Final Project ( Sim Wei Quan 1081101850)

i had created the main web page for our project and added flash on it

the main web page able to link to 5 other sites for introduction, activities ,attraction, accommodation and transportation and the upper part contains flash object , when the mouse is dragged to the buttons , they will change color.

Below is my part of website which is introduction of sabah. Inside my webpage contains 3 links which one links back to main web page and other 2 is introduction and video about sipadan island.

This is about the introduction of sipadan island

This is the video for sipadan island

Final Project (Activities, Nur Amalina Anuar 1091105572)

My Final project.

My part is a "Activities of Sipadan Island".

Im using Adobe Dreamweaver MX.

There are 4 links under activities for this project as shown below :

index.html

diving.html

scuba.html

underwater.html

Final project ( Accommodation, Nur Nadiah Rolamal Bakri 1091105573 )

My Final project.

My part is a "Accommodation of Sipadan Island".

Im using Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.

There is only 3 links: home and the accommodation in Sipadan Island( Sipadan Water Village and Sipadan Kapalai Dive Resort). It is an efficient website; simple and easy. Just need to click one of the accommodation link and there is an explanation of each places.

home.html

Water Village.html

Dive Resort.html

Im done with my part :D

Final Project (Transportation , Yin Lu ,1081107359)

Final Project. My part is a "Transportation of Sipadan Island".
I use Dreamwaver CS4 to do it .
My website have 6 parts(Home ,By Car, By Bus, By Taxi, By sea, By Air).
it is very easy and easy to people understand. each button stand for
A transport mode.

home.html

By Car.html

By Bus.html

By Taxi.html

By Sea.html

By air.html

Final project ( Attraction, Amira Assheila Azman, 1061107332 )

Final project.

My part is a "Attraction of Sipadan Island".

Im using Adobe Dreamweaver CS3.

There is a 10 links: home and the attractions in Sipadan Island( The Turtle Tomb Cave, Barracuda Point, Coral Gardens, Mid Reef, Turtle Patch, South Point, Staghorn Crest, Hanging Garden and West Ridge and North Point). It is simple and easy, just click to the one attraction and there is a explanation of each places.

home.html

the turtle tomb cave.html

barracuda point.html

coral gardens.html

mid reef.html

turtle patch.html

south point.html

staghorn crest.html

hanging garden and west rigde.html

north point.html

DONE! HOORAY!

Activities by Nur Amalina Binti Anuar 1091105572


This is my intial design for activities, seem like Sipadan Island only have one Activities that is Scuba Diving. So i'll put underwater photos from Sipadan. and its categories . wait for my updates ;)

Attraction. Amira Assheila bt Azman. 1061107332

This is my initial design for attraction. It is a picture of dive sides in Sipadan Island which i choose to be the background for my site. Every each places, i put the link to the next page to show the explanation of each attraction. It is easy to click and go to the which one you want to read the more details of the attraction. Soon, i will learn how to use flash and i'll think its more exciting to do the web design. Wait for the next updates. :D

Accomodation , Nur Nadiah 1091105573

This is my initial design for accommodation. I put two links there ,Sipadan Water Village and Sipadan Kapalai Dive Resort. User can easily click the link and go to the details. Later I will update the details n insert all the pictures. Of course after I learn how to do the flash I will insert them as my leader said it will make it look more lively. Cant wait to learn flash in the next class. I think with pictures and flash will attract more user to go to our website. Ill update soon my accommodation part :)

Individual part (Sim Wei Quan Introduction)

I had created the home page for linking other 5 webpages

The homepage background are the view of sipadan island and including buttons that can link to 5 webpages which are introduction, accomodation, activities ,transportation and attraction.

The flow chart :

For introduction part ,below are the template for it

This is the initial design for my part , inside gt the button that link back to home page , in the middle part with gray background is for inserting the details and information of the sipadan island . I am planning to insert videos about sipadan island too , in order to let user have more interaction with my webpage and to make it more lively. Now , i has not learn about the flash media , i will try to insert flash object too after learning it , the web page is needed to do more modification on it .

