Do not fear death, let’s live life well
“Has anyone in your family died?” a nine-year-old girl I knew asked me. “Was it your grandmother or your grandfather?’ she asked again even as I was thinking of how…
Author Archives: Adeline Liong
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers and every woman who is a mother at heart! Today, May 12, is Mother’s Day in Malaysia. Although it was not a public holiday,…
Food, glorious food at Ramadan bazaars
“Selamat berpuasa” (Happy fasting) to all Muslim friends. Today is the first day of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar which is observed by Muslims all over the…
Taking the first step in a journey of 1,000 miles
On January 1 next year, eateries under the jurisdiction of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) will stop giving out plastic straws to customers. The chairman Datuk Tiong Thai King wants the…
Always something new to learn at a Toastmasters meeting
Last Thursday, I attended my first Toastmasters meeting in weeks. Later that night, when a Toastmasters friend based in a foreign country asked me about the meeting, I replied, “It…
Combing the streets of Kuching with my sister
I had a whale of a time this past week. My younger sister, the youngest of my siblings, is back in Kuching for a short break and I have been…
Getting ahead in today’s fast-changing world
Recently, I had an opportunity to interact with some primary schoolchildren from private elite schools in Kuching. Life for them is no bed of roses. They have tons of homework…
Beware the silent killer in our midst
Do you know that currently, some 3.6 million Malaysians are suffering from diabetes? This is the highest rate in Asia and one of the highest in the world. By 2025,…
Hard to study when you are hungry
Having to starve and eat less because you don’t have enough money is a sad thing in life. If you are hungry and overcome by hunger pangs all the time,…
A little kindness goes a long way
I brought my mother out for lunch at a chicken rice stall at Jalan Setia Raja, not far from the MBKS Stutong Market, in Kuching recently. Just as the food…