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title: "Purchases, approximately at the time of Chinese New Year"
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By no design of my own, both last year (2018 A.D.) and this (2019 A.D.)
, I've made purchases
that are somewhat associated with Indonesia - and specifically, batik -
approximately
at the time of the respective year's Chinese New Year.
Last year, it was a button-down shirt from Kiah's Gallery
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Kiahb4tik/">
(https://www.facebook.com/Kiahb4tik/)
</a> - where the seller told me, "Batik is a dying art." (she also effectively
said, if I'm not mistaken, something like, "The batik-shirt
chooses its owner.") -
and this year, a coin-pouch, from The Green Collective SG
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegreencollectivesg">
(https://www.facebook.com/thegreencollectivesg)
</a> - maybe the designer, or maker, of the coin-pouch is from Indonesia.
Now, what do I say about Indonesia? Or about batik?
I just thank my god that I have the luxury of the experience of buying batik,
while on the island of Singapore.