"Before OUR country is called Malaysia or Malaya", wow, Taylor, I m beaming with pride when u narrated this sentence. U must have really liked Malaysia v much to make the country as your home since u said this on record. Yes u r one of us; u r really a Malaysian. Your lifestyle and perspective r indeed v Malaysian by now after living here for 10 years. I wish u success, good health and prosperity for years to come. Please continue to produce more videos to promote Malaysia to the Americans n the rest of the world. Have fun in Genting Highland pretty soon!.
YES Andrew, please tell Americans the actual truth about Malaysia☺️ Malaysia is now being defamed by an American Professor recently by fear mongery to the Americans as a very dangerous country😪😪
2:00 Actually, Perak Man is longer the oldest found in Malaysia, the archeologist just found another one which they named Mek Keldung at Nenggiri, Kelantan. The archeologist made a carbon dating and found out that she is about 14,000 years old.
On 07:00 there's a photo of a vast cave. That's not Mulu. That's Fairy Cave in a small town called Bau in Kuching Sarawak. Very underrated cave, not many knows about it. It's in my hometown, it's a place where I used to go when I was younger.
Nice positive attitude ,gives a good start to the day ! Thanks Taylor ...yes go to east Malaysia show us what's good to visit there ! A d the islands !
Hi Mr. Taylor, a very good evening to you, how have you been ? You are some piece of work. Yes, Bette Davis ( the Letter 1940) I didn't know that before, now I know, thanks to you. 😀🙂
Jimmy Choo... Lady Diana shoe maker, Ipoh white coffee and Air Asia are Malaysia's Brand !😊 Oscar winner and James Bond girl Michelle Yeoh and Thumb Drive inventor Pua Thein-Keng are Malaysian.
Nasi Lemak literally means "Fat Rice" and the fat here is purely referring to the fat from the coconut milk that gives the rice its flavour. And yes, we do fry our anchovies, sambal & peanuts in a lot of oil too.
In 1786, Georgetown Penang was founded by Captain Francis Light. 50 years later in 1836, Adelaide South Australia my home town was founded by his son Colonel William Light. I have lived in Chiang Mai Thailand for 16 years. Have been a regular visitor to Malaysia for 40 years.
Datuk Jenaton Labu, Nakhoda Nan Intan, Nakhoda Kechil and Datuk Setia discovered Pulau Pinang (Penang) in 1730s way before Francis Light. Francis Light took Pulau Pinang from the Sultan of Kedah in 1786 in an agreement. Francis Light never admitted discovering Pulau Pinang but an author from Britain by the name of AF Stuart wrote a book called 'Founder of Penang' in 1909 said it.instead, Georgetown is a town developed by the British.
George Town was named in honour of King George III, the ruler of Great Britain and Ireland between 1760 and 1820. Prior to the arrival of the British, the area had been known as Tanjung Penaga, due to the abundance of penaga laut trees (Calophyllum inophyllum) found at the cape (tanjung) of the city.
Lovely video Taylor. The reason you need your passport to go to east Malaysia in Borneo is because Malaysia is actually a federation comprising of the peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak. Sabah and Sarawak are not mere states, they are countries and equal partners of the federation a fact that the federal gov often forget. cheers😊
Hi Taylor! My wife and I live in England.we lived in KL and Sungai Petani for two years..wife is Chinese Malaysian, I'm English.We love your videos.Please continue the great content.And say hi to Earl Gray!
Some historical Fun Facts on plantation crops and Mining in Malaysia. 1. When tin ore was found in Malaya. Tin mines opened and we replaced Bolivia as the world's largest exporter of tin. When we started planting rubber trees, we became the world's largest producer of rubber. When we started planting oil palm trees, we replaced Ivory Coast to become the world's largest producer of palm oil. Sarawak is the world's largest producer of pepper. Oil Palm is still the major agricultural produce of Malaysia as most planters have moved on to the lucrative palm oil industry that has huge revenue for little expenditure.
Largest cave in the world by volume : son doong , vietnam Largest cave in the world by flat floor space : sarawak chamber, mulu Although malaysia currently has only 4 unesco heritage site, langkawi is a unesco geopark. Also we never applied to join unesco for bujang valley, said to be the oldest human constructed structure in south east asia. Dating back 2500 to 2800 years. Scripts were found in mesopotamia dating back 1300bc regarding bujang valley. However, indonesians argued they have the world's oldest pyramid. However, this was not proven internationally via proper methods of research. Indians said they are part of chola empire but more research is needed for bujang valley in kedah state.
Amazing, i love this, very interesting. Every day is a school day !! The Tigers are awsome. Yes we want to go to the highlands. Look forward to the video.
Hi Tailor...thanks for sharing this information.I myself didnt know about some of the facts like the meaning behind the ringgit Malaysia.Looking forward for your Genting Highland videos.Cheers.
