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The Story Of Tunku Abdul Rahman And His Time In The United Kingdom
November 28, 2009
I got on a flight from London Stanstead to Kuala Lumpur International Airport recently, on my way to spending time in Sarawak, Malaysia and I came across what was a very interesting article about the first Prime Minister of Malaysia. The article focuses upon “Tunku” as he was titled in Malaysia, and his time spent in Cambridgeshire, England.
The article writer – Mansor Puteh – said when he interviewed the Prime Minister many years ago, his eyes would fill with tears on his recollection of the time spent at St Catherine’s College, Cambridge. Mansor Puteh is related to Tunku through is elder sister – Rokiah binti Puteh – being married to him, so he had much time to spend with the Prime Minster.
This particular article relates the experience of Mansor and his nephew traveling to England to follow in the footsteps of Tunku. They arrived at Stanstead Airport (the same airport I left from) and proceeded to Cambridge to begin the “journey”. Tunku spent his time at St Catherine’s College, Cambridge so Mansor visited one of his lodgings in Grange Road near to the college.
Apparently however, Tunku was not allowed to remain on campus at St Catherine’s College for a whole term because back in the year’19 when he was there, it was highly unusual for a Malayan to be a student of Cambridge because they “did not look like British students” so it was preferred they were to live off campus.
The Sultan of Kedah (Tunku’s father) invited the British advisor to Malaya (I think this would be similar or the same as an Ambassador) to communicate with the Dean of university that Tunku should have a place and of course the Dean – once he realized that Tunku was a prince, fully agreed. By this time though Tunku had become adapted to living life off-campus and so turned the offer down.
Tunku died at the age of 87 in’90. The author of the article – Mansor Puteh, is a reputed Malaysian film maker and writer. He is at the moment working on a film entitled Malaysian Snow which focuses on the lives of a few Malaysian students studying in the UK. You can read the full article written by Puteh in the “Travel 3 Sixty” brochure.
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9 Hot Tips On Making Disney World More Affordable
November 27, 2009
If you have a plan to visit Disney World and regardless of whether you wish to make this a holiday for you and the kids of a life time or its a regular place to visit, its great when you know how to cut some costs and keep some of that hard earned money in your own pocket. Here are a few tips to help you out.
* Get hold of a Disney Rewards Credit Card. This card offers Disney points for every single purchase you make when using the card. These points can then be redeemed towards your ideal Disney vacation. You can use the points towards Disney merchandise, Disney restaurants, hotels, theme park tickets and more.
* Try to visit off-peak. If you can get there when most of the kids are back to school then not only can you take advantage of cheaper than average prices but you no doubt will save a lot of time too.
* Get hold of an annual pass. An annual pass will help to lower the cost of access to the theme park and also reduces the cost of some theme park rides, so if you are a fairly regular visitor its well worth having one of these.
* Register your birthday on the Disney website. If you register your birthday on the Disney website you are entitled to a free visit to the theme park that you wish, regardless of which state or country you are from. It will be mailed out to you after you register and registration is entirely free.
* Choose to stay in a Disney Land hotel. This may appear to be expensive but when you think about it, you can save upon traveling costs and traveling time too. Disney have their own bus services to your hotel and back and also you can use the monorail and theme park boats – all free to Disney hotel guests. Further, if you book a Disney hotel you can take advantage of extended theme park visiting hours. You will be shuttled too and from your airport too, also free of charge.
* Utilize the Disney camp sites. If you can forgo the luxury of hotel accommodation you can save a ton. You can take your RV or you can pitch a tent. Great fun for all the kids!
* Make your food purchases before you enter the theme park. May seem a bit too much effort but when you consider that even snacks and soft drinks when purchased in the theme park will soon add up to a decent sum of money then it does make sense to make a few purchases at a grocery store before you enter the theme park for the day.
* Have a look at the Disneyland website. Keeping an eye on the website means you will pick up various tips from the experts about good times to visit the theme parks. You can also be fortunate to get some tickets at great discount prices too, just by visiting the website often.
* Become a member of other companies. Other companies such as the AAA offer various Disney discounts if you become a member. This is not an option for all but its worth having a look and seeing what is available through other company schemes.
Check out the Disney credit card. The Disney visa card is a great card all-round so check out just how much it can help you enhance your Disney trip even more!
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