Friday, 11 April 2025

Author: Adeline Liong

Facets of a good journalist

Book title: Once I Was YouAuthor: Mara HinojosaISBN: 9781982128678Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc. “I took several deep breaths and told myself that I had a responsibility to make this internship worth it. You didn’t suffer through four years of classes at a top college not to be bold, right? You

Hats off to Squid Game Season 2

In life, once in a while comes along a television series that excites you. For me currently, that show is Squid Game Season 2. My hats off to South Korea for another thrilling TV series. I am happy to see some of my favourite Korean actors in the series like

Durian galore in Kuching City

My friends, it’s the durian season now in Kuching City as well as a few other towns in Sarawak. Have you tasted the fruits yet? I bought my first durians in early December when a journalist friend and her husband turned durian sellers and sold the fruits from a van

Year of family holidays for me

‘A family that travels together stays together ‘ – Unknown My friends, since 2024 is drawing to a close soon, what’s special about this year for you? For me, 2024 is the year of family holidays. I’ve forgotten where we have been as a family this year, so I sought

Double celebration for Terisa on Dec 25

KUCHING: Dec 25 is always the best time of the year for Terisa Jose who was born on Christmas Day 34 years ago. On this day, besides celebrating Christmas with her close family members, she also gets her birthday cake and eats it. Yes, last Wednesday was a double celebration

Celebrating the Dongzhi Festival

‘Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It’s not about nutrients and calories. It’s about sharing. It’s about honesty. It’s about identity.’ –Dutch scientist and Louise Fresco I woke up early yesterday to make glutinous rice balls (tang yuan) with glutinous rice flour. Yesterday was the

Inspired by our Premier’s greenhouse

If I have the opportunity to visit the house of Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, I would love to see the small greenhouse in his backyard. Do you know what he is growing there? Lettuce, chillies, bananas and terung asam (local brinjals). I guess our beloved

A day without running water at home

QUOTE: ‘When the well is dry, we’ll know the worth of water.’ – Founding Father of the United States, Benjamin Franklin I have lived in Kuching for over 40 years and I never faced a serious water disruption problem until last Wednesday. In my neighbourhood, there was no running water

Paddy transformation project in Gedong

‘The model farm developed by UPM in collaboration with the local people has produced paddy plants that yield five harvests within 24 months.’ – Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. I’m reading with great interest news of the 54.4-hectare paddy transformation project at Lubok Punggor in Gedong

‘APT.’ is also viral in Sarawak

‘Music touches us emotionally, where words alone can’t.’ ― American actor, musician Johnny Depp Wherever I go these days, I hear the ‘APT.’ song by Rose of Blackpink, a South Korean girl group, and Bruno Mars, an American singer-songwriter. I turn to YouTube and there, I see a video clip of