The BRATs got a crash course in comedy last weekend from popular local comedians Kuah Jenhan and Phoon Chi Ho. By V. VISHNU and SATHESH RAJ alltherage@thestar.com.my A day without laughter is a day not worth living, said the great Charlie Chaplin. and that’s one of the main inspirations behind the Mini Ha Ha [...]
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Learning to laugh
Posted: 18th May 2012 by R.AGE in BRATsTags: BRATs, Comedy, comedy workshop, Kuah Jenhan, Mini Ha Ha, phoon chi ho, stand up comedy, tutorial
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Mega dreams for Megia
Posted: 10th May 2012 by R.AGE in BRATs, StoriesTags: american idol, thia megia
By DENIELLE LEONG alltherage@thestar.com.my She started singing at the age of five when she performed Britney Spears’ Oops!…I Did It Again at a festival in San Francisco; and ever since, Thia Megia has been working towards making a name for herself in the music industry. Well it only took her over a decade to make [...]
Dressing up for fun
Posted: 3rd May 2012 by R.AGE in BRATs, StoriesTags: AFA, anime, anime festival asia, BRATs, cloud strife, cosplay, danny choo, final fantasy, flw, jimmy choo, kalafina, kaname, kanamwe, kotoko, maon kurosaki, putra world trade centre, ultraman live show
By DANIEL SUBRAMANIAM and JOANNE CHUA alltherage@thestar.com.my JAPANESE costume player (cosplayer) Kaname never reveals his real name in interviews. Widely recognised by cosplay fans for his accurate and realistic portrayals of characters such as Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, Kaname will be gracing the Anime Festival Asia (AFA) Malaysia on June 9 [...]
By ROXANNE LOW PAU-LING alltherage@thestar.com.my Before coming to Germany, I kind of knew that schools in Western countries would be different from Malaysian schools. However, just knowing about it wasn’t enough for me. I wanted to experience it for myself. So here I am, in Itzehoe, Germany, being a school kid once again. My host [...]
Two legends and a trophy
Posted: 26th April 2012 by R.AGE in BRATs, StoriesTags: DHL Express, DHL Express malaysia, english premier league, gary pallister, manchester united, masters football, red devils, ronny johnsen
By TRISTAN TOH alltherage@thestar.com.my Football fans got up close and personal with the English Premier League trophy recently at the Malaysian leg of the Manchester United Champ19ns Trophy Tour. Held at the One World Hotel, Selangor, some 160 Red Devils – mostly clad in their favourite team’s colours – gave up their Saturday morning sleep-in [...]
Dodging beyond borders
Posted: 29th March 2012 by R.AGE in BRATs, StoriesTags: AzRampage, Canada, Dodgeball, Hong Kong, Hong Kong All Stars, MAD, Malaysia, Malaysia World Dodgeball Invitation, Malaysian Association of Dodgeball, New Zealand, USA
By SHERRINDER KAUR and THARANIYA NAIR brats@thestar.com.my DODGEBALL fans turned up to cheer teams competing at the Malaysia World Dodgeball Invitation 2012 at the Bukit Jalil National Sports Complex in Kuala Lumpur last Saturday. The tournament saw teams from Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, United States, Singapore and Malaysia compete in a series of matches [...]
A hidden gem
Posted: 22nd March 2012 by R.AGE in BRATs, StoriesTags: Bukit Melawati, Dutch, Fort, History, Kuala Selangor, Lighthouse, Monkeys, Museum, Poison well
Not many museums have a “welcoming party” that is as amusing as the one at the Historical Museum of Kuala Selangor. Here, cheeky monkeys entertain people as they hike up the hill leading to the main building of the museum. The museum lies on top of Bukit Malawati and is located within an ancient fort [...]
Monkey business
Posted: 22nd March 2012 by R.AGE in BRATs, StoriesTags: Bukti Melawati, Feeding, Kuala Selangor, Malaysian Nature Society, Monkeys, Silver-leaf monkeys, Wildlife
VISITORS to Bukit Melawati have the relics of the fort to admire. There are cannons still standing in their original location ready to attack ships in the sea, the lighthouse that is still functioning, a museum and even a poison well. But many are most fascinated with the antics of the monkeys that roam freely [...]
Protecting nature’s glow
Posted: 22nd March 2012 by R.AGE in BRATs, StoriesTags: Berembang Trees, Conservation, Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Park, Kampung Kuantan, Kuala Selangor, Sungai Selangor, Tenaga Nasional, Tourism
Fireflies are one of the most efficient natural light producers in the world – they are capable of emitting light without giving off heat. These exceptional creatures are treasures of Kampung Kuantan in the district of Kuala Selangor, Selangor. However, their survival has been threatened by human activity and land development. The use of herbicides [...]
Park life
Posted: 22nd March 2012 by R.AGE in BRATs, StoriesTags: Bukit Melawati, Crab-eating monkeys, Environment, Kuala Selangor Nature Park, Long-tailed macaques, Maichal Isthyben, Malaysian Nature Society, Mangrove forest, Monkeys
According to Maichal Isthyben, 27, park manager of the Kuala Selangor Nature Park (KSNP), there is a species of monkeys at the nature reserve called the crab-eating monkey. As Maichal pointed out to us when a group of these monkeys came by during our tour through the park’s secondary and mangrove forests, some of them [...]