Kuala Perlis- Gateway To Langkawi

Kuala Perlis is one of the small towns on the West Coast of West Malaysia. Its also one of the entry point from the sea for people from Southern Thailand. The life of Kuala Perlis depend mostly on the tourist travelling to Langkawi since it is one of the gateway to the Legendary island. Another one is Kuala Kedah further south.

There are two well established hotels for tourist or travellers to Kuala Perlis that is Putra Brasmana and Kuala Perlis Seaview. There is WiFi connection if one stayed at Putra Brasmana.

If you want to experience fresh Ikan Bakar (grilled fish) then drop by at Kuala Perlis. Since it is also one of the landing point for fish, Ikan Bakar restaurants serve fresh fish to suit your taste bud.

Terengganu's Ketupat Sotong

When I was in Kuala Terengganu, a friend took me to a seaside resturant to get a taste of 'Ketupat Sotong". It is squid filled with glutinuous rice and cooked in coconut milk. I can't make out the name of the place but it is somewhere in Rusila, nearby the famous Hj. Hadi mosque. If I am not mistaken the restaurant is Restoran Lempeng

UPdate 22 April 07: This month of April, May and June is the squid season and the best activity is "Mencandat sotong" (squid jigging). It is when people go to the sea usually at night to fish for squid and at times it can be an exciting experience for newcomers. Read more here. But am sorry it is in Bahasa Malaysia. View photos here. Read about squid jigging here.

1 - 6 April Labuan

Labuan is an island that was once part of Sabah and ceded to the Federal Government in 1984 converting it into a Federal Territory (other Federal Territories are Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya). The island has an areaa of 92km square and was made into an offshore financial centre.

The town of Labuan was called Victoria and is is an easy going life. Living in Labuan is not as hectic as living in other towns and cities of Malaysia therefore giving it a motto of ...to live and relax. Main economic activies is trading.

When in Labuan I stayed at Sara Hotel in the heart of the town being the reason there' s TMnet hotspots. One can get access to the internet using hotspots from the lobby but if you re lucky enough to stay in rooms on the first floor nearest to the lobby, you might get access from the room. I stayed in room 105 and get a weak signal. However I can get logged on to the net and that was a 24 hours connection.

Another reason is the next to the hotel is the Restoran Malindo for your decent meals. Labuan tourist information centre is about a hundred metres away from the hotel. If you love night life Labuan is a place to be.

References to Labuan

Labuan Online community
Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority
Labuan Travel Guide (Wiki)
Labuan web
Mari-mari Guide

Video Clips On Malaysia

In this post I would like to share some of the videos posted in YouTube to help promote Malaysia for the Visit Malaysia Year 2007.

Video 1: Scuba Diving - Sipadan Island posted by jasonlongcs. The video is 9 minutes 58 seconds long.



You can view more of this video here

Video 2: Malaysia Truly Asia. The video is 8 minutes 26 seconds long.



More poste here

Destination Port Dickson

Today I took off to Port Dickson (PD). The last time I was in Port Dickson was April last year. There will be a workshop to write the sports specific curriculum for coaching. A few sports was called up to complete their coaching curriculum for all the three levels under the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme.

Left my house at 9.00 pm and drove up to PD through the North South Highway (PLUS). The journey to PD is just about 1hr 15 minutes. Drive along the PLUS Highway and then take Exit 219. Toll rate from Sg Besi Toll Plaza is RM 7.70. After passing the toll plaza you will reach a traffic light and take a right turn. Drive straight until you see another sign showing the route to Port Dickson. From there you have the choice of using the trunk road or the highway. The trunk road will take you through Mantin and Rantau. Whereas the highway will take you direct to Port Dickson but you still have the exits to Mantin and Springhills. The open toll fare for this highway is RM 2.60.

The distance from Kuala Lumpur to Port Dickson is about 13 kilometres.

My destination in Port Dickson is Tiara Beach Resort. I will update this blog later with some pictures of Tiara Beach Resort.

Posted from Tiara Beach Resort, Port Dickson.
The wifi internet access is from Kemang Internet.

Visit Malaysia Year 2007 and PC Fair

PC Fair has been an annual event and many Malaysian will wait for the fair to get a better deal in purchasing computers, its accessories and man other ICT paraphernalia. This year the PC Fair is just round the corner. The first series will be in April. PC Fair is an activity of PIKOM.

This year is Visit Malaysia Year and its time for tourist to drop by the Fair and get what you bargain for.

This years calendar is as follows;

April 6-8 Penang,Malacca, Sandakan, Tawau and Kuching
April 13-15 Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bharu, Ipoh, Batu Pahat, Kuantan
April 20-22 Kepala Batas, Taiping, Sibu, Miri, Tanjung Karang, Muar

Come visit Malaysia and bring home some computers.

Site to visit
www.gomalaysia.net
www.vmcc.com.my
Tourism Malaysia
Virtual Malaysia

Launching Visit Malaysia 2007

Date: 6 January 2007
Venue: Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur
Time : 8.30

Tonight the Honourable Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will start the ball rolling for Visit Malaysia Year 2007. This event is to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of Malaysia's Independence this year. Malaysia achieved independence in 1957.

Tasik Titiwangsa Kuala Lumpur will be the centre of attraction tonight for the launching ceremony and also the launching of much publicised Eye of Malaysia where one can have a 360 degrees breathtaking view of Kuala Lumpur. See pictures here