Aircraft Spotting In Langkawi

SPOTTER : LIANG WEI

For those who love Aircraft Spotting. Langkawi offers an excellent choice of great places for spotting. The airport is beautiful and the weather is great. There's even a platform atop of a hill (refer as red spot in the map below). The place overlooks the entire terminal & airfield which offers panoramic view of airport area. The place is call Observation Hill or Bukit Chenkuan (as the locals call it).

Its was always full of Aircraft Spotters during LIMA Exhibition (Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition) which were held once every two years.

The best spotting runway will be Runway21.

The pictures own by Liang Wei

What is Aircraft Spotting?
Aircraft spotting or plane spotting is the observation and logging of the registration numbers of aircraft: gliders, powered aircraft, balloons, airships, helicopters, and microlights.
When spotting aircraft, observers notice the key attributes of an aircraft. They may notice a distinctive noise from its engine or the number of vapour trails it is leaving. They will assess the size of the aircraft and the number, type and position of its engines. Another clue is the position of wings relative to the fuselage and the degree to which they are swept rearwards. Are the wings above the fuselage, below it, or fixed at midpoint? Perhaps it is a monoplane, biplane, or triplane. The position of the tailplane relative to the fin(s) and the shape of the fin are also clues to its type. If it is an antique or light aircraft it might have a tail wheel. Some aircraft types have a fixed undercarriage while others have retractable wheels.

Dua beradik nyaris rentung

KUAH - Dua beradik terpaksa meredah asap yang menyelubungi ruang rumah untuk menyelamatkan diri selepas tersedar rumah kedai dua tingkat yang didiami, hampir hangus dijilat api dalam kebakaran di Taman Medan Berjaya sehingga mengakibatkan kerugian kira-kira RM100,000.

Ketika kejadian, mereka nyenyak tidur dalam bilik dan hanya tersedar selepas melihat asap memasuki bawah pintu bilik berkenaan.

Sinar Harian - utk lihat berita penuh.

Timbermad :-
Musibah yg amat malang menimpa mereka. La ni kita tgk depa ni dapat tak RM1,000 bantuan & bantuan2 lain mcm yg kena kat org2 Bukit Malut.

IODA WORLD 2010 in Langkawi by Langkawi Story

Such a nice Video from Langkawi Story. I'm overwhelmed on the video. Nicely done. Please refer more details about Langkawi Story here.

Langkawi Bridge by YYZDez

Picture of the day.. Very nice picture with great resolution. Please click here for more great pictures.. 
More pictures here.

New wellness concept sprouts in Langkawi by Luxury Travel Blog

V Integrated Wellness aims to inspire growth, like the ‘tree’ it symbolizes

LANGKAWI, Malaysia — As spas evolve from sanctuaries of physical relief to sanctums of mental restoration, one burgeoning wellness enterprise is anticipating the next progressive step with services and facilities that recalibrate the soul.


Scheduled to launch Mar. 1 at The Andaman — a Luxury CollectionResort in the foliage-shrouded archipelago of Langkawi — V Integrated Wellness offers all the staples of a modern-day holistic center, and then some.

AL :-

Wow even a new spa get good review from Vietnam Luxury Travel Blog.. Kudos..

Check here for full detail.. 

 

Langkawi all geared up for 2.5m visitors

LANGKAWI: The Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) is targeting 2.5 million local and foreign visitors to the island.

Lada tourism manager Megat Shaharul Azman Abas said recently that the target could be achieved in view of the various national and international events to be held on the duty-free island this year.

He said more than two million tourists had visited Langkawi last year.

Read more: Langkawi all geared up for 2.5m visitors http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/13lang/Article/#ixzz19zHG31Dd

Timbermad :-
Yes we target 2.5million local & foreign visitors to the Island this year. The question is weather we are ready to cater that number of tourist. Is our amenities complete & ready to cater that number of tourist.. There's a lot of room for improvement.

