Pic 1: New JB Railway Station. Still under heavy renovation currently. I don't think it will be opened on coming 16th.Pic 2: Link Bridge from New Railway Station to New Checkpoint. I don't think it will be opened on coming 16th.
The lifestyle in Johor Bahru has been further delighted with the visit of Honda ASIMO between 20th and 23rd of November 2008 at City Square.
ASIMO, an acronym for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility, is the world’s first humanoid robot that was happily to showcase its abilities in Malaysia during a road show. This [...]
The is my first experience at this service centre. The centre is managed by Mutiara Motors.My wife did a booking at 9am today. After I parked my car and stepped in to their reception, they welcomed me with a smile and they knew I was coming for servicing for my car with the correct plate number. She must have observed me while I was parking outside.Facilities here are not bad:- Free Internet Surfi
Lien Hoe Complex (N1°29.507' E103°46.132') located at Taman Sentosa, Johor Bahru.When I reached there (2245hrs), the fire already started from the middle of the top floor of the complex. And it's spread very fast to both side......(The South wing which is facing Jalan Sutera 3)As you can visualize the situation from the photos below.......It's started here.....Then spread to the right.....And le
This year the World JOTA was held at the Datatran Johor Bahru (a.k.a. Johore Bahru City Square) which is located beside the General Hospital & opposite of Hyatt Regency Hotel. The station callsign : 9M1CSJThe event started on 17th OCT 2008 and end on 19th OCT 2008, total of 3 days and it was the second time held at Johor Bahru. You can visit the First Johore Bahru JOTA here. This time the even
Located just along Jalan Permas 7, Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru.I had been noticed this stall quite sometimes ago.Business is very good especially weekend afternoon. That's make me curious & wanna try out their foods.One of the Saturday afternoon, me & my brother in-laws visited this stall. Basically they are selling nasi lemak & others light foods, and their coconut drinks are selling lik
The Ghost Festival (中元節) is a traditional Chinese festival, which is celebrated by Chinese in many countries. In the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh lunar month.In Chinese tradition, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month (
I drop by this McDonald's Restaurant (N1°31.384' E103°40.703') for a drink one day, what a coincidence that I meet a group children having party around the area......Curiosity of me found out they are from Macroview Child Care Center at Taman Daya, Johor Bahru. This was one of stop for their yearly trip (The center will organize such trip for all the children annually). I was told by the friendl
JOTA APR (Jamboree on the air - Asia Pacific Region) for Johor Bahru was held on 2nd & 3rd AUG 2008 at S.K. Princess Elizabeth (School for Blind). This activity held annually on the first weekend in August.On the first day, every Hams are helping to set up the systems & also the VHF & HF antenna at the JOTA base JB.Yaesu FT-920 HF radio set and MD-200 Dynamic MicrophoneYaesu FT-225RD 2
SK Princess Elizabeth. (First School for the blind in Malaysia) It's located just behind the Aloha Tower Condo, Johor Bahru.This school was built since 1949 and officially open on 1953 by Princess Elizabeth. That was before the independent of Malaysia.Photo of Princess ElizabethWe visited this school because of the coming JOTA meeting. It's really an eye opener for us!The school also provide hoste
This place where I'm standing (N1°28.905' E103°42.737') is located at the back of the Danga View Apartment. It's also just beside Danga Bay of Johor Bahru.There's a new bridge under construction now at the place I took this pictures. Once it's ready, the road from Danga Bay will be connect to the Iskandar Malaysia Development at Gelang Patah. The bridge will really cut down the traveling time fr
