Living Malaysian Hospitality

Bubur Lambuk – A special delicacy served during the fasting month of Ramadan

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:19:00 GMT

By: Jude Bong Kee Chuan (Communications Division)

Distributing LSG bubur lambuk at PMIM

Distributing LSG bubur lambuk at SZBAP

How many would know what bubur lambuk is? Well, apart from our Malay colleagues this delicacy might be pretty foreign. Little did I know, bubur lambuk is a Terengganu specialty served during the fasting month of Ramadan? In a nutshell, it is rice porridge cooked with different kinds of herbs, sweet potatoes, fish crackers, dry prawn, beef, chicken, etc. Daun kesum, pucuk manis, pucuk paku that are found growing on peat swamp forest are also used. The taste, yummy!

Children in hangar

Our Communications team recently organized two bubur lambuk handing out sessions on 20th August 2010 in SZB and 3rd September 2010 in SSZ, PMIM. Our Chairman, Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid, MD, Tengku Dato’ Azmil Zahruddin and senior members of the management were on hand to support this joyous occasion by giving out bubur lambuk in containers to colleagues. Throughout these two events, colleagues of various races helped out in whatever means possible; stacking up containers, setting up canopies, arranging chairs and etc. It wasn’t only our Malay colleagues that got to enjoy this delicacy; colleagues from all races got to receive this delicacy from the senior management themselves.

Chairman, Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid, MD, Tengku Dato’ Azmil Zahruddin and senior members of the management distributing bubur lambuk at PMIM

This was made possible by LSG Skychefs who so kindly donated the delicacy for both events. All-in-all, there were 3,000 containers! To top this off, LSG provided a variety of food and drinks for the breaking of fast in PMIM, SSZ.

Dato Captain Mohd Fauzi Aziz

Not forgetting the under privileged, the event on 3rd September also included a group of 19 children aged between 8 to 16 years old from Rumah Anak-anak Yatim/Miskin Taman Baiduri Dengkil. They had a blast with a talk by Abdul Latif Sulaiman from Aircraft Maintenance Unit, followed by a visit to Hangar 6 where the children had a rare glimpse of various aircrafts. To add icing to the cake, they were treated to a short tour within the B747-400 aircraft which is currently Malaysia Airlines’ largest in its fleet. At about 4:30pm, the children were ferried to the PMIM where Dato' Captain Mohd Fauzi Aziz gave an inspiring career talk; not forgetting the story of the three pontianaks (malay, for vampire) which got the children laughing their hearts out!

On a whole, both events reflected the multicultural Malaysia we so cherish. This reminds me of the malay phrase, “mengeratkan silaturahim” which in English symbolizes oneness and closeness. If you ask me what we’ve managed to achieve through these two events I’d say without a doubt, 1MH!

Merdeka Day at CCLOPS

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:27:00 GMT

By: Long Heng Chiew (Inflight Services, Cabin Crew Line Operations)

Our 53rd Merdeka Day was celebrated by CCLOPS on a moderate scale on the 2nd Floor Flight Management Building. In view of Ramadan only light refreshment was made available for non Muslim crew. It was however still a very joyful celebration.

Flight Management Building was decorated with the Jalur Gemilang to create the Merdeka atmosphere for the occasion. Our Juara Team, Ctrl. Chang Ching Kwang, IFS S&P Amirudin Salleh and me were at FMB from 0645hrs giving out MH Juara’s Malaysian Flag Button to crew who were going for flight.

All flights departing KUL to Domestic, Regional and London were identified as ‘FEEL MH’ Showtime sector. Our team ensured that each flight identified had a ‘FEEL MH’ Showtime pack to create the Merdeka ambience in-flight to delight our esteemed passengers traveling with us on this auspicious day.

We were very fortunate to have with us two young budding photographer, IFS S&P Amirudin son and daughter, to send crew off for flight. We the CCLOP Juara Team on behalf of our Mr. Gunalan would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who had contributed to the success of this event.

Tokyo in the spirit of Merdeka

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:13:00 GMT

By: Akira Sawada (Malaysia Airlines, Tokyo)

TYO staff holding up the Malaysian flag

Our Tokyo (TYO) team shares their proud moments in the spirit of Malaysia’s 53rd birthday on 31 August 2010. No doubt most of our team members are not Malaysians, but we help keep Merdeka alive for those who celebrate it here. Herewith, our TYO team sharing what Merdeka means to us.

By TYO Cargo team

The TYO cargo team has transformed in many ways since 2002. New operations of other carriers has turned to capacity increase and influenced to rating. We have changed to offer greater flexibility to our customers. Staff in TYO & NRT, with the help of the new booking system, has survived in this competing air cargo market.

We have a spirit of oneMH and one good teamwork. We have consulted each other well, and cooperated beyond our own individual roles – listening to each other and letting the supply of knowledge flow freely. This teamwork spirit contributes to our profit and global growth. We are also proud to have the 2nd B74F freighter operating to NRT since May 2010.

