Small town, 7 miles from the city of Miri, it is the place where I have lived for 17 years. This morning saw me capturing pictures of what it looks like presently. I am sure the scenery will change in years to come......... Now, it is a mixture of old and new buildings.
Road leading to the Shell Office
Shell Offices - Old and New
Shell Industrial Clinic
Petronas Carigali Office
Lutong Recreation Club
Sarawak Skills Development Centre
Once a cinema, now a church
This was a popular place for the Lutong folks when there wasn't any TV yet. Tickets were 1.50, 1.00 and 0.50 MRinggit. Mum always buy the 50 cts ticket and the 3 (me and my 2 younger brothers) of us would tag behind her. The man at the door is a friend of Mum. Me and my 2 brothers would sit on the floor if we could not find any empty seats.
Beside the cinema are food stalls. The food stalls are still there. People now frequent there for drinks only, unlike before where more things are sold for people to buy and eat while watching shows.
No change to the stalls next to the former cinema.
You can find ice kacang/chendol or any other drinks there now. My favourite ice kacang/chendol is sold by a vendor there. The Ice kacang there cost only 1.20 MYR a bowl, the amount just the right amount to quench my thirst on a day afternoon. Compared to other stalls in Miri town, this is the cheapest and the most nicest for me. Just the right amount and the right taste.
The Post Office
Living in a small town in Lutong is great. If you know when to go, you wouldn't have to be in the long queue. No parking problem. Can always park at the cinema which is just across the road and walk to the post office. I got to post my letters there, pay my bills there too. It is just great!
The Police Station
The police station was originally located at the new Shell Office. Now it is operating from a Shell quarter.
The Playground
Lutong Market
This hasn't changed for years!
2 rows of shophouses, 1 had been facelifted, the other not yet.
Lutong Primary School
It has grown prettier than when I was there. I studied there from Primary 3 to Primary 6. Lian & Yean studied there too!
Road to the Lutong Government Secondary School
Lutong Government Secondary School
My secondary school from Form 1 to Form 5. It has grown in size: more buildings, better landscape, more parkings, more students. etc. etc. Interestingly I happened to be the 1st batch of Form 4 and Form 5 students of the school, and only Arts students. I am glad because I didn't have to travel to Miri. LGSS was the only secondary school in Lutong and is still the only one to-date. Now there are Form 6 classes too.
What a nice quiet place to relax behind the row of renovated shophouses. Can see the Lutong bridge from there.
The Miri river
From the Lutong bridge, we could see the Mosque, the Good Shepherd church and also the Shell office.
The Pujut-Lutong road to Tudan, Senadin, Miri Port Authority and Kuala Baram.
6 comments:
Very interesting photographs. Not sure about eating the " ice kacang/chendol" though. What is it, exactly?
Ice Kacang is a Malaysian dessert. Read about it in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_kacang or http://the-reflector.com/?p=2158
It is yummy! I love it!
Your green green grass of miri is mine too, glad to bring back some memory back after over 20 years, I was one of the smk lutong student that play at that playground while waiting for the bus to go home at pujut. Thank you
Thanks, Ka, for your comment. Those were the days! Keep in touch with your school friends! I still do.
Yes, those were the days. Something never change like the playground and market at the side, the post office (even though have been given a facelift) but still bring out the nostalgic feeling whenever i passing through the road. Lutong will always have a place in my heart, where i grow up to to be what i am today.
Thank you for your remark, Anonymous. You take care.
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