A blog about a American who retired from his job in Boston and moved to Penang, Malaysia to live. He shares his views on his new home and culture.
Owner: Stephen_Sovie
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Language: English
Tags: retire abroad, overseas living, living in Malaysia, living in Penang, travel
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Latest Blog Posts for Retired in Malaysia
- Settling in Back HomeIt has been about seven months since I left Penang to move back home to the US, so I thought I should write a note here. We have settled in to our new home in Upstate New York State in the US, a country like setting just outside of Rochester.We have...
- Goodbye Penang, MalaysiaBy the time this post is read I shall have already left Malaysia and headed back home to the US. I will have left extreme heat for extreme cold, but with hopes of spring being right around the corner.For those who have been following my departure fro...
- MM2H Fixed Deposit Withdrawalon Feb 12, 2014 in Alter Domus American expats living in malaysia living in Malaysia living in Penang MM2H visaOne aspect of moving back home that I was worried about was the withdrawal of my MM2H Fixed deposit. When I sold my house I went to the Ministry of Tourism's MM2H website to see what I had to do. It all seemed so simple, except for having to travel t...
- At Last Great Mexican Food in Penang.With only a very short time before I move out of Penang I finally discovered a Mexican restaurant on the island. A few days ago a friend told me that a Mexican restaurant has opened in Tanjung Bungah at Hillside. Apparently it has only been open a fe...
- Leaving Malaysia is proving more difficult than coming here!When I applied for and received my MM2H visa it was relatively simple. When I prepared to move to Malaysia I sold my house, signed the S&P agreement, had the closing and transferred the money to my account in Malaysia, in a month. I had already p...
- The End of an Adventureon Feb 3, 2014 in American expats living in malaysia living abroad living in Malaysia living in Penang MM2HAbout 6 years ago I arrived in Penang to start a new adventure of an American expat living in Malaysia. The country, the climate, the food, the customs and culture, and the food was all quite new to me. Everyone told me that I would get homesick imme...
- Gong Xi Fa Cai - Happy New YearGong Xi Fa Cai To all of my Chinese friends in Malaysia and back home in the US I'd like to wish you all a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.
- Happy New Yearon Dec 31, 2013 in Happy New YearHAPPY NEW YEARPENANGMALAYSIA and the WORLDHave a safe, happy and joyous celebration and may 2014 be healthy, happy and prosperous for all.
- A Very MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHRISTMASI would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. I hope your holidays are full of peace, love, joy and friendship that will last throughout the year.
- The Great Penang Turkey Shortage of 2013I have lived in Penang for 6 years now and have roasted a turkey for each of those years, except for one when I bought an already cooked turkey, which was terrible. Every year I would buy my turkey from Cold Storage in Island Plaza, where they always...
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