Category: Opinion

Shy by nature

I have always been painfully shy. So shy sometimes that in certain social settings, I get tongue-tied, my palms get clammy and I don’t know

Jelly

“Tell me, Nina,” Aunt Sophie’s voice interrupted Nina’s train of thought. It was mid-afternoon and Nina was sitting in the kitchen while poking her jelly

Unforgettable encounter with king cobra

As promised, I’m back with ulu tales especially those pertaining to my familiar territory, the upper Melupa river basin. Being brought up by farming and

Good ladders make good neighbours

Last week, I asked my younger sister to borrow a ladder from a neighbour in order to trim the banana leaves in my garden. Some

Paper Bows

“Is someone following us?” Nora asked when walking side by side with her friend, Ada. “We are in school. Of course we are being followed,”

Enjoying the carefree ‘ulu’ life

Kids in the ulu (remote hinterland) of the late 50s through to the 60s had to be contented with their surroundings as their playground and

Sarawak to leap-frog in ICT development

Sarawak Government may consider setting up Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation to integrate the physical and virtual worlds in developing Sarawak Digital Economy in a wholesome