Message from President
 Dear MCB members and Friends,
Malaysia Club Bayern e.V. has all the reasons to celebrate the past
year as a harmonious, eventful and exciting 2005.Once again I would
like to take this opportunity to express my deep and sincere
appreciation to all my fellow Committee members and all the MCB members
for their great support, dedications and contributions in making 2005
so enjoyable and successful.
For those who did not manage to take part in any of our 2005's
activities, we are looking farward to seeing you in the year 2006.
I wish all MCB members and their families a very happy, healthy and
blessed NEW YEAR.
Family Sport Day on 10th July 2005
 10th
July 2005, weather report cited that ‘’the weather is sunny on
Sunday’’. Shahar and Lior woke up that morning, all excited about the
Family Sport Day that was going to take place in West Park … President
Shirlyn called before 8.00am to ensure that we knew how to get there.I
prepared my noodles for the pot-luck.
Guess what! The sky was overcast and then it started to rain.
It was already 9.30am. Still raining…..I didn’t think the rain were
ever going to stop. So ….. I called Shirlyn about the Sport’s
event. All she said was ‘’lets come to my place, we will have the
sport’s day at my place!’’ Can you imagine!! Thank God we have a
generous president who happens to have a huge House to house all of us.
By 12 o'clock, lots of people turned up. Each person had brought
delicious food to share. We had egg rolls, curry puffs, sambal eggs,
nasi remak, fried mee and noodles, sushi. Then we had fruits and cakes
as well. Everything turned out very well.
 The
children had fun. We had Angelina and Soo Wise
to play with Shahar
and Lior. Hans orgarnized the games for the kids to participate while
the adults were busy catching up with the latest news. The house were
full of people, some sitting at the dinning table, some chatting in the
living room, some joking in the kitchen….around twenty five people. The
rain was drizzling outside, and we were busy in the house.
After ‘’Makan’’ session, Shamsie was leading a group to practice some
Malay dance for Richard’s birthday party. Shirlyn turned on the Chinese
music for cha cha dance. Then, Richard’s friend, Kathy sang solo.
Boy! She has a beautiful voice, almost as if it was from the CD player.
Everybody started leaving Shirlyn’s house around 5.00pm, after the rain
has stopped. I am sure that if it was not for the rain,more people
would have turned up for the Sport’s day at West Park …….
Review contributed by
Angela Moyal.
Richard’s Birthday Party
 The
Malaysian Club members were invited to Richard Ganter’s 50th
birthday on the 11th of July 2005. The dinner party was held in
Canton Restaurant in Schwabing.
It was pre-arranged that the food served would be as authentic as
possible and it was. There was the traditional soup as
starters. The dishes that followed after that had some parts of
the main ingredient: authentic Peking duck.
For example, there was a dish with crispy Peking duck skin with
crackers. Then there was the Peking duck cutlet dish such as
chopped drumsticks etc. Followed by Peking duck meat cooked with
broccoli and other vegetables. We also had the “long life”
dumpling, a dish very typical in auspicious
occasions. After that we had fried rice and dessert
to further fill our stomach so that all of us went home with sated
appetite.
Cathy, a friend and guest of Richard from China , sang beautifully, two
Chinese opera songs for him. Frank , Richard’s Mandarin teacher
and friend, read in Mandarin the summary of the book which he gave him
as a present. And other gifts from his other guests.
As for the Malaysian Club members who attended his birthday that night,
we collectively gave him a complete set of Chinese cookery wares
consisting of the smallest item such as Chinese soup spoons and
chopsticks to increasingly bigger items such as bowls, plates, a wok, a
rice cooker and we did not forget: a receipe book!
Now he has ample opportunities to show us his cooking prowess in the
Asian kitchen.
Hans and Jaya were rather torn between attending Richard’s birthday
celebration and declining the invitation to celebrate Christian
Borchart’s birthday. In the end everything worked out well as
both the birthday boys celebrated their birthdays at the same place.
Review contributed by
Christine Tan
August Stammtisch
Variety is the spice of life. We followed this wise quote and
went to a Spanish restaurant for our August Stammtisch.
