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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Datuk Chachar is actually the Sri Muthu Mariamman Festival. The Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple is located at the Chitty village in Jalan Gajah Berang.

This temple is the famous place among the Melakan as the centre that offers treatments for those suffering Chicken Pox, (Malay known as Cacar), shingles or herpes.

This festival is a week long affair in late of April or early of May.The devotees that carry the kavadies must perform a cleansing ritual.

Among the rituals are fasting from eating read meat for 10 days before the festival, abstaining from having sexual relationship, perform prayers and chanting.

The festival begin....

Everyone (especially the kavadi carriers) will gather at the Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple as early as six in the morning for prayers and cleansing ritual. The kavadies carriers will be blessed and bathe from the well water located in side the Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple.

Then, the scary part of hooking and piercing of human flesh will be done. As the kavadis carriers line up along the Harmony Street in Melaka, more and more onlookers gathers at the sidewalk.

Now the kavadis carriers will make their way from Jalan Tukang Besi to Jalan Gajah Berang where Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple is located.
Once the devotees reach Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple at Jalan Gajah Berang, each and every pot of milk carried by the devotees will be brought into the temple. This milk will be used by the monk or “sami“ to bathe Mariamman Goddess. Pots and pots of milk are poured down to bathe the Goddess. This is also the place where the hooks and piercing items will be taken out.If you have a faint heart, it’s best not to see this unhook and un-pierce ritual. Then the wound will be applied with the prayers ashes to heal them. In the afternoon, a banana leaf feast will be held at the temple to feed the hungry devotees.

The Datuk Chachar Festival is a very scary festival the young children. This is due to horrified scene where some of the devotees were posses by the deity!!! Only the "BRAVE" involves in this festival.- Lim










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Friday, May 17, 2013
English: A composite image of icons of Kuala L...
English: A composite image of icons of Kuala Lumpur and its skyline. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Malaysia is one of the most mesmerizing places on earth offering a unique experience for tourists. The country is blessed with a wide range of picturesque natural formations in addition to amazing modern architectural structures and resorts.
Many enthusiasts will agree that it is worthwhile to visit the following places while on a trip to Malaysia:

Georgetown
The town owes its name to King George III of Britain and is found in the north eastern part of Penang Island. Its most appealing feature is the unique architecture that preserves the cultures of its former and present inhabitants. Houses built in the colonial era are protected by law and are juxtaposed to modern Chinese constructions.

Kuching
Kuching hosts several museums that document the history of the Malay people. The Kuching Civic Center is magnificently built on a hill and tourists can catch a glimpse of the amazing view of the landscape around. Leisure walks mixed with learning opportunities are a great experience during the day before retreating to the waterfront to enjoy exotic snacks.

The Cameron Highlands is an exciting hill station famously known for jungle trails, thick forests and waterfalls convenient for picnics. It is inhabited by a mixture of ethnic tribes such as Malays, Indians and Chinese among others. The development of this station was initiated by the British way back in 1920.

Taman Negara
Taman Negara is the Malay translation for national park. It is an ancient rainforest that boasts of indigenous trees, an array of jungle treks and high waterfalls and some of the most talked about canopy walkways. It is a natural habitat for some of the most endangered species in the wild such as the rhino, tiger, Asian elephant and leopard.

Pulau Tioman has already made it into the Time Magazine named as a paradise island in the 1970s. This acclaim has made it one of the most visited places in Malaysia. Located in the east coast, it has enviable white coral reefs that continue to attract scuba diving enthusiasts. There are times that tourists are more than indigenous communities especially between November and February. A walk towards the interior leads one into a dense forest.

For quite some time, Kuala Lumpur became the focus of modern architecture when Petronas Twin Towers stood as the tallest buildings on earth based on number of floors. However that acclaim was stolen by the Taipei 101 in 2004, but not entirely. The twin towers are still the highest due to the pointed tips. Its architecture is based on Islamic art with its walls a mixture of concrete, steel and glass. One can cross between the two towers via a bridge on the 41st and 42nd floors.

