‘The greatest gift we can give to others is our understanding and compassion, transcending the boundaries of appearance and culture.’ – Mahatma Gandhi As a child growing up beginning in the late 1950s in my village — Kampung Ta-ee in Serian District — my world was a realm of wonder
‘Pareidolia is a fascinating quirk of the human mind, reminding us that sometimes what we see isn’t always what’s really there.’ – Brian Cox (Born 1968 in England); a particle physicist know for Why Does E=mc²?, The Quantum Universe, Wonders of Life, Wonders of the Universe, to name but a
‘Sometimes the one that got away is the one that was never really meant to stay.’ – Unknown WHEN a man has a close relationship with a woman and hopes to marry her, the last thing he expects to happen is for the woman to change her mind later and
‘Love is like the wind; you can’t see it but you can feel it.’ – Nicholas Sparks (born 1965); an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer recognised for his contributions to literature and entertainment. He has received numerous awards and accolades, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Romance Writers of
‘Memory is the diary we all carry about with us.’ – Oscar Wilde (1854-1900); an Irish author, poet, and playwright IT was a warm night one Saturday in 1964, and I had decided to spend the early part of it fishing at my favourite spots along the lower part of
A baby fills a place in your heart you never knew was empty. — Unknown ONE day, while Mother was weaving a rattan mat, I innocently asked her why I was born. It was 1959, and I was just over six years old. I remember that day because the following
‘The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.’ – Conrad Anker (1962-present); an American rock climber, mountaineer, and author AS we stood atop the summit of Echo Mountain, we were completely awestruck and were lost for words. For several moments, not a word passed between
‘Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence.’ Hermann Buhl (1924 – 1957), an Austrian mountaineer who had climbed the Alps and the Himalayas. ECHO Mountain was a real mountain of granite. I say “was real” instead of “is real” because it is no more. A cousin of mine, who
‘The greatest itch in the world is curiosity.’ – Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955), a German theoretical physicist widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century. IT is amazing how a small idea can develop into a deep interest and eventually become an obsession. Can
‘The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honourable, to be compassionate, and to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.’ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882) CIRCA first half of the 1960s: I reckon the year
