Friday, December 22, 2006

Merpati, Sarawak - (IV) - FOOD FOOD FOOD

Part I - The Arrival
Part II - Crystal Coral
Part III - The Crazy Ass Arsenal
Part IV - Food, Food, Food
Part V - Catch Report Pt I
Part VI - Catch Report Pt II
Part VII - Misc Shots


Introducing the chef of CC - JAMs!!













Food was excellent througout the trip. On average, we have 5 meals daily - breakfast, lunch, tea break, dinner & supper. Damn I don't even eat so much on land back home.

Here's some pictures of our main meals ie. lunch and dinner. Every meal we have chicken wings but was cooked differently - deep fried, sweet and sour, curry, soy, etc. Vege and fish is a definite item.
And of course we have other dishes like sweet and sour eggs, fried egg with sausages, etc etc. Breakfast was fried mee and kuaw teow. Fried and ready before you even wake up.













On the last day, our dinner was BBQ :-D We have chicken wings, lamb chop, sausages, french fries, cucumber, vegs, etc etc. Unfortunately and fortunately, we don't need to grill anything ourselves. Just sit and wait and eat.














Lets talk about tea break and supper. One of our supper was fried rice which was normal.













What was not normal was one of our tea break. Shortly after lunch on the 2nd day, around 2pm, Jams our chef, was chopping up 3 fishes which I thought was for dinner. So I thought to myself 'a bit early rite?'.














Half an hour later, we have in front of us 2 deep fried fish and 1 steam!! My god...pening...


























Another of our tea break - Amberjack Sashimi :-p





















Refreshment was never short the entire trip. Chilled coke, 100+, orange juice and Heneiken is readily available. Nescafe and tea is beside the kettle, DIY.

This is a self made refreshment - semi-frozen orange juice :p Perfect reward after battling an Amberjack. CHEERS!!

















Coming up next - Merpati, Sarawak (V) - Catch Rpt

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Merpati, Sarawak - (III) - The Crazy Ass Arsenal

Part I - The Arrival
Part II - Crystal Coral
Part III - The Crazy Ass Arsenal
Part IV - Food, Food, Food
Part V - Catch Report Pt I
Part VI - Catch Report Pt II
Part VII - Misc Shots


I think i spend around an hour underneath the rod holders just staring at the rods and reels.

Here's a quick list of some of the reels on board -
- Shimano 4000HP x 2, Daiwa Tanacom x 2, Ryobi Marfix, Saltiga Expedition x 2, Saltiga 4000 x 2, Saltiga 6000, Saltiga 30 I'ze Factory, Saltiga DogFight x 2, Saltiga Game 3000, Kaigen, Stella 20000 x 2, Stella 10000 x 2, Stella 8000 x 2, Torsa , Penn International 30, Ocea Jigger 1500, 2000, 4000, 5000, Tica Taurus, Accurate 665, Saltist, Navi,

As for rods, we have Tenryu, Blue Rose, Daiwa, Shimano Type J, Shimano Tiagra, Jigwrex, V Fox, and loads of Jigging Master!!



Merpati, Sarawak - (II) - Crystal Coral

Part I - The Arrival
Part II - Crystal Coral
Part III - The Crazy Ass Arsenal
Part IV - Food, Food, Food
Part V - Catch Report Pt I
Part VI - Catch Report Pt II
Part VII - Misc Shots


The Captain's Cabin















The speed boat. Didn't get a chance to use it as we didn't go to any shallow reefs.













This is where Jams, our chef, prepares to feed all the hungry jigging monsters!!!

















Our dining table













The various bedrooms - fully air-conditioned





















Emergency Raft














TV room - with VCD player and Astro.













The Crystal Coral JUKEBOX! Providing us with daily dose of musical entertainment. We had tunes from Hardcore Techno - Pop - Super Emotional Oldies - Country - CHRISTMAS CAROLS!!













And last but not least, Crystal Coral and ME! :-p

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Merpati, Sarawak - (I) - THE ARRIVAL

Part I - The Arrival
Part II - Crystal Coral
Part III - The Crazy Ass Arsenal
Part IV - Food, Food, Food
Part V - Catch Report Pt I
Part VI - Catch Report Pt II
Part VII - Misc Shots

And so it begins, once again...And it feels just like 'balik kampung'... Arriving at Miri, Sarawak, for another round of maximum jigging!!













Flight was as usual...short and sweet...



















Here I am, about to board Crystal Coral (CC) shortly :-)





Monday, December 18, 2006