Photo grab off my TV screen So glad I caught Dr Sanjay Gupta’s documentary on “WEED” last Sunday on CNN. If you missed it, you can watch it on Youtube or here (below). Dr Gupta spent one year researching for the documentary, including interviewing people who have used weed as a medicine for their illnesses […]
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Photo grab from The Sunday Star, 25 August 2013 Our walk down Memory Lane continues with more nostalgia from the music of decades ago. With just a week before we celebrate Malaysia’s 56th Independence Day on 31 August, let’s look at some of the songs that all of us older Malaysians are familiar with, and
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Straits Times 21 Aug 2013 Not everyone finds walking down memory lane a pleasant stroll. For some people, it can be a painful one, filled with remembrances that are best left buried and forgotten. But to others, reminiscing on treasured memories brings joy and contentment. Life has ups and downs, peaks and valleys. We have
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Looking Beyond The Symbols Of Wealth by Dr Ansgar Cheng I was born in a very prosperous city during its uptrend era and lived in Hong Kong during its rapid economic expansion. It was and still is a place filled with people, tons of opportunities, abundant ideas, plenty of upward energy, never-ending traffic jams, flooded
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Hogewey is a gated model village specially designed for dementia patients After watching Dr Sanjay Gupta’s documentary “Dementia Village” last Saturday night on CNN, my first thought was – if only there was such a village in Malaysia or Singapore! In a speech at the 3rd Singapore International Neurocognitive Symposium, 5 April 2013, Singapore’s Minister for Health,
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Is it possible to spend a day sightseeing in downtown Kuala Lumpur on only RM10, inclusive of lunch? I set myself this challenge and chose the second day of Hari Raya to find out. With most KL folks either back in their hometown celebrating the festive occasion, or away on vacation, I could avoid all
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The correct way to do brisk walking. When I sold my Chrysler Alpine in 1998, I did not know at the time that it would be the last car I owned. I have not driven since, and have been depending largely on public transport and my own very reliable two feet to take me to
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I attended the launch of Do Good Academy yesterday. It was a double celebration as 1 August also marks the first anniversary of Do Good Volunteer (DGV), a social initiative started by the Star, in collaboration with Leaderonomics, a training subsidiary of the Star. The object is to provide a meeting point for organisations looking
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I always hesitate when it comes to re-posting or sharing articles on health tips and miracle cures. The internet is replete with websites and YouTube videos that tout the perfect answer to our medical conditions, for example, the most effective way to remove kidney stones or the best way to detox. On average I get
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