I am proud to be Malaysian because of the various
culture and races in one country. Like the slogan of Tourism Malaysia
"Malaysia, Truly Asia". If some of you want to visit Malaysia, visit
the places that I recommended. Here are the top 10 places that you have to visit.
1. Heeren Street & Jonker Street, Malacca
Heeren Street in Malacca known as the
‘First Class Gentlemen Street’ or ‘Millionaires Row’ is a road with double
storey houses same with the modern terrace houses, but it is longer. The houses
describe a rich and detailed mix of Chinese, European and Peranakan
architecture. Until now the Peranakan or Baba Nyonyas still live there, not
only for the Baba Nyonyas live there but it is also have become a gallery,
cafĂ©, hotel and restaurant. Next is, Jonker Street. Known as the ‘Second Class
Gentleman Street’. This street used to
house mainly traders and merchants. On weekends, the night bazaar of Jonker
Walk comes alive. Malacca’s artists come out to sell their art paintings and
handicrafts. Besides that, other Nyonya related food items like the popular pineapple
tarts and Nyonya kuihs also sell there.
Khoo Kongsi known as ‘The Heritage Jewel of Penang’. The
outstanding architecture is said to look like the Emperor’s palace in China.
Myth explained that this was the reason that the clan house was burnt down only
29 nights after its completion as a wrath from the Gods. There is Khoo Kongsi in Hollywood. Khoo Kongsi
was used in the filming of Anna & The King featuring Jodie Foster and Chow
Yuen Fatt. Apparently, Jodie Foster was really impressed with the place and
left good remarks in the visitors’ book.
Your tour will
never complete if you do not visit this place. This twin tower has 88-storey.
Petronas Twin Tower is one of the world’s tallest buildings with the height of 452
metres above the city skyline. Designed by Cesar Pelli in 1997 and mostly constructed
with steel and glass.
The mosque nickname is The Floating Mosque of The East because the
mosque look like it is floating. The unique design of the mosque on a
floating platform and its beautiful location on a lagoon by the mouth of Sungai
Ibai creates the wonderfully floating impression to viewers.
The Sarawak Cultural Village is the award winning
living museum that showcases the heritage of the major racial groups in Sarawak.
The concepts of his village are to show and tell the culture of different
ethnics in Sarawak. If you come there, you can have a personal experience by involve
in the learning of their culture.
The Batu Caves is believed as a 400 million years old limestone hill
over the length of 400 meters and a height of 120 meters, which has sequences
of caves and cave temples. Most popular destination during annual Thaipusam
festival in Malaysia when more than 1.5 million pilgrims escorted the statue of
Lord Muruga to Batu Caves.
The length of the Cherating Beach is almost 10 kilometers from the
south of Kuantan in Pahang right up to the town of Chukai in Terengganu. It has
sloping white sandy beaches and soothing sea breeze, it is an internationally
acclaimed spot for surfers particularly in November and December. For the
people who are a water lover, it has the perfect combination of great surf,
extreme sea activities such as Jet Ski, nice chalets, fine dining and exciting
nightlife. You also can sign up for the river cruise that sails around the
coast and explore the nearby forest for more exciting experience.
Sipadan Island,
Sabah is surrounded by crystal clear waters. Sipadan Island is voted as one
of the best diving sites with its large numbers of greenback and hawksbill
turtles which gather here to mate and nest. The interesting part of this island
especially for the divers out there are to look out for the tornado-like
formations of barracudas, big-eye trevallies, mantas, eagle rays, scalloped
hammerhead sharks and whale sharks. Even better, various dive sites are assured
with garden eels, leaf scorpion fishes, mantis shrimps, fire graces and various
pipe fishes. Sipadan is now one of the nominees for the New 7 Wonders Of Nature.
Gunung Mulu
National Park, Miri, Sarawak has been awarded as a World Heritage Site in the
year 2000. This place is famous for its incredible haves and chambers and
karsts formations. Researchers often come to the park to study the best example
of tropical limestone weathering (karsts) in the world including enormous
razor-sharp pinnacles, deep-cut canyons, and grand caverns that are home to
millions of bats and cave swiftlets. You also have to know that if you go
there, you cannot touch the rock of the cave. If you touched the rock, the rock
will become black and die.
Kota Kinabalu National
Park And Mount Kinabalu, this place is Malaysia’s first World Heritage. Designated
by UNESCO in December 2000 for its ‘outstanding universal values’, the park
covers an area of 754 square kilometers and surrounds the majestic Mount Kota
Kinabalu. Mount Kinabalu is the tallest mountain in Malaysia and fourth tallest
in Southeast Asia. The hiking of Mount Kota Kinabalu up to the Low’s Peak
‘summit’ at 4100 meters is the goal of many trekkers. If climbers wish to go
further up, the climb is on bare granite rock. You also can find The Rafflesia
plant, which has the largest single flower in the world, is also found in the
Kota Kinabalu National Park.