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		<title>Ghost Festival a.k.a Hungry Ghost Month</title>
		<link>http://www.melakabest.com/2009/10/06/ghost-festival-aka-hungry-ghost-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>han</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ya ya ya&#8230; Mid-Autumn Festival just finished and I&#8217;m writing Ghost Festival (Chinese Lunar Calendar 7th Month).  This traditional festival is still celebrate by Chinese in many Countries(Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan&#8230;).
Buddhist and Taoists had different understanding in this traditional festival.  For Taoists,  they believed on the 15th day of Seventh month of Chinese Lunar Calendar, [...]


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		<title>Why They called it Malacca(Melaka)</title>
		<link>http://www.melakabest.com/2009/03/23/why-they-called-it-malaccamelaka/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>han</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know most of you will say, Paramesware name it when he was resting under a tree(Indian gooseberry) and saw a dog which defeated by a mouse deer(Pelanduk).  He considered it was so un-normal and praise the courageous and the fearless of the mouse deer.  So, he decided to name the place &#8211; Melaka (name [...]


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		<title>Hakka &#8216;Lui Cha&#8217; or &#8216;Ham Cha&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.melakabest.com/2009/02/02/hakka-lui-cha-or-ham-cha/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>han</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese Hakka usually cooked these foods during 7th day of Chinese New Year.  According to Chinese, 7th day of Chinese New Year is &#8216;Ren Re&#8217;.  Normally, Chinese Hakka will prepared &#8216;Lui Cha&#8217; or &#8216;Ham Cha&#8217; for whole day meal.  For your understanding, &#8216;Lui Cha&#8217; is a tea that consist of Tea leaf, Peanuts and Peppermint [...]


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		<title>Chinese New Year Eve, is a family members gathering day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>han</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matters where are you working, studying, today is a big day, come back my friends, your family is waiting for you.  Yes, Chinese New Year eve is a day where ALL of our family members get around and have a &#8216;big&#8217; meal.  Thats why Chinese called it &#8216;Tuan Yuan&#8216; -get ALL together.
Its not because [...]


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		<title>Chinese New Year, Lion Dance on the Street ???</title>
		<link>http://www.melakabest.com/2009/01/23/chinese-new-year-lion-dance-on-the-street/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>han</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I stumble on this view near my working place, Lion Dance.
It was a Chinese New Year&#8217;s lantern lights up ceremony by local Party representative.  At first, I heard a very loud drum beating sound, then 2 Lions Dance costume appearing right on the street.The lion dance performance is not last long, just about 3-5 [...]


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		<title>Visit Pulau Sebang / Tampin Green Dragon Temple (Qing Long Gong)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I search in Google, but didn&#8217;t find any related article about this temple.  It was build after World War II(according to local people), first it was a small temple, recently it had done a huge renovation.  As you can see here, I shoot this photos from far end on the other main road.
For people who [...]


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		<title>Chinese New Year &#8211; Decoration, Preparation and snacks</title>
		<link>http://www.melakabest.com/2009/01/15/chinese-new-year-lantern-decoration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>han</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gong Xi Fa Cai! &#8220;Red Bull&#8221; (Chinese &#8216;Ox&#8217; year)is coming.  We can hear CNY&#8217;s song a long the streets, we can see lanterns are hung every where, and we also see all types of cakes, cookies, snacks are sold every where.
Although, this year the CNY atmosphere is quite slow to heat up, but we still [...]


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		<title>Melaka &#8211; January Major Events</title>
		<link>http://www.melakabest.com/2009/01/13/melaka-january-major-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>han</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let see, what happening at Melaka(Malacca) in this January(major events).




Events
Date
Venue
Description



1

Chinese   New Year Campaign
9th Jan &#8211; 22nd Feb
Mahkota   Parade
Chinese   New Year Festivities kicks off at Mahkota Parade



2

Melaka   Light Up Celebrations
10th Jan &#8211; 10th Mar
Jonker   Walk
Be mesmerized by   the colourful lights and lanterns lighted up [...]


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		<title>Bak Gua &#8211; BBQ Pork, Chicken</title>
		<link>http://www.melakabest.com/2009/01/07/bak-gua-bbq-pork-chicken/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>han</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bak Gua is one of the favorites foods(snack) during the Chinese New Year.  You can see many Bak Gua&#8217;s BBQ stalls along the roadside(specially at Kuala Lumpur), BBQ-ing the meat, packing and selling.  
Chinese use Bak Gua as a hand gift when they visit relatives, friends during the Chinese New Year.

There are many different brand [...]


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		<title>Chinese New Year snacks &#8211; Mini spring roll</title>
		<link>http://www.melakabest.com/2009/01/05/chinese-new-year-snacks-mini-spring-roll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>han</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many years ago, when Chinese New Year is around, most of the Chinese family&#8217;s member will get together and start making cookies, biscuits, snacks, cakes and etc.
But now a days, people rarely doing this stuff at home since it is time consuming and very few family&#8217;s member are stay near together.  So, they prefer buying [...]


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