What are the 50 things you love about Malaysia?

Posted by: sulz on: August 31, 2007

In: Life| Malaysia
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Sorry la, it’s kinda cheesy but what to do? Memang that’s what everybody loves about Malaysia.

1. Nasi lemak
2. Char kuey teow
3. Ais kacang
4. Maggi goreng
5. Satay
6. Ice-cream, the kind you can only buy from the ice-cream man
7. Nasi briyani
8. Ramly burger!
9. Goreng pisang
10. Laksa
11. Pirated VCDs / DVDs
12. Mega Sale Carnival twice / thrice a year
13. Sungei Wang Plaza
14. Chinatown @ Petaling Street
15. Pasar malam!
16. Warehouse sales!
17. Petronas Twin Towers
18. Baju kurung
19. Rain (well, most of the time)
20. The many holidays!
21. The many gorgeous islands (Langkawi, Pangkor, Perhentian, Redang, Tioman, Sipadan etc)
22. Genting Highlands
23. English music by Malaysian artistes
24. Malaysian celebrities
25. No need to leave tips at restaurant
26. Comics of Malaysian cartoonists (Lat, C. W. Kee, Reggie Lee)
27. Malaysia (Semua Pun) Boleh

Maybe have started this list too late, but am stumped of things that truly love about Malaysia, so… this is it. (Must be am too Westernised for self’s own good. >.<)

Think would probably only truly appreciate Malaysia when am travelling abroad and missing home.

Selamat Hari Kemerdekaan Yang Ke-50, Malaysia.

5 Responses to "What are the 50 things you love about Malaysia?"

August 31st, 2007 at 8:05 pm

I’m going to Genting Highlands again end of this year! Last time I went I was only 12 I think. Now I can enter the casinos

sulz: apparently the casino isn’t that great, unless you like lots of smoke. when you go there, must try all the new crazy rides; probably not as nice as what your theme parks have but well, what else is there to do in genting then hor?

2 | ish

August 31st, 2007 at 9:20 pm

11 and 25 are common in India too. And they’re great. Just yesterday I bought this DVD with 5 movies on it! Ah, the joy!

I don’t go to them expensive hotels and restaurants because you’re expected to pay tips. Why should I give the waiter more tip if I ate more huh? He just brought the things to the table and he gets the god damn salary for that. So either it’s Pizza places or cheap restaurants where you get the best chicken in India.

sulz: not only are the dvds cheap the quality’s good too, for the price they come in! am not sure about hotels here since do not frequent eateries there, but expect they’re the same everywhere in the world. in malaysia, most restaurants have service charge already so we’re forced to tip in that sense.

September 1st, 2007 at 4:13 am

I miss goreng pisang. burger tepi jalan. pasar malam. hanging out in Komtar or Kompleks Bukit Jambul in Penang with my friends. driving round town. hiking up penang hill every once in a while and so many more I can’t remember right now. Malaysia is a beautiful country.

I lived there for 12 years but I’m back in my country now.

Selamat Hari Merdeka!

sulz: wow, interesting! why were you in malaysia for 12 years? work? indeed, malaysia is beautiful, but you having lived here for a long time, am sure you saw the ugly parts of it as well. well, no country is perfect, is it!

and yes, burger tepi jalan aka ramly burger rocks!

4 | liquideggproduct

September 1st, 2007 at 6:16 am

#11 probably makes Malaysia worth it by itself. Now I need to actually go there to see what all that other stuff is.

sulz: hehe, everything about malaysia is worth it should you ever visit! the first ten in the list are scrumptious mouth-watering food you can only get here (food at malaysian restaurants overseas don’t taste the same). if you’re planning for a cheap holiday, consider malaysia.

5 | The Malaysia Page

September 26th, 2007 at 3:05 pm

We love your list of Malaysian things - especially on Malaysian cartoonists & celebrities! haha.. we hope that someday (soon), these people will be able to venture abroad, promoting Malaysia, and making a name for themselves internationally.

sulz: thank you. to have a born and bred malaysian recognised internationally would be awesome for sure.

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