King of fruits beckons

King of fruits beckons



Star attraction: Workers preparing the giant durian and other tropical fruit replicas for Durian Durian 2.0 at Penang Times Square in George Town, Penang.

CALLING all lovers of the King of Fruits. The Durian Durian 2.0 Festival is set to kick off tomorrow at the Penang Times Square in Jalan Datuk Keramat.

Back for the second consecutive year, the three-week festival will see various types of the best durians such as ‘Kun Poh Ang Bak’, ‘Hor Lor’ and ‘Red Prawn’ being showcased.

Ivory Properties Group Bhd corporate communications manager Ann Tan said among the new feature in this year’s festival was a stall selling a wide variety of local fruits besides durians.

“A giant durian replica has been erected in front of the mall’s water fountain just like last year to welcome visitors to the festival.

“However, this year we have added some other replicas of other local fruits too,” she said when contacted yesterday, adding that the exact number of vendors for the festival would be confirmed soon.

Tan said a Durian Eating Challenge would take place on the first and second day (Saturday and Sunday) from 2pm to 3pm at the Chin Ho Plaza.
v “The durian eating challenge will also take place again on June 23 from 3pm to 4pm at the same venue.

“There is also the Durian King Competition 2013 on June 30 from 1pm to 3pm,” she said.

Tan added that besides having the opportunity to taste the best durians and local fruits all under one roof, visitors who participate in the Durian Thorns Counting Contest from June 15 to June 27 also stand a chance to win a grand prize of a three nights Phuket-Krabi Cruise for two in an Oceanview Stateroom onboard the SuperStar Libra worth RM5,800.

Durian-related products such as durian coffee and durian ice-cream will also be sold during the festival.

“Other activities include Charity Batik Painting, Durian Art Attack, Durian Durian 2.0 Colouring Contest, Durian Clay Art, Durian Art Attack and Durian Face Painting which will be available on different days throughout the festival,” added Tan. The event is open from 11am to 9pm daily. Details, call 04-2109020.

~News courtesy of The Star~

Youth festival

Youth festival

The Galaxie & Youth Carnival 2011 will be held at Penang Times Square on Saturday and Sunday. The festival is packed with exciting activities like talent search, George Town Amazing Race, X-Games, a street dance competition, shoe painting, paintball target shooting and cosplay. Entry forms are available at The Star offices in Bayan Lepas, Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling and Pusat Bandar Seberang Jaya (Bandar Sunway).

For details, call Timothy Lim (012-4100418), Ema (012-4107303), CK Soon (016-4105521) or Voon (012-5851612).

-Info courtesy of The Star-

Skateboarders to show off at Galaxie contest

Skateboarders to show off at Galaxie contest

CALLING skateboarders seeking a platform to pit their skills against some of the best.

Registration for the X-Games (Go-Skate) competition is open to avid skateboarders to gauge their standard among peers at the upcoming Galaxie & Youth Carnival 2011 next month.

Skateboarding will make its debut at the festival, which will be held at Penang Times Square on April 9 and April 10.

Extreme Sports Association Malaysia (ESAM) committee member Ahmad Fuaad Mokhtar urged skateboarders to grab the opportunity and take part in the competition as such contests were hard to come by.

He said budding skateboarders who craved for action should not miss the event.

“They can have a chance to rub shoulders with some of the best,” he said, adding that 36 participants had confirmed their participation so far.

“Besides Penang, we also have contestants coming from neighbouring states such as Kedah, Perlis, Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.”

Ahmad Fuaad said ESAM would provide judges and technical experts for the competition on April 9 while more than 150 skateboarders were scheduled to give a demonstration the following day.

The top three winners will take home RM1,500, RM600 and RM400 respectively.

Ahmad Fuaad, who will be one of the judges, has offered some pointers for those who wish to excel in the sport.

“Check out video clips and see what’s the latest tricks available online.

“Master the tricks through long hours of practice. There is no short cut,” he added.

Other exciting activities at the carnival are Talent Search, The George Town Amazing Race, Street Dance Competition, Shoe Painting, Paintball Target Shooting and Cosplay.

Entry forms are available at The Star offices in Bayan Lepas, Jalan Mesjid Kapitan Keling and Bandar Sunway, Seberang Jaya.

For details, call Timothy Lim (012-4100418), Ema (012-4107303), Soon (016-4105521) or Voon (012-5851612).

-News courtesy of The Star-