Malaysia Club of Berlin (MCB)

Last Sunday, our sister club Malaysia Club of Berlin (MCB) held its annual general meeting and election of its new executive committee (Exco) at the Malaysian Embassy in Berlin. The Patron, Exco and members of MCD extend our warmest congratulations to the new Exco and its members and looking forward to a cordial networking and cooperation in supporting and expanding both communities in Berlin and Frankfurt region.

The newly elected Executive Committee Members are as follows:
President: Mrs. Ita Hellmuth
Vice President: Mrs. Zubaidah Aziz-Lembke
Secretary: Ms. Sabrina Lee Lin Lin
Treasurer: Mrs. Mary Evers

Ambassador Dato Zulkifli Adnan and wife Datin Siti Hawa Othman received their MCB membership card 001 and 002 respectively from incoming club president Ita Hellmuth.

The next MCB Exco: (front, L-R): Hazel Hoo, Zubaidah Aziz, Dato Zulkifli Adnan, Ita Hellmuth, Mary Evers.
(back, L-R): Keat Aun, William Toong, Wendy Rohrbacher, Sabrina Lee, Azman Roslee, Cheng Hooi

For more information about Malaysia Club of Berlin (MCB), “like” their Facebook group.

Photo credits: Malaysia Club of Berlin

Like a high school prom, one would expect the most popular couple to be crowned the “king” and “queen” of the prom night. For the Malaysian Club Deutschland (MCD), the Malaysia Ball 2015 held on 17th October was not only its largest event ever organised but the first with a strong partnership with the Consulate-General of Malaysia in Frankfurt, Tourism Malaysia Frankfurt, Johor State Government, Yayasan Warisan Johor (Johor Heritage Foundation) and Johor Tourism Board.

In addition, this event was also an appreciation to the “Star of the Night” – Dato Chef Ismail Ahmad, MCD’s “Ambassador to Malaysia” – who has tirelessly for the last 8 years cooked and entertained our members, friends and guests. The close relationship between Dato Chef Ismail and MCD was further strengthened when the club president Rosita Rahman-Heilek “crowned” Dato Chef Ismail the official MCD Chef that night in front of the Malaysian Ambassador to Germany Dato Zulkifli Adnan, Deputy Speaker Johor Legislative Assembly Dato’ Haji Baderi Dasuki, Consular-General of Malaysia in Frankfurt Dr. Adina Kamaruddin and other distinguished guests.

Club president Rosita-Heilek “crowned” Dato Chef Ismail Ahmad the official MCD Chef.

The kingly pose of the official Chef of Malaysian Club Deutschland

Burung kutilang burung bangau
Paluan gendang jiwa gurindam
Walau jauh Frankfurt dari Rembau
Masakan Chef tetap diidam

Photo credits: Malaysian Club Deutschland
Pantun (Malay poem): Jimmy Low

Come and join us for MCD Deepavali celebration.

Date: 15th November 2015 (Sunday)
Time: 12:30pm – 3:30pm
Venue: Bombay Lounge, Kaiserstrasse 41 Frankfurt (5mins walk from Frankfurt Hbf)
Prices excluding beverages: 15€ per person (member); 8€ (children 7-12 years old); 20€ (non-member)

Please make payment via bank transfer to the following club account:

Taunus-Sparkasse
A/C Name: Malaysian Club Deutschland e.V.
IBAN: DE 59 5125 0000 0000 3184 00
BIC: HELADEF1TSK
Reference: MCD Deepavali 2015, <Your Name>

Reservations will be confirmed upon receipt of the payment. Please send us an email to mcd.deutschland @ yahoo.com.

Photo credits: diwaliwishes.org, cards4you.de, tripadvisor,de

Over 300 guests, the largest ever to attend a Malaysian Club Deutschland (MCD) event, were feasted with Malaysian, Johorean, Thai, Indonesian and Vietnamese popular dishes. This year’s event was organised by MCD in partnership with Consulate-General of Malaysia in Frankfurt, Tourism Malaysia in Frankfurt, Johor State Government and Yayasan Warisan Johor (Johor Heritage Foundation). Tourism Malaysia Advisor – Gastronomy Chef Dato’ Ismail Ahmad and Marriott’s Executive Chef Thomas Fahr cooked for the distinguished guests.

Present were Malaysia’s Ambassador to Germany HE Dato’ Zulkifli Adnan and wife Datin Siti Hawa Othman, Deputy Speaker Johor State Legislative Assembly Dato’ Haji Baderi Dasuki, Consul-General Malaysia Adina Kamaruddin, consul-generals from Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Nepal.

Guests were entertained with dances from Yayasan Warisan Johor, Thailand and Indonesia.

2,790€ were collected from sales of lucky draw tickets. Part of the proceed will go towards the new building fund for Vivekananda Home in Rembau. The charity home was selected by Malaysian Club Deutschland, as part of its annual social responsibility activities.

For more photos and news: https://www.facebook.com/malaysianclubdeutschland

Photo credits: Rosita-Heilek, Rahman Adun, Malaysia Insights

* If we have inadvertantly missed your name, kindly write to us at mcd.deutschland @ yahoo.com for full acknowledgement in our club website.

Hotel guests, business visitors to Frankfurt Book Fair and guests of Malaysia were feasted Malaysian and Johorean specialties at Frankfurt Marriott’s Brasserie ici over two days on 14th and 15th October. The Malaysian Food Promotion was a joint event between Consulate-General of Malaysia in Frankfurt, Tourism Malaysia, Yayasan Warisan Johor (Johor Heritage Foundation) and Frankfurt Marriott hotel and a collaboration between Chef Dato’s Ismail Ahmad, Tourism Malaysia Advisor – Gastronomy and Chef Thomas Fahr, Marriott’s Executive Chef.

Wishing all our Muslim members and friends a Happy Islamic New Year 1437H

Awal Muharram or Hijri New Year is celebrated by Muslims as the day symbolises two important events in the Muslim year. Awal means beginning in English and Muharram is the name of the first month in the Muslim calendar. Islam has a calendar based on the revolutions of the Moon.

The day also coincides with the Prophet’s journey from Mecca to Medina on the first of Muharram in 622AD. To mark the occasion, Muslims attend various religious activities, spiritual singing, religious meetings throughout the country.

Source: http://www.officeholidays.com/religious/muslim/awal_muharram.php

Abu Bakar Mat, spouse of MARA Director Frankfurt won the first MCD Championship Cup for bowling in conjunction with Malaysia’s National Sports Day today (10th October). The event was organised by the Malaysian Club Deutschland at Bowling- und Kegelzentrum Rebstock near Frankfurt Messe this afternoon. Besides MCD members and family, the event was also attended by Consulate-General staff and family as well as Chef Dato Ismail, MCD Ambassador in Malaysia, who is here since 7th October for the Malaysia Food Promotion and Malaysia Ball on 14th- 15th and 17th October respectively.

Photos credit : Rosita-Heilek