My trip to Sibu 4/4 - 6/4

I took three days off in order to accompany my father to Sibu for Qingming Festival. I actually hated going to Sibu because the road trip was pretty long and boring. However , I was the eldest son so I should visit my ancestor's tomb as I never swept my ancestor's grave before. However , my mum and sister didn't follow us in order to look after the house.

The First Day :
My youngest uncle suddenly telephoned my dad that he was going to follow my dad's car so we had to wait him to come to our house. After 20 minutes , he arrived and we started our road journey to Sibu. It took us about 6 hours to reach Sibu. We actually decided to having our lunch at a famous ''鼎边糊'' store but it already closed. So , we just bought some Kompia (kaya filling & butter filling) to fill up our hungry stomach. Then , we went to my second elder uncle 's house. I slept around 10 p.m. on that night as I had to woke up very early the next morning.

The Second Day :
I woke up around 3.45 a.m. on that morning. Although I felt sleepy , I forced myself to stay awake as we had to leave before 4 a.m. Then , we went to fetch my third elder uncle in inner part of Sungai Bidut. We reached the town area of Sibu around 5 a.m. Then , we having our breakfast at a nearby hawker stall . I ordered a bowl of ''八珍粿汁'' (Kway Chap). It was way more delicious than Miri one but it was cheaper. Oh my God ! Sibu folks took the Qingming festival seriously. You could not avoid traffic jam even you went to the grave site early in the morning. Everyone went to the grave site early in the morning! There were some traffic polices on duty to maintain the order of traffic at the roads around grave site. Wow ! I could not imagine that there thousands of people who were doing their grave site veneration. We had to walk to the grave site as we could not find an ideal parking site and most probably due to our late arrival (5.30a.m.).

There were flower vendors everywhere. The grave sites were huge. It took us more than 25 minutes to reach my great grandfather 's tomb. My great-uncle and his family already arrived there. Then , my cousins and uncles started to burn paper money and paper replicas of some material good such a car, maid, clothes, shoes and others. My family didn't burn as we were Christian as well as my eldest uncle and his family.

Next , I went to my grandmother's tomb which located at another grave sites. The second trip became even tough as the sun was burning hot. This trip took us about 30 minutes. Besides , I also paying respect to my deceased cousin.

Then , we were having dim sum as lunch at Good Happiness Restaurant (旺喜楼). The dim sum was quite nice and the price was reasonable. After that , we went to my uncle's house. My father was playing '' mahjong'' with my uncles and cousin-in-law. I played the PSP for the whole afternoon.

The Third Day :
I was frustrated as I missed the chance to try ''kampua'' at Rasa Sayang (famous kampua foodstall) but I tried kampua at another stall. I personally thought this one was also very delicious.Bla..... I went back to my hometown ~ Miri.

During this trip , my bond with cousins were tightened.















Me , my brother and my niece.