The 2nd PC Fair organized by PIKOM was held at the same place - Pesada Johor (Johor International Convention Center) on 2nd & 3rd August, 2008.We visited there around 2pm. The crowd as usual, PACKED!!This time I saw the demand of the GPS in the PC Fair. There about 5-6 booths promoting the GPS devices.....And I only remember that the Garmin Nuvi 200 was selling at MYR888.00 and MYR868.00.Price
Restaurant Ahmad Khan located at Jalan Permas 9/7, Permas Jaya. (N1°29.842' E103°49.554')I am one of the regular customer for this 24 hours restaurant. The environment here is pretty clean, if compare with others mamak shop around JB.Foods are average, but the roti canai is good!This is the First mamak shop at Permas Jaya provided free Wifi services. Also the first mamak shop at Johor Bahru prov
Shi Hua Bak Kut Teh (N1°29.865' E103°49.182') at Taman Permas Jaya is one of our favorite!! It's located at the junction of Jalan Permas 9/3 and Jalan Permas 9/5, just next to the Jusco Shopping Center Permas Jaya.We usually visit it on Sunday morning and always pack of peoples! The average time for the foods to serve is 15 minutes, for me.....it's still acceptable. :)This is what we order norma
Kopitiam (coffee shop) Leong Seng Huat (N1°29.023' E103°40.835') located at Jalan Simbang, Tmn Perling, just next to Pizza Hut.I describe this shop as Little Penang because the owner and others hawkers stall all are from Penang. You will have a chance to taste the original Penang foods like : Penang Hokkien Mee (as Prawn noodle at JB), Loh Mee, Penang Char Koay Tiaw and Penang Kuey Tiaw soup. I
Spotted this BIG Butterfly at Taman Daya (residential area) somewhere close to a child care center.
This rare species always appear around this area? I believe only the residents here can tell.
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My family and I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Johor Bahru Hotel in Malaysia. The hotel is in a great location fronting the Straits of Johor at the centre of this southern-most Malaysian city and is near the Sultan's Palace, 10 minutes from downtown and just 30 minutes across the causeway to downtown Singapore. The room is comfortable and large, clean and had internet access and soft bathrobes. The s
I heard about this place - "Shilin Stall" quite sometimes ago....it's just only try it recently. It's located at the lower ground floor of City Square Shopping Complex, Johor Bahru.
The oyster vermicelli (mee sua) was good! But you can't compare the original I had before....
We also order the "Tien-Pu Rak", but seem like totally different from Taipei??
Oyster Vermicelli
"Tien-Pu-Rak"
Anyway, t
Renaissance Kota BahruExperience the rich Malay culture at Renaissance Kota Bharu Hotel, the city's only five star international class hotel and premier convention and wedding venue. Conveniently located in the heart of Kota Bharu's commercial and shopping district and also close to the domestic airport. For business or leisure traveler, the 298 spacious accommodation rooms and suites provides wor
Perling Mall (N1°29.826' E103°40.880') located at the entrance of the Taman Perling residential area. It's not a huge or fancy mall to talk about, but.....it's the only antique design (attract me very much) of the every units in the shopping arcade.It's bring you back to 1960's where Johor Bahru about.The first floor session is quite empty maybe due to the Huge Shopping Mall surround this area..
We had a 2 days 1 night vacation at Austin Hill Golf Resort (N1°33.691' E103°45.967') during the 'Mother's Day' of 2008.The room rate is reasonable at MYR110+ (Member), MYR130+ (Non-member). The room was spacious and with 2 king size bed. (Promotion till May 2008)I took the chance to snap some photos around the Golf Resort.My daughter and her cousins ran to swimming pool for their greatest enjoy
Mulligan's Pub (N1°29.756' E103°48.972') is the only Irish Pub in Johor Bahru at the moment. It's located next to Coffee Trap Pub & Bistro at Taman Permas Jaya - opposite of Jusco Permas Jaya.The Irish decoration really attracted me. I love hang around the area mostly in the evening.The externalI believe this area will be pack of peoples during the coming UEFA EURO Cup 2008.Around 6pm onward
