Payar Island

Thursday, April 10, 2008 | Labels: | 0 comments |

By Nicholas Tan

Langkawi Island is a very popular tourist destination located in the Straits of Malacca off of the northwest of Peninsular Malaysia, near the coast of southern Thailand. It is an island covered in tropical forest with mangroves and sandy beaches around the coast.

Also in the Straits of Malacca, 35 kilometres to the south, lies Payar Island. There are frequent day trips running from Langkawi to this island leaving from Kuah or Cenang Beach. If you are not staying on Langkawi you can also reach the islands from Kuala Kedah on the mainland, which takes about 45 minutes by boat; and from Penang Island, which takes just over 1 hour.

Payar is home to Coral Langkawi, a large floating platform that is used for the day boats to moor up at, and as a base for divers. The platform has an underwater observation point for non-divers and snorkelling equipment is provided for all to use as they please. It is possible to sunbathe on the deck and there are glass-bottomed boats that explore the nearby reefs. On the island itself there are four small sandy beaches complete with picnic benches and hiking trails so that visitors can explore the island's tropical forests.

Water temperature: 26°C (79°F) to 29°C (84°F)
Suit: 3mm or 5mm shortie
Visibility: 5 to 15 metres (15 - 45 feet)
Rating: ****

Type of diving: Coral gardens in flat terrain to the east of the islands and sloping walls to the west around Pulau Segantang

Marine life: Black-tip reef sharks, groupers, barracudas, parrotfish, pufferfish, angelfish, bannerfish

When to go: Payar is a year round destination, but the rainy season from June to September can cause rougher seas and lower visibility, July and August are the worst months for rainfall

How to get there: Fly via Kuala Lumpur with Malaysia Airlines, then change to a flight into Langkawi. Day trips are available from here to Payar.

Coral Garden is a popular dive site on the southwestern tip of Pulau Payar. It has a rocky terrain that is rich in soft coral. Amongst the boulders there are many reef fish such as lionfish, snappers, damselfish and fusiliers. Green moray eels, barracuda and black tip sharks are also a common sight. The only downside is that the plankton-rich waters mean that visibility can be quite low.

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Exercise Tips: How to Develop Unstoppable Motivation and Willpower

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 | Labels: | 0 comments |

By: Don Pasco

  • Do you have trouble getting motivated to exercise?
  • Do you wish there was something you could do about it?
  • Do you think it’s your willpower that just doesn’t measure up?
  • What if there was a way for you to develop your willpower?
  • What if I could give you a few little secrets that you could use to create motivation and put to use to reach your fitness goals?

Well if you’re willing to supply just a little bit of desire and a little bit of effort, I’ll teach you how to develop an unstoppable motivation and willpower that your friends will envy.
The key to your success is a simple five letter word… and that word is habit.





Here is a poem that I read many years ago that I found to be very profound. I hope you enjoy it.

Who am I?
I am your constant companion.
I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
I am completely at your command.

Half the things you do you might just as well
turn over to me and I will be able to do them
quickly and correctly.

I am easily managed
You must merely be firm with me.
Show me exactly how you want
Something done and after a few lessons
I will do it automatically.

I am the servant of all great men;
And alas, of all failures, as well.
Those who are great, I have made great.
Those who are failures, I have made failures.

I am not a machine,
Though I work with all the precision
Of a machine plus the intelligence of a man.
You may run me for a profit or run me for ruin
It makes no difference to me.

Take me, train me, be firm with me,
And I will place the world at your feet.
Be easy with me and I will destroy you.
Who am I? I am habit!
- Anonymous

Don Pasco is a web publisher and a contributing writer on several websites over a diverse series of niches. He provides more information and Exercise Tips that you can research on his website at http://www.ExerciseOften.com Don loves anything and everything to do with fitness, staying young and feeling younger.

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