How do we establish a reading culture in Malaysia or introduce Bahasa Melayu to foreigners/tourists when there are no BM children publications available at KLIA airport bookshops?
Three weeks ago, a friend of mine who is working at a school in London spent a couple of weeks holidaying in her hometown Ipoh. Due to her busy vacation schedule, she decided to buy a few children BM story books (for teaching purpose) at KLIA at the very last minute, thinking that this is Malaysia (where else can you get Bahasa Melayu books if not in the country where it originated right?) and she should be able to get a couple of books before flying off.
To her astonishment, there were no such books on sale at all. All she could see are English books arranged neatly on the shelves. Obviously she was disappointed and contacted me instantly to buy the books here in Malaysia and send them to her in London.
So, today I'm going to buy a few books for her from POPULAR Summit (Sale up to 70% starts from yesterday) and also think of a way to distribute local Malay books to other countries with huge Malaysian population.
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