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A group of Saito College design students have been given the chance to showcase their talents at the on-going Capturing Malaysia Through The Years: 40 Years Of Press Photography photo exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. The free exhibition, which is scheduled to run at Galeri Petronas in KLCC until March 18, features some of the best […]
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my TYSON Ritter is a pretty laidback kinda guy. During a recent telephone interview from Los Angeles, the All-American Rejects’ lead vocalist was quite chilled out and very polite when answering questions. Though he sounded a little tired, Ritter was alert and caught on to the questions easily. “We just finished our […]
By VIVY YUSOF alltherage@thestar.com.my EVERYTIME I go to Jakarta, Indonesia, for business, I always end up bringing way more things than I usually do. Suddenly things I never pack on trips like my curling tongs and fake eyelashes become essentials on my list; they are even more essential than my passport! You see, Indonesian ladies […]
By NASA MARIA ENTABAN alltherage@thestar.com.my JANET Chin watched her parents go through a messy divorce when she was a teenager, and for a while vowed she would never get married. For years, she believed that marrying young, pressure from family members and conforming to the norms of their generation were the root of her parents’ […]
ONE of the biggest concerns parents have about sending their impressionable children abroad for studies is how they’d behave in a more permissive environment. Last week, during #RAGEchat, we discussed parents’ anxiety, youths responsibilities and their susceptiblity towards negative influences abroad. Here’s what some had to say about living away from home and being vulnerable […]
This will be the year the K-pop boy bands make their debuts. By NATASHA IMAN alltherage@thestar.com.my THIRTY days into 2012, and it has become apparent that the K-pop industry has taken on a new direction. While the output of female idol groups were the trend in 2011, the focus is now on boy bands. Last […]
I’LL BE sitting for my SPM exam this year. I have three elder brothers; one is already working and the other two are still in college. My problem is my mother who has been a housewife for 18 years now. She kept pushing me over the last two years. When I was in Form 4, […]
It’s a refreshingly different adventure when you are working and travelling in a foreign country. By ELIZABETH LIEW alltherage@thestar.com.my I’M known to be quite stubborn. When my mind is set to do something, there’s usually nothing anyone can do or say to change my mind or sway my decision. When the earthquakes hit Christchurch in […]
With scores of fledgling singers belting their hearts out to a minus one and aspiring dancers busting out a variety of jaw-dropping dance moves on YouTube, it seems there is little place left on YouTube for the rest of the world’s wide-eyed dreamers. Nevertheless, Filipino country-pop duo Krissy & Ericka has proven that the odds […]