YIN LU Transport

This is my site's initial design, first of all start from the background, I chose blue and white, blue and white as a symbol of the sky and the sea, then, I used the navigation buttons, each button represents a transportation means, so that people can easily understand the various modes of transport information. This is just my initial thoughts, then I will seriously go design

Work Progress

Finalised Group:

Introduction SIM WEI QUAN 1081101850(GL)
Accommodation NUR NADIAH BT. ROLAMAL BAKRI 1091105573
Activities NUR AMALINA BT. ANUAR 1091105572
Transportation YIN LU 1081107359

Attractions AMIRA ASSHEILA AZMAN . 1061107332

Concept/Theme

We had decided a concept for all the website links to be using the colour of white and blue ,because these two colours not only match our topic and also due to the psychology of colours , white colours are associated with purity ; cleanliness and the safety of bright light . It is also used to project the absence of color, or neutrality.White associated with creativity and a compression of all the colors in the color spectrum.

For blue colour, favorite colour of majority people is blue colour, much of the world is blue (skies, seas). Seeing the color blue actually causes the body to produce chemicals that are calming, thus matching with our topic , island , that can bring people in their mind about relaxing in island.

Milestones achieved

We had successfully come out with the concept,besides that we had finished searching and get the details and pictures we want for the topic which are about the introduction, accommodation, activities, and attractions of Sipadan Island. Besides that we managed to come out with a homepage design.
On the other hand , there are milestone yet to be achieve which is linking members' webpage together with our homepage and improving the design of each website .Besides , we still have not learn the Flash , so we still unable to apply Flash on our website yet.

Group Meetings

We conducted our meetings through windows life messenger as this is more flexible because we have different class schedule and we are only free during night. In order to get all members attend the meeting , we could only use the messenger in our group meetings. In the group meetings, we had discussed and decided to choose Sipadan Island as our topic and which information to be used in our website and divide them among us which are introduction, activities, attraction, transportation and accommodation of Sipadan Island.

Besides that, we had discussed about the concept and theme to be applied in our website and we finally come out with the idea which is blue and white colour. In addition, some members are not good in using dreamweaver in creating web page , and we had discussed about the issue and helped each others.

Information

Introduction:

1)Sipadan is the only oceanic island in Malaysia, rising 600 metres (2,000 ft) from the seabed. It is located in the Celebes Sea east of the major town of Tawau and off the coast of Borneo, East Indonesia on the island of Borneo. It was formed by living corals growing on top of an extinct volcanic cone that took thousands of years to develop. Sipadan is located at the heart of the Indo-Pacific basin, the centre of one of the richest marine habitats in the world. More than 3,000 species of fish and hundreds of coral species have been classified in this ecosystem. Sipadan has been rated by many dive journals as one of the top dive destinations in the world.

Normally, rare diving scenes are frequently seen in the waters around Sipadan: schools of green and hawksbill turtles nesting and mating, schools of barracuda and big-eye trevally in tornado-like formations, pelagic species such as manta rays, eagle rays, scalloped hammerhead sharks and whale sharks.

A turtle tomb lies underneath the column of the island, formed by an underwater limestone cave with a labyrinth of tunnels and chambers that contain many skeletal remains of turtles that become lost and drown before finding the surface.

2)Malaysia’s only oceanic island, it is very small – only 12ha. in size. A 25-minute walk is all that is required to circle the island on foot. As an oceanic island, it rises about 700 metres from the sea floor, attracting diverse marine life from the blackness of the open sea. Surrounded by crystal clear waters, this crown jewel is a treasure trove of some of the most amazing marine animals.

Declared a bird sanctuary in 1933 by the Colonial Government of North Borneo and re-gazetted in 1963 by the Malaysian Government, the dense vegetation on Sipadan Island supports a large variety of tropical birds which include sea eagles, kingfishers, sunbirds, starlings and wood pigeons. Exotic crustaceans including the amazing coconut crab roam the beaches and scurry among the undergrowth.

