The Rambutans were awesome looking.
Post-trip note:
The 3G sort of failed me towards the border. And yes, we really went all the way out to the border. Serikin is physically really Borderlands.
The driver actually entertained us with stories of how "Bau" (lit. smell) was given its name.
I'll try and appraise my memory. Somehow the story is along the lines of this:
When some of the people rose up against the Brooke Monarchy (or government), the soldiers chased the rebels to the mountains. The rebels hid in the caves in the mountains (Sarawak is full of caves).
The soldiers set the surroundings on fire, and killed the rebels through carbon monoxide poisoning.
Days/Weeks later, the remains of the bodies started to rot, thus, the smell, and the name "Bau".
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