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I had an entertaining day at the Peranakan Museum with K.L. The staff handle us with care and our guide, a retiree freelancer gave us his version of guided tour with such flair and humor that our funny bones were tickled to no end.

Though many of the exhibits are currently at Paris for tour so maybe we'll go back there again sometime later. There's actually many interesting things on display. We giggled at our guide's comment about us being able to touch some of the exhibits because, the 'exhibits' are now cardboard shots and we can touch the cardboard all we want...

I particularly like how the exhibit show the major milestones of a nonya's life and was impressed that the demo kitchen looks almost like a copy of my gandpa's! Overall, I gain a lot of understanding of how the past generation live, play, love and die.

Also currently on display, Ramayana Revisited: A Tale of Love & Adventure. Which will still be available for visiting until 27 Feb 2011.

It is a touching story about love, betrayal, good triumphing over evil, sacrifices  and forgiveness. What's more, a pass into the Peranakan Museum immediately entitled you to this exhibition for free!

Also, for parents bringing children, there's games for children to understand the story easier and many 'touching corner' where the children get to touch and feel the actual artifacts. Definitely a good place to spend your weekend with your children and gain more knowledge in the process! So do visit our Peranakan Museum; show our museums some love!

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