Miri:My Humble Hometown 美里: 我的家乡

Talk about Miri, how many people in the world would know? Many times i have to borrow our neighbouring Nation of Brunei when telling the world where i came from.

Miri is located on the island of 'Big Bear Borneo', in the state of Sarawak (the largest state in Malaysia) which was once a vassal state of the Sultanate of Brunei until it was granted an independent kingdom to Sir James Brooke in 1841.

Miri is now the second largest city of Sarawak. It was once a small fishing village. With the discovery of oil in 1910, it began to prosper and developed to a major trading town. On 20th May 2005, it was elevated to a city status.

I prefered to say Miri is located 'on island' rather than 'on state' because the word island sounds more trOpiCal and reLaxing.

Immediately their mind already toOk them to an island swinging on a hammock under swaying Coconut trees sipPing CocOnut juiCe... 

 If I were to say located on the State of Sarawak, their response would be "Where  SarawaK???"

Sarawak is in  Malaysia."Where Malaysia???" 

See the difference??