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Description
If you are looking for off the beaten track path of Kuala Lumpur which is non-touristy and want to have a full taste of Malaysian flavors during your stay, look no further! My place is located in the suburb of Kuala Lumpur with easy access to the city via the subway, good local food around the corner.
I need help with digital marketing, social media, general home maintenance, creating dinner events, performance music events, social media marketing. If you can sing and play a guitar, we can help you to showcase your talents. If you consider yourself a good cook of your native cuisines, we can work out a cooking project for you to introduce your culture to others.
For those who organized cook out projects, or performed in singing, you will be paid some allowances.
I provide clean and comfy sleeping space , free fast WiFi, free kitchen usage, laundry facilities, clean and safe environment. It is an ideal place after spending a long time traveling on the road. We are within short distance to city attractions and far away from the noise. Volunteers can stay up to 3 weeks. Also depending on how we get along. My place is a NON SMOKING ZONE.
About me, I was born and bred in Kuala Lumpur and very familiar with the city. I have also spent many years outside of Malaysia for my tertiary studies and professional career. I can offer advice on what to eat, see and do locally. I am a cheerful and helpful person. I would like to help you to have a meaningful experience in workaway. if you can volunteer for a minimum of 3 weeks to 1 month, do not hesitate to write to me.Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers can learn about local cultures, food and places of interest within the city and its vacinity. There's a farmers market in from of our place every Tuesday.
Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage
This host offers accommodation and payment.
Host has indicated that they will pay at least the minimum hourly wage of their country for each hour worked and that accommodation will also be provided. They are asking for help with a business or business activity. Contact the host directly via the site messenger for more information and details about the wage provided. Any arrangements should be agreed in advance with your host.
Help
We need help in cooking, photography, social media marketing, living room, bathrooms or organizing dinner. You are required to put in maximum 4 hours daily to help. If you consider yourself good with cooking food from your country, we can work out a cooking project. If there are additional help that we need, we will further discuss with you before you agree. Since we want your stay to be meaningful.
For those who organized cook out projects, you will be paid some allowances.Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Malay: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): FluentAccommodation
In exchange of your work, I will provide living space with WiFi, usage of kitchen, laundry.
What else ...
I prefer volunteers who are NON-SMOKERS, HONEST, creative, IT savvy, clean and courteous. Ideally he/she should be interested to learn about my culture.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
4 hours daily 5 days a week. Mostly below 4 hours.
Feedback (43)
This is my first Workaway where is not clear if if is Workaway or hosting with some help, it was very nice and comfortable to stay. Ken is very nice and kind all the time, he shared time with me an introduce me with his friends so I had many local… read more
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This is my first Workaway where is not clear if if is Workaway or hosting with some help, it was very nice and comfortable to stay. Ken is very nice and kind all the time, he shared time with me an introduce me with his friends so I had many local… read more
Thank you!
Thanks to Ken, CT and Anne for receiving us. All of them were very hospitable and we appreciate the time we shared, they gave us the possibility of knowing local places of Malaysia outside the touristic circuits.
We highly recommend other travelers to do this volunteering, the tasks are simple and in free time you can get… read more
Both of us rated this workaway experience as excellent.
The group is always nice! Ken and the team are kind, nice and very attentions to their volunteers :)
My hopes is if we need to get back to KL a… read more
Ken is a busy, but very kind and thoughtful host. He took us out for dinner and had some very good recommendations on places to visit around the area. Our stay could not have been better. We had everything we… read more
Ken is open minded person, experienced in travelling and meeting new… read more
Ken is a big-hearted host, friend, storyteller, teacher, a man who has travelled the world, and is still curious about other countries and cultures. As a Chinese-Malay he knows a lot about the culture, history, food and loves to share it all. For us (Dutch) it was a big plus that Ken is… read more
Ken is a wonderful person easy going, and friendly. He recommended to me some nice places in Malaysia for visit, and introduce me to his friends.
His house is very confortable and the homeworks that I needed do was easy and fast.
Really I can say only thank to Ken and Lim!!!
We clean the house, the work is not so hard! We really enjoy stay with Ken, he try to spend time with us but were very busy that week.. We appreciate all the tips that he gived to us about the city and the fantastic people he let us know. Thanks Ken!!! :)
Ken is a friendly Host , he is open , easy going , funny and really care about that you have a nice time in Kluala Lumpur . He gave me great advice where to go in Kuala lumpur.
On the Saturday… read more
We stayed at his very homely flat for 5 days, the cleaning jobs we did were fine and did not take long and it was a great place for us to relax and recuperate.
We felt we really got to know Ken whilst spending time with him and eating a lot of tasty food together.
Thanks… read more
We travel since several months and We were very tired When We arrived in KL.
We spent some days with him and it was really recourcefull.
Now plenty energy To carry On our trip . ☺.
Thank you ken!
We learnt many things tanks To you. You are a book and we really envoyés listened you speaking your expériences.… read more
Ken's home is in a very secure building. His home is lovely and very welcoming. The bus system is easily accessible. Listen to Ken's suggestions,… read more
He is very friendly and more like a friend than a host. He help you if you got questions and care about you If your ill. He is very talk active and try's to get you known.
It's very relaxing.
So if you want a nice stay at kl defenatly try to get to ken!
We meet his friends and share good time cooking and going out for dinner.
We're very happy to have a new friend.
Thanks Ken!
Stay with Ken was the best I could do, I don't like the big citys and I loved to stay there.
He showed me the local foodcourts, always giving me the best advices about what to do and where I should go.
He's open to talk, teach and learn about everything. The best decision I could ever toke.
There is just one bad… read more
The positive energy they… read more
The work was not long or hard it was a very relaxing
Chilled place to be.
His home is very clean and very cosy!
Ken showed us the good bits of Malaysia and also the bad just so we could understand his culture more.
He also took us out to the local restaurants which was nice to be involved with… read more
The… read more