A Trengganu Trek (Eastern Dreams) From 80's to 90's to new Millenium

This blog is organised by Trgtourism, on Trengganu. It is also part of my diary of the wonderful times I spent in Trengganu with my husband, when we had no children yet. This will be an on line keepsake for my children, nieces, nephews, my friends and students. It is a trek in Trengganu from the 80's, covering my fantastic present day Trengganu holiday with my sister and my kids. Come, trek with me through Trengganu, City of My Heart, my eastern dreams! Terengganu di Hatiku!!!

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Nanyang Siang Pau Sdn Bhd.

Here I am in Terengganu waiting for the Menteri Besar's arrival. I won RM500 for my effort, but I gained a wealth of experience.

Chee Lian Yao from Nanyang Siang Pau newspaper interviews me because I am the only Chinese among a sea of Malays!

I do not know when it will appear...will have to email him! and he says it will only feature in the Terengganu edition of the Nanyang Siang Pau!

Chee Lian Yao

cheely@nanyang .com.my

terengganu@nanyang.com.my

Promoting Terengganu to the World

Since I am the only non-Malay blogger and my blog is in English, I have done my part well in promoting Terengganu to the world esp the United States as can be seen from the number of page views : 487!!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

My blog has 487 views from United States!!!

Pageviews by Countries

Malaysia 1,520

United States 487

Australia 240

Singapore 130

Canada 70

United Kingdom 36

Netherlands 20

United Arab Emirates 19

Japan 17

Poland 17

Pageviews by Browsers

Internet Explorer 1,197 (43%)

Firefox 753 (27%)

Safari 268 (9%)

Opera 256 (9%)

Chrome 176 (6%)

Java 70 (2%)

Jakarta Commons-HttpClient 36 (1%)

Mobile 12 (<1%)

OneRiot 3 (<1%)

BAVM 1 (<1%)

Pageviews by Operating Systems

Windows 2,328 (87%)

Macintosh 266 (9%)

Other Unix 39 (1%)

iPad 16 (<1%)

iPhone 14 (<1%)

Linux 4 (<1%)

BlackBerry 2 (<1%)

Nokia 1 (<1%)

Thursday, October 28, 2010

PRIMULA BEACH HOTEL

On November 2nd, we will be driving to Kuala Terengganu and we have booked Primula Beach Hotel, the venue of the Prize-Giving.

http://www.primulahotels.com/pbh/aboutus.php

THE PREMIER BUSINESS HOTEL IN KUALA TERENGGANU

The picturesque and scenic view of the azure blue sea and gorgeous sandy beach with the cool breeze rustling through the swinging coconut tree is the ‘backdrop' of Primula Beach Hotel.
An international class business resort and established in 1984, this acclaimed resort is one of the famous landmarks in Kuala Terengganu because of the uniqueness of it's beach front location that is just a stone's throw away from the business hub and places of attractions in town.
In line with the rich heritage of Terengganu, the design of the 245 rooms is vernacular in nature with cleaner lines and a touch of contemporary feel; each with its own attached balcony overlooking the awesome South China Sea . The colour schemes further emphasize the coziness, richness and comfort level of the guest room.
Hotel Features and Facilities:
245 well appointed rooms
Beach activities
10 meeting rooms - can easily to fit 10 to 1000 guests
Swimming Pool
Landscaped Garden
Mini Gymnasium
Business Lounge
Shopping Arcade
Shuttle service to town
In-house Travel Agencies
Ample carpark
Free Wireless Internet Access through WIFI at Bayu Restaurant, Anjung Bistro, Lobby Area and Gamelan Ballroom

See you there!!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Invitation to Prize Giving Ceremony of Tourism Blog Competition

Received this invitation in my mail box today: (I shall translate)

(Invitation to Prize Giving Ceremony, Tourism Blog Competition)

JEMPUTAN KE MAJLIS PENYAMPAIAN HADIAH PERTANDINGAN BLOG PELANCONGAN

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PENGARAH UNIT KOMUNIKASI NEGERI TERENGGANU
(Director, Communication Unit, Terengganu)
Dengan segala hormat dan sukacitanya mempersilakan
Cordially invites
Anda Yang Dihormati (Peserta Layak Pertandingan)
You (Qualified Contestants)
Ke :
To
Majlis Penyampaian Hadiah Pertandingan Blog Pelancongan Terengganu (PBPT) 2010
Prize Giving Ceremony Blog Competition 2010
Tarikh : 2 November 2010 (Selasa)
Date : 2 November 2010 (Tuesday)
Masa : 4.30 petang
Time: 4.30
Tempat : Primula Beach Hotel, Kuala Terengganu
Place: Primula Beach Hotel, Kuala Terengganu
Pakaian : Kemas / Pejabat / Batik
Dress Code ; Smart/ Formal / Batik
Sila Sahkan Kehadiran Kepada : Urusetia PBPT 2010,
Please Confirm Attendance:
Tel : 09-6230582 ; Fax : 09-6317504

“MERAKYATKAN PENTADBIRAN DAN PEMBANGUNAN”
"Sharing Adminstration and Development with Citizens"

ATURCARA (Programme)
4.30 petang : Ketibaan Jemputan (Arrival of Guests)
4.50 petang : Ketibaan VIP (Arrival of VIPS)
5.00 petang : Ketibaan YAB Dato’ Seri Haji Ahmad bin Said (Arrival of Chief Minister of Terengganu)
Menteri Besar Terengganu
: Bacaan Doa (Reading of the Doa)
: Ucapan YB Datuk Haji Abdul Rahin bin Mohd Said (Speech by the YB)
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan dan Warisan Negeri,
Terengganu.(Chairman of Tourism, Arts and Cultural Heritage of Terengganu)
: Ucapan YAB Dato’ Seri Haji Ahmad bin Said (Speech by the Chief Minster of Terengganu)
Menteri Besar Terengganu
5.50 petang : Ulasan Ketua Hakim Pertandingan Blog (Evaluation by Chief Judge of Blog Contest)
Pelancongan Terengganu 2010
6.00 petang : Keputusan dan Penyampaian Hadiah (Results and Awards)
Pertandingan Blog Pelancongan Terengganu 2010
: Sesi Bergambar (Photo Session)
: Jamuan Ringan (Light Refreshments)
: Bersurai (End)

That means at least I am one of the prize winners! What prize, no one knows!!!

