Also I asked my cousins why they never mentioned great grandpa, but always spoke about "a coh" which is the matriarch of the family. They look puzzled, as if the thought has never occured to them that they should ever mention him lol.
Peranakan families are matriachical, which meant the women […]
#Wedding gifts laid out in the bridal chamber in a #Peranakan home in Penang, Malaysia, c. 1920. The slippers in the two cabinets are likely decorated with beadwork or embroidery
#Wedding gifts laid out in the bridal chamber in a #Peranakan home in Penang, Malaysia, c. 1920. The slippers in the two cabinets are likely decorated with beadwork or embroidery
Hope Nasi Lemak is in there somewhere! #Malaysia #HaveYouEatenRiceToday #MalaysianCooking #Peranakan #MakanSiap
A meal
These dishes take so long to make. Why do we Peranakans torture ourselves like these 🥲
#MakanApaToday Jiu Hu Char and Lobak
#Malaysia #Cuisine #Chinese #Peranakan
I was surprised to learn that prompt for @inktober for sting is swindle or exorbitantly overcharge! Which is what’s happening to the Nyonya here.
Or at least what she thinks is happening here. Though the cloth seller is saying no!
#nyonya #peranakan #bajunyonya #babanyonya
Little Heritage House is an interesting Nyonya restaurant in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia which specialises in peranakan or nyonya cuisine.
#nonya #peranakan #heritage #cuisine #restaurant #petalingjaya #malaysia #historical #decoration #colour #Podium #elitepix #bokehbros #highlanderimages
Little Heritage House is an interesting Nyonya restaurant in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia which specialises in peranakan or nyonya cuisine.
#nonya #peranakan #heritage #cuisine #restaurant #petalingjaya #malaysia #historical #decoration #colour #Podium #elitepix #bokehbros #highlanderimages
Little Heritage House is an interesting Nyonya restaurant in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia which specialises in peranakan or nyonya cuisine.
#nonya #peranakan #heritage #cuisine #restaurant #petalingjaya #malaysia #historical #decoration #colour #Podium #elitepix #bokehbros #highlanderimages
Another lovely weekend in Melaka with a market at @thebendahari.markets !
#melakatrip #peranakan #craftmarket #artmarket #malaysiaartist #malaysianart #melaka #digitalillustration #magazine #malacca #illustratedbook #artistofmalaysia #malaysianart #artofmalaysia #melakacity
These shoe tops were bead embroidered by my Peranakan (South East Asian fusion culture) mother! Read more about Peranakan crafts here : http://dlvr.it/TKG4J9 http://dlvr.it/TKVRFL #handmade #beading #beadwork #beadembroidery #peranakan
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Rollin' On The River... Malaysia: Malacca's River!
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#Malaysia #Malacca #MalaccaRiver #Fusion #Colonial #Peranakan #Cendol #Blog #Travel #River #Nature #Portugese
You’ve Got Mail! Wonder what came in the mail for Rose that has her looking like that!
Trying out the @monthofmasters drawing challenge for April! Laura Reading by the artist Walter Crane had me thinking of Rose with an entirely different response!
#peranakan #kebayanyonya #kebayaencim
Some more #Peranakan architecture specimen that are beautifully preserved.
Also known as Chinese baroque or Straits Eclectic architecture.
#Singapore
#Architecture
#photography
#StreetPhotography
Chinese New Year celebration
New Year is a time to visit relatives and close friends.
Sage is finding her older brother and sister acting in a peculiar manner!
#nyonya #peranakan #kebayanyonya #年夜饭 #visitingrelatives #procreate #procreateart #digitalart #cny #chinesenewyear #cny2025 #lunarnewyear #relatives #团圆 #春节
Had an amazing night of traditional Peranakan Chinese new year food, history and culture. #singapore #peranakan #lunanewyear
A muffin shaped puff pastry on a plate, yellow fish cake peeking out. Peanut sauce on the side
I made otak otak from scratch, baking it in puff pastry like my fave Penang Peranaken restaurant. Kinda nailed it, tbh. #otakotak #malaysianfood #nyonya #peranakan
"Moon-Sickness"
Cultural shame enforces conformity. When someone changes their social surroundings, these senses can remain even if they no longer apply. Such is the lot of children of immigrant parents, who grow in one place with the standards of another.
#werewolf #batik #Digitalart #Peranakan
Typical floor tiles used in the homes of Peranakan or Straits Chinese in 19th century Penang and Southeast Asia. @t2pub #t2pub #Peranakan #StraitsChinese #Penang #Culture #History #Heritage
Typical floor tiles used in the homes of Peranakan or Straits Chinese in 19th century Penang and Southeast Asia.
@t2pub #t2pub #Peranakan #StraitsChinese #Penang #Culture #History #Heritage
