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Scent of a Pontianak
VIVIENNE KHOO Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature April 2010 Thumbnail: This floral note has been described as Thanatos (Death) meets Eros (Love) and for good reason. Tuberose has a scent...
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What does Singapore smell of?
VIVIENNE KHOO Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature May 31, 2010 Thumbnail: Perfumers around the world laud China's osmanthus but why has no one captured the scent of Singapore's tembusu?Come...
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Holy Smoke and Good Oudh
VIVIENNE KHOO Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature Thumbnail: Frankincense and myrrh for Catholics and Christians. Oudh and sandalwood for Buddhists and Muslims. Scents from wood and tree...
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Romancing the Whale
VIVIENNE KHOO Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature June 23, 2010 Thumbnail: Ambergris, or grey amber. Which other perfume ingredient has been celebrated in a classic novel about the struggle...
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Hammered on Huangshan, Cooked in Kochi
VIVIENNE KHOO Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature Thumbnail: What makes a spa a spa? Strictly speaking, a spa has to have a thermal spring nearby which has healing properties. Or at least...
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Cancer and the Queen
VIVIENNE KHOO Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature July 28, 2010 Thumbnail: Jasmine has long been known as an aphrodisiac. Now a compound from the flower is helping to fight cancer.The other...
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A Sour Search
VIVIENNE KHOO Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature September 8, 2010 Thumbnail: Belimbing is not just a Peranakan favourite. It finds its way into Indian pickles and Filipino stews too.My...
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Bean Good
VIVIENNE KHOO Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature September 14, 2010 Thumbnail: Originally from Papua New Guinea, this bean finds fans who like it hot.Back in the middle of the last century...
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Peranakans in Paris
VIVIENNE KHOO Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature September 23, 2010 Thumbnail: Babas and nyonyas everywhere should throw a tok panjang feast to celebrate their debut in the capital of...
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The Merlion and My Brief Identity Crisis
VIVIENNE KHOO Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature November 2010 Thumbnail: National dress does have a place in the designer world.So there I was, talking to Hong Kong actor/film director Mr...
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Feeling the Tremors
VIVIENNE KHOO Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature Thumbnail: A collection of short stories written after the Kobe earthquake helped me feel some solidarity with the Japanese in the wake of...
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Turmeric to the Rescue
VIVIENNE KHOO Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature Thumbnail: The price of turmeric is rising as its health benefits become better known around the world.Turmeric rhizomes and powder In 1995,...
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Let’s Spit to That!
VIVIENNE KHOO Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature Thumbnail: Chewing betel leaf and areca nut spells romance for someBetel leaves and areca nut are sold in India as paan (Source:...
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A Nonya’s Beauty Rituals
Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature Set to Featured Project: Not Set to Featured Project Thumbnail: Main Feat. Thumb: VIVIENNE KHOO Have a bird’s nest facial at the only Peranakan spa in...
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A Nonya on Yellow Mountain
VIVIENNE KHOO Set to Main Feature: Not set as Main Feature Thumbnail: Main Feat. Thumb: What’s a nonya to do when nobody seems to know what a nonya is?The beauty of the Yellow Mountain in China...
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