He is now in the old age of his life. How can the youngsters know, how he struggled hard in his days to establish himself in life. Though he started from a scratch, he retired with something substantial to fall back upon. What he earned, must have been sufficient for his son.But the son had

It has been very rightly said that “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride”. But it is wonderful to have wishes. Even though they may not come true, there is no harm in dreaming.Although I am not a poor man, yet I would like to have so much money that I could do something for

The book exhibition was held from Friday to Sunday in the town hall. It was jointly organized by the Education Department and a local book shop. On the very first day, I walked over to visit the exhibition immediately after school was over.There were already many people at the exhibition. Most were school children like

To stay healthy, you need to work on four areas—exercise, diet, weight control and good health habits.Regular exercise is essential for good health. It tones the muscles, strengthens the bones, and makes the heart and lungs work better. Exercise also helps to relieve stress. The most beneficial type of exercise is aerobics. Aerobic exercises, in

I have an unusual hobby. I love skateboarding of the extreme kind. There is a small group of us who try to outdo each other in the tricks’—the more dangerous, the better. I started skateboarding at a very young age. My father bought me a skateboard when I was nine, and I took a great

Most major cities and towns in the world are overpopulated. This means that too many people are living in the same area. The reason is quite simple. Folks from the country move into the cities in the hope of getting better employment and enriching their lives. But what has this led to?Trees and plants have

Anger is perhaps the most destructive of man’s emotions. A man in anger loses his sense of good judgment and does things that he would not even dream of doing when he is calm and collected.Once, my elder brother was involved in a senseless fight. He was sixteen years old at that time and played

Wendy hailed from Ipoh. When she was promoted to assistant branch manager and transferred to a branch in Johore Bahru, she had to find a place of her own. After some canvassing for an affordable place, she found one on the second floor of a rented walk-up apartment in Tebrau. The four-storey building was quite

Opportunities do come to everyone but rarely and unless one is wakeful to cash in, life continues to be a bore. People who take such opportunities become successful in life.I am one of the unfortunate ones who have lost opportunities. While at school I was a good sportsman and I took a keen interest in

Every generation is the torch bearer of culture and tradition and it must pass onto the next generation. This is a sacred duty, and for the continuity of culture, this becomes essential. Cultures depend on various traditions. Some of them are well founded on reason while others are meaningless. Some of the latter block the

The aims of education are many. To be able to live successfully every youngster must have education. To educate means, to make one intellectually clever, physically strong and alert and happened in human history from the dawn of civilizations. Education not only helps them to evolve themselves in such a way that they can fit

Vandalism is wilful and deliberate destruction of public property by anti-social and irresponsible citizens. It can be of various forms. It is not uncommon to see that the walls of buildings are defaced with scratches or ugly marks. Another target of vandalism is the bus shelter. Scratches on the newly painted seats or even broken