Jeram Linang Waterfall

Jeram Linang Waterfall in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan is just approximately 15km from my parents’ house.

Jeram Linang Waterfall

Jeram Linang Waterfall

Jeram Linang Waterfall

Jeram Linang Waterfall

Jeram Linang Waterfall

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Water

National Geographic magazine especially dedicated its April issue to water and became a special issue in conjunction with World Water Day on 22 March 2010. Water is indeed vital not only to us humans but also to any living creatures on earth. It is free yet very precious. Unfortunately we humans seem to take it for granted perhaps because we think that it is still abundant.

Let me highlight some interesting and alarming facts provided by National Geographic magazine in its April special issue about water on which we homo sapiens are so dependant yet we tend to take it for granted more often than not. Thanks to National Geographic for its indepth research and invaluable information on the matters related to water worlwide.

Here goes:

• nearly 70% of the world’s fresh water is locked in ice
• most of the rest is in aquiffers that we’re draining much more quickly than the natural recharge rate
• two-thirds of our water is used to grow food
• with 83 million more people on earth each year, water demand will keep going up unless we change how we use it
• Americans use about 100 gallons of water at home each day
• millions of the world’s poorest subsist on fewer than five gallons
• 46% of people on earth do not have water piped to their homes
• women in developing countries walk an average of 3.7 miles to get water
• in 15 years, 1.8 billion people will live in regions of severe water scarcity
• one out of eight people lacks access to clean water
• 3.3 million die from water-related health problems each year
• washing hands with soap can reduce diarrheal disease by 45 percent
• an eradication campaign that includes a simple water filter has cut the number of guinea worm cases by 99.9 percent since 1986
• the weight of China’s three gorges reservoir will tilt the earth’s axis by nearly an inch
• the longest water tunnel, supplying New York City, is 85 miles and leaks up to 35 million gallons a day
• the Itaipu Dam in South America cost US$18 billion and took 17 years to build
• dam projects have displaced up to 80 million people worldwide
• U.S. vacationers rank going to the beach or a lake as their favorite outdoor activity
• more Americans fish than play golf or tennis
• the U.S. recreational boating industry generated $33.6 billion in 2008
• in Florida 3000 gallons are used to water the grass for each golf game played
• U.S swimming pools lose 150 billion gallons to evaporation every year

Inspired by National Geographic magazine April 2010 special issue on water I just feel like sharing some of my water-related photos here (of course you cannot expect the standard anywhere near National Geographic photos)

Waterfall at FRIM Kepong

Waterfall at Jeram Toi

Cascading water

Fish in silhouette

Kuala Besut Beach, Terengganu

Teluk Kemang Beach, Port Dickson

Water drop

Water drops

Water as transportation mode

Mouthwatering "cendol"

Fun with water

Cool and Refreshing Waterfall at FRIM Kepong

During last Deepavali holiday I took my family to FRIM Kepong to let my kids learn to enjoy the beauty of nature and to treasure the precious and pristine virgin forest at FRIM Kepong. While they were having a whale of a time soaking themselves in the cool and refreshing waterfall – of course under my wife’s supervision – I sneaked out to take some pictures, talk about killing 2 birds with one stone

If you feel like seeing bigger pictures please feel free to go to my pbase gallery.

Waterfall at FRIM Kepong

Waterfall at FRIM Kepong

Waterfall at FRIM Kepong

Waterfall at FRIM Kepong

Waterfall at FRIM Kepong

Malaysian Waterfall

My small collection of waterfall shots.

Sungai Gabai Waterfall located about 30km from Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

Waterfall at FRIM, Kepong.

Stream and a leaf.

Waterfall close-up.

Sungai Chongkak

A lady is enjoying cool cascading water.

Ampang Forest Reserve a.k.a. Bukit Belachan.

For bigger pictures please feel free to check out my pbase gallery under landscape + nature category.