When diving here, encounters with turtles, resident schools of jacks, bumphead parrotfish and barracudas are almost assured around the tiny coral island.

resource: http://www.tourism.gov.my/en/destinations/item.asp?item=sipadan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sipadan

Attraction :

Dive Sides :

The Turtle Tomb Cave
Slightly east of the jetty at 18m is the cave entrance. A labyrinth of tunnels and chambers made famous in the 70's by Jacques Cousteau, the limestone cave is a resting place for turtles who ventured inside, became disorientated and sadly drowned. From inside the cave the entrance is marked by a blue hazy glow, it appears mysterious and enchanting. This is an advanced dive and a guide is mandatory.

Barracuda Point
A fantastic corner dive and arguably the best on offer here, good corals in the shallows sloping to sand then onto the wall. One can hope to see schooling fish including barracuda and jacks, tuna, grey reef shark, white tip shark, turtles and plenty of the usual reef suspects. Currents are temperamental and the less experienced diver should stay with their guide.

Coral Garden
Various healthy corals occupy this sloping reef with many smaller reef fish, turtles and white tip reef sharks. Take time here to look for the macro life on offer such as nudibranchs.

Mid Reef
A large centre section of the east facing wall of the island. This area is in fact more than one dive site. Many turtles, sea fans and barrel sponges on deeper parts of the reef. Look out in the blue from time to time as anything can pass by including the resident school of hammerheads. Suitable for any level of diver, if the current is strong stay close to the reef and enjoy the ride !

Turtle Patch
With a particularly stunning top reef of healthy soft and table corals, anemone's and countless colourful reef fish this site is a wild and natural aquarium. Turtles, bumbhead parrot fish, white tip reef sharks and a very large school of jacks are resident and often seen here. Again watch out in the blue, anything can pass by. Sightings of mobular ray, and hammerheads are intermittently reported.

South Point
Located at the southern most point of the island, the sloping ledge of the islands reef is a textbook coral ecosystem. Suffice to say schools of jacks, rainbow runners, turtles, white tip reef sharks, leopard sharks, the occasional thresher shark can be seen perusing the area. Strong currents are possible but its generally a novice dive for those staying close to the reef.

Staghorn Crest
An area of rubble and coral heads, home to white tip reef sharks, moray eels and turtles, napoleon wrasse and the odd mobular ray that passes by. The area can be choppy on the surface and some shallow corals have been damaged by strong surge. A suitable site for all divers providing the weather is kind.

Hanging Garden and West Ridge
As the name suggests, located on the western side of the island with lots of overhangs, sea fans and barrel sponges. Turtles, white tips, leopard sharks, pygmy devil rays and eagle rays.

North Point
A good early morning site for observing the school of resident bumphead parrot fish. On the northern point and west of the drop off this wall has many overhangs and inlets sheltering large schools of fish. Solitary giant barracuda can be seen on the top reef and close to the drop off. This site is suitable for all level of divers.

credits: taken from http://www.sabahtourism.com/sabah-malaysian-borneo/en/destination/135-sipadan-island/

Transportation:

Car rentals

Car rentals are easily available in Kota Kinabalu City, and in major towns. The best point to hire a car is from Kota Kinabalu. Types of vehicles available range broadly from basic sub compact sedans to vans and coaches depending on your travel needs.

Taxi

If you wish to take a taxi from Tawau airport to Semporna, cost is around RM80.

Boat

The speedboat ride from Semporna to Mabul is about 45min depending on the weather and to Sipadan is about 1+ hour.

By Air

There are several routes to take:

1. From Kuala Lumpur

Air Asia flies direct to Tawau daily

Malaysia Airlines flies to Kota Kinabalu with connecting flights to Tawau daily ;

2. From Kota Kinabalu

Malaysia Airlines flies from KK to Tawau daily

3. From Singapore

Malaysia Airlines flies to Kota Kinabalu on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, SilkAir flies to Kota Kinabalu on Monday and Friday

Bus

For those not wanting to take the private van or arriving at Tawau from another

part of Sabah, it's possible to take a public van like a bemo, from Tawau to Semporna.

Accomodation

Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort is located on the sea just 15 minutes from Sipadan. It is a unique "Water Village" resort, offering guests excellent rooms and fantastic serenity of the surrounding sea, combined with first class macroworld diving around more than thirty dive sites. Sitting on its sturdy stilts on shallow sandbanks of the Ligitan Reefs. Planned and built in full style as an airy, comfortable, sunny water village with no land in sight - but boasting a mile-long sandbank of powdery blindingly white sand where one can suntan at complete leisure.

