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Ever since my volunteering trip to rural Sabah in 2017, I have learned that there are kids out there with great potentials but not the privileges to explore them. I have met students who live so deep in the area that it takes them 2 hours to walk to their schools; and some who have only started going to school when they are 9 years old because their parents preferred for them to stay back and help with their farming chores. I felt SO lucky to have basic necessities like electricity supply, internet connection, transport arrangements to schools, and even the ability to read and write well. It hurts me seeing wasted potential in the younger generation, and I would like to extend a helping hand.   Seeing how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the entire nation both economically and socially, I dread to imagine the current situation in rural Sabah. Good for us, Charisma Movement has worked with 3 schools around Kota Marudu in Sabah, namely SK Temunda Salimandut, SK Sampa...

So much time has passed and I have learnt so much in life. And I believe it reflects in the evolving style in my poetry. Yes, I still do poetry. It started back in December 2014, almost 4 years now. Poetry has been a sport-- jotting down the voices in my head to clear it; selling my struggles for a vague expression. Looking back at the journey I have made, I see so much more complexity in my poetry now. It used to go short and direct, giving a setting in merely a few lines long. Very simple use of words, very innocent kind of story-telling. I thank poetry, for it has been there when I thought the world has shut me out. It is like a canvas I know I can paint on without the concern of somebody judging me. I mean, people judge anyway, but I know it’s the only platform where I can express without having to feel scared. I have been through both beautiful sunrises and dark hours in life. I couldn’t help but letting most of my poetry describe how dark or depressed my inner personality had be...

A pen-pal programme was commenced by the Literary, Drama & Debating Society of English College Johor Bahru, in collaboration with the Interact Club of SMK Sultan Ismail,  as a token of friendship and a pursue in the rise of the quality in English writing.  The programme involved  12 volunteered students from each school, in which the paired couple exchanged pseudonymously handwritten letters twice as the one-month plan went.   The word 'EPISTLE * ' was selected as an embodiment of the programme, in which we penned letters and laid our thoughts in handwritten forms instead of other tedious methods such as speaking and typing using electronic devices. * According to   http://www.thefreedictionary.com/epistle  , the word EPISTLE holds several meanings: 1. A letter, especially a formal one. 2. A literary composition in the form of a letter . 3. Epistle Bible      a. One of the letters included as a book in the New Testament.   ...

I reached out, for the seven hundred and sixteenth time. The little girl strode forward towards the park. The lingering confusion clouded my face again, but this time it came along with a deep sense of depression. No one seemed to be able to see me, or hear me. They did not even respond to my touch. No Way, it couldn't be! A sense of panic overwhelmed my mind. I waved my hands aloft, seeking another man's attention as he jogged past me. But as I had feared -- he did not see me.   Nothing actually made sense. It was six o'clock sharp in the evening, I remembered, I was at the square gazing at the town clock. Out of the blue, a blinding light blasted onto me. Its temperature was blazing, which hurt me for a second. Blood spilled everywhere from where I stood, staining my white satin dress a dark scarlet design from the bottom up, just like an April rose, but much darker. Snapped out of my daze, I looked around. A blue car was a few metres away, its driver frantically st...

Be enriched with creative art ideas no one could ever think of at www.artforkidshub.com , where arts come alive in miscellaneous forms including drawing, painting and origami. The Editors went through a few provided step-by-step video tutorials and decided to share some really eccentric ones using crayons . Create your own ones now and share them online! A Dripping Effect Things that you’ll need: Canvas, crayons, hot glue gun and hair dryer Method: Line up the crayons vertically on a piece of canvas (on the top part) with a preferred order, stabilize them with hot glue. Lean the canvas against a wall, with newspaper underneath to prevent making a mess. Use a hairdryer to melt the crayons; point it downwards so that the wax drips. Remove the crayon remnants and leave it to dry. The Sacred Rebirth (Best choice for Easter!!) Things that you’ll need: Hard-boiled eggs, bowl, crayons, cheese grater, hot water, spoon, egg tray Method: Peel off any lab...

Well, Taylor has always been in my life since young (P.S I am 16 now :P). I have always admired her music, her lyrics, her STYLE..oh I have just mentioned it again, didnt I? I really cant get this song out of my head since I have bought the album-- plus she is promoting it as a single now! Can you ever imagine my craze for it??!   Well speaking of incredible things, even though I do not have any direct connection with the song Blank Space, I have to confess that I look at it as the great little things in life which other people might eventually miss out. Well just name it- the 65 polaroids, the secret codes of every Taylor's song, the sound of her heartbeat in Wildest Dreams or even every single pair of classical red lips Taylor has shown us, especially in the Red era. These are beautiful corners in our memories that must be kept and cherished.   Taylor has inspired me in ways of thousands of millions. I am a Blogger and you may see her lyrics or the message she w...

It's pretty rare to see Malaysians who hold immense interests in poems these days.  Say, who remembers 'Venus And Adonis' by William Shakespeare? Or perhaps, 'The Fighter's Line' by Marzuki Ali, which is featured in the secondary school lite rature textbook?   Well, to have a passion in poems doesn't mean you have to read and analyse them like a Literature student. Penning one, whether it rhymes or not, is enough to call yourself a poetic prodigy!   A Malaysian poetry-lover, Nicholas Wong Weijian, has recently started a program on Facebook and Instagram,  offering chances to  students and teens like him  to have their poetry works posted.  He, as the admin of his poetry-promoting page on Facebook, Almostpoetic, put on a good example in himself  to compose at least a poem a day, making about 365 pieces of work done in 2015,   so as to arouse the love of poems in the younger society. Wong, who is currently pursuing a degree in Financial...