Mimi on May 18th, 2008

In my 15 years’ stay in Malaysia, one of the things that I noticed about Malaysians — especially the Malays — is how they like to ask or state the obvious.
Scenario 1: It’s 6 pm. I pack up my laptop, lock my room and walk towards the lift with my laptop bag and handbag in [...]

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Mimi on March 13th, 2008

The days of the Malaysian 1 sen coins are numbered.
Effective 1st April, 2008, all over-the-counter payments in Malaysia shall be rounded off to the nearest 5 sen. This only applies to the total amount of the bill, not to the individual items.
According to the official website of Bank Negara Malaysia (National Bank of Malaysia) “the [...]

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Mimi on March 8th, 2008

It’s Election Day in Malaysia. DH has gone out to vote. I can’t vote, so I’m at home with the kids.
I’m busy packing last-minute stuff anyway…coz we’re off to Phuket today! Thanks to AirAsia’s free tickets (i.e. the ones where you only pay for taxes and other fees, which they usually give away on their [...]

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Mimi on March 7th, 2008

Yeeehaaa! Switzerland, here we come!
Okay, okay, so the trip’s not for another 21 days. But I’m so excited over our (mine and Lola’s) Swiss visas that I just had to take a photo of it this morning, right after getting our passports from the Swiss Embassy in KL. [This photo was taken with my [...]

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Mimi on March 6th, 2008

As promised in my previous post on sunsets, I’m posting here the edited version of a little something that I wrote in December 2007 about our weekend getaway at Port Dickson a.k.a. PD, Malaysia:
I’m typing out this msg on my Dopod, as I slouch on a plastic white chair, seeking shelter in the shade of [...]

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