Hi there!
Welcome to my blog.
I travelled to Malaysia in the year 1996-2000. I know it seems like a long time ago. I went to Malaysia because my dad was working there. We lived in Kuantan city, which is the capital of Pahang state.
I must say I loved living there. Initially, as an expatriate, I thought I would be attending an International School. But the cost of the international school was expensive.
Instead, I joined in a local school. The curriculum was not in English. Everything was in the Malay language. English was only one course. To communicate with the people, the language was a barrier, so I learnt Malay. Malay is simple to learn. The script is in English, only the arrangement of words is different and the pronunciation is different.
For example to say "How are you?", you would say in Malay "Apa Khabar?".
Soon I made friends at school. My parents who were working at that time would leave for work early in the morning. My School started late. The bus was punctual.
What I love most about Kuantan is the food. When I tasted "Nasi Lemak", which is coconut flavoured rice with sambal, the sauce made of dried prawns and roasted anchovies, it blew by mind away.
The other foods that I tired are satay, murtabak, ayamas grilled chicken, Kenny rogers roasters, KFC, McDonald's, and A&W. A&W used to serve, curly fried, which were to die for.
Besides food, I loved nature, a good place for trekking, and the beaches were superb.
It is a bit laid back, not as developed as Kuala Lumpur, all in all, a peaceful place to live. The people are very friendly.