This food court is one of the oldest around Johor Bahru area. It's located opposite of Pelangi Plaza & and the back of the Omega School.The place has many improvement since my last visit about 6-8 years ago. The canopy was built to have better cover during rain. I was suffer last time because without this! :) The ex-company which I'm service 9 years ago was located at the same row with Omega S
The competition started on 9:30pm at ACE Archery Center, 6th Floor Skudai Parade, Skudai Johor.Total of 11 Archers participated.I manage to snap some for photos of the event that night.The youngest Archer of the night!The Compound BowsAmong the 11 Archers, the medals goes to :-GOLD - Mr Mark TehSILVER - Mr Hoo Kok MengBRONZE - Mr GanesanThe mini competition ends around 11:30pmMY TRIPS - Home
It's located at the Kg. Sg. Temon Baru a.k.a. Perling Seafood Village (N1°27.634' E103 °42.298')We reached the restaurant around 6:30pm, it's already 40% occupied! We assume the seafood must be delicious!!Spotted the river cruise boat form Danga Bay We really enjoyed the view over here, especially the 'Sunset'.Our orders :-* Vegetables* Toufu soup* Butter prawn* Sea shell* Black Pepper Crab
ASPEN Summer Hotel16-01, Jalan Molek 1/13, Taman Molek, 81100, Johor Bahru : +607-3518161Fax : +607-3517161Room rates : RM98 – RM168Facilities & services : WiFi at CafeComments by Cowboy Celab :-"This place has a nice lounge at night with a duo singing and playing the guitar. I like hanging out here when I'm in JB. Cheap beer and lots of parking. "MY TRIPS - Home
ran King ran Queen Taiwan Cafe located at Jalan Molek 1/8, Taman Molek, J.B. (N1°31.849' E103°47.430')There are many Taiwanese Cafe & Restaurants at Johor Bahru. This is the one we always visit.The lady boss came from South Taiwan (Ping-tong, Tainan). The foods taste are the southern taste and it's different from Taipei. Examples like the Oyster Vermicelli (蚵仔麵線) & the stewed po
Found this unique ceiling fan at Lavender Cake & Bistro, Jusco Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru.It turns slow and windless, just for decoration purpose.Feels that......it's simulate the humans process......When it's young, it spins fast but the 'prop' is short (seems like just start to grow...)When it's old, it rotates slow and weak but the 'prop' grew longer......Art? I agree if you said....Another s
10th May 2008I wasn't aware about this till my brother told me about it. I wondered there's no banner for public awareness.When I rush to the location (where at the back of Bayu Puteri 3 Apartment), the show had over! And I saw the only awareness was a A3 size board standing 1 meter up beside the road??! Only the peoples who stayed around that area will aware of this event.I was told that the publ
Beauty Mother Competition @ City Square Plaza, Johor Bahru (11th May 2008)Organize by Lion ClubIt's a coincidence.I brought my family with my mum-in-law to City Square Plaza, Johor Bahru for 'Mother's day' lunch and came across this competition.It's also for the purpose of meeting a friend from Malacca - 9W2HHL (Heng). He was there because of his wife it's one of the judges for the competition!I s
Suppose to meet up Mr Raja, fonder of this association to discuss on the handicapjb website matters. I was late for 20 mins, reached Saleng at 11.PM. Mr Raja has left for some important matters. I had a discussion with Pritam and Siti on the current web site support they have. I told them i can render my support in IT on voluntary basis, provided I have the necessary access to their server. Talked
Located at Jalan Sagu 14, Taman Daya, Johor Bahru.Visited this shop on past Sunday.The claypot Bak Kut Teh - Average.And the claypot ginger chicken portion was too small for four persons, but taste good.Overall rated : 3.5/5Claypot Bak Kut TehClaypot Ginger ChickenThe environment of the shop was clean and good ventilation.MY TRIPS - Home
Me, my wife and Jing Zi paid a visit to Persatuan Penjagaan Kanak Kanak Terencat Akal Johor Bahru (Handicapped and Mentally Disabled Children Association Johor Bahru) located at Saleng, Senai last Sunday morning. Pritam, PRO of PPKKTAJB gave us a warm welcome. He is new-joined but we can see his passion in his new career (he is a Singapore Police Force's ex-officer). Our small
