
mardi, avril 11, 2006
dimanche, avril 09, 2006
Langkawi - Part Deux
En fin de semaine, avec plusieurs enseignants de Sunway ansi que quelques amis locaux, nous sommes allés faire un tour sur l'île de Langkawi... île tropicale - hors taxes... Langkawi se trouve sur la côte est de la Malaisie, tout près de la Thailande... Bonne bouffe, bon soleil et beaucoup de plaisir... voici quelques images du weekend.... je vais essayer de trouver une photo de groupe car je n'ai pas eu l'occasion d'en prendre.... En passant, avion-hôtel - moins que 100$ can. Cioa...Jason
jeudi, avril 06, 2006
Une raison de plus de venir en Malaisie...
Lisez ce texte... Paule et moi avons déjà reçu un avertissement à la piscine de notre club à notre arrivée en Malaisie...
Le couple s'embrassait près de nos belles Tours Petronas...
BBC - Kuala Lumpur's mayor has reassured tourists they will not face harassment if found kissing in public. The comment comes after Malaysia's highest court said city officials were right to prosecute a local couple for allegedly holding hands and kissing. The couple's lawyer warned foreigners may face up to a year in prison if they too behaved affectionately in public. Ooi Kean Thong and Siow Ai Wei were charged with disorderly behaviour almost three years ago. Officials claimed the couple were locked in an amorous embrace in a park beside the landmark Petronas Twin Towers. Ms Siow said she was playing the violin while Mr Ooi read her a letter.
In England, those acts are acceptable to the people of that country, but is kissing and hugging acceptable to Malaysian citizens? - Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz
The case has yet to be decided, but on Tuesday the federal court rejected a challenge to the city's decision to prosecute. Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz commented that hugging and kissing might be "acceptable in England", but he said it was open to question whether Malaysians took the same view. But a warning from the couple's lawyer that tourists could find themselves hauled up before the courts prompted Kuala Lumpur's mayor to play down the ruling. Mayor Roslin Hassan told the BBC that officials would simply advise people rather than arrest them if their behaviour was inappropriate. He says holding hands is OK, but couples should not kiss too passionately in public.
TV censure
Malaysia has a Muslim majority, but people of all religions are broadly conservative in their outlook. Local television channels reflect this by censoring kissing so viewers are left to fill in the gaps when characters about to embrace suddenly appear in different parts of the room looking shocked or emotional for no apparent reason.
The Malaysian government has had to step in to stop a number of organisations from forming private snoop squads to spy on the public and report immoral behaviour.