Do you know that Malaysia is the first country in Southeast Asia that has the UNESCO geopark. It's in Langkawi, it has limestone rock formation that dated 500 million years ago and it has a throwstone that dated a billion years ago from the super continent.
Do you know that Sabah has triple listed UNESCO geopark sites. Sabah is one of the three locations in the world that has triple UNESCO world heritage geopark.
And this you know, but it's still an interesting fun fact. Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian to win the Oscar award for best actress among other international awards and accolades.
A little correction about the Langkawi UNESCO Geopark. The rock formation is a sandstone (not limestone)and aged 550 (not 500) millions years ago. The granite pebble dropstone (not throwstone) from the super continent aged a billion years ago. I'm sorry for my mistakes. 😁
In Chiang Mai I miss teh tahrik. But I can make my own because can buy Boh Teh Harimau online from one of the majority ethnic Malay provinces in south Thailand.
Taylor, check out the migratory birds in Teluk Intan, Perak. Also the rich historical town of Sitiawan at the settlement muzeum, the 100 yrs old church & try the local Red Wine Chicken noodles & onion biscuit “Kompiang”.
this word MELAYU does not means Malay people, it refer to all the citizens living in the land, currently call West Malaysia. in the negotiations with the british in 1957, somehow the chinese and indians didn't "accept the word Melayu"as citizen of Malaya after gaining independent. the Malay accept the word Melayu... the rest is history.
@@andrewtaylor4558Yes Taylor university lakeside campus located at No 1, Jalan Taylor’s, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor. 3 kilometres from my home in Puchong.
Hiii Taylor.always watch your vdeo.but sometines missed it too. Interesting & have an info. It became more informative when someone add a comment to share the info. I noticed that Earl Grey look happy with U. 😊
Long time ago, one cobra have hide in my home, I discover when I open my 2nd section door when we goes to sleep and when I open and look down saw the cobra in front of my leg and I jump. I asked my brother to look and he saw it too. We call the bomba officers to catch it away.
Fun fact about tigers : They are one of the deadliest predators on the planet. They kill and attack humans more than bears do. As much as they are majestic, I would be scared shitless if I see one. I remember there was a time the Taman Negara Endau Rompin had to be closed down for a week because they spotted a tiger at the stream where the locals use to have picnic. They are also master of camouflage, if they attack you, you won't notice them. Fun fact about King Cobra : Actually they are quite 'harmless' ie they are one of the least aggressive snakes on the planet. They normally avoid human contact and hide themselves when they see human. When dealing with snakes, generally 2 things need to be considered for them to be deadly : The potency of their venoms and how aggressive they are. KIng Cobra, as much they are venomous, they are not aggressive. That is why some people use them in a snake show. Snake-wise, in my opinion, then ones I would be worried are Malayan Cobra, Monocled Cobra, Spitting Cobra. These cobras are nasty agrressive, especially during mating season. Other snakes to look for are Malayan Pit Viper and Malayan Krait, as far that I know, these 2 only attack you if you come too close.
The saying, “Things have run amok”, comes from Malaysia. I wonder why that terminology originated there? That OSS silk man from Thailand was murdered in the Malaysian Highlands. Jim Thompson.
Hi Malaysian here. Actually in Malaysia, 'amok' or mengamuk is used simply to describe when a person loses his temper and expresses it fervently. Example : 'My mother 'mengamuk' with my sister last night because she came home late from her friend's place'. The more 'sinister' use of this world that is laden with viciousness is a western invention or more specifically, an English ideation. Here the use of the word is not so much attached with 'killing sprees' or 'murderous rampage' as seen in incidents such as the school shootings in the US and other similar incidents of rage and destruction which as a Malaysian, I have never seen in my 4 decades of life here. The word was first used by the English colonisers in the 1600s to describe the killing spree they observed when they were confronted by the Malay tribes who opposed their coming to our lands where they killed our religious scholars, raped the women and toppled our leaders in favour of the ones that would help the expansion of their rule here. Malays of the olden days are well known to be very peaceful people , who prized good manners above many other things and who absolutely hate confrontation. When the European settlers first came, they were received kindly by both the rulers and local people. However as the years went by and their oppression and tyranny became very glaring, it provoked the people to the extent that the normally peaceful people are unable to contain the suppressed anger of all those years of oppression by the western colonizers. This rare outburst understandably shocked the English colonisers who probably expected there should be no resistance as they continued to steal our resources for the benefit of the British empire. Of course double standards occur even back then. So if an English man fought for his country, he would be called a freedom fighter but if a 'savage' from a non western part of the world, who is also a person of colour pushed back to free themselves from their oppressors, they would be labelled as 'running amok'. Even today, the western media reserves the word terrorists and terrorism for certain groups of people (usually Muslims) and will not use this label for other groups, even if that group is committing genocide and behaving worse than Nazis or go to other countries and send troops to look for weapons of mass destruction which was then never been found even after 3 decades.
