Perception of beauty and identity

Hey-oo! We have something a little different for ya today. YouTube videos! In case you're wondering, no, we haven't become Youtubers ( not yet, at least ;)). These videos are based on our research papers carried out during this semester, and we were told by our lecturer, Dr Fiza, to present the findings in the form of our videos. Since me and Nana belonged in different groups, we have TWO videos for y'all to enjoy! Let's start with Nana's video first!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KntuHb36m28  

Nana and her teammates made a research entitled Cross-cultural Perception of Beauty. I've watched it myself, and it is such a heartwarming video. I'd tell you more, but it'd be better if you see it for yourself. Nana hopes you guys will like it :) 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpFUfLAdo0Y&feature=youtu.be 

Here is my video. Me and my teammates decided to re-enact our findings by making a short film. It's three minutes long, but the message is there. Do watch it, and tell us what you think. I can tell you this though, it's not heartwarming (though I suppose you can tell, with the creepy mask :P) 


That's all for now. Till next time, lovelies~~

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Delightful Delicacies

Hello lovelies~~

Here we are again with another post, with more news from Alexia and Mehdi! We've heard some interesting things from them ever since they decided to visit Johor during their free weekend. SO without further ado, heeeeere we go!

Here is Alexia and Mehdi, settled into their classmate's home in Simpang Renggam, Johor. You can see Alexia is wearing a black and red 'baju kurung', a traditional dress worn by Malaysians XD They planned to explore as much as they could, and let me tell you, they were NOT disappointed! Their classmate brought them to a pineapple field in Simpang Renggam, and they were quite amazed by the view.

Isnt it beautiful? They certainly thought so.


Oh, and we haven't even told you about the food they ate! Whislt their stay in Johor they tried a variety of food. So we'll list here the food they tried and enjoyed. First up is: Otak-otak!

Best way to describe this dish? Spiced ground fish wrapped in banana leaf. It is a delicacy in Indonesia, Singapore, and of course, Malaysia. Otak translates to 'brains' in English. You're probably thinking what I though when I first heard of it; why name a dish BRAINS? Well, apparently its squishy-soft texture is how the dish earned its name. Alexia and Mehdi found that little fact interesting.

Next up: Urap!

Steamed vegetables with grated coconut. This dish is originally from Indonesia, but its also eaten here in Malaysia too. Among the vegetables used are spinach, cabbage, and long beans. It seems that Alexia and Mehdi managed to try this particular dish before we did. We need to travel around Malaysia more often, and try these dishes!

Finally we have, Nasi Jagung! (Corn Rice)

Apparently this dish is tricky to make. Nonetheless, it is well worth it, as Alexia and Mehdi said although they haven't tasted anything like it, they did enjoy it. You heard that right, the foods just mentioned have each earned a stamp of approval from Alexia and Mehdi! Woot Woot~~

Well, that's all from us. We hope that our international friends will have more to share with us in future, so that we can share em' with you guys ;)

- Nana and Shiffa

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