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When we live far away from our family and friends, it is always important to remember our roots, our loved ones overseas, and most of all, introduce and share our traditions, culture and values with the younger generation – and the easiest way is through our cuisine.

By introducing your cultural dishes to your children or your grandchildren, you are actually introducing your cultures to them indirectly, which in turn, allows your children to have a better understanding of your culture, heritage and your background. Thus, it is easier for them to establish deeper and more meaningful relationships with you and your extended families.

Your children may be limited by language or may have adopted different lifestyles and attitudes to their relatives back in your home country due to generational gaps, but it does not mean they need to miss out on understanding your culture and their heritage.

Strengthen your relationships with your children through your childhood dishes

By |2019-06-13T06:26:53+10:00March 1st, 2018|Your Family|

Strengthen your relationships with your children through your childhood dishes What is your favourite childhood dish or food memory? Why is it so special? Last week I talked very briefly [...]

The significance of Tok Panjang in today’s society

By |2019-11-18T22:22:44+11:00February 26th, 2018|Your Culture and Traditions, Your Family|

Tok Panjang setting courtesy of PAA NSW Tok Panjang Chinese New Year Dinner While helping to plan for the Peranakan Association NSW Chinese New Year dinner, I was asked about [...]

I want you to invite your children to your kitchen and here is why

By |2023-10-15T12:48:46+11:00January 25th, 2018|Fun in the kitchen with Kids!, Your Family|

Source: Body and Soul section of The Advertiser newspaper, 21 Jan 2018 Enlarged article: https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/tokpanjang/Images/kidsinkitchen.jpg My editor just sent me this article to highlight and enforce the messages I am [...]

How to support your child transit from primary to high school with ease and joy

By |2019-06-17T05:18:28+10:00January 16th, 2018|Your Family|

The challenges of high school What happens when you children moves from primary to secondary school? How would they feel? How do they adjust? During the transition, it is a [...]

Meet my editor Dr. Dana Skopal and hear what we discussed during our lunch meet catch-up

By |2019-06-17T05:20:10+10:00January 11th, 2018|Your Family|

Lay Ean and Dr. Dana Skopal - Editor for Tok Panjang Just had a wonderful lunch with my editor, Dr. Dana Skopal. For those of you who have not met [...]

The one birthday ritual that I still practice in Australia

By |2019-06-16T10:32:59+10:00January 8th, 2018|Your Culture and Traditions, Your Family|

Last weekend was my daughter's birthday. So how do we celebrate birthdays in Australia? Do I still follow the ritual from my childhood? It is not possible to do everything [...]

Wishing you and family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

By |2019-06-16T10:33:02+10:00December 24th, 2017|Your Culture and Traditions, Your Family|

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and family. Christmas time is a time to re-connect with your family and friends, re-evaluate your priorities and make time for [...]

3 joyful ways to connect with your community during festive season

By |2019-06-16T10:33:04+10:00December 21st, 2017|Your Culture and Traditions, Your Family|

Simple ways to connect to your community Even though I have left home more than 30 years ago, I still miss all my family and friends in Malaysia. This is [...]

Why festive seasons are great opportunities for family connections

By |2024-01-30T10:50:46+11:00December 17th, 2017|Your Culture and Traditions, Your Family|

Festive seasons are great opportunities for connections and to introduce your culture to your family It is few more weeks to Christmas, and I hear people dreading this time [...]

Benefits of involving your children in festive preparations

By |2019-06-16T10:33:52+10:00December 17th, 2017|Your Culture and Traditions, Your Family|

It is only a few more days until Christmas. Have you organised your greeting cards? What about your gifts? Your presents? Your treats? Your guests? Family gatherings and hosting people? [...]

Tips on how to guide and share your culture with your grandchildren from your kitchen!

By |2020-04-12T15:37:11+10:00November 20th, 2017|Fun in the kitchen with Kids!, Your Culture and Traditions, Your Family|

Guide and share your culture with your grandchildren from your kitchen! I was at a tea shop talking with the manager about various teas...  and somehow our topic of conversation [...]

Stop longing and start connecting to your favourite childhood dishes in under 30 minutes

By |2019-07-08T16:02:38+10:00November 2nd, 2017|Your Culture and Traditions, Your Family|

Start reconnecting to your childhood dishes with readymade ingredients! One of the many things migrants miss most is the food they grew up with. Are you one of them? I [...]

Creating deep loving relationships with your children is more than hugs and kisses

By |2019-06-17T05:29:11+10:00October 13th, 2016|Your Family|

Parenting is one of the most difficult, daunting roles, but yet the most rewarding “job” in the world. We face daily challenges of balancing our commitments, such as career, and other [...]

Why is it important to share your culture and traditions with the next generation?

By |2024-02-05T16:10:38+11:00January 18th, 2016|Your Culture and Traditions, Your Family|

Why is it important to share your culture and traditions with the next generation? Chinese New Year is just around the corner. Some of you will be starting to [...]

How to influence, impact and have good relationships with your children?

By |2019-06-17T05:32:14+10:00October 13th, 2015|Your Family|

How to influence and empower your children with ease and joy Connections and communication are major areas that I see many parents struggle with, especially with their older children. I often [...]

When guests visits… the Malaysian way and how to prepare your children for the visit?

By |2019-06-17T05:34:28+10:00October 1st, 2015|Your Family|

How do you prepare your children about the different culture and habits that they will be experiencing For those of us who have spent many years away from our home [...]

Bridging cultural and generational gaps through cultural dishes

By |2019-06-17T05:34:31+10:00September 28th, 2015|Your Culture and Traditions, Your Family|

Connections is about shared experiences Recently we had family visiting for a week. An aunt and uncle spent about a week staying with my family. We had a good time [...]

Involve your children in the kitchen, they love to help!

By |2019-06-16T10:55:40+10:00August 17th, 2015|Fun in the kitchen with Kids!, Your Family|

Involve your children; they love to help! With our busy daily commitments, our main focus would be to try to use the little time everyday we have with our children [...]

Three simple steps to opening up communications with you children – with ease and joy

By |2019-06-17T05:39:51+10:00June 8th, 2015|Your Family|

Make your kitchen the “go to” place for your family Have you heard of the saying that the kitchen is the heart of the family. This is a place where [...]

Turn daily chores with your children into connections and bonding opportunities

By |2019-06-17T05:43:26+10:00June 1st, 2015|Your Family|

How to turn daily chores with your children into family connections and bonding opportunities Ideally, parents would love to spend as much time as they possible could with their children; [...]

How to connect and have fun when planning your grocery list?

By |2019-06-17T05:44:32+10:00May 18th, 2015|Fun in the kitchen with Kids!, Your Family|

Connections and bonding are about shared experiences Parents are busy; we often struggle to find enough time for our families, thus, how do you find the time to connect and [...]

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