Malaysia-One of the best place to retire
Sunday, January 8th, 2012 | Malaysia | No Comments
International Living Magazine rated Malaysia one of the top destinations in its Retirement Index 2012.
| Country | Real Estate | Special Benefits | Cost of Living | Integration | Entertainment & Amenities | Health | Infrastructure | Climate | Final Scores |
| Ecuador |
97 |
98 |
100 |
95 |
90 |
85 |
80 |
83 |
91.1 |
| Panama |
95 |
100 |
95 |
96 |
96 |
91 |
82 |
68 |
90.4 |
| Mexico |
94 |
91 |
88 |
96 |
96 |
88 |
75 |
89 |
89.6 |
| Malaysia |
94 |
79 |
95 |
95 |
96 |
87 |
91 |
66 |
87.7 |
| Colombia |
93 |
76 |
60 |
92 |
96 |
93 |
84 |
75 |
83.7 |
| New Zealand |
87 |
72 |
69 |
90 |
93 |
84 |
86 |
89 |
83.6 |
| Nicaragua |
92 |
79 |
94 |
89 |
85 |
78 |
63 |
70 |
82.6 |
| Spain |
79 |
68 |
78 |
90 |
93 |
76 |
94 |
81 |
82.1 |
| Thailand |
90 |
68 |
71 |
91 |
97 |
83 |
76 |
75 |
81.4 |
| Honduras |
82 |
89 |
76 |
95 |
96 |
78 |
67 |
63 |
80.7 |
| Uruguay |
91 |
76 |
81 |
87 |
57 |
81 |
83 |
87 |
80.4 |
| Italy |
69 |
74 |
60 |
71 |
98 |
80 |
90 |
100 |
80.3 |
| Brazil |
81 |
87 |
68 |
81 |
99 |
85 |
69 |
71 |
80.2 |
| Ireland |
70 |
90 |
57 |
99 |
91 |
70 |
85 |
79 |
80.2 |
| France |
68 |
75 |
57 |
82 |
100 |
90 |
88 |
90 |
80.1 |
| Costa Rica |
88 |
79 |
65 |
97 |
94 |
83 |
74 |
60 |
80.0 |
| Belize |
80 |
84 |
84 |
100 |
83 |
82 |
70 |
57 |
79.9 |
| Chile |
90 |
73 |
77 |
80 |
93 |
81 |
84 |
61 |
79.8 |
| Dom. Republic |
93 |
68 |
60 |
85 |
89 |
72 |
75 |
72 |
76.8 |
Unusual Batik design
Monday, November 21st, 2011 | batik, custom made, experience | No Comments
Mr.Peter T Knowles from Australia visited Jadi Batek Gallery and tried batik drawing.
After he finished drawing his own batik masterpiece, he asked the artist to custom make batik necktie for him. The design of the batik tie is very unusual. It is with an EYE on it. Anyway, our artist managed to draw what he has requested.
Few days later, He came back to collect and was very happy with the his new batik ties. It is very unique and no other people can have it.
We later find out that Peter is an ocularist stations in Sunway Medical Centre Eye Clinic. 
Peter offers premium artificial eye service to the people of Malaysia and surrounding regions. He is aslo a founding member of the Ocularist Association of Australia and currently the President of the Association, as well as holding the position of Oral & Maxillofacial Body Prosthetist with the South Australian Northern regional Health Department. Peter has been involved in research programmes and trials to develop and improve all aspects of Ocular Prosthetic services.
Finally, we understand why he put an EYE on the batik necktie.
Malaysian Batik & Indonesian Batik
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011 | batik | No Comments
Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak visited Indonesia in Oct 2011 and took a picture with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
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Both leader are wearing batik outfit from each countries. From the picture, we can notice the following difference of Malaysian batik and Indonesian Batik. › Continue reading
Do you like snake?
Monday, October 24th, 2011 | batik, custom made | No Comments
Most people don’t like snake. Many fear of it too. The reason may be it is cold, sticky, poisonous and dangerous to humans. However, snake plays an important ecological role in preserving the natural environment through their predatory role of feeding on frogs, lizards and other animals.
In different regions and cultures, snake represent different symbols.Some believe snake is a symbol for charm. Some believe it represents wisdom and knowledge.
One fine day, a Mayor from Philippines visited Jadi Batek Gallery and requested us to draw snake with batik technique. He wanted to make batik shirt with cobra design. Our batik artist managed to come out with the following design.
