Get Personal: Bernard Eng
Bernard Eng may seem like an average university student, but what lies in the heart of this young man is the desire to conserve and save our world’s environment.
The great comeback
By NATASHA IMAN alltherage@thestar.com.my In the middle of an increasingly young idol-centric industry comes one of the most anticipated comebacks of a first-generation Korean pop idol group. Shinhwa, consisting of members Eric, Lee Minwoo, Shin Hyesung, Kim Dongwan, Junjin and Andy, recently made their comeback on the music programme M!Countdown after a four-year hiatus. This […]
Sweet success
Wayne Rooney says if Manchester United wins the current Premier League campaign, it would be one of the club’s greatest triumphs ever. Even though United have won with “kids”, done the Treble, seen off Abramovich’s Roman empire, outlasted Arsene Wenger’s brilliance, and, before all that, conquered Europe in spite of the terrible tragedy of Munich […]
Settling in nicely
By ROXANNE LOW PAU-LING alltherage@thestar.com.my Greetings from Deutschland (that’s Germany)! It has been about a month since I first arrived at the small town of Itzehoe in Germany and I have settled in quite well with my host family – the Baasch – although I do miss home. When I got to the Baasch’s home, […]
Crowning glory
By VIVY YUSOF alltherage@thestar.com.my EVERYONE has days when nothing seems to be going right. Your usual morning coffee tastes different, your boss does not smile at you, your phone seems to be beeping and ringing more than usual making your patience level go down the drain. To top it all off, your usually shiny hair […]
Generasi YouTube
By IAN YEE and KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my IF the term “YouTuber” is new to you, don’t worry – we hadn’t heard of it either, at least not until we spoke to Jin Lim, 27, the main man behind the My Generasi viral hit video. And no, it’s not a social network for potato lovers (geddit? […]
The best of YouTubers!
Popular Youtubers You Should Check Out!: International 1. Nigahiga Hit count: 1.1 billion Subscribers: 5.2 million Some call Nigahiha the King of Youtube. He captures his audience with his hillarious parodies, spoofs, to skits and short films. 2. Smosh Hit count: 1.3 billion Subscribers: 4.5 million Smosh is a comedy duo that consists of Ian […]
Always styling
By NASA MARIA ENTABAN alltherage@thestar.com.my STYLIST Andrea Wong is a perfectionist. To prepare for photo shoots she goes through numerous racks of clothing items, endlessly mixing and matching until she finds the perfect combination to fit the theme and feel of a shoot or campaign. The 28-year-old fashion expert is well known in the industry […]
Virtual group hugs
By IAN YEE alltherage@thestar.com.my IF YOU think that youths only use social media to announce what they had had for lunch, or try to bring down a Ugandan warlord by clicking “Like”, think again. While the “slacktivism” debate rages on in the aftermath of Kony 2012, a group of young people has decided to take […]
Keyboard Warriors
With the dawn of the YouTubers era has come a brand new generation of warriors – fearless, unyielding, and ultimately, brainless. Introducing the Keyboard Warriors, the band of little people who wage war on the Internet with unwarranted, vitriolic and indiscriminate criticism of any material posted on the Internet. Attacking the work of others online, […]