Travel - into the past . . .

Yesterday

Today
Tomorrow
~ Horn Bird ~

Sarawak Borneo

www.christopherong.com

I have made Manhattan my home for more than two decades, but each time I embrace Malaysia, the land where I was born and raised until my teens, I still get very excited and emotional. Often I feel ambivalent - the present melting into the past, and the past overlapping to the present; it is just like a kaleidoscope, all the fragments coming together forming one pattern to another swiftly - very colorful.

~ Tropical Floral Arrangement by Christopher Ong

for Malaysia Embassy in NYC~
Orchid and pineapples wrapped in Terengganu region palm leaf mat.

mangoteen

There are various ethnicities in the region of Kelantan, resulting in a wide variety of food, art, fashion, cultures, music and aesthetics. I strongly believed that exposure to this diversity has shaped me into who I am today. And my journeys throughout the West and the East have certainly enriched my imagination and sensibility to both worlds, which are reflected in my design.
Sarawak Borneo
Tree of Life wood trunk
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papaya

approaching Kota Baru airport, Kelantan.
Many coconut trees ... the Kelantan river is very yellow,
reaching out to the South China Sea.
Kelantan Central Market
Mostly are women conducting the business ...

Kelantan River - often during the monsoon months,
this river roars like a dragon and rushing into the city ...
pomelo

The mosque across from the house where I grew up;
My uncle has demolished the old wooden house

and built a new 3-storey concrete shop house.
On the rooftop, you can see the village, coconut trees
and the blue mountains.

Simple Kampung (Village) houses surrounded
by banana plants and coconut trees
Sugar cane field
Jack fruit tree

little wild yellow flowers along the village mud path ....

Village houses.
I used to run around these villages in my flip flop when I was little;
and now I am living in one of the biggest and dazzling cities in the world.
rambutan

Lunch Buffet - all kinds of local spicy foods.
Colorful dessert - Green and Red rice desert with palm sugar syrup
Organic purple yam congee from my cousin's kitchen
Warrior Shield
Sarawak Borneo
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Elements oF Style - Garden Room

Some of these handsome chairs caught my attention, also lanterns and Objects d'Art at Ebanista, a picture of garden room sparkled in my mind instantly. A round limestone table surrounded by 4 chairs upholstered in a heavy white linen fabric, a big lanterns, altar sticks and a few topiary ... Voila!

Flemish Side Chair
Louise XIII Gallatin Side Chair
Normandie Side Chair
Louis XIII Chair
Louis XIII Gallatin Arm Chair

Trentino Hanging Lantern


Maggiore Altar StickHand Carved limestone table from Holmes Sensel Antique.

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I am so drawn to these pair of black lacquered Hollywood Regency arm chairs in 1stdibs. It could be used in the living room, bedroom or library. It looks good either with classic or clean line sofa and black lacquered coffee table, I would change the seat cushion fabric depending on the color scheme of the room.

Photograph from 1stbids.

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Beautiful Living - South China Sea Flavor

Let's spice it up a little ....

As I was passing by China town this past weekend, I saw a few sidewalk vendors selling pomelos. This must be the season now. If you want to capture a little South-East Asian exotic flavor, this salad may just do you good!

Creative artists like to eat as well, and garnishing food is creativity!
Pomelo Shrimp Salad

2 shallots, finely minced.
1 tbs of Lemon Grass, sliced finely
1 clove of garlic, crushed
2 tbs of chopped spring onions
2 tbs of chopped cilantro, leafy top only
1 carrot, peeled and cut into fine shreds 8 tbs lime juice
3 tbs honey/palm sugar
3 tbs of fish sauce
1 tbs of chili
1 tbs of toasted coconut flakes
1 tbs toasted almond
1/2 lb shrimps (cooked either sauteed or roasted)
1 pomelo

In a bowl, mix fish sauce, honey, crushed garlic and chili and cooked shrimps.
Break pomelo into "flakes" and mix with shallots, carrot, lemon grass, spring onion, coconut flakes and toasted almond and cilantro together. Then toss well with the sauce from the bowl.

Adjust seasoning to taste if necessary.
Let stand for 1 hour for flavors to develop, before using.

The salad was sweet yet savory, tangy and spicy with great texture!

VOILA!

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Pink - Breast Cancer Awareness

Pink is the navy blue of India.

~Diane Vreeland ~

Pink is not ONLY for girl, it is for women and men as well! And Pink is a great choice for interior and fashion and products. Apart from giving us inspirations in so many areas in life, Pink is also calling us to take a moment of our life to care about something more important.

Pink is Fresh!

(Glen Senk and Kieth Johnson's Apartment - Elle Decor )
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Pink is Dazzling!
( Kate Winslet - Oscar red carpet)

Pink is Funky!
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Pink is SeXy!
hmm.....

Pink is Bold!
why not?

Pink is Beautiful!

Pink is Luxury!
why not?

Pink Ribbon

October is here, and today marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness month.This can happen to anyone in your life, click here for more information and see what we can do to help.

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