Today, Sipadan Kapalai Dive Resort has 30 luxurious and roomy water chalets to offer complete with hot and cold shower with bath tub, abundance of fresh water from mainland for daily use, the Resort offers great food, surprisingly roomy and elegant twin-sharing wooden chalets with huge private balconies and attached bathrooms, and a couple of miles of walkways for those who like to take their morning jog while looking at thousands of fish just a few inches beneath their feet. Meals are served in the terraced, open central structure, while a big western sundeck allow divers to have an evening drink or an after-dive chat with a background of fabulous tropical sunsets. The Resort offers three dives a day plus, if requested, day trips at Sipadan & Mabul. Divers say " THE BEST OF THE TWO WORLDS diving in Sipadan and the macro paradise of Kapalai ".

* Inclusive :
* Accommodation
* Fresh food cooked by chef on buffet style
* Afternoon snacks served after 3rd dive
* Tea & coffee, cold water and cordial served thru out the day
* Return land transfer Tawau Airport-Semporna jetty (70 mins)
* Return boat transfer Semporna jetty-Kapalai Island

+ Diver package :
* 3 boat dives daily Except on arrival and departure days
* Unlimited dives in front of resort
* Provide diving around Sipadan, Kapalai and Mabul Island.
* Tanks, weight and belt are provided
* Night dives with a buddy are included if you are an advanced diver

* Note :
* Validity : 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2010 (Malaysian) / 01 Apr 2010 - 31 Mar 2011 (General)
* Single traveller add 50% on the package rate.
* Triple sharing less 5% off the package rate.
* Child 03-12 years sharing room with parent less 50% from adult non-diver rate.
* One (1) pax Free for every Ten (10) paying pax on same arrival and departure dates.
* Limited dive gears are available for rental
* Boat schedule : SEM-KPL 09:30, 13:00, 16:00 / KPL-SEM 06:30, 10:30, 13:30

* Malaysian Rates :
* Must hold NRIC (please provide NRIC number for island stay permit application)
* Expatriate who work in Malaysia with valid Work Permits.

PROMOTION ! (01 Nov - 15 Dec 2010)
* 15% Off Package Rate * 1 FOC for 8 paying guest (8+1) * Date : from 01 Nov - 15 Dec 2010
RATE 2010 / 2011 PER PERSON (RM)
5% Discount Off !	Diver	Non-Diver
General
3 days/2 nights	1,899.00	1,519.00
4 days/3 nights	2,479.00	1,985.00
Extension Night	799.00	639.00
Malaysian
3 days/2 nights	1,599.00	1,279.00
4 days/3 nights	2,049.00	1,639.00
Extension Night	599.00	479.00

Despite what the name suggests, Sipadan Water Village is NOT in Sipadan but on the nearby island of Mabul, on the east coast of Sabah. In fact, by the end of 2004, resorts are not allowed operate on Sipadan Island and those who wish to dive there have to find alternative accommodation in the neighboring islands. It is called a "water village" simply because of the fact that the entire resort is built in pilings and connects to the shore by a long pier.

Sipadan Water Village (SWV) is located on the north eastern side of Mabul Island, a mere 20 minute boat ride from the famed Sipadan Island. Built on stilts SWV prides itself on its level of service, dive sites and dedication to the environment. At present, SWV has 45 "Bajau" styled water cottages, built 1m above the sea. These cottages are laid out in a manner which minimizes damage to the existing coral reefs i.e. if there is coral there, they don't build on top of it.

