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By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my FOUR years ago, Chan Jin Feng did not know if he would live to see his 22nd birthday. A game of futsal or a movie were the furthest things from his mind. It had seemed like he was at death’s door. He had been diagnosed with End Stage Renal Failure which […]
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my LET it be known that Jessie J has a really thick British accent and it took a lot of concentration to understand what the songstress was saying during a recent telephone interview. Other than that, though, she was definitely enthusiastic to answer some questions about her music, memorable moments in her […]
By NATASHA IMAN alltherage@thestar.com.my I had always envisioned 2012 as an important year. It was the year I’d graduate from high school and finally be able to take eight months off from studying. It was also the year that I would begin chasing my dream of studying in Japan. Merely weeks before the start of […]
By IAN YEE alltherage@thestar.com.my They met on Facebook thanks to a picture of a mutual friend. They started dating a month later, got engaged within three months, and a year later, they got married. That’s the story of Lau Guan Hong, 28, and her husband – and possibly that of many other young Malaysians out […]
OUR cover story last week examined divorce statistics among young people, as reports show that more people below the age of 29 are getting divorced. We spoke to several young people who, despite the odds being against them, still believe in the institution of marriage. We asked readers for their take on marriage and divorce: […]
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my It is safe to say that the world has enough TV shows made about vampires, werewolves and the undead. From True Blood to The Vampire Diaries to Walking Dead, we have seen enough “creatures” with rotting flesh walking around, men prancing about half-naked and girls falling in love with vampires, to […]
TWO years ago I got into a relationship with a guy from my tuition centre. I thought he was unbelievably hot, but my friends didn’t think so. I ignored them and added him on Facebook. We chatted frequently, almost everyday, actually. I found out that he had a girlfriend who was my junior in school. […]
TO some people, Thaipusam may just be another public holiday but to Hindus, it is a sacred time which commemorates the occasion when Hindu Goddess Parvati gave her son, Murugan, a vel (spear) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadam. Leading up to the festival, devotees cleanse themselves through prayer, fasting and practising celibacy, […]
IF there’s one thing I do in every place I visit, it is shopping. Even if I can only find one item of clothing or some accessories, I never come home without buying something. Of all the cities I’ve been to, my all-time favourite place to shop is Bangkok, Thailand. First of all, it’s a […]
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