Beer! Hello from Poland – the land of bottomless Pilsner and delicious Polish pastries. We are here til tomorrow 🙂 Follow me on Instagram @KultureKween for more recent updates.…
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During Hungry Ghost Months, humans do the age-old tradition of ancestor worshipping and hungry ghost appeasing as it’s believed that the spirit-world gate opens, and the ghosts return to the living world for a whole month.…
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I have enough quips about changing my surename for someone who wasn’t given any in the first place, but I am my name. It’s my root, as printed on my boarding pass. I want to be celebrated with that name. Before, now and forever.…
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The most famous Mukbang Youtube channels online feature an enormous amount of food that the Youtubers consume. It has been reported that some are scoffing 4,000 plus calories in one sitting, and what’s more, many are getting paid top dollar to do so.…
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Tokyo On Foot I got his first book, Tokyo On Foot, last year, after contemplating for many moons, whether dropping serious dollars was worth getting a book filled with drawings only. The book ended up being my all-time favourite. I reread it countless times and at times it cheers me up as well. That…
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My favourite Singapore food culture festival might just be the Mooncake Festival. Celebrated in mid-autumn, usually in September, to give thanks for the harvest. In short, it’s the Asian Thanksgiving. Mooncake You Say? Moon cakes themselves are dense, filled pastries. Some have a more dense, pie-like crust, while others have a flaky crust. The…
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I can’t believe it has been two years since I met Neera for the first time. She got my attention when she gave the guest speaker at a blogger conference a bag full of Tim Tams, the iconic Australian chocolate biscuit. I remember thinking that I need to befriend her before the conference is…
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“Is this the Intan house?” I asked the taxi driver. He shrugged and pointed at the GPS “This is the address you gave ah, miss” he replied. A minute later and a few Singaporean dollars poorer, I cautiously tapped on the blue-doored house. Ready to be shouted by a random house owner. The door cracked,…
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Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is one of the biggest yearly celebrations in China. It’s filled with cultural significance, celebration, and lots of family time. There are many aspects of this Festival that are traditional, beautiful, and memorable. One such piece of cultural pie is the Lion Dance. Chinese Lion Dance The…
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I was standing in the middle of a souvenir store inside the Takasaki train station when a cup caught my attention. Mogu Cup was written on the label together with the Yen symbol followed by a few digits, but no other description except for the name of the crafter, Hokuto 59. The beautifully crafted…
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Ohayo! I created this Japan Travel Checklist to feed my obsession with Japan, from its’ beautiful culture to its delicious food. I have kept it offline on Evernote for a few years now. But I decided to share it here, hoping it might be useful to you guys. I have put a tick beside…
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