Rob Kaplan and Diane Mak-Kaplan
@rodimy
Canadian looking for information about Malaysia
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About me
Canadian
Lives in Walnut Creek CA
Speaks English, some Chinese (Diane)
Registration: 23 October 2014
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Your experience of culture shock in Malaysia by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Malaysia. What ...
Speaking of culture shock; There is one issue so insanely ridiculous I can't even fathom it. The toxic chemical and burning ash inhaled by 30 million Malaysians thanks to irresponsible neighbors breaking every rule in existence and complacently ... Read More
Your experience of culture shock in Malaysia by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Malaysia. What ...
Didn't really expect to see such powerful negativity when I clicked on this topic. Sadly I'm sure it's all mostly true and even sadder, we don't experience any of it because we are two American professionals: registered nurse and ... Read More
Newbie early retirees moving to Penang - seeking contacts by rodimy
Greetings to everyone My Canadian wife and I are moving to Penang in the spring and wanted to introduce ourselves to the community. We currently live in a suburb of San Francisco, USA. Exactly one year ago I was laid off and we decided to try early ...
Thanks, although we are not in Malaysia and will not be arriving until summer. We need to sell our house then apply for MM2H and I am waiting for my 50th birthday to do that in April. Read More
Newbie early retirees moving to Penang - seeking contacts by rodimy
Greetings to everyone My Canadian wife and I are moving to Penang in the spring and wanted to introduce ourselves to the community. We currently live in a suburb of San Francisco, USA. Exactly one year ago I was laid off and we decided to try early ...
thank you. We are getting excited. Read More
Newbie early retirees moving to Penang - seeking contacts by rodimy
Greetings to everyone My Canadian wife and I are moving to Penang in the spring and wanted to introduce ourselves to the community. We currently live in a suburb of San Francisco, USA. Exactly one year ago I was laid off and we decided to try early ...
Hi Thanks for the message. We don't agree with most of the stuff the written in the above post either. The poster is very cynical and has no business staying in a place he thinks is no good. The world is a big place and if you don't like ... Read More
Newbie early retirees moving to Penang - seeking contacts by rodimy
Greetings to everyone My Canadian wife and I are moving to Penang in the spring and wanted to introduce ourselves to the community. We currently live in a suburb of San Francisco, USA. Exactly one year ago I was laid off and we decided to try early ...
The only thing that springs to mind that you may not have considered is you are not permitted to take up paid employment when you are on the MM2H programme, or to clarify that only 20 hrs per week and with a small range of sectors, mainly education. ... Read More
Newbie early retirees moving to Penang - seeking contacts by rodimy
Greetings to everyone My Canadian wife and I are moving to Penang in the spring and wanted to introduce ourselves to the community. We currently live in a suburb of San Francisco, USA. Exactly one year ago I was laid off and we decided to try early ...
We both think that Penang possesses the best work/life balance opportunities and the most easy-going culture in Malaysia. On the other hand, Malaysia as such is suffering from increased radicalization and I do not know if and how this would affect ... Read More
Newbie early retirees moving to Penang - seeking contacts
Greetings to everyone My Canadian wife and I are moving to Penang in the spring and wanted to introduce ourselves to the community. We currently live in a suburb of San Francisco, USA. Exactly one year ago I was laid off and we decided to try early ... Read More