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Deaf artist Leon Lim with a message Malaysia needs to hear |
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Written by Lost Boy
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 He’s been profoundly deaf since birth, but that won’t stop New York-based artist Leon Lim from bringing contemporary art back to his native Malaysia in the hope of shaking up a scene that he says has become overly reliant on a culture of borrowing. I met Lim last year and wrote this story about him. A lack of forward-planning on my part meant that the story didn't get used, so rather than let it go to waste, I have decided to post it here to give him what little exposure I can.
“Malaysia is famous for actually taking other people’s artwork and taking a little bit of it and making it their own, not really from scratch, having an idea and developing it,” said Lim, signing though an interpreter at a Chinese restaurant in George Town, the capital of Penang state.
“Malaysia doesn’t really have any kind of direction when it comes to art because they’re used to just taking pieces of other people,” said the young artist, who prefers to keep his age secret for fear of being judged.
“Technically it’s a copy and I don’t really like that. What their view is on their art, I have to respect that and their interpretation, but I just don’t think they have the right direction.”
The Last Chairs, a chaotic work that saw Lim indulge in his fondness for using ordinary objects to reflect a snapshot of their surroundings, was given life at the recent George Town Festival.
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Germany Gets It Going Green |
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Written by Ummi Nadiah Rosli
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 KUALA LUMPUR -- The wheels of his bicycle races on the busy streets of Kuala Lumpur as cars honk along the congested lanes during peak hour madness.
He navigates through the rough terrains of the city landscape - avoiding the potholes, slowing down for pedestrians and careful to distance himself away from the oncoming traffic.
He takes this route everyday to work, cycling by houses, apartments and skyscrapers, noticeably the iconic Petronas Twin Towers located just a few blocks away from his workplace.
Taking only 10 minutes to reach his building, it was another triumphant morning as he managed to escape the traffic nightmare experienced by others on the road. Wiping off the beads of sweat on his forehead, he locks his bicycle then fixes his tie and suit. Upon entering the office a staff greets, "Good Morning Your Excellency!".
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Lepa, The Traditional Boat Of The Bajau In Semporna |
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Written by Ismail Lamo/Bernama
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 SEMPORNA, April 29 (Bernama) -- Lepa, in the language of the sea faring Bajau in the east coast of Sabah means wooden boat that is used for many purposes.
Lepa is used by the locals for fishing, ferrying people and goods, as living quarters, and to hold weddings and cultural shows.
Generally the Lepa is made of a type of wood known as Ubar Sluk or the Seraya Merah.
According to studies, Lepa is the cultural heritage of the Bajau in Semporna but at present it is mostly used by the Bajau Pala'u who reside at Bangau-bangau and the islands around Semporna.
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Tourists Drawn To 'Bunga Malai' Fragrance At Jalan Kapitan Keling |
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Written by K. Ganeson/Bernama
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 PULAU PINANG -- The fragrance from the garlands of flowers at the row of six stalls on Jalan Kapitan Keling here have never failed to attract the attention of those who passes through this Georgetown heritage spot.
But the 'bunga malai' or flower garlands have also pulled in the foreign tourists who are vacationing in this 'pearl of the orient'.
The six flower garland stalls at Jalan Kapitan Keling begin their daily business as early as 6.30am, where suppliers deliver baskets of fresh flowers from Cameron Highlands, Bukit Bendera and Sungai Petani.
For stall owner Ameer Sultan Abdul Razak, 59, the fragrance of the fresh flowers, including jasmines, roses and orchids, is invigorating enough to make him start work at 7am.
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Making Symphony Music 'Captivating' To Malaysian Ears |
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Written by Nurul Halawati Mohd Azhari
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 KUALA LUMPUR -- For students Wan Mohd Zahid Muhamad Nasir and Ahmad Khairul Fahim Arif, they might have never heard of the great Russian composer Modest Petrovic Mussorgsky.
The fifth formers of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sri Mulia, Bandar Tun Razak are not even among the fraternity who love symphony orchestra music.
However Mussorgsky, a name from the 18th century classical music era, had etched his 'essence' into the soul of these two schoolboys.
Despite hearing the name of this great Russian classical music composer for the first time, Wan Mohd Zahid and Ahmad Khairul Fahim; fortunate as the duo, are among 1,300 students picked to relish Mussorgsky's compositions via the MPO Schools' Concert, held at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas in KLCC.
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Written by The Economist
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 LONDON, March 20 — In 1976 Tony Fernandes, aged 12, found himself being put on a plane to London from Kuala Lumpur by his father, who wanted his son to become a doctor and had enrolled him at a fancy boarding school associated with the medical profession.
Fernandes did not become a doctor. Instead, his father’s decision to send him to school in London ended up shaping his career in a rather different and unexpected way. When his pleas to be allowed home at half-term were rejected because of the cost of the flight, the young Fernandes opted for what seemed like the next best thing: hanging out at Heathrow airport at weekends, plane spotting.
Unlike most boys of his age, Tony was not very interested in becoming a pilot. Inspired by Freddie Laker’s heroic efforts to launch his SkyTrain service to America, Mr Fernandes decided that what he really wanted was his own low-cost airline.
This month AirAsia X, the long-haul sister of AirAsia, the airline acquired by Fernandes in 2001, began a five-day-a-week service from Kuala Lumpur to London, with an average ticket price of £179 (RM913). AirAsia X’s first plane, an Airbus A330, was christened “Semangat Sir Freddie” (Spirit of Sir Freddie) — both a tribute to a fellow aviation entrepreneur and a reminder that few budget long-haul airlines have survived for very long.
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Different Kinds Of Malaysian Hotels |
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Written by Jasmine Stone
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A Malaysian feast tops the list of travelers and why not when the country that is so pleasing, fresh, diverse, and culturally fertile. Moreover, there is in line number of attractions and activities that a voyager can have during his journey to this part of land. It not only caters to the punter buffs but the historical lovers, cultural enthusiast and makeup lovers also find Malaysia a fantastic destination.
A gracious country that is recent as one expects and yet broad of valid beauty and powerful traditions that fascinate you. On a Malaysian tour, enhance the pleasure of your feast by indulging is some activity that is so rightly Malaysian. Go for diving trips in the tropical waters in some of the best diving sites or undertake a caving tour in the world's main cave chamber in Sarawakas. This is just some of them and the list can go on. |
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