Photos of the day at Permas Mall, Taman Permas Jaya. (N1°29.817' E103°49.036') 26th - 27th April 2008.Once you walked in, you can see the full series of Volkswagon Beetle. They line up from generation to generation.The cars are showed in both right left include of the middle lane. You can see many vintage cars that you won't see it on the road today!MG 'British Sports Car' series also display on the show perfectly.MG MG-A 1600 Mark II (1960-1962)The engine size was increased again to 1622 cc by increasing the bore from 75.4 mm to 76.2 mm for the 1961 Mark II MGA. It also had a higher ratio 4:1 rear axle which made for more relaxed high speed driving. An inset grille and Morris Mini tail lamps appearing horizontally below the deck lid were the most obvious visual changes. 8198 Mark II roa
Continue from Part I.....The Series of Mini......I forgot the name of the car below......Volvo Amazon (1956-1970)The Volvo Amazon was a mid-size car introduced in 1956 by Volvo Cars to complement their Volvo PV model, offered since 1947. The Amazon was manufactured at Volvo's Torslandaverken[1] and when production ended on July 3 1970[2], 667,323 had been produced. For more, please click here.Mercedes-Benz W100 - 600 (1963-1981)I don't know how long it takes to start the engine.......One of the main attraction - MG TD (1950)Main attraction of the dayCrowd of the day......MY TRIPS - Home
My daughter Jing Zi fall sick last week, stomach ache and diarrhea. Similiar to what happened to Jing Xuan, just that she felt quite serious ache and less frequent diarrhea. Both me and my wife worried so much about her. Can't blame anyone as we did not know what she has eaten or what was the exact cause. We decided to consult "Dr" Koh (Traditional Chinese Medicine Practition
Almost the estuary of the river, meet up with Pandan River.......There's residential area beside this river, if I'm not mistaken......Bayu Tebrau Apartment.Many peoples love to fishing along this river during weekend.For me, it's just another 'nature beauty' (exclude the rubbish!). You will feel calm & peaceful over here, I just took out my portable chair and find a place below tree.....relax & enjoy the scenery.After a week frustrated work, it's a good idea that you can bring your family for short picnic. Hopefully the local authority will do something here for a 'Clean' and beautiful river bank of Plentong.This river also given a lot of inconvenience to the residents at Plentong during the Flood last year in Johor. It swipes away everything and has make many families homeless!Th
I was about to take my breakfast at my usual place - the Wifi Kopitiam (The first & the only around this area), I saw the local authorities 'Swept" away the illegal hawker around the corner.Yes, very fast! Only takes 10 minutes!They are many hawkers around Johor Bahru are illegally put up their stalls for business. Some of that really create inconvenience for transport passing......but some of it hide it at the back alley.MY TRIPS - Home
I was invited to the Amateur Radio Seminar by MCMC on 29th March 2008.The event was held at NPC, Bandar Baru Uda, Johor Bahru (N1°29.630' E103°43.258') from 2pm-5pm. The seminar mainly was for all the newbies in Amatuer Radio Society. Speech given by MCMC and also from Amatuer Radio Club in Malaysia.Highlight :- The history of Amateur Radio- Introduction of the clubs including their history.- Standard Operation Procedure of the HAM- Emergency rescue explanation and procedure during disasterThe MARTS Representative - 9W2LCM (Loh)Many senior and experience HAM were there to support the event successful.I meet many old friends and some new guys there.Buffet provided during the break.9W2PCK (Left) & 9W2TSk (Right)One of past event for HAM at Johor Bahru - "JOTA 2007 at Johor Bahru"You mi
