Nyonya Kebaya in Melbourne, Australia

An exhibition on Nyonya Kebaya was opened to public at the Immigration Museum Melbourne, Australia on last Thursday, 3rd of May 2007. Nyonya Kebaya is normally worn by Peranakan in Malacca. The exhibition of Nyonya kebaya is richer in culture and knowledge about Malaysia. It is part of the Malaysian government efforts to promote the world to visit Malaysia.

The exhibition is the dream of Datin Paduka Seri Endon Mahmood, the late wife of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, to see the Malaysian traditional attire displayed in more places overseas. Endon died in October 2005 of breast cancer.

A nyonya kebaya is a work of art, a labour of love, a heritage, a traditional costume that is timeless. An attire for all occasions, it is elegant, feminine, alluring, sensual, glamorous and fashionable for all ages.

For my readers who are from Melbourne, don't miss this opportunity to see Malaysia close to your home. Please go and see the exhibition. The exhibition will run until 15 September 2007.

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Roti Canai - Malaysian breakfast

Roti Canai is a form of puffed bread served hot with curry or dhal. Tastes best when taken for breakfast or tea time. Most of Malaysian eat with the hand which accompanied by curry or dhal and washed down with strong, hot, sweet black coffee.

Roti canai or roti chennai is a dish unique to Malaysia, which has its origins lost in the Indian community of those countries. Roti means bread in Hindi (and Malay) The term 'canai' comes from 'channa', a mixture of boiled chickpeas in a spicy gravy from Northern India which it was traditionally served with.

There are many type roti canai served in Malaysia now. Roti telur, roti planta, roti sardine, roti tisu, roti bawang, roti tampal, roti banana, and many more.. even I can not remember all of them.

It is a must for you to try roti canai if you are in Malaysia. Take it with dhal or even plain if you can't stand the hot. You can see roti tisu in the video Simple Life of Malaysian. It is truly Malaysian style.

Check this recipe of how to make a roti canai here or you can find roti canai in United State at this link

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New English-Malay dictionary from Oxford

*This is not a sponsored post*

The dictionary was launched to mark 50th year its existence in Malaysia. It has over 50,000 references covering current English and Malay words as well as general and specialist words and terminology used in different subjects such as sports, science, technology, geography, economics, history, language, literature and culture.

There are an additional 1,000 new entries consisting mainly of ICT and science and mathematics terms, new words, phrases and expressions. It also has 330 attractive illustrations to help clarify meaning, including diagrams relating to technical subjects.

The dictionary is also user friendly with accurate translation with proverbs and idioms related to specific words to help increase the English and Malay vocabulary.

"Everyone is using 50th anniversary as a promotion gimic for their sales. For me, I buy things when it is necessary eventhough sometimes abit pricing. I bought quite a lot of things from Shanghai recently. I already plan to buy all the stuffs. They are for my kids, wife, my mum for Mother Day, my sister, my brother, my nieces, my nephews and my father in law. I hope they will like my gifts."

Buy from your English-Malay dictionary Amazon.com:
Oxford Fajar: Advanced Learner's Engilsh - Malay Dictionary

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New Reality TV Show

Based from new that I got from SCI FI Channel, they are coming out with new reality show, "Destination Truth" . It is is a weekly adventure series that invites viewers along on one man's search for the truth while investigating stories of the unexplained across the globe.

Every week, Josh Gates, a world adventurer and eager truth-seeker and his small crew of production buddies visits a different destination around the world that is home to notorious, supernatural and mysterious stories, such as the Fire Worm of Mongolia and the Chilean Chupacabra. As well as some lesser-known phenomena like the dinosaur-like creatures reported in the skies over Papua, New Guinea, a haunted village in Thailand, pontianak in Malaysia, or the wolfman of Argentina. Josh searches for evidence to either prove or debunk these stories by talking to witnesses and experts and immersing himself in the local culture.

"This is as reality as it can be. Malaysia has a lot of these stories from pontianak to toyol. Some you can still find it here. The national Museum has once exhibited evidence or stories about supernatural. Currently, central market and museum negeri sembilan at seremban are exhibiting the same stuffs. This is a good way of introducing Malaysia to the rest of the world."

If you need more information on KL Tower, please leave it in the comment. I will revert back in the same comment column.

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