What You must and must not do in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, across the border from Singapore

This flag, the flag of Malaysia, might remind you of the flag of the USA, because of the stripes. 

A resident of JB (Johor Bahru) who I have seen at meetings for many years, appeared on our screens in Singapore. He said, I haven't been able to attend physical meetings in Singapore for a year.

'I have to walk my two dogs before 10 pm because of the curfew. And I can't walk more than a small distance from my house. No going out to restaurants. The police and army have set up road blocks."

I puzzled over this. How can they put a block around every house. Then I recalled the layout or JB. What they have done is put road blocks at specified distances along the main road.

If you want to join a Toastmasters International meeting which trains speakers and gives confidence, now is a good time. Apart from a few hybrid meetings. you can attend meetings all over the world. I have attended three meetings a day, on different continents. canada on Monday (their Sunday), India, UK and so on.

About the Author

Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot.

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Member of many toastmasters  speaker training clubs and speaking contest judge.

Angela Lansbury, the author of 20 books including Wedding Speeches & Toasts, and Quick Quotations, has lived in the USA, Spain and Singapore. 

She  has several blogs and writes daily on at least two of the following:

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See Odd Art at Singapore's Geylang Bahru MRT and learn the Malay word bahru

I thought Newton station had odd art until I saw this. It is at Singapore's MRT station, Geylang bahru.

MRT

MRT - Mass Rapid Transit

Malay - English

bahru - new

geylang bahru - new Geylang (the adjective is first in English; the adjective is second in Malay)

Johor Bahru - New Johor (across the causeway in Malaysia) 

English - Malay

new - bahru

Useful Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

singaporeair.com

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Singapore

About the Author

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, teacher of English and other languages . Please share links to your favourite posts.

Malay And Indonesian Easy Words For Your Next Trip to Bali, Singapore, KL or Johor Bahru

Flag of Singapore.

You will find Malay and Indonesian easy to understand and words from thse languages appear on maps and signs and can be heard in Malayasia, Indonesia including Bali, and Singapore where Malay is one of the four national languages. Drive across the bridge from Singapore into Malaysia and you will find yourself in Johor Bahru - which means? Read on to find out.

Problem
How do I remember the words?

Answers
Colours:
black - hitam (Both words contain the vowel a. Teacher said: I am scared to be hit in the black night. Hitam.)

red - merah (The English contains the letters re, and the Malay or Indonesian contains the letters er.)

white - putih (Ends ih in Malay or Indonesian; includes the last two letters reversed to hi in the English word white.)

new - bahru  (Nowadays the spelling is baru; old is tua.)

Johor Bahru - new Johor (adjective new is second in Malay-Indonesian)

Kota Bahru - new city (or new castle-fort)

Useful Travel Websites
MALAYSIA
tourism.gov.my
INDONESIA
balitourismboard.or.in
indonesia-tourism.com

tripadvisor.com
visiteasttimor.com
SINGAPORE
visitsingapore.com
singaporeair.com

LEARNING LANGUAGES FREE ON THE INTERNET
duolingo.com

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.