Visited Landmark Mall (JB town) on Saturday for the Computer Fair, March 2008.Carpark was full when we reached there around 3pm. So we have park our car about 300 meters away from the Mall.Basically it's just a price war about this computer fair. We (me, 9W2KG & 9W2TSK) bought 2GB Kingston Micro SD card for MYR39.00 come with SD & Mini SD adapter. The Toshiba 2GB Micro SD selling at MYR37.00 without any adapter.4GB Kingston Thumb drive : MYR48.00And I noticed that WD 250GB Hard Disk Drive selling for MYR198.00. 22" LCD Monitor selling less than MYR900.00, while the 19" models selling at MYR689.00.Some pictures in Landmark Mall during the computer fair.Most of the booths owner are from the shops in the same building....I attracted this MPV parking in front of the mall and decide to
Danga Bay is the largest recreation park in Johor Bahru. It fall in the Iskandar Development Region A (IDR). It will be pack of peoples during every weekend evening. I take a change to snap every corner in Danga Bay.(Total 57 photos)Start from the begining once you turn left into the area, you will see the parking space of the International Restaurant.Follow by the restaurants.......They having buffet every Sunday.......Beside the Restaurants, you can rent bicycle or tricycle.......You can have a Danga river cruise for MYR10 for adult & MYR5 for children. But the boat only start when it fill of 12 adults.Tram ride - MYR3 for adult & MYR2 for children.Photos around the restaurant.....The Bay Leaf Food Court next to it was sealed! I think maybe going to have major renovation. Follow
It's been a long time I haven't explore the JB town.I parked my car around the OCBC Bank then start to walk thru Wong Ah Fook Road.Before my journey, I saw this two shop lots was build before the second world war!And along the streets, you can see many of these decoration lamp.....At the beginning of Wong Ah Fook Road, this special decoration object appear in front of the JB Custom.I found many water features along the Wong Ah Fook road build by the local council.Good rest for the cleaners ...... Within the plant....This sign stated CCTV camera everywhere (24hrs), but funny! I don't see even one!And a few of the mobile Police Bit, but......there was nobody there......After the junction, I walked across to Siu Nam road.This kind of stall handling by indian are very few nowadays, you can't s
NB3 Food House (N1°32.763 E103°45.754)(Located at Jalan Sagu 10, Tmn Daya, Johor Bahru)I took my breakfast at this new coffee shop this morning. This kopitiam is huge with variety of foods, operate 23 hours per day. (special business hour & the first 'kopitiam' at JB call 'Food House' too!!)Food stalls : Penang Char Kuey Tiaw, Penang Prawn noodle, Chi-Cheong-Fun, famous Beef noodle, Jawa noodle, Wan-tan noodle......etc.Beside local and Penang foods stalls, you can find one of the famous Dim Sum stall in JB there too.I tasted the Jawa noodle, the quality not as good as original Penang Jawa mee......it's only 50% of the comparison. I will taste the rest in the future.
N1°29.086 E103°49.041How to get there : After Permas Jaya bridge, turn right at the first traffic light (Jusco will be at the opposite). After the traffic light, turn left at the first junction and drive about 200 meter.....turn right towards the sea side. You will notice this stall build on the sea.One of the famous 'Nasi Lemak' in Johor Bahru. The place will pack with peoples during Friday & Saturday evening till 10pm. I visit quite often because it's not far away from my home.The surrounding has serene view during day time.Basically, it's a small village along the Straits of Johor, most of villages are native here.The stall name 'Singgah Selalu' (Means : Drop by always)Singapore across the straits.....The business hour : 5:30pm - 12:30am (Close on Monday)MYR4.50 come with one piec
After about a week of sunny day in Johor Bahru, the flood victims have gone back to their howe individually. The hot sunny day has comfort all of them at the moment.......I was at the OUB Bank - Tmn Molek on 24th Dec 2007 (X'mas Eve). As you can see many peoples are rushing in before the holiday begins. I felt relax and happy with the weather.......But it won't last long, the rain started to pour in the early this morning (27° C). It will be another wet day.......Let's just pray hard for the river water level maintain and don't put the hard time for the victims again!!
