All Things Peranakan: Cakap Cakap Baba Culture
at the Asian Civilizations Museum
The morning's panel of Baba speakers
Pantun writer Baba Eng Thai's hilarious and mirthful take on Baba patois Malay
Elizabeth Ng, Missy, Nyonya
Linda Chee of The Peranakan magazine
Midori who kindly overfed me with sushi on opening night.
The inspiration of Peranakan figurative paintings by Desmond Sim,
award winning playright, painter, poet and writer.
He co-wrote two movies: Beautiful Boer (Thailand) and The Wedding Game (Singapore)
Bebe Seet: This is how Peranakan beading is stringed in the early days.
A thousand and one lengths of thread in danger of getting into knots!
At the end of the two day Cakap Cakap, we wandered through the Museum's
exhibits of glorious Peranakan jewelry, among others.
Salak Yom: Tree Gifts from Northern Thailand
A dramatically vivid umbrella of gifts,wishes and prayers for the gods.
We spotted a barbie stationary set, packets of maggi mee and titbits, poms poms
and other interesting offerings in between gaily coloured strips of paper.
Exploring the Cosmo: The Stupa as a Buddhist Symbol.
The sinister shadows from the shrouds adds to the unearthly imagery.
We were spooked and ran out (making sure we don't leave our kasut manik behind)
before it gets dark and we are left alone in this vast hall of shadows and shrouds.
A night at the Museum -
full of giggles, chortles and plenty of tee-hee ghost stories
with Michelle, Miss X, Missy, and Raymond Wong of Rumah Kim Choo
Little Nyonya and Mama having a roof top experience
Happy and breezy!
Feeling at the top of the world.
Quite.
Alright, enough of kite-flying . . .
The healthy oats, bean skin, wolf berries, watercress,
sesame seeds, seeds and more seeds power porridge
with tri-coloured fruit and seaweed breakfast my Sei Sam (4th Auntie on Father's side)
insists on feeding us every morning.
Certainly a mouthful and had me bursting out of my kebaya!