Homestay Seminar - An Invitation
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For many of us when we visit foreign (exotic) countries we usually stay in hotels or holiday resorts. When you visit Malaysia you have plenty of options and activities to choose from or to combine with, such as diving, golfing, shopping, sailing, ecotourism, or perhaps ... renting the formula one circuit. In Malaysia you can also opt for the Homestay. Is Home- stay new to you? Malaysia’s friendly traditional communities have opened up their homes to foreign visi- tors so they can have a taste of the kampung or village lifestyle to cherish for a lifetime. Experiencing a homestay in a traditional vil- lage is perhaps one of the fastest and easi- est ways to get to know the real Malaysia. Visitors will experience the full spectrum of village life. Home-cooking lessons and meal times will surely be a memorable part of your stay. The wide variety and sumptuousness of painstakingly prepared dishes can some- times be enough to confuse most people! Guests will learn how to prepare the food. This might include gathering, cooking and washing it as well. The lucky few will also have the opportunity to harvest fruits that are in season or try their skill at plucking coconuts out of palm trees 30-40 ft above the ground with a bamboo pole! Spend time with the children after they return from school and indulge in traditional games that are still popular, such as kite flying, top-spinning, and congkak. Or you can choose to explore your surroundings, spend some time at the local pond, trying your hand at riverside fishing or perhaps indulge in a spot of farming a la Malaysia. In the evenings, you’ll enjoy cultural dances, musical performances and even a mock- wedding, all of which you will be encouraged to participate in. Experience the charm of Malay traditions that have been preserved throughout the ages, which remain very much alive. Live with your hosts, eat with them, be a part of their family. The amenities in Malaysian villages offer basic comforts. Electricity and running water are available all over Malay- sia, while all these villages are connected to big cities via modern highways and public transportations. The kampungs, or villages, that are involved in the homestay programme are committed to ensuring that you experience village-style living first-hand, and are used to welcoming a variety of foreign guests from around the world. These kampungs have been carefully selected and conform to strict guidelines set by the Ministry of Tourism so as to bring out the best of Malaysia. For a cultural experi- ence like no other, the time is now, and the place is Malaysia. On 6 November 2010, Tourism Malaysia is organising a seminar on the homestay pro- gramme. Indulge yourself and your family in this seminar; we will show you the lifestyle of Malaysia, and many others; there will also be free traditional food as well as finger food. At the end of the session there will be a lucky draw and goody bag to take home. Weather permitting, there will be an outdoor performance with fireworks. This seminar is free. Participation is limited to 100 people. Please fill in the coupon, and send it to the address as written on the coupon, a confir- mation will be sent to you by e-mail. Alternatively you may also sign up online: www.tourism-malaysia.nl Yes, I would like to learn about the Homestay programme at the Seminar in Rotterdam. Acceptance is based on first come first served. Admission is by invitation. (Please fill in this form and return it to Tourism Malaysia, Rustenburgweg 2, 2517 KE Den Haag, or e-mail to: [email protected], or fax to 070 799 9370) Name: ________________________________________________________ Full address: ___________________________________________________ E-mail address: _________________________________________________ Telephone: _____________________________________________________ Occupation: ____________________________________________________ This seminar is organised by Tourism Malaysia, and sponsored by the Government of Malaysia Homestay Seminar - An Invitation Homestay Seminar Event Date: 6 November 2010 Time: 16:00 - 21:00 Venue: Floating Pavilion Tillemakade, Rijnhaven Opposite InHolland University Rotterdam Floating Pavilion, Rotterdam # _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Transcript of Homestay Seminar - An Invitation
For many of us when we visit foreign (exotic) countries we usually stay in hotels or holiday resorts. When you visit Malaysia you have plenty of options and activities to choose from or to combine with, such as diving, golfing, shopping, sailing, ecotourism, or perhaps ... renting the formula one circuit. In Malaysia you can also opt for the Homestay. Is Home-stay new to you?
Malaysia’s friendly traditional communities have opened up their homes to foreign visi-tors so they can have a taste of the kampung or village lifestyle to cherish for a lifetime. Experiencing a homestay in a traditional vil-lage is perhaps one of the fastest and easi-est ways to get to know the real Malaysia.
Visitors will experience the full spectrum of village life. Home-cooking lessons and meal times will surely be a memorable part of your stay. The wide variety and sumptuousness of painstakingly prepared dishes can some-times be enough to confuse most people! Guests will learn how to prepare the food. This might include gathering, cooking and washing it as well.
The lucky few will also have the opportunity to harvest fruits that are in season or try their
skill at plucking coconuts out of palm trees 30-40 ft above the ground with a bamboo pole! Spend time with the children after they return from school and indulge in traditional games that are still popular, such as kite flying, top-spinning, and congkak. Or you can choose to explore your surroundings, spend some time at the local pond, trying your hand at riverside fishing or perhaps indulge in a spot of farming a la Malaysia.
In the evenings, you’ll enjoy cultural dances, musical performances and even a mock-wedding, all of which you will be encouraged to participate in.
Experience the charm of Malay traditions that have been preserved throughout the ages, which remain very much alive. Live with your hosts, eat with them, be a part of their family. The amenities in Malaysian villages offer basic comforts. Electricity and running water are available all over Malay-sia, while all these villages are connected to big cities via modern highways and public transportations.
The kampungs, or villages, that are involved in the homestay programme are committed to ensuring that you experience village-style living first-hand, and are used to welcoming
a variety of foreign guests from around the world. These kampungs have been carefully selected and conform to strict guidelines set by the Ministry of Tourism so as to bring out the best of Malaysia. For a cultural experi-ence like no other, the time is now, and the place is Malaysia.
On 6 November 2010, Tourism Malaysia is organising a seminar on the homestay pro-gramme. Indulge yourself and your family in this seminar; we will show you the lifestyle of Malaysia, and many others; there will also be free traditional food as well as finger food. At the end of the session there will be a lucky draw and goody bag to take home. Weather permitting, there will be an outdoor performance with fireworks. This seminar is free. Participation is limited to 100 people. Please fill in the coupon, and send it to the address as written on the coupon, a confir-mation will be sent to you by e-mail.
Alternatively you may also sign up online: www.tourism-malaysia.nl
Yes, I would like to learn about the Homestay programme at the Seminar in Rotterdam. Acceptance is based on first come first served. Admission is by invitation.(Please fill in this form and return it to Tourism Malaysia, Rustenburgweg 2, 2517 KE Den Haag, or e-mail to: [email protected], or fax to 070 799 9370)
Name: ________________________________________________________
Full address: ___________________________________________________
E-mail address: _________________________________________________
Telephone: _____________________________________________________
Occupation: ____________________________________________________
This seminar is organised by Tourism Malaysia, and sponsored by the Government of Malaysia
Homestay Seminar - An Invitation
Homestay Seminar EventDate: 6 November 2010Time: 16:00 - 21:00Venue: Floating Pavilion Tillemakade, Rijnhaven Opposite InHolland University
Rotterdam
Floating Pavilion, Rotterdam
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