MARIJUANA - THE GROWING MOVEMENT TO LEGALIZE IT AS A MEDICINE 27 Aug 2013 | 01:47 pm

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 researc...

TIMELESS SONGS FROM MALAYSIAN ARTISTES 25 Aug 2013 | 11:45 am

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 Independenc...

LET'S CELEBRATE NOSTALGIA 22 Aug 2013 | 12:46 pm

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. Bu...

LIVING A SIMPLE LIFE 18 Aug 2013 | 09:33 pm

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 p...

A VILLAGE FOR THOSE WITH DEMENTIA 13 Aug 2013 | 06:24 pm

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 th...

KUALA LUMPUR ON A SHOESTRING 11 Aug 2013 | 08:04 am

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 e...

SELAMAT HARI RAYA 7 Aug 2013 | 09:52 pm

WALKING YOUR WAY TO GOOD HEALTH 7 Aug 2013 | 02:05 pm

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 largel....

TRAINING COMMUNITY LEADERS TO RUN NGOs EFFICIENTLY 2 Aug 2013 | 03:38 pm

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 col...

BOMBARDED WITH HEALTH TIPS AND MIRACLE CURES 1 Aug 2013 | 08:14 am

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...