coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 8 days agoWhat is a Lemambang? The Iban Ritual BardThe Iban lemambang is a ritual bard who recites long, sacred chants or invocations at ceremonies or rituals. These chants are the stories of ancestors, deities, and the…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 17 days agoA Visit to Borneo Cultures Museum, Kuching, SarawakHave you heard of the Borneo Cultures Museum? It is in Kuching, Sarawak, and from the outside, it seems quiet, though the building looks very unique. However, the scale…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 23 days agoWriting About Iban Culture Without Taking the Easy Way Out When I first read the CBC article on AI-generated Indigenous content, my stomach tightened. Not because I generated my content with AI, which I don’t, but because I…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 29 days agoIs Simple Living a Choice? | The Abundance of Less (Book Review)I finished The Abundance of Less today. I don't think I'll read this book from start to finish again. There are parts of the book that I might read again because some of the…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last monthMy Way of Preserving My CulturePeople typically consider cultural preservation to be something that is conducted on a large scale. It is generally placed in the context of institutions, archives, or official…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last monthTightening Our BeltsPrices have been going up everywhere. The cost of raw food in the wet market has gone up. Groceries are more expensive and of course, petrol too. Like everyone else, I feel it…coloringiship rebloggedasean.hive (77)ASEAN Hive Community Curator in ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last month Sakana's "ASEAN Hive Top 3" 🗻 Being In Japan, Entering Summer, & The Bakery 🥐Hi, I'm Srey-Yuu (@srey-yuu), and welcome to my ASEAN Hive Top 3. I found three posts from @coloringiship , @kriang3teejoe , and @straykat. coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last monthA Word for Living Between PlacesI came across The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows several years ago. I found the Youtube channel first. I remember watching one video late at night. It was called Sonder:…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last monthLiving Between PlacesMost people don’t understand what it feels like to live between places. It is not exactly sadness. That is what I would want people to understand first. When they hear “between…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last monthWhat Kyoto Bamboo Forest Taught Me About BelongingI woke up before sunrise that morning in Kyoto and left the hotel while the streets were still relatively empty and quiet. I wanted to reach the Arashiyama bamboo grove before…coloringiship rebloggedruffatotmeee (76)in ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last monthA Day for Healthy Dish and Veggies: Fish and Vegetable Soup ft. Auntie Velyn's BuchiI've been eating more fried foods these past few week -oily foods too. I don't eat much vegetables as well because vegetables here are all expensive. The other day, squash is…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last monthHow Often Do I Say No?According to Oliver Burkeman , the average human lifespan is about 4,000 weeks. It sounds like a large number at first glance, but as I reflect, it starts to feel limited. I…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last monthThings That Stay With MeI am on a morning train in Japan, traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto without any hurry to get there. The shinkansen is quiet. There are empty seats on both sides of the aisle. I am…coloringiship rebloggedkellyane (71)ASEAN Hive VIP SILVERin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last monthPreparing Our Garden for a Fresh StartAfter four days of cleaning, it was almost completely finished. coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last monthThe Heat StayedI’m not very good at cooking. I usually keep my meals simple. I prepare food that is easy and does not need a lot of time or attention. Cooking has never been something I…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 2 months agoNoticing What Has Changed(A photo taken earlier today during my morning walk at Putrajaya Botanical Park) I feel like the question “What have you learned recently?” is simple, but when I try to…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 2 months agoAtsuko Watanabe and the Complications of Simple LivingIn a previous post called The Essence of a Smaller Life , I wrote about reading Andy Couturier’s The Abundance of Less and how I became interested in the quiet lives of…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 2 months agoA ReturnWhat is one word that describes you? Just one word? If it’s only a word, then I feel it seems too narrow for something that changes as much as a person. One word makes it sound…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 2 months agoThe Essence of a Smaller LifeI have been reading The Abundance of Less by Andy Couturier . I’m only on the first few chapters, but the people he writes about stay with me long after I’ve put the book…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 2 months agoWhere Confidence LivesToday’s writing prompt asks, “Who is the most confident person you know?” I paused reading it for a moment. The question assumes the existence of absolute confidence, as though…