Sungai Petani hit

Today I will talking about my hometown ---- SP (Sungai Petani)!
Basically, SP is one of the main town in the state of Kedah, Malaysia.
It's located at the North of peninsula Malaysia which is the state that near to the South of Thailand.
Most of the people here are love going to the Thailand as one of their favourite choice for travel.

By the way, in term of population, SP is a place that mostly located by Malays, Chinese and follow by Indians. 
This phenomena can be seen easily as there is a lot of Malay food stalls. 
We can taste a lot of taste Malay's food such as ayam rendang, satay and grab our breakfast in their food stalls such as nasi lemak and kuih-muih.

What's the things that made us remember about Sungai Petani?
The most significant symbol of SP is the Clock Tower Sungai Petani. 

Below of picture show the beauty of clock tower during the the day time.

The major landmark of Sungai Petani is a clock tower located on the main street, Jalan Ibrahim. 
As information, the clock tower was built in 1936. 
It is 12.1 m in height. It is topped by a dome-shaped structure. The tower was a present from Lim Lean Teng to George V and Queen Mary to commemorate the Silver Jubilee.



 



Secondly, the place i would like to introduce to the readers about the Sungai Petani is the Silver Jubilee Park or called as Taman Jubli Perak.

Silver Jubliee Park is managed by Sungai Petani Municipal Council (MPSPK) and is located at the edge of the town centre at Jalan Sungai Layar. 
 Besides, It is an ideal place to relax and  picnic. Since I was a kid, my family use to jog in this park every weekend and local residents also utilize this place especially for the kinder-garden school that carry on activities for the kids.

                                                Thirdly, the place I would like to introduce is the " The Carnival" water theme park.

 It's located at the Cinta Sayang &  Country Golf Resort  in Sungai Petani,

This theme park was opened on 26th December, 2006 and it is the only water & land theme park in Kedah state .

  So, don't miss it if you have been in SP!  

         
 Next, I would like to introduce the Mount Jerai or called as "Gunung Jerai"
The picture above show the beauty of mount Jerai from the long sight. 
As information, Mount Jerai is the tallest mountain (1217 meter) in the northern region and is surrounded by a vast jungle. 

Historically, the Jerai mountain served as the navigational point for traders from the east and west. There was a Hindu temple on top of the mountain that was built nearly a thousand years ago during the Bujang Valley Hindu Civilization.
However, it was consequently destroyed by the Malaysian authorities to make way for development.
 

In addition, people who came here also can do the outdoors activities like jungle trekking and camping. There is an 18 km trekking route to the top of the mountain through a winding road. 

At the top the Jerai is a resort and the mountain boasts some tall and cooling waterfalls.
The above picture is the Alur Naga of waterfall at the mount Jerai.
However, there is a legend about the mount Jerai that exist village and kingdom of elves (perkampungan atau kerajaan bunian) in the top of mount Jerai. Thus,the visitors are advise that don't be talk unmannerly and stay in house when it's dark.
For those who are interest with this legend can try to search the inf  ormation via online. =)

  The above picture show the resort in the Mount Jerai.
  The fasility here had been improved since few years ago and it's a suitable place for the family outing and friend gathering venue as it's quite cheap if compare to the others tourist spot. 
Besides, the temperature here in between 19 to 24 celcius with contain high humidity of air are refreshing our mind and soul.
Instead, we can booking the resort for few days as a vacation for family.  Don't miss it or else you will regret.