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6 Reasons To Not Wear Shoes At Home
It’s customary to take your shoes off at home in many parts of the world. For instance, in many Asian households it’s often shoes off at the door. There’s also a no shoes rule when walking around indoors at home. Having grown up in a Chinese household, this is a habit that comes naturally to…
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Why I Feel Like Quitting After 7 Years Of Blogging
This month* marks seven years since I started this blog. This year marks a turning point in my life where I’ve thought about quitting blogging and even writing altogether. It seems my relationship with blogging has hit the seven year itch. Over time I’ve blogged less and less. When I started blogging, I blogged weekly.…
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6 Reasons Why You Feel Like You Don’t Belong Anywhere
‘Why don’t I belong?’ Sometimes we go through moments in our lives where we don’t fit in with a certain group or place. For some of us, we might feel like we don’t belong anywhere most of the time. Either way when we don’t belong often that means we feel different. The feeling of not…
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6 Ways To Avoid Celebrating Your Birthday
Our birthday comes around once a year. It’s a day that marks another year we have lived, another year we have experienced. Some of us see it as day to celebrate. Some of us see it as a day to not celebrate, and last year I wrote about this in a post called 7 Reasons…
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Is India A Part Of Asia?
India is one large, unique country. It is located above the equator, forms a part of the Himalayas and borders Nepal, Pakistan and China. India is also culturally expanse, comprising of thousands of ethnic groups, languages and traditions. Its culture has a strong influence on neighbouring Asian countries and vice-versa. Often India is referred to…
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6 Symbolic Chinese Foods That Bring Good Luck
Food is an important part of Chinese culture, and Chinese food holds symbolic meanings. Some Chinese foods are symbolically auspicious and eaten for good luck. The meaning of these foods are based on traditional stories behind individual ingredients and also appearances. Here are six such lucky foods eaten by many Chinese during celebrations such as…
Mabel Kwong 