Chaw Kok Hoong is one of the few home-based handmade ladies leather shoe manufacturers still operating at Kampung Baru Seri Kembangan. His family has been living in Serdang since its founding, with each generation engaging in a different livelihood. His great-grandfather arrived in Serdang from China to mine tin; his grandparents planted rubber; his uncle used to work in Singapore, but returned to his hometown...
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Poon Choi (also known as Basin Feast) is a traditional Hakka festive dish, with over a dozen ingredients stacked layer by layer inside a metal basin or claypot, full to the brim, symbolizing prosperity, as well as family reunion. The ingredients used in Poon Choi are according to one’s means, and vary with regional or personal preference. The making of Poon Choi may seem simple,...
Weighing scales are indispensable tools in daily life. From wooden steelyard balance in ancient times, spring scales invented in the 17th century, to electronic scales which have become common since the 20th century, accurate weight measurement is essential for commerce. While ancient units of measurement varied widely, nowadays, there are internationally standardized units such as the gram, kilogram, and metric ton. As long as there...
