Category Archives: Reflections

Chap Goh Mei

Posted on February 12, 2006 by Tricia

Chinese New Year came and went. My tabs this year: 1) One Lion Dance I love the loud booming of the drums. As a child I would run out in search of any lion dance I heard of from afar. … Continue reading →

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Bounded Freedom?

Posted on February 7, 2006 by Tricia

What is it that motivates people to so wholly believe in something that any slightest insult to the basis of belief provokes extreme reaction? I want to understand. I am a Christian and those who know me understand the deep … Continue reading →

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Death: The Great Nothingness?

Posted on January 30, 2006 by Tricia

When I was a kid, my favourite cartoon action figure was not He-man the hero, but Skeletor the evil. After a He-man entertainment show, I ran to be picked up by Skeletor while the other children crowded around He-man. I … Continue reading →

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Scented Oils

Posted on January 30, 2006 by Tricia

I would run screaming out of the room as the pungent smell of Hong Eu (fragrant oil) steamed into my nose. Mama, my maternal grandmother, like many others in her generation, relied almost completely upon these oils to remedy all … Continue reading →

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Wide Open Spaces

Posted on January 22, 2006 by Tricia

Starting this at a time when controversy and volatility strap the nation, there’s no better moment to then quote one of my favourite verses by WB Yeats, solely because it represents the fragility and quiet desperation of a situation. Turning … Continue reading →

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