Events & Highlights 2011

Perhentian Island Challenge 2011
Perhentian Island, Besut
14- 16 October 2011

Sports & Adventures

Terengganu is blessed with diverse and natural rugged terrains, mountains, lakes, rivers, exotic flora & fauna, beaches, island and underwater marine life. These entire destinations not only attract holiday makers but attract participants to challenge oneself up to the limit against nature’s backdrop. It provides endless activities for the visitors. With a land area of over 12,000 square km, there are plenty of places in our lowlands, highlands and coastal areas to indulge in any kind of recreational & adventurous activity. Terengganu is divided into seven districts, all with its own unique charms full of surprises and discovery, which makes the more reason you would like to stay longer after the event is over.

Be it mountain climbing, triathlon disciplines, squid jigging, horse endurance ride or yacht racing, the mountain is never merely a place with all kinds of sky scraping trees, the islands are no more a place just to have fun with fishes in the water and the beaches are no more a place for body tanning.

Sports & Adventures Listing

4WD
Caving
Equestrian
Trekking
Scuba Diving
River Rafting
Monsoon Cup
Watersport
Golf

Source: http://tourism.terengganu.gov.my/

Perhentian Island Challenge 2011

Perhentian Island Challenge 2011 will be held on 14th, 15th, 16th October 2011.

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

“A love like ours happens
only once in a lifetime.
And I realize now
that what I had always thought
was happiness
couldn’t compare to the joy
loving you has brought me.
You are, and always will be,
the love of my life.”

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HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2011

WISHING YOU A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS CHINESE NEW YEAR

Gong Xi Fa Cai!



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Culinary Malaysia

Fresh seafood to savour


IF FRESH is a flavour then BuBu Restaurant along Tengkat Tong Shin, Kuala Lumpur has got it down pat especially for its seafood dishes. The main ingredients are delivered to its doorstep fresh from the fishing port once every two days.

Affliated with the BuBu Long Beach Resort on Pulau Perhentian that is owned by Ken Cheah, the restaurant gets it shipment of seafood from one of the two major ports in Terengganu in Kuala Besut.


Popular: The grilled squid at BuBu.

“Our people and van will pick up the seafood selection and deliver it to the restaurant here on the same day. What we get may differ at times depending on what the fishermen bring in,” restaurant partner Gonzalo Ramirez said.

Every day there will be a selection of about six to eight types of fresh seafood awaiting on beds of ice for selection before it is grilled and marinated at the same time with some lemon and vinegar which results in a succulent and flavourful meal.

“The restaurant highlight is the grilled exotic seafood which may include blue marlin, barracuda, sole, baby octopus and squid. We also serve seafood as well as a selection of other food,” Ramirez said.

Many of these dishes cater to the local palate where they like their food a little spicy.

Two such dishes are the prawns sauteed in garlic and chilli flakes as well as the clams that has a touch of cili padi.

“It is interesting to somewhat localise the menu. Some people may be afraid of spicy food but most come to love the dishes and frequently dip breads into the dish’s leftover broth, sauce or oil,” he said, adding that the food was mostly Mediterranean influenced.


Cosy: BuBu is attached to Hotel Rae along Tengkat Tong Shin, KL.

Another highlight at BuBu is Le Chateaubriand, a grilled beef tenderloin that is generally about two to three inches thick.

“Generally, beef should be more than half an inch thick so that it does not lose its flavour when cooked. This is because thinly cut beef will lose its juices quicker,” Ramirez explained.

Due to its size, care is needed when cooking the Chateaubriand to avoid overcooking the outside while the inside remains raw.

At BuBu, the meat is roasted and turned occasionally in a charcoal grill and is best served medium-rare for that tender taste of good beef with a pink centre accompanied by fries.

To accompany the meal, Ramirez said the restaurant also has a wine list with “a little bit of everything”.

“We have a good selection of French and Spanish wines and also carry some Argentinian, Chilean, Italian, New Zealand and South African wines,” he said.

To go with the seafood, Gonzalo recommends a sauvignon blanc with low acidity while steaks should be taken with more round wines that are generally Old World with less fruit and more balanced.

He also said that wines from the region of Alsace in France, near the border or Germany, which is made from the Gewürztraminer grape are also usually favoured by Asians due to its fruity-floral bouquet.

“We have a 2008 vintage here. It is quite full bodied, more so than most other white wines. It has a floral scent and exotic lychee-nut flavour and deep-oily texture which makes it irresistable to many palates,” Ramirez said.

For more information on the restaurant, visit its website at www.bubukl.com.my or e-mail info@bubukl.com.my.

This is the writer’s personal observation and is not an endorsement by Star Metro.

Source: http://kuali.com

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PIC Beckons Tourists To Perhentian Island

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- Crystal-clear seas apart from enchanting environment are among the attractions that draw some 2,000 tourists daily to Pulau Perhentian and its fringing islands.

This writer, who visited the island for the first time, was equally captivated by the peace and tranquility offered by this tropical island in the South China Sea.

The move by the Terengganu government and Tourism Ministry in conserving the island's biodiversity and that of its fringe islands like Redang and Kapas, has resulted in the encouraging number of tourist arrivals.

