Archive for the ‘Malaysia’ Category

Woman furious about “Maid agents from hell”

“The Star”, one of Malaysia’s biggest newspapers, had an online article today from a woman who had had 6 maids within 6 months. All of the maids had been contracted through maid agen…

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Posted by Terya on December 18th, 2008 in East Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, asia, business, philippines | No Comments

‘Bacardi-dilemma’ hits Asian youth

A few years ago, there was great concern among politicians in Europe. Teenagers were joining the latest trend en masse: colourful bottles of a drink that went down like lemonade , but actually contain…

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Posted by Terya on December 17th, 2008 in East Asia, Health, fitness and medical, Malaysia, asia | No Comments

‘Runaway bride’ gets engaged to 10 men, then takes off with their money

Taiwanese supermodel Lin Chi Ling
It was all over the newspapers when a mysterious woman in Penang, Malaysia managed to get 10 men to fall in love with her, ask her to marry them and bestow her with g…

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Posted by Terya on December 13th, 2008 in East Asia, Malaysia, asia | No Comments

Malaysians vs Bangladeshi

A night market somewhere hidden in Malaysia is thriving. There are over 100 stalls, 10,000 visitors each Sunday and the market is known to sell the cheapest food – even compared to other local m…

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Posted by Terya on December 10th, 2008 in East Asia, Malaysia, asia | No Comments

The Top10 things to see in and around Kuala Lumpur

One of my friends e-mailed me a while ago. She was going to visit Malaysia and asked for the top-tourist spots around Kuala Lumpur. Her two-month travel had already taken her through Vietnam, Cambodia…

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Posted by Terya on December 6th, 2008 in Malaysia, Uncategorized, asia, travel | 3 Comments

The gathering of Board Game Geeks in Malaysia

Who said it was just for geeks? Picture by Scrabble Gal
Ha! There it is! The proof that not every young person is a slave of their PSP or Xbox: the third World Youth Scrabble Championship is staged to…

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Posted by Terya on December 5th, 2008 in East Asia, Malaysia, asia | No Comments

Hassle free emigration to tropical destinations

One of Malaysia's beautiful beaches…
Malaysia is one of the less well-known, smaller countries in East Asia. Most of the foreigners I spoke to have sooner or later admitted that they ended up th…

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Posted by Terya on December 3rd, 2008 in East Asia, Malaysia, asia | No Comments

Crazy things in traffic caught on camera

You think that the grandma going 60km/hr on the highway was nuts? How about using a motorcycle to transport 8 people at once, using sidewalks as “motor-highways” and driving cars that look…

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Posted by Terya on December 2nd, 2008 in East Asia, Malaysia, asia | 1 Comment

Malaysians no longer allowed to practice Yoga

Huummmm… Have you ever tried a Yoga class? Chances are big you have, as Yoga is quite popular these days. It is promoted as the ultimate way to relax after another hectic day in modern life. With a …

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Posted by Terya on November 23rd, 2008 in East Asia, Health, fitness and medical, Malaysia, asia | 2 Comments

Know your Asian Ghosties: Hantu Tengelong (Part 3 of 3)

Why the belief in her is dying out – Raz’ theory
Modernisation doesn’t just ravish nature, it also ravishes culture. As you can see, the Hantu Penanggalan folklore requires the follo…

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Posted by Raziel on October 31st, 2008 in East Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, asia, philippines, singapore, travel | No Comments