Kedah's Pantai Merdeka

Pantai Merdeka is one of Kedah's few mainland sandy beach
and is a major attraction during the weekends and holiday seasons.
It is beside the Merbok Rivermouth and about 30km from Sungai Petani town.




















An  abandoned jetty at the beach.







An old British World War 2 pillbox build in 1940 on the beach front
together with another on the other side of the Merbok River mouth
at Tanjung Dawai which have long sank into the river
was meant to stop the invading Japanese troops.
but it never really saw action..















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Rocks of Tanjung Layang Layangan

 This cape on the west side of Labuan island
is home to some of the most beautiful rocks in Malaysia.
Besides the Lion Rock of Labuan,
it is also an anglers heaven
with crystal clear deep waters just after the rocks.

Pulau Layang-Layangan at the far end.

Paradise is not far away here with such beautiful rock formation.

Anglers waiting for a bite.

As usual on every beach there is always a souvenirs corners
where all the plastic garbage is accumulated.

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Mining Steam Engine of Perak

This Steam Engine of 1877,manufactured by R Carret & Sons Ltd,England,
was bought in by the then British Residen of Perak
Sir Hugh Low,for use in the tin mines of Larut and Kampar.
It was used to turn a generator to generate electricity to run pumps
used in the mining operation.
It's an exhibit at Perak Museum in Taiping.

My Steam Engine model in action

Nature's warp at Kelanang Beach

The Kelanang Beach not far from Banting is a bit muddy
 like most beaches here in Selangor but
it's white sandy beach is good enough for a nice quiet picnic
away from the hectic city life.
The mangrove forest here are dying as nature flexes it's muscles
through rising sea levels and coastal erosion.

An aboriginal from the Mah Meri tribe looking for clams on the beach.

Enough facilities here for visitors,toilets,foodstalls and a watch tower.

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