There have been a lot of tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one king. — Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter It was certainly a picture of gloom surrounding my persona upon hearing about the demise of a friend in music. I was
Sometimes, it’s not the song that makes you emotional, it’s the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it. — Author unknown Music gives life to an ambience, any kind of music or genre, that is. But any music with very high volume usually becomes noise
There is a secret in our culture, and it’s not birth is painful. It’s that women are strong. — Laura Stavoe Harm, educator and writer Despite my year-long absence (June 2019 to June 2020) from this daily newspaper, I was still very much involved in journalism. Not only was I
On the other side of a storm is the strength that comes from having navigated through it. Raise your sail and begin. — Gregory S. Williams No doubt, moving from the longhouse to a small langkau kebun (rubber garden hovel) in 1962 had been a wise decision by my family.
In 1969, it was interesting to note that elders in my Kedap longhouse in Saratok were busy preparing for the general election, slated to be held that year. On May 10, Malaysians across the South China Sea cast their votes to elect the third Parliament but voting was postponed until
Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t going away. — Elvis Presley After such a long pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic plus some other factors, I found out that I could only be about 50 percent of my usual self
The five S’s of sports training are: Stamina, speed, strength, skill and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit. – Ken Doherty, Irish snooker player I recall with nostalgia the enthusiastic and most of all, curious faces of the Nanga Assam School community, both students and parents in June,
A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation. — James Freeman Clarke, American author Exactly a year prior to my first holy matrimony date, Sarawak held its nomination day for the fourth state election in 1983 — with the polls to be held between Wednesday,
Even in prosperous times, the living robbed the dead. ― Jocelyn Murray, author The year 1966 was very significant for folk in Melupa as this was the very first time the Sibu-Kuching trunk road prided in its conquest and became useable. It was also the year that my dad’s original
Most awards, you know, they don’t give you unless you go and get them — did you know that? Terribly discouraging. — Barbara Streisand, American singer Three of my Saratok’s Kedap longhouse relatives — a cousin, a spouse of a cousin and a nephew-in-law (husband of my niece) were part
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