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MELAKA COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTED TO MALAYAN INDEPENDENCE TALKS AND CHINA REVOLUTION 100 YEARS AGO

10th. October 2011

Most Malaccans may not know the fact that the Malaccan community contributed financial donations to the Chinese revolution in 1911 headed by Chinese leader, Sun Yat Seng.

When I first visited China in 1988 especially to Quongchou, in the Sun Yat Seng Park, there is a monument erected there that showed overseas Chinese contributions to the Chinese republic cause then against the Ching dynasty. The top contributor to the Chinese cause was the Community of Malacca. I was surprised to see the granite block on top of the monument! Malaccans did their part in contributing to the setting up of the Republic of China 100 years ago.

Without the financial support of overseas Chinese residing all over world, the political world map will be very different today.

During the quest for Malayan Independence in 1950s, at one of the Town Hall meeting at Malacca Meng Seng Charitable Hall, a spontaneous fund raising event was carried out to raise funds for Tunku and his delegation to travel to England for negotiation with the British for independence of Malaya. Malaccans responded at once with whatever they had then. As the saying goes, the rest was history.

Some points to ponder about the inter-related world we live in today.

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Tourism Malaysia

Q’Sound Band

October 11, 2011 at 12:00 pm

Jazz lovers who missed the opportunity to catch Q’Sound Band performing at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas January this year, here is your chance to catch them perform again! Q’Sound Band will once again grace the halls of Dewan Filharmonik Petronas come 12th October 2011 for a one-night performance only.

QSound Band

QSound Band

This new and upcoming band comprises of internationally acclaimed performers from all over the world. Q’Sound Band has performed in many countries such as China, the United States, Japan, Indonesia, Italy, United Kingdom and Greece. The band’s music is deeply influenced by Latin Rhythms, Orchestral Music, Hip Hop and RB. This band prides itself in its versatile approach to music. The members of the group comes together to create art for listeners who are looking for something more in music. They will be back again to perform at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas together with their leader, Marques Young.

Q’Sound will once again perform under the MPO Happy Hour section this 12th October 2011. The performance is scheduled at 6.30 pm. Tickets are priced at RM 30 for all seats and patrons of the performance will have to observe the hall’s dress code, which is smart casual. For more information, please log on to Dewan Filharmonik Petronas’ website here.

Photo (c) Dewan Filharmonik Petronas

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The Selfish Crocodile

October 5, 2011 at 12:00 pm

It is time once again to meet some of our forest friends from a popular children’s book by author Faustin Charles and Michael Terry. Come and see the characters from the story come to life in this delightful stage adaptation by UK’s Blunderbus Theatre Company.

The story is about a selfish crocodile refuses to let any of the other animals to bathe or drink from the river. One day, all the animals in the jungle hear a horrible sound, as if someone was in a lot of pain. Upon investigation, the animals found out that it was the crocodile who made the sound. None of the animals wanted to go near the crocodile to help, except for one little mouse. This little mouse went into the big crocodile’s mouth to see what was causing the pain and finds that it is a broken tooth. After the mouse came out with the tooth, the crocodile was no longer in pain. He thanked the mouse for its help and in turn let all the animals come to bathe and drink from the river.

The Selfish Crocodile

The Selfish Crocodile

This tale will see the talents of Jeanette Susan Longworth, Simon James Sanchez and Sophie Roch and a host of papier-mache puppets. The story teaches positive messages like honesty, compassion and most of all, the importance of friendship. It also reminds the children that sometimes, the smallest acts of kindness are the ones that often have the greatest impact. Though the story is written for children between the ages of 4 – 7, it will not come as a surprise if the adults find it thoroughly entertaining too! The show is scheduled to perform from 4th till 22nd October 2011 at PJ Live Arts. Show times are as follows:

Tuesdays to Fridays at 10.00 am
Saturdays at 11.00 am, 2.00 pm and 5.00 pm
Sundays at 2.00 pm and 5.00 pm

Tickets are priced at RM 48/ RM 58/ RM 68 and RM 78. There is a RM 3 discount for all tickets purchased online. Please log on to www.tix.my to purchase tickets online or call 012 2690375 for more details.

Photo (c) The Blunderbus Theatre Company

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