Saving the Sari
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For those whom we discussed the qns below, (i.e. Mon/Wed early evening class and Sun early morning class), do take note of this excellent example....
Our culture and tradition can also be our food...in the case of Singapore, it's our hawker food, which is facing the danger of 'extinction' as our younger lot are not keen in taking over the stall busness from their aging and retiring parents.....If the trend continues, our beloved chicken rice and laksa and char kway teow may be lost forever!!!! Note that our hawker centres are not just about the food; they are a social institution, or even a social leveller, whre rich an poor alike gather to bond over a delicious bowl of lor mee, and roti prata washed down with teh tarik, not necessarily in that order.... .
Sari and food aside, don't forget the various traditional crafts (skills of traditional artisans, making ceramics, Chinese Wayang or opera singers and actors, etc). The skills in making them are also facing the threat of extinction (not just animals can become extinct, ok...)because the youth are not keen to take over from the parents....so when the parents die, the skills die off too and are buried under the ground with them, never to see the light of day again....sad.....Where's my napkin?
So thank good for tourism, which provides the financial incentive to keep these alive....
When tackling the qns below, do remember to go for the reason, e.g. not lucrative, long working hours, lack of glam factor, etc....
Note also how traditional culture is being re-invented to maintain their relevance...I recall the example of Hello Kitty xiao long bao I recently saw on TV....
Consider also examples of S'pore's heritage like the Botanic Gardens and Bukit Brown cemetery.
Qns:
1) 'The youth of today are too ready to discard their traditional culture'. To what extent is this true of you society?
2) How important is it to preserve our heritage today?
For those whom we discussed the qns below, (i.e. Mon/Wed early evening class and Sun early morning class), do take note of this excellent example....
Our culture and tradition can also be our food...in the case of Singapore, it's our hawker food, which is facing the danger of 'extinction' as our younger lot are not keen in taking over the stall busness from their aging and retiring parents.....If the trend continues, our beloved chicken rice and laksa and char kway teow may be lost forever!!!! Note that our hawker centres are not just about the food; they are a social institution, or even a social leveller, whre rich an poor alike gather to bond over a delicious bowl of lor mee, and roti prata washed down with teh tarik, not necessarily in that order.... .
Sari and food aside, don't forget the various traditional crafts (skills of traditional artisans, making ceramics, Chinese Wayang or opera singers and actors, etc). The skills in making them are also facing the threat of extinction (not just animals can become extinct, ok...)because the youth are not keen to take over from the parents....so when the parents die, the skills die off too and are buried under the ground with them, never to see the light of day again....sad.....Where's my napkin?
So thank good for tourism, which provides the financial incentive to keep these alive....
When tackling the qns below, do remember to go for the reason, e.g. not lucrative, long working hours, lack of glam factor, etc....
Note also how traditional culture is being re-invented to maintain their relevance...I recall the example of Hello Kitty xiao long bao I recently saw on TV....
Consider also examples of S'pore's heritage like the Botanic Gardens and Bukit Brown cemetery.
Qns:
1) 'The youth of today are too ready to discard their traditional culture'. To what extent is this true of you society?
2) How important is it to preserve our heritage today?
posted by Dark Shadow | 1:28 PM
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