Socialising in evenings to reinforce rapport
When you’re warm and approachable, you don’t have to go up and talk non-stop to someone in a social situation. You just have to be open to the conversations you’re already having – and warm and receptive to the people you’re meeting. – Karen Salmansohn, self-help book author All the secondary schools where I served […]
GE15 not that soon
Election days come and go. But the struggle of the people to create a government which represents all of us and not just the one percent – a government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice – that struggle continues. – Bernie Sanders, US senator The social media was awash a […]
Solutions for a spiralling Malaysian workforce
It appears that no matter what kind of upskilling and reskilling is being introduced, the locals are less likely to do the low entry levels of work. This explains why our youth (15 to 24 years old) unemployment rate is high. – Anthony Dass, adjunct professor of UNITAR Malaysia I have been noticing something really […]
Protective, decorative headgears – and hilarity
I use sunscreen every single day, even if I’m not going outside in the sun, because I’m near a window. I can always get those UV rays on my face, so I always apply sunscreen on my face and neck. It’s like brushing my teeth: I feel weird if I don’t apply sunscreen. – Michelle […]
Beware! Cyber bullying can turn deadly
Cyber bullies can hide behind a mask of anonymity online, and do not need direct physical access to their victims to cause unimaginable harm. — Anna Maria Chavez, American inspirational speaker This is a tragedy, a tragedy of tragedies really. I could not believe it, even after reading the news report, “Mother of 3 found […]
I hope you dance
When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way. – Wayne Dyer, American self-help author and motivational speaker I have been having this awful cough and cold for more than a week. Don’t you feel just so lousy and useless […]
Journalism all about mobilising public opinion
MIRI: Journalism can be hard on the feet. Just ask the media practitioners of yesteryear. They will tell you of a time when smoke-filled newsrooms were a clickety-clack of typewriters, of reporters trying to get their intros right with larger-than-life unrelenting editors breathing down their neck even for the slightest of errors. Making you wish […]
Bintulu District Office urged to resolve Sungai Binyo misunderstanding
BINTULU: The District Office here is urged to resolve the misunderstanding among the residents of the longhouses in Sungai Binyo. Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, who made this call, said he met with 22 longhouse heads around the area on Tuesday (April 26) and Wednesday (April 27) and found that some longhouses had […]
My thoughts on the coming months
You’re going to go through tough times – that’s life. But I say, ‘Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.’ See the positive in negative events. – Joel Osteen, American pastor, televangelist and author Last Sunday, the armed forces were deployed to help police in enforcing the movement control order (MCO), which has […]
