Inspirational Stories
Love Your Parents While They Are Still Alive
Everyone please read dis at least once ... it's superb! One of the best I have read ... A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around i…
Everyone please read dis at least once ... it's superb! One of the best I have read ... A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around i…
Our columnist is both surprised and humbled at the attitude and changes she sees in a former student, during a chance meeting. BY MALLIKA VASUGI THEY say it’s some kind of ‘school te…
I HAD the good fortune of being taught by Mr Lim Say Thuan when I was in Form One. It was in 1959 he continued teaching my class until I was in Form Three. The first three years in se…
BY KEE SUAT DAY A former student has fond memories of an English teacher who never gave up. Among the teachers who taught me in secondary school, there were a couple who made a diffe…
“When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes. Suddenly…
By MOHD NOOR ASWAD TO sacrifice and to serve – these are the characteristic of heroes. I’m not a hero, I have too many flaws. But I don’t deny that I had always wanted to be one. Eve…
By ASHINI ANNA When life deals a blow to your plans, the best defence is to move on. THERE are times when we think something has come to an end. There are times when we feel nothing can b…
By RASHEFFA RASHID Eating together in the kitchen is as good a chance to bond as a family outing. I AM grateful to Allah that I have great parents who have given me every freedom to make ch…
By MICHEAL TEO A young man’s cup runs over with the sacrifices his parents have made for the family. SINCE I started my tertiary studies in Sintok, Alor Setar, I have had little opportunity…
By CHRISTOPHER FERNANDEZ When children are neglected at home, they sometimes seek the company of other adults for parental love and guidance. PEI PEI was over the moon. She had passed the r…
Silent reflection enables a student to tune in to the world. GROWING up is not easy for me. People can see that I live a normal life, but no one knows what is always going on deep i…
By ANN MARIE CHANDY A new teacher learns from her students. RETURNING to school after 25 years has been quite the adventure. Only this time, I am here as a teacher, not student. After spend…
By TEH SU-CHING When you’re a Chinese girl born in the year of the Tiger, you have to do a fair bit of roaring and clawing. I AM a Tiger lady and proud of it. But growing up as a Chinese gi…