Somebody explaining well about the amok 😊 I just want to add that amok doesn't necessarily means amok blindly. Some clarification I found said amok also means not fearing the death/ martyr (someone who took a decision in the knowledge of knowing, realising, embracing & willingly to sacrifice his life). Maybe it also appears because it's difficult to understand someone's mind that is willingly ready for his death while this world has many to offer..this idea is insane to someone's logic. It's interesting that you've mentioned Jim Thompson..for sure we don't really know what happened to him, thus various speculations
@@alyahamzah1952 Before the British used the word amok. In 1513, the Portuguese used the word amuco to describe the Javanese people in Malacca who killed everyone because their leader was punished by the Portuguese. Pamintihan inscription in java 1470 CE, wrote about amuk in the list of bad behaviour Bali inscription in 822 CE also wrote about amuk.
Taylor! Why did you have to tell me that you have king cobras there🥺 😬 I love you. You are my new favorite expat 💖 I have been looking at the Philippines for decades and then you made a blip on my TH-cam and I learned so much about Malaysia. It's beautiful. I want to go there! I'm 63 on disability. I have a lot to learn to become an expat. I live in GREEN ACRES FLORIDA! Sound familiar? 😁
Other day you showed a picture of the snake your friends encountered in Penang, which was not a cobra but a python, non venom constrictor. The sambal is only fishy if made with anchovies, ikan bilis. Many other types of sambal available - ask - shrimp, stinky bean, etc.
I wonder if a certain countries "traditional medicene" (i.e. aphrodisiac/male enhancement) demands could have anything at all to do with the near extinction of the Malaysian Tiger? Hmm? I rode all over all of Borneo on my moto including laps around Sabah, along Sarawak, and across to Balikpapan IN. I went inside that huge cave and also the roach cave over by Sandikan. I was going to climb Kinabalu until I found out it costs $200usd and is like a train of tourists on a staircase. No thanks. The diving around Sipadan, Sabah was awesome.
The sambal is usually cooked with anchovies, hence that fishy taste. If you dislike that fishy taste, do look out if any other sambal options are available. I myself prefer the vegetarian ones these days.
Well done and enjoyable Andy thanks! I would say you do bare a slight, superficial resemblance to Sultan Ibrahim, and I can see why Malaysians might say you look like him. Back in the late 80's I met his father once at the General Aviation FBO at the Penang airport. He was quite an accomplished private pilot and he was quick to talk flying and politics for a bit. He struck me as quite a man of the people and mentioned some things about Malaysians and Americans having to be hawkish about preserving our rights and liberties as the world was changing. He saw it decades ago!. I liked him, I hope his Son is of similar mind.
The oldest skeleton in Gua Niah Sarawak 40,000 years old.. The tallest tree in Malaysia ‘the Menara’ more than 330 feet located in Sabah, it was 2th tallest tree in the world after The Hyperion in California but now the Menara rank 3 after new tallest tree been found in 2023 in China
As of July 2023, 70.1 percent of the Malaysian population were classified as Bumiputera, 22.6 percent were classified as ethnic Chinese, and 6.6 percent as ethnic Indians.
The old name for peninsula malaysia was golden chersonese. Greek Claudius Ptolemy coined the word. I think Romans used it too. Yes gold is available even today. We never mine it unlike indonesia to protect the environment
As of the 2020 Population and Housing Census, 63.5 percent of the population practices Islam; 18.7 percent Buddhism; 9.1 percent Christianity; 6.1 percent Hinduism; and 2.7 percent other religion or gave no information.
In Malay the stress most often occurs on the second last syllable. This will help you to pronounce Kinabalu correctly. KinaBALLu. In the section where you comment on the multiethnic population you have confused Malaysian and Malays. Malaysian refers to citizenship and Malay to an ethnic group. All Malays are Muslims whereas Malaysians practise a variety of religions. Lastly you refer to the country in which the old Hollywood movie is set as Malaysia. Malaysia did not exist until 1963. It’s not just a change of name but a whole new federation when the Federated States of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, and North Borneo (Sabah) formed the new country of Malaysia.
5:30 Yes, the late Sultan of Kedah (Sultan Abdul Halim) became the first Malay Ruler who held the post of Yang Di Pertuan Agong ie. The King twice from 1970 - 1975 (5th King) and from 2011 - 2016 (14th King)
Malaysians from Peninsular Malaysia don’t need a passport to go to East Malaysia. The national ID card is sufficient. In absence of the ID card only then a passport is required
* For local visitors (citizens from peninsula Malaysia) - you still need a passport in case the immigration officer have a doubt about originality citizenship and of course your IC (identity card @ my card), once you arrived at the immigration check point you have to fill up a form (documents) related to your reason come to Sarawak, the immigration officer will give to you a document to clarify that you're allowed to enter Sarawak for 30 to 40 days, remember that you have to keep the document safe due to you have to give it back to immigration officer once you're out from Sarawak,if you lost the document... you're consider illegally enter Sarawak. * If you wish to work in Sarawak than you need to have a working permit (workers from Sabah and peninsula Malaysia) * The same rules or requirements didn't apply to federal government staff if they are on duty or transfer from Sabah and peninsula Malaysia to Sarawak. * For foreigner - same rules and requirements as the Malaysian rules, passport, Visa, working permit, student permit, reason to enter Sarawak and so on.
