During Hungry Ghost Months, humans do the age-old tradition of ancestor worshipping and hungry ghost appeasing as it’s believed that the spirit-world gate opens, and the ghosts return to the living world for a whole month.…
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This means that when I wear my Amma's jade bangle, I'd have her motherly vibe surrounding me. I'd very much like that.…
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I knew it would be a treat to eat at Soi 38. I have wanted to go to since last year, but it only happened this week.…
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Yesterday, Amma sent me a picture of her eating Tahu Gejrot, a famous Indonesian dish originating from my hometown, Cirebon. “Ugh! I am so jealous“, I told Fafa while zooming into the plate she was holding. “What is that?” he asked me. It took me a second to think about how to explain what…
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I can’t believe it has been two years since I met Neera for the first time. She got my attention when she gave the guest speaker at a blogger conference a bag full of Tim Tams, the iconic Australian chocolate biscuit. I remember thinking that I need to befriend her before the conference is…
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One of the things that excited me the most during my Japan trip was the daily visit to the Japanese supermarket. So much so that on the last three trips I picked our hotel based on the walking distance to a Japanese supermarket. To be fair, it’s not that hard, as there is at…
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The Strength in tarot draws a similar cultural understanding of the card — of bravery, control, power, influence and literally, strength.…
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A sushi train restaurant, a part of Japanese food culture, is a restaurant you sit around a conveyer belt on which plates of sushi rotates.…
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Chinese lion dance has been a significant part of Chinese culture. It should be on the list of things to see during the Chinese festival.…
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The destination we are drawn to reflects what is currently lacking in our lives. I wonder what is missing that makes the Japan trip beckon me.…
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