Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 03:02 Lance Armstrong was my hero even though I’m not a cycling fan. I first got a glimpse of Armstrong fairly late into his career, in 2004, after seeing his cameo in “Dodgeball”, a comedy starring Vince Vaughn.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 03:00 It’s been more than four years since the historic March 8, 2008 general election that effectively created a two-party system in our country. Yet, until now Pakatan Rakyat, which aims to take over Putrajaya in GE13, has not formed a shadow cabinet.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 02:59 Earlier this year, everyone seemed convinced that the general election would be held in June. Today, everyone seems to think it will be in March. There are all kinds of reasons for this. Usually it has to do with religious and cultural festivities getting in the way. And of course there’s the rainy season to contend with at year’s end.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 09:57 THERE are a few things in life I'm pretty good at, like writing and judo, and which I've taught. I've come to realise that there's both an art and a science to them. In fact, I've found that there's an art and a science to most endeavours, whatever they may be.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 09:55 WESTERN media will normally publish critical commentary on anything under the sun. Nothing is sacrosanct. However, for certain topics, especially those that touch on race and religion, even western media takes into consideration political correctness.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 09:54 WHEN is the general election going to be held? Many are now speculating it will be in November because Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has hinted as much.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 09:53 I WAS shocked to learn about how bestselling author and journalist, Jonah Lehrer, was involved in plagiarism and a variety of other journalistic misdeeds. But even before the dust had settled on Lehrer's case, word emerged, in the blogosphere and via social media, about a columnist in a Malaysian English daily (not theSun) who was also caught plagiarising.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 09:52 A COUPLE of years ago, a friend who runs a mobile phone publication told me about a section in his magazine called "What's In Your Bag?" where he asks guests to list out all the things they carry around with them.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 11:40 FORMER Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad created quite a stir when he remarked "Better the devil you know than the angel you don't."
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 11:39 IN THE digital age that we live in, more and more of the data we use reside in the "cloud" (a geeky term for the internet). There are many advantages to using cloud services, which makes it possible for us to access our data anywhere and any time, through portable devices connected to the internet.