@@malrron9455 I travel between KL and Kuching & KK regularly for years and IC is good for entry. Never once I encountered any issues. You will be issued travel in lieu document by immigration
Msia is a very interesting place in the past n current present time.We hv undergone many political n social affairs during colonial times n after independent.It was a joy moment the country hs always been in peace n at the same time remembered the nostalgic moments living in the past😊
Our language, Malay borrowed many words from English. However, English borrowed one word from Malay - "amok". You know what that means. Speaking about words, words are pronounced as they are spelt (like Spanish, I think). So, Mulu (the cave) is pronounced "Moo loo".
I was watching you and went to the kitchen to get a drink,came back and thought you dressed up as a King....lol....there's a resemblance!!
"Before OUR country is called Malaysia or Malaya", wow, Taylor, I m beaming with pride when u narrated this sentence. U must have really liked Malaysia v much to make the country as your home since u said this on record. Yes u r one of us; u r really a Malaysian. Your lifestyle and perspective r indeed v Malaysian by now after living here for 10 years. I wish u success, good health and prosperity for years to come. Please continue to produce more videos to promote Malaysia to the Americans n the rest of the world. Have fun in Genting Highland pretty soon!.
Thank you so much! ☺️
YES Andrew, please tell Americans the actual truth about Malaysia☺️ Malaysia is now being defamed by an American Professor recently by fear mongery to the Americans as a very dangerous country😪😪
Fun fact about Malaysia. We can cross a 2km bridge to Singapore and earn 3x more salary.
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Fun fact: Malaysia is also home to the world largest population of black panther.
True
Great, thanks! ☺️
Yes actually wakanda is in malaysia. 😂
I would have guessed Guyana as you encounter them quite frequently in the Amazon parts of the country. Stunning cats.
We do have black panthers bikies in Australia- the human muscled bodies on bikes
2:00 Actually, Perak Man is longer the oldest found in Malaysia, the archeologist just found another one which they named Mek Keldung at Nenggiri, Kelantan. The archeologist made a carbon dating and found out that she is about 14,000 years old.
Thanks! 🙏
On 07:00 there's a photo of a vast cave. That's not Mulu. That's Fairy Cave in a small town called Bau in Kuching Sarawak. Very underrated cave, not many knows about it. It's in my hometown, it's a place where I used to go when I was younger.
Thank you Mr. Taylor to prompt Malaysia to the World🤝
My mother tongue is malay but never knew "ringgit" had an actual meaning haha. Thanks for that :)
Dear Taylor, another Unesco World Heritage Site in Malaysia is Lenggong, Perak, where the Perak Man was found (that you mentioned in this video.)
Yes. Such an interesting place. Went there and want to go again to explore more.
Nice positive attitude ,gives a good start to the day ! Thanks Taylor ...yes go to east Malaysia show us what's good to visit there ! A d the islands !
I will! Thanks for much for your support! 🤗
Hi Mr. Taylor, a very good evening to you, how have you been ? You are some piece of work. Yes, Bette Davis ( the Letter 1940) I didn't know that before, now I know, thanks to you. 😀🙂
We love Andrew!!! Keep up the excellent work sir!
Thank you! Will do! 🤗
Jimmy Choo... Lady Diana shoe maker, Ipoh white coffee and Air Asia are Malaysia's Brand !😊
Oscar winner and James Bond girl Michelle Yeoh and Thumb Drive inventor Pua Thein-Keng are Malaysian.
Thanks ☺️
If you go to Tanjung Piai, Johor you'd be at the southernmost point of mainland Eurasia..
True! 🤗
If I saw a King Cobra in my backyard I would pass out...
Me too. 😂
I run n run....away😂
Michelle Yeoh is from Ipoh, Perak in Malaysia.
Yes!
She once appeared in Jimmy Fallon show with Henry Golding, from Sarawak Malaysia
Amazing facts! Bravo!
❤️
Nasi Lemak literally means "Fat Rice" and the fat here is purely referring to the fat from the coconut milk that gives the rice its flavour. And yes, we do fry our anchovies, sambal & peanuts in a lot of oil too.
Another great video! ❤Thank you!
I'm watch you from east Malaysia, sarawak borneo ❤
So cool! Thanks ☺️
Thanks for sharing Taylor👍👍🇲🇾
Thanks Taylor some interesting facts
Yes, I did learn a thing or two today, watching your video. 😊 Nice start of the Saturday / weekend!
