My friends, it’s the durian season now in Kuching City as well as a few other towns in Sarawak. Have you tasted the fruits yet? I bought my first durians in early December when a journalist friend and her husband turned durian sellers and sold the fruits from a van
‘A family that travels together stays together ‘ – Unknown My friends, since 2024 is drawing to a close soon, what’s special about this year for you? For me, 2024 is the year of family holidays. I’ve forgotten where we have been as a family this year, so I sought
KUCHING: Dec 25 is always the best time of the year for Terisa Jose who was born on Christmas Day 34 years ago. On this day, besides celebrating Christmas with her close family members, she also gets her birthday cake and eats it. Yes, last Wednesday was a double celebration
‘Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It’s not about nutrients and calories. It’s about sharing. It’s about honesty. It’s about identity.’ –Dutch scientist and Louise Fresco I woke up early yesterday to make glutinous rice balls (tang yuan) with glutinous rice flour. Yesterday was the
If I have the opportunity to visit the house of Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, I would love to see the small greenhouse in his backyard. Do you know what he is growing there? Lettuce, chillies, bananas and terung asam (local brinjals). I guess our beloved
QUOTE: ‘When the well is dry, we’ll know the worth of water.’ – Founding Father of the United States, Benjamin Franklin I have lived in Kuching for over 40 years and I never faced a serious water disruption problem until last Wednesday. In my neighbourhood, there was no running water
‘The model farm developed by UPM in collaboration with the local people has produced paddy plants that yield five harvests within 24 months.’ – Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. I’m reading with great interest news of the 54.4-hectare paddy transformation project at Lubok Punggor in Gedong
‘Music touches us emotionally, where words alone can’t.’ ― American actor, musician Johnny Depp Wherever I go these days, I hear the ‘APT.’ song by Rose of Blackpink, a South Korean girl group, and Bruno Mars, an American singer-songwriter. I turn to YouTube and there, I see a video clip of
Health, they say, is wealth. Indeed, it is. I have been feeling under the weather lately, suffering from body aches and headaches and it seems that the Paracetamol pills I’m taking are not effective at all. I’ve been sick probably because of the hot and humid weather. For days, I
‘One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.’ – American astronomer and planetary scientist, Carl Sagan Next Chinese New Year, I may make some cookies, thanks to a book I bought at