by Kruz Aibrahms Not many of us can claim having more than ten homes while growing up yet I had sixteen by the age of thirty. This was due to my father’s vagrant duty stints. He was a cop with uncompromising loyalty to his master. In the sixties, transfers were the order of the day for policemen. We never… Continue reading Ain’t No Place to Call Home
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Tough Love
Photo by Dainis Graveris on Unsplash By V. Dharmalingam Tender love or tough love? Which is best? My name is Siva. In the 1940s, at the age of nine, I lived in Klang with three sisters, four older brothers and my parents. Father was a labourer. Caring for our large family was hard on my mother. But we,… Continue reading Tough Love
Chow Kit
by Patricia Nambiar This is a story from the 1940s as told to me by my brother-in-law, George. “I was in my early teens living with my Grandma in the Chow Kit area which in the 1940s was a mix of the then Malaya’s different races. Chow Kit was already a bustling commercial area. There… Continue reading Chow Kit
Our Children and the Sun
erik-van-dijk-Qr6HGVdteKA-unsplash By Professor Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi I learned in school that the sun is absolutely necessary for photosynthesis to occur in plants so that they can manufacture their own food. In the same vein, I believe that the sun is absolutely necessary to the physical and mental well being of our children. Most… Continue reading Our Children and the Sun
A Love/Hate Letter to Online Learning
angst-eto-strah-ili-pechal-znachenie-slova-i-oblasti-ispolzovaniya-3 by Rina In my final year of high school (2019), I had big plans for uni all mapped out. I’d never been more excited for anything else – I think all the years throughout my childhood spent consuming coming-of-age movies and TV had pretty much prepared me to feel that way. The expectations were… Continue reading A Love/Hate Letter to Online Learning
MCO and Me
by Dr. Saraswathy Thurairaj. The year 2021 started after the worst. The year 2020 was officially over. Initially, I was like everyone, excited to write my new year resolution and plans for the year. This is a crucial year for me, as my younger daughter is sitting for UPSR. I had already planned to coach… Continue reading MCO and Me
Cerita Rakyat by Rakan Rukun Negara 