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Toying with childhood learning Catherine believes toys can be educational. - Pictures courtesy of Catherine Sharma CATHERINE Sharma is a firm believer in toys as a vital tool in childhood education. “They are not just playthings,’’ says the 35-year-old Filipina housewife who has lived in Malaysia for the past three years. She regularly surfed the Internet for the varieties that could be used to enhance learning skills for her four-year-old son, Ashton Cayle. Early last year, she read ...

Shades of success 22 Apr 2021 / 17:30 H. Brriyan has been a makeup artist and celebrity stylist for the last five years. – Pictures courtesy of Brriyan John Brriyan wants to work in Hollywood. Briyyan loves with working actress Sangeeta Krishnasamy. Brriyan has worked with Abhirami, an actress from India. FIVE years ago, Brriyan John saw an advertisement for a two-month course on special effects make-up. The Sitiawan-born talent decided to sign up and the course has totally chan...

Mastering touch typing It is never too late or too early to learn touch typing. THE ability to quickly and accurately type on a keyboard used to be an asset, especially in certain professions. But now, when more and more people use the keyboard, the skill seems to have fallen out of favour. And yet, knowing how to touch type would give anyone, from a student to a professional, a better edge. Being able to let words flow from thoughts to fingers to keyboard and having it appear on a screen ...

The fire of adolescence Adam Zainal. Adam Zainal ADAM ZAINAL addressed the subject of teen pregnancy in his short film Kantoi in 2019. The 25-minute film was even nominated for best short film at the Malaysia International Film Festival and Freedom Film Festival. It has since been screened at numerous schools and events to create awareness on teen pregnancy. It has also attracted the attention of a production house, Super Wonderful Films, which gave him an opportunity to direct his first...

Artistic aspirations Sri Kumaran believes hard work is the key to success. - Pictures courtesy of Sri Kumaran One of his paintings. SRI KUMARAN Munusamy started his career as a newsreader on radio in 2014. After two years, he tried his luck as a television presenter and has successfully hosted several shows. Currently, the 34-year-old is a regular host for live talk show Vizhuthugal from Mondays to Fridays at 9pm. He also tried his luck in acting and has appeared in several television ser...

The colour of happiness Karthine’s henna crown drawn on cancer patients. – Picture courtesy of Karthine Maniam HENNA has always been associated with happiness and good luck. It is common to see henna designs on the hands of brides at Indian weddings. But over the years, the art of henna has gone beyond Indian weddings. Henna is now no longer only used on the hands of brides. Henna designs now adorn other parts of the body, as well. Some even use henna on canvas. Taking its place as an a...

The young and the restless Malaysian Millennial Voices features poems by 37 young writers Malachi. MILLENNIAL VOICES, published by Maya Press, is a book of poems that captures the voices of the young and the restless. It highlights 69 poems from 37 poets under the age of 35. “When I called for submission of poems early last year, I wanted to make sure it would reach as many Malaysians as possible,” said Malachi Edwin Vethamani, 65, who edited the collection. “I had to depend on socia...

Chasing dreams Ooi discovered his passion for acting at university. – PICTURE COURTESY OF OOI LIANG CHIA BE fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire – this is a description that perfectly fits Ooi Liang Chia, 26. Although he has a bachelor’s degree in Law, he is set on becoming an actor and is willing to face any amount of hardship to make his dream come true. Explaining his love for acting, he said: “Acting pushed me to the unknown. Through acting, I get the chance to...

ACTRESS cum producer Mayjune Tan is excitedly awaiting the arrival of a new addition to her family, the birth of her firstborn sometime this month. “I...

Love in pandemic times A scene from ‘The Dogs’. – Picture courtesy of Andy Darrel Gomez Zhen. – Picture courtesy of Nigel Zhen Piong. – Picture courtesy of Geraldine Piong Gomez’s idea for the film was inspired by the ‘new normal’ of the times we live in. – Picture courtesy of Andy Darrel Gomez THE Covid-19 pandemic encourages us to practise social distancing. We have less communication with our colleagues, classmates, friends and lovers. We use modern technology suc...