Most Popular Posts on the Living in Malaysia Blog in 2016

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Curious Cat

These were the most popular posts on our Living in Malaysia blog in 2016 (based on page views):

Taking the Bus from Johor Bahru to Singapore
Malaysia Automated Clearance System (MACS)*
Johor Bahru Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine Complex (CIQ)
Plaza Pelangi in Johor Bahru CBD
Dentist in Johor Bahru

This is a video I shot and posted that shows a 360 degree view of the Johor Bahru CBD. It gets more view than some of my more popular posts.

Danga City Mall in Johor Bahru
Timeline for Extending Singapore’s MRT to Johor Bahru Slips Into 2020, or Beyond
Gianni’s Italian Restaurant in JB (Taman Pelangi and Permas Jaya)
The Spice Kitchen Indian Restaurant in Bukit Indah, Johor Bahru
Bus from JB CBD (CIQ) to Jusco in Permas Jaya*
Arulmigu Sri Raja Kallamman Indian Hindu Glass Temple in Johor Bahru
Annalakshmi Indian Restaurant in Historic JB
If You Visit Kuching on Borneo Eat at Tribal Stove
Street Art, Large Mural on Jalan Tan Hiok Nee in Johor Bahru
Basketball Courts In Johor Bahru CBD (here is a link to a video of me shooting baskets at my condo)

* new to the top post list this year.

Blogs and Forums Related to Malaysia

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Curious Cat

When I was considering moving to Malaysia one of the things I tried to find were blogs and forums to learn from others what experiences they were having. And living in Johor Bahru now I still seek such information. I have a directory of Malaysian blogs and forums with quite a few good sources of information.

Some of my favorites are:

A Singaporean’s guide to Living In JB (very active forum, majority of participants are Singaporeans. But participants include Malaysians and expats from near, and far.
MM2H Forum – focus on visas (Make Malaysia My 2nd Home etc.) but also discuss living in Malaysia (Penang is by far the most represented here)
Miao & WafuPafu (great web comic)
Johor Kaki “find dining” in Johor
Johor Bahru Real Estate (my site)

Hopefully you will find some of the many wonderful blogs interesting and useful.

This is an interesting documentary on recent USA graduates teaching English in Malaysia; via the Fulbright Malaysia blog.

There are Lots of Blogs Connected to Kuching and Borneo

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Curious Cat

As I posted a few weeks ago I took a look at Kuching and was as I learned more I have been looking into moving in Kuching. Kuching offers some really nice benefits. It is less expensive that places like Kuala Lumpur and Penang. It also is said to be a very livable city. I plan to look at it in soon.

One thing that drew my interest is the active bloggers from there. Borneo Colours and Sarawak bloggers provide a forum for bloggers for all over Borneo and Serawak and are great places to find related blogs. And also just searching for blogs I found several. Some of my favorites are (including some from the rest of Borneo and even the rest of Malaysia, too):

By far my favorite though is Miao & WafuPafu. The cat is from Kuching, though he lives in Melaka now. This comic is awesome!

I also have found the start of a network using Google+ (John Hunter on Google+).

When looking at the others areas in Malaysia, other than Kuala Lumpor, I don’t find many blogs (and many that I do find, are by expats). That might partially be that I am just missing what is there for blogs in other locations. The blogs are a great way to get a peak at Kuching before I make it there (I should make it next week, or the week after that).