Here’s a little bit about the restaurant. It’s called El Espanol
and is situated in Haidhausen, Pariser Str. 46. It was
recently awarded the Gastro Award for the best Spanish food in
Munich. Luckily the price was still alright despite of this
award.
I do not recall what everybody ordered but I think the majority of us
had the traditional Spanish paella. I cannot remember how much it
cost, but I think it was fair with its assortment of seafood and big
prawns. The portion was also more than enough.
Richard ordered a variety of “Vorspeisen” and thanks to him we could
all try the different types of finger foods. It’s happy hour
everyday from 5 pm – 8 pm and since we were already there before 8 pm,
we had the chance to get ourselves a little tipsy and more into the
Mediterranean mood.
At roughly the time when people would have finished their dinner, they
started the flamenco dance. It was very impressive.
All in all, we had a nice time, like we always do, when we get-together.
Review contributed by
Christine Tan
Farewell Dinner for Johny Isuh (16th-July-2005)
 It was a lovely weather and I was glad to
be able to make it this time
for a gathering with the Malaysian community in Munich . Especially
pleasant was to have honourable guests from the Embassy Encik Zalazfian
Mohd. Dini and family and of course Encik Johny Isuh together with his
wife.
Around 20 adults and 6 kids from the Malaysian Club namely Qorolli
family(my family), Blattenberger family, Kretz family, Shirlyn, Peter
Daniel, Angela with mum, Aine Leiner, Lydia and Ah Fong managed
to participate in celebrating the farewell of Mr.Johny Isuh, the man
who has rendered a lot of assistance and services to us,
Malaysians living in Germany.
 The event was held at Kam Yi Restaurant
located at Rosenheimer Platz.
The evening kicked-off with general chit-chat until the arrival of the
Guests. We all had a lovely time especially in getting to know Encik
Zalazfian’s family and Johny’s wife. Well what had started must come to
an end and so was the evening as it was bedtime for the kids.
So Shirlyn made the Farewell Speech to Johnny and that marked the end
of a very enjoyable evening.
Review contributed by
Fauziah
Merdeka Day (28th August 2005)
On the 28.8. MCB celebrated Merdeka Day in West Park with a pot luck,
grill and picnic.
About 20 members and friends turned up to spend the day together. A few
brought their disposable grills along with enough meat to share
while others brought fried mee hoon, salad and other tasty edibles. So
no one went hungry.
The children had a great time running up and down the hill and to the
lake to feed the ducks. So we had to hide some brezels before it got
all fed to the ducks.
The party then broke up with some of the people continuing to the
Biergarten for coffee or nice cold beer and cake while some other
families decided to stay and continue grilling.
It was all in all an enjoyable get together worth repeating next year.
Review contributed by
Jeya Borchart
Trip to Schliersee (24th September 2005)
 Punctually at 9.15 on Sept 24th the train
left to Schliersee. 12
members and 6 kids have joined the trip. Richard, who has
formerly planned that excursion couldn’t join us as he had to be in
China . It was a lovely day and everyone enjoyed the scenery passing
by. We left the train at Fischausen/Neuhaus and wanted to walk back to
Schliersee village but we were quite surprised that the restaurant
“Gasthaus Kögel “ had a lovely sign at a.m. station :500m to the
right. So we decided for only half a round tour. At first sight of the
lake some children felt like hiring a rowing boat, but the “shop”
was closed. So they had to “suffer” the hard walk but, we kept them
busy by throwing stones into the lake, plucking flowers and just
playing with water. Can you imagine they did it without getting wet
from top to toe.
 After 2 ½ hours we arrived at Gasthaus
Kögel which served
delicious food and a cold beer or softdrink, which we deserved.
Shirlyn’s son suddenly fell from the swing at the playground . That was
a real shock for him, his mother and his sister. Luckily he was not
seriously injured .
Right after that we left the restaurant and decided for a
motorboat trip to Schliersee, which was really a good choice. As we
still had time left until the train departed we went for a cup of coffe
with or without cake and Shirlyn and her kids finally got the
chance to row a boat from the shore to the middle of the lake.
The train to Munich was so fully packed that we even couldn’t enter it
so we decided for the next train to Bairischzell and went then back
again via Schliersee to Munich . Even though two ladies thought that
they had the right to interfere how Franz brought up his
children, we still can look back and say:”we had a great day!” So long
and hopefully see u again when its time for our next excursion.
