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June 17, 2009 • 7:04 pm 0

When life was simpler..

I found an article titled ‘Kelantan-Patani the forgotten History’, and quickly sent an e-mail to the admin of  the site for a requote and republish some of the interesting photos of the Kelantanese communities in year 1909 – Exactly 100 years ago! Read the rest of this entry »

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June 2, 2009 • 7:39 pm 0

Brad Pitt:The Pink Project

I’ve been to a few Traditional Malay houses and based on my experience, these houses are indeed sustainable, the raised piles allows maximum ventilation and it doubles up as a preventive measurement for all tropical storms and floods.

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June 1, 2009 • 4:06 pm 0

Carved items n Healing tools @Kota Lukut

 

These articles of interesting medicinal, religious and cultural values could be viewed, (and touched!) at the small but informative (and free!) Kota Lukut Museum. This museum is dedicated to house findings from excavation done at the nearby Kota Lukut (Fort of Lukut), which was once an independent, trading post (largely tin mined at the Lukut River) owned by Raja Bot. At its heyday, Kota Lukut had the best administration in the Archipelago, complete with a troop of cavalry policemen, that it earned praises from the then Governor of Malacca, William Farquhar, as a city that surpassed even Malacca in term of governance, wealth and prosperity.

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May 25, 2009 • 8:35 pm 1

Keris

Legend had it that the mystical keris Taming Sari could fly and seek out the enemy, just like modern missiles. Not only that but it would even rattle in its sheath to warn its owner of potential danger.

In the 15th. Century, when he wanted to ask for the hand in marriage of Majapahit princess Raden Galoh Chandra Kirana, Sultan Mansur Shah traveled to Java with his royal bodyguard, Hang Tuah. Read the rest of this entry »

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May 12, 2009 • 2:10 pm 0

Traditional Batik

Just imagine in developed countries like Australia, Europe and the US where any hand-made crafts or artwork are extremely valued and highly-priced. And in Malaysia block-printed batik which should fall into this category are relegated to the lower stratum of appreciation. Read the rest of this entry »

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