Author: Adeline Liong

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 was a fun learning experience.” A Toastmaster for decades, I always find Toastmasters’ meetings interesting. There is always something new

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 revisiting certain parts of old Kuching City. Places we re-explored together are Gambier Street, India Street and the Open Air

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 to do. After school, they attend tuition classes to improve their academic performance. When they are not at their tuition

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, seven million diagnosed and undiagnosed adults in the country are projected to be affected by diabetes, a worrying trend that

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, it is hard to concentrate on your task. If you have hunger pangs while dieting, the condition is brought about

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 arrived, the old lady broke into a sweat and felt faint. She also complained of stomach ache and wanted to

Straight from the heart What is your favourite month of the year? For me, it is March because it is my birthday month. But don’t ask me how old I am. I have read somewhere that it is rude to ask a woman her age. Also, in English, there is