https://www.scmp.com/rss/78803/feed Jacqueline Pereira is a freelance writer. In between corporate writing assignments she enjoys writing about people, travel and food. In addition to writing for the Post, she has contributed to The Star, The Edge's Options and Petronas' FLOW magazine in Malaysia, among others. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Malaysian filmmaker Amir Muhammad has compiled a video essay looking back at four popular films from the 1970s and ’80s that tell stories of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital. “It’s not about archiving, but rather how we look at these films in 2021 and what they say about us,” Amir says. “More importantly, what do they not say about us? What do they not show?” All four films have the word “tomorrow” in their title and Amir hopes the video essay, titled Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow… and Tomorrow,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3155671/malaysian-festival-celebrating-food-fashion-films-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3155671/malaysian-festival-celebrating-food-fashion-films-and?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:15:13 +0000 When Yante Ismail was painting a mural on a concrete wall facing an alley in Bangsar, a trendy Kuala Lumpur suburb, she had many passers-by asking her about her view. Her piece, entitled Keep Your Laws Off My Body, depicted a defiant, curvy woman with flying, flaming red hair. Taking art outdoors opens it up to public scrutiny, and Yante says she had to reassure curious onlookers that she was not promoting anarchy, but rejecting confined parameters and gender roles for women. “I don’t do art... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3035754/female-street-artists-malaysia-use-walls-challenge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3035754/female-street-artists-malaysia-use-walls-challenge?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:00:10 +0000 Nadine Gregory and Angelique Manchanda-Peres first met as students, forging a friendship that has spanned decades across different continents. Now, together they host curated tours to their native India, sharing their country’s diversity with like-minded women. “India never disappoints – you could visit it year after year and there’ll always be something different and new to excite you,” says Gregory. Kochi native Gregory now lives in West Sussex, England, while Mumbai-raised Manchanda-Peres is... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3016764/customised-india-tours-curated-women-only-two-indian-women?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3016764/customised-india-tours-curated-women-only-two-indian-women?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Jul 2019 21:30:05 +0000 Colonial architecture, old-world culture, legacies of industry, and a people proud of their town’s past – history comes alive in Ipoh, capital of Perak state in Malaysia. “A lady came in and by chance, sat at a table next to her late father’s photo” at Durbar at FMS, a restaurant on the site of Ipoh’s first bar-restaurant, manager Seow Wee Liam recalls. A couple in their 80s told him the original restaurant was a place they used to go courting. For Seow, an architect by training and Ipoh born... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3004158/visitors-guide-ipoh-capital-malaysias-perak-state-hot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3004158/visitors-guide-ipoh-capital-malaysias-perak-state-hot?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Apr 2019 00:15:03 +0000 I am trapped. Often in my body. Mostly in my mind. And, definitely, in my soul. I waver between accepting my wrinkles – which indicate a well-lived life – and slathering on miracle potions to erase lost youth. Between listening to incessant stories and craving for a quiet mind. Dabbling in crystals to cleanse my chakras while admitting defeat and resorting to just watching my plants grow. Bali living at its best in this book of beautiful homes inspired by nature Returning to self is a chore –... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2181983/bali-boutique-retreat-find-yourself-ubud-spiritual-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2181983/bali-boutique-retreat-find-yourself-ubud-spiritual-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:34:35 +0000 Before supermarkets were introduced in Malaysia in the early 1960s, the wet market was the nucleus of every village and town. In Section 17 of Petaling Jaya, a Malaysian city developed as a satellite township for the capital, Kuala Lumpur, the community revolves around a 42-year-old market: a wet market by day and food court at night. A ritual from another time: fishing with cormorants in Japan The two shifts are led by strong committees determinedly looking out for the well-being of vendors and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2172809/behind-scenes-malaysias-pasar-sentosa-wet-market-day-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2172809/behind-scenes-malaysias-pasar-sentosa-wet-market-day-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:15:00 +0000 Vibrant Colaba on the southern tip of Mumbai hums with unbridled energy. On its streets, tourists and locals mix. Old and new are seamlessly interwoven, from the brazen graffiti to the rustic cantilevered balcony of Rhythm House, a famous music store that shut down in 2016. How to visit Asia’s new Unesco World Heritage Sites “Colaba is chichi and grungy, bohemian and corporate, highly cosmopolitan and super local,” says Mumbai local Leeza Mangaldas, a 28-year-old TV presenter and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2157564/cool-colaba-historical-hub-hipster-hang-out-mumbais-old?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2157564/cool-colaba-historical-hub-hipster-hang-out-mumbais-old?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Jul 2018 03:45:15 +0000 DIRECTOR, EDITOR and independent filmmaker Bradley Liew does not subscribe to the territorial notion that residents of the Klang Valley (AKA Greater Kuala Lumpur) see themselves as either a Kuala Lumpur (KL) person or a Petaling Jaya (PJ) person. "I don't think we hate each other. We just don't like driving into each other's areas," he says with a chuckle. He is quick to admit that PJ is more complicated to navigate, if only because of the city's sections, subsections and roads. They are... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1448695/my-48-hours-petaling-jaya?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1448695/my-48-hours-petaling-jaya?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:15:30 +0000 Sunset is the best time to be in the sky lobby of the Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur. With its 360-degree view of the capital's skyline, Malaysia's newest hotel offers an enviable panorama of the gleaming steel and glass Petronas Twin Towers bathed in a soft golden glow. A sleek column of gold-tinted glass and metallic-coated white glazing, the 40-storey mixed development towers over its neighbours. Designed by WATG Architects it is a fine example of modern achitecture meeting Malaysian... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel/article/1064084/review-grand-hyatt-kuala-lumpur?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel/article/1064084/review-grand-hyatt-kuala-lumpur?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Norman Musa is a self-taught Malaysian chef who has created a successful restaurant career in Britain based on forays to his home country. His Ning restaurants in Manchester and York specialise in Malay cuisine, with a little Thai, Chinese and Indian influence. Musa has quite a following of female fans on Facebook, and they share recipes and swap restaurant recommendations. He recently hosted a dinner in Kuala Lumpur for 20 fans (chosen from hundreds who took part in a contest), who did not... https://www.scmp.com/article/1008268/culinary-charmer-feels-love?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/1008268/culinary-charmer-feels-love?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Many of Malaysia's most famous sons and daughters - among them film star P. Ramlee, shoe designer Jimmy Choo, women's current world squash champion Nicol David and Boon Siew Honda founder Loh Boon Siew - hail from Penang. Home to Southeast Asia's oldest Anglican church of St George's and the ornate, elaborate Khoo Kongsi clan house, this small state off Malaysia's northwest coast is a veritable living archive. Indeed, its capital, George Town, is recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site.... https://www.scmp.com/article/1001236/pondering-penang?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/1001236/pondering-penang?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Author Anita Nair likes to wax lyrical about her homeland in India. 'Kerala gets into your blood in an amazing way because everything here - the landscape, the food and the culture - is so wonderful,' she says, sitting beneath a shady tree on the lawns of Kanakakunnu Palace in Thiruvananthapuram, scene of the state's recent Hay Festival of literature and the arts. But its citizens, say Nair, are a disgruntled bunch who froth at the mouth about all and sundry. So while her home state inspires... https://www.scmp.com/article/986510/land-contradictions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/986510/land-contradictions?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0000