, Kuching!
Great city!
There's many mix marriage here in East Malaysia, I'm from Sabah and I'm sino Kadazan mix chinese and kadazan dusun
9:06 not too sweet but the combination with cakoi it's really addicted 😁😁
We Borneon usually call West Malaysia with Peninsula Malaysia..not mainland...
Welcome to Kuching
U can try go to lepau restaurant or the pinggai cafe for dayak food
Dun miss the Brooke Gallery !!
You should come to Bau City (Bau= smelly, named after this word due to the rotting fleshes during war back then). This city is 20min drives from Kuching. Dense with Land Dayak (Bidayuh) people, chinese & malay. You may contact me to tour you around if you wish to visit in the future. ✌️
Many us Bumi community.. Mixed up with either through marriage or adopted by the Bumi's since baby like myself. That's why many our faces look like Chinese.
Right! Makes a lot of sense! 😂😅
❤ Sarawak
Welcome to Kuching, Sarawak
I have never seen anyone eat kek lapis like that haha… usually we slice them in small slices… also you are kind of right in the cities usually there are more chinese people… bumis and malays more in the suburbs or countryside… in kuching across the river is a majority malay
😂😂😂 heard that on TikTok, it was on a news site actually because I ate it like this
Hello.kucing .in fact Sarawak is Malaysia as well...
It is common even in Hong Kong to eat yew thiaw with porridge.
Nice. Never been there.
Worth the trip Chris!
tips for eating sarawak's layer cake is to slice it thinly... then eat
Haha we usually do that but didn’t carry a knife with us 😂🤣
What is your opinion about lunching safe place. Good food an lots of tourist. Can I get your opinion.
Look at the sky in Kuching bro .. what do you think??😊
The food court is different from peninsula Malaysia because both Malays and other races can have their stalls in one food court
Sarawak is the only state in Malaysia where Christians are the majority..This means, Sarawak is more peaceful, more harmonious when compared to other states 👍
Definitely take time to visit the islands over there especially Sabah if you guys are headed there. I love Kuching food and their peppers are great too.
Heard great things about Sabah! Good to hear from you mate! 👍🏻
@@VeggiesOnTour glad to see you 2 lovebirds are back in MY too :)
@@WanderEats 😂
Where is the lek tau suan stall Pat?
Im smile alone when you say thank you in Malay. KASIH w/o hear the TERIMA 😂😂😂
Bit of trivial.
Errol, an Aussie, wanted to play the Rajah.
Hahaaa what! 😂
@@VeggiesOnTour
Happened in the 1930's.
Google it.
you should go to the waterfront at night it will be more beautiful and many people
Hey you look so lovely couple 💜 is very beautiful Kucing Ssrawak 😊 people there so friendly ☆ let's explore more since you'll 🎭 there💦😋
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welcome to kuching sarawak
A British King, Rajah Brookes used to rule this land a long time ago.
Bukan King, just a soldier/adventurer
@@syafiqahmad987former soldier turned explorer.
public holiday in malaysia is saturday and sunday..if go anywhere in city monday-friday you will see dead city..just information
Welcome to Kuching! The capital itself is populated by chinese ethnic, however the main ethnic group in Sarawak are the indigenous Dayaks which accounts for roughly 80% of the population in the land of Borneo
Pribumi is the exact name. Pribumi is natives of borneo eg the different tribes
Amazing vlog. Very serene city.
My hometown
We had so many ethnic@race here..Our Sarawak
Greeting from Kuching. Wah bahasa Melayu anda bagus sekali. Please come and visit our Bidayuh Long house, Anah Rais..
History wise Sarawak has no relation to Peninsular or Sabah. It was ruled by a White Rajah Dynasty for quite some time before WW2
I found you!!!
Kuching city look small building only below 100 m. Two structure building but more than 100 m
1. Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak
2. Sarawak tallest flagpole southeast asia
Welcome Sarawak 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🥰🥰🥰🤝🤝🤝
Any good international schools? Is kuching good for living?
The captions "Different to Malaysia" on your thumbnail is misleading. Kuching, Sarawak is still part of Malaysia. I think you mean West Malaysia or Peninsular Malaysia.
We cut the cake into itsy bitsy Petit Fours...😂😂😂 vs biting into the whole cake...
Gula Apong has a different smoky style...
It's amazing. That you didn't have a heatstroke walking around without a hat or umbrella lol
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@@VeggiesOnTour Drink 100 plus. It revitalize the body with electrolytes.
Yes, the Dayaks are the majority in Sarawak but most of the Malays and Dayaks (Bumiputera) are in the rural areas in the kampungs (villages). Why ? Because of Sarawak under British colonial history that policy of "divide and rule" when the British will locate the chinese in the city for economy and business reasons and the Malays and also the Dayak remained in kampungs. So the chinese advanced so much in everything.
Kalau di Kuching melayu paling byk 146 000+-
Cina 120 000+- iban 28 000+-
@@sherryputit9343 fakta salah...melayu (146,067)36.2%....cina(136,620)34.1%...Iban(82743)sumber dari wikipedia(2022)
next time contact Nick the Global Gibbon in Kuching. A Dayak Dutch
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Sarawak demography is very different from other states. The main people here are dayak ( which is an umbrella term for iban, bidayuh, kenyah and countless others), next are chinese and then malay. You are in kuching south which is predominantly chinese . North kuching on the other hands are majority malay. Kuching also has minority indian mostly in the south. Nowadays, while north kuching is still predominantly suburb muslim housing, southern kuching has become more diverse from all races. Btw, north kuching is the other side of the river until up to santubong area.
North kuching houses most of the government building (DUN for example which is the iconic building you see on the waterfront). Kuching is only walkable around the waterfront area. It is a very car dependent city. In 2025 however, ART system (which is like LRT) will start its operation connecting the city urban areas.
Hope you guys are having a nice time in kuching!
Very very useful this, when we return to Kuching we’ll head to those areas. Thanks for explaining this
I think Sarawak and Sabah are Like Scotland and Wales to the uk ? England ? 😂 sing the same anthemn, share the same currency ( Scotland uses own currency right ?), they have a bit more autonomy and also have specific laws as well unique to themselves.
Haha! To an extent totally yes, but I would say more Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, which is all UK!
In Sarawak, you can’t really tell the ethnicity of someone because most of us are mixed. It gets really confusing for us ourselves 😅
sarawak layer cake is my fav cake in my whole life
Sooo good, which is your favourite flavour?
Kuching already exist when James Brooke came.
There is more hidden gems in Bau District.
After white raja we have white hair.
Kuching is populated by Malays, Chinese and Dayak. There are many Dayaks in Kuching… you just don’t know which one they are. 😂 You are at a Chinese dominated area so of course you see more Chinese there. And their shops. The Dayaks have started to participate in businesses but their shops aren’t there. If you want to try indigenous dishes, there are a few restaurants that offers them. Around Carpenter street, there’s Pinggai Cafe you can go to.
There’s one restaurant (but a bit in the suburbs - on the way to Samarahan) where I can say you can try indigenous vegetables. They do have some of them mix with some protein though.
We went to a famous one! I forget it’s name. Ate a lot of Dayak food!
@@VeggiesOnTour, could be Lepau Restaurant.
That’s it! We ate there, wanted to video review it, but the service was terrible. We were shocked, couldn’t use it in the end as we were so disappointed.
Still, love the local greens and that local eggplant, very tasty
@@cityliving-rainforestpersonm....,,......,,,....,,...,......
You can learn about Sarawak history at the waterfront. There is a metal engraving plate showing the history of Sarawak along the waterfront walkway.