Ever since COVID-19 became a global pandemic last year, many events, such as concerts and food festivals, had to be cancelled. Taking their place, however, are virtual events where participants can be part of the event via video conferencing. Even though it’s not as immersive, that’s the best available option during this time. With that […]
Valentine’s Day this year will be very different from past years because the Movement Control Order (MCO) mandated by the Malaysian government has been extended past 14 February 2021. As such, romantic candlelight dinners at fancy restaurants are out of the question. Couples shouldn’t worry, however, as several solutions are available to overcome this obstacle, […]
Every year, Tamil Hindu devotees in Malaysia would celebrate Thaipusam. This is the time when droves of devotees would flock to Hindu temples, especially the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple at Batu Caves, and when the famous kavadi dance ceremony takes place. Last year, we dived into the meaning behind Deepavali. This time, let’s take a […]
Christmas brings to mind Santa Claus, the bringer of gifts to good children everywhere. This is actually based on the legend of St. Nicholas, the bishop of Myra who lived during the third and fourth century. In one story, he saved three young girls from a life of prostitution by secretly sending three bags of […]
Every November, we all know what’s coming: sales, and we have three major November sales which are Singles’ Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Like Halloween, these two days are here due to influences from American pop culture, and Singles’ Day as a shopping spree came into existence thanks to Jack Ma’s Alibaba. While it’s […]
Much like Halloween, the foreign tradition of Thanksgiving was pretty much unknown in Malaysia except among some expatriates. Thanksgiving is celebrated among most North and South American countries including Canada, the United States, and Brazil. It is a harvest festival where people gave thanks for the blessings they have received for the past year. The […]
Deepavali is familiar to most Malaysians as an Indian celebration. However, not everyone knows what it is actually celebrating, with many confusing it with Thaipusam and the Indian New Year. With that in mind, let’s look deeper into it to understand what exactly is Deepavali and how it relates to everyone. Deepavali or Diwali? You […]
Due to the effects of COVID-19 felt all over the world, more companies have started looking into digitising events. This is not something new, as the advent of social media and the proliferation of digital accessibility has prompted few parties to pave the road to digitisation a few years back. COVID-19 was the catalyst that […]
As we are currently combatting a global pandemic, let’s not forget that there is a disease that is far deadlier than COVID-19: breast cancer. As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), also known as Pinktober, let us take a look at the reason why we should raise more public awareness about this issue. Breast […]
Halloween used to be a fun tradition that’s only done in certain countries such as the UK and the US. However, thanks to Hollywood and the influx of American media, most Malaysians are made aware of the celebration of Halloween. A few things come to mind: dressing up as monsters or witches, going door-to-door trick-or-treating, […]