In our remote village located along the banks of a stony stream at the base of a forested mountain in Serian District (now Serian Division), about 40 miles from Kuching, there once lived a man who was deeply afraid of cemeteries. His fear coloured everything he did and thought. The
‘Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.’ – Langston Hughes (1902–1967); a prominent American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. As the band packed up and the curtains closed on yet another lacklustre performance, the dimly lit and poorly decorated
I have here not one story but a few short ones gathered from individuals that I came to know over the years on the sidelines of going about my journalistic jobs. They’re like pieces of a quilt, showing us different sides of love, heartbreak, and moving on. Each one gives
Timo worked as a guide-interpreter for a British army battalion stationed near Serian Town during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation from 1963 to 1966. In 1963, I was in Primary 4 at our village’s mission school, and by 1966, I was a Form 1 student boarding at Serian Government Secondary School. During
“Diligence is the mother of good fortune.“ Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) was a prominent British politician, writer, and statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, first in 1868 and then from 1874 to 1880. WHEN I was a child growing up in our remote rural village from
Father’s words cut through the room like a knife. “No rice? Seriously?” His disbelief mirrored the worry etched on all our faces. “Go check it out for yourself!” Mother’s response was a mix of resignation and determination. Father flung open our rice jar, the last hope in the grim situation,
When asked by a friend why he wanted to get married, a young man gave a simple answer. “Two is better than one,” he said. Lijah (sometimes shortened to Ijah) felt incomplete on his own. To him, having a partner, particularly a spouse, made a lot of sense. “I’ve got
HIS name was Niba Gibap. It wasn’t his real name, just a nickname his friends gave him that stuck for life. Niba loved school. Back in the early 1950s, he was called Raham, short for Abraham. Unfortunately, his parents were too poor to afford notebooks and pencils. One of his
‘The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.’ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882); an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet whose writings explored themes of individualism,
‘Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same.’ – Helen Keller (1880-1968); an American author, lecturer, and activist. She was deaf and blind at the age of 19 months due to an illness, yet
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