Living a high life, sort of
TWO years ago this month, I moved from a bungalow to a condominium. By doing so, I unwittingly joined the majority of my generation – baby boomers aged 60 to 80 – who are also making the same choice.
Leadership by punctual example
SHE was running late and, boy, did she run! I am referring to the viral video from earlier this month which showed a Japanese minister sprinting to a Cabinet meeting after being stuck in a traffic jam caused by an accident.
Smart humanoids in our midst
DID you watch this year's Spring Festival Gala by the China Media Group? The most stunning and buzzworthy segment of the annual variety show that welcomes Chinese New Year was the one with over 200 robots performing synchronised martial arts movements, somersaults, even break dancing alongside children.
The return of BTS on world stage
JANUARY 2026 is over and we are now into February. For many, the first month of the new year was actually an unseen battleground. But there were no guns, drones, or bombs involved. The war was over tickets for concerts by a K-pop group.
Desperately seeking my squat
After months of recovery, it's hard work to relearn this basic functional position.
Goodbye to a topsy-turvy year
IT'S time to bid 2025 goodbye. And it's not a fond adieu from me. It will be remembered as a year of loss and tragedy by many people, I'm sure.
High-rise, high anxiety
SHEER horror. That was what I felt watching the news on the devastating fire in Hong Kong on Nov 26 that engulfed seven blocks of high-rise apartments. It brought back memories of the 2017 Grenfell inferno in a 24-storey residential tower in London that killed 71 people.
Goodbye, dearest little one
WE have lost another member of our family. She was small, absolutely adorable, greedy and furry. Her name was Mambo, our Toy Poodle for 17 years.
Remembering a Malaysian hero
Sadly, his name won't ring a bell because he died fighting for another country's freedom.
Old is not gold to young people
That's especially true if they have to bear the burden of paying for their parents' maintenance.
The really beautiful game now
HURRAY to our girls! By winning the women's doubles title at the Arctic Open in Finland on Sunday, Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah redeemed much needed pride for Malaysia, showing that our homegrown talents can win spectacularly in international tournaments.
The long road to recovery
IT has been exactly four months since I had my knee surgery. Readers may recall that I had written about my experience in deciding to undergo a meniscus root repair operation in this column.
