Bits and Pieces: Life Category

There was a time when I was excited about boarding a plane on a long haul journey.  I’d pack all my creams and toiletries neatly in my hand carry (pre 9/11) and a good paperback to read if the company wasn’t interesting.  But invariably, I’d spend all my time watching movies and playing interactive games […]

My Malaysian Story

In: Bits and Pieces: Life

Five generations My brothers and I are products of inter-cultural love stories that have spanned several generations.  While our identity cards insist that we are Indians, the reality is that our blood runs thick with a multitude of Malayan colours.  My mother’s forefathers sought their fortune in this land a long time ago, before the […]

Hope in a Fuchsia Bottle

In: Bits and Pieces: CNY, Bits and Pieces: Life

We are led to a table beside a group of fourteen – twelve women and two men, many of them in fuchsia.  Perhaps the colour doesn’t feel as old-fashioned as red.  The older ladies are in red; it is hard to break away from tradition.  As we partake of the stewed pork knuckles, a Chinese […]

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Food, for me, is a means to an end and not an end in itself.

Food, for me, represents the love of family, the fellowship of friends, and the community and communality it brings.