:: AN EVENING OF READINGS AND SPOKEN WORD

Hosted by the Department of English Language and Literature, IIUM

Join us on November 25, 2008 (8.15 to 10.15) at the Crown Princess Hotel for a delightful night of poetry reading, spoken word performances and more.

The evening will be both the established and up coming poets as selected from Kuala Lumpur's most vibrant poetry venues. Come hear Malaysia's finest poets and spoken word artists read their poems. Listen to the words longing to be weaved, expressed and shared by: Wong Phui Nam, Dr. Nor Faridah Abdul Manaf, the spoken word members of Poetry Underground and more. In the midst of these, Ms Hardev Kaur, renowned Malaysian Hindi singer, will share with us a few lines of lyrics. They will come together to passionately perform their original work guaranteed to warm your heart, spirit and soul.

An Evening of Readings & Spoken Word is an event held in conjunction with the international conference entitled "ENGLISH and ASIA: First International Conference on Language and Linguistics 2008". The event is free for all Conference delegates. However, please reserve tickets now as places are limited. 

For non-delegates, there is a RM40 door fee.

:: TRIP TO THE HISTORIC CITY OF MALACCA

The City of Melaka is steep in history. It takes two hours by bus to get there non-stop. There are so many places to visit in Melaka. The itinerary is still being planned, but will include a visit to the padang (field) where the date of the declaration of independence was first announced by the first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman in 1957. Part of the padang is now a modern square recently renovated with shopping outlets, selling handicrafts and daily needs.  We might also take a walk on Jonker Street, the antique row, and an ancient quarter of the city, which has seen many transformations due to the colonial invasions of different groups of people since the 1400’s. The place is now filled with outlets selling handicrafts and mementos. You may also visit old Baba Chinese courtyard houses along Jonker Street. On the way back, we will follow the Klebang coastal road, and stop by an award-winning kampung (village) in Masjid Tanah, near the sea (Straits of Malacca). You will see many kampungs, actually, on the ride to Melaka.

The journey starts early, at 7:30 am and arrives back in KL by 8 pm. Only 40 seats are available (one bus) at around RM100 per person. You may start reserving your seats now and pay when you arrive for the conference. Write to englishasiaconference2008@ yahoo.com with the subject “Melaka Trip.”