Jan 2019 – Loke Yew Mansion Architecture Tour
Loke Yew Mansion Architecture Tour, 19th January, 2019 Around 15 people turned up for the architecture tour on Saturday, 19 January 2019. It was an interesting tour guided by Architect Steven Tang, a conservationist architect and Co-Chair of PAM Heritage and Conservation Committee. We gathered at half nine for a 10am start. Loke Yew Mansion […]
Dec 2018 – Pot Luck Photo Story
Nov, 2018 – Visit to Top Glove
MCG Explorer’s visit to the Top Glove November 13th 2018 This tour was organised by Dori van Koesveld and Pamela de Lange In the morning of the 13th we all met at the lobby of the 23-storey Top Glove Tower in Shah Alam. We were met by a group of representatives of Top Glove […]
Oct, 2018 – Visit to Kamdar
MCG EXPLORERS’ OUT AND ABOUT – KAMDAR Any time exploring involves shopping, it’s like multi-tasking and feels so good. For those who left with shopping bags, our Explorers tour of Kamdar was a complete success. Our group of fifteen travelled by car or walked from the nearby Masjid Jamek LRT to the flagship store […]
Sep 2018 Explorer’s visit to ISETAN
Explorer’s visit to ISETAN, The Japan Store, 3rd September, 2018 What a surprise that twenty one Explorer’s signed up to visit a department store, right here in the heart of Kuala Lumpur! As the organiser I had my doubts whether people would be interested but it turned out to be a very informative and interesting morning. We […]
June 2018 – Royal Selangor Polo Club
Explorers Out and About Visit to the Royal Selangor Polo ClubJune 11, 2018. Fourteen Explorers met at the Royal Selangor Polo Club for a briefing on the history of the club, which is more than 100 years old. Now in its third location in Kuala Lumpur, the club has 350 members and stabling for 280-300 […]
May 2018 Earth Heir
May 14 Explorers’ Trip: Visit to Earth Heir, near Ampang Point Hidden away on the second floor in a nondescript retail block near Ampang Point, facing the overly crowded parking lot, is a treasure trove called Earth Heir. Sasibai Kimis, the founder, established Earth Heir as a social enterprise working with artisans amongst refugees, the differently-able, […]
Apr 2018 Visit to Patisatu
Visit to Patisatu On April 9th , 20 ladies drove to Patisatu, in Puncak Alam, the Studio and home of three leading Malaysian artists for a morning that stimulated our senses! Patisatu in Malay means ‘Top of the world’. The idea behind the studio and home of Umibairuza and Ahmad Shukri it is one […]
March 2018 Shoemaker Jackson Chen
Explorers visit shoemaker Jackson Chen – Monday the 12th of March by Julia Stanbrook and Geraldine Stals. We had a good number of 26 Explorers, including some guests, who were ready to learn about Jackson and the shoemaking trade. Unfortunately some ladies couldn’t make it last minute or lost their way to Kajang. In the […]
Jan 2018 Home Grown Farms
Home Grown Farms The first trip of the year 2018 of the MCG Explorers was to an Organic Farm in Broga valley about one hour drive south from Kuala Lumpur. On a beautiful morning we met the passionate farmers Ivy and Michael Simon at their Homegrown Farms in Semenyih. After an introduction of how they […]