“Look at this photo.” Sifu Sabrina holds up a print with her manicured thumb and forefinger. “The client wanted a consultation on Skype after sending me photos of different… Read More
“Here’re two quickie tips,” Sifu Sabrina says, her butt squashing the cushion of an ottoman. “First, Cai Sen’s image, the God of Wealth, should not embellish th… Read More
There’re few versions of the folklore why Fujians pray with sugar cane to the Jade Emperor,” says Sifu Sabrina. “One account says Fujians fleeing from marauding Mongols in… Read More
In the living room of her condo, Sifu grabs six Mandarin oranges from a pile in a silver platter on a rosewood bureau, moves to sit on a leopard-skin ottoman across me. “Here, ca… Read More
I’m sitting on a bench in a copse of trees at the edge of a concrete pathway bordering a lake in Desa Park City Dog Park. My cell phone in my shirt pocket chimes. The name “Sifu… Read More
Sifu Sabrina’s office door swings open after a knock from the outside. A sixty-something man enters and sits down in the visitor’s chair across her. “Good afternoon… Read More
[Above: Painting of Chap Goh Meh by Dr. Yuen Chee Ling] College student Carol Chuah (pix below) curls her lips sensually and coos, “I’m not desperate for a boyfriend as I’m… Read More
Rolf logs onto his computer and pulls out his Skype. He wears his headset and waits for Sifu Sabrina to appear online. His eyes drift away to look out the window. The Sydney Opera House and… Read More
“Chap Goh Meh is coming!” Sakura Siew enthuses. “I want to go throw oranges in Port Dickson beach, with a couple of friends.” She is garbed in a red cheongsam which e… Read More
I take a sip of my coffee. "Can you tell me the legend of Zhong Kui, also known as the King of Ghosts?" I ask Sifu Sabrina.Please click on the YouTube link below to watch what she says:https… Read More
Using scissors, Sifu Sabrina snips the strings of four rice dumplings, unwraps their bamboo leaves and sets them one by one on a platter between us. She spears one from the platter and trans… Read More
Using my knuckles, I knock once on the teak door of Sifu Sabrina’s office in Low Yat Plaza, turn the knob and push it open. As I step inside with a plastic bag in one hand, cool air hi… Read More
I park my jalopy at The Waterfront in Desa Parkcity and go wait at the sidewalk for Sifu Sabrina. Yesterday, I phoned her for feng shui tips for one’s car and she suggested a spin in h… Read More
I lean forward in my chair. “Sabrina, can you recommend a few temples in KL to pray to Tai Sui?” I lift the cup of tea in front of me and take a sip.Sitting across me, Sifu… Read More
I push open the door inward and step into Sifu Sabrina’s office, tucked in an auspicious corner in Low Yat Plaza in Bukit Bintang, KL. A moment ago, I jabbed the door bell and a… Read More