A friend of mine posted this on his facebook today : what are the three things that made you call Malaysia home?
I found the question lingering in my mind for the whole day; during my drive to work, as i walked to buy my lunch and while waiting to pick up my children. I thought hard of what are the things that I would miss the most about Malaysia. I do not travel much, but I had the opportunity to spend 6 weeks in Melbourne, Australia (about 10 years ago) and I reflected on what I yearned most during my stay there.
Please do not get me wrong , I totally love Melbourne! What's not to love ; the park, the flowers, the river, it is an absolutely gorgeous place! In fact, if given a choice where I would like to spend my holiday, I would choose Melbourne anyday!
Nevertheless there is an idiom in Malay language"hujan emas di negara orang, hujan batu di negeri sendiri, baik lagi negeri sendiri"meaning although it is raining gold in other place and raining rocks in your country, the lest is always the better place.
So these are my top three. There are probably others, but at the moment, these are what came to my mind ....
Please do not get me wrong , I totally love Melbourne! What's not to love ; the park, the flowers, the river, it is an absolutely gorgeous place! In fact, if given a choice where I would like to spend my holiday, I would choose Melbourne anyday!
Nevertheless there is an idiom in Malay language"hujan emas di negara orang, hujan batu di negeri sendiri, baik lagi negeri sendiri"meaning although it is raining gold in other place and raining rocks in your country, the lest is always the better place.
So these are my top three. There are probably others, but at the moment, these are what came to my mind ....
1. The weather
Malaysia is blessed with a weather that is just nice. It is not too dry nor too humid all year round. Most days are sunny interspersed with occasional rains. Granted, we do not have 4 seasons, but that makes it better, because we can do practically any activity at any time of the year. You can go to the beach, or waterfall, in January, or go hiking in June or play bicycle in the park in December.2. The food
Another blessing that we often take for granted is the abundance of variety of food. We can walk into any shop and most of them can serve you food from all races in Malaysia : tosai, roti canai, char quay teow. We share our food past the racial boundaries, that my Chinese friends can eat spicier "Sambal" (hot chilli sauce) than me and I totally love "putu mayam" and nan bread, which are Indian food.
Malaysia: where love grows
Sabtu, 3 September 2016
A friend of mine posted this on his facebook today : what are the three things that made you call Malaysia home?
I found the question lingering in my mind for the whole day; during my drive to work, as i walked to buy my lunch and while waiting to pick up my children. I thought hard of what are the things that I would miss the most about Malaysia. I do not travel much, but I had the opportunity to spend 6 weeks in Melbourne, Australia (about 10 years ago) and I reflected on what I yearned most during my stay there.
Please do not get me wrong , I totally love Melbourne! What's not to love ; the park, the flowers, the river, it is an absolutely gorgeous place! In fact, if given a choice where I would like to spend my holiday, I would choose Melbourne anyday!
Nevertheless there is an idiom in Malay language"hujan emas di negara orang, hujan batu di negeri sendiri, baik lagi negeri sendiri"meaning although it is raining gold in other place and raining rocks in your country, the lest is always the better place.
So these are my top three. There are probably others, but at the moment, these are what came to my mind ....
Please do not get me wrong , I totally love Melbourne! What's not to love ; the park, the flowers, the river, it is an absolutely gorgeous place! In fact, if given a choice where I would like to spend my holiday, I would choose Melbourne anyday!
Nevertheless there is an idiom in Malay language"hujan emas di negara orang, hujan batu di negeri sendiri, baik lagi negeri sendiri"meaning although it is raining gold in other place and raining rocks in your country, the lest is always the better place.
So these are my top three. There are probably others, but at the moment, these are what came to my mind ....
1. The weather
Malaysia is blessed with a weather that is just nice. It is not too dry nor too humid all year round. Most days are sunny interspersed with occasional rains. Granted, we do not have 4 seasons, but that makes it better, because we can do practically any activity at any time of the year. You can go to the beach, or waterfall, in January, or go hiking in June or play bicycle in the park in December.2. The food
Another blessing that we often take for granted is the abundance of variety of food. We can walk into any shop and most of them can serve you food from all races in Malaysia : tosai, roti canai, char quay teow. We share our food past the racial boundaries, that my Chinese friends can eat spicier "Sambal" (hot chilli sauce) than me and I totally love "putu mayam" and nan bread, which are Indian food.