“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in’ – Greek proverb. My friends, do you grow passion fruits in your backyard gardens? I do but recently, I wasn’t too happy to discover I had only one fruit on the vines.
‘Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.’ – Dr. Seuss, American author. RECENTLY, I paid a short visit to Sibu, a place that holds memories of a lifetime for me. It was where I spent the first 20 years of my life before
‘A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.’ – Josh Billings, American humourist. Have you ever lost a dog before? Last Friday night, I lost my one-year-old female dog, Bailey, for an hour. It was the longest hour in my life. In
‘Early vaccination against rabies can save lives.’ – Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian – My friends, have you vaccinated your dogs against rabies this year? If your dogs have been vaccinated before but not this year, perhaps it is time
Have you ever visited Lachau town which is located in Sri Aman Division along the Pan Borneo Highway? If you are adventurous, Lachau is one of the small interesting towns you can visit in Sarawak. If you are in Kuching City, you can drive there as the town is only
‘Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day.’ – Country Living, American lifestyle and home magazine. I had an impromptu lesson on the reproduction of dogs when I took my young female dog,
‘Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.’– John Maxwell, American author, speaker and pastor. On the first day of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination recently, many parents turned up as early as 6 am at a
‘The more survival skills an individual has that have been practiced physically and otherwise, the better odds they have for those skills coming to the forefront during a stressful emergency.’– Cody Lundin, American survival instructor. Driving to work yesterday afternoon was a breeze. There was no traffic jam because the
‘There are always new places to go fishing. For any fisherman, there’s always a new place, always a new horizon.’ –Jack Nicklaus, American professional golfer. I am not a busybody by nature and normally, I don’t give advices freely to strangers. But recently, I could not resist giving a piece
‘ If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him … the people who give you their food give you their heart.’ — Cesar Chavez, American labour leader and civil rights activist. Happy Chap Goh Mei to all Chinese friends. Do you know