Author: Adeline Liong

Always in my mind…

All Kinds of Everything” is a beautiful song sang by many singers over the years. When I was in lower secondary school, it was a popular song sang by Hong Kong English pop and Cantopop singer, Frances Yip. I presume it is a love song and in it, Frances says:

Let’s get ready to vote!

The election fever is on and Malaysians are getting ready to cast their votes even though the Election Commission has not yet announced the nomination day and polling day for the forthcoming 14th General Election (GE14). The Parliament was dissolved last Saturday (April 7). On that day, the Barisan Nasional

Of birthday parties and reducing food wastage….

The past one week has been a happy one for me. In the short span of time, I attended two birthday parties; one was held in the evening while the other took place in the afternoon. One of the parties, which took place at a eatery in a commercial complex

Do you love yourself?

Sarawak United People’s Party ( SUPP ) Women Central’s theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “Love Yourself.” According to SUPP Central Women Sec t ion Chairman, Cr Kho Teck Wan, the “Love Yourself ” theme aims to remind women to take care of themselves and give priority to

Rest in peace, Aunt Catherine!

Today, I will be saying goodbye to my Aunt Catherine. She is scheduled to be buried at a Catholic cemetery in Kuching. One of my mother’s younger half-sister and my favourite aunt, she passed away suddenly in her double-storey terrrace house in Kota Samarahan on Saturday, a day after Chap

Chinese New Year celebration ends with ‘Chap Goh Mei’

On Friday, Chinese will be busy celebrating “Chap Goh Mei”. “Chap Goh Mei’” means the 15th night of Chinese New Year in Hokkien and marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebration. For me, time has truly flown! Chinese all over the world, including yours truly, welcomed the f

Dogs making the headlines in Sarawak again

Dogs are making the headlines again in Sarawak – thanks to news reports last week that seven local councils had teamed up to catch stray dogs roaming around the Batu Kawa MJC area in Kuching. The operation was one of the measures taken by the state government following reports of

When are we going home?

OLDER people are advised to plan for their retirement and to do financial planning for the years without earning. B ut should we also plan where we want to live in our old age or during the last days of our lives? This issue comes to my mind because a

Every house needs a handyman

Who do you call when you need to change the bulbs or your toilet is leaking at home? I call my son. If my son is travelling, I call one of my nephews who is as close to me as my son. I only call experts when neither of them

Christmas is in the air!

Christmas is coming early to Kuching City. Although the festival is about a month away, Christmas trees and decorations are already on sale in many stores or adorning them. During a visit to a store recently, I could not res i s t buying two simple, adorable and colourful cutouts