keris-related

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  Navigating Singapore’s Weapons Regulations for Collectors

  For a serious collector, legal possession is only the beginning A 19.5 cm object. A 12 cm blade. Plastic bags. Tape. A sock. A high-cut shoe. And the departure security…

  August 29, 2026

• The Seven Tools of Mastery: Reinterpreting the Symbolism of Besi Tujuh Pa

  Myths, Metals, and Meaning Across the Malay world, the keris is more than a weapon. It is an artifact of layered meaning, shaped by tradition, infused with symbolism, and wrapped…

  August 10, 2025

• The Golden Ratio & The Keris: A Spiralling Fallacy

  Author’s Note | Revisited, September 2026 I originally published this essay on Facebook on 6 July 2025. Its target was a claim I had increasingly encountered within discussions about the…

  July 6, 2025

• The Golden Ratio and the Keris: Measurement, Pattern-Seeking and the Burden of Proof

  Author’s Note | Revisited, September 2026 I originally published the following short piece on Facebook on 5 July 2025. It was written in response to claims that the keris was…

  July 5, 2025