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Darklight on Theresa Fuller
12th September 2024
Saving Sang Kancil with Theresa Fuller
DarkSide DownUnderAustralian Fairy Tales Society Conference
3rd of August 2024
I spoke about my 2-year journey to collect the lost folktales of Sang Kancil - the mousedeer.
Who is Sang Kanchil?
And why it is so important that the stories are preserved.
Coming soon - Eating the Liver of the Earth
Collection of the lost folktales of the mousedeer.
Burwood Library Languages Festival
22 June 2024
On the 22nd of June, I spoke at the Burwood Library Language Fesitival.
I speak about the Chinese dispora with a special interest on the women.
Just who are the Peranakans? How did the language of Baba Malay come about?
What I learnt as I researched this topic surprised me.
Especially about the women.
Endangered Languages Project
May 2024
In early May 2024, the Endangered Languages Project kindly posted a profile on me on social media.
Really honoured and a tad embarrassed as I am no linguist. I do not even consider myself an expert on Baba Malay.
Just a mum trying to save a language.
Endangered Languages Project Facebook
16th of May 2024, I wrote an article for Dark Side Down Under.
Topic: Writing for computer games
Dark Side Down Under
Darklight on Theresa Fuller
11th January 2024
Saving Baba Malay with Theresa Fuller
DarkSide DownUnder FacebookTalk at Peranakan Association of NSW AGM
Saturday, 9th September 2023
Topic - Saving Baba Malay
Being introduced by Evelyn, the president of the NSW Peranakan Association.
Spoke about how Baba Malay is currently endangered.
Spoke about about who the Peranakans are.
What I am doing:
1. Baba Malay Today series of textbooks
2. New Peranakan Tales series of blended and bilingual readers
3. An anthology - anything on Peranakans
4. Ways YOU can help
- Speak the language if you know it
- Learn the language if you do not know it.
- Lobby for grants
- Suggest ways
I cannot do this on my own so any help is gladly appreciated.
Darklight on Theresa Fuller
Saturday, 27th November 2021
Can a head hunter be romantic? Checkout my latest post on the Darkside Down Under Blog.
DarkSide DownUnder WebsiteGirls can Save the World - Blogging Down Under
June 2021
As I researched my latest book on folktales - The Girl Sudan Painted like a Gold Ring - what I learnt about the Sea Dyak women shocked me. This was a race of head-hunters, and yet in many ways these people were more enlightened than other races at that time.
DarkSide DownUnder Website
Interview
September 2019
When Jessica first approached me regarding an arc of THE GIRL WHO BECAME A GODDESS, I was so happy. You see Jessica is from Malaysia, and even better, she is from Malacca.
I felt the connection at once!
Jessica was one of the people whom I had hoped would love my collection of folktales, and not only did she love the collection, she also requested an interview.
If you want to read my interview with Jessica, take a look:
Endless Chapters Website
Illustrator: Isabella Latorre
Rambutans
Cooking
Coming! - Peranakan Cookery
Chocolate Cake you can freeze
If you're like me, always on the run, then what I like to do is bake a chocolate cake days before a birthday then freeze it. This takes the stress out of having to bake the day before the birthday party.
Then the day before, I pull out the cake. Defrost. Ice.
Actually, I let my kids do the decorating. They have so much fun! And whatever left over mix is plonked into muffin cases. This way you get to taste the cake without having to wait for the birthday!
This is going to be one of the recipes that I intend to put into my recipe book. And even better, after years of procrastinating, I have finally started my cookbook.
May 2019
Broccoli
This month I am sharing a favourite recipe with author Leslie Sartor.
I am cooking broccoli.
Simple. Healthy. And always ready to be turned into a feast.
