11th Borneo International Kite Festival (Pt.1)

Location : Old Bintulu Airport
Date taken : 24 Sept'15

Visitor to the festival
playing kite at the sideline.

This year is the 11th time the Borneo International Kite Festival is held at Bintulu.  The festival is becoming a major domestic tourism product that attracts vast crowds of local tourists or visitors  from surrounding regions especially the divisions of Sibu, Miri, Mukah and even Brunei.  As a destination marketing event the festival have over the years brought in international kite flyers from faraway countries like Brazil, France, Japan and many other foreign nationals.  The festival has placed Bintulu on the world map of kite flying destinations.  This year the festival is stretched over 5 days starting from the 23rd of September.

Kite flyers from Japan playing the 'wasp' kites
23 Sept'15

Orchid splendour at Taman Orkid, Kuching.

The Astana (background) as viewed from the Taman Orkid or Orchid Park

 This month of June I took a brief visit to the Orchid Park in Kuching.  Apparently the blooms seemed to be in their best.  There is much to excite the eyes not least the varying colours of the many varieties of orchids planted on the ground, in hanging pots, and on tree stumps.  The place however seemed to be surprising quiet with a handful of visitors which made me think that a lot of continuous effort need to be organised and well coordinated by the authorities concerned on marketing the garden to local as well as foreign visitors.

All images taken on 3 June'15
Orchid Park, Kuching.