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Fabulous street food
Firefighters successfully endured challenges at Mount Kinabalu
Charity run to forge spirit of unity

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 04:50 PM PST

JOHOR BARU: More than 240 stalls lined up along a 500m stretch along Jalan Dedap 25 here for the Fabulous Food 1Malaysia Street Food Festival in Taman Johor Jaya here.

The three-day food festival, in its fourth year, focused on popular multi-cultural street food including rojak, mee rebus, yong tau foo and there were also vendors selling fresh fruits, Japanese food and various types of desserts.

Visitor Hong Lee Muay, 35, gave her thumbs up after trying nasi ambang for the first time at the food festival.

"I found it interesting that fried noodles is one of the dishes that accompanies the fragrant rice until the stall owner explained it to me.

"Before this I have never even heard of the dish and I really enjoyed it because like true Malaysians, we always want a little bit of this and that in one dish," said the homemaker.

Bicycle shop owner Mohammad Firdaus Saad, 39, who also attended the event last two years said that he was impressed that the number of stalls increase each year.

"My family actually look forward to this event each year because of the variety of food that is available all in one venue.

"Some of our favourites are popiah basah, Hainanese chicken rice, Asam Laksa and of course, durian," said the father-of-three.

Besides rows of food stalls, the thoughtful organisers also prepared tables and chairs for visitors to enjoy their food comfortably.

Meanwhile, Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen who launched the food festival on Friday (Nov 30), said that food is one of the focus of the country's tourism economy.

"In addition to transportation and accommodation, food is one of the essentials as tourist standards become more demanding and being very particular to the all-rounded combination of colour, flavour and taste of the food.

"I have strong confidence in our hawkers and chefs in bringing out Malaysia's multi-cultural cuisine as a way to promote our country," she said.

Firefighters successfully endured challenges at Mount Kinabalu

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 04:51 PM PST

BATU PAHAT: Five firefighters from the Johor Fire and Rescue Department completed a mountain endurance challenge at Mount Kinabalu in Sabah recently.

Shah Rizal Mohtar, Zahiha Mohd Nor, Siti Nuraini Yahya, Mohd Saiful Isa and Mohd Suffian Yaakob climbed the mountain together with nine other colleagues from other states.

The event was held in conjunction with the Firefighters' Day celebrated that was celebrated in May.

The journey started at Kinabalu National Park where they walked for six kilometres to Laban Rata.

Then, they walked another 2.5km from Laban Rata, climbed about 1,000m to reach the Low's peak at 4095.2m.

Shortly after reaching the base after three gruelling hours, they had a short stop for photos with the department's flag and state flag.

Shah Rizal, who led the Johor team, said apart from celebrating Firefighters' Day, such high altitude training was one the best activity to test the firefighters' endurance and physical strength.

He added that he and his colleagues had an exercise climbing Gunung Liang in Perak in preparation for the Mount Kinabalu expedition.

Shah Rizal, who climbed the Mount Kinabalu for the second time, said it was a good experience for his four colleagues from Johor.

Charity run to forge spirit of unity

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 04:18 PM PST

JOHOR BARU: With Christmas just around the corner, the Fairview International School here is determined to gather the local community for a charity run to show the spirit of togetherness during this festive season.

The Student Council of Fairview International School will be conducting a Fairview Fun Run on Dec 8, from 8.30am until 10.30am at Bandar Dato Onn here.

Come for a run and create awareness of our community's needs besides helping and giving joy to the children of our community who are under privileged. All proceeds will be channelled to Pusat Kebajikan Kalvari, which is a local orphanage.

For details contact 07- 358 5385 or email us at enquiries_johor@fairview.edu.my.

Kredit: www.thestar.com.my

Rabu, 5 Disember 2012