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It used to be very common for men to be both Masons and Odd Fellows. Not so common today, because there aren't many Odd Fellows lodges left. Just to be "belt and suspenders" sure, you might want to check with your Grand Lodge before joining.
Just my opinion, but I don't see why you can't contact them directly. You're not asking to attend lodge there or anything. Any non-Mason can contact Grand Lodges for information about their Masonic ancestors; I don't see why we have to go through more steps than anyone else.
You found this discussion board, why were you not able to find the web site of the District Grand Lodge of East Asia?
Read Masonic Centre,
Kuala Lumpur
E-mail: dgs.dglea@gmail.com
https://dglea.com/become-member
Seriously. How do so many people find this group to ask for help to join, but can't find the web site for the Grand Lodge in the country where they reside?
Different lodges certainly have different personalities, and their members different reasons for being Masons. A big mistake some eager young Masons make is expecting to go straight from talking about the next pancake breakfast to analyzing the Eleusinian mysteries and expecting the older...