Thanks Eric! 🤗
Thanks for a fun video, Taylor. Keep them coming.
Thank you! Will do! 🤗
Back at it Cupcake! Good job!
Back at it? I haven’t missed a week. 🤔
@@andrewtaylor4558 I think I did!
In 1786, Georgetown Penang was founded by Captain Francis Light. 50 years later in 1836, Adelaide South Australia my home town was founded by his son Colonel William Light. I have lived in Chiang Mai Thailand for 16 years. Have been a regular visitor to Malaysia for 40 years.
Datuk Jenaton Labu, Nakhoda Nan Intan, Nakhoda Kechil and Datuk Setia discovered Pulau Pinang (Penang) in 1730s way before Francis Light.
Francis Light took Pulau Pinang from the Sultan of Kedah in 1786 in an agreement. Francis Light never admitted discovering Pulau Pinang but an author from Britain by the name of AF Stuart wrote a book called 'Founder of Penang' in 1909 said it.instead, Georgetown is a town developed by the British.
@@ezzywish417I wrote that Francis Light founded Georgetown not Penang.
@@leopoldbourne8444
Yeah I Know.
I just add additional information.
before francis light came,there were no body living on the island of Penang ? do you believe this claim?
George Town was named in honour of King George III, the ruler of Great Britain and Ireland between 1760 and 1820. Prior to the arrival of the British, the area had been known as Tanjung Penaga, due to the abundance of penaga laut trees (Calophyllum inophyllum) found at the cape (tanjung) of the city.
We are waiting for our Sarawak MM2H visa to be approved. Hopefully, a great Christmas present for us.
Best of luck!
thanks for the information
I’m enjoying your videos ❤. They are very informative, plus I love your voice.
Thank you so much! 😊
Fun and interesting facts. 😀
Lovely video Taylor. The reason you need your passport to go to east Malaysia in Borneo is because Malaysia is actually a federation comprising of the peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak. Sabah and Sarawak are not mere states, they are countries and equal partners of the federation a fact that the federal gov often forget. cheers😊
Hi Taylor! My wife and I live in England.we lived in KL and Sungai Petani for two years..wife is Chinese Malaysian, I'm English.We love your videos.Please continue the great content.And say hi to Earl Gray!
Will do. 🤗
Some historical Fun Facts on plantation crops and Mining in Malaysia.
1. When tin ore was found in Malaya. Tin mines opened and we replaced Bolivia as the world's largest exporter of tin.
When we started planting rubber trees, we became the world's largest producer of rubber.
When we started planting oil palm trees, we replaced Ivory Coast to become the world's largest producer of palm oil.
Sarawak is the world's largest producer of pepper.
Oil Palm is still the major agricultural produce of Malaysia as most planters have moved on to the lucrative palm oil industry that has huge revenue for little expenditure.
I had rolled over King Cobras with the motorcycle 8 times since the past 10 years. They somehow like to cross the road in front of my house😅
Wow 😮
Have a safe n enjoyable trip to genting Taylor.
Thanks ☺️
Largest cave in the world by volume : son doong , vietnam
Largest cave in the world by flat floor space : sarawak chamber, mulu
Although malaysia currently has only 4 unesco heritage site, langkawi is a unesco geopark.
Also we never applied to join unesco for bujang valley, said to be the oldest human constructed structure in south east asia. Dating back 2500 to 2800 years. Scripts were found in mesopotamia dating back 1300bc regarding bujang valley. However, indonesians argued they have the world's oldest pyramid. However, this was not proven internationally via proper methods of research.
Indians said they are part of chola empire but more research is needed for bujang valley in kedah state.
Amazing, i love this, very interesting. Every day is a school day !! The Tigers are awsome. Yes we want to go to the highlands. Look forward to the video.
In the highlands now. So cool. 🤗
I bet, relief from the heat !! Enjoy !! Can't wait to go!!
Hi Tailor...thanks for sharing this information.I myself didnt know about some of the facts like the meaning behind the ringgit Malaysia.Looking forward for your Genting Highland videos.Cheers.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks!
Thank you so much! 😊
What a wonderful and interesting fun facts in Malaysia.
Malaysia was once the world's top producer for tin ore, rubber latex and palm oil.
Do you know that Malaysia is the first country in Southeast Asia that has the UNESCO geopark. It's in Langkawi, it has limestone rock formation that dated 500 million years ago and it has a throwstone that dated a billion years ago from the super continent.
Do you know that Sabah has triple listed UNESCO geopark sites. Sabah is one of the three locations in the world that has triple UNESCO world heritage geopark.
And this you know, but it's still an interesting fun fact. Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian to win the Oscar award for best actress among other international awards and accolades.
