Its a wonderful thing waking up in the morning. Our brains are dormant. We have mystifying yawns. After that cup of coffee, we start with life, make a living, watch the news, shop at the hypermarket. We try our best to lay food on the table and keep the Volvo tank full. Some of us over the years have become complicated, sophisticated, modern, and vibrant. But we forget. We forget that some best things in life are simple. We forget the joyful, honost and cheerful child we once were. We forget that the most humanly moment in our day is probably those first 10 minutes, early in the morning, when we are dormant.
Its unbelievable that a man with this kind of talent hasn’t been offered a recording contract! His skills are jaw dropping.
From his website samtriggy.com, Hisyam is a humble person. Quoting from his forum, a guy asks: “Can you put your bio in the page so I can know you much better. I know that […]
Independence day is around the corner. Its only a few weeks left to 31st August where Malaysia will celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence. You can tell by all the mega discounts shopping malls offer, petrol stations giving away prizes in contests, and Malaysian flags flapping like crazy on almost every vehicle, especially taxis.
I’ve seen […]
Colours of Malaysia
26 May - 10 June 2007: For a fascinating glimpse of Malaysian
culture, nothing beats the Colours of Malaysia celebration.
This enthralling event showcases the best of Malaysian culture, craft and cuisine over an entire month. Delight in the colourful parades, dance and musical performances; savour the array of mouth-watering local delicacies at food […]
In Malaysia, it is celebrated as the day the evil Narakasura was slain by Lord Krishna. The triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. The mood starts a month beforehand with the preparation of the various array of Indian cookies such as murukku, ommapadi, chippi, atharasum, nei orundei and the wall breaker kallu […]
Hari Raya Aidilfitri is one of Malaysia’s biggest celebration, celebrated by Muslims as a reward for successfully fasting for one month during Ramadhan. On Hari Raya day (which is this coming tuesday 24th October 06), families would put on colorful traditional Malay clothes and visit homes of relatives and friends. However, there’s a unique chronology […]
Deepavali is celebrated universally by Hindus and is observed as a public holiday in Malaysia. This festival falls between the month of October and November, the fourteenth day of the Tamil month of Aipasi. It is also known to many as the Festival of Lights. For this year, it will be celebrated next week on […]
Malaysia being a multi-racial country with mainly Malay, Chinese and Indian - each race has their own celebration. For example, Deepavali and Hari Raya Puasa is just around the corner (in about 2 weeks) for Indians and Malaysia.
Celebrations in Malaysia is common to have open houses, where friends and family are free to come in […]
* It is not common for Malaysians to touch during conversations, especially if the other party is a member of the opposite sex.
* Malaysians consider it rude to pat or tap someone on the head.
* If one needs to point in a particular direction, it would be more polite to gesture with your thumb instead […]
You’re probably on a business trip and want to impress your Malaysian partner. Or you’re probably a visitor on a homestay programme. You might even just be a traveller who likes to mingle among the locals. Whichever it may be, understanding some social habits of the typical Malaysian might give you a that extra boost […]
Traveling to Malaysia could catch you off guard with some unexpected things. Be prepared to encounter the following:
No hot shower
Showers in homes typically don’t have hot water, eventhough you see a tap which can be pulled left or right (for cold and hot). Unless you see a water heater which is usually a rectangular plastic […]
“Dead Frog Skin as Pouch: This product has been around at the Pasar Filipina, Kota Kinabalu Sabah for many years now and this product are favourites among foreign tourist..
Sometimes people can be too creative..”
Anyway, here’s another picture which depicts typical Sabahan fishermen. Sabah, popular by locals as where to get cheap fresh seafood. Also home […]
About more than 5 years ago, mamak stalls began to prolipherate throughout the states of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. They started as small roadside stalls, structured with only wooden stilts without walls, zink roof and plastic tables & chairs. Back then, the food served were primarily simple indian dishes, mainly ‘roti canai’ (fried thin bread […]
I must say this at the very beginning; to get really good authentic local food, go out to a Pasar Malam (night market), or find street side hawkers. Night markets or hawker bazaars have a spectrum of food all over the place; you’ll never be able to decide. If you are in Malaysia during the […]
In the first series of Kuala Lumpur Travel Tips, you might have read about enjoying oriental KL city lifestyle in Chinatown. Today we’ll walk a little bit far away from the bustling city, to something a bit more cultural.
Malaysia being a multi-racial and multi-cultural country, one of the exciting things to do is visit temples, […]
I was just awstruck when I read this post from Bootsnall.com forum. It makes me feel that no matter how shitty the world is becoming into lately, there’s always a big piece of hope to cling on to. Please take time to read this. Please take time to ponder and digest.
One of the most important […]