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I love Malaysia because…
Amelia I love Malaysia because…of what else? The FOOD of course! I truly believe that Malaysia is host to the best food in the world because where else can you find a whole range of mouth-watering delicacies all under one roof? Aren’t we a lucky bunch of people!One thing that never fails to amaze me [...]
The Journey So Far
by Hanna I am what many would call a “gym success story”. I have lost 60 pounds in just over a year. By now, I should have caught some of your attention, so I’ll let you in on how I did it and why I did it and perhaps this will serve as something you [...]
Things People do that annoy you in the gym.
by hellgirl Not wiping the sweat off. This has become a habit for fellow gym go-ers who just don’t have the decency to wipe their sweat off the machine they have used. If you’re a member of a particular gym, you’d know how I feel. I attend RPM regularly and since the class requires a [...]
Beauty FAQ
1) I am Chinese, about 40 years old, fair skin I have enlarged pores and blemished skin, what is your opinion about laser treatment to reduce them? The basis of laser treatment is to smoothen out your skin by removing the top horny layer. This in my opinion is a short term solution as it [...]
Odyssey 2006: Chapter 4
by Lins, emmagem overseas correspondent in France Overheated autumn, local recipes and Voltaire? In L’Ingénu, written in the 18th century by Voltaire in the wake of a popular movement to liberate the minds of the French people, the reeducated Gordon made these words a famous catchphrase that ends the short story: «Malheur est bon à [...]
Make Up Regime by Kanebo International
The art of making oneself look beautiful…the bane of modern women, the endless topic of magazines, sitcoms and the like…it is a queer paradox to note that at this day and age where women have access to any sophisticated technology imaginable to change every single physical feature on their face and bodies that at no [...]
Odyssey 2006: Vanity trips down the shopping lane-confessions of a shopaholic
by Lins, emmagem overseas correspondent in France Vanity trips down the shopping lane: confessions of a shopaholic It feels strange, the fact that summer is at its final week and autumn had already announced its presence in advance. It has been raining since three days ago and there isn’t any sign of the rain stopping, [...]
When you are in Paris… (part three)
by Lins, emmagem’s Malaysian correspondent in France (learning Francaise and immersed in French culture) from France Besides the sightseeing on a boat to catch a quick snapshot of Paris, there are also city tours on top of an open roof double-decker bus. These buses cruise the popular tourists routes and by buying a two-day pass, [...]
When you are in Paris… (part two)
by Lins, emmagem’s Malaysian correspondent in France (learning Francaise and immersed in French culture) from France After the dazzling Tour Eiffel, it is time to decide what’s next to visit. It really depends on your orientation. Paris, in my point of view, is an incredible city for the diehard ‘kaki seni’. Theatres, museums and historical [...]
Odyssey 2006: Chapter 2
by Lins, emmagem overseas correspondent in France Aqua phobia, the Mediterranean Sea and canned octopus After having passed 10 days in the hilly countryside of Périgord Vert, it is time to return to the plains. As we snaked our way through the country roads that meander through miles and miles of farmyard, I had the [...]
Travel Snippet: Kinky Korea
I was in Korea for the first time for a friend’s wedding. I noticed that Korean women were rather conservative in terms of dressing and behaviour. I pointed this out to my Korean friend and she just laughed. For her hen-night, she had decided to have it in a popular nightclub called BOSS. It was [...]
When you are in Paris…(Part One)
by Lins, emmagem’s Malaysian correspondent in France For the first timers in Paris, the notion of looking at bleak weather and old buildings everywhere might be startling and even discouraging compared to its glamorous image of a romantic city. Well, there were even sighs of disgusts from dogs’ poops on the walkways that often snare [...]
Odyssey 2006: Chapter One
by Lins, emmagem overseas correspondent in France Heat wave, fireworks and the French countryside This year, the heat returned to France and summer was unbearably heavy, warm and surprisingly short because the second semester in the universities had been pushed forward by massive protests provoked by the introduction of a new labor law called CPE. [...]
Beauty FAQ
1) If I have small slitty and chinky looking eyes, what is the best way to enhance my eyes without them looking droopy? I am 35 years old. Chinese with fair skin. If I were you, I will put my focus elsewhere. Play up your fair skin by applying lots of blusher in a natural [...]