A little correction about the Langkawi UNESCO Geopark. The rock formation is a sandstone (not limestone)and aged 550 (not 500) millions years ago. The granite pebble dropstone (not throwstone) from the super continent aged a billion years ago. I'm sorry for my mistakes. 😁
Your signature sense of humor got a real chance to shine on this one. 😂 I really enjoyed it.
Thanks Liz! ❤️❤️❤️
Morning coffee 😊
Thanks for the support! 🤗
In Chiang Mai I miss teh tahrik. But I can make my own because can buy Boh Teh Harimau online from one of the majority ethnic Malay provinces in south Thailand.
Jimmy Choo only makes ladies shoes, not for men, unless you cross dress !😅
😂
Taylor, check out the migratory birds in Teluk Intan, Perak.
Also the rich historical town of Sitiawan at the settlement muzeum, the 100 yrs old church & try the local Red Wine Chicken noodles & onion biscuit “Kompiang”.
Thanks for the tips! 🤗
Appreciate the fun facts vlog. Enjoy Genting. I thought Genting was a little too commercialized for my taste. All the best to you and Earl Gray.
Jimmy choo and his family used to live a few blocks away from my late grandparents at Hutton Lane penang long long time ago.
So interesting! 🤗
And they have Michelle Yeoh Tan Sri panglima setia mahkota- oscar award winner and also a USA presidential peace prize winner.
Before call Malaysia our country name is Tanah Melayu(Land of Malay) and we have brocolli tree too
this word MELAYU does not means Malay people, it refer to all the citizens living in the land, currently call West Malaysia.
in the negotiations with the british in 1957, somehow the chinese and indians didn't "accept the word Melayu"as citizen of Malaya after gaining independent.
the Malay accept the word Melayu... the rest is history.
Another fun fact about Malaysia: there's a university in Malaysia named after Taylor!
Yep 😂
Black leopards!
@@andrewtaylor4558Yes Taylor university lakeside campus located at No 1, Jalan Taylor’s, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor. 3 kilometres from my home in Puchong.
Thanks Taylor. Another good ideas.
You can elaborates each points presented. For example Malayan Tiger which is kept also in a few Zoos in USA.
Hi, do try the pomelo fruit from Tambun, Perak. They are sweet and juicy
Pomelo are grown in Tambun, Perak. Apprx 10km from IPOH (capital city of Perak) and 5km from Lost World of Tambun Themepark.😊
Hiii Taylor.always watch your vdeo.but sometines missed it too. Interesting & have an info. It became more informative when someone add a comment to share the info. I noticed that Earl Grey look happy with U. 😊
Very true! 🤗
Long time ago, one cobra have hide in my home, I discover when I open my 2nd section door when we goes to sleep and when I open and look down saw the cobra in front of my leg and I jump. I asked my brother to look and he saw it too. We call the bomba officers to catch it away.
Oh wow! That must have been scary! 😦
There is a town in the state of Perak which has an English name; Slim River.
The best satay in town.
I’ve seen the sign for Slim Ricer!
Great
Fun fact about tigers : They are one of the deadliest predators on the planet. They kill and attack humans more than bears do. As much as they are majestic, I would be scared shitless if I see one. I remember there was a time the Taman Negara Endau Rompin had to be closed down for a week because they spotted a tiger at the stream where the locals use to have picnic. They are also master of camouflage, if they attack you, you won't notice them.
Fun fact about King Cobra : Actually they are quite 'harmless' ie they are one of the least aggressive snakes on the planet. They normally avoid human contact and hide themselves when they see human. When dealing with snakes, generally 2 things need to be considered for them to be deadly : The potency of their venoms and how aggressive they are. KIng Cobra, as much they are venomous, they are not aggressive. That is why some people use them in a snake show.
Snake-wise, in my opinion, then ones I would be worried are Malayan Cobra, Monocled Cobra, Spitting Cobra. These cobras are nasty agrressive, especially during mating season. Other snakes to look for are Malayan Pit Viper and Malayan Krait, as far that I know, these 2 only attack you if you come too close.
Wow! Thanks for the info 🤗
The saying, “Things have run amok”, comes from Malaysia. I wonder why that terminology originated there? That OSS silk man from Thailand was murdered in the Malaysian Highlands. Jim Thompson.
Hi Malaysian here.
Actually in Malaysia, 'amok' or mengamuk is used simply to describe when a person loses his temper and expresses it fervently.
Example : 'My mother 'mengamuk' with my sister last night because she came home late from her friend's place'.
The more 'sinister' use of this world that is laden with viciousness is a western invention or more specifically, an English ideation.
Here the use of the word is not so much attached with 'killing sprees' or 'murderous rampage' as seen in incidents such as the school shootings in the US and other similar incidents of rage and destruction which as a Malaysian, I have never seen in my 4 decades of life here.
