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Best Time for a Walk

I would go for a walk any time in the day. However, I think doing this right after a heavy shower i...

Everybody knows your name

I was enjoying coffee after breakfast at a roadside stall in the market near my home. This was just...

Festival of Lights

(Oil lamp drawing by Arunachala Grace, PowerPoint Clip Art)Deepavali or Diwali will be celebrated b...

E-Books or Not

I remember reading my first e-book, D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover. It was a pdf version a...

Duku Langsat

It's duku langsat (duku in short) fruit season in Malaysia. Our market fruit stalls are simply lade...

Miraculous Journeys

Many of my favourite children books were discovered as an adult. Trying to encourage the reading ha...

Frosted Delights

Is there a treat from your childhood days that fills you with plenty of good memories? Mine is this...

Smile Strong

His name is Aliff Shaharom, better known by his stage name, Airliftz, Malaysian rapper and producer...

When the Gates of Hell are Thrown Open

This year the 7th month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar fell on 16 August through 14 September. Accor...

Jom Keretapi Sarong 2023 (All Aboard the Sarong Train)!

Image of Promotional Poster: The Keretapi Sarong 2023 is back! Malaysia celebrated her 60th anniver...

10,000 Steps Daily for Health

For sure, you've to do much more for health than walk, like eating well and getting enough sleep. L...

Saturday Delivery Day

My bestie**,  messaged me, "Want to go on a day-delivery this Saturday?" She was on an assignment a...

Learning through Games

A great way to check that a learning outcome is achieved is by reviewing our understanding through ...

The Marketplace

All Malaysia - TM Images (tourism.gov.my)Pasar (Market) Siti Khadijah featured in the link above - ...

Explore or Exploit

When do you explore and when do you exploit? Let's .. uhm .. explore this together, shall we?  Perh...

Schadenfreude

Scene 1: You work for fund manager Team A. Team A and Team B are fierce competitors for performance...

This is so Rojak

Given the diversity of people in Malaysia, our food is often a result of cross-cultural influences....

Do you Doodle?

The wiggly, squiggly lines and sketchy drawings you make in the margins of your notes or cartoon fi...

Improve speaking fluency - make a fun video clip and record a voice-over

I thought I'd try something new today. So, I made a clip of how I prepare my favourite dressing usi...

Thanks for the Recommendation

In coaching sessions, we often ask ourselves what we're grateful for or what we'd like to acknowled...

Smell the Bread

Those who bake are happier people than those who don't. That was my belief. They must be. When the ...

Favourite Podcasts

Although I love nothing better than to curl up in a cosy corner and get lost in a book, there are t...

Sound of Silence

My Mum's hearing deterioration is a natural result of ageing. She resisted using a hearing aid. Lis...

Lost

I was in a group of 10, on a summer's day hike in the Himalayas. Only a day earlier, we were at the...

Coffee Power

Whenever I start the morning with a steaming mug of coffee, I notice a gradual change in my mood. I...

Just Me

Have a think about what's wrong with the following sentences:           1. "Sorry to disturb you, I...

It's a Scorcher

The mercury level has been hovering around 35 ͦ C during the hottest hours in Kuala Lumpur. It's al...

Cycling Solo

I would like to recommend two things. 1. Go on a cycling holiday. 2. Go solo. A few years back, I d...

Seize the Day

Back in the student heydays, my battle-cry was "Seize the day!" This was when nothing was impossibl...

Curtain Call for Book Depository

Many of you may have received this notification from Book Depository (see image). I wonder if like ...