Kuching, Sarawak is a friendly and laid back little town that is not yet overwhelmed with mainstream tourism. As small as this town is it's filled with a lively atmosphere with nearby trekking trails, an orangutan rehabilitation center, authentic Borneo dishes such as laksa (a curry and noodle dish filled with eggs, chicken and shrimp) and beautiful, historical buildings that dates back to the early 1800's.
My friends and I traveled to a nearby Orangutan rehabilitation center known as Semengoh. Most travelers are allowed into the park twice a day during their feeding hours so that you can get a quick glimpse of these magnificent creatures in their natural wildlife surroundings. They're used to onlookers stopping by so they are definitely not shy. We were advised to not have any sort of food or water bottles on our personal belongings as it can pose a serious threat. We saw pictures of some people who had their hands torn off because of an incident where some school children had a water bottle. Yeah it was pretty graphic. But being in the presence of these Orangutans was truly amazing while we watched them munch on some bananas and swing across a rope fifty feet up in the sky.
Heeeeeeeere comes the alpha!
Pitcher plants.
My first instinct was to run to this tree and hug it. Good thing I didn't because once I got up close I noticed that the roots and trunk were covered with little thorns.
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