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By CHRISTINA CHIN sgchris@thestar.com.my Befrienders Penang chairman Phillip Saw believes that pressure from parents and teachers to excel academically is behind the increase in suicide cases among young people. “One student I spoke to was very upset that he scored eight A1s and one A2,” said Saw. “There was also a boy whose grandfather told […]
By THAM YING HUI, CAROLYN HAI, V. VISHNU and SHAHRIMAN SHAHRUL alltherage@thestar.com.my All those years of playing Call Of Duty, finally paying off. That’s how some of us BRATs felt as we were getting prepped for our very first Nerf Dart Tag tournament. We were huddled in a corner, loading the velcro-tipped Nerf foam […]
By TRISTAN TOH alltherage@thestar.com.my THE Barclays Premier League season may be in full swing, but football was far from the minds of the hundreds of players vying for supremacy at the Malaysia International Ice Hockey Tournament 2012. Over the course of four days, the Sunway Pyramid ice rink was transformed into a battleground as […]
By CHEE YIH YANG alltherage@thestar.com.my Two months ago, Eric Tee, 27, head of an investment company, decided to give the running of a full-fledged games café a go, having been a pretty active trading card and all-round gamer for many years. Tee acquired Classroom Café in Subang Jaya, Selangor, a place that serves food and […]
Remember those days in school when you were asked to write an essay with the title “My Ambition” or “Cita-cita saya”? Do you still remember what the dream job you penned down was? Is it still the same today? In our cover story last week, we featured young individuals who are now making a living […]
By ANGELIN YEOH and KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my MOST of us would find it difficult to get out of bed in the morning. We‘d be tempted to just turn off the alarm and go back to sleep. But then reality kicks it and before you know it, you’re getting ready for work or school. For Jasmine […]
Celebrities really know how to keep themselves busy while not losing a precious minute away from the spotlight. This week is no different. Oops, she did it! Remember how pop star Britney Spears stated on her Facebook page that she wanted to learn the Gangnam Style dance moves? Well, she did … from the creator […]
By KEVIN TAN and ANGELIN YEOH alltherage@thestar.com.my What were your ambitions while growing up? Was it to be a fireman, a doctor, a lawyer, or Batman? Whatever they were, you knew you wanted to be someone great. So, now that you are all grown up, what would you say your dream job is today? Are […]
By KELVIN YEE and PHYLLIS HO alltherage@thestar.com.my DIE-hard fans of Ryan Higa, who goes by his YouTube username Nigahiga, took over the Bentley Music Auditorium in Mutiara Damansara, Selangor last Sunday. Fans swarmed the auditorium as early as possible just to grab the limited passes to meet the Internet sensation. It was a little […]
By ANGELIN YEOH alltherage@thestar.com.my How much do you know about Kuala Lumpur? Other than it’s the capital city of Malaysia and home to some 1.6 million people, the city is apparently alive with budding musicians, upcoming fashion designers and some might say, hipster kids. Kuala Lumpur: It’s Alive attempts to visualise what makes the city […]