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Semenggoh Wildlife Centre
Hey there! I'm back here in Kuching once again taking a break from the hectic training here in Terengganu. This time around, I headed for the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre which is a fourty five minute drive from Kuching. Together with a few of my friends, Faris and Xavier we started our journey early that morning. Semenggoh Wildlife Centre The Semenggoh Wildlife Centre is home to the orang utans, which are only found in the rainforest of the Malaysian Borneo (Sarawak and Sabah), Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan) and North Sumatera. Orang utans is one of the world's largest primates and is considered to be the most intelligent primate species on earth. The word 'orang' in Malay is 'person' whilst 'utan' comes from 'hutan' meaning forest. Thus, orang utan is translated literally as 'person of the forest'. For those who are interested, there's a short clip below here just to give you an idea of how orang utans are. Upon arri...
Turtle Alley, Kuala Terengganu
Its been almost a week now since I've been staying in Terengganu. I was detached to the Terengganu base for a few months to complete my course. While I was here, my friends and I went exploring around town. Hidden in a narrow lane, somewhere in Chinatown is the Turtle Alley. The entrance into Chinatown The Turtle Alley signboard My friends and I were strolling along Chinatown when one of us suddenly spotted the Turtle Alley. The Turtle Alley is just an ordinary alley which has been beautified and surrounded by artworks made of tiles. Launched in 2011, the main objective of the Turtle Alley was to shine the light on the endangered turtle species which often nest at the beaches of Terengganu. The passageway of Turtle Alley Mosaic tiles laid out on the walls The walls of the alley is filled with turtle mosaics and also metallic plates of the 'Little Turtle Messenger'. Now, the Little Turtle Messenger is a children's storybook w...
Gold Coast Morib
My next destination was to the well-known beach here in Sepang, which is more commonly known as Gold Coast Morib. Located near the airport, the journey to the beach took my friends and I almost an hour to get there. Upon arriving there, we were greeted with the cool refreshing, sea breeze and a amazing view. Seen here is the Gold Coast Morib Resort Chalets built on water can be seen along the end of the beach. These chalets belong to the Gold Coast Morib Resort and is world's first eco-friendly hotel making it an award winning development. The resort here was developed to adapt the cultures of a global village and aims to be an international tourism spot. View of the chalets during low tide Photo of me with the beach resort in view Its was pretty hot when we arrived there, but we were lucky as it was windy at that time. We took a stroll along the coastline admiring the little crabs crawling into the sand. The beach here is clean and the sand is ...
I-City Shah Alam
Just recently, I got the opportunity to visit the City of Digital Lights also known more commonly as I-City. My friends and I didn't have any problems finding I-City as it is brightly lit up and can be seen from the Federal Highway at night. Even before we got there, we were all very excited. Upon reaching I-City, we were greeted by brightly illuminated, forest man-made trees which were covered with millions of colourful and vibrant LED lights. View of the Ferris Wheel from afar Designed by world-renowned architect Jon A Jerde, I-City was designed as a fully integrated intelligent city, with the aim of attracting both local and international investors. It is declared as an International Park, being a tourist hot spot with its City of Digital Lights, Snowalk and various theme park rides. Man-made forest coming to live at night Looking around, I guess I know why they call it City of Digital Lights. The trees really do come alive at night with the majestic and col...
Penang Toy Museum
This time around, I headed over to Penang for a short trip with my friends. While we were there, we decided to drop by the Toy Museum, which is reputed to be the world's largest toy museum. Toys maybe children's best friend, but walking through the front doors is like stepping back into childhood. Young or old, anyone who steps in the toy museum is very likely to be awed and amazed by the huge collection of items there. The World's Largest Toy Museum Toys and action figures from all kinds of movies, comic books and anime can be found there. I couldn't stop taking pictures in the toy museum, especially with my favourite action heroes, Ninja Turtles ! I had a really enjoyable time, looking at all the toys here. Chilling out with Leonardo, from the Ninja Turtle I also took the opportunity to pose with my all time super-hero Batman and also the main character from the movie Tomb Raider. Hanging out with Batman Posing with the main character...
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Bako National Park
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