Mount Kinabalu
Mount Kinabalu is found in Borneo and stands at approximately 4,095 metres. Its biodiversity is unique and so far it has been proven to have 326 bird species, over 600 fern species and 100 mammal species. Unlike other mountains, one can climb Mount Kinabalu without mountaineering gear although it is strictly advised to have guides for any excursion.

The underground Mulu Caves is a sight to behold and is situated in a rainforest with a mountainous terrain. It is also found in Borneo. The Sarawak chamber is said to be the largest cave on earth and can comfortably accommodate 40 Boeings 747s. The caves have a large population of gigantic bats that create a spectacle when they go out in the evenings.
These Islands can be found in the north eastern part of Malaysia bordering Thailand. They are famous for budget tourism with a wide array of affordable accommodation. With long white sandy and clean beaches complemented by a beautiful blue sea, they make the perfect destination for holiday goers. Visitors from all over the world frequent here.

Langakawi
Langkawi is the most famous tourist destination in Malaysia. It is an amazing archipelago comprising 99 islands spread in the Andaman Sea. It boasts of long and wide white beaches, hilly jungles and numerous mountain peaks. Its diverse landscape with a great range of choice restaurants easily makes it the ultimate holiday place in Malaysia.

A mix of the traditions of the jungle tribes and the contemporary Kuala Lumpur lifestyles is an experience worth every cent. You can easily travel here using a UK passport.


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Saturday, May 11, 2013
SM Mall of Asia (MOA) is a shopping mall owned and developed by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall chain owner and developer in the Philippines. SM Mall of Asia is the 2nd largest mall in the Philippines after SM City North EDSA, 3rd largest shopping mall in Asia and the 4th[1] (Ref. Forbes' World's 10 Largest Shopping Malls) largest shopping mall in the world. It has a land area of 42 hectares and has a gross floor area of an approximate 390,193 square metres (4.20000×106 sq ft)[2] and 407,101 square metres (4.38200×106 sq ft) of total area. The mall is located in Bay City, Pasay, Philippines near the SM Central Business Park, the Manila Bay and the southern end of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue. The mall attracts a daily average foot traffic of about 200,000 people. SM Mall of Asia's reign from being the largest shopping mall in the Philippines from 2006 was taken over by SM City North EDSA when it was redeveloped in 2008, relegating Mall of Asia to 2nd place.














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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
The City of Baguio (Ilokano: Ciudad ti Baguio; Filipino: Lungsod ng Baguio) is a highly urbanized city located in the province of Benguet in northern Luzon island of the Philippines. The city has become the center of business and commerce as well as the center of education in the entire Northern Luzon thereby becoming the seat of government of the Cordillera Administrative Region(C.A.R.).[1] According to the 2007 census, Baguio City has a population of 301,926.[2]
Baguio City was established by the Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway. The name of the city is derived from the word bagiw in Ibaloi, the indigenous language of the Benguet Region, meaning 'moss'. The city is at an altitude of approximately 1,610 metres (5,280 ft) in the Luzon tropical pine forests ecoregion conducive to the growth of mossy plants and orchids.

Because of its altitude, Baguio City was designated by the Philippine Commission as the Summer Capital of the Philippines on June 1, 1903. It was incorporated as a chartered city by the Philippine Assembly on September 1, 1909, as authored by former Philippines Supreme Court Justice George A. Malcolm. The City of Baguio celebrated its Centennial on September 1, 2009.















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Sunday, May 05, 2013
Kultura Filipino began as a small Filipino handicraft store during the late 1950's, quickly gaining a reputation for creating world class products sold at reasonable prices. Over the years it evolved into a lifestyle retail store showcasing a wide range of furniture, houseware, home decor, wearable fashion, souvenir items and food. In 2003, Kultura Filipino became an affiliate of SM Incorporated.

Today, it is the largest Filipino lifestyle retail chain in the country offering a definititve shopping experience for Philippine culture and crafts. Serving both local and international markets, the company continues to expand with a total of 26 branches in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It is located in major mall outlets - SM Megamall, SM Makati Annex, SM Mall of Asia Main Mall, SM North Edsa The Block, SM Cebu North Wing, and selected department stores.