With only RM70 for a return trip, tourists can board boats from the Kuala Besut jetty to get to Pulau Perhentian Besar or Pulau Perhentian Kecil located some 20 km from the Terengganu coast.

PERHENTIAN ISLAND CHALLENGE 2010

Apart from the natural attractions, the other tourist draw to the island is the Perhentian Island Challenge (PIC) which is a joint effort by the government and private sector. PIC is an event staged to draw tourists particularly water sports enthusiasts to Pulau Perhentian.

PIC began as a team championship in 2004, drawing 103 participants. PIC staged its seventh edition last October.

Some 300 contestants from Malaysia and 11 foreign nations like Kenya, Switzerland and Mexico took part in this year's championship that had two categories - elite and novice.

Contestants in the elite category were required to run across the beach and hills for 20km including one kilometre swim from Pulau Perhentian Kecil to Pulau Perhentian Besar.

For those in the novice category, they need to run 13 km apart from climbing hundreds of steps to the windmill hill at Pulau Perhentian Besar.

MORE CHALLENGING

The winner in this year's elite category is Heidilee Muhammad, 27.

Heidilee, not a new face in the championship, said the race this year was more challenging and tougher.

"This year it was more challenging as the route was longer, furthermore we had to swim ...the foreign competitors were also great," the Sabah-born competitor told Bernama.

The locals were familiar with Heidilee or 'Dino'. His team had won the championship for four consecutive years from 2004 to 2007 before PIC was changed into an individual championship in 2008.

When asked the reason why he came back to the championship without fail, the Royal Malaysia Navy man said: "It is peaceful here, good for vacation...can forget about problems in the city."

Heidilee won the challenge in three hours and 30 minutes. He also won the overall PIC's champion crown and pocketed RM7,000 cash.

Meanwhile PIC director Rob Stott said the objective of making the event more challenging this year was achieved when many contestants had to drop out midway through the championship particularly during the swimming part.

"Out of 10 women who participated in the elite category, only three continued the race, seven of them dropped out during the swimming event. Ten of the men in the elite category also dropped out during the swim.

"It's the reflection of people's ability, we did not make any selection and the task was more than they anticipated," he said.

Stott said PIC's degree of challenges would be increased from year to year in the effort to draw those who like endurance sports and tough challenges.

"For a fact, we know they are those who do not come because they think PIC is too easy for them," he said.

BOON FOR LOCALS

PIC is always a boon for locals as this is the time where they could expect 'a windfall'.

Villager Shafie Zaki, 33, of Kampung Perhentian, said the PIC enabled the locals to earn some extra money before the monsoon season in October until January.

"This is the time where the villagers can set up food stalls and provide boats for rents for the visitors," he said.

-- BERNAMA

Source:

Malaysia National News Agency BERNAMA.COM

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PRESS CONFERENCE 2010

Perhentian Island Challenge 2010 press conference for was held succesfully on Monday, 4th Oct 2010 at BuBu Resturant in Kuala Lumpur. The event was officiated by Y.B Datuk Abdul Rahin bin Dato' Mohd Said, Pengerusi ,Jawatankuasa Pelancongan, Kebudayaan, Kesenian dan Warisan Negeri Terengganu and was covered by various media including our official boradcaste, Astro Arena.

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Response to Coral Bleaching

Message from Julian Hyde- General Manager, Reef Check Malaysia Bhd

Dear all

I am writing to you to try to clarify the current situation regarding site closures in response to the current bleaching event.

When bleaching was first detected some weeks ago, the Department of Marine Parks Malaysia undertook some initial monitoring to assess the severity of the bleaching. Monitoring sites were selected on the basis of degree of bleaching and they initially selected sites which were reported to be badly bleached. At the time this was a sensible step and Reef Check Malaysia supported this monitoring on Perhentian and the other islands off the East coast. This was an effective strategy for tracking the impacts of bleaching on coral reefs and monitoring is on-going.

In considering appropriate management responses to coral bleaching, however, a different approach is required. One of the most widely accepted short term responses is to restrict access to selected coral reef areas. The best areas to select are those which are considered to be most resilient – those coral reef areas which are most likely to be the healthiest AFTER the bleaching is finished, so that they will recover most quickly and can “seed” damaged areas and help them to recover. Please see the attached notes for reference.

Last week, I visited many of the dive operators on the Perhentian islands, together with representatives of DMPM, to seek views on which sites might be most suitable for closure. These consultations indicated that the following sites would be appropriate:

- Tanjung Besi
- D’lagoon
- Batu Layar
- Seabell.

In addition, some areas were identified as being suitable for restricting snorkelling.

These sites were proposed DESPITE the fact that restricting access would cause significant inconvenience to some operators, but a consensus was reached that this short term inconvenience was necessary to protect coral reefs for the long term. As a compromise, and to minimise inconvenience, it was agreed that where possible only PART of the site would be closed, allowing at least some operation at the sites.

