Chinese New Year is here! Let us all officially welcome the year of the Blue Water Dragon 2012! Chinese New Year is the most important traditional Chinese holiday. In China, it is known as Spring Festival since the spring season marks the beginning of the Chinese lunar calendar. The festival begins on the first day […]
Month: January 2012
Gold Leaf Gilding and Japanese Calligraphy Workshops
Japan is a country rich in arts and crafts. Among the famous Japanese arts are: Bonsai – the art of cultivating miniature trees Ikebana – the art of flower arrangement Origami – the art of paper folding Haiku – the art of Japanese poetry Gilding – the art of decorating objects with gold in leaf […]
New Year, New Beginnings
As another year unfolds, it’s inevitable for us not to review the past. We look back and recollect our achievements and failures, happiness and sadness, as well as the kindness and mischief we did. We ponder on lessons learned and tend to list down things we must keep up, must improve, and must change. Then […]
Welcoming New Years
New years are new beginnings! They must be welcomed with positivity and good vibes! There must be noise, coins, and foods! Papa is in charged with the noise by clanging frying pans, mama is in charged with the coins by viva, throwing coins all over the house, while I’m the boss in the kitchen. Everybody in […]