Author: Edwin Kalom

Stop The Bullying!!

Bullying must be stopped! Bullying among school children may not be a new phenomenon, but it must be stopped!  A growing number of cases of bullying among school students that resulted in severe injuries and fatality have been reported in the media. Some videos of school children bullying their peers

Korean Food Festival @ Pullman, Kuching

PULLMAN Kuching continues to introduce something new to the food adventurers in Kuching city. This time it is the Korean Food Festival, held from 26th June to 9th July 2017 and crafted by its very own Korean Chef Lee Seung Joon and his team of chefs. With the increasing interest

Live today like it’s your last

Death is not a foreign concept. Having seen the things I’ve seen, and having been through the things I’ve experienced, one who knows of such things may assume – maybe even expect – me to be numb to the fear of death. In some ways, that assumption/expectation may not be

Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer

ON May 20th 2017, CanHOPE Kuching had invited Ms. Fahma Sunarja, Senior Dietitian and Manager of Allied Health for CanHOPE Counselling and Support Services at Parkway Cancer Centre, Singapore, to speak about the role that nutrition plays in preventing cancer. With her qualifications including a Bachelor in Science in Nutrition

Going home for Gawai

With the Gawai Dayak Festival just round the corner, the Gawai mood has reached fever pitch among the Dayak community in the state. Most of those who live and work in the towns and cities are already making preparations for the journey back home to their villages and longhouses. Car

Smartphones and Modern Communication

Being a typical father of teenagers in the 21st century, I am used to trying to recall how days were spent, prior to the advent of smartphones. How did people get through each day without pressing the “Like” button on “selfie” pictures, and texting each other frequently like the way

The hotspring of Panchor Dayak

“Legend has it that this spring was, and probably is still, the place where fairies and elves bathe.” said Tapok anak Rayen, the Ketua Kaum (KK) of Kpg. Panchor Dayak, some 48km up the Kuching-Serian Road from the city. “Early one morning, when I was a young boy, I came

A cafe in the countryside

Tired of having your meals on the 5-foot-ways, amidst the noisy bustles and the suffocating fumes of the city traffic? “Well, it is either there or in the comfy confines of the malls.” So you think. Wouldn’t you just love to break away and get “refreshed”? Have you ever dreamed

Keeping Otor’s legacy intact

Perched high on a hill in Kampung Benuk, a Bidayuh village some 33 km up Jalan Puncak Borneo from Kuching city is a home, the ground-floor of which houses a “mini museum”. The mini museum contains the personal collection of rare artifacts and antiquities of the home-owner, the late Otor

Ayam Brand launches its charity campaign in Sarawak

Children and residents from 5 charity homes took part in the Ayam Brand Junior Chef cooking competition held at The Coffee Factory in Kuching on April 25. The charity homes – The Green Ribbon Association, The Salvation Army Boys’ Home, Rumah Anak Yatim Taman Seri Puteri Kuching, Dyslexia Association of