The World of Beauty

Kisah Tugu Peringatan dan Tugu Negara Malaysia. Informasi mengenai Tugu Peringatan dan Tugu Negara. Sejarah dan Perbezaan antara Tugu Peringatan dan Tugu Negara. Asal usul Tugu Peringatan dan Tugu Negara Malaysia dan Tujuan Tugu-Tugu di Malaysia dibina. Menjawab Isu dan Persoalan Kenapa tercatat nama-nama pejuang di Tugu Peringatan tetapi tiada nama di Tugu Negara dan Kenapa tercatat nama anak-anak Melayu di Tugu Peringatan yang ada di Britain.

Pada mula ia di bina pada 1920-21 oleh British ia adalah sebagai tugu memperingati pengorbanan tentera-tentera British yang terbunuh sewaktu Perang Dunia Pertama (1914-1918) yang terletak di sebuah bulatan di Jalan Tugu yang sebelum ini dikenali sebagai Jalan Cenotaph. Di keempat-empat penjuru monumen tersebut terukir 296 nama anggota tentera yang berkhidmat untuk tentera Koloni British yang telah berkhidmat di bawah panji-panji British juga dikenali sebagai Negara-negara Commonwealth. Perbarisan ringkas diadakan di sisi tugu peringatan ini pada setiap 11 November. Setelah tamat Perang Dunia Kedua, nama-nama pejuang yang terkorban telah ditambah pada tugu peringatan ini sehingga digantikan dengan Tugu Negara pada tahun 1964.

Pada tahun 1963, Tugu Peringatan telah digantikan dengan Tugu Negara berbentuk patung ukiran manusia setinggi 15m direka oleh pengukir Austria, Felix de Weldon yang telah diilhamkan oleh Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj. Siap dibina dan dibuka secara rasmi kepada orang ramai pada 8 Februari 1966 bagi memperingati dan memberi penghormatan kepada lebih 11,000 orang pejuang yang terkorban semasa Zaman Darurat (1948-1960). Kerana jumlah yang terlalu ramai, nama 11,000 (atau lebih) orang pejuang yang terkorban tidak dipahat di Tugu Negara

Asas tugu yang tertulis "Dedicated To The Heroic Fighters In The Cause Of Peace And Freedom, May The Blessing Of Allah Be Upon Them" serta "Memperingati Perwira-Perwira Yang Berjuang Untuk Menegakkan Keamanan Dan Kebebasan, Moga2 Allah Cucurkan Rahmat Ke Atas Mereka" dalam tulisan jawi diletakkan pada bahagian kiri dan kanan Jata Negara. Hari Pahlawan juga telah ditetapkan pada 31 Julai setiap tahun bagi memperingati dan memberi penghormatan kepada mereka yang telah berjuang untuk mempertahankan Negara.

Kisah Tugu Peringatan dan Tugu Negara Malaysia. Tugu Negara ini telah dibom pada 26hb Ogos 1975, pada jam 5.00 pagi memusnahkan satu patung besar serta dua kepala patung yang jatuh dari kedudukan asal. Pihak berkuasa percaya letupan itu dilakukan Barisan Pembebasan Kebangsaan Malaya (MNLF). Kerja membaikpulih Tugu Negara telah siap pada 11 April 1977 oleh Christoper Carney, Pensyarah Fakulti Seni Lukis dan Seni Reka Institut Teknologi Mara.

Nama-nama yang terpahat di tugu-tugu British (Tugu Peringatan dan tugu-tugu di Britain) adalah mereka yang berkhidmat di dalam unit-unit tentera British yang berada di bawah pentadbiran British atau unit-unit yang asalnya ditubuhkan di Britain dibawa ke Malaysia untuk memerangi musuh. Mereka tidak boleh disamakan dengan RAMD, RRD atau kor yang lain kerana mereka berkhidmat di bawah panji-panji yang berbeza. Kisah Tugu Peringatan dan Tugu Negara Malaysia. 

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and hill rainforest to tropical mountain forest, sub-alpine forest and heath on the higher elevations.

In 2000, Mt Kinabalu was included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List to preserve and protect its natural heritage.

It has also been designated as a Centre of Plant Diversity for Southeast Asia.

Legends
Kinabalu’s name is a mystery. The most popular view derives it from the Kadazan words, Aki Nabalu, meaning ‘the revered place of the dead’. The local Kadazan people believe that spirits dwell on the mountain top.

According to another folklore, the name Kinabalu actually means Cina Balu which translates into ‘Chinese widow’. Legend goes that a Chinese prince ascended the mountain in search of a huge pearl guarded by a ferocious dragon.

After his successful conquest, he married a Kadazan woman. But he soon abandoned her and returned to China. Heartbroken, his wife wandered to the mountains to mourn. There, she turned into stone.

Early Climbers

As there is no record of local people climbing Mt Kinabalu, the first honor goes to Sir Hugh Low, a British colonial officer from Labuan, who reached the summit plateau in 1851. However, he did not scale the highest peak, believing that “the highest point is inaccessible to any but winged animals” In honor of his journey, a peak, along with a mile-deep gully, a pitcher plant and a rhododendron were named after him.