Majlis Penyampaian Hadiah Pertandingan Blog Pelancongan Terengganu (PBPT) 2010

At Last!!! Finally, the moment we have all been waiting for is here:

Picture from KampungKu blog

http://www.kampungku.com.my/

the award ceremony will be held on 2 November at Primula Beach Hotel, Kuala Terengganu.

who will win???

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Grand Finale.....

Saya telah sampai ke last blog, atau last posting! Betul! Betul betul last posting!

I have enjoyed taking you readers on a journey of My trek in Trengganu from the 80's to the millenium!

Sungguh seronok jugak membawa para pembaca bersama saya "A Trengganu Trek"......dan rasa nostalgic serta sedih sedikit kerana terpaksa tinggal blog ini sehingga "judging" habis.

I have come to the grand finale of my blog for now. I have thoroughly enjoyed the ride, and it has brought back many memories and happy moments for me.

In researching materials for my blog and googling some of the places and activities mentioned in my blog, I have had some revelations and learnt some things that hitherto I have not known before, for example, I did not know that Aryani Resort was the very one built by Raja Bahrin, a Terenggau prince. I also discovered the popularity of Pasar Payang, for, apart from the words "Pasar Payang" in my old photograph, I really did not know the significance of it!!

These and many other instances are some of my discoveries, and it had been as much a learning for me as I hoped it had been for you!!!

Terima kasih saya ucapkan kepada UKOM Staff Committee,
Tournament Blog 2010 Best Tourist City, http://www.trgtourism.blogspot.com/ ,
penganjur Pertandingan Blog Pelancongan Terengganu "Terengganu Di Hatiku", secretariat Negeri Terengganu, Tourism Trengganu dan pihak sponsor
kerana mengadakan pertandingan blog ini.

A Big Thank You to you!!!

From us, with love, Terengganu di Hatiku!

Stop Press: News on Kenyir in NST dated September 30, 2010

When I opened the New Straits Times today, this article caught my eye:
"It's Duty-Free at Kenyir":

http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/22kenyir/Article

I have found some more pictures of our family trip at Kenyir for your viewing pleasure:

Our beautiful chalet had a fantastic balcony that afforded great views of the lake,
the very reason visitors come to Lake Kenyir Resort for... the mesmerising lake!

Awesome beauty of the sky at Lake Kenyir, Art Imitates Nature.

My son and my nephew did a spot of fishing, I took this picture
from my balcony, and they are dwarfed into mere specks,but look at the splendid, poetic beauty of the place!

Even the man-made swimming adds to the beauty of the sea
in the background....words just fail me.

Please pan to the furthest point of the background to see
the breathtakingly beautiful mountains and sky...

Beyond the majestically tall palm trees.

You have to see this to believe this....this is my whole extended family!
One whole Happy family. We filled up the whole tram car
Please see my previous posts on Lake Kenyir

Trengganu: We Will Be Back!!...Terengganu in My Heart!

Setelah saya imbas kembali blog ini, saya sedar bahawa ada banyak lagi tempat di Terengganu yang belum kita lawati dan liput. Jadi, suami saya janji kepada saya bahawa kami akan "pulang" ke Terengganu, terutamanya Dungun.

Here we are now......

Here we are now, at the present time....
more than 20 years later, 3 grown children and near retirement...

How we were then.....

Then !!!! Ha ha ha! How young we were!
Picture shows us at a Dungun beach in the early 80's.
He was a young medical officer and I was Ms Loo, the cikgu from Parit Sulong!

Read the story of how we started our "love affair" with Terengganu
and made it "Terengganu di Hatiku" here:

http://trengganuholiday.blogspot.com/2010/07/trengganu-in-early-80s-dungun-and.html

When we have both retired, we are both going back on a slow road trip to Dungun,
where we first sojourned in 1982, and explore the whole of Trengganu again,
re-visiting the old places and checking out spanking new resorts!!!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

A Recap of my Wonderful Memories of A Trengganu Trek!

BISIKAN BAYU : Terengganu di hujung hatiku

Saya telah hampir sampai ke pangkal hujung blog Terengganu ini....
tetapi saya AKAN BALIK!!! Bila saya bersara nanti, saya akan mengunjungi
Trengganu negeri tersayang ini bersama suami dan balik semula ke Dungun,
ke kelinik Bidan seketika dahulu. Adakah ia seperti yang dulu?
Ikutilah blog saya, bab yang kedua, kerana "A Trengganu Trek, my Eastern Dreams"
akan membuka tirai baru, kerana, ada banyak lagi tempat menarik di Terengganu
yang bakal menemui kami berdua!!!!

TERENGGANU DI HATIKU

I have nearly come to the end of my Trek (nearly, because I will start on a NEW TREK when I have retired) and it is now time for me to do a recap of the BEST PICTURES, BEST RESORT, and BEST THING TO DO!! But, they are all BEST!!!!! So, I will pick at random, the best of the best!!!