I read a sad story shared in one of my WhatsApp chat groups this morning. The story really touched me and I feel inclined to share it. It was on 26th March,1993, that a photograph titled “the struggling girl” appeared in the New York Times. Taken by Kevin Carter, an internationally renowned South African photojournalist, the iconic photograph taken in Sudan when the country was plagued ...

Like a blossoming flower That was the way you were Sensitive timid and shy Much too young to die.   Falsely accused of stealing your teacher’s handphone That was when everything went wrong Your hurt was so deep Your mind just flipped.   You were so vulnerable to the false allegation Your dignity and rights subjected to serious violation Your ...

Public breastfeeding has always been controversial. It is a topic that makes people sit up and voice their opinions. There has been many incidents of public outcry against public breastfeeding. But like it or not, the crux of the matter is that it’s just baby food! A lot of mothers believe they have every right to feed their babies wherever ...

I read about the suicide of a man by the name of Kueh Shu Tsung in the Star on November 10. The man from Perak left a suicide note asking for help to take care of his 70 dogs. It was later that I found out in klse.i3investor.com that Kueh was the person behind the i3investor ID optimus.  I had ...

I read Message From An Unknown Chinese Mother by Xinran quite a long while back and the stories of loss and love have stuck in my mind. Some very traditional Chinese believe that, as Xinran puts it, “you do not count as a human being unless you have a son” to carry on the family line. This was severely intensified ...

When you are in a restaurant, take a look around you. You will see that the majority of people are bent forward towards the glow of their smartphones. Whatever is streaming on their phones is so engrossing that they seem to be in some sort of hypnotic trance, ignoring the people around them. Conversations at dinner table are limited to ...

Tourists strip naked, On Kinabalu Mountain, A public outcry.

Gossip is one mean fellow, Spreading stuff that is mean and malicious, He won’t hesitate to stoop so low, For he finds rumours delicious.   Gossip needn’t be false to be evil, From loose tongue it is born, It’s like the radio of the devil, It’s nature’s telephone.   What you don’t see with your eyes, Don’t witness with your ...

Bill Clinton, Married to Hillary Clinton, Had an intern called Monica Lewinsky, Up and down her body he skied.  

Love in a virtual world, Where everyone hides behind a wall, Under cover of anonymity, Generating much notoriety.   As social media becomes more pervasive, Online interactions become more permissive, In a virtual world you can let down your hair, Exploring aspects of yourself without any care.   Online dating is becoming more acceptable, With people finding computers more comfortable, ...