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The MV Screamer April 2019 1 | Page issued by Kon Cze Yan 5/4/19 What is happening with the MVs? MV Focus Visit to the Malaysian Chinese Museum @ Wisma Huazong, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, 27/3/19 By Karen Loh 30 MVs and friends visited the new Malaysian Chinese Museum on Wednesday, 27 March 2019 at Wisma Huazong in Seri Kembangan. Huazong refers to the Federation of Chinese Associations of Malaysia. This museum is first of its kind as it takes the visitor through the history of the Chinese people who came to settle as early as the time of the Melaka Sultanate to the British Era, Japanese Occupation, the Emergency period and the Chinese here today. Through an interactive smart phone app, we can take a selfie with Zheng He’s hologram and watch various cultural performances as well as the horror of the atomic bomb being released on Hiroshima. In the exhibition we can see artisans, traders and labourers who came to work here, the hardship faced and the culture and traditional practices, education and way of life of the Chinese communities through the ages. At the end of our tour, we presented Ms Eu, our guide a copy of ‘The Chitties of Melaka’ and in return, she donated their museum book ‘The Malaysian Chinese Museum’ to our library.
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What is happening with the MVs?
MV Focus Visit to the Malaysian Chinese Museum @ Wisma Huazong, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, 27/3/19 By Karen Loh
30 MVs and friends visited the new Malaysian Chinese Museum on Wednesday, 27 March 2019 at Wisma Huazong in Seri Kembangan. Huazong refers to the Federation of Chinese Associations of Malaysia. This museum is first of its kind as it takes the visitor through the history of the Chinese people who came to settle as early as the time of the Melaka Sultanate to the British Era, Japanese Occupation, the Emergency period and the Chinese here today. Through an interactive smart phone app, we can take a selfie with Zheng He’s hologram and watch various cultural performances as well as the horror of the atomic bomb being released on Hiroshima. In the exhibition we can see artisans, traders and labourers who came to work here, the hardship faced and the culture and traditional practices, education and way of life of the Chinese communities through the ages. At the end of our tour, we presented Ms Eu, our guide a copy of ‘The Chitties of Melaka’ and in return, she donated their museum book ‘The Malaysian Chinese Museum’ to our library.
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MV Korean officially launched 1/4/19! 16 people came for the 1st Korean tour on 1 April. There are 8 Korean museum volunteer guides who are ready to guide every Wednesday and 1st Saturday of the month. Thank you to Angela Oh and Young-Ju Quelen for making MV Korean a reality! The Korean MVs’ passion for Malaysian history and commitment will surely increase the number of Korean visitors in the future.
New MVJ President MVJ started a new administrative year on 1 April 2019. The new MVJ President is Ms Chiami Mizoguchi.
Schools Programme
Victory Academy, 13/3/19 33 students (age 13 and 14 years old) and 4 teachers Guides – Cindy, Tila, Jean and Chuan Leng
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University Malaya, 16/3/19 9 students from University Malaya 1st College various faculties Guide – Yee
Impact Academy, 20/3/19
10 students (13 years old and above) and 2 teachers Guides – Lam and Nancy
The PERMATApintar National Gifted Center, UKM, 3/4/19 12 students (age 16-17) and 4 teachers from The PERMATApintar National Gifted Center, UKM, more commonly known as the PERMATApintar College, UKM. 6 students and 2 teachers are from a similar institution in Kazakhstan here on a 1 week exchange. Guides – Chuan Leng and Hani
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Information Mornings We are Recruiting for the next Training Programme which will begin in September. Please tell your family and friends.
7-May-19 Tue Information Morning 1
29-May-19 Wed Japanese Information Morning 1
13-Jun-19 Thu French Information Morning 1
26-Jun-19 Wed Japanese Information Morning 2
3-Jul-19 Wed Japanese Information Morning 3
3-Aug-19 Sat Information morning 2
Reasons to Leave Home
Lots of interesting things happening at Ilham coming up.
ILHAM CONVERSATIONS Muddy Confluence – Conversations And Affirmations On The History Of Kuala Lumpur, 13/4/19 3pm Emeritus Professor Tan Sri Khoo Kay Kim in conversation with Eddin Khoo In this conversation, Emeritus Prof Khoo Kay Kim reflects candidly on the early history of Kuala Lumpur and its evolution through the years. Emeritus Prof Khoo Kay Kim is widely acknowledged as one of the foremost authorities in Malaysian history. Author of numerous books and essays on the subject, he is most noted for his seminal work The Western Malay States. Eddin Khoo is Founder-Director of the cultural organisation PUSAKA and is a poet, translator and public intellectual.
