Tag: malaysia
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A CLOSE(R) Up View of Where I Live
There’s been SO much written about Penang and Malaysia over the last year or two in regards to what a fabulous place to live, retire, and EAT!!! Most of the articles focus in on Penang Island as a whole but here’s a new one that even gets a much more personal. The author of this…
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A Break From Routine: Softball on the Malay Peninsula
I had a great day getting out of Penang today and heading an hour and a half south to the state of Perak where we had our first day of games in a beautiful setting buttressed up against some mountains in the town of Taiping. Softball may not be the first sport you think of…
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Look at HBO: How amazingly diverse you are!
I came across a cool new writing opportunity being sponsored by HBO. In an effort to find diverse new voices, they are putting together a writing fellowship where a lucky winner will get to spend 8 months in LA working with and being mentored by some well-known HBO insiders. The culmination of the fellowship might…
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The Lizard in the Pool
Yesterday, I was standing on the edge of my favorite resort’s swimming pool, which also happens to be my favorite writing spot, when a rather large black and yellow lizard … (I interrupt this writing season for a special report. As I am writing this post, that same exact lizard, I kid you not, starting…
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Accolades for Penang: My Home
I’m not one to share a lot of articles on this blog, but this one was too good to pass up because it speaks about where I have lived for the past nine years – the Pearl of the Orient – Penang! 2014 was certainly a banner year for Penang as the articles will highlight.…
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Another reason to love Malaysia: Happy Malaysia Day!
Malaysia has so many holidays. What’s not to love? We just celebrated Independence Day on September 1st and now, on Sept 16, let’s have another one: Malaysia Day! This is the day that Malaysia celebrates the joining of East Malaysia (Sarawak & Sabah) with the peninsular West Malaysia, thus joining together in beautiful harmony. Any…
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Happy Merdeka! Malaysian Independence Day
September 1 marks the 57th anniversary of Malaysian independence. In 1957 Malaysia (which also included Singapore but not East Malaysia at that point) became an independent nation as they broke free from Great Britain’s colonial rule. I’ve currently working on my ninth year of living in Malaysia. I’ve come to really appreciate this interesting and…
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Remembering How to Drive in the USA
As I head back to the States for the first time in two years, I have to go through my regular USA driving brush-up ritual so I will be able to successfully make a smooth transition from driving in Malaysia to driving in America. So here are the top ten things I need to remember…
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How everything should function: Learning from Tesco’s Parking Lot
You see this photo here? This is outside the Tesco Superstore here in Penang. You’ll notice on the sign that it says “motorcycle parking” but underneath it is a picture of a car. Well, Penang drivers are a force of nature and eventually Tesco wisely relented. Here’s what happened. When Tesco opened a couple of…
Author Mark W Sasse 