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Kuching Flood News The Mother Calling Kho Yong Qi To Come Home

Jong Fui Fa — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:29:25 +0000

On 05 Jan 2012 early morning, after sending the sibling to school Kho Yong Qi uses the short cut from Batu Lintang and there’s where the car she was driving broken down and stuck in a massive down pour of rain and flash flood water started to rise. She later call the mother and inform about the incident.

Photo below was taken by me perhaps 1 or 2 hours later – one of the car (rumors a ~~Toyota~~ Proton Saga and it’s a new car) is belong to Kho which is already under the water.

The mother later inform Kho to walk to the nearest Batu Lintang shell station to wait for her and so she did…

The high level of water makes it hard to defferentiate between road and big drain – at this point the one person that do not know how to swim Herman Sinas, 29 who work at the shell station saw Kho was struggling in the water – jump to her rescue. He had her hair but that was not enough to pull Kho up and eventually he jump right in and both MIA at the scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LktUystHF4

07 Jan 2012 Herman Sinas, 29, was found in a drain that leads to Sungai Maong at about 8.30am Saturday some 2km from where he tried to save Kho Ying Qi. Search for Kho is on going.

photo taken by https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000966472826

According to the person who taken the photo above – The mother and family of Kho when to the bridge calling for Kho to come home. Hearing the mother’s calling out for Kho – I lost words to describe how sad it has been.

photo http://www.nst.com.my/galleries/kuching-flood-victim-body-found-1.29067

Kuching Flood News Could This Be The Place Where the Girl Has Fallen?

Jong Fui Fa — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:23:11 +0000

Kuching is in chaos this morning. The stories of a girl who tripped over a drain and immediately carried away by the strong water flow have not been reported found.

#Updates – it is learned that the victim and the rescuer (form Six student Kho Yong Qi and petrol station cashier Herman Sihas, 29) ~~their body has been found, although there’s no confirmation of this we shall know when we have the official news.~~

06 Jan 2012 the news this morning reported – since 11pm last night it was not found.
07 Jan 2012 Body Found – Herman Sinas, 29
08 Jan 2012 Still no news of the body of Kho Yong Qi
09 Jan 2012 ~~Finally the body of Kho found at Jalan Keratapi.~~ false alarm
10, 11, 12… Jan 2012 No news of Kho found.
20 Jan 2012 Body of Kho was found at river near Sejingkat Kuching. That’s at least more than 10KM from the place where she was drown and subsequently wash away by monsoon drain.

Some said the head was missing, the mom blame her self for the death of her own daughter etc… Whatever is it – may her soul rest in peace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LktUystHF4

Borneo Post, NST and TheStar online has the report.

I was at the area this morning the flood from 3rd miles to Batu Lintang is bad. The changing pattern of tide trigger the higher level of water and worse – the heavy rains since last night making the situation even harder for our Kuching sewer to handle.

Photo below – credit https://www.facebook.com/francisho

Here a great photo taken from 9 floor of Naim building showing how bad the flash flood in between 3rd miles and Batu Lintang. Photo credit https://www.facebook.com/avoon

Which photo went viral at the worse time of the day? I have to give it up to this one family. share by https://www.facebook.com/irenelim89

Please share your story and photos here… email to me at jong.fui.fa(att)gmail.com

Kuching Sentral Opening 1 February 2012

Jong Fui Fa — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:58:46 +0000

Kuching Sentral – Opening February 1 2012

Originally tentatively to be open during Christmas (I guess) than it was delay to January but reckon that would be not a great month to rush so the new date was February 2012.

Kuching Sentral was developed by shoes seller boss (Leagroup) & friends and designed by Akimedia – which very well known to people in Kuching. This development immediately put 7 miles (Penrissen and Kota Sentosa) a hot destination, development and investment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWDG_4pb5zA

For many years Kuching was never seen in the position as a priority for development. We have the lousiest public transport facilities to be ashamed of and many went out of business.

That’s my personal opinion – to me you don’t need to have new building open every other week expend the land and make way for construction and pollute the beautiful green landscape. More developments doesn’t always mean good – more green would gone and perhaps 10 years from now it would have nothing left.

Kuching Sentral by far the respectable construction that I agree it feed the real need for the people of Sarawak.

