Malaysian Armed Forces Open Day

These photographs ain't taken at Lahad Datu. Yeah! They're taken in Sibu in conjunction of Malaysian Armed Forces a.k.a. Angkatan Tentera Malaysia Open Day 2013 @ Sibu Town Square 2nd phase.

The 3 day's event (5 - 7 April) is themed "Armies and citizen are always together" (Tentera dan Rakyat Sentiasa Bersama). I met some of the very friendly armies who tried his best to explain what are the roles and functions of these armies' vehicles to me.

 
This is Truck 3/4 Ton GS Cargo 4x4 Isuzu D-Max Commonrail 3.0L. It has capacity for 10 passengers. Its functions include as observation vehicle and provides logistic support services.

 
This is a Mobile Fuel Dispensing System:

Truck 3 Ton GS Cargo 4x4 HICOM Handalan II with 22-passengers' capacity. It has been used as logistical vehicle for fetching the armies, necessities and equipment at operation area.

Truck AMDAC 4x4 Machinery 12.184 F.A.E.G. The largest truck in the exhibition. Used for engineering and repairing supports.

Truck 3 Ton Kembalik Ringan 4x6 M/Benz LA 911C/42R Diesel. A very old truck yet still in use. It's a light towing truck for vehicles less than 5 ton. It is used to tow the damaged vehicles from the operation area.

Armies operation container and communication equipment

 

Foods supplies for armies

Explosives

As a conclusion, I personally feel a bit disappointed with this exhibition. No military weapons and combat vehicles have been showcased and military booths and exhibition are just the minor part of the whole event. It couldn't serve the event title "Malaysian Armed Forces Open Day" and it is more to "some-carnival-with-armed-forces-participation".

Big bikers also participate in the event. So if you are fan of big bikers... don't forget to pay a visit!

Sibu Public Park a.k.a. Taman Awam Sibu @ Taman Permai

Located adjacent to Sibu Lake Garden @ Taman Permai, the 3rd phase of the Lake Garden extension project had completed and opened to public around February this year. It was named "Sibu Public Park" or "Taman Awam Sibu" or “诗巫公共公园”. This project is the collaboration between Jabatan Landskap Negara (JLN) and Sibu Municipal Council (SMC). The major attraction for the extension works would be the children playground with large scale playground equipment.

As the color of the playground are relatively bright and outstanding compare to its surrounding, the park appears to be very eyes-catchy, thus it's quite hard to miss the place if you are driving around that area. The huge playground equipment are like a heaven to the small kids where they have so much to climb, to explore and to play with. The spiral tube slides, wave slides as well as the tube tunnels are among the favorite of the kiddies!

These large scale equipment are designed in such a way they mimicking the shape and structure of a pirate ship, sort like the structure you could find in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. The crow's nest, the sails as well as the rigging structure reminded me of the movie! I couldn't help myself to climb onto the crow's-nest-like structure to feel and enjoy a short moment of being Jack Sparrow! ^ ^

Seesaws and swings are also available at different corner of the playground.

Surrounded the playground are various fitness equipment with instruction how to use them. Among the fitness equipment available are like the balance beam, beam hop, body curl, horizontal ladder, push up bar, parallel bar and etc. While the kiddies are busy on their playground, the parents/adults can take the opportunity to do some exercises using this facilities! Isn't that great?

Worth mentioning is the attractive and brightly colored flooring are formed using EPDM (Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Monomer), a synthetic rubber which is used in wetpour surfacing. The soft and continuous seamless finish of this surfacing technology provides a safer environment and reduces injuries especially for the kids.

I personally like the place very much especially its colorful environment which make me feel relax and cheerful! Sibu Public Park is certainly a good place for family to spend leisure!