The custom of leaving a signed and dated letter in a bottle at the top of the mountain gives a history of the early climbers. In 1858, Sir Hugh Low made a second expedition to Kinabalu with his friend Spencer St John. The highest peak was finally conquered by John Whitehead and his intrepid Kadazan porters in 1888. Whitehead also made the first zoological collection of the mountain’s animals.

In 1910, English botanist Lilian Gibbs became the first woman to scale Kinabalu. Along the way, she collected over a thousand botanical specimens for the British Museum. In the same year, Mt Kinabalu’s first tourist made the ascent, describing the trip as “purely a vacational ramble.

The Kadazan

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The Kadazan people – Sabah’s largest indigeneous community – still live on Mt Kinabalu’s flanks. Traditionally, they practiced shifting cultivation, chopping down forest to plant rice and other vegetables. Gradually, permanent terraced farm plots are replacing shifting agriculture to help slow soil erosion and preserve the natural forest. Many Kadazans now work as rangers and guides for Kinabalu Park.

Mt Kinabalu is located at the high point of the Crocker Range that runs almost from the northern tip of Borneo to its centre. The foundations of Kinabalu were set some 15 million years ago during the Pilocene period when a huge ball of molten rock was forced beneath the Crocker Range, hardening into a granite mound. Kinabalu itself was formed barely 10 million years ago when huge plugs of granite forced their way through crumpled layers of sandstone and shale. During the ice age some 100,000 years ago, glaciers began wearing away the summit plateau. Today, Mt Kinabalu is still growing at a rate of 5mm a year. It is one of the youngest non-volcanic mountains in the world. At its top, a 1.5km-deep gorge splits the mountain down the middle, separating the two arms of the eastern and western summit plateaus 1km apart.

Mt Kinabalu has one of the richest and most diversified fauna and flora in the world. This is all thanks to a wide climatic range (from tropical rainforest in the lowlands to temperate climate at high altitudes), heavy rainfall and diversity of rocks and soils. Many plant and animal species are endemic to Kinabalu and not found anywhere else in the world. More than half of the world’s flowering plants can be found here.

The world’s largest pitcher plant, the intriguing Nepenthes Rajah, grows in the Park. There are also 700 species of orchids, 600 species of ferns and over 24 species of Rhododendrons (one of the most spectacular flowers on Mt Kinabalu). One can also find bamboos, mosses, oak trees and figs among the 6000 plant species growing here.

Altitudinal zones are used to classify the common plant types on Kinabalu. Up to 1200m, lowland rainforest dominates the landscape. In the lower montane zone from 1200-2200m, plants more typical of temperate regions are common. Here, tree are shorter and ferns are abundant. The upper montane forest lies between 2200-3300m where the trees are stunted and covered in mosses – hence the name ‘the mossy forest’. The sub-alpine zone starts from 2200m and goes all the way to the summit where grassy meadow-like vegetation dominates.

Of the many mammals on Mt Kinabalu, black shrews, Kinabalu shrews and Thomas’ pygmy squirrels are endemic to the mountain. Kinabalu is home to over half of Borneo’s 518 bird species. Of the 29 species of birds unique to Borneo, 17 are found in the mountain. These include the red-breasted tree partridge and crimson-headed wood partridge. A common sight on the summit is the mountain blackbird. There are also numerous species of moths, small reptiles, insects and spiders endemic to Mt Kinabalu.

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Desa Dairy Farm provides good education for children even adults to understand how fresh milk is being processed from raw to finish product. The best time to visit the farm is around 2:30pm as milking session is starting at 3pm every day. You can see all the cows are lining up waiting for milking.

Friesian Cattles are reared in this farm to produce around one million liters of high quality fresh milk annually. The processing plant is fully automated at all stage of production. Fresh milk in original & chocolate flavors is available for sales at the lobby. Some souvenir also available and it is always nice to grab something for friends and family other than fresh milk!

You can see Desa Dairy Farm far from the main road in Kundasang. It is not hard to find but there is no public transport to reach there. If you stay in Kinabalu Park or resort nearby, you may ask for transport from the reception. All the local folks know how to get there! You can see Australian Memorial Park at your right hand side on the way up to the farm

Mt. Kinabalu is just in front of you on your way in to Desa Dairy Farm if weather condition is good. You are viewing another side of Mt. Kinabalu! The cold weather, farm fencing, and Friesian cattle make you totally away from all the pressures and stressful life from the reality world. If you already arrive in Kinabalu Park or nearby resort, try to experience Desa Dairy Farm and take some nice photos along the way. “It’s not just about the milk!!! It is the DESA DAIRY FARM EXPERIENCE.”

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The drive to Berjaya Hills Resort is pretty decent and takes about 45 minutes from Kuala Lumpur. It is not as bad as going up Genting Highlands or Cameron Highlands as the roads are less winding. And there are no stop overs on the way up. The average height of the hill is around 2,700 to 3,500 feet so the air is pretty cool and fresh.

Bejaya Hills Colmar Tropicale Castle (credits)

The castle in the picture above serves as a function room and a parking bay with 2 floors. Looks very nicely done from the finishing and details. Apparently they took some time to get it right with the proper materials and skilled workers.

The Clock Tower(credits)

Inside the clock tower(credits)

Berjaya Hills Resort French themed buildings(credits)