![]() ![]() Talisman, mediums and fortune tellers were a part of everyday life. ![]() ![]() A world where mental disorders and illnesses were believed to be caused by malevolent spirits. She used to live in a world where clipping finger nails at night was strictly forbidden, pointing at the moon would result in one's ears getting chopped off, and children were forced to stay indoors during sundown for fear of collision with evil forces. Growing up in a large extended Taoist influenced Peranakan family filled with strong women, Soh hears these words of 'wisdom' daily. Book excerpt: If you eat while lying down, you will turn into a snake. This book was released on with total page 216 pages. Looking After the Ashes is a semi-biographical fiction of Kopi Soh's childhood stories. Download or read book Looking After the Ashes: Old Wives Tales, Taboos Supernatural and Childhood Superstitions written by Kopi Soh and published by. If you don't polish off all the rice on your plate you will marry a man full of pimples and pockmarks. If you eat while lying down, you will turn into a snake. Looking After the Ashes by Kopi Soh is such a wonderful, intriguing and spooky at the same time. Looking After the Ashes is a semi-biographical fiction of Kopi Soh's childhood stories. ![]() If you don't polish off all the rice on your plate you will marry a man full of pimples and pockmarks. Looking After the Ashes is a semi-biographical fiction of Kopi Sohs childhood stories. If you eat while lying down, you will turn into a snake. Looking After The Ashes: Old Wives Tales, Taboos, Supernatural And Childhood Superstitions is written by Kopi Soh and illustrated by Kulit Baru. ![]()
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