Fan Yang – Master Of Soap Bubbles

Fan Yang is a world renowned Canadian bubble scientist, artist, and performer who has earned international acclaim as a result of his complex displays of bubble theater. Over the past two decades, Fan has explored the fascinating unknown world of soap bubbles, combining art with science, transforming a simple bubble into a beautiful piece of art and bringing bubble media ...

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Fiona Xie

Fiona Xie Wan Yu (born January 24, 1982) is a Singaporean actress, model and television host. Spotted by a talent scout at the age of fifteen while was studying in St. Hilda’s Secondary School, she modeled for numerous print and television commercials in Singapore and Hong Kong before joining MediaCorp Studios. Fiona made her acting debut in 2000 as a ...

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Remembering The Hippies Movement

I was just a young kid when the hippie movement was the rage worldwide. Being brought up by conservative parents, I used to look at hippies with disdain.  I guess it was also because the mainstream press portrayed the hippies as undesirable elements of our society. I can still remember my dad asking me go to the barber to take ...

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Hello World Peace, Goodbye Ron Artest!

Say a big hello to World Peace. Nay, I am not an ambassador of world peace. I’m taking about Ron Artest. The Los Angeles Lakers star is now legally “Metta World Peace.” The most ballyhooed name change of the year became official Friday morning when a Los Angeles County Superior Court commissioner granted Ron Artest’s name change petition to become ...

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Emmanuel Kelly Wows Judges And Audience On The X Factor 2011

Emmanuel Kelly, an Australian originally from Iraq, moved judges to tears with his rendition of John Lennon’s classic ‘Imagine’ during his September 8 audition on ‘The X Factor’. Emmanuel is 17 years old even though he doesn’t actually know the exact date he was born. Emmanuel and his brother Ahmed were adopted by Children First Foundation boss Moira Kelly from ...

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Missing Cat Named Willow Found After 5 Years

A calico cat named Willow that disappeared from her Colorado home five years ago has been found nearly 3,000km away from its home on a Manhattan  street on Wednesday. A man found Willow wandering down East 20th Street and sent her to the Animal Care & Control (ACC) – an animal rescue and shelter in New York City.  A scanner ...

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Webcam 101 For Seniors

An internet newbie elderly couple from northwestern Oregon, struggling to learn how to use a webcam, has become accidental celebrities after a video of them went viral, thanks to their granddaughter who posted the fumbling footage online. ” Webcam 101 for Seniors” featuring Bruce and Esther Huffman has received over 3 million page views since it was uploaded on YouTube ...

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Happy Malaysia Day

Today is Malaysia Day. To all fellow Malaysians, Happy Malaysia Day! On this day in 1963, the formation of Malaysia which consisted of the Federation of Malaya, Sarawak, North Borneo (which was renamed Sabah) and Singapore was formally promulgated. The formation of the new federation was initially scheduled to take place on June 1, 1963, but was later postponed to ...

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Where Are You, Happy Feet?

Oh no, we have lost track of Happy Feet! For those of you who have been following the odyssey of Happy Feet, the news about him is not looking too good. After showing up on Peka Peka Beach, north of Wellington on the North Island’s western coast, in New Zealand on June 20 and being nursed back to health by ...

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Samantha Brookes Stuns X Factor Judges And Audience

On shows like The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, there has been contestants who looked like they were going to be hopeless but had stunned both the judges and the audience  when they opened their mouths and turned out to be really amazing singers. Following one such performance last week by Jade Richards on X Factor, a buxom 31-year-old ...

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