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By MISTIKA IDRIS brats@thestar.com.my EVER felt like the whole world was against you? No matter how much you study, someone is always better. No matter how hard you try, you always seem to fail. What you are feeling is nothing new. It is merely pressure. Let’s face it – at our age, our academic achievements […]
By ANN-MARIE KHOR brats@thestar.com.my TWO worlds collide as physics meets art in the Iron Forest – and it’s making (sound!) waves in Penang’s art scene. The soundscape installation, created by American musician Chris Golinski and local architect Kang Ween Fung in collaboration with the Penang-based Light Up Media and the Arts (LUMA), is a feast […]
By MISTIKA IDRIS and ROXANNE LOW brats@thestar.com.my ARE you bored of your same old routine? Want to try something new, but don’t know how? Well, in line with its motto, “Get Out There”, Raleigh KL is organising exciting monthly meet-ups to encourage young people to step out of their comfort zone and engage in activities […]
By LYE MING HAN and CARLOS RUBEN DOURADO Photos by NADIAH SYAHIRAH brats@thestar.com.my AS of 2012, 10.4 million children have been victims of human trafficking – and a group of students from HELP University are hoping to help put an end to it. The recent Light A Life: End Child Trafficking charity run was organised […]
By DENIELLE LEONG Photos by JASON LIOH brats@thestar.com.my IT’S not every day you get to experience flying (and crashing – twice) in a flight simulator. But that’s just one of the perks we get as BRATs – we get to meet amazing people and visit cool places; including an exclusive tour around the AirAsia Academy […]
By CARLOS RUBEN DOURADO brats@thestar.com.my I’M sure most of you have heard or read about Ng Yuk Tim, the 15-year-old girl who was apparently murdered by a male friend (charged in court last week) whom she had met through Facebook a few years back. I was completely shocked when I read about it. It is […]
By CARLOS RUBEN DOURADO brats@thestar.com.my WE often hear of how young people these days tend to struggle with their ever-so-hectic daily routines. With all the amazing challenges and interesting new trends coming alive pretty much every other day, most of us have grown up with a thirst for new things and to venture into the […]
By TOH YIN LI brats@thestar.com.my BACK in high school, I was surrounded by high achievers, and it made me strive for the best. However, constantly being pressured by their achievements was also emotionally draining for me, especially when I felt not on par with them. Soon I began to realise that there was more to […]
By SARENRAJ RAJENDRAN brats@thestar.com.my MANY of us try to like our jobs or work out a living doing something we like. Unfortunately, very few people manage to achieve that, mainly because we do not have control over the many variables in life that pave the way to a desired future. At the tender age of […]
ANN-MARIE KHOR brats@thestar.com.my WITH informative input sessions and creative ideas on surviving in the 21st century, the inaugural International Student Conference 2013 proved to be just what the doctor ordered for over 100 local and international college students. The conference, held last week in Georgetown, Penang, was designed to be an out-of-classroom platform for self-discovery […]