Maria Dass the World
Tales from the trails of a travelling storyteller
My first article for the year in the Vibes.com š Unesco listings: A means of cultural appropriation? https://www.thevibes.com/articles/culture/13632/unesco-listings-a-means-for-cultural-appropriation
My paternal uncle bought a house in SS14 Subang Jaya in the 1980s. At that time this neighbourhood was the Hounslow of Malaysia – and a hub for airport and […]
Sign of the times – boxes and lines on the beautiful tiles of the late 19th century Cheong Fatt Tze (Blue) Mansion. The beautiful geometric patterns of the tiles imported […]
The harmonious sounds of the sea, gentle breeze and night sounds from the forest @
The Datai Langkawi
Sepang has an array of food, restaurants, cafes and stalls offering a treasure trove of delights for you taste buds to explore. Below are some options for you to consider […]
Sites of interests in Sepang, Selangor: Cyberjaya Lake Garden
Gopengās āLoverās Treeā embodies the legend of a past forbidden love affair, but stands as a symbol of everlasting love today.
Check out Gopengās famous and only surviving traditional soya sauce factory that has flavoured the townās fare for 104 years and counting.
Taste your way through Selangor starting with traditional food and fare introduced by early settlers who moved to this state from various parts of the Malay archipelago.
Iāve always found it odd that Malaysians do not see ourselves as beach bums. We do alive in a peninsular after all. In general the beaches along the West Coast […]
The current global lockdown is going to force most of us to grow roots where we are right now. I for one am going to make the best of it […]
Iāve always been a caffeine addict. From six cups of coffee a day at one time, Iāve moved on to teas. It first started with the good old teh tarik […]
I’m not a morning person, and when the first rays of the sun stream in through the windows of my room in the morning, I’d rather pull the blanket over […]
Despite an illusion of distance there is a beginning and end to every tunnel, pathway, aisle or passageway. Sometimes it leads to a better place, sometime the destination you reach […]
If I could bottle my favourite scent I’d call it ‘After Rain’. It will capture the fresh scent of wet grass, vegetation, palm frond, fresh earth and the subtle scent […]
Confined to home for more than a month, except for short runs for provisions at nearby shops, I’m beginning to miss the vibrancy of what I once took for granted […]
