Festival Hang Tuah 2011

I was given the opportunity last Friday to perform with the Kumpulan Kebudayaan Chetti Melaka at the Muzium Kesultanan Melaka. This event was held to enlighten the locals as well as foreign tourists on the rich history of Malacca's diplomatic consulate and warrior, Hang Tuah.
During this event, performers from multiple groups such as the Perguruan Silat, Briged Seni, Jabatan Kebudayaan, Tames Production, Asthana Arts as well as from Kumpulan Kebudayaan Nyonya Baba and Chetti Melaka worked together for a period of 5 days to make this event successful.
As most of us were already acquainted with each other from previous performances such as the UNESCO World Heritage City Commemoration and Merdeka Celebrations that are held every year, we were all at ease with each other and had the time of our life although practice schedule was tight and exhausting.
All in all, we put on a great if not amazing show and I sincerely hope that events as such will be organised in the near future to ensure that Malacca's rich history and culture be preserved and told in the following years to come.

My Mix Heritage

I come from a family with mix heritage. This means that gua boleh kecek a few bahasa. That line actually means that I can speak in a few language in Baba Nyonya dialect. On my mum's side, I have Chetti, Chinese Nyonya and a dash of British heritage. On my dad's side, I have Indian, Malayalam and Chinese blood. This means I am 75% of the total Malaysian ethnic. I can understand English, Bahasa Melayu, Mandarin Chinese, a bit of Tamil, Malayalam, Hokkien and Hindi. I can speak fluent English, Bahasa Melayu and basic Mandarin Chinese. This gives me a great advantage in life. Being a Malaysian, I'm pretty sure that most Malaysians are at least bilingual or trilingual people. All I'm saying is that languages are a great way to break the barrier. As my dad once told me, people in general are afraid of what they don't know or understand. I totally agree with that. Well, on the plus side, I'am a girl who love shopping and I literally have at least one traditional outfit from each ethnic in Malaysia. I have punjabi suits, sarees, cheongsams, baju kurung, kebaya Nyonya, kebaya labuh or known as kebaya Chetti and also a few Sarawakian etnic accesories. I have yet to purchase the Portuguese milkmaid outfit, Sarawak and sabah outfit and the Minangkabau outfit. I'm looking forward to increase my small collection. I'm very fortunate that I grew up with a 'rojak' background and I'll always be proud of my Mix Heritage... Lots of love... Till next time...