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Shih-Li Kow, Rumaizah Abu Bakar & Chua Kok Yee

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About the authors (from left to right):

Shih-Li Kow holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and worked as an industrial engineer in a multinational consumer product company for more than ten years. She traded this for a career in retail, and now is attached to a property developer focusing on retail projects. This is her first publication. Her work has also been selected for Silverfish New Writing 7. She was born in 1968 and currently resides in Kuala Lumpur with her eight year old son.

Rumaizah Abu Bakar is a public relations professional with a Bachelor in Accountancy from Universiti Utara Malaysia, and a passion for language. Born in Alor Star in 1972, she started writing short stories and poems during her teenage years at MARA Junior Science College in Penang. Her other loves are travelling, reading and photography. A former hotelier, she managed communications for two luxurious hotel properties. She was also a consultant at two international public relation firms. Currently she us attached to a public listed company.

Chua Kok Yee was born in Ipoh, and received his secondary education in Anderson School, Ipoh. He moved to Kuala Lumpur in 1994 to pursue his tertiary education in University of Malaya. After obtaining his accounting degree, he worked for a bank and a food company for a several years. Currently he is a manager in a cosmetic company, and a part-time writer. When he is not writing, most of his time is spent on reading, drawing and football. Besides this collection of short stories, his work is also featured in Dark City 2.

Courtesy of SILVERFISH BOOKS
Adibah Amin
Glimpses

Following hot on the heels of the bestselling As I Was Passing and As I Was Passing II is yet another anecdotal gem from a name that has become synonymous with Malaysia and Malaysiana. Glimpses is a montage of Adibah Amin's insightful observations on the contradictory and colourful eccentricities in the everyday habits of Malaysians, before and after the millennium.



Although seemingly more outspoken and individualistic compared to their earlier counterparts, Malaysians in the millennium have not shed the unique traits that define them - Malaysians still balik kampung, flock to the airport to see someone off, enjoy bargaining, call strangers 'uncle' and 'auntie,' and give a big makan to jaga their faces but also because of their naturally hospitable nature.



Glimpses will provoke laughter and reflections as Adibah truly captures the Malaysian spirit in its wry honesty, making us realise that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Courtesy Of MPH Distributors
Choong Kwee Kim
Ah Fu the Rickshaw Coolie

Choong Kwee Kim is a journalist living in Penang. Ah Fu the Rickshaw Coolie is her first self-written and illustrated book. Hop onto the rickshaw, hold on tight and follow Ah Fu on his fun adventures through the countryside and towns of old Malaya. Suitable of readers of all ages. Ideal for reading aloud.


Hop onto the rickshaw,
hold on tight and follow
Ah Fu on his fun adventures
through the countryside
and towns of old Malaya.
Courtesy Of MPH Distributors
Datin Seri Kee Ming-Yuet
Straits Chinese Porcelain :
A Celebration of a Unique Malaysian Heritage

Straits Chinese Porcelain features the extensive collection of porcelain pieces from the Datin Seri Kee Ming-Yuet collection. Never seen before, these priceless pieces are for the first time showcased in a book and they include gorgeously coloured and vibrant pieces of Straits Chinese porcelain that have been meticulously collected and preserved over a span of time. Accompanying the text is the most stunning photography taken by celebrated photographer, S.C. Shekar and his pictures provide astounding visuals of a subject that is gaining popularity in heritage preservation circles. Porcelain collectors, art historians, and the heritage conscious reader will find Straits Chinese porcelain a valuable book that identifies and discusses Straits Chinese porcelain in great detail putting it in perspective against Southeast Asian heritage. Extensively researched and endorsed by curators from Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Straits Chinese Porcelain presents the pieces with interesting background information that deals with Chinese history, civilizations, culture, customs, and timeless symbolisms. Of particular value is the impact these symbolisms had on the Straits Chinese community. There is additionally an extensively written chapter discussing cross currents of cultures that define the Straits Chinese community and their lifestyles.

Courtesy of MPH Bookstores

Cross Time Matrix Publishing
Food From the Heart - Malaysia's Culinary Heritage

Food From The Heart: Malaysia's Culinary Heritage embraces the passion of our rich culture of food and family tradition. It features the best of Malay, Chinese, Indian and Eurasian delights from salads, soups and acars to the diversity of sambals and laksas. All these hearty dishes are from secret recipes that have been handed down for generations. Get recipes from the rich and famous; e.g YA Berbahagia Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad with his favourite dish - Mee Bandung Ala Tun, Farah Khan with her "Tau Yu" Chicken and more! What's more!~Each purchase of this book will go to food programmes of carefully selected Malaysian charity to assist those who really need it - the underprivileged communities.

Courtesy of MPH Bookstores

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