Wishing you a Merry Christmas
It has been a while since my last post… I took some time off to tend to my family’s health issues (both locally and overseas) and my own minor [...]
Gearing up to the year of the Rabbit
It is only less than 2 weeks before the biggest event for the Chinese community all over the world – welcoming the spring festival. It’s Chinese New Year - the [...]
Why are Traditions and Cultures Important to Families?
Your Traditions and Your Values – sharing cultures February 10th 2024 is Chinese New Year; it is also known as the spring festival or lunar new year. It goes [...]
Happy Mid Autumn Festival
Moon cake is made with rich pastry and lotus seed paste, traditionally eaten during the mid autumn festival Wishing you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival [...]
Australia Day
The tradition of having Australia Day as a national holiday on 26 January is a recent one. Not until 1935 did all the Australian states and territories use that name [...]
5 common Chinese New Year rituals that we still practice
Chinese New Year is commonly known a Spring Festival. For Chinese, those in China and in ethnic communities around the world, the lunar new year is the most important and [...]
Reconnecting to Family, Culture and Heritage through childhood dishes
The easiest way to share your culture and heritage with younger generations is through the cuisine you grew up with. I wrote about why it is important to embrace our [...]
Why it is important to embrace your culture and heritage with love?
"If you don't know your roots, you are like a leaf that does not know you are part of a tree". Source: The Little Nyonya drama series I told myself [...]
United With Shine! the Journey
I am going to take this opportunity to thank you for your support with the launch of my first book - United We Shine!. It was definitely a surreal experience [...]
United We Shine! Parenting In A New Culture – Opportunities For Growth and Deeper Connection
Nyonyalicious store - pdf format Amazon: https://amzn.to/2M5vcvh (Kindle version) I would like to share something really exciting with you today ... Over the past few years I had been thinking of [...]
Strengthen your relationships with your children through your childhood dishes
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
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 [...]
3 joyful ways to connect with your community during festive season
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 [...]
Festivities culture and family traditions
Festive times are a time to share, give and reconnect with the family. As I was doing my weekly grocery shopping and met a few friends along the way, we [...]
Do you believe things happen for a reason?
Lay Ean Eng, MC PAA NSW Annual Dinner - wearing my grandmother's baju kebaya Photo courtesy: Peranakan Association Australia NSW Do you believe things happen for a reason? Allow me [...]
The story behind your favourite dish
What is the story behind your favourite dish? Have you been watching Masterchef? I seldom watch any reality shows, but I quite enjoy Master Chef and have been watching it [...]
Connect with your family through food conversation
Creating memories together through food While watching Master Chef, one of the contestants mentioned about connecting through food. They said that one of the many ways to connect with her [...]
Five common challenges for migrant parents
Moving to a new country, whether it is for work or by choice, involves lots of decision making, planning, research, commitment and sacrifices on all parties involved. It may be [...]
Confinement after child birth – the Malaysian Experience
Recently there was a conversation about the support of new mothers and I was sharing my experiences of the 30 day confinement after both my children were born. Many mothers [...]
The importance of emotional attunement and your child’s development
Your child needs more than love and bonding; she needs you to be attuned to her emotional and physical needs to allow her to thrive both physically and emotionally. We [...]
Cheng Beng – The Malaysian way
Cheng Beng (qingming) is also called the All Souls Day. Recently, on the way back from Malaysia, I came across a magazine on the plane; it had an article about [...]
The art of bargaining – to bargain or not to bargain?
What is bargaining? According to dictionary.com, bargaining is "an agreement between parties settling what each shall give and take or perform and receive in a transaction" or according to Wikipedia: [...]
Happy Chinese New Year
Today, 8th February 2016 is Chinese New Year, which is the first day in the Chinese calendar. This day is also known as the Spring Festival. For Chinese, those in [...]
Tok Panjang
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy new year. May the New Year bring you good health, joy and abundance. Every new year, I would [...]
Why is it important to share your culture and traditions with the next generation?
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 [...]
Your culture, beliefs and habits
The other day while having lunch with a friend, we were talking about habits and beliefs, and we made some comparisons about different cultures, such as: Why do some people [...]
When guests visits… the Malaysian way and how to prepare your children for the visit?
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 [...]
YOUR CULTURE IS AN AMAZING GIFT
When you bridge both cultures, you bridge the connections with your children Your culture is your heritage; it gives you the foundation of WHO you are and WHAT you stand [...]
Connections to our roots – Malacca
Malacca Connections to our roots can occur in many places... now to Malacca! The next stop of our journey was Malacca – the third smallest Malaysian state. It is located [...]
Connections to our roots – Kuala Lumpur – Part 2
Kuala Lumpur Going back to where you grew up brings about connections. The whole duration in Kuala Lumpur was relaxing, hectic and fun. We had the chance to relax in [...]