GPS coordinates : (N1°27.625 E103°45.785)This is one of the oldest structure in Johor Bahru which build on 19th century and well maintain till today. It's located along Jalan Trus in between Kotaraya Shopping Complex and Pan Pacific Hotel at Johor Bahru town.Map provided by MalSingMaps.comIt also the symbol of unity among five chinese dialect : Teochew, Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka and Hainan. And host the five Deities : Yuan Tian Shang Di-(元天上帝) or (大老爷), Hong Xian Da Di-(洪仙大帝) or (洪仙公), Gan Tian Da Di-(感天大帝), Hua Guang Da Di-(华光大帝) and Zhao Da Yuan Shuai-(赵大元帅) for the five groups.For more information about the temple, please visit Wiki : Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple.I went to this temple on Sunday (23-12-2007) afternoon. Not many peop
TS Hotel (N1°29.545' E103°52.089')7, 9 & 11, Jalan Sena 2, Taman Rinting, Masai, JB. : +607-3861588Fax : +607-3865688Room rates : RM68 – RM120* Breakfast included.* Meeting room for 30 – 40 persons.* Restaurant.* Health Centre & Spa.* Lounge and café.
As I promised, me & my friend visited the PC Fair III 2007 at Johor International Convention Center this afternoon. The place was crowded and very few parking left at the multi storey car park (as usual). The car parking gave very attractive rate compare with Thursday I visited, MYR4.00 per entry or per day. Some carry stocks in......Some carry out again.....While we walked in to the main entrance, you cannot find a space in any single corner. So crowded and pack of peoples!! I noticed that, in the fair this time…..you can see some new products (dislike previously, only price war). And also this time, not only computer related products are exhibits here….but even you can see SONY LCD TV, Energizer battery??! (I'm not kidding!) Banks promote credit cards (everywhere!), camera booths, backpacks, mobile phone telcos :- Maxis & Celcom promoting their 3G data packages and GPS devices - Garmin & others brands, and they claim the maps loaded in the devices are MalS
This is the first time the regular PC Fair exhibition (organizes by PIKOM) held at Johor International Convention Center (Pesada Johor) (N1°27.700' E103°45.684')I just dropped by to see the preparation of this big event at JB. As you can see every contractors are diligently continued with their tasks without a moment's respite.At the same time, I also walk around this big building.......The washroom.The parking auto pay machine.Parking at JICC is RM2.50 for the first hour!!And I found this KFC Fast Food Restaurant at the back of JICC equipped with free Wifi services and Maybank ATM machine.The PC Fair III which is going to start tomorrow will be the first biggest computer exhibition in JB. I noticed the booth setting up there almost 2 to 3 times more than previous event.I will update the event on this Saturday (15th December 2007).
Finally we can see the smile of the lovely sun!After more than a week rain in JB, most of the peoples here are worry about the flood again! Until today, we finally enjoy the bright sunny day and blue sky.So I decided to snap some photos around Johor Bahru town area.Hopefully this sunny day will last longer in Johor Bahru.Because I just received a phone call from my friend who stay at Segamat, and reported that Segamat already flood. Water level around 100mm now.
Recommended budget hotel around this area.....* Proper setup* Large parking space* Cafe in the hotelVistaria Hotel (N1°33.564' E103°48.925') 1 & 3, Jalan Austin Heights 3, Taman Mount Austin, JB.Tel : +607-3597299Fax : +607-3597499Room rate : RM56+ - RM112+Facilities & services : WiFi at Cafe
Recommended hotels : Okid HotelThe Great Wall Hotel The Great Wall Hotel (N1°29.947’ E103°48.925’)70 & 72, Jalan Permas 10, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, JB.Tel : +607-3873144Fax : +607-3873105Room rate : RM70 – RM120 Okid Hotel (N1°29.760’ E103°48.831’)41, Jalan Permas 10/7, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, JB.www.okid.com.myTel : +607-3882228Fax : +607-3886161Room rate : RM50 – RM120Facilities & services : WiFi Timor Hotel (N1°29.993’ E103°48.925’)92 & 94, Jalan Permas 10, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, JB.Tel : +607-3862223Room rate : RM33 – RM73 Lotus Hotel (N1°29.989’ E103°48.861’)23, Jalan Permas 10/3, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, JB.Tel : +607-3868890Fax : +607-3862360Room rate : RM55 – RM85
