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A Big Dose of Festive CNY! This Chinese New Year season, I was placed right in the middle of the preparation and festivities... Read More...	Christmas Christmas. That one word entitled us to parties, presents, happy greeting cards, trees adorned with red and silver baubles, ... Read More...
The Art of Ceramics Every culture has its own adaption for the use of this beautiful form of art... Read More...	A mystical night of the Gods. The huge red, richly ornamented sedan chairs they were carrying jerked around wildly like a bronco horse. A peep inside the sedan and one could see... Read More...
CNY Through the Eyes of an Expatriate It is a holiday associated with the color red, loud music accompanied by dancing dragons, and packets of money (many... Read More...	Man Behind The Brush Having heard so much about incredibly talented French Artist, Charles Chauderlot who paints with Chinese brushes, I jumped at the opportunity to  ... Read More...
Little red packets from heaven Happy New Year! Yes, you heard that right! According to the Lunar Calendar, yet another New Year is coming our way-the Chinese New Year! Chinese New Year... Read More...	Thaipusam Thaipusam in Penang is something special. If you ask me, Thaipusam is one of the most colourful festivals in Malaysia. Malaysia, with its multi.. Read More...
Chap Goh Meh The fifteenth day of the Chinese New Year is also the last day and culmination for the New Year celebrations... Read More...	Namaste After each yoga session, we complete our routine with a powerful hand mudra called  ' Namaste' which signifies ' to adorn, to honour ,celebrate or anoint' . This age-old Indian... Read More...
Baba and Nyonya Parties Mother placed her handbag delicately over her arm and held my hand as we walked into this wonderland of lights strung from the trees in the garden and ... Read More...	Deepavali the Festival of Light Central to Hindu philosophy is the assertion that there is something beyond the physical body and mind which is pure, infinite, and... Read More...

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