MALAYSIANA
Recommended Readings, Links, Film, Poetry, Cuisine, Destinations
Malaysian News:
1. Malaysiakini
3. MalayMail
4. The Star
Interesting Malaysians to follow on BLOGS, Facebook & Twitter:
1. Alan Teh Leam Seng, Writes feature stories for the New Straits Times
2. Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia
3. Rest Stop Thoughts by Ramanathan, Malaysian Blogger and Human Rights Activist
4. Sultan Nazrin Shah, Sultan of the State of Perak and noted economic historian (PhD Harvard)
5. Sama-Sama: A Multicultural Art Journey by artist Lefty Julian
Malaysian Books
And The Rain My Drink by Han Suyin
The Night Tiger: A Novel by Yangsze Choo
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
Lane with NO Name: Memoirs and Poems of a Malaysian Chinese Girlhood by Hilary Tham
Culture, Art, Cuisine, and Other Enchantments of Malaysia
"Sambut Tamu" (modern version of Murut dance from Keningau) by "Lets Nari SFX KGAU"-- students from SK St. Francis Xavier school of Keningau (Sabah, Malaysia).
Frank Cantania (Malaysia 29,1970-73) writes, "We have found several cookbooks (see book covers) over the years that teach us how to recreate many of the dishes we learned to love in Malaysia"
Penang Heritage Food by Ong Jin Teong Landmark Books. Singapore 2010.
Traditional Malaysian Cuisine Berita Publishing, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1983.
Penang Nyonya Cooking by Cecilia Tan. Times Books International Singapore 1983.
Paul Murphy (Malaysia 35, 1971-73) recommends a voluminous cookbook (book cover) with wonderful photographs and recipes from all of the Southeast Asian countries, India and China The Complete Asian Cookbook by Charmaine Soloman, McGraw-Hill, 1981.
"The Yesteryears," scenes from historical Malaya (courtesy of Thaine Allison, Jr)
"North Borneo 1960," scenes from North Borneo (courtesy of Thaine Allison, Jr.)
Peace Corps Malaysia Photos (How to convert slides and photos into digital images)
Peace Corps Malaysia Albums on Flickr
Peace Corps Malaysia (Media Library) 154 b/w pictures of Malaysia PCVs
Bill Cull, Malaysia PCV 1964-66 (Malaysia 6), b/w portraits of Kedah and Penang
Charles Hirschman PCV 1965-67 (Malaysia 9), Kampong Mengkuang, Baling, Kedah
Jo Knight, PCV 1965-67 (Malaysia 12), Alor Star, Kedah
Thaine H. Allison, Jr. PCV 1962-64 (Borneo/Sarawak 1), Bandau/Kudat 1962-64:
John Dixon, PCV, Malaysia 19: Bayan Lepas, Penang (1968-70) and Kota Bharu, Kelantan (1970-72)
Blue Mansion in Penang, Kota Bharu Traditional Cultural Events, Transport on Pulau Pinang, Kampong Seronok,
Photos From the Old FoM site (Wix)
FoM at 50th Anniversary of Merdeka in 2007 (read about this event)