The Melaka Story - Simply Peranakan

This is a UKM Life Science Project which discovers more about the unique culture of Peranakan or also knwon as Baba & Nyonya. Special thanks to Mr. Roberth Seet, Mdm. Joyce How and Mdm. Suzy Goh for spending their time to have interview sessions with us. This short video clip is something small that we, as UKM students can give back to the Baba & Nyonya community.

[@mathewlovegod]

And the peranakan culture it's the best example of explanation to our non-peranakan friends as well as it's also an example of multi-racial harmony in Singapore as well as satu Malaysia in Malaysia!

[@smithfrankb]

I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful video of the culture and history of the Peranakan` or the Baba and Nyonya project. I just returned from visiting Singapore and had some great Peranakan dishes like black candlenuts with chicken or pork. My grandmother had some very expensive Nyonya sarongs and the embroidered tops with the gold and some diamond accessories. Love the sandals with the real beads. Thanks so much for making this priceless video. Mrs. Aileen Smith

[@babapetetsk5537]

Excellent job! Now I can explain better to all my children of their heritage. We are very proud to be part of your work. I hope and pray The Peranakans will be here for generations to come. Long Live Babas and Nyonyas!!!

[@mmuhd]

"Kuping" and "cangkir" are within the Malay vocabulary except that "telinga" and "cawan" are more widely and commonly use in our daily language. So it is unfair to say that the Malays do not use these two words altogether. I prefer to see the Peranakans as sharing the same culture as the Malays in terms of language and food. Let's hold hands together, shall we?

[@MrJuliuskawilarang]

I was visited Malacca...It is a great place for history as well cultures blended each other...I like Malacca...

[@Lorsileng1]

Thumbs up.... I am Baba myself and appreciate the rich cultural history etc of my heritage Good video to show my kids...thank you

[@ikadamia6865]

it's really nice and great documentary. dah lama cari tentang sejarah cina peranakan

[@301250]

It goes without saying that the Peranakans have played a significant role in the various areas of life in SE Asia, not only in the fostering of multi-racial harmony, gastronomic renown, sartorial elegance (especially the distaff side!) and other cultural aspects but in the political arena too. Tan Cheng Lock, Tan Siew Sin, Goh Keng Swee (who rightly earned the epithet "architect" of the Singapore economy), Lee Kuan Yew et al. are some of the distinguished Babas whose contribution to this part of the world cannot be under estimated! They are truly a "superior" ethnic group, in the moral sense of the word.

[@dorislim8296]

1 Malaysia is practised by the Peranakan community so effortlessly as embedded culture.

[@orang4817]

Fantastic documentary! From a Baba living abroad. May be 1 or 2 technical errors, as pointed out by people, but otherwise the team has done a wonderful job. Best documentary I have seen explaining our history and culture. Take a bow, guys!

[@ryannhorh]

the fact that alot of ppl have peranakan heritage..but may not even know it since they are classified under chinese ...

[@rogeretiennedelacruz3000]

+Ryan Ho I so totally agree. Politicisation both in Malaysia and Singapore has diluted our language, one of the cornerstones of a culture.

[@MDIS]

Memang betul.. its because they had been absorbed into Mainstream Chinese culture as they are not Muslims thus all Malay culture and language is almost non existent in modern peranakan families. I know a few nyonya who still speaks Hokkien and Creole Malay and Bahasa Melayu language fluently but sadly none of her children or grand children are interested in learning the culture and history as well as Malay language due to racial categorization into mainstream Chinese.

[@adycy8]

NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE PERANAKAN CULTURE IS A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF 1 MALAYSIA!

[@lunastarr1925]

very true.....beaded shoes shld be appreciated and kept well...bcoz themaking of a pair is very time consuming and tedious.....

[@eirenewee]

This is an invaluable capturing of history and national heritage - thank you.

[@mericanmelic]

FANTASTIC ! great one - mustnt lose our heritage. the singapore peranakan museum is rather dismal!

[@khairul_kyo740]

last time in early 90's i never have a problem to eat baba nyonya food, my neighbour was baba nyonya, we already like a family.. im a muslim, my parent never restrict to eat whatever they offer and its so delicious..even if we go eat in bab nyonya shop also no problem, they very straightfoward, even when we havent step in they already invited us, "semua sini lu boleh makan".. haha i still remember those phrase.. my mom learn from the nyonya neighbour some of the dishes till we moved n ive grown up in sumwhere else without baba nyonya food.. nowdays very hard to find baba nyonya shop that i can eat, most place will show serve pork.. not sure its really baba nyonya shop/restaurant or they just take for granted.. i miss the nyonya, miss the food most,they are the friendliest person ive known.. lucky still have few places i can go to eat n i knew it once they put a smile in face whenever we enter the shop.. when we are welcome i knew it was safe to eat in there. 😉

[@nyonyacooking]

Well done! Thanks for this great video. Proud nyonya here :)

[@christinasin3506]

QA'eda 2 1qq¹1qqqq V

[@alexandrang4754]

i am a nyonya.thanks for the video.it helps me to understand my culture.proud of being peranakan

[@malcolmsiow5190]

Great Documentary! Great Work!