Grand Deluxe Cottages x 4 units

• 2 Queen Beds
• Open air Spa pool/jacuzzi
• Balcony offering sea or island view
• Tea/Coffe maker
• Attached bathroom w bathtub. Hot/Cold shower
• Ceiling fans
• Mini bar (Consumed items charged to guest account)
• Couch/Settee/Dressing table w chair
• Closet/Wardrobe
• Electrical light and power point (220-240V)

Deluxe Cottages x 2units

• Kingsize bed
• Balcony with sea or island view
• Tea/Coffee maker
• Attached bathroom w bathtub. Hot/Cold shower
• Ceiling fans
• Mini bar (Consumbed items charged to guest account)
• Couch/Settee/Dressing table w chair
• Wardrobe/Closet
• Electrical light and power point (220-240V)

Standard Cottages x 29 units

• Twin beds or Triple beds
• Balcony with sea or island view
• Tea/Coffee maker
• Attached bathroom w hair dryer. Hot/Cold shower
• Ceiling fans
• Mini bar (Consumed items charged to guest account)
• Couch/Settee/Dressing table w chair
• Wardrobe/Closet
• Electrical light and power point (220-240V)

Junior Cottages x 6 units

• Twin beds or King bed (located behind dive platform).
• Balcony with sea or island view
• Tea/Coffee maker
• Attached bathroom w hair dryer. Hot/Cold shower
• Ceiling fans
• Mini bar (Consumed items charged to guest account)
• Couch/Settee/Dressing table w chair
• Wardrobe/Closet
• Electrical light and power point (220-240V)

All cottages are spacious and have wide sliding doors which open out to a sun deck with a sea or island view and come complete with deck chairs to rest your weary head during your surface interval or when you have eaten too much. Each deck also has a clothes dryer, complete with a "designed for diving equipment" rack for you to dry out your dive gear. When staying at SWV, you will definitely have a place to hang out those wet booties of yours, in the privacy and safety of your own room too!

All cottages come with either twin or triple beds, some with double beds. The deluxe cottages have one king size bed and a private bathtub whilst the grand deluxe cottage come complete with a private Wilton Residential Spa pool and two queen size beds. All rooms have the following amenities:

• Ceiling fan
• Tea and coffee making facilities
• Hair dryer
• Private shower with hot or cold water
• Private bath tub*
• Mini bar*

* this facilities applies only for the deluxe cottages

Other facilities include:

• 24-hour staffs on call
• Airport transfer
• Babysitting
• Resort medical services
• Dive centre
• Excursions
• Foreign currency exchange
• Mail and information
• Resort mini-mart
• Travel and tour assistance

Resource : http://impressions.com.my/sipadan/watervillage/main.html

Activitities:

Malaysia is fast becoming one of the leading dive destinations of the world with one of the richest marine environments in the Indo-Pacific Basin. The incredible bio-diversity of marine life, coupled with beautiful islands, white sandy beaches and clear warm waters, keeps divers coming back time and time again.

Top dive sites around Malaysia include diverse underwater geography such as sloping reefs, coral blocks, wall dives, deep dives, drift dives and wreck dives. A dip below the warm sea’s surface guarantees you an astounding experience, with a concentration of vibrant and exotic marine life rarely rivalled anywhere else in the world.

From schooling Hammerhead Sharks, to huge schools of barracudas and various species of turtles, to the bizarre Frogfish and Ghost Pipefish, there is always something fascinating awaiting you. It's no exaggeration to say that almost every time a marine bio-diversity survey is conducted in Malaysia’s tropical seas, the species list increases!

Dive centres in Malaysia are numerous, well equipped and certified by all the internationally recognised dive agencies like PADI, SSI and SSAC for maintaining their standards of safety and professionalism. Naturally, all scuba diving courses in Malaysian waters are also endorsed by these certifying agencies.

After completing your scuba course, get outfitted with the latest scuba equipment as all international brands are available from dive centres in Malaysia. Almost all the islands in Malaysia cater to divers of all levels of experience - be it easy, shallow drift-diving, to advanced wreck-diving or technical diving.

Located in the heart of the Indo-Pacific basin, the heart of the world's richest marine biodiversity area, Malaysia also offers pristine beaches and professional dive centres for the pleasure and safety of the advanced and novice diver. For a most memorable diving holiday, the time is now, the place is Malaysia.

KEY TIPS:

If you plan to do some diving out here, you should try to book a package with an operator that would include diving, food and accommodation. It's a good way to save money. Also, the sea gets rough and murky during the east coast's monsoon (November - March), so try to time your visit outside of this period.