THIS SITE gives viewers a glimpse of the beautiful but unsung parts of Malaysia. As a social aid movement, fund generated from activities and adverts helps sustain OO’s operational cost and fund community projects in the Malaysian countryside.
Voluntary simplicity is living a life that is outwardly simple but inwardly rich. With less consumerism lifestyle, our ecological resource suffers less impact.
Tag: history
Malaysian Travel Tips on Currency, Finance and Banking
LAST UPDATED / EDITED – 30th Oct 2009
The Malaysian currency encapsulates the sediments of bygone era.
The Spanish dollar was historically used widely in the East Indies, which covers Indonesian spice islands and the Malay archipelago. As soon as the English established the Straits Settlement in Penang, colonial government half heartedly introduced the Indian rupee in [...]
Posted: July 21st, 2008 under Malaysia - For beginners.
Tags: history, Malaysian
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Malaysian Architecture - Nyonya Chinese Peranakan Shop Houses
Modernity is a sword that slices both ways – its wielder sometime gets cut too.
On 2000’s New Year’s Day, streets like Penang’s Lebuh Chulia saw rental shot from RM300 to RM4000 overnight, pulling the rugs under tenants’ feet causing them to flee by the thousands, leaving old buildings and shop houses unattended till today. What [...]
Posted: January 27th, 2008 under Architecture - Urban.
Tags: heritage tour, history, Malaysian, Penang, Peranakan, Peranakan Cina
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