Sunday, April 28, 2013
Last two weeks my foster father from Japan coming to Malaysia for short visit after he visit Bangkok, Thailand. So manage to tour him several place such Royal Museum Kuala Lumpur

The Royal Museum which located in the old National Palace, Jalan Istana, Kuala Lumpur was the official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong since August 1957. It is a symbol and representation of dignity for Malaysia monarchy institution as well as the central of administrative institution as well as central of administrative institution of monarchy for 13 Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The museum is nestled within an 11.34 hectares compound with beautiful gardens and a variety of plants.

The main palace complex consists of two building blocks, the Palace Gallery and Balairung Seri, each with different design. The Palace Gallery is primary palace building built in 1928 with Palladian architecture style. The Balairung Lounge and apartments of Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong

Other facilities available at the old National Palace include administration offices, lake, swimming pool, golf course, gym, badminton hall and tennis courts. In 2007, the old National Palace has been declared as National Heritage under the National Heritage Act 2005. The old National Palace was officially closed and moved to the National Palace Complex at Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur on 15 November 2011.

For your information we are not allowed to take photo inside the building so we just take photo outside building only. For more info click : Royal Museum Kuala Lumpur









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Monday, April 22, 2013
Muiz @ Perhentian
Muiz @ Perhentian (Photo credit: Anan Amri)

As I write this, I’m flying. It’s an incredible concept: to be suspended in the air, moving at two hundred miles an hour — while I read a magazine. Amazing, isn’t it?
I woke up at three a.m. this morning. Long before the sun rose, thirty people loaded up three conversion vans and drove two hours to the San Juan airport. Our trip was finished. It was time to go home. But we were changed.

As I sit, waiting for the flight attendant to bring my ginger ale, I’m left wondering why I travel at all. The other night, I was reminded why I do it — why I believe this discipline of travel is worth all the hassle.

I was leading a missions trip in Puerto Rico. After a day of work, as we were driving back to the church where we were staying, one of the young women brought up a question.

“Do you think I should go to graduate school or move to Africa?”
I don’t think she was talking to me. In fact, I’m pretty sure she wasn’t. But that didn’t stop me from offering my opinion.

I told her to travel. Hands down. No excuses. Just go.
She sighed, nodding. “Yeah, but…”

I had heard this excuse before, and I didn’t buy it. I knew the “yeah-but” intimately. I had uttered it many times before. The words seem innocuous enough, but are actually quite fatal.
Yeah, but …

… what about my job?
… what about my boyfriend?
This phrase is lethal. It makes it sound like we have the best of intentions, when really we are just too scared to do what we should. It allows us to be cowards while sounding noble.

Most people I know who waited to travel the world never did it. Conversely, plenty of people who waited for grad school or a steady job still did those things after they traveled.
It reminded me of Dr. Eisenhautz and the men’s locker room.

Dr. Eisenhautz was a German professor at my college. I didn’t study German, but I was a foreign language student so we knew each other. This explains why he felt the need to strike up a conversation with me at six o’clock one morning.

I was about to start working out, and he had just finished. We were both getting dressed in the locker room. It was, to say the least, a little awkward — two grown men shooting the breeze while taking off their clothes.
“You come here often?” he asked. I could have laughed.

“Um, yeah, I guess,” I said, still wiping the crusted pieces of whatever out of my eyes.
“That’s great,” he said. “Just great.”

I nodded, not really paying attention. He had already had his adrenaline shot; I was still waiting for mine. I somehow uttered that a friend and I had been coming to the gym for a few weeks now, about three times a week.

“Great,” Dr. Eisenhautz repeated. He paused as if to reflect on what he would say next. Then, he just blurted it out. The most profound thing I had heard in my life.

“The habits you form here will be with you for the rest of your life.”Photos by Geoff Heith
My head jerked up, my eyes got big, and I stared at him, letting the words soak into my half-conscious mind. He nodded, said a gruff goodbye, and left. I was dumbfounded.

