Wishing everybody a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival
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Archive for the ‘Art and culture’ Category
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Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節),
2011
09.10
09.10
Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri dari Mylongkang
2011
08.28
08.28
Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri. Maaf zahir batin to all mylongkang Muslim readers. 
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Tao, divination and fortune telling
2010
09.29
09.29
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| From Tua Pek Kong |
To understand today’s post and divination, one must understand that the original Sibu Tua Pek Kong temple was built more than a hundred years ago. The original settlers in Sibu lived a more ‘pioneer-like’ life under more basic conditions. There weren’t many if any doctors around or psychologists for e.g. I suspect there might have been fortune tellers operating under a tree somewhere near the temple etc but mainly worshippers used the ‘chien’ system.
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Talk on Taoism and a Taoist temple
2010
09.29
09.29
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| From Tua Pek Kong |
Walking back to the car, Cliff decided he wanted to let Glenn pics from the top of the Sibu Tua Pek Kong pagoda. So off we went to the Sibu Tua Pek Kong. It is a Taoist temple. We were fortunate enough to meet up with Mr Tan Teck Chiang ( behind the counter ) who patiently gave us a mini talk on Taoism and what it meant to him and his life.
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The tea drinking ritual
2010
09.12
09.12
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| From tea and yamcha |
Today I am going to share with you something which has been going on for a long time. A very long time indeed, perhaps going back to when civilization started. In this pic we see a collection of tea to be savored during odd moments of relaxation with friends and families alike. Some of these teas are collectibles and very very old.
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Hari Raya visiting and open house
2010
09.10
09.10
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| From Hari Raya Puasa 2010 |
‘Open house’ during festive seasons is part of Malaysian culture and by ‘open house’, I mean homes are open to visits by friends and relatives alike. They are graciously welcomed and often great treats are in store for the visitor(s). A prominent feature that distinguishes Malaysian ‘open house’ is that it cuts across culture, race and religion.
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Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri dari Sibu buat kalian di seluruh pelusuk dunia
2010
09.09
09.09
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| From Menjelang hari raya di Sibu |
Selamat aidil fitri
Kepada saudara serta saudari
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Menjelang hari raya di Sibu
2010
09.08
09.08
Pada musim raya ini, saya amat bertuah berkesempatan mengunjung ke Kampung Datuk bersama-sama rakan blogger, pemberita dan jurufoto dari seluruh Sibu.
I was fortunate to be invited along with the members of the press, photographers and bloggers from all over Sibu to visit Kampung Datuk.
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Tattoos and the beauty of men
2010
08.12
08.12
I don’t know what it is like in other parts of the world but tattoos are very much a part of life in this part of the world. The meanings of tattoos in Borneo have been blogged before in
Meanings of Iban tattoos
Tattoos of Borneo
tattoosymbol.com
Please refer to the links to find out more.
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| From tattoos |
In my opinion, tattoos are very beautiful.
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Iban outdoor cooking
2010
08.09
08.09
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| From Iban style cooking |
Immediately after the group shot, everybody immediately got busy. Here we see the guys collecting wood for the barbeque.
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