Author: Adeline Liong

Perils of flying

‘Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.’ – Edward Vernon Rickenbacker, American pilot and industrialist WHAT do you think you will do if you are on a plane that is nosediving and about to crash? Would you just sit there, pray and

Crocodiles in the news again

To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding crocodile, hoping he will eat you last — but eat you he will. — Ronald Reagan, 40th US President (1911-2004) Sarawak is famous not only for its hornbills, orang utans but many

My mother’s words of advice

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his. — Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and dramatist When my siblings and I were young, our mother used to advise us not to quarrel or fight with each other. “Next time, when you grow up, you

Walking the streets of Kuching

If you are in a bad mood, go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood, go for another walk. — Hippocrates – Greek physician On my day off recently, I decided to do something I had not done for a long time — explore some of

Late cycling on busy roads

Life is like a bicycle, you need to keep moving lest you lose balance. — Albert Einstein, German-born physicist On certain nights as I drive home after a hard day’s work in the office, I see them — dark attired cyclists riding in a row and competing fiercely against motorists

Love is in the air!

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. — Lao Tzu, Chinese author and founder of philosophical Taoism WITH Valentine’s Day just a day away, love is definitely in the air. As I drove home after work on Friday night, I saw some

The versatility of chicken eggs

Eggs are very much like small boys. If you overheat them, or overbeat them, they will turn on you, and no amount of future love will right the wrong. — Anonymous Does news of the shortage of chicken egg production in the country worry you? As consumers, we are faced

Turning Sibu into a goose that lays golden eggs

For the next 11 years, we have to work hard and plan Sibu so that the city status plan can be achieved. — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing’s appeal to Sibu youth recently caught my attention. First and foremost, it

A more expensive Chinese New Year

When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. — Chinese Proverb HOW many days will your office break off for the Chinese New Year? My niece, who is working in Singapore, told me that her office would be taking a ten-day break. “If there

Looking forward to happy times

A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss … That’s the trade-off. But I’ll take it all. — Brad Pitt, American actor and film producer. My younger sister is coming home for the Chinese New Year holidays. I received the good news from