The word was first used by the English colonisers in the 1600s to describe the killing spree they observed when they were confronted by the Malay tribes who opposed their coming to our lands where they killed our religious scholars, raped the women and toppled our leaders in favour of the ones that would help the expansion of their rule here. Malays of the olden days are well known to be very peaceful people , who prized good manners above many other things and who absolutely hate confrontation. When the European settlers first came, they were received kindly by both the rulers and local people. However as the years went by and their oppression and tyranny became very glaring, it provoked the people to the extent that the normally peaceful people are unable to contain the suppressed anger of all those years of oppression by the western colonizers. This rare outburst understandably shocked the English colonisers who probably expected there should be no resistance as they continued to steal our resources for the benefit of the British empire.
Of course double standards occur even back then. So if an English man fought for his country, he would be called a freedom fighter but if a 'savage' from a non western part of the world, who is also a person of colour pushed back to free themselves from their oppressors, they would be labelled as 'running amok'. Even today, the western media reserves the word terrorists and terrorism for certain groups of people (usually Muslims) and will not use this label for other groups, even if that group is committing genocide and behaving worse than Nazis or go to other countries and send troops to look for weapons of mass destruction which was then never been found even after 3 decades.
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Very interesting
Somebody explaining well about the amok 😊 I just want to add that amok doesn't necessarily means amok blindly. Some clarification I found said amok also means not fearing the death/ martyr (someone who took a decision in the knowledge of knowing, realising, embracing & willingly to sacrifice his life). Maybe it also appears because it's difficult to understand someone's mind that is willingly ready for his death while this world has many to offer..this idea is insane to someone's logic.
It's interesting that you've mentioned Jim Thompson..for sure we don't really know what happened to him, thus various speculations
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Before the British used the word amok.
In 1513, the Portuguese used the word amuco to describe the Javanese people in Malacca who killed everyone because their leader was punished by the Portuguese.
Pamintihan inscription in java 1470 CE, wrote about amuk in the list of bad behaviour
Bali inscription in 822 CE also wrote about amuk.
Hi Taylor! Love your videos! Did you get a new sofa?
Yes I did! I will feature it in next weeks video! Appreciate your support!
Taylor! Why did you have to tell me that you have king cobras there🥺 😬
I love you. You are my new favorite expat 💖
I have been looking at the Philippines for decades and then you made a blip on my TH-cam and I learned so much about Malaysia. It's beautiful. I want to go there! I'm 63 on disability. I have a lot to learn to become an expat.
I live in GREEN ACRES FLORIDA! Sound familiar? 😁
Welcome fellow Floridian! 🤗
Other day you showed a picture of the snake your friends encountered in Penang, which was not a cobra but a python, non venom constrictor. The sambal is only fishy if made with anchovies, ikan bilis. Many other types of sambal available - ask - shrimp, stinky bean, etc.
Hi Taylor if you ever go to Sabah and visiting Mount Kinabalu, stay at my sister’s place ‘Arcadia’ in Kundasang.
I’ll look it up! Thanks 🙏
My family is coming to KL, what do you think about another meet and greet in June? You are our favorite TH-camr in Malaysia.
Thanks. 🙏
I would love to see you in Kuching or other places in Sarawak or even KK!
Maybe one day!
I wonder if a certain countries "traditional medicene" (i.e. aphrodisiac/male enhancement) demands could have anything at all to do with the near extinction of the Malaysian Tiger? Hmm? I rode all over all of Borneo on my moto including laps around Sabah, along Sarawak, and across to Balikpapan IN. I went inside that huge cave and also the roach cave over by Sandikan. I was going to climb Kinabalu until I found out it costs $200usd and is like a train of tourists on a staircase. No thanks. The diving around Sipadan, Sabah was awesome.
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Malaysia has thousands of palm oil plantation in Borneo .. very sad
Yes, true 😞
The sambal is usually cooked with anchovies, hence that fishy taste. If you dislike that fishy taste, do look out if any other sambal options are available. I myself prefer the vegetarian ones these days.
Thanks for the tip! 🤗
Well done and enjoyable Andy thanks! I would say you do bare a slight, superficial resemblance to Sultan Ibrahim, and I can see why Malaysians might say you look like him. Back in the late 80's I met his father once at the General Aviation FBO at the Penang airport. He was quite an accomplished private pilot and he was quick to talk flying and politics for a bit. He struck me as quite a man of the people and mentioned some things about Malaysians and Americans having to be hawkish about preserving our rights and liberties as the world was changing. He saw it decades ago!. I liked him, I hope his Son is of similar mind.
I think he is.
@@andrewtaylor4558 Cool... Some big boots to fill there.
The oldest skeleton in Gua Niah Sarawak 40,000 years old.. The tallest tree in Malaysia ‘the Menara’ more than 330 feet located in Sabah, it was 2th tallest tree in the world after The Hyperion in California but now the Menara rank 3 after new tallest tree been found in 2023 in China
One very important criteria for me to retire in Malaysia is that Malaysia is probably the only real democracy in South East Asia and has rule of law
Good point! 🤗
Have fun Taylor
As of July 2023, 70.1 percent of the Malaysian population were classified as Bumiputera, 22.6 percent were classified as ethnic Chinese, and 6.6 percent as ethnic Indians.
