Malaysia
Malaysia School Holidays
The year-end school holidays start tomorrow for all schoolchildren throughout Malaysia. You can expect the roads to be smoother (less people sending/fetching their children, while a lucky few go off on holidays), hotels and tourist attractions to be jam-packed, wedding invitations galore almost every weekend, staff taking leave to go on a holiday with their … Continue reading
Malay Wedding Part 2: Hantaran
This is the second instalment of my mini-series on Malay weddings.This took a long time for me to complete, mostly because of my crazy schedule, partly because the subject involved more detail (and more pics!) than I thought. Looking at the length of final version of the post, perhaps I should have split it into … Continue reading
Free Gift!
It has always been common practice for retailers to give away freebies to attract customers and boost their sales. Buy a mattress and get a free comforter set. Buy a TV, get a free mp3 player. Buy a stationery set, get a free box cutter. Buy a 1-liter bottle of shampoo, get a free 100ml … Continue reading
A Different Side Of KL
Tonight, I saw a different side of KL. It all started off nonchalantly. DH and I fetched from the airport a friend from Auckland, then dropped her off at her hotel in Bukit Bintang. Bukit Bintang is the equivalent of Makati in the Philippines, I would think. Or Singapore’s Orchard Road. Lots of hotels, shopping … Continue reading
Deepavali Greetings
Today, Malaysia enjoys yet another holiday, this time celebrating Deepavali, the “Festival of Lights”. This festival is also also known as ‘Diwali‘ in the Hindi language, but since most Malaysian Indians came from South India, it is referred to as ‘Deepavali’ in Malaysia. Image from shutterbug.nu Even though the 2.6 million Indian community in Malaysia … Continue reading
