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Monday, September 29, 2008

Navarathri Celebrations in Sri Mariamman Temple

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It is the 9 days of the 9 Emperor Gods (Jiu Huang Ye) and it is also the 9 days of Navarathri. Right in Chinatown where the oldest Hindu Tem...
Thursday, September 04, 2008

Chinatown Mid Autumn Light Up: Here comes Brazilian Samba

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To the oldies, the strain of Yam Kim Fai might bring nostalgic memories of Chinatown. But to the youngsters of today, the world is their tow...

Chinatown Mid Autumn Light Up: Giant Puppets

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Once upon a time, puppet shows were popular. They not only entertained, but they also impart the Chinese values as well as the Chinese histo...
Monday, September 01, 2008

Mid-Autumn Celebrations kick off

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On 31 Aug 08, songs, dances, and noises of the fireworks brought Chinatown back to its old days when every night was a bustling nite. In th...

Chinatown redefined

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Mid-Autumn 2008 kicked off with a rousing night of fireworks, dragons and lions, and dances galore, put up by some 700 performers, from as y...
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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Mid-Autumn arrives in Chinatown

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Or is it? The flowers remind me of Spring. (^^) 30 Aug 2008 this year marks the last day of the month of the Hungry Ghosts (a term used loca...
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

From the ashes arose a Phoenix

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Abandoned school buildings seem to be the right candidates for hostels, or now, boutique hotels. Many could be the older buildings with some...
Saturday, July 19, 2008

The washing machine

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It must have been decades since the last I saw this modern gadget that was part of the bathroom, where we would use to help us rub off the d...
Monday, July 14, 2008

Couldn't he have a better aid?

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As I was coming home one day, I had to slow down to allow this man to take his time to walk down this narrow road. At first I thought he was...
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Friday, June 27, 2008

The Chinese Clogs - Cha Gia

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Wasn't it some years ago when one could see the ladies carrying their rattan weaved baskets (in various forms and fashion) - talking abo...
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