Who knows where and when it will be!?
Review contributed by
Hans Borchart
Annual Dinner & Dance 2005
 On the 12th November 2005 members and
friends of MCB gathered in the
Eine-Welt-Haus in Munich to celebrate the D & D 2005. Nearly 80
people were attending this function.
As guest of honour the Committee invited Counsellor Mr. Haniff Omar and
his family from the Malaysian Embassy in Berlin . Unfortunately our
Mission Ambassador and his wife were not able to attend D & D this
year.
The evening started with a Welcome Speech from the MCB’s President Mrs.
Shirlyn Wok Meyer, who presented a summary of all the activities
organized by the Committee throughout the year. The 2nd speech was
given by Counsellor Mr. Haniff Omar.
After these speeches the guests were provided with an excellent buffet
of Thai specialities.
After a short break the guests were entertained with the traditional
Malaysian dance, called Rambong, performed by several Committee members
and friends.
The guests were then kept busy and entertained throughout the night
with a children fashion show, games, limbo rock, Mr. and Mrs. MCB 2005
contest.
 Fergus did an excellent job as Master of
Ceremony in a fun light
hearted and entertaining way.
The night finished off nicely with the lucky draw, comprising 1 MAS air
ticket Frankfurt – KL- Frankfurt, 3 nights accommodation in a deluxe
hotel and other exciting presents.
MCB would like to thank all the sponsors, Committee Members and friends
for their hard work and dedication in ensuring a most successful and
enjoyable evening.
Review contributed by
Shamina Wright & Christian Borchart
Malaysia Club Bayern e.V. wishes to express its deep appreciation and
thank you to the following sponsors for their generous support in
making our MCB Annual Dinner and dance 2005 a success.
Acknowledgement and Thank You to:-
Embassy of Malaysia , Berlin
Malaysia Airline System
Tourism Malaysia
STTS Software Tuning Technologies, Mr. Richard Ganter
Kyoto Japanisches Restaurant- Heimeranplatz 2
Saloon OSSA- Rindermarkt 2
Siemens GmbH
Mrs. Shirlyn & Dieter Meyer
Mrs. Shammina & Michael Wright
Mrs. Josephene & Lothar Kretz
Mrs. Jeya & Hans Borchart
Mrs. Aini & Gerald Leiner
Mrs. Peggy &Christian Rosenbauer
Ms. Shamsie Willmertinger
Mrs. Yvonne & Franz Blättenberger
Ms. Annie Liew
"Barbing, Where is it ? ".
 Almost everybody
from MCB was asking this question when we have heard
first time about a cultural event of Malaysian people living in the
greater Regensburg area. “Yes, most of them are working for Infinion
and they are inviting us to join their November 19th all day long
party. They are mostly interested in our dancing and traditional
costume show”, this is what Shirlyn Meyer told us.
So we planned a trip with two cars for that Saturday morning. Almost on
time we left Munich and enjoyed an easy trip with a short coffee break
on the way. To our surprise we found a city hall in Barbing with a
large stage. More than 400 guests were to come and everybody there was
busy preparing for the next few hours.
 It was great fun
from the beginning. MC Shamsuddin Aziyah and
Vikneswaran as well as DJ David Kam and Tang Khang Seng did a great
job. From the attached overview you can see the program they were
guiding us thru.
When our female MCB members started they performace it really turned to
become a Malaysian happening. What did they wear ? Here the answer :
Shamsie was wearing Baju Kepaya Renda, Shamina / Baju Kepaya Panjang,
Ainie / Baju Kepaya Pendek, Jeya / Indian Penjabi, Asfa / Baju Kepaya
Modern, Christine / Chinese Chongsam, Shirlyn / Chinese Traditional
Costume.
A long buffet on both sides of the entrance pulled the attention of
everybody around midday. Chatting, taking photographs, watching the
performers and making new friends.
A great day where you could see a lot of smiling faces and big eyes of
children being among the audience.
In the end most of us held some prizes in the hand and it wasn’t really
the moment to go home immediately. So all of us agreed to have a cup of
coffee shortly before arriving in Munich . A perfect idea before
calling it a day.