Review of Kitta Seafood Restaurant by Blog With Yan

Picture shows a thousand words.. Yummy.

PLease refer full tempting review in her blog..Enjoy..

IODA World Sailing Championship 2010 ~ Cakap-cakap

Perasmian oleh Timbalan Menteri Pelancongan Dato' Dr James bersama-sama Dato' Paduka Abu Bakar Taib Ahli Parlimen Langkawi ~ Gmbar oleh Hamzah Osman.

Sepanjang kita ketahui setakat ini IODA World Sailing Championship sedang berlangsung. Persoalannya sekarang adalah kenapa pertandingan yg berlansung di peringkat Antarabangsa bagaikan dianak tirikan oleh Kementerian yg bertanggungjawab.

Bukan nak kata apa tapi, bila dilihat perasmian pun oleh Timbalan Menteri Pelancongan sebagai wakil. Dan dengaq berita jugak acara penutup pun ditutup oleh Timbalan Menteri Sukan. Adakah Menteri sibuk sangat sampaikan tak nak turun utk menutup acara berprestij ini.

Mungkin Menteri tak tau yg 'event' ini melibatkan banyak 40 negara. Ini menconfirmkan cakap-cakap sebelum ini bagaimana Persatuan Pelayaran Malaysia dianaktirikan bagaikan meminta sedekah kepada pihak Kementerian. 

Apa yg peliknya kalaulah dikatakan Team Malaysia tidak power tak jugak. Sedangkan pada tahun lepas Team Malaysia dinobatkan sebagai THE BEST WORLD TEAM di IODA Brazil. Lagi eloklah kalau Kementerian Sukan bagi perhatian kepada team Malaysia & daripada dok tertumpu pada Persatuan Sukan lain yg tak menaikkan nama negara. Setakat pi event kalah buat apa. Takkan nak highlight sampai PM baru nak bagi perhatian.

Nasib baik ada Penaja-penaja yg menampung perbelanjaan (Terima Kasih  KFC, LADA & lain2). Apa-apa pun bukan Kementerian Sukan tak tolong. Adala bagi duit penajaan. Pada saya bagilah perhatian yg sewajar pada acara-acara antarabangsa seperti IODA Langkawi. Bukan apa impak dia pada pelancongan & sukan tanahair.

Filled with natural wonders ~ The Star

LANGKAWI is the only place in the country to spot the Mountain Hawk Eagle and Brown Winged Kingfisher and it is the easiest place in Malaysia to see the Wreathed Hornbill, Great Hornbill and Oriental Pied Hornbill.
Naturist and birding enthusiast Irshad Mobarak said that on Gunung Raya, avid bird watchers were guaranteed to catch a glimpse of the hornbills on any given day.

Full article in The Star

Anaklangkawi :-

Quite hard to see sigthing of Hornbill actually. But for its quite common for eagles.

Anyway its a great article & i never know Langkawi have a lot of species of Hornbill.

Days In Langkawi by Blog With Yan

This post is to summarize the day time activities that we did during our last week Langkawi trip. I will let the picture do most of the talking.
We went to Taman Agro - Teknologi, Stesen Mardi Langkawi, because my husband found out from the map that there got free seasonal fruit for visitors. Cheap skate ho?

Full story & pictures here.

AL:-

When most of the bloggers talk about Underwaterworld, Payar Island & other interesting places. Yan blog about Taman Agro Teknologi in Langkawi & Wildlife Park. 

320 terima bantuan kelengkapan sekolah

KEDAWANG - Pasangan murid kembar adalah antara 320 penerima sumbangan pada Majlis Gempur Bidang Keberhasilan Utama Negara (NKRA) dan Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita Keluarga dan Masyarakat.

“Tahun hadapan, kami akan mengayakan pakaian dan beg baru sama seperti kawan-kawan lain.

