I hope I do not offend anyone with this post. It is merely to share some old cultural practices that I believe were created for some reasons. When I was growing up, most families would never show their newborn or bring their newborn babies out. At most, only immediate family and very close friends or [...]
Yesterday The Star paper featured an article on 30 medical students from University Sains Malaysia Kubang Kerian who had shown disinterest in medicine after being convinced or brainwashed that “they should not become doctors as the act of treating patients will interfere with karma“. As the result, these students wanted to opt for transferring out [...]
After getting married, many young couples initially would want to enjoy the bliss of just being with each other- being carefree to travel or go outing. Then after a few years, they would want a baby. Imagine the nightmare when the wife is unable to conceive when the couple really want to have a baby. [...]
The Western world may not be familiar with the many rites that accompanies a woman who had just given birth. In the Eastern world, at least in the Malay and Chinese traditional, there are endless rites to follow. A woman who had just given birth and given 60 days of maternity leave is just not [...]