Onam marks the onset of the official Malayalam calendar and the first month of the year. Legend has it that Onam is held to celebrate Kerala's beloved King Mahabali.…
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Keep ReadingMilton Market was the first stop of our Sunday morning in Brisbane. Located in the inner west of the city, it’s one of the highest-rated markets on Google, so we went there to find out why. The weather that day was glorious. I also love the open and pop-up concept of the market. Eating…
Keep ReadingWinter Night Market in Melbourne was one of the first few places I went with Fafa once we reinstated our Wednesday date-night tradition. I don’t remember much of my first time at Queen Victoria Winter Night Market except that we ate the best Sri Lankan food I have ever eaten while standing. It also…
Keep ReadingThere are more than 200 stalls at Melbourne Finders Keepers Market this year. Most of them looked pretty similar to my untrained-not-artsy eyes.…
Keep ReadingSummary of the last 30 days of Kulture Kween, the person and the blog, which are heavily based on the notes I scribbled down in my journal.…
Keep ReadingMakan is one of the most important Indonesian words one should know about. Translated simply, it means to eat. But Makan, for us Indonesians, means much more than that. It can also mean celebration (makan makan), a call of respect (silahkan makan) even a term of endearment (tukang makan) and many others. Birthday Makan…
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Keep Reading“I want to go to the Kerala fish market“, I told Fafa. That, of course, didn’t come as a surprise to him. We have been together for nearly a decade now. It was enough time to educate him about my obsession with fish markets. “You have to ask my dad, then“, he replied. “Maybe…
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