This year 2023 we decided to visit Penang to see the Miao Hui festival (Temple gathering) on 28 Jan and the Hokkein New year celebrated…
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Churchill
Winston defends the actions of his people to extreme inexactitude. One extreme example is when he was asked whether the Government was condoning slavery of…
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Islamic Arts Museum
The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia is a gem of a museum. It’s a pity many are not aware of its existence let alone its riches.…
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The Palace Museum
The Palace Museum HK branch pales in comparison with the Palace Museum in Peking and Taipeh National Museum. Having visited the latter two recently, as…
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Beyond Possible
Beyond Possible [2022 published] is a fantastic book on the human spirit, the ability to break through the pain barrier and do good while achieving…
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The Rise and Fall of Economies: Comparative Histories of Middle East and China
These three books are on comparative history. The long divergence’s key argument is that by the 19th century, the Middle East had fallen way behind…
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Murders & Mysteries: Malaysian Edition
Malaysian Murders and Mysteries are a compilation of 42 of the most notorious criminal cases of Malaysia. It starts with the murder of JWW Birch…
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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela when he died in 2013, at age 95, was universally acclaimed as a political saint. The facts known to laymen were that this…
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The Forbidden City of Lhasa
These six books tell the tales of the intrepid explorers who penetrated the Forbidden City of Lhasa deep inside Tibet in the 19th and early…
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The life story of Nelson Mandela
“Opportunity for high office is a matter of fate.” -Tseng Kuo Fan advising Li Hung Chang. (Li Hung Chang and China’s Early Modernisation Page 21).…
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