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Miri River Ferry Point landing ramp photo, taken in 2007 - before the land reclaimation to become what is now known as Marina Bay. See historical photos of this area here.
Periwinkle (Catharanthus Reseus) is a small shrub with glossy leaves, with flowers a pinkish red hue or white in color. It is the official flower of Miri.
In the early days of oil extraction, there are many superstitions and stories supernatural entities. One such story is of Well No.23.
Well No.23 is an oil well that was drilled into, of all places next to the Krokop cemetery. Not surprisingly there there was much uneasiness to be drilling at the site of No.23. So famous were the many stories told of that working at that well, that if an oil worker was infuriated by a colleague, he might well tell him angrily (and euphemistically) "Go to 23!!".
