Straits-born Chinese or the Baba-Nonya(s) and their Pernakan Culture, Mangkok Tingkat, Peranakan Tea Cup, costume and porcelain

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Straits-born Chinese or the Baba-Nonya(s) and their Pernakan Culture, Mangkok Tingkat, Peranakan Tea Cup, costume and porcelain

 

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Common tile motifs..

Location: Coffeeshop at Centrale 8, Tampines Central (DBSS) by Sim Lian 

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Pernakan Mangkok Tingkat..tiffin carrier..

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The game of five stones:

Played by 2 or more players, using 5 all triangular cloth bags filled with rice grains, sand or saga seeds.

The object is to complete a set of eight steps.

The winner is the one completing the most number of tries.

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The game of Chapteh.

A traditional Asian game of keeping a weighted shuttlecock up in the air.

Usually this is done by using one’s feet, head and other parts of the body except the hands.

 

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Location of Village Hotel lobby at Katong 

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Pernakan, Katong