My (jm) new job is really great. I’ve been having so much fun meeting students and families as they come into the office for advising about going to college in the US. Every person is a little different and there…
So I (JM) have a new job. While playing with the elephants this weekend, I mentioned to some of the staff members of the Malaysian American Commission on Educational Exchange (the office that manages Fulbrights here) that I’d be happy…
Two somewhat related notes. To begin with, we have encountered some more funny language bits. The first comes from a book about the culture of leadership on Java–which I am reading in order to be able to argue that culture…
Indonesia is in the news today for the conviction of Abu Bakar Basyir, the Indonesian Muslim cleric suspected of being the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, a Southeast Asian radical Muslim group responsible for several explosions in Indonesia. He was…
Well we’ve got internet. The hardest part was getting in touch with the guy at the office, we kept missing each other when trying to set up a time for the guys to come. They were supposed to come at…
During our walking tour on Sunday, we visited Masjid Jamek, a large and beautiful Mosque here in KL. This was my (JM) first visit to a Mosque so it was rather interesting. There is a big list at the door…
This weekend we acted like good little tourists and did a couple of recommended touristy things around KL. On Saturday we visited the Muzium Negara (National Museum), where Malaysian Tourism Board and Ministery for Tourism, Culture, and Antiquities officials have…
That means "languages." In Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Melayu, you form plurals by just doubling the noun. Very convenient–no other rules to remember. Although it can be difficult with more complicated words like keberangkatan. Since we’ve been here, we’ve learned…
Well, due to our internet problems, TP has been doing all the blogging lately. I (jm) thought it was high time to make some random observations of my own about KL so far. People here wear shoes a lot more…
While we were in Indonesia, we didn’t bother getting internet service in our apartment. It was a pain, the procedures were confusing, and we decided to just walk to the closest mall if we needed it. Here in Malaysia, we’re…
