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"Between shadows and sparkles, a brief pause before the rhythm. Colors speaking, braids telling stories."
Last light over the harbour last night and it seems like all the colours of the rainbow are there :)
Awake! For Morning in the Bowl of Night
Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight;
And Lo! The Hunter of the East has caught
The Sultan's Turret in a Noose of Light.
-Omer Khayyam-
This set of four Nyonya (or Malaysian Chinese/Peranakan) ceramic 'paintings' was on display at the Nyonya Colours restaurant at the Glo Damansara mall.
Each has three Phoenix surrounded by floral designs depicted. Traditional Chinese Malaysian Nyonya/Baba ceramics are slightly unusual in that while the Phoenix (associated with femininity) is often depicted, Dragons (the masculinity symbol), seldom appears.
October 2025
Details from an item shown in an exhibition of quilts and other handicrafts at Harkstead church, Suffolk. Harkstead is on the Shotley peninsula in Babergh district, around 5 miles south of Ipswich.
When we returned from our adventure to Raja Ampat aboard the phinisi sailing schooner Ombak Putih, I pitched the Garuda Airlines people to do a story on Alfred Wallace and our recreation of parts of his travels. They agreed and I asked Dr. Tony Whitten, who was the cruise expert, to write the story. Here is the result of our efforts.
www.agencyfish.com/Garuda_Colours_Magazine_April2017/#p=113
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Young Mizos in traditional costumes dancing in a stadium in Aizawl,the capital of Mizoram.I tried my best to capture the mood but I am not very good at this.:-)However I thought my friends would find the costumes interesting.
Mizoram is a land-locked state of north-east India sharing borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh.The name Mizoram derives from the words Mi (people) Zo (lofty place or hill) and Ram (Land).Hence Mizoram means Land of the Hill people.Most of the state is mountainous and 91% is forested.About 95% of the population is of tribal origin.87% of the population is Christian,having converted from animistic religions to Christianity in the first half of the 20th century.The north of the state is dominated by the Presbyterians and the south by the Baptists.During our visit a local friend took us to attend Sunday morning service in the largest Presbyterian church in Aizawl.Rate of literacy in the state is very high .
The Mizos are very fond of music and dancing.I took some shots but soon I was whirled away by three young girls to join the dancing.It was great fun.:-)
Source :- Wikipedia