[@rogeretiennedelacruz3000]

Better to say that the Perankan culture is one of multiculturalism - of Chinese, Malay and European.

[@liowpohhuat9107]

Toilet we call chi wan, comb we call sisih, window we call jenela,fork we call serampang we have many unique terms

[@sukanari10]

Well done! Most informative and I learned from watching your video.

[@munwong2044]

Well researched, presented and factual; excellent effort.

[@jkahhoe]

It is a great production.

[@vanessafong1332]

Great project. 👍👍

[@jsbchua1]

It is sad that the Peranakan culture is tapering towards extinction. This is going to be a great loss to the cultural heritage of Singapore and Malaysia. The rich Peranakan culture is unique in this part of the world and should be preserved.

[@Naillimixam]

hi. i'm from east M'sia too :) a small town call sarikei.

[@shylar2129]

They came to this country in the 15th century. So long ago.l,

[@humanbeing201]

👍🏻

[@the_NZH]

Very nice. I really enjoyed that bit of history and culture. It is sad to think that this culture will one day be lost completely as we become more modern =(. The only thing that survives is the food and handicraft! =D

[@YHTeo1]

cool ........... keep it up

[@sookwilson1077]

Very Interesting ! I love Nyonya food So much but cannot be found outside Malaysia 😔

[@tenangfokus6832]

Apabila orang Cina (Tiong Hua) dari Negara China datang ke Tanah Melayu (Malaya), mereka pandai membawa diri ditempat baru. Sikap Mereka bak kata pepatah dimana bumi dipijak, disitu langit di junjung. Mereka menyesuaikan diri dengan orang Melayu dan hidup bersama orang Melayu tanpa bawa kecinaan Mereka di Tanah Melayu. Tidaklah jadi masaalah Dan tidak adalah masaalah perkauman dengan orang Melayu di Tanah Melayu.

[@tonyjanicefamily]

As a 4th generation Baba, now living in Australia, I am very appreciative of this production. An excellent summary of a wonderfully unique culture. Your production team should be very proud of this. If anyone is to ask me to explain what it is to be Baba or Nyonya, I will send them this link! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@littlewazzie]

good job!

[@azlanjumat2745]

Many not knowing some of Peranakan has migrated to Borneo(Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei) long ago. Their traces still around if you really find it out.

[@Naillimixam]

then i shall say, "hi, senior!"

[@wannurulfathiahwanrosli2679]

greet...

[@OmPrakashAgarwalopa]

Nice video

[@baconpancakes8899]

What kind of person dislikes a video like this?

[@Naillimixam]

you're most welcome! thank you for dropping a comment here :)

[@jlayanto]

Where did you get the 'Baba dan Nyonya' song? I would like to use the song for a video project of mine. Thanks.

[@Naillimixam]

@eirenewee you're welcome :)

[@rachelong7891]

Hi there. Just a quick comment, the name is Robert Seet and not Roberth Seet. And just to update you, he recently passed away earlier this year.

[@babykathleen83]

may i know what is the title of the malay song at the beginnin?

[@Naillimixam]

@singmio is there any possibility that the Melaka cendol is different compared to the Spore chendol? (see, even the spelling is different) Moreover, all the information gathered are based from the Melaka Peranakan, in which careful qualitative interview was conducted on authentic Baba & Nyonya.

[@jwisong1053]

What is the song title?

[@michaelleong100]

Just wondering, since when did Malaysia start requiring Chinese marrying Malay to become a Muslim ? Seems it was never the practice at the time of the Baba and Nonya.

[@Ragingwire1]

Well the Baba did marry or for lack of better word bought Malay female slave But most of them are non Muslim Malay like Batak, Bali, Nias etc.See the Malay head chief like to entertain their cohort and when they are short of money they sold their people(girl) to an auction and most of the buyer are single Chinese man who come to Nanyang as teenager The practice of slavery is forbidden in British empire but the governor general of Penang make exception because it brought so much happiness to the settlement And he said the fate of the girl is not so bad instead of eking a life of subsistence hunter gatherer now they become mistress of a house married to wealthy Chinese merchant

[@Naillimixam]

when you point out the mistake or any misinformation from this video, please give justification.

[@faris5323]

peranakan also influence indonesian language like kuping, lu, gua. we use that words for informal speaking. wew, i just knew that

[@MDIS]

Peranakan culture is decreasing due to younger youths associating with mainstream Chinese religions and American or Western culture.

[@dmonk4933]

Sporean all become china bukit

[@ericpaul1559]

kuping and cangkir is javanese indonesian lenguage.

[@sahabatkita173]

Yes

[@ammarsj545]

0:42 This fact is very inaccurate. There are no record i China showing that they had a "Princess Hang Li Poh" nor did they send this person to Melaka. To strengthen my argument, neither our own records stated that "Princess Hang Li Poh" brought an entourage of 500 Chinese youth. This part is completely a legend and most Peranakan will say the same. Cerita dongeng

[@dmonk4933]

Oh you talk pieces by pieced

[@acmrls]

Whoever narrated this video should improve his diction and pronunciation.