Life's Like That
Life's Like That

Author: Lydia Teh

Publisher: MPH Group Publishing Sdn Bhd

Published: 2016-09-16

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9674154663

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In this collection of amusing meditations on Malaysian life and its complexities and contradictions, Lydia Teh dives into the depths of Malaysian life: family, pregnancies, babies, motherhood, hobbies, festivities, daily ablutions, pets and other calamities. Not only has she imbued her stories of homespun ordinariness and nostalgia with a luminous sheen, she also captures the essence of being Malaysian with wit and bracing honesty.

The Durian Tourist's Guide To Thailand
The Durian Tourist's Guide To Thailand

Author: Lindsay Gasik

Publisher: Lindsay Gasik

Published: 2014-06-01

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13:

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The Durian Tourist’s Guide to Thailand is a comprehensive travel guide to indulging in Southeast Asia’s King of Fruit while enjoying the turquoise coast, sandy beaches, exotic temples, ancient ruins and relaxing spas of a normal holiday in Thailand. Designed for the eco-conscious adventurer who has a taste for durian, this book will help you connect with Thai fruit farmers and learn about sustainable horticultural practices in Thailand, all while eating the best durian Thailand has to offer. Inside the Durian Tourist’s Guide to Thailand: • Full color maps, photos, and mouth-watering durian pictures • Guides to finding, selecting and buying the best durian ever • Insider tips to help you avoid getting ripped off for crummy durian • Seasonal and regional information to help you figure out when and where to go • Practical travel tips to help you navigate the back roads of Thailand • Cultural insights to give you a richer, more rewarding travel and eating experience • Directories of fruit farms, markets, and orchard accommodations • Advice on sourcing durian no matter where you stay in Thailand • Tips on traveling as a vegetarian or other special diets E-book Features: • Embedded links to recommended websites • Links to interactive google maps so you can get specific directions to farms, markets, and homestays • Effortless navigation between maps and sections • Bookmarks to effortlessly shoot back to key pages If you’re looking to do something different on your holiday adventure, this easy-to-use guide is the best travel book you’ll find to Thailand’s orchards. In fact, it’s the only one. Authors: Written and researched by Lindsay Gasik, edited by Leanne Jewett. About the Durian Tourist: Sc

Man Vs. Durian
Man Vs. Durian

Author: Jackie Lau

Publisher: Baldwin Village

Published: 2019-09-24

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9781989610015

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He hates durian. She thinks it's the greatest thing ever. He wants a real date, but she prefers a fake relationship...

Sweet Bean Paste
Sweet Bean Paste

Author: Durian Sukegawa

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-10-05

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1786071967

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'I'm in story heaven with this book.' Cecelia Ahern, author of P.S. I Love You Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste. But everything is about to change. Into his life comes Tokue, an elderly woman with disfigured hands and a troubled past. Tokue makes the best sweet bean paste Sentaro has ever tasted. She begins to teach him her craft, but as their friendship flourishes, social pressures become impossible to escape and Tokue’s dark secret is revealed, with devastating consequences. Sweet Bean Paste is a moving novel about the burden of the past and the redemptive power of friendship. Translated into English for the first time, Durian Sukegawa’s beautiful prose is capturing hearts all over the world.

Where the Durian Tree Grows
Where the Durian Tree Grows

Author: Leela Chakrabarty

Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore

Published: 2015-10-15

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 1482853655

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The durian fruit should not be judged by its spiky outer appearance. When you pry open the fruit, it reveals a soft, succulent, fleshy yellowish pulp that you wont find anywhere else. Locals in Southeast Asia revere the durian as the king of fruits. This collection of short stories rooted in Malaysian culture also reveals hidden treasures that arent immediately apparent. In The Mysterious Farm, Amir spends his days scooping molten palm sugar, pouring it into small bamboo moulds, and packaging the finished product into treats. But when he notices a truck dripping a red liquid that looks like blood, he sets out to solve the mystery. In A Dream Comes True, an adolescent boy named Chee Keongs works tireless collecting all sorts of metal objectsmainly empty drink cans. Life is hard, but it gets even harder when hes accused of a theft he did not commit. Youll also read about three boys that witness an attempted murder, a young girl who saves a cocoa plantation, and two friends who work in a dragon fruit farm in this thrilling collection that showcases the importance of fair dealing and hard work.

Java Adventure Guide
Java Adventure Guide

Author: Periplus Editors,

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 1462909272

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The ultimate adventure guide This is the most comprehensive guide to Java ever produced. Hundreds of pages of travel tips and dozens of lively articles on history, nature, and the arts, take you right under the surface of Javanese life, with visits to lots of unique places. Under the volcano Java’s 121 active volcanoes rumble and roar above one of the world’s most dramatic tropical landscapes. Whether you come here to trek the volcanoes or to visit the island’s impressive ancient monuments, Java provides the adventure of a lifetime. The nitty gritty, from A to Z Detailed maps of all areas of interest are included along with personal recommendations from our expert authors on how to get around, where to stay and eat, and how to get the best value for your money.

Aromas of Asia
Aromas of Asia

Author: Hannah Gould

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2023-10-12

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0271096187

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A uniquely powerful marker of ethnic, gender, and class identities, scent can also overwhelm previously constructed boundaries and transform social-sensory realities within contexts of environmental degradation, pathogen outbreaks, and racial politics. This innovative multidisciplinary volume critically examines olfaction in Asian societies with the goal of unlocking its full potential as an analytical frame and lived phenomenon. Featuring contributions from international scholars with deep knowledge of the region, this volume conceptualizes Asia and its borders as a dynamic, transnationally connected space of olfactory exchange. Using examples such as trade along the Silk Road; the diffusion of dharmic religious traditions out of South Asia; the waves of invasion, colonization, and forced relocation that shaped the history of the continent; and other “sensory highways” of contact, the contributors break down essentializing olfactory tropes and reveal how scent functions as a category of social and moral boundary-marking and boundary-breaching within, between, and beyond Asian societies. Smell shapes individual, collective, and state-based memory, as well as discourses about heritage and power. As such, it suggests a pervasive and powerful intimacy that contributes to our understanding of the human condition, mobility, and interconnection. In addition to the editors, the contributors to this volume include Khoo Gaik Cheng, Jean Duruz, Qian Jia, Shivani Kapoor, Adam Liebman, Lorenzo Marinucci, Peter Romaskiewicz, Saki Tanada, Aubrey Tang, and Ruth E. Toulson.