Sharifah R. Johari has lived a life that reads like a passport full of stories. Born in Malaysia, raised here and in the UK, and having spent decades serving in the US Air Force, she has called more places home than most people ever will. Today, at 79, she is firmly based in Malaysia under the MM2H programme - not as someone returning “home”, but as someone who has always carried it with her, wherever she went.
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Ten Years On, Still Calling Malaysia Home
For many expats, Malaysia begins as a work posting, an adventure, or a temporary move. For Brian and Averil Collier, it has become something much more permanent: home. Originally from the UK, Brian and Averil have now lived in Malaysia for ten years, though their connection to the country goes back even further through work and family. Now retired and happily settled here with his wife, Brian reflects on what makes life in Malaysia so special, from family ties and regional travel to the easy-going lifestyle that has won his heart.
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Frank and Francien Lucas, originally from the Netherlands, have called Malaysia home for the past ten years. Before settling here, their lives took them across the globe – over three decades spent living and working in Germany, Italy, South Africa, the United States, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. It wasn’t until 2015 that they decided to retire from full-time employment and try something new.
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Dick Sluijmers and Ineke Hertogh live in Sabah but a quiet retirement is not on the cards for them, this Dutch couple’s membership of the local 4×4 club ensures that’s simply out of the question!
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To us he is Mr Green but that’s not actually his real name. It would’ve been cooler if it was. Matthias Gelber is saving the planet one tree at a time. Having recently won the award for the Greenest Person on the Planet, the 41-year-old German has been making headlines all across the country. Matthias came in ahead of the 600 other participants from around the world to emerge as the champion in this annual competition held in Canada. The organisers of the award, 3rd Whale, call it the American Idol for green people.
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This month, we interviewed Dean and Simonetta Smith who are happily settled in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, under the MM2H programme. Dean, who hails from the UK and Simonetta, who is of Italian-Mexican descent, chose Malaysia as their home-away-from-home because of the low cost of living and warm, tropical climate.
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