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Handling the Year-End Rush
By Edeline Anne Goh The holidays are here! You can’t wait to take a much-needed break but while you’re excited about the prospect of some time off, it might be difficult to keep calm as you try your...
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Do You Hear Me?
By: Adline A. Ghani Most parents with an autistic child only find out about their child’s condition quite some time after he or she is born. This is because signs of the condition only start to appear...
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Basic First Aid Guide for Parents with Special Needs Kids
By Adline A. Ghani Emergency situations can happen anywhere, at anytime and usually when you least expect it. An especially heart-stopping occurrence for any parent would be if an accident were to...
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What To Expect When You Raise A Special Needs Child
A loud, high-pitched laugh pierces the still evening air. Screams of delight and more laughter follow. Suddenly, a child with a bob of blond hair zooms past and heads straight for the puddle of water...
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Who says the deaf cannot be Uber partner-drivers?
A deaf partner-driver? Is that even plausible, let alone possible? Farhan Kamarzaman, a partner-driver with Uber Malaysia is living proof that it’s both plausible and absolutely possible. Here he...
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Matters of the heart
Internationally, congenital heart disease is one of the most common forms of birth defects in children. Priya Kulasagaran looks at what this disease entails and how it manifests. In Malaysia, the...
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Fixing a broken heart
While congenital heart disease is a serious problem, advances in technology have led to vast improvements in the survival of children afflicted by the condition. Priya Kulasagaran summarises the types...
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Raising little hearts
Parents of children with congenital heart disease often have to deal with the fear and worry of the impact of the condition on their child. Priya Kulasagaran speaks to three parents to find out how...
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National Multiple Personality Day
Just about everyone is aware to some degree of split personalities. But do we actually understand what this means? March 5 is set aside to spread awareness of this condition and encourage people to...
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6 Rules to Help You Master Junk Food Cravings
By Edeline Anne Goh Those sudden late night cravings for a juicy burger or that urge to indulge in your favourite bag of potato chips. Cravings, cravings, cravings… We’ve all had a fair share of...
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Why Are Malaysians Getting Fat?
By Edeline Anne Goh The rate of obesity is sky high in many developed and developing countries and Malaysia is no exception. While we’re aware that many of us are subject to sedentary lifestyles and...
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Seeing words differently
A prolific translator of crime fiction, Frederic Grellier is definitely a man of words. He also happens to be blind. He speaks to Priya Kulasagaran about his work and his love for books. Frederic...
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From anger to serenity
One entrepreneur discovers that his answer to maintaining a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle was through meditation and self-realisation. “A few years ago, I have been known to throw things when I’m...
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Quick and easy weight-loss?
It seems that every few years a new dieting craze sweeps us up with promises of a more attractive figure and better overall well-being. Priya Kulasagaran looks at whether there is any merit to these...
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Inner spring cleaning
Detox diets offer the promise of cleansing your body and losing weight – but does science back this claim? Even if you’ve not tried it, chances are you have heard of the concept of ‘detoxing’. From...
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Old school eating
Going back to the basics may sound like a good idea, but should we take our diet back way beyond the Stone Ages? The basic premise of the Paleo diet is that the way humans ate in the Palaeolithic era...
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Art for the mind
Artist and activist Sanchita Islam speaks to Priya Kulasagaran about how her mental health fuels her work “I think being in constant mental pain, my brain turns to art to ameliorate that pain,” says...
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day
Set on the birth date of pioneering nurse, Florence Nightingale – who had suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), this special day raises awareness on CFS, also referred to as myalgic...
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Who is truly rich or poor
Who is truly rich or poor? In December 2016, my Facebook page was flooded with vacation news and photos from friends. The wealthy parents took their kids overseas. Some travelled abroad two to three...
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World Environment Day
Falling on June 5th, World Environment Day is an annual event initiated by the United Nations to encourage worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1972,...
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