Tag: Culture, Food, Melissa Lin, Ramadan, Recipes
Ramadan Recipes: Beef Rendang
By: Melissa Lin Beef Rendang is a dish that is usually served during Malay celebrations and weddings. It is also eaten traditionally during the holy fasting month...
Finding Art in Malaysia
One of my favourite ways to peer into the heart of a country is by getting to know it through the eye of its artists. Through the visual arts I learn by feeling and...
Parts of a Whole: Malaysia as an Islamic State
By: Melissa Lin Malaysia is one of the few examples of an Islamic state fused with a modern capitalist system. To discuss the role that Islam plays in Malaysia, and...
Introduction to Malaysia
By: Melissa Lin One of the most well known and celebrated facts about Malaysia is it's multiculturalism. Chinese, Indian, Malay and indigenous cultures all...
Introduction to Kuala Lumpur
By: Melissa Lin Kuala Lumpur is a city with a unique character. The architectural styles, food, flavors and people in KL reflect her many different facets and faces....
Introduction to Johor Bahru, Malaysia
By: Melissa Lin Johor Bahru, capital of Johor in the South of West Malaysia, is the second most densly populated city after Kuala Lumpur. The gateway to Singapore,...
Chinese New Year: The Year of the Snake
By: Melissa Lin Come February 10 2013, Chinese folk all over the world celebrate the most important festival in Chinese culture, Chinese New Year. This festival marks...
Bernice Chauly: ‘Growing up with Ghosts’
By: Melissa Lin Bernice Chauly is a writer, photographer, poet, lecturer and film-maker. Having been active in the Kuala Lumpur arts scene for almost two decades,...
Rahmat Haron: Malaysian Artist, Professional Drifter, Super Poseur, Fake Quasi Wanderer & Wannabe of Too Many Things
By: Melissa Lin There are currents of powerful reflection, thought and emotion in the work of Malaysian artist Rahmat Haron. Whether it is through the medium of his...
Malaysian Artist Shieko Reto: ‘Sembur with Style’
By: Melissa Lin Shieko Reto’s drawings, paintings and illustrations are whimsical, humorous and bittersweet. They are records of daily life experience, interactions...
