February 2025 – Ketupat weaving
On 27th February 2025, a ketupat weaving workshop was organised by Explorers Out and About. Hosted by fellow Explorer, Intan Zaihana, the workshop was conducted by Mazni Zainal whose ketupat weaving skills were handed down from her grandmother and mother. A total of 16 members attended the workshop. It was a challenging class but we […]
January 2025 – Kwai Chai Hong
Kwai Chai Hong – Behind-the-scenes On 14 January 2025, a group of 21 excited people gathered outside the Kwai Chai Hong (KCH) entrance. We started at 10am with Zeen sharing how she and her four friends got involved in the project. The restoration project started five years ago, at a cost of around RM2 million, […]
December 2024 – Dewan Filharmonik Petronas
Dewan Filharmonik Petronas – Behind-the-scenes Tour 3rd December 2024 Thirteen Explorers joined the tour led by our guide, Syazwan, the engineer Mr Hafiz and accompanied by the rest of their very helpful team. We were taken straight into the main concert hall and had the chance to experience the best seats in the house, […]
August 2024 – Bufori Workshop
Bufori Workshop – Handmade Classic Cars 24th August 2024 On the 24th of August 2024, we had a visit to The House of Bufori. This was my first motorcar factory visit and I was blown away by the amazing craftsmanship and engineering involved. Organized by MCG Explorer member Zeff Khan. There were 16 of us, […]
Sept, 2023 – Indulge To The Beat Of Gambus Workshop
Indulge To The Beat of Gambus Workshop Tuesday, 19th September, 2023 Have you heard the sound of the oud (called the gambus in this part of the region)? It makes you feel as if you were in the Arabian desert – the moon, the silhouettes of camels and palm trees in the dunes…. The […]
August, 2023 – Explorers, Exploring Ipoh’s Rich History
Ipoh is the capital city of the state of Perak. Located by the Kinta River, it is nearly 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur. It started off as a mining village, then the British and the Japanese came in during the colonial period whereby grand buildings were built that had historical impact on the State […]
April, 2023 – Visit to Rumah Tangsi
Rumah Tangsi Visit April 25th We had a wonderfully interesting outing to Rumah Tangsi, @ 10 Jalan Tangsi on April 25th organised by Tajuddin Idrus and guided by Marianna Isa. Marianna is a heritage enthusiast who organises activities to promote the history and heritage of the region. She is also the author of the book “Kuala […]
Feb, 2023 – Explorers Explore Thean Hou Temple
MCG Explorers’ Explore Thean Hou Temple Date February 2023 Duration 10a.m. – 12.30p.m. Participants 14 Members Convenor and Guide Tajuddin Idrus Sitting atop Robson Heights with a commanding view of the Syed Putra neighbourhood in Kuala Lumpur, is the Thean Hou Temple. Construction began in 1981 and officially opened in 1989, it is dedicated to Mazu, […]
Nov. 2022 – Excursion to Sime Darby Plantation and Ecogardens
Palm oil is one of Malaysia’s primary industries and contributes 2.7 percent to its overall gross domestic product. For many people in Malaysia, it’s an important source of livelihood. Although there are multiple headlines about palm oil in the newspapers every week, how much do we really know about it? To find out more about the topic, […]
Oct, 2022 – Deepavali, the Preparation
Today we met at Nu Sentral monorail station, conveniently located for Grab and train users, to start our Explorer tour through Little India (Brickfields). Tajuddin introduced us to his colleague Poovan who then took over and gave us a very interesting tour and a lot of insight about the preparations for Diwali/Deepavali. Our first […]