Entry ini sepatutnya scheduled weekend baru lepas nie, tapi dia tukar jadi draft pula. Suka hati blog jer kan... Anyway, kita publish kan juga. Happy Mondays all... Ini, macam biasalah yer... hujung minggu nie kita cerita pasal tempat2 makanlah. Langkawi punya, Insyaallah minggu depan habislah postingnya...hehehehhehe
So, dah banyak giles dah orang buat entry pasal Coconut Shake di Pantai Klebang nie kan. Walaupun dah banyak dan rasanya malas sikit nak cerita, tapi mengenangkan ianya negeri Melaka, rumahku syurgaku di sana, maka buatlah juga entry. Jangan nanti orang kata sombong pula, tak nak pomot Melaka.
Anyway, coconut shake di Pantai Klebang nie memang dah jadi sebutan ramai. Asalnya, dia hanya berniaga di tepi simpang tepi jalan besar di Klebang tu jer. Tapi disebabkan pelanggan semakin bertambah dan ramai, ditambahkan pula dengan promotion tidak berbayar di blog2, maka jalan di pantai Klebang tu pun jadi traffic jam setiap kali hujung minggu terutama masa cuti sekolah. Untuk mengelakkan kesesakan sebegitu, maka mereka pindahkan warung coconut shake ke dalam. Ada signboard dari tepi jalan tu. Owhh, warung tepi jalan tu tetap wujud lagi, tapi untuk yang nak bungkus saja. Kalau nak duduk kat kerusi, minum shake sambil makan2 kuih, kenalah drive ke dalam sikit.
Inilah warungnya. Kaunter buat coconut shakelah tu...
Presenting the famous Coconut Shake of Klebang.
Adam nie memang perasan hensem la.. Dia ingat posing mcm tu nampak macholah kot..
Ada kerepek geragau kat tepi warung nie. Not bad juga, cuma tak cukup attractive untuk panggil kita membeli.
Ada nasi lemak juga... Sambalnya, pedass!
The taste of the shake bukanlah extravaganza sangat. Biasalah orang meniaga kan.. Sometimes ago, it used to be soo thick and soo creamy. Tapi nowadays dah kurang rasa creamy ad of course the thickness. Kuih muih pun rasa biasa2 jer. It's just that, sambil minum shake yang sejuk denganhembusan angin laut, priceless! Walaupun lautnya x nampak dah....
So friends, bolehlah kalau nak try the famous coconut shake...
PKR menafikan ceramahnya di Jalan Mersing, Sembrong pada malam Ahad lalu di mana kereta Ketua Pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim diserang dengan lontaran batu, kayu dan mercun sehingga kemek dan cerminnya pecah itu diadakan tanpa permit.
"Majlis yang mendapat permit dari pihak polis itu diganggu dari awal hingga akhir oleh pihak yang tidak bertanggungjawab.
"Tujuan mereka ialah untuk menimbulkan kekecohan dan huru-hara," kata Ketua Penerangan PKR, Johor Syed Hamid Ali (kiri) dalam satu kenyataan memperincikan apa yang sebenarnya berlaku pada malam berkenaan.
Menurut beliau, pada kejadian itu, lebih 100 orang yang dipercayai kakitangan dan anak-anak muda yang diupah oleh Umno tempatan telah melakukan segala macam provokasi untuk mengganggu dan mencederakan orang ramai dan pemimpin yang hadir di situ.
"Mereka membuat bising dan menjerit-pekik; buat rioh-rendah dengan membunyikan enjin motorsikal, air horn dan siren.
"Kemudian, berpuluh-puluh anak muda yang bermotosikal terus mengganggu lalu lintas; batu, telor, botol plastik dan mercun bola berterbangan ke arah penceramah dan orang ramai," katanya.
Syed Hamid juga berkata pada malam itu, tidak kurang 4,000 orang membanjiri ruang di hadapan pejabat Cabang Semberong di Batu 4 Jalan Mersing, Kluang untuk mendengar ucapan daripada pemimpin-pemimpin parti peringkat negeri dan pusat.