By TYO Accounting team

M   Malaysia Airlines was born in 1947.
E   Everyday we work as oneMH team.
R   Rainbow hung in the sky after the heavy rain.
D   Day by day Malaysia Airlines is growing & having gone through tremendous changes.
E   Early 70’s - we operated our 1st flight as Malaysia Airlines. Each year after 2006, we received lots of AWARDS!
K   Key to success = We Care about our CUSTOMERS, COLLEAGUES, COMPANY, and not forgetting ourselves & our family!
A   And then we can fly high in the happy blue sky!

By TYO Reservation/Ticketing team

On 2 April 1947, MH took to the skies with its first commercial flight as the national airline. Many changes and innovation has happened since 1947. We have achieved fast growth and success. As a result, today, MH flies nearly 50,000 passengers daily to over 100 destinations worldwide.

Since then we've changed from a small Southeast Asian airline to a global one, flying to 6 continents over 100 destinations spanning over half a century. Since we have launched flights to TYO, we have undergone various transformations, such as changing flights from via HKG TPE to direct flights in the early 90s. We have seen growth in our business since then.

In 2008, we received the World’s Best Cabin award. Without working together with a positive teamwork, we would never be able to achieve this.

Now we are united than ever before under oneMH, a Juara programme which was launched amongst all the staff early this year. We are trying to deliver Malaysian Hospitality externally and internally. Recently, the “Think Customer First” was introduced by HQ. This is a long-term initiative.

Our current aim is to operate out of Haneda come mid November 2010. We will need to work even harder under the oneMH banner to attain this and to transform ourselves into a more successful company. In the spirit of Merdeka, we need to get back to the basics of our business, learn more from successful carriers and listen to the staff and customers’ voice. Now, we are trying to make Haneda as our hub in Japan just like how we intend to transform BKI as a leading hub. We hope we can deliver Malaysian Hospitality and successful growth via this station.

Bandung - A fascinating city

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:37:00 GMT

By: Rini Susilawati (Malaysia Airlines, Jakarta)

Situ Patengan

Strawberry farm

BANDUNG, as I know is a fascinating city in West Java that has many attractive and interesting places to visit. Yet, there are several kinds of food, drink, fashionable trend, handicraft and other enjoyable things. It wouldn’t be satisfied to guide you around Bandung in a whole day. Going through the roads in the city would be a memorable moment when the weather is friendly. Its climate is relatively cold; about 18-20°C along the days as the area is surrounded by mountains and hills. This mountainous are obviously beautiful scenery to be seen especially at night. The light of houses and buildings on the hill brightened the slope.

Dago Waterfall near Bandung

Bandung consists of five areas. The North, West, Central, East and South. The most populated areas are in Northern and Central... Most populations are Moslems, specially the Sudanese, its native people. Moreover, there are many people settled in this city for such reasons. For instance, many students come from outside Bandung and living at places called “Kos-kosan” or rent house. We know that Bandung is famous as “a city of academic” besides Yogyakarta. Universities spread around the city.

Mount Tangkuban Perahu

Bandung is a historical city as well. Some old buildings and roads are maintained and kept originally. Like on Jalan Braga, Jalan Merdeka, Gedung Merdeka (Merdeka Building), Alun-alun (Central Market) and Masjid Agung (The Great Mosque). You can go around the city by some kind of public transportation. One of them is called “Angkot” a minibus which carries you to each parts of Bandung. There are more than twenty directions of “Angkot” starting from the bus stations. The center of bus stations is at Leuwi Panjang where you can take buses to Jakarta, Bogor and other city around Bandung. It takes about 2, 5 hours going to Bandung by bus through Padaleunyi Freeway. If you go to Bandung by train, it takes longer time but you will see beautiful sceneries along the trip. There are Mount Gede dan Mout Salak, padi field, rivers, and tea plant areas and so on.

Institut Teknologi Bandung & Denim Store, Cihampelas Street - Bandung is renowned for its large stock of Dutch colonial architecture

I have been a few days in Bandung and I have no difficulty communicating with the local people. They are very friendly to others even if you are a foreigner. Now the people are more heterogeneous because the amount of outsiders increased every year.

Fresh products at a market in Bandung

Bandung - Sudanese Food

I love living in Bandung as well as tasting its various food and drink. We may choose any kinds of foods, depends on our preference and economic conditions. The prices are various from cheap to expensive, in several kind of places such as “Warung Tenda” where you eat in a food stall on the road side or luxurious restaurant in a shopping mall. The most important is much Halal Food sold in each part of the city. Many traditional foods are various as well. If you’re crazy of fashionable trend and up to date fashion style, there are many factory outlets spread around the city that you can buy fashionable costumes with various prices. The most famous place is on Jalan Cihampelas which offers jeans and its accessories. Later, people knows “Cimol” or “Cibadak Mall” where you can buy new and old costumes imported from abroad with lower process. Since I go to Bandung, I know that young people here are very fashionable and unique. They wear up to date costumes especially to the campus.

Its famous handicraft is “Wayang Golek” a wooden doll handled by hand and the show directed by a man called “Dalang”. The Cibaduyut’s shoes are also worth to be your souvenirs.

Paskal Food Market Stalls

Night Scenery, Paskal Market

Bandung is a memorable city with its various lives…

Flight Frequency of Malaysia Airlines:

KUL-BDO MH 859 13.30 – 14.40 (7 Days a Week)
BDO-KUL MH 858 15.40 – 18.50 (7 Days a Week)