From day care centre to shelter
Up to 100 marginalised children can be found any given day at a shelter in Kuala Lumpur’s sleazy Chow Kit area that seeks to provide them fresh hope.
Charade of the titled personages
If buying a title, be it Datuk or Tan Sri, would help one’s work flourish, why not, especially if one does not come from a pedigreed family.
Fretting over single parent issues
While single mums have the all too familiar woes, single fathers have their own unique set of things that stress them, like shopping for undergarments for their daughters.
Malay dilemma is electrifying
Money is the root of all evil, so says the old adage, and it’s still being played out in today’s materialistic society.
Sexy and heavy at the same time
In an increasingly manufactured world, virtue is a lone island. Saving one’s face is more important than playing by the rules.
Waste to some, treasure to others
Malaysians are a generous lot, but some take a collection for old clothes to the extreme, treating it as an excuse to get rid of rubbish.
Time to get real to what’s happening – and get used to it
The global recession has yet to hit our shores with full force, but Malaysians are already nervous.
An enjoyable insight into Islam
At the end of the day, one goes back to basics to understand what the Quran and Islam are about.
The language of race
Unity and Malaysian friendships are based on respect, honesty and the like, but it is not easy to be politically correct and sensitive at all times.
Many young voices just yearning to be heard
It’s the usual intellectuals speaking and writing countless essays, but what happened to the young? These voices must be captured in print and documented.
Fear not the big, bad world
When we close ourselves to the world, we miss the good things. Our ancestors weren’t scared. They charged into the world.
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