› Continue reading
Batik as wedding gift
Friday, March 25th, 2011 | batik, custom made | No Comments
Last week, a Chinese from Beijing visited Jadi Batek Gallery to look for a wedding gift for his brother in China. He showed me a digital picture from his handphone and would like to have a similar batik painting.
This is the digital picture from him.
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We transformed it into batik painting as follows:
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The customer likes it very much. The big 2 butterflies represent husband and wife. The rest of the butterflies represent their children. The meaning is very important to Chinese because they love to have many children in the family.
Jadi Batek Gallery provides custom made batik products for your special needs.
Batik Buddha
Saturday, March 12th, 2011 | batik workshop | No Comments
Last friday, I got a call from a girl. She asked me whether she can draw a buddha with batik.
“Sure, you can. You can draw anything with batik. Your only limit is your imagination.” I answered.
“But I can’t draw well.” She was worried.
“Don’t worry, my artists will guide.” I ensured her that although my artist is not Buddhist, he can help her without question.
Based on a photo, the girl managed to draw the wax outline of Buddha with Chanting.
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The next step is coloring. The result was fantastic.
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The girl is going to donate the batik painting to a temple. She is such a kind girl.
Top 3 places to enjoy KL night view
Friday, September 17th, 2010 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, travel | No Comments
1. Lookout Point
Jalan Ampang-Hulu Langat
43100 Bukit Langat
Selangor Darul Ehsan
For people with transport, it is worth going. For less than 30 min from the city, you can view amazing evening view of Kuala Lumpur. There are 3 restaurants at Lookout Point. nothing much to say about the taste but the price is reasonable. For location, please refer to the map.
2. KL Tower
Jalan Punchak, 50250 Kuala Lumpur (03-2020 5444)
For a quick and effective way to enjoy KL night view, KL Tower may be a good place. But you can’t see a good view of Twin Tower.
3. Trader Hotel, Skybar
Kuala Lumpur City Centre (03 2332 9888)
A romantic place to enjoy drinks and KL night view.
last minutes custom made order
Saturday, July 31st, 2010 | custom made | No Comments
We got a call from a gentleman and were asked whether we can make a necktie in 2 days. “Show us the design and see what we can help” my manager answered.
batik necktie
When the customer came to pick up his order in Saturday noon, he was very happy with the artwork and the tailor workmanship.
With the necktie, I am sure he will get all the limelight from his colleagues during the dinner.
Batik Fashion Show by Jadi Batek
Monday, June 14th, 2010 | batik, Jadi Batek | No Comments
Jadi Batek Gallery was invited to conduct a batik drawing demonstration and two batik fashion shows at the Batik and Sarong Rendezvous “Touch of Kampung” dinner by Mutiara Goodyear Development Bhd, the developer of Nadayu, held at the project site in Hulu Klang, Ampang.
The event saw the crowd, made up of expatriates and locals VIP enjoying an evening filled with Malaysian culture and fashion.
The fashion show by Jadi Batek saw two segments with models strutting a collection of batik for leisure and formal wear.
Mutiara Goodyear Executive Chairman Mr.Hamidon Abdullah said the event was held to introduce the Nadayu, a unique choice of bungalows to the public. It is designed with the idea of stylish comfort conceptualized by art and nature.
Jadi Batek Gallery Creative Director Mr.Colin Yong said that the theme of the dinner is great because same as the Nadayu bungalow, every piece of batik is a masterpiece.
Batik Boutique Hotel in Kuching
Monday, June 14th, 2010 | batik, travel | No Comments
An enterprising woman, Jacqueline Fong opened a boutique hotel based with batik theme in Kuching, Malaysia. Although batik is Malaysia’s famous handicraft, It is my first time to know someone build a hotel based on batik motif.
The Batik Boutique Hotel has only 15 rooms and target the growing number of flashpackers (wealthier backpackers), families, independent and business travellers who want comfort and character.
You can find the batik motif everywhere, from the hotel’s frontage to the foot stools, walls and lights. Even the bathroom floor has a beautiful batik design.
“I just love batik and so have invested a lot in the design (of the hotel). It would be easy to expand the hotel into a chain around South-East Asia in the future as batik is synonymous with the region,” grins Fong.
For more information about the hotel, please refer to the www.batikboutiquehotel.com
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