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“I had my first cancer when I was 10 years old. It was bone cancer on my left leg’s femur bone. I did chemotherapy and surgeries – and I survived, I am ok. I have metal plates inside [...]

“My auntie died of cancer, she was never married, and she was only focused on her career. When she was diagnosed with cancer, she had a spiritual experience towards the last moments of her [...]

“My name is Afiq. I’m that guy whose story went viral, where I worked as a cleaner in the UK, to pay for my parents’ flight so they can attend my graduation. This is my story. I didn’t do [...]

“I am known as the ‘Dancing Lawyer’, because despite having achieved my dream to study, graduate, and become a lawyer – I eventually had the realisation that my real talent lies in the [...]

“My mother passed away due to diarrhoea in 2014. She probably ate unhygienic food and we didn’t suspect anything. I mean, who dies from food poisoning in the 21st century? She was sick for [...]

  I came to Malaysia to run away from my family because they caused me too much pain. I had a struggling relationship with my father. He persuaded me to come here to further my studies since [...]

“A stroke is a brain attack. You end up with shells of the people you used to know, and it’s frustrating to communicate with them. For caregivers, they might shout and say unkind things to their [...]

“To count by the month of fasting, we have been doing this family business (selling fried mee at the bazaar) for 15 years already. We also have our own permanent job at the night market but we [...]

  “It all started as a dare. I was watching a show called “Comedy Kao Kao’, hosted by Dr Jason Say Keong Leong at The Bee, Publika. One of my friends told me to give stand-up comedy a [...]

“This is only our second year of trying to sell char kuey teow (stir-fried rice cake strips) and tauhu sumbat (stuffed tofu) at this Bazaar Ramadan. So far, business has been good and I plan to [...]