The words reverberated in my mind for the rest of the day. Years later, they still haunt me. It’s true — the habits you form early in life will, most likely, be with you for the rest of your existence.
I have seen this fact proven repeatedly. My friends who drank a lot in college drink in larger quantities today. Back then, we called it “partying.” Now, it has a less glamorous name: alcoholism. There are other examples. The guys and girls who slept around back then now have babies and unfaithful marriages. Those with no ambition then are still working the same dead end jobs.

“We are what we repeatedly do,” Aristotle once said. While I don’t want to sound all gloom-and-doom, and I believe your life can turn around at any moment, there is an important lesson here: life is a result of intentional habits. So I decided to do the things that were most important to me first, not last.
After graduating college, I joined a band and traveled across North America for nine months. With six of my peers, I performed at schools, churches, and prisons. We even spent a month in Taiwan on our overseas tour. (We were huge in Taiwan.)

As part of our low-cost travel budget, we usually stayed in people’s homes. Over dinner or in conversation later in the evening, it would almost always come up — the statement I dreaded. As we were conversing about life on the road — the challenges of long days, being cooped up in a van, and always being on the move — some well-intentioned adult would say, “It’s great that you’re doing this … while you’re still young.”

Ouch. Those last words — while you’re still young — stung like a squirt of lemon juice in the eye (a sensation with which I am well acquainted). They reeked of vicarious longing and mid-life regret. I hated hearing that phrase.
I wanted to shout back,

“No, this is NOT great while I’m still young! It’s great for the rest of my life! You don’t understand. This is not just a thing I’m doing to kill time. This is my calling! My life! I don’t want what you have. I will always be an adventurer.”
In a year, I will turn thirty. Now I realize how wrong I was. Regardless of the intent of those words, there was wisdom in them.

As we get older, life can just sort of happen to us. Whatever we end up doing, we often end up with more responsibilities, more burdens, more obligations. This is not always bad. In fact, in many cases it is really good. It means you’re influencing people, leaving a legacy.

Youth is a time of total empowerment. You get to do what you want. As you mature and gain new responsibilities, you have to be very intentional about making sure you don’t lose sight of what’s important. The best way to do that is to make investments in your life so that you can have an effect on who you are in your later years.

I did this by traveling. Not for the sake of being a tourist, but to discover the beauty of life — to remember that I am not complete.


There is nothing like riding a bicycle across the Golden Gate Bridge or seeing the Coliseum at sunset. I wish I could paint a picture for you of how incredible the Guatemalan mountains are or what a rush it is to appear on Italian TV. Even the amazing photographs I have of Niagara Falls and the American Midwest countryside do not do these experiences justice. I can’t tell you how beautiful southern Spain is from the vantage point of a train; you have to experience it yourself. The only way you can relate is by seeing them.

While you’re young, you should travel. You should take the time to see the world and taste the fullness of life. Spend an afternoon sitting in front of the Michelangelo. Walk the streets of Paris. Climb Kilimanjaro. Hike the Appalachian trail. See the Great Wall of China. Get your heart broken by the “killing fields” of Cambodia. Swim through the Great Barrier Reef. These are the moments that define the rest of your life; they’re the experiences that stick with you forever.

Traveling will change you like little else can. It will put you in places that will force you to care for issues that are bigger than you. You will begin to understand that the world is both very large and very small. You will have a newfound respect for pain and suffering, having seen that two-thirds of humanity struggle to simply get a meal each day.

While you’re still young, get cultured. Get to know the world and the magnificent people that fill it. The world is a stunning place, full of outstanding works of art. See it.

You won’t always be young. And life won’t always be just about you. So travel, young person. Experience the world for all it’s worth. Become a person of culture, adventure, and compassion. While you still can.
Do not squander this time. You will never have it again. You have a crucial opportunity to invest in the next season of your life now. Whatever you sow, you will eventually reap. The habits you form in this season will stick with you for the rest of your life. So choose those habits wisely.

