All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. — Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers and women who consider themselves mothers. Today is Mother’s Day in Malaysia. It is a special day to appreciate mothers, who play an important
I drink a lot of coconut water. It balances out all the other toxic stuff I put into my body. — Rihanna, singer, actress and fashion designer Have you ever tasted a coconut shake before? It is the latest fashionable drink in Kuching for my younger family members. I had my
Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality. – Emily Dickinson, American poet Since April 9, 2021, when her husband and the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, 99, died, all the eyes of the world have been focusing on Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. Prince Philip had
Had a severe reaction to the flu vaccine so I am very concerned that it could happen with the Covid vaccine. – female Pennsylvania health care worker, 55 Three more people in Hong Kong were given the wrong Covid-19 vaccines recently after mixing up their inoculation centres. They involved a
A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble at his door. – Confucius, Chinese philosopher My younger sister will lose her job in a hotel at the end of May this year. She has been working as a waitress for the renowned hotel in Johor Bahru for
A garden requires patient labour and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them. – Liberty Hyde Bailey, American horticulturist I went back to gardening this week after a long break. Though it’s hard physical labour
We risked our lives and were pained to see so many deaths every day. It is a relief that we have a vaccine against coronavirus now. – Biji Tomy, a nurse in Delhi National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin recently became the first recipient of the Sinovac Covid-19
Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity. – Terri Guillemets, quotation anthologist I lost my mother a fortnight ago and in today’s column, I’d like to thank all friends and relatives for their sympathy, kindness and prayers during my time of sorrow. My family members
People are not taking vaccines in the hope that everyone else would be vaccinated and they would be safe. – Vineet Raj Kapoor, author and poet Have you registered for the Covid-19 vaccination? This is the most commonly asked question Malaysians ask each other ever since the first shipment of
Book title: This Time Next YearAuthor: Sophie CousensPublication year: 2020Publisher: Arrow BooksISBN: 9780593191200Price: RM49.90 This Time Next Year is the debut novel of Sophie Cousens, a former TV producer in London, who now lives in Jersey. I was drawn to this book because of its intriguing title. At this point
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