Background: During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's history were marred by Indonesian efforts to control Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's secession from the Federation in 1965.
June 26th 2008Asia » Malaysia » Perak » Pangkor Island Large trees with foot-long broad leaves and box-shaped fruits stretch almost parallel to the sand out towards the sparkling sea, providing a natural canopy under which to escape the heat or the rain. ... [full story]
June 22nd 2008Asia » Malaysia » Perak » Ipoh We have made it to Malaysia after a somewhat gruelling 12 hour journey from Railay Beach (pronounced in a long rolling, strangely Jamaican sounding accent) to Georgetown, in Penang; not nearly as long ... [full story]
May 21st 2008Asia » Malaysia » Perak » Taiping I'm back on the computer again, hopefully with long enough to get down everything I want to and check for the numerous typos that I make. The state of my last blog was frankly appalling. I shall try h ... [full story]
May 19th 2008Asia » Malaysia » Perak » Taiping It's been a little while since my last blog, as I have been a busy little zoo man. I have many things to witter on about, so today I'm going to be efficient and use headered subsections. Marvel.
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May 9th 2008Asia » Malaysia » Perak » Taiping Hello there once again,
I'm going to start this blog with a little explanation of where I am, as not everyone seems to know that much about Malaysia. Malaysia is a federation of 13 states, nine of ... [full story]
April 29th 2008Asia » Malaysia » Perak » Taiping
And so again, another ending. The alarm clock rings its bell, and my eyes open up to the last day of being a zoo keeper. We all make an extra effort to get up and out of the house in good time, ... 14 photos[full story]
April 28th 2008Asia » Malaysia » Perak » Taiping
Hi-ho motherfuckers, back to work. Again, getting to the zoo on time doesn't go so well. We line up for our second, final, assembly. Prayers are said, words spoken and old school tunes played l ... 10 photos[full story]
April 23rd 2008Asia » Malaysia » Perak » Taiping Thurs 13/03 - 14/03/08
Today, I'm away from the Great Apes, and I get to play with the big guns - the kings and queens of the jungle. Tim is still unfit for work, so Tom is standing in for him tod ... 9 photos[full story]
April 18th 2008Asia » Malaysia » Perak » Taiping
Our first day at the zoo, and we all struggle out of bed in a daze. So much for being on time. So much for being professional. Everyone leaves in dribs and drabs. I stay behind to wait for Tim ... 14 photos[full story]
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