It was definitely love at first sight, which led Singapore Ambassador Vanessa Chan to conduct intensive research about Sarsikyo, the woven Buddhist ribbons in the country. It was definitely love at first sight, which led Singapore Ambassador Vanessa Chan to conduct intensive research about Sarsikyo, the woven Buddhist ribbons in the country. Since then the envoy conducted research on the craft, whenever she has free time. Her decade of work into Sarsikyo came into fruition on Saturday with the launching of her book, Sarsikyo: Woven Buddhist Ribbons of Myanmar.