Pulau Sipadan

Assalamualaikum...just want to share some info about Pulau Sipadan, for those who are interested (especially divers)..

(location of Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia)

Sources: http://www.impressions.com.my/sipadan/map1.JPG

Details for Diver

Good for: Large animals, wall diving, drift dives and advanced divers
Not so good for: Wrecks, beginner divers and non-diving activities
Depth: 5 - >40m
Visibility: 10 - 30m
Currents: Can be strong
Surface conditions: Can be choppy
Water temperature: 26 - 30°C
Experience level: Intermediate - advanced
Number of dive sites: 12
Distance: 12 km (25 minutes) south from Mabul, and 10 km southwest from Kapalai
Access: Diving from Mabul and Kapalai resorts
Recommended length of stay: 5 - 14 days, including the nearby islands

Dives Site:

1) Barracuda Point: Site where divers may experience diving through vortex of fierce barracuda. By His will, divers may encounter the biggest fish in the world: the humble whale shark and manta ray. lots of jack fish hanging around.

2) Coral Garden.

3) Hanging Garden.

4) Midreef.

5) South Point: Strong current, best for drift dive.

6) Drop Off: divers can enjoy looking down trying to find the sea bed (the sea bed is 500m below). Experienced wall diver may find this site interesting.

7) Turtle Cavern: Grave yard for turtle. Divers can see vortex of jack fish at the entrance of the cavern. Very mystery site.

8) Turtle Patch.

9) Staghorn Crest.

10) White Tip Avenue: lots of white tip sharks.

(dive sites location)

Pulau Sipadan is the only deep sea island in Malaysia. The depth is about 500m deep, divers can hardly see sea beds during diving. Fishers are not allowed to do fishing activities in the area about 2km around Sipadan Island. this Island is uninhabited except for rangers and soldier protecting this island from pirates invasion. I am very grateful being able to inhabit this island for about 5 days under the authority given by UKM for research purpose with my dad.

Pulau Sipadan is a gift from Allah for Malaysia. Thus we must protect the purity of this island as the wonder of this island seems to be degrading. despite seeing the wonder of this island, i feel some disappointment during the trip to Pulau Sipadan because what i see is that this island is more appreciated by non-malays and non-muslims. I have met with Elizabeth Covey during the trip. She was one of the person who is very concern about the preservation of this island. May Allah give her hidayah. From my bottom heart, it would be better if muslims takes the responsibility in preserving the world, playing his role as the khalifah of the earth. we muslims need to wake up from our sleep, its time to play our role as the khalifah, the world is no time to play...Takbir!

The Queen of Fruits

assalamualaikum...pada hari isnin, 24/5/2010, datangnya rezeki dari Allah berupa buah- buahan yang diberi nama Manggis, Alhamdulillah. Sedang seronok makan manggis, tiba tiba makcik ku berkata,

MokTeh: "Qib tahu tak macam mana nak tahu bilangan isi dalam buah manggis?"(lebey kurang macam tu la ayat beliau).

Naqib: "Urm, tak tahu, macam mana ek?"

Dengan pantas Mokteh mengambil sebiji buah manggis untuk dijadikan example. Setelah dipusing pusing dan dibelek beleknya buah manggis tu untuk menerangkan teknik mengira isi buah manggis, barulah hamba faham teknik tekniknya.

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Ok, jom blaja teknik2nya!

Macam nak buat experiment Bio(biolab 2) jugak, kita kene observe step by step:

Step 1:

Gambar diatas menunjukan bahagian bawah(tampok) buah manggis, untuk mengetahui ada berapa ulas isi buah manggis, kira aje kelopak bahagian bawah buah manggis. Ok,berdasarkan gambar diatas, buah manggis tu ada.....kira sendiri la, org dah siap buat nombor lgi, haish! (ketegasan amat penting utk mendidik,hehe)

Ok, step seterusnya, buka buah manggis tu, pastu kira isi dia, sama x dengan bilangannya dengan kelopak yg kita kira dalam step 1 tadi. Lihat gambar disebelah! kan sama tu ada 6 ulas semuanya!heheh.

Step ketiga, kalau ada experiment yang korang buat sendiri, dan mendapatinya tidak sama dengan teori yang kita tengah bincang ni, maka buatlah aduan, dan tindakan sewajarnya akan dilakukan terhadap diri ini.

Sekian terima Kasih =)

Jangan terkeliru dengan bahagian tangkal manggis (lihat gambar sebelah), kalau kira bahagian atas ni, buatlah experiment sampai ke tua pon, kompem tak akan sama dengan bilangan isi manggis tu.(kalau sama pon kebetulan je tu:P)

Sebagai renungan, marilah sama sama kita mengkaji ciptaan ciptaan Allah, agar kita lebih dekat dengan-Nya.Firman Allah S.W.T:

"Sungguh dalam penciptaan langit dan bumi, dan pergantian malam dan siang terdapat tanda-tanda (kebesaran Allah) bagi orang-orang yang berakal"-Surah Al-Imran,Ayat 190.

"(yaitu) orang-orang yang mengingat Allah sambil berdiri, duduk atau dalam keadaan berbaring, dan mereka memikirkan tentang penciptaan langit dan bumi (seraya berkata), "Ya Tuhan kami, tidaklah Engkau menciptakan semua ini sia-sia; Mahasuci Engkau, lindungilah kami dari azab neraka".-Surah Al-Imran, Ayat 191.

Wah! sungguh indah Ayat-Ayat Al-Quran. Maka hayatilah dan bertadaburlah dengan Al-Quran, moga moga kita mendapat petunjuk dari Allah~

Sebagaimana yang kita lihat, semua ciptaan kat bumi ni ada hikmahnya, walaupon tampok manggis, yang orang tak pandang pon, menceritakan sesuatu.Subhanallah~

Jadi apa lagi, jom ramai2 kita mengkaji ciptaan Allah di dunia ini!

p/s :siapa rajin, kaji bahagian atas buah ni pulak.

salah silap harap dimaafkan. semoga pembaca mendapat manfaat dri post ini, assalamualaikum =)