Sibu Chinese New Year and Floods
27
January
It’s the first day of Chinese New Year and worshippers flocked to Sibu’s Tua Pek Kong temple to wish for a good and prosperous year ahead. The rain didn’t stop them coming.
Sibu’s Tua Pek Kong Temple Pagoda. At full glory.
Chinese New Year lanterns and decorations at Sibu’s Tua Pek Kong temple.
Hopefully this year our economy will be rising as high as the water level tonight. The water had overflown onto the roads from the Rejang river.
Most of the town area were flooded. Not to be excluded is the notoriously flood-prone area in front of the Premier Hotel. Every Chinese New Year sure get flooded! I think during Suituapui’s years, kids were able to come out there and swim, but now with 4WDs zooming around town, they have to swim in the longkang.
The one and only, McDonald’s on the River. Only available in Sibu. Terms and Conditions apply.
Floods at Central Road. I wonder if the water flows into Daesim emporium and its nearby shops. The poor Fire station is flooded also, as usual.
WongPK and I squat on the ferry point to observe the water level while discussing on Wordpress and blogs issues. It was residing a little bit, but the subsequent rainfall would not help much though.
It’s certainly been a very wet Chinese New Year and I hope the water do bring luck and fortune to us! Angpow Mari!
Che-Cheh
1. suituapui | January 27th, 2009 at 5:23 am
My visitor was leaving at around 9 last nite, l saw only around 2 inches left in the drain outside the house and l remarked, ‘Many places in Sibu are flooded already,’ and l was right!! Still coming 3rd day? That’s supposed to be when the tide is highest! LOL!
2. clement | January 27th, 2009 at 9:22 am
i was in kfc at midnite and played water… ha ha, anyway, i am hungry for kampua!
3. BB | January 27th, 2009 at 9:47 am
i linked to yr blog in my latest post
, curi yr 4th pic 
4. Alexallied | January 27th, 2009 at 10:55 am
suituapui: LOL. Let’s see if i flood your house or not tomorrow!
clement: Let’s go and eat kampua RM10/plate! LOL!!!
5. Wuching | January 29th, 2009 at 7:33 am
miss lah..
6. gundot | January 31st, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Was wondering…would the water level rise up above the railings.Then the boats can just sail into Pulau Babi. (still call P Babi kah that area)
Small sampan can sail in, boats with deep barge would hit ground.
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