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A Star Is Gone – the memory remains… by Anon (a teacher in an IJ school)
During the past two weeks Hollywood bade farewell to several of its iconic stars. Among them -Julie Andrews 89, Carol Burnet 91. Sophia Loren 90 and Meryl Streep 75. I admired them and was entertained by them ‘one time when I was young. Like a little child sitting in front of a Christmas tree admiring the colours…28th March 2025
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A Teacher Remembers… by Anon (The Loving Teacher)
A teacher faces her classes, her clients, and purveys information for storage and regurgitation. What an insult to humanity. An insult. Notes on Students A Student Beauty You, a form 5 student, took part in a beauty contest and won first prize, a trophy and RM300. The newspaper headlined the news together with a photograph of…28th March 2025
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SERENDIPITY by Anon
In an age of INSTANTS – coffee, oatmeal, cash as in ATM,slot machines , Actifast Panadol, we can become numb to special serendipitous moments that shock us into the brink of our humanity. Serendipity Moment 1 At 5.45 pm on a Saturday I bought a packet of soap powder from Happy Mart, paid for it…28th March 2025
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Growing up in JB by Manga Thayee
The following video is from a public-speaking community project in Johor Bahru. It involves the Speakers Club, a group of mainly elderly Chinese living in and around Taman Pelangi, and the Kangkar Pulai Speakers, a group of Tamil housewives in Kangkar Pulai, a JB suburb. Club members create and deliver brief speeches on topics they…1st January 2022
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Voices of Malaysians by Charlie Ng Weng Jeng
Charlie Ng is a student at UTAR and one of our young contributors. It is heartening to see the sincerity and effort put into this piece. We welcome Malaysian youth to share this space …1st January 2022
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My Father by Valaiammal Karmegam
The following video is from a public-speaking community project in Johor Bahru. It involves the Speakers Club, a group of mainly elderly Chinese living in and around Taman Pelangi, and the Kangkar Pulai Speakers, a group of Tamil housewives in Kangkar Pulai, a JB suburb. Club members create and deliver brief speeches on topics they…1st January 2022
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My Hometown by Wang Toon Jui
The following video is from a public-speaking community project in Johor Bahru. It involves the Speakers Club, a group of mainly elderly Chinese living in and around Taman Pelangi, and the Kangkar Pulai Speakers, a group of Tamil housewives in Kangkar Pulai, a JB suburb. Club members create and deliver brief speeches on topics they…1st January 2022
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My Life as a Pensioner by Ooi Kean Seng
The following video is from a public-speaking community project in Johor Bahru. It involves the Speakers Club, a group of mainly elderly Chinese living in and around Taman Pelangi, and the Kangkar Pulai Speakers, a group of Tamil housewives in Kangkar Pulai, a JB suburb. Club members create and deliver brief speeches on topics they…1st January 2022
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Guard Your Tongue by Mary Jeanne
Small is the tongue but In the mouth of a wrong person It can become a weapon of destruction! How much slander/gossip is your tongue guilty of? We came with nothing & will leave with nothing Except… That which we have sown through our words and deeds. How gross are the sins of slander? Do…5th November 2021