Antara mereka termasuk ketua umum PKR itu sendiri, dirinya, ahli parlimen Kapar S Manikavasagam dan ADUN Mengkibul Ng Lam Wah.
"Ketika rombongan Anwar sampai di tempat ceramah kira-kira jam 11.30 (malam), suasana menjadi semakin ribut.
"Beliau dan rombongannya diserbu dan dikepung. Pergelutan kecil berlaku sebelum Anwar berjaya diselamatkan.
"Kami diberitahu, seorang mengalami cedera ringan di dahi dipercayai akibat dilastik; seorang lelaki tua cedera dibaling kayu; bendera PKR dibakar; cermin kereta Anwar pecah dan pintunya kemek," katanya.
Sehubungan dengan kejadian itu, katanya PKR menuntut supaya pihak polis bertanggungjawab untuk melakukan penyiasatan secara profesional.
Syed Hamid juga berkata Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Seri Hishammudin Hussein selaku Ketua Bahagian Umno Semberong dan ahli parlimen kawasan itu juga perlu bertanggungjawab atas peristiwa buruk dan memalukan itu.
Kejadian itu antara beberapa siri gangguan yang disaksikan sejak beberapa minggu kebelakangan ini apabila pemimpin Pakatan cuba menggempur kubu-kubu BN, khususnya Umno menjelang pilihan raya umum akan datang.
Pada 13 Februari lalu, kunjungan Anwar ke Felda Tun Ghafar Baba, di Machap, Alor Gajah juga dicemari oleh penyokong Umno yang mengganggu ceramah beliau.
Manakala pada Jumaat lalu pula sekatan jalan raya didirikan daripda menghalang pemimpin dan penyokong Pakatan daripada menghadri ceramah yang dijadualkan di kubu Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak di Pekan.
Malah, Anwar terpaksa membonceng motosikal untuk menuju ke lokasi ceramahnya.
It was the a program held my Administration of Students Affair of IPG-International Languages Campus. The main program was kayaking and we had to pay RM35 each. Unfortunately I couldn't find any photo during kayaking activity.
Early in the morning...our journey took more than an hour from KL to Port Dickson. We stopped for a while at petrol station to withdraw money and buy snacks.
At time we arrived, the shore was empty, surut habis...haha, so we had to wait for the sea level to rise. I hate tide lol. Only then, we were able to do kayaking.
Srikandi...All of them are now teaching; Kajian Sosial and French.
The Otai...The guy in blue is Mr. Thahir Kamaruzzaman. He was once the officer at the administration and he retired last year. Such a great, humble and friendly man.
Me...Muhamad Rizal bin Sadiman.
We were on our way heading towards Tanjung Tuan or Cape Rachado (the name was given by the Portuguese) to see the famous legendary 'pusaran' or whirlpool.
The front gate of Tanjung Tuan. We were supposed to pay RM1 each but we were lucky that day for not needing to pay the entrance fee. Alhamdulillah...
This is the lighthouse of Tanjung Tuan.
We were very happy after 20 minutes of walking. The weather was totally hot! The sun was very mean that day but we were meaner lol. By making this far was an achievement of a lifetime haha.
Can you see the whirlpools? I couldn't, so unfortunate. According to myth, there was a fisherman managed to get through the brutal whirlpools. He was the only one who survived while the others were nowhere to be found. They all went messing. The whirlpoosl is said to be brutally rotate during fool moon. Hair-raising ha?
Some of us were posing like models of the magazine.
While some were just sitting overthere, doing nothing; we were actually hiding for the sunlight.
Heading back to the shore.
The final blow is the photo of us together. There we 40 of us actually but some couldn't make here. Anyway, thanks to Aman Rasidi for the photos. It was a splendid experience indeed.
Wanna know more about Port Dickson and this awesome spot, do visit this travel blog; Travelog air & sha.
The company that I work required us to utilise our previous year carried forward leave before 31st of March. It has being a few years already I use a big portion of my carried forward leave as field trips to participate in conservation of raptors through monitoring.
