Keat Hwa Band's Path To Excellence
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LET’S TAKE A nostalgic journey back to my school days, a time when bustling classrooms were alive with the enchanting melodies of trumpets, clarinets, flutes an...
Promising Initiatives at the Local Government Level
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WITH ITS AMBITIOUS goal of becoming a “Family-focused Green and Smart State that Inspires the Nation”, the Penang state government faces numerous challenges suc...
Learning Discipline and Trust Through Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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JESSEN ONG'S wedding day was celebrated with vows, music and love. He did not know it then as he cycled to his bride’s house as an excited 26-year-old, but that...
George Town Festival: Where Do We Go From Here?
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IN 2008, the inner city of George Town (along with Melaka) was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site based on its Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) in cultu...
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When Less Is More Expensive: The Trend of Shrinkflation
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WANTAN MEE IS a classic dish in Penang. Simple and tasty, it is a safe pick if you are unsure of what to order when eating out. It is usually served with fried...
How To Invest in Malaysia
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WE ALL HAVE DREAMS: Some may want to travel the world at their leisure, drive a luxurious car, or live within the opulent walls of a grand mansion. Although env...
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Preserving Sacred Traditions: Tow Bu Kong Temple of Hong Kong Street
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WALKING ALONG Hong Kong Street in George Town, I stumbled upon a hidden gem that continues to uphold Chinese traditions among the local Chinese community. The T...
Dare To Dream, Then Comes The Excelling
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EXCELLENCE IS MANIFESTED through our desire to be the best and to achieve perfection. When we were students, we studied hard to get an A+ or to be the top stude...
A Chance to Relive the World of Chinese Opera in Penang
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WHAT WAS ONCE a familiar sight in Penang has now become a hidden treasure. Despite the apparent decline of Chinese opera, the Leong family has managed to preser...
Loving Tea - From Bud to Cup
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I LOOKED UP from my laptop screen, tearing my eyes from the pixels drumming on my corneas, reached for my cup of Ching Dragonwell green tea (more commonly known...
What Bliss A Hidden Bookstore Brings
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“BOOKSTORES ARE LONELY FORTS, spilling light onto the sidewalk. They civilise their neighbourhoods,” said John Updike. The truth is, they are even lonelier thes...
Penang Nyonya Recipes: Preserving Our Important Heritage
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A collection of old recipes accumulated over time will provide a record of changing tastes with regard to Penang Nyonya cuisine, and we would be able to recreate the “old and traditional taste” (what Hokkiens call kochabi) from recipes retrieved from the repository.
