Kuching - leli yigama lomuzi wesikati, elisesiqhingini saseKalimantan, esiseMpumalanga Malaysia. Ukuvakashela le ndawo, kubonakala sengathi akubona kuphela abaseGibhithe basendulo ababheka ukuthi lesi silwane singcwele.
Ngakho, lapha ungabona inqwaba yamakati aphilayo nezithombe eziningi amamitha ambalwa aphezulu, efakwe ezindaweni ezingalindelekile.
Eminyakeni engu-200 eyedlule, insimu yaseKuching yayilawulwa ngumuntu ohamba ngesiNgisi uJames Brook. Lapho eqala ukuhamba ezweni laleli dolobha, wabuza indawo yendawo ukuthi ibizo laleli ndawo libizwa ngani. Yena, ecabanga ukuthi umfokazi ubhekisele ekati lomgwaqo, waphendula: "Kuching." Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, u-Brooke waqala ukubiza umuzi waseKuchingom futhi yonke indawo wabeka isikhumbuzo esilwaneni esingafanelekile.
Inguqulo yesibili, engcono kakhulu, ithi phakathi nekhulu lama-20, amakati athulula abantu bendawo ekuhlaselweni kwamagundane. Futhi lesi sandulela ngukuthi: iziphathimandla zanquma ukulwa nezinyosi ze-malaria ngokusebenzisa i-insecticide ukuthi kunokuba izinambuzane zibhubhise iningi lezilwane ezinezintambo ezine. Ngemuva kwalokho, inani lamakhofu lenyuke edolobheni, ngenxa yalokho okwavela khona isifo. Yilapho iKuching yayingeniswe ngokukhethekile ngamakati angu-15 000. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, umuzi unyaka nonyaka ukwandisa inani lezikhumbuzo ezimibalabala ezizinikezelwe kulesi silwane sokudubula. Yiqiniso, lezi zikhumbuzo ziheha izivakashi eziningi ezilukhuni.
Ngakho, ngokumelene nehhotela elikhulu uMargherita Kuching, liwumthombo wesikati, elimelela ikholomu ngesimo sezilwane ezimele. Futhi eduze kwehholo lomuzi ungabona ikati yokwakha isakhiwo.
I-graffiti namakati adla izindonga zedolobha, izitolo zigcwele izikhumbuzo namakati, ekuthengiseni ungathenga ama-T-shirt ngezithombe zalezi zilwane ezidumile.
Ukukhangwa okuyinhloko kwedolobha yi-Cat Museum. It inikeza izinto ezingaba ngu-5 000 ezihlobene ne-purrs. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kukhona ikati elimnyama elivela eGibhithe lasendulo.
Futhi e-Kuching, ungavakashela i-cafe ebizwa nge-Meow Meow Cat Café.
Kodwa le cat emhlophe enezintambo zezintambo ibizwa ngokuthi uNick. Ngesikhathi samaholide amakhulu omphakathi, ugqoke izingubo zendabuko. Isibonelo, ngomnyaka omusha wamaShayina, uNick unesitsha esibomvu (njengesithombeni), ngoKhisimusi lo wesilisa omuhle ugqoke njengoSanta Claus, kanye nomkhosi wendabuko wokuvuna - emvuneni waseMalaysia kazwelonke.