Kudos to the developers.

Switch Kuching

Jong Fui Fa — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:11:31 +0000

Switch Kuching 1st Apple premium reseller store in east Malaysia is now ready to serve customers with new and bigger space. Reopen for business on 23rd October 2011 at The Spring Shopping Mall.

Switch Kuching relocated to a bigger space on the same floor of The Spring shopping mall – South Court where the Nokia was once stood – look amazing!

Spaces enough and bright enough to enjoy the iconic invention – easy on the eyes the warm of our soul can never say no to these gorgeous Apple products.

Whiskered Tern in flight spotted in Kota Sentosa Kuching

Jong Fui Fa — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:54:21 +0000

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus) is a beautiful and slick seabird that I spotted flying on our neighbor fish pond . We have been staying here for the pass 10 years and this is the first time I saw a seabird flying here. According to my friend @horukuru, an expert in bird guide also a spoke person for Nikon EDG products said “Whiskered Tern sometime Whiskered Tern does visit the land” I think this is very rare and I really impressed how persistent this bird during a fish hunting near the pond.

Giant Kuching Hypermarket Kota Padawan

Jong Fui Fa — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 09:40:53 +0000

Giant Hypermarket Kota Padawan 10th Miles is now open for business. 3rd Giant Hypermarket in Sarawak opening day on 25th October attracting customer as far as from Serian.

2 month prior the second Giant Hypermarket Kota Padawan open for business – The first Giant Hypermarket Tabuan Jaya marking the first grand opening in Kuching On 25th August 2011.

Giant Hypermarket Tabuan Jaya
No.1, Tabuan Tranquility Commerial Centre
Jalan Canna 93350
Kuching Sarawak
Tel: 082-530 082  Fax: 082 530 088

Giant Hypermarket Kota Padawan
No.148 Kota Padawan Batu 10,
Jalan Penrissen 93250 Kuching,
Sarawak  93250
Kuching  Sarawak.
Tel: 082-616 086  Fax: 082-612 086

Damai Beach Kuching

Jong Fui Fa — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:30:56 +0000

Damai Beach Kuching is one of the many beautiful beaches in Kuching. On a weekday Damai Beach Kuching don’t get much attention but when it come to the weekend Damai Beach Kuching flood with lot of visitors.

The local do not normally wear bikini or anything that too short to reveal their skins – not that they are shy but probably because they don’t like sunburn as much as the westerner do.

Photos taken during the Gawai weekend in Kuching enjoy.

Touring Tua Pek Kong Kuching

Jong Fui Fa — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:48:27 +0000

Facing Sarawak river “Sungei Sarawak” Tua Pek Kong (大伯公 Tuā-peh-kong) in Kuching, perhaps is one of the oldest Buddhist temple in Kuching Sarawak.

The last time I posted Tua Pek Kong (大伯公 Tuā-peh-kong) some requested more pictures. The caretaker in one of these photo hates photographer.

If you’re a visitor and wishes to find out more information about this temple you can visit Chinese museum across the road. It would be interesting to see some old photos of early Chinese uses this temple for prayer.

A friend of mine Mr. Sim is working with some other peoples to declare Tua Pek Kong (大伯公 Tuā-peh-kong) in Kuching a world heritage.

Prayer in Kuching Tua Pek Kong

Jong Fui Fa — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:33:25 +0000

A lady with incense ready for prayer in Kuching Tua Pek Kong 大伯公 temple

Boulevard Kuching Wong Fei-Hung Theme Yangqin Performance

Jong Fui Fa — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:56:38 +0000

Boulevard Kuching – A group of young artist giving free yangqin performance to the public on the 3rd day of Chinese New Year here in Kuching.

When we talk about Wong Fei-Hung 黄飞鸿 we would undoubtedly thought of the god of drunken and martial arts guru in Hong Kong film history Jackie Chan & Jet Li. In fact the biggest Wong Fei-Hung identity was the movie’s theme song – for many it was like a national anthem.

I love these beautiful Yangqin 扬琴 instrument, these kids are so inspiring and truly blowing my mind away by their skills. It would be a shame if no one enjoy the art of Yangqin and the talents from this group of young artists.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLOW0dGETxU

Happy Chinese New Year!