Wednesday 9 March 2016

Adding new house to participate in Kota Aur homestay- this case Puan Mawiah new addition of the suite.

Typical interior of the traditional timber Malay house.
Timber stairs connecting the upper and lower floor.
Puan Mawiah house originally located at another location before being rebuilt here.

Adding new house to participate in Kota Aur homestay- this case En Awang and Pn SitiM new addition of the suite.

En Awang's homestay surrounded lush greenery especially the coconut trees.
Carpeted living room with natural lighting.
Space between the living space and the bedrooms.

Adding new house to participate in Kota Aur homestay- this case En Azlee and Pn Sofia new addition of the suite.

En Azlee/Pn Sofia homestay as seen from the paddy field side.
The pilotis creating coolness during hot day.
The upper floor interior.
The bedroom on the upper floor commanding superp paddy field view.

Adding new house to participate in Kota Aur homestay- this case En Nizam and spouse Pn Liza new addition of the suite.

Inside the main house.
Inside the villa. Complete amenities.

The villa as seen from the outside.

Adding new house to participate in Kota Aur homestay- this case En Roslan Talib new addition of the suite.

Wash basin with toilet shower head and toilet bowl setting the high standard of the homestay.
Heads from Ministry of Tourism, Health Department, Land Office and MPSP/local authority all together doing the inspection.

Kitchen area with fridge and cooking facilities.







Monday 7 March 2016

Wednesday 2 March 2016

THE ONLY HOMESTAY IN MALAYSIA HAVING RAINWATER RECYCLE SYSTEM DONE.

RAIN WATER HARVESTING AT HOMESTAY KOTA AUR. Credit to Malaysia Ministry of Eductaion, EPU and Univ Sains Malaysia KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PROGRAM/KTP grant allocation.

Tuesday 1 March 2016

SAYONARA -Feb. 2016 NANZAN UNIV NAGOYA JAPAN

Malaysia-Japan NAP 2016 Nanzan University Program at Kota Aur homestay.
Doing coconut shaving activity in preparing the filling for the sweet.
Gathering at the main gazebo for the activity.
Making the 'peknga' pancake.
Receiving souvenir from Univ Sains Malaysia's SOLAT representative.
Preparing to leave the program..SAYONARA...


MOMENTS with the Japanese students- Feb. 2016


Owesome!! Bagai pinang dibelah dua..Bride and groom, mock-up Malay wedding during make-up session at the bridal house.

Masae and Kaeita as bride and groom with the host. Seen here Puan Siti; the chief coordinator of homestay Kota Aur.

Group photo with YB Dato Roslan Saidin (ADUN Pinang Tunggal/PERDA Board- white T-shirt) as community leader guess and Datin Zarina -Dato spouse (whom officiate the cultural night with fluent Japanese speech - left of bride) and their kids with part of  the homestay foster parent.


Nanzan students PRACTICING wearing the Malay style dress for the cultural night during the day.

Group photos of the students wearing the traditional Malay clothes during the Malay-Japan cultural night also doing the Japanese dance show over the audience that night.

Silat martial art and Thai Tomoy show during the night at the ACTIVITY CENTER.


MOMENTS at homestay Kota Aur with the Japanese students- Feb. 2016

Bang Brahim at very right; posing with the Nanzan Univ. students. Nurul at front with selfie pose.
Playing batu Seremban and congkak games.
                                           Making the ketupat from the young coconut leaves.
                                                            Coconut bowling in action.
                 The terompah games competitions at the lawn. Also played the 'teng-teng' game.
                                                            Cycling around the village.
Posing with the dirt bikers during cycling activity. Below- starting cycling activity at the homestay KA activity center.