Raptor comes from a Latin word rapere that means to seize, to grap by force. Raptor is a term use for birds that have good eyesight for accurate judgement of distance for landing and hunting. They also have strong talons, strong curved beak, strong legs for catching, holding food and to tear flesh.
The purpose of research on migrating raptors through monitoring this long term migratory raptor census project is collate information on migratory raptor populations, species, it's flight strategies on weather conditions. Over the years of data information collated will then able to make a better analysis does it's flight patterns behaviour, populations are affected by the environmental factors. The intresting part is others countries who are in the migratory raptors flyway are also doing this type of survey and monitoring. The data collated by each country will then be combine and compile for a better information and knowledge necessary for conservation of raptors and their habitats.
Raptors migratory patterns and it's populations is a good yardstick of the health of our ecosystem environment. A healthy ecosystem is a good indicator availabilities of adequate food source and fresh water for all.
Where is the best site for Raptor migratory monitoring in Malaysia for spring migration?
At present we able to indentify that Tg Tuan or formally known as Cape Rachado.
The meaning of Spring migration.
Spring migration is bird in big population migrate long distance flying north bound in the spring to breed. Food source is the primary motivation for migration. The longer days of the northen hemispher sumner provide extended time for breeding birds to feed their young.
As migration is energy intensive the fly route are normally shaped by geographical, ecological, and even meteorological factors. Flyways normally is along mountain ranges or coastlines this is due the birds could have the advantage of updrafts and other wind patterns. If possible they will avoid large stretches of open water (sea).
What is the Best time to watch the raptors at Tanjung Tuan.
In order to conserve energy to cross the open sea the raptors will use the fly path of Pulau Rupat, Indonesia that is about 38km distance from Tg Tuan. As raptors are large they require thermals to assist them to glide without using much energy to continous flapping their wings, the timeframe windows on a good condusive weather for migration is between 11am till 4pm.
The waiting time for migratory raptors, you could observe the others residence birds and wildlife that residece in that small green lung.
This year the 42 days counting starts from Feb bring a final score of 57,128 raptors fly past Tg Tuan.
Oriental Honey Buzzard- 53,040
Japanese Sparrowhawk - 152
Does the raptors migratory patterns and it's population impacted by the changes on global weather conditions and natural dissaster? If you are a birder based in Malaysia do spare some days as a volunteering basis to assist Raptor Census at Tg Tuan.
Your small contribution and effort will leads us the answers for the above. The census are carry out yearly from Mid February till April.
Compared to last year, this year's pilgrimage was a decidedly low key affair. The weather conditions conspired against getting many good photos, so, for a better idea of the event and its birds, have a browse through 12-13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th March 2011.
On the 10th, the entire day produced only 17 Grey-faced Buzzards, including this juvenile.
We were glad of the opportunity to watch any bird that would show itself, such as this immature Black-naped Oriole...
...and a Blue-throated Bee-eater.
After a while, even these disappeared, so we resorted to looking at pictures of raptors...
...And people HOPING to get pictures of raptors!
Thankfully, the 11th was a lot better! We counted over 5,300 Oriental Honey-buzzards, though wind and lighting conditions were still not in favour of the photographers!
The best of a bad bunch - a male, two females and a juv. I got much better pics last year!
The star of the day was a dark morph Booted Eagle.
The pictures would have been a lot better if I hadn't had the camera on the wrong settings! Still - it happens, and there will be others...
This Barn Swallow seemed to think it was hilarious!
The 12th was a new low - just one OHB all day, but fortunately, we had made the decision not to sit at the lighthouse. Instead we had a lazy day in the garden and by the beach, when I trained my camera on some of the common birds I usually overlook.
Asian Glossy Starling, Brown Shrike, Spotted Dove and Yellow-vented Bulbul, all taken with coffee in John and Ting Howes' front garden!
A pair of Oriental Magpie-robins coming to take scraps as we lunched at the Yacht Club!
