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Author: Adeline Liong

Happy National Day to all Malaysians

‘The blessing of independence should be appreciated, where we can live comfortably, harmoniously and prosperously and tolerate establishing relations between races.’ – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. When I switched on my handphone early Friday morning, I was pleasantly surprised. There was a photo and short video of my

We are all pilgrims on earth

‘The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the fullest. Do what matters, now.’ ― writer and Zen blogger.Leo Babauta, Many Malaysians were shocked by the plane crash on the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam on Thursday. The crash involving the Beechcraft

Forgetting to pay at an eatery

‘No legacy is so rich as honesty.’- renowned English playwright, poet and actor William Shakespeare  I had roti canai kosong (a type of pan-fried flatbread),  nasi lemak (fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk)  and hot teh tarik (popular hot milk tea beverage) for lunch at an eatery recently. The food

Food, glorious food at Kuching Festival

‘There is no love sincerer than the love of food.’-Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw. If you love food, you must visit the Kuching Food Festival which is being held at the car park of the Kuching South City Council‘s community hall in Padungan. The famous food festival, organised by the

My dog was angry with me

‘If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.’ – 28th American President, Woodrow Wilson. Some people say dogs hold grudges while others say they don’t. According to a professional dog trainer and behaviorist in a

Let’s carry books to read

‘None of my days passes by without reading. I become restless if I don’t read.”- Datuk Dr Jeniri Amir, Malaysian political analyst and author. I seldom carry a book with me to read. Many a times in the past, especially after joining the work force, I would carry a book

A fun class reunion

‘To reminisce with my old friends, a chance to share some memories, and play our songs again. – Ricky Nelson, American musician. I have just returned from a class reunion not in Sibu where my alma mater, St Elizabeth’s Convent School (now renamed SMK St Elizabeth), is located but in

Enjoying a durian buffet in Penang

‘Durians smell awful — but the taste is heavenly.’ — Smithsonian Magazine. I have read a lot about the durian buffets in West Malaysia and never dreamed that I will be visiting a durian orchard to sample as many durians as I can stomach. But yesterday, there I was at

Free soil from my neighbours

‘A bad neighbour is as great a calamity as a good one is a great advantage.’ – Hesiod, ancient Greek poet. Do you know a feedlot in Bangi, Selangor has reported the deaths of 20 head of beef cattle due to heat stress brought about by the hot weather in

Never too late to learn art of rice dumplings

 ‘A man may build a complicated piece of mechanism, or pilot a steamboat, but not more than five out of ten know how the apple got into the dumpling.’  – Edwardv A Boyden, American neuroscientist LIKE all Chinese festivals, the Dragon Boat Festival, which was celebrated by Chinese all over