The story I’m about to share has been passed down my family line for generations. It traces back four lifetimes before mine, first told by my great-great-grandmother. Assuming each generation spans roughly thirty years, this places the tale’s origins around 1833 — when the world was on the cusp of
“The strongest woman in the world is the one who stands alone.” Anonymous NOW, you wouldn’t think there’d be much to gossip about in a little paddy-farming community like ours in the 1950s and 1960s, tucked away in the heart of the jungle in Serian District, about forty miles from
‘I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.’ – Maya Angelou (1928–2014), an acclaimed American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Simu grew up in a household where love was not spoken aloud
In the complicated world of being in charge, how leaders and their teams get along is super important. On one hand, when leaders try to control everything and manipulate their teams, they mess up what makes leadership work. Conversely, some teams wrap up their leaders in a bubble of overprotection.
In our remote community of paddy farmers, spread sparsely along a narrow strip of wetland deep within a tropical jungle near Kampung Ta-ee in Serian District (now Serian Division), about 40 miles from Kuching, there lived a man named Jaul. His story, though simple, carries the weight of lessons that
‘The past beats inside me like a second heart.’ – John Banville, an Irish novelist, literary critic, and screenwriter. One of his most famous works is ‘The Sea’, which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2005. Banville’s writing is often praised for its elegance, depth, and introspective nature.
‘Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man.’ – George Washington (1732-1799). He was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797. If you ’call the city home —
‘The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.’ — Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948). A prominent leader in the Indian independence movement against British rule, he is best known for his philosophy of nonviolent resistance — peaceful protest, civil disobedience, and passive resistance — to achieve political and
I remember the sunny afternoons when my dear grandmother would sit on our doorstep, her delicate hands clasped tightly in her lap, her eyes clouded with sorrow and puzzlement. In her late seventies, she often mourned the absence of her beloved family, the stillness of the house echoing her sense
‘Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.’ — Anatole France (1844–1924). He was a French poet, journalist, and novelist known for his wit, irony, and scepticism, often critiquing contemporary society and religion through his works. France received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921.
