Kota Kinabalu Trip  27th May to 3rd June 2007

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30 May 2007  Wednesday

Greeting from Morning Sun

A wide window facing the rising sun gave us bright warm morning sunshine each morning.

A good start for each day during the holiday

9:20 AM - After breakfast we walked toward the east - the direction of sunrise- where Miri City Fan is.

Miri City Fan is a unique fan-shaped urban civic park. This City Fan is designed to create civic consciousness by the embodiment of several symbolic parks. We were the only visitors there. Cleaners were seen sweeping dry leaves with electric blowers. .The garden is well-managed and clean. Stone crafting images are distributed over the compound. The 2 seahorses in the middle of Chinese pond is Miri’s mascot.

The is the Western Entrance we arrived at.

Suggest you start your visit from here. This Garden Direction Guide is at the Western Entrance for those walked from town. But for those came by car would arrive at the library car park  at the North Entrance which do not have this map.

What to find in Miri City Fan :

1) Promenade
2) Amphitheatre
3) Musical fountain
4) Library
5) Cultural centre
6) Various ethnic gardens

Miri Public Library  (Pustaka Miri)
Jalan Kipas, Miri City Fan 98000 Miri
Tel. 42 25 25, Fax 41 44 44  Librarian@sarawaknet.gov.my

Pustaka Miri, the regional digital library of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak is beside the Miri Fan City.  This library is being set up in line with Pustaka Negeri Sarawak’s target of ensuring all individuals within the state be given equal opportunity to access information and acquire knowledge.

9:30 AM We visited Miri Public Library which is just beside the Miri City Fan. This new library opened only in 2002. Pustaka Miri, the regional digital library of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, is located right beside the Miri Fan City.  We saw students doing revisions there while some were surfing.

Pustaka Miri, the regional library of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak. Pustaka Miri caters for information and research needs of the northern region of Sarawak. This library is another 'Fountain of Knowledge' set up in line with Pustaka Negeri Sarawak's target of ensuring all individuals within the State be given equal opportunity to access information and acquire knowledge.

Linked to Pustaka Negeri Sarawak via Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure, Pustaka Miri is an epitome of digital library that provides a combination of print as well as electronic and digital information resources.

Pustaka Miri is:

  • A research and reference centre, with collections to assist researchers knowledge seekers;
  • An off site depository centre for legal deposit materials;
  • A centre for development of special collections relating to Miriana and other local history initiatives;
  • A contributor to Pustaka Negeri Sarawak's databases on information materials on and about Sarawak;
  • A place that provides education and activities to raise information literacy.

 
The library stocks books in Bahasa, Chinese and English. The reference section, which is not open for children, has newspapers, mainly local ones. There is a special Children's Infotheque with a nice selection of children's books in English and Bahasa and a special computer suite where children can access computer games.
Pustaka Miri's membership is open to all who are 4 years old and above. To register online visit www.librarynet.com.my or visit the Multimedia Galeri on the ground floor. There is a car park between the Miri Pustaka and the Miri Public Swimming Pool.

Pustaka Miri, which is an IT library of sorts, This digital library has its imposing architectural design. It also known as the Miri Resource Center. This digital library was built next to the Miri City Fan Park.

 

 

Taman Awam Miri
(Miri Public Park)

4:30 PM We came to Taman Awam Miri on top of a hill range few kilometers from Miri City.  We paid Taxi for Rm15.00

 
  Miri Public Park, which is halfway to Miri Airport. The hanging bridge is a thrill. Facilities provided are ample. The surrounding area is clean, well taken care by the authority and of course  MIRI PARK is a new recreation park after Miri City Fan Park, in order to go there, it takes about 10 minutes from Miri Airport. Its a good place for recreation especially the family with their children, most of them will visit there during evening time.

 

 

 

In line with Miri's status as an oil town, the observatory platform was designed based on design of an oil rig.
Taman Awam Miri is located about 3 km Airport Road from the Miri town center. This 24.6-acre park is the latest public park in Miri.

A place to conquer your fear of walking on suspension bridge.

A large modern children play structure is extremely popular amount children and those young in hearts. There are flora gardens, souvenir center, canteen, an observatory platform, children's playground, stone carving, fountains, pavilions and jogging track. In line with Miri's status as an oil town, the observatory platform and hanging bridge were nicely designed based on the design of an oil rig. The place and scenery was beautiful and amazingly clean.  The whole park is built on a hillside. Day and night you can see groups of  young people having a picnic or BBQ

The park has facilities like BBQ pit, Picnic Area, Observation Tower, and hanging bridge. The best part is, the place are open to public daily at no entrance fee at all.

 

A tiny water playground in the quiet jungle, to the children is a big wide world of endless joy.

Taman Awam Miri has facilities such as this water theme park for kids. Like the one in Sunway Lagoon, but in a smaller scale.

 

 June 09, 2007 12:37:01 PM

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