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3.62 of 5 stars
The scene is Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; the year is 1997 -- a tumultuous and traumatic period, a minor blip on the radar of Malaysia's progress toward... read full description

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Sep 22, 2011
Fariza rated it: 1 of 5 stars
Why?

Why did I read this book? Because the scene is Kuala Lumpur, it was written by a 'Mat Salleh', the colour of the book is Orange, it is cheap (RM9.90-BookXcess) , and the name of the writer sounds sexy.. Try to read it with an accent, Andrew Leci.. haha..

Funny

I cannot stop laughing when he made jokes about certain things on Malaysia. It showed us another side of Malaysia that we may not realized before. He write about the Malays, the Chinese, the Indian and even More...
Mar 29, 2011
Kathy rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Review at : Mama Kucing Books : Once Removed By Andrew Leci

Review date : 29 March 2011

The book is written in a journal form, starting from 1ts January 1997 to 30 June 1997. It's very amusing to read. It is really fun to "see" Malaysia from the view point of an Ang Moh.

Love the way he narrate the story of Natalie. It made me laugh out loud. The story of his relationship with Shanti is also a gem.

I don;t think there is any part of the story which More...
Nov 09, 2011
Lolliepop rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Dont really like few of his jokes, but most of them i can still accept...funny,even
Apr 28, 2011
Clem rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Amusing, witty humour accompanied throughout the narration of this fictional British expat who works in Malaysia. Highly recommended to those who are either a citizen of said country or is/was an expatriate in Malaysia. I wasn't too sure how a book told through the medium of a diary would end, but it did end rather satisfactorily.
Nov 17, 2011
Sheu rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Oct 22, 2011
† elsherl marked it as to-read
Sep 01, 2011
Kelly marked it as to-read
Aug 25, 2011
Haniza rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jul 22, 2011
Aaron rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Mar 12, 2011
Ash is currently reading it
Sep 21, 2008
Najmuddin rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Nov 15, 2007
Zie marked it as to-read