Monthly Archives: August 2012

My Wrestling Matches With God On My Life Journey

Like Regina Brett in her book “God Never Blinks”, I sometimes felt that at the moment I was born, God must have blinked and thus missed the occasion, unaware of my birth at all. I felt like the poet who wrote that he was born on a day God called in sick. Shortly after my birth almost 55 years ago ...

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Pandelela Rinong – Malaysia’s Pride At The 2012 Summer Olympics

Pandelela Rinong has written her name in Malaysia’s history book by winning the bronze medal in the Olympics women’s 10m individual platform event at the Aquatics Centre early Friday. Her bronze medal was Malaysia’s first-ever Olympics medal in a sport other than badminton, besides making Pandelela the first Malaysian woman to win an Olympics medal. The 19-year-old from Sarawak garnered ...

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I Still Love You

Today is Singapore’s 47th birthday.  To all Singaporeans, happy National Day! The logo for National Day Parade (NDP) 2012, also known as the “Orchidstar”, incorporates various elements that express this year’s theme “Loving Singapore, Our Home”. Inspired by Singapore’s iconic national flower the ‘Vanda Miss Joaquim’ orchid, the NDP 2012 logo reminds Singaporeans from all walks of life of this ...

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Park Jae-Sang’s Gangnam Style

Park Jae-Sang, 34, an eccentric South Korean hip hop artist better known by his stage name “Psy”, has become a global online hit after a video of his latest song “Gangnam Style” went viral, garnering more than 15 million views since it was uploaded on YouTube on July 15. The YouTube video features the Berklee College of Music graduate performing ...

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