Author: Adeline Liong

Health, they say, is wealth. Indeed, it is. I have been feeling under the weather lately, suffering from body aches and headaches and it seems that the Paracetamol pills I’m taking are not effective at all. I’ve been sick probably because of the hot and humid weather. For days, I

‘One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.’ – American astronomer and planetary scientist, Carl Sagan Next Chinese New Year, I may make some cookies, thanks to a book I bought at

Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate. – American speaker and author, Alan D. Wolfelt. I’ve never prayed so hard for the sun to shine the whole day as I did last Wednesday. I wanted the day to be as sunny as possible for one simple reason: I

‘A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.’– American aphorist, Mason Cooley I was busy yesterday morning picking up my male cat, Mimi, from the veterinary clinic. I had sent it there for spaying. Because the girl at the clinic

‘When you get chickenpox as an adult, it’s not a laughing matter.’- Australian mixed martial artist, Robert Whittaker. When my son, Pat came to see me yesterday morning, he asked me “Did you have chickenpox before?”Taken aback by the funny question, I quickly replied, “Of course. I am old already.

‘They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.’ – Australian zookeeper, conservationist, Steve Irwin. Sarawak, the Land of the Hornbills, has many rivers. In many of the rivers, there are crocodiles. When men and crocodiles co-exist peacefully, there is no big news, at

‘The most indispensible ingredient of all good home cooking: love for those you are cooking for.’ – Italian actress, Sophia Loren Last Wednesday was a busy day for me. I went out for breakfast and shopping with a friend in the morning. In the afternoon, I was busy cooking some

‘Life takes you unexpected places, love brings you home.’- Unknown John Denver’s song “Take Me Home, Country Road” was playing in my mind as my family members and I left Kuching City for Kanowit, a town in the Kanowit District of Sibu Division, in two cars recently. There are various

‘Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.” – English novelist and poet, George Elliot. I was at a CCK outlet when I overheard the cashier say, ”The news is heartbreaking to read. It must be affecting the teachers badly.” She was talking to her colleague.