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                    [Title] => Blessing
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Perhaps the most important thing I learned from a recent visit to the Tzu Chi Buddhist sect in Taiwan was the concept of gan en or, in Fookienese, kam un. It loosely translates to gratitude, but it is more than that, going beyond a mere “thank you” or hsieh hsieh.

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                    [Title] => I see the moon
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Tomorrow marks one of two important festivals for Chinese all over the world – the Mid-Autumn or Harvest Moon Festival.

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I am half way through my eight-week course on classical Chinese at the Confucius Institute, housed in the Leong Center for Chinese Studies at the Ateneo de Manila University. The class is part of the first batch of courses being offered by the Institute, which is the Chinese government’s educational and cultural arm, much like the British Council, the Goethe Institut and the Alliance Francaise.


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                    [AuthorName] => NOTES FROM THE EDITOR  By Singkit
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                    [Title] => Beware the hungry ghosts
                    [Summary] => The seventh lunar month starts tomorrow, and that means a month without weddings or engagements within the Tsinoy community.  That is because the seventh month is when the ghosts roam among the living, let out from the underworld for a month-long furlough, and no one wants such "uninvited guests" at their party.  Besides, the seventh month in China is the height of summer and can get really hot; my grandmother used to refer to the "fires of the seventh month".


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                    [Title] => Beware the hungry ghosts
                    [Summary] => The seventh lunar month starts tomorrow, and that means a month without weddings or engagements within the Tsinoy community.  That is because the seventh month is when the ghosts roam among the living, let out from the underworld for a month-long furlough, and no one wants such "uninvited guests" at their party.  Besides, the seventh month in China is the height of summer and can get really hot; my grandmother used to refer to the "fires of the seventh month".


                    [DatePublished] => 2004-08-15 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => Wok Wisdom
                    [Summary] => Chinese cookbooks abound, especially now that the world is enamored with all things Oriental, particularly Chinese.  More than sweet and sour pork, chop suey and crab and corn soup, people are looking for "authentic Chinese food" as well as "authentic Chinese restaurants", venturing to dine even in inconspicuous little eateries in out of the way locations.


                    [DatePublished] => 2003-07-13 00:00:00
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Blessing

By Note for the editor | December 21, 2014 - 12:00am

Perhaps the most important thing I learned from a recent visit to the Tzu Chi Buddhist sect in Taiwan was the concept of gan en or, in Fookienese, kam un. It loosely translates to gratitude, but it is more than that,...

Starweek Magazine

I see the moon

By Notes from the editor | September 7, 2014 - 12:00am

Tomorrow marks one of two important festivals for Chinese all over the world – the Mid-Autumn or Harvest Moon Festival.

Starweek Magazine

"Where is the cow?"

By NOTES FROM THE EDITOR By Singkit | November 12, 2006 - 12:00am

I am half way through my eight-week course on classical Chinese at the Confucius Institute, housed in the Leong Center for Chinese Studies at the Ateneo de Manila University. The class is part of the first...

Starweek Magazine

Beware the hungry ghosts

By NOTES FROM THE EDITOR By Singkit | August 22, 2004 - 12:00am

The seventh lunar month starts tomorrow, and that means a month without weddings or engagements within the Tsinoy community. That is because the seventh month is when the ghosts roam among the living, let out from...

Starweek Magazine

Beware the hungry ghosts

By NOTES FROM THE EDITOR By Singkit | August 15, 2004 - 12:00am

The seventh lunar month starts tomorrow, and that means a month without weddings or engagements within the Tsinoy community. That is because the seventh month is when the ghosts roam among the living, let out from...

Starweek Magazine

Wok Wisdom

By Dina Sta. Maria | July 13, 2003 - 12:00am

Chinese cookbooks abound, especially now that the world is enamored with all things Oriental, particularly Chinese. More than sweet and sour pork, chop suey and crab and corn soup, people are looking for "authentic...

Starweek Magazine