My Sinchew/ My Kampung

The lanterns that hang in a crumbling house

The afternoon sun shone on a row of old and shabby shophouses in Magazine Road, Penang, and an old couple was busy tying up the bamboo and sewing the banners with a sewing machine.


The triplets are turning 17!

In the winter solstice 17 years ago, the news of Liao Guo Feng from Kuala Geddes giving birth to triplets of a boy and two girls became a story on everbody's lips.


True colours

When Kuan Ruo Han came into our first sight, we smelled some graceful tastes from her. Despite her small build, through her speech it was not hard to see that this 12-year-old girl adheres to her mind and views.


Say "cheers" to the beautiful life

While most of the old cameras were gradually laden with dust in the drawers, lawyer Chen Yin Lu was just about to begin collecting them five years ago.


Byan Leong, the world's youngest kick boxing champion

He is only six years old but he has made a remarkable achievement. He shines in the international arena and causes the world to marvel at Malaysia!


Learning to be independent

Even though she was born with Down syndrome, she has her own ideas. Having gone through 12 comfortable years being served like a "princess" by the maid at home, she determined to offer herself the chance by walking out of the house to stay connected with the beautiful world outside.


The Peace Hotel, a second chance for social outcasts

Have you heard about Hong Kong film Woh Ping Faan Dim (The Peace Hotel) in which a one-man killing machine “The King of Killers”, played by Chow Yun Fatt, sets up the “Peace Hotel”, a sanctuary where anyone can stay and be protected from those who want to harm them, after his wife's murder? You can now find a similar true story in Kuala Lumpur.


Trishaw cycling, a sunset industry

Trishaw cycling has existed in Perak for more than a hundred years but the industry is gradually becoming a thing of the past.


Fish pond designer

It is indeed an amusing equation where interest plus "professionalism" equals a business which amasses fortune.


Green plants for rent

Will you buy plastic flowers for your beloved one? Certainly not! That will be insincerity. As a matter of fact, the sincerity behind the gift is impossible to be substituted with unfading synthetic flowers or others.