Personal note of the auditor: “There will be another Barbing in 2006 …
and then more of us should go there”.
 
| Event
|
Time
|
Item/
Title |
Performer
Name |
| Introduction
of Malaysia Video show |
11:30-12:30 |
Fascinating Malaysia |
Tourism Malaysia |
| Lunch served |
11:30-
onward |
Instrumental
music |
|
Speech by
Managing Director
Announcement:
Dr. Ploss
Dr. Reczek
Mr. Tan Soo Hee
Dr. Thomas Neyer |
12:30-12:40 |
|
Tan Soo Hee |
| Traditional
costume show |
12:40-12:55 |
Traditional
costume parade |
Josephene
from Sabah, Shammina from Png, Shirlyn from Perak,
Aine from Png, Shamsie from KL, Jeya from KL, Christine from Png and
Asfa from Kuala Trengganu |
| Indian stick
dance, Indian traditional dance |
12:55-13:10 |
Kolattum |
1.
Vikneswaran.
2. Shankar
3. Yogeswaran
4. Pubalan. |
Joget-joget,
Malay traditional dance
(Bunga manga start then the dance
start, just briefly introduce the Rambong dance with Bunga Rampai
Dance. Introduce all MCB members at the end and make some introduction
on the MCB club).
MCB - founded in Munich in 1998, with membership
consisting of malaysian, germans, Asians and other europeans
nationalities.As non-profitable club, objective of the Club is to get
all together and foster friendship and exchanging news and view among
members.Several culture events had been organised as to promote the
culture mix and make friends with people froma all wlaks of life. |
13:10-13:30 |
Bunga
Manga
Rambong
Bunga Rampai |
Josephene
from Sabah, Shammina from Png, Shirlyn from Perak,
Aine from Png, Shamsie from KL, Jeya from KL, Christine from Png and
Asfa from Kuala Trengganu |
| Tele-match
stage game |
13:30-14:00 |
|
|
| Musical
Instrument performance |
14:00-14:20 |
Singing
un-plugged |
Wagner
Christian |
| Tai-chi
demonstration |
14:20-14.35 |
Tai
Chi Demo |
Stefan
Gallus |
| Gift and
prize giving ceremony |
14:35-14:55 |
|
|
| Traditional
game and customary demo |
15:00-16:00 |
Game
demo |
Chinese
Chess
Congkak
Gasing
Mah Jong |
| Event closing |
16:00 |
|
|
December Stammtisch and Franz’s birthday celebration
 Friday, December the 16th, was
the day of the Orkan and heavy
snow-storm. Still, we turned up for Franz Blattenberger ’s
birthday celebration cum December Stammtisch.
All the 23 members who were present were all cozy and warm inside the
Wok & Roll Restaurant while it continued to be snowy, windy and
cold outside.
Friday is Ladies’ Night at the restaurant so the ladies had their
dinner buffet for 2 Euro less than the gentlemen.
I suppose many of us know this restaurant by now so I don’t have to
mention the varied and delicious not to mention, value-for-money dishes
that were offered. All the ladies had a glass of mocktail (that’s
cocktail without alcohol) and the men were served a glass of plum wein
each.
Once our appetites were satisfied, we all gathered around Franz to sing
him the traditional birthday song, much to his slight embarrassment, I
should say. Nevertheless he took it well. The
Malaysian Club Bayern gave him a present as a token for this event.
At the end of the evening, we all had a lovely double surprise when we
paid our bills. We found out that Franz took the tab for our first
round of drinks and the second surprise was a gift package consisting
of a bottle of plum wein and a year 2006 Chinese calendar from the
restaurant.
Review contributed by
Christine Tan
Welcome Baby
Heartiest
Congratulation to Rosina and Joachim
on
the birth of their new born baby boy.
MCB
wishes family Sturm and baby Kyle a very happy life together.
Upcoming events
12th March: MCB Annual General Meeting
22nd April: Easter Celebration
20th May: Ausburg Trip
2uth June: Hiking Trip
22nd July: Family sport Day cum Picnic
26th August: Merderka Day Celebration (Grill & Pot Luck)
14/15th September: October Fest
October(date to be confirmed): Auerduld
25th November: Annual Dinner & Dance
9th December: Christmas Baking
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