We Have a New Logo for Friends of Malaysia by Thaine H. Allison, Jr In our ongoing effort to expand our presence in social media and meet the needs of our organization, the Board of Directors has worked with volunteer consultants from Catchafire group in New York. A subcommittee of the board, Karen McClay Flolid and myself have worked with a professional graphics artist, Esther Tham in Atlanta; to develop a logo that captures the spirit of Malaysia, our organization and the work we do. We incorporated the hibiscus, the national flower of Malaysia, the mountains that dominate much of the landscape, the royal purple of the people and the red and yellow colors from the Malaysian flag are brought together to create a logo that we hope will become synonymous with Friends of Malaysia.
FoM board member Karen McClay Flolid (196568) shows off her license plates in Minnesota snow country. “You can take the girl out of the tropics but you can’t take the tropics out of the girl!” (CONTINUED FROM p.7) Penang Georgetown area: Bayview, Continental, Cititel, 1926 Heritage Hotel – reasonably priced, older style hotel, highly recommended. Bati Ferringi Area: Holiday Inn, Park Royale, Shangrila Rasa Sayang Hotel
Karen and Esther are to be congratulated for putting together such an unique but simple piece of art.
Kuala Lumpur: Istana Hotel, Renaissance Hotel, Holiday Inn Resort Hotel (Petaling Jaya area)
Also we now have a QR code that will take you directly to our web site if you have a smart phone with a free QR app. Our web site improvement effort is coming along and we hope to have some additional progress to report in our next newsletter. In the mean time; give it a try:
Port Dickson: Lexis Hotel, For lovely, old style accommodation in KL or Penang try: http://www.tenggiri.com Recommended booking websites for hotels or travel: www.wotif.com or www.agoda.com Other observations: Hostels. It is a good way to meet youth and if you book early, a private room is usually possible. Free breakfast and snacks help a lot. But still fun. 8