Get Personal: Kricia Bong
When it comes to Christmas or birthdays, most of us would rather just splurge some cash on presents. Kricia Bong, 24, however, has been hand-making notebooks for her friends ever since she was in secondary school.
Upholding Traditions
By MELLY LING alltherage@thestar.com.my DENESH Ratnam has been part of the Thaipusam celebration at the Waterfall Road in Penang since he was a young boy. His father used to take him to the Lord Murugan temple atop the hill during Thaipusam. Denesh remembers the yearly pilgrimage as an event that he and his siblings would […]
The more the merrier
Mohd Jayzuan said despite Projek Rabak being based in Ipoh, he’d love to see more faces from around the country. “We’ve had people coming in from Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru and even Penang to be part of Projek Rabak’s events,” he said. If you would like to be a part of Projek Rabak and the […]
Breaking to the top
By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my IF you think learning to dance through YouTube won’t get you anywhere, think again because Penangite Teh Pitt Den, 24, did just that and won the Gatsby Dance Competition Malaysia Finals last Saturday. Teh was one of ten finalists competing at the fifth edition of the annual event, held this year […]
In good hands
By ANGELIN YEOH alltherage@thestar.com.my AT an unassuming shop lot in Ipoh, Perak, one floor above a Hainan chicken rice shop, an artistic movement is taking place. Just recently, some 60 youngsters were gathered there for a learning session with renowned filmmaker Dain Said, director of the critically acclaimed Bunohan. “Dain told me he didn’t expect […]
High on Vaccines
By MELLY LING alltherage@thestar.com.my It’s almost impossible to believe right now, but the four members of London-based indie rockers The Vaccines were awkward kids growing up. As you would imagine, music was their only form of emotional escape.| Speaking to R.AGE before their first ever show in Malaysia, guitarist Freddie Cowan and drummer Pete Robertson […]
High on Vaccines
By MELLY LING alltherage@thestar.com.my It’s almost impossible to believe right now, but the four members of London-based indie rockers The Vaccines were awkward kids growing up. As you would imagine, music was their only form of emotional escape. Speaking to R.AGE before their first ever show in Malaysia, guitarist Freddie Cowan and drummer Pete Robertson […]
Last week’s tag: #trialbyFB
A photo branding a 13-year-old from Malacca as a rapist went viral last week, complete with the boy’s full name, MyKad number and home address. Thousands upon thousands of bloggers and Facebook users shared the photo even before the incident was verified, and most of them took no effort to conceal the boy’s face or […]
Get personal: Nick Davis
Much has changed since singer-songwriter Nick Davis was first featured in R.AGE in 2008, but if there’s one thing that has stayed the same, it would be his passion for film and music.
Choo-sing right
By IAN YEE alltherage@thestar.com.my WALKING with blogger Danny Choo through the crowd at Comic Fiesta 2012 was a little like being at Woodstock with Jimi Hendrix. Okay, maybe not exactly like that, but in the world of anime, manga and Japanese culture, Choo is nevertheless a bona fide rock star. As we made our way […]
Big purchase
By JASON LIOH alltherage@thestar.com.my Buying a compact camera is a lot easier and simpler compared to buying a DSLR. Buying your first DSLR will require spending more time and research as you’ll be splurging a few thousand ringgit on a gadget that you would probably be using for the next few years. To help you […]
Lyrical Dia-fusion
By CHRISTINE CHEAH and SARENRAJ RAJENDRAN alltherage@thestar.com.my TRY asking Dia Frampton a random question, or just hit her up with a leaf from your past, and you just might have a song written up about you. A lot of songwriters start out with a tune or a rhythm, but the 24-year-old American of Korean-Dutch descent […]
Get Personal: Lim Kuo Yang
In between waiting tables and cleaning the lavatory every night at a restaurant, Lim Kuo Yang persevered to make cheesecakes in between working hours for a year, despite his fatigue. And it paid off!
Last week’s tag: #OKUfacilities
We don’t often use personality pieces as our cover stories, but last week was one of those rare occasions. Mohd Hafiz, 26, born deaf and with cerebral palsy, overcame the odds to graduate with a degree in software engineering a few weeks ago. And he didn’t just graduate – he got a perfect 4.0 GPA […]
Trial by Facebook
By KEVIN TAN and ANGELIN YEOH alltherage@thestar.com.my MANY memes and posts go viral on the Internet every week, from harmless Chuck Norris jokes to the more factious Relatable Romney photos. Last week, it was a set of Facebook photos of a 13-year-old alleged rapist – complete with the boy’s full name, MyKad number and address. […]