Rainy evenings

Here in Kuantan, on the east coast of Malaysia, we have been witnessing a daily downpour for the last week. Whether it comes in the afternoon, evening, or at night, the rain is most certainly welcome in fighting off the searing heat!

Tossing Newspapers

People in Malaysia accumulate a large amount of newspapers. I have noticed this from the first day I set foot in the country in 2002.

This old lady threw stacks of newspapers off her 2nd floor balcony, creating a thudding sound around our apartments.

A man collected the newspapers and threw them in his lorry.

I must admit, this event was highly exciting for an Englishman living in Malaysia!

River view at Mega View Hotel

Two silhouette figures at a room in Mega View Hotel

Mega View Hotel in Kuantan has a prime view of the Kuantan River. Here, from the first floor, we watched the fishing boats go by during a birthday party in this function room.

Letter to Kuantan Town Council

After hearing my students respond to the question, "How can we make Kuantan a better place?" in last week's English classes, I decided to compile their responses in to a letter written to the Kuantan Town Council (Majlis Perbandaran, Kuantan, or MPK).

The letter can be viewed here:

Letter to Kuantan Town Council

I also emailed the letter to the town council to the address they provided on their site, which is found at: MPK

I believe in being active in the community in which I live. I love Kuantan, it is my home, and I feel that it's a great thing for my English students to have been able to contribute to this letter in support of their home town.

Now let's see if I receive any response! Fingers crossed!

Featured in The Expat Magazine

I have been featured in The Expat magazine for the month of September 2013:

I submitted my answers to a series of questions by email about a month ago and am excited to see the feature.

The Expat magazine is a free-subscription monthly magazine for expats in Malaysia, written by expats. It's nice to know a little more about the expat community, even though the vast majority of expats are based in Kuala Lumpur.

Here's the link to the website if you're interested:

Expat Go Malaysia