Free Food Everyone

I can't believe my eyes when I saw this signboard at one of the stalls at Batu Niah when I made a pit stop on the way back from the day trip to Miri last Saturday( 1/11). ' Bayar Suka Hati ' in Malay means ' Pay as You Wish '. Read again. Yes, you can drop a coin or a ringgit note or more or nothing if you eat at this stall.  It's all up to your conscience.  I inquired further from the cashier who told me that as part of the Niah Food centre philosophy if there are people in the buses or travellers who cannot afford a meal, they can just take any amount of food from this stall and pay as they wish or not pay at all. What good samaritans we have here.

Day Trip to Miri

We went to Miri this morning and returned late at night around 10.30 pm for a day trip. The picture above shows a section of the jungle produce market at Batu Niah, a half- way stopover. Seasonal fruits are plenty today ranging from durians, rambutans and dabai among the top players. Here the traders are mainly the womenfolk from various ethnic origins like the Ibans, Kedayans,Chinese, Malays ( mainly localised Indonesians) and Melanaus.