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HEY guys, we still have some tickets left for Suara Kami Konsert/Karnival 2011! If you weren’t sure about going for the concert, here’s one reason that might change your mind – US rapper Nelly is set to perform! He will share the stage with other international and local artistes like Hins Cheung, Rania, Hujan, Pop […]

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Shutterbugs shine

Here’s awrap-up of the MY Challenge Photography, Short Film and Drama categories at MY Challenge. The Photography category finals last month had participants testing their skills behind the lens at the Bukit Kiara Park in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Selangor. They were given less than two hours to shoot and submit two photos, one on […]

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Breaking away

By ELIZABETH LIEW I was raised in a cookie cutter world. I did things – physically, emotionally and intellectually – I was supposed to do at my age. Most of my friends and people I grew up with also went down the same path. Those who didn’t were considered underachievers, or outcasts. So, by 22, […]

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Dance off

They came, they danced and they got the crowd going crazy. In the end, only one team took home the coveted gold medal in the Modern Dancing category at MY Challenge last weekend. Five teams battled it out during the grand finale but it was the all-girls team from SMK Kepong Baru, Kuala Lumpur, that […]

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Backtracking your thoughts

By NIKI CHEONG OVER the past few years, netizens have been obsessed with their cyber trail, making sure to log off from personal accounts, clearing their caches and deleting their browsing history, among others. When social media entered our consciousness, this obsession moved beyond just personal data – what else are we putting out there? […]

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Celebrating talent

By IAN YEE The MY Challenge grand finals wasn’t meant to be a competition, but a challenge, for the secondary school students in the Klang Valley to show everyone what kind of talent they’ve got. In the end, it was neither a competition nor a challenge, but a celebration. The talents were so outstanding that […]

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Best of both worlds

You guys must have already heard the Malaysian Boy song by Altimet, Point Blanc, Rabbit Mac and DJ Fuzz playing on radio and television. It’s on heavy rotation on most stations and channels – do you know why? Well, because it’s an awesome song … duh! Now, wouldn’t it be even more awesome to hear […]

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Settled in harmony

The community living in the Portuguese Settlement in Malacca is made up of descendants of the Portuguese from Portugal who arrived in Malaysia in the year 1511. As a result of inter-marriages with the locals, the Portuguese in Malacca are a unique community that combines both local and traditional cultures from Portugal. The settlement started […]

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Half a century of heritage

THIS is a traditional Portuguese cucuk sanggul (hair pin), still worn by Portuguese women in Malaysia during festivals and special occasions, centuries after Alfonso D’Albuquerque led a fleet of ships to Malacca to set up a new government. It has been 500 years since the Portuguese captured Malacca, and even though their rule ended 370 […]

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Sweet success

AMID the hustle and bustle of Malacca’s famous Jonker Street, tantalising smells are coming from the Mei Zhong Yuen Confectionery where fresh batches of mooncakes and other pastries are being made. It is yet another regular day for the owner, Low Kim Piow, 44, who has been manning the shop since inheriting the business from […]

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