Archive | July, 2012

LANG TENGAH

31 Jul

Turen til Lang Tengah foregik i båd // We went by boat to Lang Tegah 


Billede af Lang Tengah fra båden // The island from the waterside

Vores Seafront Villa // Our Seafront Villa

De obligatoriske billeder af værelset // The mandatory pictures of the room

Udsigten fra værelset // The view from our room

Stemningsbilleder fra øen // Pictures from the island

Photo credits: Henriette Fries

Efter brylluppet tog vi med brudeparret og ca. 20 andre venner og famile til en lille ø, sydøst ud for Malaysia; Lang Tegah. Vi boede på et lille resort, Sari Pacifica, og vi havde nærmest stedet for os selv. Det var så utrolig smukt med bounty strande, og strålende klart azur blåt hav.

After the wedding we went with the wedding couple and approx. 20 other friends and family to a small island off the southeast of Malaysia; Lang Tegah. We lived in a small resort, Sari Pacifica, and we had the place almost to ourselves. It was so incredibly beautiful with bounty beaches and sparkling clear azure blue sea.

A DANISH WEDDING IN MALAYSIA

29 Jul

Photo credits: Ranjini T. Larsen

Brylluppet i Malaysia blev holdt af to omgange om lørdagen. Så om aftenen var der dækket op til dansk bryllup, på toppen af et stort shoppingcenter i midten af Kuala Lumpur. Det var virkelige smukke omgivelser, da vielsen foregik omkring solnedgang, så lyset var helt fantastisk, og brudeparret var endnu en gang så smukke! Efter vielsen var der lækker mad, vandpibe og dans til den lyse morgen.

The wedding in Malaysia was held in two rounds on Saturday. So in the evening the Danish wedding was held, on the top of a large shopping mall in the center of Kuala Lumpur. It was a really beautiful location as the wedding took place around sunset so the light was amazing and the bride and groom looked so beautiful! After the ceremony there was delicious food, shisha and dancing the until the early morning.

INDIAN WEDDING VIDEO

27 Jul

Synes lige I skulle se denne fine video, som brudeparret fik lavet fra den indiske ceremoni.

Thought you should see this beautiful video from the Indian wedding ceremony.

INDIAN WEDDING

27 Jul

Som sagt var vi i Malaysia for at deltage i et bryllup, som både skulle holdes på indisk og dansk. Så lørdag morgen tog vi af sted til det indiske bryllup iført indiske gevandter. Jeg havde mine problemer med at binde en saree på flere meter, som min veninde havde været så sød at låne til mig, men takket være instrukser fra dagen før og hjælp fra Youtube, fik jeg den nogenlunde rigtig bundet!

Selve ceremonien var utrolig spændende at overvære, der blev danset, brændt røgelse og givet gaver – det var meget anderledes end hvad man er vant til fra Danmark. Og brudeparret var utrolig smukke:)

As mentioned in my earlier blogpost we were in Malaysia to attend a wedding, as both were held in Indian and Danish. So Saturday morning we went to the Indian wedding wearing Indian clothing. I had my problems with tying a saree of several meters, which my friend had been so kind to lend to me, but thanks to instructions from the previous day and the help of Youtube, I got it almost right!

The ceremony itself was incredibly exciting to watch, there were dancing, burned incense and gifts – it was very different than what you’re used to from Denmark. And the bride and groom were incredibly beautiful :)

INDIAN BBQ

26 Jul

Grunden til vi var i Malaysia var at yndlingsmenneskets gode ven, Rune, skulle giftes med Ranjini. Ranjini er fra Malaysia og har indisk baggrund. Derfor var vi dagen inden brylluppet hjemme hos hendes forældre til super lækker indisk barbeque. Det var fedt at være på besøg og alle tog rigtig pænt imod os.

The reason we were in Malaysia was that the BF’s good friend, Rune, was marrying Ranjini. Ranjini is from Malaysia and with Indian background. Therefore, we went to her parents house the day before the wedding to have a super delicious Indian barbecue. It was great to visit them and everyone were so kind to us.

KUALA LUMPUR

25 Jul

Hermed første indlæg om vores dejlige tur til Malaysia. Håber på at kunne komme med lidt gode tips, men mest af alt vil der være snapshot af alt fra mig i indisk saree til bounty strande:)

Vores første stop var i Kuala Lumpur, hvor vi boede på Tune Hotels. Hotellet er meget simpelt, uden nogle vilde dikkedarer. Der er rent og pænt, en god seng og fint bad, og så koster det nærmest ingenting. Vi valgte denne løsning, da vi ikke skulle opholde hos særlig meget på værelset. Kuala Lumpur er en stor by, hvor man får utrolig mange indtryk. Der er enormt mange biler, og der hersker en smule kaotiske tilstande. Byen er fyldt med shopping malls, men de har også markeder, som f.eks. china town.

På billedet ses byens vartegn; Petronas Towers.

This is the first post about our wonderful trip to Malaysia. I will come up with some good tips, but most of all, there will be snapshots of everything from me in Indian saree to bounty beaches :)

Our first stop was in Kuala Lumpur, where we lived on Tune Hotels. The hotel is very simple, without some fancy stuff. It is nice and clean, with a good bed and nice bathroom, and it costs almost nothing. We chose this option because would stay in the room only at nights. Kuala Lumpur is a great city, where you get really many impressions. There are huge numbers of cars, and it is a bit chaotic at times. The city is filled with shopping malls, but there are markets, such as china town.

The picture shows the city’s landmark; Petronas Towers.

WATERMELON JUICE

24 Jul

Vi kom hjem fra Malaysia i går, med jetlag, en masse dejlige oplevelser rigere og med en ny afhængighed. Vandmelons juice! Der var ikke noget bedre at få en af disse lyserøde babies, når man lå og stegte i solen. Og vi har allerede været i gang med at lave dem herhjemme, det er virkelig nemt;

1. Ta’ en vandmelon
2. Skær ca. en kvart af den ud (vi har købt uden sorte sten)
3. Smid det i blenderen og blend
4. Smid isterninger i to glas, og hæld juicen i.

Nemt, ik?! Og kan afsløre det og smager godt med en sjat vodka i:)

We came back from Malaysia yesterday, with jet lag, a lot of wonderful experiences richer and with a new addiction. Watermelon juice! There was nothing better to get one of these pink babies, when you were lying at the beach. And we’ve already been working on making them at home, it’s really easy;

1. Take a watermelon
2. Cut approx. quarter of it (we bought one without black stone)
3. Throw it in the blender and blend
4. Drop ice cubes into two glasses and pour the juice in.

Easy, right?! And it also tastes great with a zip of vodka in it;)

RELAXATION

13 Jul

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Vi har lige forladt denne udsigt. Nu videre til Langkawi og nye eventyr!

Just left this view. Now we’re moving on to Langkawi and new adventures!

ARRIVED

5 Jul

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Så er vi landet i Kuala Lumpur, efter over 18 timer på farten! Vi fløj over Dubai, hvilket gjorde at vi havde nogle timer at slå ihjel i Lufthavnen. Og hvad ellers skal man lave end at drikke frappochino fra Starbucks og teste Chanel neglelak?!?

VACATION

4 Jul

Så er vi snart på vej mod lufthavnen og eventyr i Malaysia. Vi ses om nogle uger:)

We’re heading to the airport and Malaysia in a moment. See you in a couple of weeks:)

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