The criteria for selecting reefs for MONITORING bleaching are different from the criteria for selecting reefs for CLOSURE to recover from bleaching. However, DMPM did not apply these differing criteria when selecting sites, and unfortunately the list of sites for closure therefore officially remained unchanged from the list of monitoring sites when the list was published in a press release on Wednesday.

The different list of sites in the news report, together with a certain amount of lack of clarity in the news report, has created significant confusion among operators – and customers. This has happened in Redang and Tioman, too. We have dealt with many, many enquiries and complaints over the last couple of days, from dive operators, resorts – and even divers, who are unsure of what is going on.

To confirm the current situation: I heard from the State Director for Terengganu Marine Parks today, who informed me that the formal Cabinet paper now under preparation (the necessary document to confirm the legal closing of areas) will list the sites shown above as the sites to restrict access to as they are identified as the most resilient. Steps will soon be taken to install lines and buoys to mark off relevant areas. To repeat: to my knowledge, where possible only PART of the site will be closed to diving/snorkelling activities.

I can only say that I regret any inconvenience that you have suffered to date. I know some of you have received cancellations, and I have raised that matter with DMPM. However, I do believe that restricting access to some sites will contribute to the recovery of coral reefs around the Perhentian Islands, and that this is an important part of managing reefs for the future. Your continued support and cooperation is essential if the closure programme is to be successful and I hope that we will continue to receive this despite these short term uncertainties and difficulties.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Regards

Julian Hyde
General Manager
Reef Check Malaysia Bhd

Note: BuBu Long Beach at Perhentian Kecil supports restricted access to snorkelling/diving site deemed necessary as short term measures that will contribute to the recovery of coral reefs around Perhentian Islands.

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ANNOUNCEMENT - PERHENTIAN ISLAND CHALLENGE 2010

ANNOUNCEMENT – PERHENTIAN ISLAND CHALLENGE 2010

This is the time of the year to prepare for Perhentian Island Challenge 2010 (PIC 2010). Subject to approval from the State Government of Terengganu, PIC 2010 is scheduled to be held in Perhentian Island on 15th – 17th October 2010.

Over the past years we have been guilty of drumming down the event, making it too easy. This year we are going back to our original intentions to make it an endurance event to ‘Discover your Limits’.

This year we will have trail running and some swimming in the sea. Previously the event has been for teams of two, and as we shall dispense with using kayaks, this year will be an individual event.

We shall have categories for:
Elite men
Elite women
Novice men
Novice women

We shall be using trails on the big and small islands and to get from one island to the other we will either swim or use inflatable tubes. Where we have a swimming section then a buoyancy aid will be mandatory.

The event will start at the Kampong and then cross the sea channel to the big island where there will be a run which we anticipate to be 1 hour. Then it’s back to the small island and completes a run round the island with a bit of swimming thrown in. This we expect the front runners to complete in 2 hours.

As usual we will have our tented camp for accommodation for participants where meals will be served.

We are limiting the participants to 500 pax, of which 100 are reserved for the elite category. If we have fewer than 20 entrants for a category that category will be cancelled.

We are sending out this flyer to encourage you to participate and express your interest.

Our next flyer will provide the entry form and pricing.

Please do not hesitate to reply with your ideas to info@perhentianislandchallenge.com

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Coral bleaching

Coral bleaching is the whitening of corals, due to stress-induced expulsion or death of their symbiotic, zooxanthellae, or due to the loss of pigmentation within the protozoa. The corals that form the structure of the great reef ecosystems of tropical seas depend upon a symbiotic relationship with unicellular flagellate protozoa, called zooxanthellae, that are photosynthetic and live within their tissues. Zooxanthellae give coral its coloration, with the specific color depending on the particular clade. Under stress, corals may expel their zooxanthellae, which leads to a lighter or completely white appearance, hence the term "bleached".

Once bleaching begins, it tends to continue even without continuing stress. If the coral colony survives the stress period, zooxanthellae often require weeks to months to return to normal density.[3] The new residents may be of a different species. Some species of zooxanthellae and corals are more resistant to stress than other species.

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Top dive spots closed due to coral bleaching

ALOR SETAR: Several dive sites at two of the top diving destinations in the world — the Pulau Tioman marine park in Pahang and Pulau Redang marine park in Terengganu — are temporarily off-limits to divers and snorkellers until end-October.

They are among three marine parks — the other being Pulau Payar in Kedah — which are affected by coral bleaching, a phenomenon caused by global warming that has increased sea water temperature by 2°C to between 28°C and 29°C.

Marine Park Department director-general Abd Jamal Mydin said the affected dive sites in Terengganu were Teluk Dalam, Tanjung Tukas Darat, Tanjung Tukas Laut, Teluk Air Tawar, Pulau Tenggol and Teluk Bakau; and in Pahang they were Pulau Chebeh and Batu Malang.

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Coral lifeline

ALOR SETAR: Several dive sites at marine parks in the country including the top diving destinations in the world — Pulau Tioman in Pahang and Pulau Redang in Te­­rengganu – have been temporarily closed due to coral bleaching.

Divers and snorkellers are barred from the dive sites until the end of October to protect the corals which have turned white due to global warming

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