Friday, 5 December 2025

Author: Adeline Liong

Caring for our sick and ageing parents

Tom (not his real name) is 91 years old while his wife, Mary (not her real name) is 90 years old. Both are residents at a nursing  home which offers around-the-clock assistance. Tom can move around on a wheelchair and until recently, his wife could do that as well. Then,

Many interesting books at DBKU Public Library

While browsing through the books at the DBKU (Kuching North City Commission) Public Library in Kuching recently, I could not believe my eyes.  There it was – a book entitled “Gone with the Wind”. It is a famous novel by American writer, Margaret Mitchell and was the top American fiction

Secrets to longevity

I went to pay my last respects to my friend’s mother-in-law yesterday morning. The grand old lady died at the age of 85 after suffering from dementia for many long years. It is not easy to look after a dementia patient and the old lady’s children took turns taking care

Get well soon, Chong Wei!

Many Malaysians are shocked Datuk Lee Chong Wei,35, has early stage nose cancer and.thousands have left positive messages wishing the three-time Olympic silver medallist and 12-time Malaysian Open champion a speedy recoevery. Since he has early stage cancer, there is hope for Lee, a father of two young sons. According

Higher education is the key to a better life

Last Friday, I was treated to dinner by a grandniece. Yen has been accepted by a local public university for a degree course and was throwing the small party to celebrate her admission into the varsity. Higher education is the key to a better life and I am glad Yen

Looking forward to watching ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

“Crazy Rich Asians” is the first English language Hollywood movie with an almost all-Asian cast in 25 years and one of my favourite actresses, Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh is starring in it. Michelle, born on August 6, 1962 in Ipoh, Malaysia is a Malaysian Chinese actress who became famous after

My visits to the dentist

“Trips to the dentist – I like to postpone that kind of thing.” This is a quotable quote attributed to American actor, producer and musician, Johnny Depp. He is not the only person who hates visiting the dentist. Many of us see pain when we look at the dentist. “Be

Good response to Kuching Food Festival

There are long queues on both sides of the road in front of the Kuching Food Festival venue in Padungan, Kuching every night ever since the festival began. The traffic congestion is especially bad on Friday and Saturday nights. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) must be happy with the good

How many WhatsApp groups do you belong to?

  Until recently, I was a member of two big and active WhatsApp groups. One was set up on the day of the 14th General Election (GE14) while the other was set up a few days after Pakatan Harapan (PH) formed the new government of Malaysia. Both WhatsApp groups focused

The joy of reading

Are you a member of any library? I am. Just a few days, I decided to renew my DBKU (Kuching North City Commission) Library membership in Kuching City. It has been more than a year since I last visited the library located on the top floor of Majma Tuanku Abdul