I witnessed the launch of the Fly the Jalur Gemilang Campaign held at Dataran Pahlawan, Malacca today in conjunction with Malaysia's upcoming 50th independence anniversary. This event was attended by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and other national leaders. For more information about this event, read these news articles:
200,000 Throng Melaka's Dataran Pahlawan For Merdeka Celebrations - Bernama
Abdullah leads vintage motorcade - NST
At 6 pm, I walked across Malacca River to Dataran Pahlawan. My car was parked as far as possible away from the location of this event, because the roads may be blocked due to the crowd. Along the way, I managed to grab these photos:
At about 8 pm, cars of VIPs and special guests started arriving at Dataran Pahlawan. I was standing in front of Bastion House (Location: 2.191436°N, 102.250000°E) and I took pictures of them passing by.
While waiting for the Prime Minister...
At around 9.17 pm, the Prime Minister's motorcade approached the place I was standing. His car is a vintage Nash Rambler Custom Convertible 1951 and bore the registration number M 4442. The car also carried Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam and Culture Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim.
Following the Prime Minister is a procession of antique cars and motorbikes.
After the motorcade left, I set out towards the top of Dataran Pahlawan.
I left the place at 10 pm, before the event ended.
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Friday 17 August 2007
50th Merdeka Celebrations at Dataran Pahlawan
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Sunday 29 July 2007
Down Malacca River
This evening, I took a stroll along Malacca River (Malay: Sungai Melaka), which have undergone beautification for the past few years.
From my starting point north of Kampung Morten ("kampung" means village in Malay), I walked down south towards the Hang Tuah Bridge and turned back to my starting point again.
A few metres after the cinema, I turned back following my original path. I took one last photo.
For a brief introduction and history of Rosary Chapel, read the following news article:
Ruins with interesting tales - AllMalaysia.info
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Thursday 22 February 2007
Pangkor Trip '07 - Day 3 - Back to Lumut
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Day 1 Lumut · Approaching Pangkor Island · Havana Beach Resort · Nipah Bay Beach · Dinner Day 2 More Hornbills · Boat Ride & Pulau Giam · White Tom Yam Day 3 A Fireworm · Back to Lumut
At noon, I was already packing my belongings and about to say goodbye to the folks on Pangkor Island. The trip from Havana Beach Resort to Pangkor Jetty in Pangkor Town was on board a taxi. I was soon waiting to take a ferry back to Lumut.
An hour later, I was back at Lumut.
This was the end of Pangkor Trip 2007.
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Pangkor Trip '07 - Day 3 - A Fireworm
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Day 1 Lumut · Approaching Pangkor Island · Havana Beach Resort · Nipah Bay Beach · Dinner Day 2 More Hornbills · Boat Ride & Pulau Giam · White Tom Yam Day 3 A Fireworm · Back to Lumut
The morning was spent as usual at Nipah Bay Beach. There were many water sports activities there, for example jet skiing, canoeing and banana boat ride. I tried out the banana boat ride and it was great fun (sadly, no photos). Later, somebody caught a fireworm washed up on the beach using a water bottle - and I had a chance to photograph this sea creature back at my chalet at Havana Beach Resort.
The following photo and a video show the fireworm swimming in the water bottle from a top-down perspective:
I broke off taking pictures of the fireworm for a while...
One more shot of the fireworm, this time viewed from the side of the bottle:
The fireworm was later released back into the sea.
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Wednesday 21 February 2007
Pangkor Trip '07 - Day 2 - White Tom Yam
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Day 1 Lumut · Approaching Pangkor Island · Havana Beach Resort · Nipah Bay Beach · Dinner Day 2 More Hornbills · Boat Ride & Pulau Giam · White Tom Yam Day 3 A Fireworm · Back to Lumut
I had today's lunch at Purnama Beach Resort, north of Havana Beach Resort at Nipah Bay. After the main course, I tasted what was called "White Tom Yam". Although "white" without a hint of spiciness, it could put your tongue on fire like a regular dish of tom yam.
The rest of the day was spent either at the beach or at the hotel. I took my dinner once again at Purnama Beach Resort during the evening.
This ended day 2 on Pangkor Island.
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Pangkor Trip '07 - Day 2 - Boat Ride & Pulau Giam
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Day 1 Lumut · Approaching Pangkor Island · Havana Beach Resort · Nipah Bay Beach · Dinner Day 2 More Hornbills · Boat Ride & Pulau Giam · White Tom Yam Day 3 A Fireworm · Back to Lumut
It was time for the most interesting event during this trip - a boat ride around Nipah Bay and a visit to Pulau Giam ("pulau" means island in Malay).
After waiting for the boatmen to get ready their boats, I was soon breaking the waves around Nipah Bay.
Later, the boatmen took us to Pulau Giam, an island north of Nipah Bay. We were supposed to do some snorkelling on this island, but it was crowded with people. However, we did go down the sea just like other people.
Back at Nipah Bay Beach...
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Pangkor Trip '07 - Day 2 - More Hornbills
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Day 1 Lumut · Approaching Pangkor Island · Havana Beach Resort · Nipah Bay Beach · Dinner Day 2 More Hornbills · Boat Ride & Pulau Giam · White Tom Yam Day 3 A Fireworm · Back to Lumut
It was almost 9 in the morning, and a boat ride was planned at about 10. While waiting for the time to come at Havana Beach Resort, I captured more pictures of the hornbills there.
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Tuesday 20 February 2007
Pangkor Trip '07 - Day 1 - Dinner
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Day 1 Lumut · Approaching Pangkor Island · Havana Beach Resort · Nipah Bay Beach · Dinner Day 2 More Hornbills · Boat Ride & Pulau Giam · White Tom Yam Day 3 A Fireworm · Back to Lumut
It was evening already after having fun at the beach. Time to have dinner!
For today's dinner, I went to Kiah Lim Restaurant (Malay: Restoran Kiah Lim) at Sungai Pinang Besar.
After dinner, there weren't many more activities on Pangkor Island. The only thing to do was to go back to the resort. However, in conjunction with Chinese New Year, the resort management decided to give us a show of fireworks.
This ended day 1 on Pangkor Island.
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Pangkor Trip '07 - Day 1 - Nipah Bay Beach
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Day 1 Lumut · Approaching Pangkor Island · Havana Beach Resort · Nipah Bay Beach · Dinner Day 2 More Hornbills · Boat Ride & Pulau Giam · White Tom Yam Day 3 A Fireworm · Back to Lumut
Tired of being in the resort for so long, it was time to go to the beach! Nipah Bay Beach was just across a road opposite Havana Beach Resort.
The following photos show Nipah Bay Beach and its surroundings:
Images of the beach itself:
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