And if you’re not as young as you’d like (few of us are), travel anyway. It may not be easy or practical, but it’s worth it. Traveling allows you to feel more connected to your fellow human beings in a deep and lasting way, like little else can. In other words, it makes you more human.
That’s what it did for me, anyway. - Source by http://goinswriter.com/



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Thursday, February 07, 2013
Seperti yang saya janji saya akan cerita pengalaman saya selama 10 hari di atas KLD  Tunas Samudera. Tetapi saya akan ceritakan .....

10 perkara yang perlu anda tentang program KLD Tunas Samudera



10 perkara yang perlu anda tentang program KLD Tunas Samudera

1. Walaupun semua pergi di sahkan sihat oleh doktor berdasarkan borang 'Medical Checkup' , tp bila di atas kapal mcm2 penyakit datang seperti takut , tulang belakang , apendix dll.

2. Tempat tidur (cabin) hanya muat utk 9 orang dan selebihnya tidur atas deck . Just imagine pelatih seramai 28 org. Satu cabaran bagi pelatih untuk menyesuaikan keadaan dan memastikan kabin berbau segar ;)

3. 10 hari untuk belajar semua perkara tentang kapal layar memang tak cukup. Kelas yang paling membosankan adalah pada waktu malam kerana semua pelatih letih dan ngantuk sedangkan infomasi yang disampaikan sangat menarik tentang peranan TLDM dan juga Code Morse. Paling menghiburkan hati adalah acara kebudayaan umpama acara meluahkan perasaan melalui pergèrakan bibir dan anggota badan.

4. Segala modul aktiviti adalah berdasarkan umur dan kesanggupan kita melaksanakan aktiviti yang disediakan. Walaubagaimana pun kata putus terakhir adalah kapten kapal (co). Kalau dia kata ada aktiviti terjun laut, maka semua kena terjun. Kerana aktiviti bergantung pada cuaca dan keadaan laut. Kalau hujan , semua di minta berada dlm kapal / kabin.

5. Mabuk laut dan muntah adalah perkara biasa dalam program ini. Cara nak elakkan , jangan biarkan perut kosong dan memikirkan tentang mabuk laut . Layan jer hahaha. Kalau nak muntah, muntah jer dan jangan tahan. Pastikan muntah di Bull Ring dan tidak mengotorkan kapal.

6. Setiap pelatih akan dibekalkan 2 pasang baju , sehelai seluar, sepasang kasut dan juga beg

7. Lawatan / Outing adalah saat yang ditunggu oleh semua pelatih di mana pelatih diberi masa untuk berjalan- jalan sekitar bandar apabila kapal berlabuh di kawasan terpilih.

8. Saat paling mengasyikkan adalah ketika saat sunrise dan sunset di tengah lautan biru. Saat paling dengin adalah ketika kapal berlayar sambil ditiup angin.

9. Saat paling menakutkan adalah apabila berada dia atas 'Top Galant'. Best tgk lautan sambil layan 100 Plus haha.

10. Setiap pelatih akan diberi satu sijil penyertaan dan jika terpilih menjadi pelatih terbaik akan mendapat satu lagi sijil , iaitu sijil baik. Sijil cemerlang tiada lagi. Jika melalui garisan khatulistiwa akan dapat satu lagi sijil.

P/s: Banyak lagi nak tulis tp tunggulah catatan peribadi saya dalam post akan datang termasuk fakta KLD Tunas Samudera



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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Latest news about travel in Malaysia. Halal food is the priority for Muslim travel. It is because Malaysia is the easiest among others country in world to find halal food.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Pengalaman yang indah selama 10 hari atas kapal sungguh bermakna. Tahun yang sungguh gemilang untuk geng2 Malaysia Backpackers. Azam untuk tahun ini untuk lebih aktif dan kerap update blog. Banyak cerita yang tertangguh kerana kemalasan dan kesibukan. Sorry kawan ttp tahun pasti akan mengembirakan anda semua. Tungguuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu cerita saya di atas kapal.



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