Recommended hotels : Okid HotelRose Cottage HotelCrystal Mas Hotel They have proper setup, clean & friendly environments, security car park & close to food courts. I will update this page regularly, please come back more often for latest update.Fully Hotel (N1°32.176' E103°48.617')41 & 47, Jalan Teratai 2, Tmn Johor Jaya, JB.Tel : +607-3526318Fax : +607-3526319Room rates : RM40 – RM70 Cheers Hotel (N1°32.180' E103°48.613')43 & 45, Jalan Teratai 2, Tmn Johor Jaya, JB.Tel : +607-3573888Fax : +607-3572888Room rates : RM50 – RM60 Anta Hotel (N1°32.043' E103°47.513')41, Jalan Rosmerah 2/3, Tmn Johor Jaya, JB.Tel : +607-3520485Room rates : RM40 – RM60 Kim Long Star Hotel (N1°32.150' E103°47.670')67, Jalan Rosmerah 2/16, Tmn Johor Jaya, JB.Tel : +607-3558136Room rates : RM40 – RM60 Okid Hotel (N1°32.178' E103°47.693')74, Jalan Rosmerah 2/17, Tmn Johor Jaya, JB.http://www.okid.com.myTel : +607-3576543Room
Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) was held at one school in Kg. Senibong, Johor Bahru (19th - 21st) & also many places in Malaysia (Please visit MARTS website for others location)The first World Scout Jamboree was at London UK on 1920.Jamboree on the Air, known by its acronym JOTA, is an international Scouting and Guiding activity held annually on the third full weekend in October. The event is recognized as one of international participation by the various Scout and Guide organisations, and supports several awards which are a part of Scouting and Guiding programmes. (more info from here)19th Oct 2007 (2200hrs)All HAMs fellow from JB were there to help and setup the radios for scouts & guides. I took some photos during my visit to the events at the school.9W2BUG (Zaya) guiding the scouts on the HAM radio9W2JOH (Feroz) & 9W2JJR (Philip) helping to setup......9W2NKM (Nasir), 9W2JHB (Suresh) & 9M2NP (Tango) CQ on the HF......9W2NKM (Nasir) left & 9W2TSK (Kumar) right9W2LYY (Z
Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) was held at one school in Kg. Senibong, Johor Bahru (19th - 21st) & also many places in Malaysia (Please visit MARTS website for others location)The first World Scout Jamboree was at London UK on 1920.Jamboree on the Air, known by its acronym JOTA, is an international Scouting and Guiding activity held annually on the third full weekend in October. The event is recognized as one of international participation by the various Scout and Guide organisations, and supports several awards which are a part of Scouting and Guiding programmes. (more info from here)19th Oct 2007 (2200hrs)All HAMs fellow from JB were there to help and setup the radios for scouts & guides. I took some photos during my visit to the events at the school.9W2BUG (Zaya) guiding the scouts on the HAM radio9W2JOH (Feroz) & 9W2JJR (Philip) helping to setup......9W2NKM (Nasir), 9W2JHB (Suresh) & 9M2NP (Tango) CQ on the HF......9W2NKM (Nasir) left & 9W2TSK (Kumar) right9W2LYY (Z
Being a coffee addict, among my common hang out place around Johor is the coffee shops, or what the local usually call the "Kopitiam". Actually, you may find Kopitiam all over Malaysia. However, since Johor Bahru is my hometown, and i spend most of my life here, I would like to introduce to all of you two of my favourite Kopitiam.
Pic: Kopitiam Kim in Taman Pelangi
Kopitiam Kim, situated in
We have a student that exhibited exceptional commitment to his quest for knowledge, skill, and wisdom. Last week was the continuity follow-up for the first batch of the Moolabhoota degree students, and Mr Akhtar drove all the way from Kota Bahru where he stays, just to commit to his mandatory contact hours for passing the course.
This reminds me of two other students in the past. One flew in
We have a student that exhibited exceptional commitment to his quest for knowledge, skill, and wisdom. Last week was the continuity follow-up for the first batch of the Moolabhoota degree students, and Mr Akhtar drove all the way from Kota Bahru where he stays, just to commit to his mandatory contact hours for passing the course.
This reminds me of two other students in the past. One flew in
