Whale shark �the dream date of every diver in the world!�

The first whale shark sighting recorded this year was on 2nd May 2007. The sighting took place at approximately 4.30 pm at the depth of 8 to 10 m of South Rock, one of the popular dive sites in Lankayan. Another second sighting occurred the next day at approximately 12.15 noon at the same site (South Rock) again witnessed by guest divers and snorkellers who wasted no time rushing to the site upon being alerted. A third and fourth sighting occurred respectively on 13th May and 23rd May 2007.

Sung Siew’s Green or Been Team Visits Lankayan.

On 31st January 2007, Sung Siew Secondary School’s Green or Been Team was declared the nation wide winner for Maxis Cyberlinq Competition, an exciting and meaningful competition that brings together schools, technology and the community.and 23rd May 2007.

Part of their winning project which focused on conservation issues was adopting a reef within SIMCA. The adopted reef was called � The Sung Siew Reef�. As a token to congratulate the team, Reef Guardian had invited the team to visit Lankayan for a 3 days 2 nights stay from 28th May 2007 till 30th May 2007. During their stay, the team did a mural painting on the turtle hatchery which was nicely done. Aside from that, the team had fun snorkeling around Lankayan, playing beach games, learning more about conservation from talks and presentations by Reef Guardian Marine Biologist, Ms Achier Chung and WWF Representatives, Ms. Lee.

Harvest festival 2007

Harvest festival is celebrated in Malaysia by the Kadazan ethnic of Sabah each May as a way of dedicating thanksgiving to the rice gods. This festival is celebrated with much merrymaking and feasting with rice wine flowing freely throughout the festivities.

Harvest Festival, a much celebrated festival in Sabah every year in the month of May, was also celebrated in Lankayan and Sepilok in a much smaller yet more personalized scale. The celebration started with dinner introducing local and traditional cuisines including the much loved rice wine; also known famously as ‘Tapai’ locally, followed up by traditional dances such as the Sumazau and Magunatip as well as traditional games such as sumpit. Guest had enjoyed having a taste of Sabah’s beautiful and rich culture.