In the old days, when a woman saw in a dream a man extinguish the lantern in the house, or when she saw that a great house has collapsed on.. read more

Belacan is a fermented cooking produce used in Asia. It’s made mainly from shrimp and salt, then fermented for a few weeks. It’s then sun-dried and cut into blocks for sale… read more

The Sarawak Longan-This warty yellow longan is a subspecies of the dimocarpus longan and malesianus variant. Yellow longan are called ‘kakus’ whereas a green longan is called ‘isau’.  Another species.. read more

Everything in our limited experience must have a beginning and end.  We ourselves are born and we ultimately die.  This is the case with our parents and forefathers as well.. read more

What is “the good life”? This is one of the oldest philosophical questions. It has been posed in different ways—How should one live? What does it mean to “live well”?—but these.. read more

I believe in the power of a smile. A smile can be a subtle twitch of the jaw muscles or a large grin with both rows of teeth showing much.. read more

Islamic endowment is known in Arabic as waqf.  The literal meaning of the word is to stop, contain, or preserve.  In Islamic jurisprudence, or in the shariah (Islamic law) an endowment.. read more

We should follow rules for the sake of everyone so that we have the proper order and smooth society.”To be a responsible person and useful one” I obey rules because.. read more