MAF Chinese New Year Party is featured on 看中国 ( Regarde Sur la Chine)

MAF Chinese New Year Party is featured on 看中国 ( Regarde Sur la Chine), one of the most read Chinese newspapers in France.

Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

Translation in English:

Malaysia is a multicultural and multiracial country. In France, the Chinese Malaysians are gathering together to celebrate Chinese New Year.

On 17th 2018, MAF has organised an annual CNY lunch in Le President Restaurant, located in Belleville Paris. The French ex-minister ( Olivier Stern ), Malaysia ambassador in France ( Date Ibrahim Adbullah), the Minister of Women, Family and Society ( Hon Dato’ Sri Rohani Abdul Karim ), Malaysia UNESCO ambassador ( Dr Anesse Ibrahim ) have attended this festive event.

MAF’s president Mr Yap Choon Choong remarked that in France, the Malaysian Chinese community is taking the CNY event very seriously. The number of people has been expanding that now, the event cannot be held in any small restaurants anymore. Thats why we are organising it in Le President Restaurant. We hope to expand our Malaysian community in France, hoping that the voice of Malaysians can be heard, and the image of Malaysians can be seen in Paris.

The Malaysian ambassador mentioned that this is his second time celebrating this event with everyone and he is very happy to see everyone gathering here to enjoy this blissful moment together.

The French ex minister had been visiting Malaysia numerous times and thus, having a deep relationship with Malaysia. He wishes everyone to have a healthy and successful year ahead in 2018.

The Minister of Women, Family and Society rushed to the event once landed in Paris. She has given her blessings to everyone in the event.

One of the unique culture during CNY in Malaysia is “Lao Sheng”. Everyone will say good words while stirring up the mixtures of colourful salad and fresh raw fish with plum sauce using chopsticks. This particular activity has made the event more festive.

Besides, the lunch had a lot of performances such as face changing, malaysian martial art, dances and etc. A French performer has expressed that he loves malaysian martial art so much that he has been practising it for more than 20 years. His silat performance in inviting the minister has been lauded by everyone.

Paintball

Dear all friends of MAF,

Please be informed that there’s a paintball activity with the embassy’s staff on the 18th of February 2018.
Cost : EUR 43 per person including marker, overalls and 500 pallets for the whole day.
Those who wear glasses should use contact lenses.
Places are limited to 10 person, on first come first serve basis.
Interested parties please contact Mr Razdan : razdanjamil@gmail.com
Kind regards,
MAF Exco

Chinese New Year celebration in Paris 2018

Dear members and friends of MAF

MAF is pleased to announce the celebration of Chinese New Year on the 17th February 2018, Saturday 12.15 pm to 3.30 pm.

Date : Saturday 17th February 2018
Time : 12h15 to 15h30
Venue : Restaurant Le Président
Adresse : 120, Rue du Faubourg du Temple, 75011 Paris.
Metro : Belleville, sortie 5

Price
– Members : 25 euros
– Non Members : 30 euros

Menu
– Salade Thai aux crevettes.
– Chef specialite. Poisson à la facon Sichuannaise.
– Crevettes farcies d’aubergines
– Riz gluant poulet aux feuilles de lotus.
– Nouilles sautes aux légumes
– Poulet croustillant spécialité du chef
– Ravioli grillés au poulet.
– Calamars au sel et poivre

Dessert
– Prosperous sticky glutinous cake with grilled shredded coconut.

Drinks
– Chinese tea, soft drinks.

Special Activities / Performances
– Yu sang tossing ceremony
– Sichuan Mysterious performance
– Malaysian Silat performance
– Chinese Wu Shu demonstration
– Mexican dance performance
– Oriental belly dance

Tombola will be organized and all the proceedings will go to Penang flood victims. You may contribute tombola gifts through the registration form below. Contributors will have their names announced unless specified otherwise.

As the restaurant is charging 250 euros per table (ten adults), children below 6 years old can sit with parents free of charge, provided the table has 10 adults.
Maximum 2 kids per table.

MAF is pleased to offer subsidies to the meal for special cases (big family, unemployed, single parent family, etc), on request. You may contact any MAF Exco.

Kindly reserve your seats. Bring your loved ones and friends.

Reservation will be closed on Monday 12th Feb 2018.

Click here to register!

MAF would like to express our gratitude to Oman Air for sponsoring 2 return flight tickets : Paris-Malaysia in the Tombola.

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Yonex International Badminton

Dear MAF members,

The Yonex International Badminton championship is taking place in Paris from 24-29 October and Dato’ Lee Chong Wei will be playing against Lin Dan
in the quarter finals on the 27th. Other Malaysian too will be also playing.

http://www.yonexifb.com/

If this might be of interest to you, do book soon as tickets are running out fast.

Kind regards,

MAF Exco

Silat performance at CNY Luncheon

     

Culture Silat – CNY Luncheon

On the 4th of February 2017, Culture Silat has been invited by the Malaysian Embassy and the MAF Committee to come to « Le Président » restaurant and present Silat Seni Gayung Fatani to HE Dato’Ibrahim Abdullah, Madame Le Maire of Paris 8th, Jeanne d’Hautserre and Monsieur Le Maire of Paris 6th Jean Paul Le Coq and all the MAF members who joined the lunccheon.

Culture Silat would like to thank MAF Association and the Malaysian Embassy for their invitation.

You can find video and photos of our Silat performance by clicking here.