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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 […]
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 […]
Ryan Yee Zhi Jwen may seem like your typical 17-year-old teenager, but there’s nothing ordinary about this top Malaysian ice skater.
Whether you are a student or a businessman, Merdeka unites people from all walks of life because it is when we celebrate the independence of this nation. But as we never fail to celebrate Merdeka in one way or another, do we stop and ask ourselves, what does Merdeka really mean to us? This year […]
By IAN YEE alltherage@thestar.com.my WE’VE had plenty of celebrities and famous personalities walk through the doors of our office at Menara Star, but none have caused quite the same buzz as Olympic heroes Datuk Lee Chong Wei and Pandelela Rinong. They were at our office to receive a cash reward of RM100,000 each from […]
By ROXANNE LOW PAU-LING alltherage@thestar.com.my EXCHANGE student programmes have become quite popular for young Malaysians looking for life challenges and inter-cultural experiences. This year, American Field Service Malaysia (AFS MAS) sent 34 students (including me) on such exchange programmes in various countries. In the last five months I’ve been on this programme in Germany, […]
By DAVID LIAN alltherage@thestar.com.my When I was about nine, a trip to the “Pusat Sumber” (resource centre) in school was a real treat not to be missed. So whenever the teacher asked us to “go outside and line up”, we would hurriedly do so, eagerly awaiting whatever video was about to be shown to […]