Simple Words for you to remember

To those our friends who are planning to visit Malaysia soon, please do practise to speak in Bahasa Malaysia. It does makes a lot of different, Malaysian will be more than willing to help and even to provide your with their warm and friendly hospitality. It is just a bit of extra effort does makes a...

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Colours of Malaysia Celebrations

It is the period of celebration everywhere in Malaysia right now. Just name it at shopping malls, Hotels, Airport and every where..Tourist attraction placesi. Central Market - Traditional Music Gamelan - 27 May to 10 June (12pm to 7pm) Culture Performance - 27 May, 2,...

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Gunung Ledang, Melaka

Ledang from distanceWaterfall at LedangAt the peak of LedangEuropean explorers of old called it Mount Ophir, the legendary mountain of old. Tales tell of a princess with magical powers living on the mountain, who was wooed by a Malaccan Sultan. To dissuade his amorous advances, she set him seven impossible...

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Kenyir Lake, Terengganu

scenic view part of the lakeEnjoying the waterfallfish your own supperIt is located in Terengganu, Kenyir is Malaysia's largest man-made lake. This is the prefect place for a quiet, idyllic retreat with nature. More than 8,000 species of flora can be found in and around Kenyir lake. Stay on a house...

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Fed Ex vs. Pistol Pete in Kuala Lumpur

I just don't believe it! My two all-time favorite tennis players are coming to town. Yes people, Roger Federer and Pete Sampras are heading to KL. The "Clash of the Times" will be happening in 22nd of November as part of our 50th Merdeka anniversary celebrations.Recap, the two met at competitive level...

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Hooray!! Airport tax reduced by 30% to 40%

It is really a good new. Airport tax at LCCT i.e. Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu; is now reduced. This is announced by our Transport Minister today.The airport tax at LCCT Kuala Lumpur for domestic is reduced from RM9 to RM6 and for international is reduced from RM41 to RM25. While the airport tax at...

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Another thumb up for Tioman Island

I have been posting quite a bit of comments in lonely planet forum Thorntree and recently I met Annie in one posting about Tioman Island. I found her comment was very interesting and would like to share with you guys.."We have just returned from Tioman Is where we spent 4 nights from 4-7 May. We went...

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Our boatmen can now speak Japanese

An initiative by our electrical power supplier, Tenaga Nasional, in promoting Malaysia as the prime holiday destination. They are the boatmen who earn a living by taking tourists to see the famous fireflies of Kampung Kuantan. A Japanese language teacher was brought from Japan specifically for this...

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Malaysia airlines imposes limit on liquids

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) announced that they will follow United States, Britain, European Union nations, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and the Philippines, in carrying out the recommendation by International Civil Aviation Organisation, to impose restriction limit on liquids for all international flights...

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Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary, Pahang

Elephant rideVisitor feed elephantA visit to this elephant sanctuary will surely leave you feeling awe-struck. Elephants located here are rescued from the wild and taken for rehabilitation to teach them to co-exist peacefully with man. Children enjoy bathing with elephants; the experience starts with...

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5 most endangered species in Malaysia

I'm very very sad to hear about this new. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International released that tiger, Asian rhinoceros, elephant, a red and pink jewel-like coral species, Corallium borneense and orang utan are included in as most endangered species in the world.Among the main reasons for their...

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5 ways to avoid Bad Taxi Driver in Kuala Lumpur

There has been so much complaints about taxi driver in Malaysia especially in Kuala Lumpur. It is number 2 top complaint that we received so far. Therefore, I would like to give 5 basic tips of how to avoid these kind of taxi driver:Never talk to the touts when you arrive at KLIA. There are plenty of...

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Trusted Travel Blogs Network

From Darren's group project, I stumbled upon one community project called 'Trusted Travel Blogs Network'. It is independent travel blogs that consistently publish high standards of posting and their content is not influenced by lasting or undisclosed affiliations with third parties.Currently, there...

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Langkawi from the eye of Gitana

I stumbled upon a posting about Langkawi from a girl named Gitana. She was bred and born in Zurich on 28 February 1977 and have lived most of my life in a small town named Bulach which is in the 'Zurcher Unterland' in the northern part of Canton Zurich. I found her posting very real and sincere. She...

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Bye Bye Regent, Welcome Millennium

Starting from 1 June 2007, Regent will be known as Milennium Kuala Lumpur. The hotel was took over by Millennium & Copthorne Group Plc, London-listed company before undergo a multimillion-ringgit makeover to re-flect the new brand’s style.Under the refurbishment, all 468 rooms will be turn into...

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YAHOO Messenger for travelers visiting Malaysia

YAHOO messenger is now on browser-based. What does this mean? Users can access their accounts without needing the PC application on the machine they're using. It can be accessed at http://webmessenger.yahoo.com/YAHOO has launched this service in several countries including US, Brazil, India, the Philippines,...

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Matt & Debs's experience in Penang

I found Matt & Debs's blog through google alert. This couple is from Norfolk, Great Britain. This is what they have to say about Penang:"We chose Penang and its’ capital George Town as a good introduction to Malaysia, mainly because of its proximity to Thailand." according to Matt & DebsPenang...

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Top 5 To Do when visiting Malaysia

Actually Top 5 is not enough when you are visiting Malaysia. There is so much to offer. However, due to the Group Writing Project organised by Darren Rowse, I have to limit to Top 5 only. Here are My Top 5 To Do when visiting to Malaysia:1. Visit Petronas Twin Tower, KLCCThe 88-storey building is the...

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Another innovative idea from AirAsia

Frankly, I am impressed with AirAsia. Although they have reputation of being delay flight, I still think that they are good in what they do. They just come out with an new service, web check-in. You can find the link to web check-in on their website bottom left hand corner as circled in the picture...

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No show of Orang Utan (Wild Man of Borneo)

Semenggoh Rehabitation Centre was once full of orang utan being feed by the qualified trainers. Every their feeding time, the visitors would be able to see a number of orang utan that come and eat, near to the feeding centre. The orang utan even build their nesting near to the feeding area. The visitors...

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Malaysia Authority to put back Mulu on the world map

Mulu CaveLandscape in MuluFAX currently handle this routeGood news guys! Malaysia Authority has just approved MAS' new low-fare carrier, Firefly, taking over rural air services in Sabah and Sarawak from Fly Asian Xpress (FAX). All the problems of flight delay, flight cancellation and flight connection,...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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BASE Jumping off Kuala Lumpur Tower

It has been 5 days since my last posting. I was actually not in the country. I went to Shanghai, China for company trip. I just came back last night. I am not feeling well, I got food allergy and is recovering right.I plan to write on my experience to Shanghai comparing Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai based...

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