Have you ever held a live crocodile before? I did so for the first time in my life last Saturday. Never mind that the crocodile was small at about two feet long. The exciting experience happened to me at the famous Jong’s Crocodile Farm in Kuching. I went there with
Fresh fruits and seafood galore I do a lot of shopping at the wet markets in Kuching and that is one of the reasons during my recent visit to Australia, I fell in love with the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne and the Fish Market in Sydney. On our first
My favourite masseuse is on a long holiday this month. She is back in her country, Thailand. She told me recently that she had not gone home for three years. When I asked her what she was going to do during her one-month break, she replied, “I am going to
Do you like watching movies on a long-haul flight? Until recently, I had never watched movies on a long-haul flight. I don’t know why, but I decided to make history during my recent flight from Sydney to Singapore by watching two movies. It was my last chance to change my
The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart. — Elisabeth Foley, American legal theorist I was among nine former students of Sibu’s St Elizabeth’s Convent School who was in Sydney last Thursday for a brief reunion. Why Sydney, you may ask. Five of
To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honours. – Tia Walker, American blogger I live in a house with four ‘kids’. They are not kids in the real sense of the word. The four ‘kids’ in my house are my mother, my dogs
Last Friday, I attended Hornbill City Toastmasters Club’s installation night cum 25th anniversary celebration in Kuching. I was invited in my capacity as a former president of the club by the organising chairperson of the event, Tan Hong Mui. I am glad I accepted the invitation. It was one of
At last, the long-awaited shooting of ‘Rajah’, a Hollywood production based on Sir James Brooke, Sarawak’s first white Rajah, will begin soon. Based on a report in StarLifestyle, the film shooting begins tomorrow (Sept 24) and is estimated to finish at the end of October. The film is directed by
Today is Malaysia Day, a public holiday commemorating the formation of Malaysia on Sept 16, 1963. It is a special day indeed. The holiday commemorates the day Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore united to form Malaysia. However, Singapore separated from Malaysia to become an independent and sovereign state on
Chinese all over the world will celebrate the Mooncake Festival (also known as the Lantern Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival) this Friday, Sept 13, which is the 15th day of the 8th moon of the Chinese Lunar Calendar around the time of the Autumn Equinox. The day of the festival is