Article: When a Camera Marred Your Moment of Glory
by Henry Yew It was supposed to be my moment of glory. I’d waited all these years to be given the opportunity to perform a piano concerto as a soloist, accompanied by an orchestra. And I was given the chance, which I treasured so much by practising the piece for almost half a year. I...
Article: A Writer’s Nightmare
by Henry Yew The worst nightmare that a seasoned writer may encounter is writer’s block. Period. It is indeed a frustrating moment when nothing seems to be coming into your head, and nothing can come out of it either in writing. Worst of all, writer’s block can last for days or weeks, without anything to...
Article: The Tabloid Society
By Henry Yew: When I was still a little kid, my parents had always encouraged me to read newspapers. They kept saying that newspapers will enhance my general knowledge, as well as taking the chance to improve my proficiency in Mandarin. Back then, newspaper reports were seen to be entirely factual and they are reliable...
Article: The Oil and Gas Dilemma
By Henry Yew: Thousands of years ago, Herodotus (450 BC) described oil seeps which appeared in Carthage (Tunisia) and oil extraction in Andericca (Iran). In those days till the mid-nineteenth century, bitumen, oil and their by-products were produced from seepage of oil to the surface of the earth, shallow pits and hand-dug shafts. In 1857,...
Article: Why Do People Steal?
by Henry Yew: In one of the previous issues, I wrote on how I believe that the general security of our homes is becoming more and more appalling. I wrote about how rampant burglary has become in my neighbourhood to the extent that we had to hire security guards to do night patrols so that...
Article: Friend, Just Suck It Up
The scholarships season is about to come or has already come. It is at this very moment that school leavers after their SPM or STPM examinations would go on a frenzy searching for scholarships that they could apply. It is also at this moment that the ReCom educational threads are full of life, asking questions...
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