“Sumbangan ini membuatkan saya dan adik terus berusaha dan belajar bersungguh-sungguh untuk membantu keluarga,” katanya ketika ditemui di dewan Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kedawang.

Hadir sama, Pengerusi Mayang, Datuk Paduka Abu Bakar Taib, Pengerusi Nadi, Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid, Pengerusi Majlis Pembangunan Wanita Kebangsaan (MPWK) Maryam Othman, Pegawai Jabatan kebajikan Masyarakat daerah Langkawi, Che Noor Che Ahmad dan Pegawai Pelajaran Daerah Langkawi Sabri Abdol Rahim.

“Nampaknya tahun ini, beban saya sedikit ringan dengan sumbangan yang diterima, ternyata kerajaan prihatin dalam membantu rakyat terutama kepentingan dalam pendidikan,” katanya.

Selain bantuan beg dan peralatan sekolah, majlis turut menyumbangkan 70 kotak berisi pelbagai makanan berharga RM300 setiap satu dan empat tilam.

Sumber - Sinar Harian

Timbermad :-
Bukan nak kata apa tapi la ni boleh tahan harga peralatan persekolahan budak2.

IODA 2010 World Championship

Well as we all know that current IODA Championship are ongoing in Langkawi. Its only few days start & its a long way to go.

If you want to see the score's please refer here. At the moment, Thailand team is leading. Malaysia team at number 5th.

For an update on IODA 2010 World Championship please refer their official website here.

If you want to see Team Bermuda please refer to their official blog here..

Weather today was marvelous for the race.

Timbermad

Bike News Asia: Landbouwkrediet for Tour de Langkawi

ANDBOUWKREDIET, A BELGIAN TOUCH FOR LE TOUR DE LANGKAWI

BELGIAN team Landbouwkrediet will return to Le Tour de Langkawi after four years of absence. They are set to strengthen the field of the Malaysian H.C. race from January 23^rd to February 1^st.

This is a legendary team as the Belgian bank has been a faithful backer of the team for ten years already. Landbouwkrediet stepped in way back in 2001 but the squad managed by Gerard Bulens initially named under Saxon and then Tönissteiner was created in 1992. “Not many cycling teams manage to celebrate their twentieth anniversary”, said the founder who has put stability as his priority while other managers have tried to get their organisation to grow too fast and were eventually forced to close the business.

Please refer below link for full info.
Bike News Asia: Landbouwkrediet for Tour de Langkawi

Timbermad :-
I'm sure this years will be a blast.

Langkawi...surprises me!!! by Steward Saw.

Right after my What?!-have-to-go-again-for-3-months ruminant practical in Johore, I went to Underwater World Langkawi for my 2-week practical. Or in other words, from a remoted nothing-to-do-than-better-sleep-early farm to a heavenly lively island. (OMG, I can’t believe I just said that, after cursing Langkawi island for having nothing but expensive food and hot weather 6 years ago…well, things improve..hehe )

Indeed a super big eye-opener for me, since I have not much of exposure to marine and aquatic animals previously (All I can recall is all of my pet fish died under my care when I was small). And lots of management stuff to learn, and it is even complicated when each species requirement varies. From marine to brackish water and finally to freshwater fishes, we learn the feed type, environment parameter, anatomy and bits of treatment, filtration system and lots more. And basically those things that explain why my pitty pet fish died. Haih, ignorance kills them.

Full Article here.
 

Anaklangkawi :-

When most of us visited & look at the animal & fish from outside the box. This blogger have the opportunity of the lifetime by handling the animals from within.. Such a nice experience indeed. 

Great to know he has such a great practical in Langkawi Underwaterworld. 

p/s: Never know before that Underwater World offers practical for students..

Eagle in Langkawi by Sunny Reflection

What can I say rather than Langkawi is a place for Photographers heaven. The picture taken by sunny's reflection. There's a lot of nice artistic pictures on his flickr. Please review it here.
More langkawi pictures here.