BBC - Kuala Lumpur's mayor has reassured tourists they will not face harassment if found kissing in public. The comment comes after Malaysia's highest court said city officials were right to prosecute a local couple for allegedly holding hands and kissing. The couple's lawyer warned foreigners may face up to a year in prison if they too behaved affectionately in public. Ooi Kean Thong and Siow Ai Wei were charged with disorderly behaviour almost three years ago. Officials claimed the couple were locked in an amorous embrace in a park beside the landmark Petronas Twin Towers. Ms Siow said she was playing the violin while Mr Ooi read her a letter.
In England, those acts are acceptable to the people of that country, but is kissing and hugging acceptable to Malaysian citizens? - Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz
The case has yet to be decided, but on Tuesday the federal court rejected a challenge to the city's decision to prosecute. Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz commented that hugging and kissing might be "acceptable in England", but he said it was open to question whether Malaysians took the same view. But a warning from the couple's lawyer that tourists could find themselves hauled up before the courts prompted Kuala Lumpur's mayor to play down the ruling. Mayor Roslin Hassan told the BBC that officials would simply advise people rather than arrest them if their behaviour was inappropriate. He says holding hands is OK, but couples should not kiss too passionately in public.
TV censure
Malaysia has a Muslim majority, but people of all religions are broadly conservative in their outlook. Local television channels reflect this by censoring kissing so viewers are left to fill in the gaps when characters about to embrace suddenly appear in different parts of the room looking shocked or emotional for no apparent reason.
The Malaysian government has had to step in to stop a number of organisations from forming private snoop squads to spy on the public and report immoral behaviour.
lundi, avril 03, 2006
Sosie????
Plusieurs personnes (étudiants) disent que je ressemble aussi drôlement à Dave Grohl, guitariste du Groupe Fu Fighters... Thanks Chris, great work, again!!
mercredi, mars 29, 2006
Dernier 100 jours...
Hey la gang, croyez-le, croyez-le pas, mais il nous reste que 100 jours dans cette grande aventure malaisienne... en principe, le retour se fera le 7 juillet.... C'est fou de penser que l'aventure tire à sa fin.... le temps passe très vite ici....d'ici la fin, aucun grand voyage n'est prévu, cependant, nous aurons de la visite au mois de mai ainsi qu'au mois de juin... Jacquie McKay (ancienne voisine) et son copain viendront au mois de mai, Pat Gargano et Catherine seront ici également à la fin mai... nous irons faire des escapages à Kucing ainsi que sur la côte Est... à bientôt!!! Jason
dimanche, mars 26, 2006
Mariage Indien...
Hier soir, une de nos anciennes collègues de Sunway s'est mariée... Avec d'autres amis, nous sommes allés célébrer cet événement à Seremban (60KM de KL)...Voici quelques images...Cioa! --- Mani, thanks for the invitation and best of luck with your future plans...
dimanche, mars 19, 2006
Grand Prix de Malaisie
Bonjour tout le monde,
Comme plusieurs d'entre vous, nous venons de terminer la semaine de congé du mois de mars... pour nous, ceci représente déjà 50% de notre semestre... la semaine a été agréable, randonnées dans la ville, un peu de shopping et beaucoup de sport - surtout du tennis...à vrai dire, ce matin Paule a courru un 10KM et moi un 7KM.... Mais, le grand fait saillant de la semaine (pour moi) était la Formule 1...Quelle belle journée... un beau doublé Renault et une belle prestation du petit Jacques... Voici des images de la journée... à bientôt.... Jason
Comme plusieurs d'entre vous, nous venons de terminer la semaine de congé du mois de mars... pour nous, ceci représente déjà 50% de notre semestre... la semaine a été agréable, randonnées dans la ville, un peu de shopping et beaucoup de sport - surtout du tennis...à vrai dire, ce matin Paule a courru un 10KM et moi un 7KM.... Mais, le grand fait saillant de la semaine (pour moi) était la Formule 1...Quelle belle journée... un beau doublé Renault et une belle prestation du petit Jacques... Voici des images de la journée... à bientôt.... Jason
vendredi, mars 10, 2006
Hujan - Angin gila
Tempête du malade.. Hier, pendant 30 minutes, une grosse tempête a frappé notre quartier... assez impressionnant quand même... mais, 3 heures plus tard, on s'amusait sur les terrains de tennis, c'est ça la Malaisie...voici des images et le texte du journal local...
30 minutes that spelt chaos
SUBANG JAYA: Residents in this densely populated suburb outside Petaling Jaya thought a hurricane must have swept across their neighbourhood when a freak storm that lasted 30 minutes uprooted trees, blew off roofs, toppled over lampposts and caused chaos.
The worst-hit areas were SS14, SS17 and SS18, where the residents described the blustery weather conditions that started at 3pm yesterday as “nothing like they had ever seen before.”
SRK Subang Jaya in SS14/5 had to summon parents to take the pupils home after the winds tore away part of the roof and sent tiles flying.
“We rushed all our pupils into the school hall just in time, before the flying tiles hit the classrooms, offices and cars,” said the school’s evening principal Rokiah Shariff. The school will remain closed until repairs have been made.
Besides houses and property ravaged by the storm, hundreds of cars were also damaged by flying debris and falling trees and branches. No one was injured.
The Meteorological Department, when contacted, was unable to explain the phenomenon.
In the aftermath of the storm, major roads in Subang Jaya and USJ were impassable due to uprooted trees and fallen billboards and street lamps, which blocked the way.
Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) and Alam Flora contractors were later deployed to remove the obstacles.
MPSJ public relations officer Azfarizal Abdul Rashid said affected residents could call the MPSJ hotline (03-5637 6545) or the complaints unit (03-8026 3131 ext 2212) if they needed help in clearing the mess.
“We have contractors and cranes on standby in every zone to help the residents,” he said.
Those whose cars were crushed by fallen trees should take photographs of the damage to support their claims against the MPSJ, he added.





30 minutes that spelt chaos
SUBANG JAYA: Residents in this densely populated suburb outside Petaling Jaya thought a hurricane must have swept across their neighbourhood when a freak storm that lasted 30 minutes uprooted trees, blew off roofs, toppled over lampposts and caused chaos.
The worst-hit areas were SS14, SS17 and SS18, where the residents described the blustery weather conditions that started at 3pm yesterday as “nothing like they had ever seen before.”
SRK Subang Jaya in SS14/5 had to summon parents to take the pupils home after the winds tore away part of the roof and sent tiles flying.
“We rushed all our pupils into the school hall just in time, before the flying tiles hit the classrooms, offices and cars,” said the school’s evening principal Rokiah Shariff. The school will remain closed until repairs have been made.
Besides houses and property ravaged by the storm, hundreds of cars were also damaged by flying debris and falling trees and branches. No one was injured.
The Meteorological Department, when contacted, was unable to explain the phenomenon.
In the aftermath of the storm, major roads in Subang Jaya and USJ were impassable due to uprooted trees and fallen billboards and street lamps, which blocked the way.
Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) and Alam Flora contractors were later deployed to remove the obstacles.
MPSJ public relations officer Azfarizal Abdul Rashid said affected residents could call the MPSJ hotline (03-5637 6545) or the complaints unit (03-8026 3131 ext 2212) if they needed help in clearing the mess.
“We have contractors and cranes on standby in every zone to help the residents,” he said.
Those whose cars were crushed by fallen trees should take photographs of the damage to support their claims against the MPSJ, he added.






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