New Shoes!

May 21, 2010 / Daily Life

I interrupt my usual analytical / tech geek entries with an entry all women can appreciate. I got new shoes! The awesome part is that they’re not my usual style. For those who’ve not met me in person, my dress sense is very Calvin Klein. Solid. Black. Timeless. And, boring. Then I stumbled upon this…

Peranakan Culture

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November 22, 2009 / Blogger Events, Culture

I realized I spent a lot of time being fascinated by other peoples’ cultures but have never really mentioned my own – and I don’t mean Chinese culture. As with many Chinese people in South East Asia, I am not purely Chinese by descent. My paternal grandmother is Peranakan from the Indonesian Riau Islands and…

Designer Bags: Stares and Status

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July 6, 2008 / Culture, Opinion

After experiencing life in Asia for the past month or so, I have come to conscious realization that Asians are infatuated with designer bags. It’s not a bad thing. However, with a little knowledge of designer labels, it has become quite obvious that most (not all) aren’t infatuated with the bag or the brand, but…