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The old name for peninsula malaysia was golden chersonese. Greek Claudius Ptolemy coined the word. I think Romans used it too. Yes gold is available even today. We never mine it unlike indonesia to protect the environment
I loved this and I learned a ton! Can't wait to visit, maybe for Ramadan next year, God willing.
You should!
As of the 2020 Population and Housing Census, 63.5 percent of the population practices Islam; 18.7 percent Buddhism; 9.1 percent Christianity; 6.1 percent Hinduism; and 2.7 percent other religion or gave no information.
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There is also the smallest round about in the world in Malaysia...... if you want to know.
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In Malay the stress most often occurs on the second last syllable. This will help you to pronounce Kinabalu correctly. KinaBALLu. In the section where you comment on the multiethnic population you have confused Malaysian and Malays. Malaysian refers to citizenship and Malay to an ethnic group. All Malays are Muslims whereas Malaysians practise a variety of religions. Lastly you refer to the country in which the old Hollywood movie is set as Malaysia. Malaysia did not exist until 1963. It’s not just a change of name but a whole new federation when the Federated States of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, and North Borneo (Sabah) formed the new country of Malaysia.
If you were looking at the screen, you would have seen that I corrected myself when I said Malaysian when I meant Malay.
What is the name of the song that you use in the introduction to your video?
It’s just a clip from iMovie.
@@andrewtaylor4558 Thanks. I am sure that there must be a name for it.
5:30 Yes, the late Sultan of Kedah (Sultan Abdul Halim) became the first Malay Ruler who held the post of Yang Di Pertuan Agong ie. The King twice from 1970 - 1975 (5th King) and from 2011 - 2016 (14th King)
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Have you visited any paddy fields in Malaysia?
Nope but seen them.
I think there are more than 68 km of highways
The correction was on the screen! 😂
Roti Canai is the best bread in the world
Yep
Woww 68km so loooong 😂
I know, right! 😂😂😂
Malaysians from Peninsular Malaysia don’t need a passport to go to East Malaysia. The national ID card is sufficient. In absence of the ID card only then a passport is required
Yes, I said it was a mistake 🤗
* For local visitors (citizens from peninsula Malaysia) - you still need a passport in case the immigration officer have a doubt about originality citizenship and of course your IC (identity card @ my card), once you arrived at the immigration check point you have to fill up a form (documents) related to your reason come to Sarawak, the immigration officer will give to you a document to clarify that you're allowed to enter Sarawak for 30 to 40 days, remember that you have to keep the document safe due to you have to give it back to immigration officer once you're out from Sarawak,if you lost the document... you're consider illegally enter Sarawak.
* If you wish to work in Sarawak than you need to have a working permit (workers from Sabah and peninsula Malaysia)
* The same rules or requirements didn't apply to federal government staff if they are on duty or transfer from Sabah and peninsula Malaysia to Sarawak.
* For foreigner - same rules and requirements as the Malaysian rules, passport, Visa, working permit, student permit, reason to enter Sarawak and so on.
@@malrron9455 I travel between KL and Kuching & KK regularly for years and IC is good for entry. Never once I encountered any issues. You will be issued travel in lieu document by immigration
Msia is a very interesting place in the past n current present time.We hv undergone many political n social affairs during colonial times n after independent.It was a joy moment the country hs always been in peace n at the same time remembered the nostalgic moments living in the past😊
Trivia..Mount Ophir mentioned in the Bible is in Malaysia
The King is wonderful and useful and never retires. Malaysia have the status for you to be useful and heaven on Earth "SALAM."
I guess most caucasian dont eat fish because they always complain about food that has that 'fishy' taste. Correct me if Im wrong.
I like fish but fish sauce took time. Love it now 😊
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I don’t know. Most people like fish I think. Not me tho. 😂
Our language, Malay borrowed many words from English. However, English borrowed one word from Malay - "amok". You know what that means.
Speaking about words, words are pronounced as they are spelt (like Spanish, I think). So, Mulu (the cave) is pronounced "Moo loo".
And orang utan
Orang : people
Hutan: jungle
I thought King Cobras are the animals of India or something
Me too! 🤗
Doesn’t like the fishy taste. Well well well.
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Retired to Malaysia? I don't have money to buy air-conditioners and to pay the monthly electricity fee.
My electric costs less than $100 a month. 24/7
Ever hear of Singapore? Go there, work hard, save your money, then come back to Malaysia.
Live in cameron highland or genting highland.Use fan will do.
I arrive in Kuala Lumpur on May 5 inshalllah. I dropped you an email and hope we can meet up when I am in town.