Embracing the Peranakan Culture on a Monday
A pot normally used to store food in the olden days.
Over the weekend I saw this enormous pot at the airport. It was part of the Peranakan Culture exhibition which was on going at the airport. For those of you who do not know my family is Peranakan and my grandmother went through the traditionalNonya wedding back then when she was eighteen years old. With such a rich heritage there is a lot which I will need to learn about before I am able to integrate my kids.
A China Vase
Coming from a mix heritage of straits born Malay and Chinese my ancestors have embraced the best of both cultures and combined it to something unique~Peranakan. There is still so much to learn especially how to cook all those tasty but laborious dishes. I hope to be able to pass on to the kids all these jewels which my ancestors have left for me.
How do you embrace your culture?
Here is one of the songs which you certainly have to have it on LOUD. Angel by Super Junior.
October 8, 2012 @ 8:01 pm
New song to me of course but cranking it for sure.
~Naila Moon
October 8, 2012 @ 8:03 pm
PS>Loving your cultural photos! Those are really beautiful!!!
October 8, 2012 @ 8:04 pm
How do i love to see that kind of vintage and i think some of our old cultures have already been forgotten because of the new technology that evolved today, how sad, that kind of thing could be hardly found.
October 8, 2012 @ 11:15 pm
Ahh the embracing.
I am learning how to embrace both sides. It’s not always easy. Especially with no family support on my side.
Pretty cool music for the volume!
Happy Monday!
October 8, 2012 @ 11:36 pm
Aren’t the Peranakans the elite family of Singapore?
October 8, 2012 @ 11:53 pm
Love the song! Thanks for sharing!
you’ll be Blown Away on a Pontoon with One More Drinkin’ Song because We Will Rock You until you’re 5-1-5-0
October 9, 2012 @ 1:12 am
Thanks for sharing the Peranajan culture with us. Those are awesome. Love your choice in songs this week and I agree TURN ER’ UP!!! Great video! Didn’t you guys do rap too! Totally cool.
October 9, 2012 @ 4:11 am
Always enjoyable to experience a new culture 🙂
October 9, 2012 @ 4:49 am
I was lucky, and had a Mormon in my family line, so looking up my ancestors was relatively easy. I have so many cultures and backgrounds that I come from. My children are more focused on their father’s background of Greek. I find it fascinating looking back into family history.
Loved your song for today! Have a good week, Danielle
October 9, 2012 @ 12:36 pm
looks like a great big pot and i think this would be the largest i’ve seen in photos, except those customized for theme parks.
October 9, 2012 @ 2:39 pm
Large pots, For me, I bring my kids to Filipino museums to educate them on the history of our culture. 🙂
October 9, 2012 @ 7:35 pm
Thank you so much for sharing, I really enjoyed the song!
October 9, 2012 @ 7:36 pm
Dancing a day late, but you know what I always say…”better late than never!” The photos are marvelous. Being my family has a mix of cultures I find I’m drawn more to our Irish heritage first with a lot of pride because this is part of my DH’s heritage as well.Thanks for sharing your Turn Up the Volume song picks on Monday’s Music Moves Me – great selection!
October 9, 2012 @ 11:26 pm
@Cathy,
thanks for visiting this week. It’s nice to know that you too have a mix heritage.
October 11, 2012 @ 3:08 am
obviously a new song for me…. very sweet and interesting video.