Old House at Ang Siang Hill
Old House at Ang Siang Hill by Arthur Yap an unusual house this is dreams are here before you sleep tread softly into the three-storeyed gloom sit gently on the straits born furniture imported from china speak quietly to the contemporary occupants they are not afraid of you waiting for you to go before they dislocate your intentions so what if this is your grandfather’s house his ghost doesn’t live here anymore your family past is superannuated grim which increases […]
Hungry Ghosts
The Origins, Traditions and Beliefs of what today has become popularly known as “The Hungry Ghost Festival” by Victor Yue Between the ancient Chinese characters and the modern English vocabulary, there seems to be a big mis-match as to what the festival is about. But for ease of communication, some terms that seem to be closest in translation would it seems, have to do. In some cases, such as events, more exciting phrases were coined in Chinese and explains I […]
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