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Beautiful caladium leaves. #plantlover #plantsofinstagram #plantparent #Caladiums https://www.instagram.com/p/CSyCYgQnLdV/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Selamat Hari Raya. Kindness cookies, lovely teffin carrier with cake and cookies. Thanks to Generating Opportunities for Learning Disables (GOLD) @goldstrmy https://www.instagram.com/p/COz0pZ4APuO/?igshid=1f8c4w5c468p9

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Look what came in the post today. Homemade natural and organic soaps made by my uncle @ningthoujaraj He is a dentist but has a lot of varied interests. This is his latest venture or side hustle @abok_ki which translates to 'Grandmother's' which I guess is referring to the recipe. Comes in 5 different fragrances including rosemary, lemongrass, sangbrei (Pogostemon purpurascens), Chino Champra (Artabotrys hexapetalus or ylang ylang) and Leihao (Michaelis champaca). Light and lovely fragrances. Can't wait to try them out. He is selling them for Rs60 which is around RM3.30. They are quite small and around half the size of a normal soap. Part of initial market testing. #organicsoap #manipuri https://www.instagram.com/p/CN1t0FqAPo2/?igshid=1xu46rfvdewvd

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Delicious Manipuri food. It was a feast actually: Rice, dall, black rice porridge, yongchak (petai) iromba, fried peanuts and brinjal, paneer, mixed vege with mushrooms, steamed pumpkin and ooti (Manipuri dish made with peas). Just in time for Buka puasa day before yesterday. Thanks to our friends @bobby_soram & @romi.sharma #manipurifood #foodie #cheiraoba https://www.instagram.com/p/CNtpCgegvpR/?igshid=1g7x6jn03ai0c

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This is our plant ICU. We have realised that many of our "dead" plants are not actually dead and may "come alive" again as long as we keep the soil slightly moist. Before this we would just throw away the pots. This is one of the caladiums which is slowly coming up after showing no signs of life for nearly 3 months. #indoorplants #plantparent #plantcaretips #plantlover https://www.instagram.com/p/CNZI3svAiqP/?igshid=1rp545gp9oc7r

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Spinning again after 3 months with my friends @nanamoz. This time at Fycycle DC Mall, Damansara @flyproject.co Our trainer today was Aggie, who was really good. Ideal pace for someone like me. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNO9ZIjgyWh/?igshid=1uxr64ew2gyj9

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Finally received a gift from my friends @camanoopawan all the way from India. This is the Nutrilite Chyawanprash. It is an Ayurvedic medicine and is traditionally taken to improve your immunity. The most popular brand in India is Dabur. This is made in Solan, Himachal Pradesh in India and is still not available in Malaysia. Thanks Anoop & Pawan. #ayurveda #traditionalmedicine #nutrilite #chyawanprash https://www.instagram.com/p/CNG7xqKgpXO/?igshid=1a6vgfr9xeiuj

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Found out that my wife's umbrella has two buttons. Just realised that the bottom one is for the built-in torch. How cool is that? https://www.instagram.com/p/CM8-K9xARm9/?igshid=1gn9c4ccxfta7

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Soldering after a long time. Lost some of my skills and the solders are not as tidy - mainly because my near sight is not that sharp anymore. Had to do a bit of guess work with the circuit and finally got the Edifer headphones working. #diy #edifer https://www.instagram.com/p/CMrrNM-Apdp/?igshid=4dh5tq25ctel

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Throwback to 2009. Visit to Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland. After reading Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, we had to visit the Chapel. It was under renovation then. Some strange looking sculptures and carvings that you will not normally see in other churches. #travel #scotland #rosslynchapel https://www.instagram.com/p/CMkkwjMnrtk/?igshid=yzgxxhmza3i3

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Forgot to post this up. A lovely Christmas/ New Year gift. Thanks so much. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJxx0ZCgbWp/?igshid=1qordxzv4fwfm

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Keumalahayati/Malahayati, circa 1600

Drawing by Nadia N. (tumblr)

Born to a naval family, Keumalahayati graduated from the Aceh Royal Military Academy and eventually rose to the rank of admiral.  She is perhaps the first modern female admiral.

After being widowed, Keumalahayati formed Indonesia’s first Inong Balee or widows army, leading 2,000 women.  As a commander, Keumalahayati won sea battles against the Portuguese and Dutch.  She also negotiated treaties with the Portuguese and British.  

Keumalahayati died in a naval battle against the Portuguese fleet at Teuluk Krueng Raya.  Her exact date of death is unknown but her grave in Banda Aceh remains open to visitors.

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