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Not many people have to worry about their careers being over at 21. But then again, not everybody has a voice like Charice. Since she got her big break as a 15-year-old on The Ellen Degeneres Show four years ago, the pint-sized Filipina has been belting out mega-ballads to standing ovations around the world. And […]
Warning signs of a potential abuser: – Constant put downs – Criticises your appearance, choices you make, family, friends, etc. – Using guilt – You are often made to feel guilty over something, thus having to give in to his demands constantly. Possessiveness Checks your telephone calls, reads your text messages, insists on access to […]
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my IT IS normal for a girl to want to dress to please her boyfriend. But for some girls, that is not an option. It’s an order. For Alyssa Patricia (not her real name), wearing short skirts and high heels whenever she was with her boyfriend was a strict dress code she […]
By NATASHA IMAN alltherage@thestar.com.my Recently, in a bid to improve my Japanese language skills, I turned to watching Japanese dramas. In my onerous search to find Japanese dramas with appropriate English subtitles, I came across a drama with an interesting title, “14 Sai No Haha”, which is loosely translated as “Fourteen-Year-Old Mother”. Initially, I was […]
WHEN the sweet-talking boyfriend turns aggressive, a girl is often thrown off balance, especially if she is young and in her first relationship. Women’s Aid Organisation social worker Puveshini Rao says that it is important for the girl to remain calm when her boyfriend loses his temper. “If your boyfriend is acting aggressively, it is […]
By IAN YEE alltherage@thestar.com.my The young photographers who took part in our R.AGE Photowalk at Jalan Sultan in Kuala Lumpur last Saturday went back with so much more than just a bunch of nice photos. They went home with a greater appreciation for the history behind many of the storied buildings around KL city that […]
By KAELAN ONG WEI ERN alltherage@thestar.com.my LIVING up to the Interact Club motto, “Service Above Self”, a group of Interactors from SMK Seafield in Petaling Jaya, Selangor put down our school books and set aside our usual Saturday outings to interact with children at the Paediatric Ward of the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor, recently. The […]
When Ahmed Bashir Mohamed first came to Malaysia from war-torn Somalia four years ago, he couldn’t speak a word of English.
By NASA MARIA ENTABAN alltherage@thestar.com.my FROM alien visitors to animated girls to estate thieves, the 2011 Palm Oil shorties (PO11) had a good variety of short films which were both informative and entertaining. The project, an effort by Fried Chillies Media to spread awareness of issues surrounding the subject of palm oil, aimed at not […]
Our friends over at StarMetro have been doing a great job pushing for the preservation of the century-old buildings in the Jalan Sultan area, Kuala Lumpur. Not only has their Preserve Our Heritage campaign played its part in reversing the government’s decision to demolish the Jalan Sultan shophouses for the MRT public transport system, it […]