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Ilham: Levels 3 & 5 Ilham Tower, No 8 Jalan Binjai, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
ILHAM TOUR Chia Yu Chian’s Kuala Lumpur Walking Tour, 27/4/19 5pm Filmmaker Mahen Bala will conduct a walking tour around the neighbourhoods that inspired many of Chia Yu Chian’s paintings including the Selangor Mansion, where Yu Chian made his home and atelier. As places are limited, please email [email protected] to register.
ILHAM CONVERSATIONS The Selangor Journal: Jottings Past & Present, 4/5/19 3pm With Kam Raslan & Simon Soon Kam Raslan and Simon Soon discuss the Selangor Journal, published as a fortnightly newssheet over a five-year period in the last decade of the 19th century, for the European community living in Kuala Lumpur at the time. The newssheet included local news and on- going research reports, gossip columns and writings on other aspects of life in the Federated Malay States. From 1893 – 1897, it also tells the growth of Kuala Lumpur through some of its most cherished landmarks, from the gotong- royong project that created the Lake Gardens to the creative accounting that realised the city’s most iconic colonial building — the New Government offices, better known today as the Sultan Abdul Samad building.
ILHAM TOUR Historical Walking Tour, 26/5/19 10am The Padang, the Sultan Abdul Samad building, Masjid Jamek — what do we really know about them? Kam Raslan will take us on a walking tour around the streets of old KL to rediscover and reimagine these buildings and our past. No Knights Templar, no albino monks and no freezing air-conditioning ILHAM-style, but there will be stories of power, intrigue, architecture and the Empire. As places are limited, please email [email protected] to register. Meeting point: Outside RUANG building, 2 Jalan Hang Kasturi
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Kesari Now showing in the cinemas KESARI is based on the true story of one of the bravest battles that India ever fought – the Battle of Saragarhi. The year is 1897 and the British Empire having conquered most of India, is now trying to infiltrate Afghanistan. Fort Saragarhi, in the NWFP (North Western Frontier Province) is a small communication post used to relay messages between two major military forts - Gullistan and Lockhardt. To be posted at Saragarhi is no matter of pride for the newly formed Sikh regiment of the British Indian Army. Marked in colour KESARI (Saffron), the Sikhs symbolize valour and pride and to die doing one's duty. Ishar Singh (Akshay Kumar), a proud warrior who prefers to live by his community rules, is often found in direct conflict with the orders of his British officers. As a punishment, Ishar is sent to Saragarhi where a bunch of 20 unruly, undisciplined Sikh soldiers await him. And it is this bunch of cheeky but lovable rouges that Ishar leads into the battle when an army of 10,000 Afghani Pathans turn up at Saragarhi on the 12th of Sept 1897. It is now 21 Sikhs vs 10,000 Afghans on the battlefield.
New Pieces on the Blog @ museumvolunteersjmm.com
Nothing new since the last Screamer, but keep your eyes peeled.
Mark this in your calendar
Date Day Event/Speaker
8-10 Apr Mon-Wed MVF meeting with Singapore, Jakarta & Bangkok MVs in KL
9-Apr-19 Tue Visit to Batu Caves
24-Apr-19 Wed MVF: Night at the Museum (talk will be in English)
7-May-19 Tue Information Morning 1
7-May-19 Tue Garden International School parents visit MN
8-May-19 Wed MV Committee meeting - all welcome
16-May-19 Thu Visit to Islamic Arts Museum
18-May-19 Sat International Museums Day
29-May-19 Wed MVJ Information Morning 1
13-Jun-19 Thu MVF Information Morning 1
26-Jun-19 Wed MVJ Information Morning 2
3-Jul-19 Wed MVJ Information Morning 3
3-Aug-19 Sat Information morning 2
1st week of Sep
Start of Training
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Please note that events listed above are subject to confirmation. When an event is confirmed, registration will be requested. MVJ = MV Japanese (event will be conducted in Japanese) MVF = MV French (event will be conducted in French unless otherwise advised) This MVF talk by Dr Welyne Jehom will be in English.
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Miscellaneous
SCHOOL VISITS: Please contact Yee Chun Wah at 016-282 2167 or [email protected] if you would like to help with the school visits. BLOG: Please do contribute to our MV blog. Send your articles to Maganjeet Kaur at [email protected] PHOTOS: Taken any must-share photos of artefacts or people lately? Send them to Karen Loh at [email protected] with a short description and we will post them up. http://museumvolunteersjmm.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Museum-Volunteers-Department-of-Museums-Malaysia http://www.jmm.gov.my/en/museum/muzium-negara http://www.muziumnegara.gov.my/
