Malay speaking Mother and baby group

[Wee Kean]

I am Malaysian Chinese and my daughter is 11 months old. I would like to meet up with Malaysian/Indonesian mothers who would like their children to speak Malay to form a Malay speaking Mother and baby group. In this group, we will try to speak Malay so that our children will have some exposure of this language. If you are interested, please email me at. Look forward to meeting you! We can go "makan makan"!!

[helena]

Hi! I am a Chinese-Indonesian and I am interested in forming a playgroup to masak or makan but I am afraid there are stark differences between the Indonesian and Malay languages.
Where do you reside?

[Wee Kean]

Saya berasal dari Kuala Lumpur dan kini tinggal di Belcher's, Jalan Pokfulam. Saudari tinggal di mana? Anak perempuan saya berumur 1 tahun dan 3 minggu. Memang terdapat perbezaan antara Bahasa Indonesia dan Bahasa Malaysia tetapi tidak apa asalkan kita boleh berkomunikasi dan anak kita boleh belajar Bahasa Melayu. Jika saudari berminat, bolehkah saudari e-mel saya? Kita boleh keluar bersama-sama. Terdapat satu restoran Malaysia dekat dengan tempat saya, kita boleh pergi makan nasi lemak and rendang! Selain daripada keluar bersama-sama, mungkin kita boleh mengajar anak kita lagu kanak-kanak dalam Bahasa Melayu, membaca buku cerita dan lain-lain. **** penting sekali ialah, mereka terdedah kepada kawan-kawan **** bertutur dalam bahasa tersebut.

Saya juga boleh bertutur dalam Bahasa Inggeris, Cina, Kantonis, Hakka dan Hokkien. Saya kurang fasih dalam Bahasa Melayu kerana jarang guna, tetapi saya akan cuba bercakap dalam bahasa ini demi kebaikan anak saya. Saya tak pandai masak tetapi pandai makan.. haha!

[helena]

Wow! You really caught me off guard! Had some difficulty understanding, though. My Bahasa Indonesia's not that fantastic. Was sent away to study when young and ended up taking Mandarin as second language. I dun think your Malay is not fluent. In fact, I think it's fluent...at least better than my Indonesian....I speak the pasaran variety to my parents. :)

Belcher's near the HKU, yah? Is the Malay restaurant you are referring to just below your apartment? Actually I dun quite nasi lemak but am okie with rendang but eating too much can really make me sick. I prefer tahu telur. Like you, I'm only good at eating and lousy at cooking. I live on Bisney Rd...Jalan Bisney..haha

Are you letting your daughter learn Malay? I dun know if I want my son to learn Indonesian cos my husband's not Indonesian. Besides, my son has not opportunity to speak cos my Indonesian's substandard and his daddy doesn't speak a word. Is your husband's Malaysian?

You really are a linguist! You must be a Hakka? Am currently not in HK...followed my husband home to visit my in-laws.

[Wee Kean]

Hello Helena, please check your private message. Selamat Malam!

[fayth]

Salaam
Nama saya Farah.H
saya tingal di causeway bay sama swami saya.
mama saya indonesian/indian. kita samua aurang champur..

well.. i cant really write indo that well.. but speak it
but would to know people who speak the language :)
i am a mix; indo & indian
my mom is indonesian and my dad is indian
my mom's mom can speak buguise
i was born in ujung pandang, im 25 yrs old
my husband is also mix; indian and vietnamese..
we are all what i say nasi campur yah ?

would like to keep in touch.
i have a 2 1/2 month baby boy
who we have named Zach.
and can respond to a lil of indo i speak to him

nice to know that there are other indonesian speaking moms..
and would like to meet up for a baby's play date and masak.. makan makan :)

until then
tah!
Farah

[helena]

Hi! I haven't any pm from you.

[Wee Kean]

Salam Helena dan Farah,
I tried to send a pm to you but I don't know why it isn't working. Can you both write to me at so that we can set a date to meet up? Terima kasih!