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“Witness to history : How the French lost the Mousquet in the 1914 Battle of Penang “
by Dr. John R Robertson”, Saturday 3 April 2010, at 4.00pm at E&O Hotel, Georges Town, Penang. Organized by the Penang Heritage Trust
The story of the four French warships that had the task of patrolling the northern Malacca Straits and the defence of Penang harbour at the beginning of WW1, has never been told or written about before, except as a passing reference about the daring exploits of Emden. Read the rest of this entry »
If you wish to have more information about tigers in Malaysia and how you can help protect them check out this local NGO : http://www.malayantiger.net/
If you have the opportunity to spend some time in Malaysia during the Chinese New Year one month celebration, dont’ miss the famous Lion Dance. Malaysian’s kung fu schools are very famous for their Lion Dance.
This very colorful lion, animated by 2 young kung fu students, is not in danger and can be spotted during chinese new year (CNY) month, almost in every town. Don’t panic if all shops are close for a few days – maybe one week- and if some cities look empty. The chinese-malaysian community celebrates CNY within the family, but celebrations in chinese-temples will last one month. Every shopping center gets it’s own lion dance, so check out the programs and catch the lion and his golden oranges.
Malacca and Georgetown are some of the best places to feel the CNY atmosphere.
No need to fly to enjoy Malaysia and Singapore. Just have a seat at Pompidou (Beaubourg) Art Center in Paris and forget about the cold winter, the economic crisis, the H1N1…
From Dec 1 until March 1.
Program detail via : Centre Pompidou website
The festival booklet at singapour-malaisie cinema program
Farish Noor’s “WHAT YOUR TEACHER DIDN’T TELL YOU: The Annexe Lectures Vol.1”
Book Launch, on Sat 5 Dec, 8pm, at the Annexe Gallery, Presented by Matahari Books
From the Annexe Gallery website : “Farish A. Noor might just be Malaysia’s hippest intellectual. His gifts are on full display in these expanded versions of public lectures that he delivered at The Annexe Gallery, Central Market Kuala Lumpur in 2008 and 2009.
Find out how “racial difference” became such a big deal in Malaysia, and contrast this against the way our distant ancestors lived. Discover the hidden stories of the keris, Hang Tuah and PAS. There’s also quite a bit of sex. Erudite, impassioned and sometimes just plain naughty, “WHAT YOUR TEACHER DIDN’T TELL YOU” is a stimulating plunge into aspects of our past that have been kept from us.
The 288-page book also contains dozens of sepia-toned photographs, many from Farish’s own collection of antiques. There’s even a bonus chapter! And it’s printed on thick (128 gsm) fully recycled paper. Retail price: RM40 (RM5 off at the launch).”
Please send me your reviews when you have read it. Thanks 🙂
An evening of fun discoveries organized by Art-Ed or Anak Anak Kota (the children of the city), in Penang : Heritage Treasure Hunt, Traditional Food Cooking Experience (yummy), battlefield game for teenagers, traditional games… I wish I could be in Georgetown. Details and registration via their new anak-anak-kota blog.
Responsible Tourism and Travel in Malaysia 