Satay Stall @ Glutton Square (Jalan Shahbandar)

Origins
Some believe that satay was invented by Chinese immigrants who sold the skewered barbecue meat on the street. Their argument is that the word satay means “triple stacked” (三疊) in Amoy dialect, and indeed, satay is often made with three flat lozenges of meat.
It is also possible that it was invented by Malay or Javanese [...]

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Otak-Otak Stall @ Glutton Square (Jalan Shahbandar)

Otak-otak is a fish cake found throughout Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.  It is also known as otah-otah, otah or otak in Singapore. It can be eaten as a snack or with bread or rice as part of a meal.
Otak-otak is made by mixing fish paste (usually mackerel) with a mixture of spices including chillies, garlic, [...]

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A Wedding Ceremony (Part 2)

Traditionally, after the wedding ceremony, the newlyweds serve tea (holding the teacups with both hands), inviting the groom’s elders to drink tea by addressing them by formal title, e.g. eldest brother or third sister.

The general rule is to have the woman on the left side and the man on the right side. The people being [...]

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A Wedding Ceremony (Part 1)

Last week I took a leave from work to attend and help my girlfriend’s family in the preparation of her youngest uncle wedding. I took a few pictures here and there before at the end of the day, I was one of the drivers for the elderly parents and some relatives to the wedding dinner [...]

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