At dusk we went to check out a green-pigeon roost hoping for Orange-breasted. No luck, but we did observe this male Pink-necked apparently eating mud from the foreshore - can anyone explain it? Perhaps taking mineral supplements?
A female Pink-necked Green-pigeon preparing to roost in Rhizophora.
So that was it for Raptor Watch this year. We were fortunate to have one 'big day', and it made us realize what exceptional fortune we'd had last year!
RW, organised by the Malaysian Nature Society, is a festival to celebrate the return of the migratory birds of prey or better known as raptors on their journey back to their breeding grounds in the northern hemisphere. RW is a public event meant to raise awareness on the conservation of raptors and their habitats.
RW is held annually on the first weekend of March. For the year 2012 the event is held on March 10 & 11 (Saturday & Sunday).
However, the spring raptor migration actually begins in mid February and lasts till mid April. For those who are not able to come to the RW, you can still come anytime within this period to see the birds. Over the years of monitoring, MNS has discovered that the peak period to watch the most number of birds is the first weekend of March.
An opportunity for all
RW is an opportunity for the general public to witness one of nature's most exquisite offerings. Raptors migrate southward to escape the bitter cold of the northern winters and make the same venturous journey back during spring to their breeding grounds in temperate Asia.
One of the main objectives of RW is to ensure the continued conservation of Tanjung Tuan Forest Reserve by promoting RW as a national eco-tourism event.
During the spring migration, thousands of raptors can be seen flying across the Straits of Malacca. Having to use massive amount of energy flying across the Straits of Malacca, the raptors will be flying low at the event site making it possible to have a good view of these magnificent birds.
Tanjung Tuan has been listed as an important raptor site by BirdLife International, National Geographic Society and Hawkmountain.
But for many years Tanjung Tuan has been facing a development threat. The sea front of Tanjung Tuan is expensive real estate. As Tanjung Tuan is an extension of the Port Dickson holidaying coasts, its value as a vacation spot is high. For many years plans after plans were drawn by local authorities to develop Tanjung Tuan. And throughout these years, Malaysian Nature Society has been striving to keep Tanjung Tuan intact.
The need to conserve Tanjung Tuan was mainly for the migratory raptors. Tanjung Tuan is an important stop over site for migratory raptors after crossing the Straits of Malacca. It provides food for the raptors as well as a resting spot. For raptors arriving late in the evening, it provides shelter for the night before they take off for flight the next day. Without Tanjung Tuan, many raptors may never make it back, due to exhaustion and lack of food.
The conservation of Tanjung Tuan is also important for its surrounding marine life and its forest growth. The trees in Tanjung Tuan acts a gene bank for tropical timber trees and the waters of Tanjung Tuan is rich with coral and sea-grass, both important for green turtles that lay eggs in secluded beaches of Tanjung Tuan.
RW is organized by Malaysia Nature Society
Malaysian Nature Society JKR 641 Jalan Kelantan, Bukit Persekutuan 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 – 2287 9422 Fax: +603 – 2287 8773 URL: www.mns.my
ALOR GAJAH: "Sejak semalam (kelmarin) Zulaikha asyik menangis seolah-olah tidak mahu berpisah dengan saya. Puas saya memujuknya kerana menyangka dia menangis kerana disuntik, rupanya dia hendak meninggalkan kami," kata Noradila Mohd Nor, 20, ibu bayi malang, Siti Zulaikha, yang mati dipercayai tersedak susu badan di rumahnya di Taman Inang Sari, Durian Tunggal, di sini, semalam.
Difahamkan Noradila yang masih dalam pantang, terlelap ketika menyusukan bayinya yang baru berusia sebulan.
Apabila terjaga kira-kira jam 6 pagi, dia mendapati mulut Zulaikha berbuih manakala mukanya kebiruan.
Noradila kemudian menyentuh badan anak sulungnya itu yang disangka tidur tetapi tiada tindak balas sebelum memeriksa nadi.
Dia turut mengejutkan suaminya, Norman Bahran, 25.
CARA MENGELAK BAYI DARI TERSEDAK SUSU BOLEH DI BACA DI SINI