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I am very happy to learn that Malaysia's forgotten music maestro, Ooi Eow Jin, is finally getting the long overdue recognition he des...

The railways and trains have always fascinated me. Growing up as a pre-school kid, one of my favourite toys was a train set going round and...

It has been a hazy few days behind us but tonight's full moon shone very brightly in a cloudless sky as Bersih 4 participants settle d...

Here we are at the George Town World Heritage Incoporated (GTWHI) office at the corner of Carnarvon Street and Acheen Street two days ago w...

When out of the blue, I received a message from my cousin, Eng Chye, inviting us down to a dinner in Petaling Jaya on the 10th of August, I...

We have been pretty busy moving about and eating during the past few days. On Saturday, we attended the Ban Hin Lee Bank 80th anniversary r...

It was a pity that Ban Hin Lee Bank ceased in exist when it was taken over by Southern Bank in 2001. What was supposed to be a merger of ...

Saw this story on the BBC website: someone in England with a collection of 24,000 vinyl records of dance music from 1983 to 1993, bought se...

I'm quite happy to note that the charity concert in Petaling Jaya yesterday (19 July 2015) to benefit Penang's forgotten music maes...

Now that all the excitement over the conjunction between Jupiter and Venus in our evening skies is over, my attention is drawn to Jupiter i...

I am actually very humbled that my original stor y on forgotten music maestro Ooi Eow Jin had generated so much interest in the country a...

Last month, Jimmy Yeoh, one of my facebook friends, wrote a long passage about a fellow Old Free, Ooi Eow Jin. People my age may recogn...

Wonderful sight in the night sky during these past few days. Of course, I knew that it was the 15th day of the lunar month when the moon wo...

I've been seeing a number of my old school pals lately but this afternoon was quite something else. I went downtown to meet up with Chu...

Over the course of the last two months, I have participated in two walkabouts around the heritage zone of George Town, all in the name of h...

The last weekend has been pretty busy for me. On Friday evening, I was invited to a networking dinner at the OCBC Premier Banking Centre in...

Quite an enjoyable and interesting experience I had last night when I was invited to join a private dinner with friends and acquaintance...

In June 2013, I had written something about the bullock cart express . Yes, that's right, I'm was referring to the Malaysian postal...

I first got to know William B Kelley more than 20 years ago when he came to visit Penang with his close companion, Chen Ooi, who happens ...