Archive for September 22nd, 2008

22 Sep 2008 Chinese Culture – Masks, Tea
Author: Nicole |  Category: my life  | Comments off

Chinese Opera often use masks to portray different emotions and expressions of the character they play in the opera.

Here is how some of them look like:

From SMB3 + ACM

See how each mask differs from the rest?

Let me try to decipher what each mask is trying to tell me (cos some of them look almost similar to the other, save for subtle differences such as the colour used. If I am not mistaken, the green mask depicts a sad expression, while the dark blue one depicts a picture of anger… and as for the rest, I will need to find out more about them. :P

Another part of Chinese culture would be tea drinking.

From SMB3 + ACM

Tea drinking dates back to several dynasties, and there are many varieties of tea… Green Tea, Red Tea, White Tea, Black Tea, Flower Tea etc. I enjoy brewing and tasting different varieties of tea. You could still see tea being packaged traditionally at the Yue Hwa Chinese Emporium in Chinatown. One can find so many different grades and varieties of tea imported from China.

Chinese culture has been a part of me, and I am glad to have broadened my knowledge on a visit to the Asian Civilisation Museum. :)

Nicole

22 Sep 2008 The Great Food Scare
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Read the newspapers lately, and realized that the Milk Scare in China is too great to ignore. Because of the number of products involved. Milk is almost a basic ingredient in production of food products.

I recall how much I love eating the Rabbit candy, drinking the assorted flavours of Dutch Lady Milk, and many other kind of chocolates. It amazes me to find out that M&M’s are produced in China too, although there are some which is produced in United States.

I think I am officially scared of eating sweets and diary stuff till the food scandal clears. Its scary, to hear more and more of such bad news.

Nicole