Author: Adeline Liong

The past one week has been a happy one for me. In the short span of time, I attended two birthday parties; one was held in the evening while the other took place in the afternoon. One of the parties, which took place at a eatery in a commercial complex

Sarawak United People’s Party ( SUPP ) Women Central’s theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “Love Yourself.” According to SUPP Central Women Sec t ion Chairman, Cr Kho Teck Wan, the “Love Yourself ” theme aims to remind women to take care of themselves and give priority to

Today, I will be saying goodbye to my Aunt Catherine. She is scheduled to be buried at a Catholic cemetery in Kuching. One of my mother’s younger half-sister and my favourite aunt, she passed away suddenly in her double-storey terrrace house in Kota Samarahan on Saturday, a day after Chap

On Friday, Chinese will be busy celebrating “Chap Goh Mei”. “Chap Goh Mei’” means the 15th night of Chinese New Year in Hokkien and marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebration. For me, time has truly flown! Chinese all over the world, including yours truly, welcomed the f

Dogs are making the headlines again in Sarawak – thanks to news reports last week that seven local councils had teamed up to catch stray dogs roaming around the Batu Kawa MJC area in Kuching. The operation was one of the measures taken by the state government following reports of

OLDER people are advised to plan for their retirement and to do financial planning for the years without earning. B ut should we also plan where we want to live in our old age or during the last days of our lives? This issue comes to my mind because a

Who do you call when you need to change the bulbs or your toilet is leaking at home? I call my son. If my son is travelling, I call one of my nephews who is as close to me as my son. I only call experts when neither of them

Christmas is coming early to Kuching City. Although the festival is about a month away, Christmas trees and decorations are already on sale in many stores or adorning them. During a visit to a store recently, I could not res i s t buying two simple, adorable and colourful cutouts

I had an enjoyable and memorable time in Sibu, my hometown, during a short break from work recently. I rode pi l l ion on my best friend’s motorcycle twice; the first time was from her office to her house while the second time was from her office to the

Yesterday morning, I took my younger sister, C, to a coffeeshop at Kenyalang Park here for breakfast. It was a special treat for her because she had never been there. I ordered iced cof fee and Char Kway Teow (stir-fried ricecake strips) while she ordered Belacan Bee Hoon and iced