Tag: Malacca

Next week the Year of the Metal Rat will give way to the turn of the Metal Ox. The small will give way to the stubborn. Or so it seems. This year feels different, of course. So many of us won’t be able to return … Continue readingWontons

On the work table are two large mixing bowls, one with plain white rice and one with rice dyed blue with bunga telang (blue pea pea flowers). The dumpling makers first fold the pre-soaked bamboo leaves into a cone before spooning in some blue and … Continue readingA dumpling called home

Leave nothing but seeds … Continue readingApple

Madness! I cannot believe I am still packing. (Neither can my parents, for that matter, but let’s not deal with that yet.)  Why didn’t I finish earlier? Stupid, stupid, stupid. My eyes are blurry from lack of sleep. For days I’ve been chatting up old … Continue readingLast orders