Continues from the success on Spirit of KL, The Star and DiGi have collaboratively extend the search to Melaka. Spirit of Melaka, which will be held on 15 July 2006 in the historical city of Melaka, is now open for registration.
What is Spirit of Melaka?
You can view the Spirit of Melaka as a treasure hunt kind of activity, but the winning point is more than touring about the city and achieving goals.
Participants must stay alert all time to figure out the pointers and hints given along the way. Based on their findings and experience around Melaka through completing a series of routes and challenges provided, teams will need to put together a presentation based on their findings, observations and research, to be presented at the end of the Hunt. Yes, presentation is required.
Prizes
Very attractive prizes are awaiting. Though not mentioned in detailed, but RM6000 of cash, mobile phones and mobile reloads are up for grab.
Eligibility
Sixth formers/college/university students in team of four. Team members may comprise students from different institutions but at least one member has to be a DiGi user. The designated DiGi number will be used as point of contact before, during and after the search. Hints and pointers will be sent to the participants via DiGi services. Please note that, DiGi Prepaid number have to be registered with DiGi Rewards with a minimum balance of RM20. Besides, MMS and GPRS services must also be activated.
Registration
Entry fee is RM60 per team. Entry form is available at http://thestar.com.my/spiritofmelaka
Closing date: 30 June 2006
Quick, if you are eligible, grab the chance to participate. Too bad that I’ve graduated, or else I will surely form a team to join.
Get Familiar with Melaka Town
In order to win the search, one of the key is of course to get yourself familiar with the routes in Melaka town, especially the old historical town. Arm yourself with the map of Melaka Chinatown and tour around Melaka with Google Earth. Better still, if you have a Malaccan friend to join your team.
June 21st, 2006
Google Earth, an outstanding Google software goodie featuring bird view for the whole world, is essentially an excellent tool for you to find out further geographical understanding about Melaka, even without your physical presence.
The team at AmazingMelaka.com has compiled the first introductory release of Google Earth placemarks for common tourism attractions in Melaka, and would like to share this useful resource with you.
Download AmazingMelaka.com Google Earth Melaka Placemarks v0.5
What’s so special about the Google Earth placemarks for Melaka? Well, just open the KMZ placemarks compilation file in Google Earth, and you will be able to:
- Find out the geographical location (coordinate as in longitude and latitude) of the tourism attractions, public facilities and notable landmarks
- Have a quick bird view of the places in Melaka
- Plan in advance a better itinerary based on clearer picture of the relative distance between places
Following are the simple steps to help you getting started with the trill of touring around Melaka with Google Earth.
1. Install Google Earth
If you don’t have Google Earth installed in your PC or Mac, do it now. Download the latest version (current latest is Version 4) of Google Earth for free, and install it.
2. Open Placemarks File
Click here to download the AmazingMelaka.com Google Earth Melaka Placemarks v0.5.kmz, and save it in your computer at any selected location.
Launch or startup the Google Earth software.
Select File > Open from the menu, and browse to the location where the downloaded placemarks file is saved. Select the file and click Open to continue.
Once opened, your Google Earth map view will be automatically directed to Melaka. Take a note at the left panel titled “Placesâ€, AmazingMelaka.com Google Earth Melaka Placemarks v0.5.kmz is loaded as Temporary Places.
Figure 1
3. Save Placemarks as My Places
Placemarks loaded as Temporary Places will not be available the next time you launch your Google Earth. We encourage you to save the placemarks as My Places, so that you don’t need to perform step 2 everytime you launch Google Earth. We’re sure that you will like and enjoy the Melaka placemarks compilation.
Just right click on AmazingMelaka.com Google Earth Melaka Placemarks v0.5.kmz shown in the Places panel, and select Save to My Places to continue.
Figure 2
Once saved, the Melaka placemarks will be loaded into My Places, as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3
4. Browse Melaka Placemarks
Now, you can start enjoying your virtual tour in Melaka. Just double click on any placemark grouped in folders, and Google Earth will bring your view to the exact location.
Figure 4
Drag your mouse cursor to move around, or scroll your mouse wheel to view at higher or lower altitude, depending on your personal preferences.
Melaka Placemarks Project
At present, the Google Earth Melaka placemarks compilation is still at its initial stage with limited coverage. Though most of the common tourism attractions are added, but AmazingMelaka.com will continuously pump in more efforts to make it comprehensive.
Everyone is free to download and use the placemarks compilation. You’re welcomed to mention this goodie in your blog or website.
If you found any mistake in the AmazingMelaka.com Google Earth Melaka Placemarks, please don’t hesitate to inform us at the email address as shown in right panel.
June 20th, 2006
