A phenomenon is sweeping through the US, China, Taiwan and many other parts of the world. It is called Linsanity. It all started with Jeremy Lin. He now boasts more than 1.5 million followers on on Weibo and hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter and other social media sites.
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Honorary Doctorate Arouses Widespread Controversy In Malaysia
An honorary doctorate is a high level academic honorary degree that an university confers to a recipient and exempts them from the normal requirements for that academic degree. The degree is given to honor the recipient and also benefits the university or degree-giving institution by association. Recipients’ qualifications may range greatly. They can have no relationship to the school, no ...
Read More »Reunion With My Teacher And Classmates
Facebook is a great tool for social networking and I’ve enjoyed catching up with old friends. Many people who have had near-death experiences say that they saw their lives flash right before their eyes. Well, this is a bit like how I’ve felt when it comes to my Facebook encounters. Thanks to this site, I’ve reconnected with people whom I ...
Read More »Hakka “Sexy And I Know It” Goes Viral
A Hakka Chinese New Year video has gone viral on YouTube, attracting more than 370,000 views since it was uploaded on January 22. The Sabah-made video was directed by photographer-cum-artistic dance assistant Skyler Liew, 30. It was shot using a Pentax DLSR camera at various locations around Kota Kinabalu a day before Chinese New Year and featured dancers from the ...
Read More »Thank You Lord For Answering My Prayers
Thank you Lord for answering my prayers. I left Miri at about 9.30 am this morning, arriving at Empire Country Club & Hotel at about 11.15 a.m. As I do not know the way to Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JPMC), I had made arrangement with Ken Cho, my best buddy in Brunei, to pick me up at Empire and send ...
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