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さあ行きな 振り向かないで | 1/4 Thai 1/16 Peranakan | Homecook | British Shorthair Dad | 蘭因絮果 花開花落自有時

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At least we still have our twin towers standing

[Gradius Musashi @Stryder79]

@twice_mixx As an American we look at SEA as a land of mud villages and cheap hookers. Singapore is exempt.

[Wilson is Running 🇲🇾 @wilsonyimby]

Anybody here where your family actually went Haji by ship? I want to hear the stories.

Before Tabung Haji, the haj started at a Penang jetty.

Imagine, sailing to Mecca.

For nearly two centuries, from 1786 to 1977, Penang was the region's haj port. Pilgrims from Malaya, Siam and the Dutch East Indies gathered there to board ships everyone simply called kapal haji.

Singapore was the other great staging point. Pilgrims filled the lodging houses around Arab Street and Kampong Glam, waiting weeks for their ship.

Before the Suez Canal opened in 1869, the voyage to Jeddah took around three months. After it, about two weeks. Still long enough that many boarded old, frail, and having sold everything they owned for the ticket.

That was the world Tabung Haji was born into. When the first counter opened in 1963, pilgrims were still boarding ships. Planes only fully took over in 1977.

So TH spent its first 14 years helping people save for a sea voyage. And in 1969 it actually absorbed the old haj affairs office headquartered in Penang. Half of the fund's DNA is that jetty.

Today the same journey takes less than a day. Malaysia's grandparents' generation gave up months of their lives, and everything they owned, just to stand where people now fly.

[Wilson is Running 🇲🇾 @wilsonyimby]

Yes Haji Lane is called Haji Lane because of this.

For over a century those shophouses lodged haj pilgrims waiting for their ship to Jeddah.

Arab brokers on the lane arranged the passage. Some pilgrims hawked nearby just to afford the final leg.

Bussorah Street next door was literally called Kampong Kaji, Pilgrim Village.

Up to 10,000 pilgrims staged in Singapore a year, and Arab Street held the traders serving them.

Today's hipster lane was once the departure lounge to Mecca.

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The Chinese Peranakan in Msia used to be considered an ethnicity on their own “Baba Nyonya” and were even bumiputeras before the 1970s

They were then categorized as ‘Cina’, though recently, Melaka born Peranakans can adopt ‘Baba Nyonya’ as their race in their national ID (but revoked of their Bumiputera status)

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To that pundek hacker

Semoga setiap parking kosong ko nampak rupa2nya ada kancil/myvi

Semoga setiap kali kau baru cuci kereta hujan besar melimpah

[GP size 80 @guttapercha88]

Ok bitches I finally got my account back 😭😭 after nearly a week!

Was locked out from here as someone removed my phone no and replaced my email. I was abt to give up lol pastu remember Im a premium subscriber (and I ID verified my acc)

Sent the recovery team my IC and App Store receipt and I got it back in less than 5 hours lol

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@kamaghul @cfc_nrmnrckwell She did not win lah. She was placed the 6th. But I’ve always loved how her dishes is always Malaysian inspired

[syau in her jobless era @syauietonn]

why is there completely no gate from Lrt Subang to Kelana Square, have to walk all the way

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Fuck the duck meat. I just created one of the best kerabu

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Cooked myself another atas lunch today:
• Pan-seared duck breast
• Paired with Garam Masala roux
• Plum, Grapefruit and Basil Kerabu
• Grilled Leeks

*I will never cook with duck again. It’s so gamey and too greasy
*Theres bunga Kantan in the kerabu
*I should quit dentistry

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Lmao I saw a reel from a Singaporean claiming ‘Mak kau hijau’ is from them

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@kaijuday Bukit Kiara = Mont Kiara

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Yes. Bukit Tunku = Kenny Hills

[📟 @sourskittlesz]

aku tak tahu kenny hills tu bukit tunku and bukan semata nama overpriced mid cafe je

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I was so unprepared for cupcakke’s version of happy tree friends

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@danieleskay HAHAHA

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@ax10zx Our ancestors used to dress like that! ❤️

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@wrabyapta I’m sorry but kueh what

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Technically this is their bahasa ibunda

[Tengku Zafrul 🇲🇾 @tzafrul_aziz]

Dulu hantar belajar. Hari ini datang raikan hari graduasi. ❤️

Tahniah, Zahra! First Class Honours in English Literature di University of Warwick. 👏

We are so proud of you.

Lepas ni sambung Master's di Oxford pula. Kebetulan Papa pun ada Fellowship kat sana, senanglah nak check Zahra buat apa. 😄

p/s: Lepas habis Master's nanti... jangan lupa balik Malaysia. 🇲🇾

#TZA #Graduation #UniversityOfWarwick #FirstClassHonours #Family #Alhamdulillah #TZA

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I have a feeling I might quit dentistry in 10 more years and then pursue culinary arts.

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@HaydenK95134 I do.

And also I know you’re the example of someone with a drained brain.

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‘Malaysia is allergic to tech innovation’ is hilarious

We literally invented the biometric system in passports used all over the world

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@Shero_A04 Oh I did not realize it reminds you of home.