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01/21/12--15:01: Adam, resurrected (chan 1183857)

Things change, but some people never do. Or, they just cannot.






01/21/12--19:08: Imperial symbols (chan 1183857)

In China, the dragon was believed to be real. In his book The Troubled Empire, Timothy Brook mentions that Ming dynasty Chinese scholar Chen Yaowen wrote in the 16th century that dragons did exist in the distant past.






01/22/12--15:53: A dragon’s destiny (chan 1183857)

Could the mystical aura of the majestic Dragon be over-rated?






01/22/12--15:53: Show a little respect (chan 1183857)

New dad Jay-Z cleans up his language but the B- and N-words are still out there.






01/22/12--15:53: Symbols of success (chan 1183857)








01/22/12--15:53: Turn your luck around (chan 1183857)

When they are down on their luck, the Chinese will flock to the temples to pray for divine help and protection.






01/22/12--15:53: Cycle of fortune (chan 1183857)

The lowdown on what’s in store for the different zodiac signs.






01/22/12--15:53: Our local Dragons (chan 1183857)








01/22/12--15:53: Deadly delicacy (chan 1183857)

Feasting on fugu is one culinary tradition that seems to be in no danger of dying out.






01/22/12--15:53: Fire-breathing Water Dragon (chan 1183857)

Will the legendary Dragon spearhead social and political changes and reforms, or unleash its darker side?






01/25/12--01:39: Hansel and Gretel (chan 1183857)

TALES OF THE PUN-EXPECTED - By OH TEIK THEAM






01/25/12--01:40: Don’t let English die (chan 1183857)

From Zainol Abdullah






01/25/12--01:41: Just hold on (chan 1183857)

WORDWISE - By S.H. LOKE






01/25/12--14:16: Proof is in the pudding (chan 1183857)

Mind Our English
By Your Questions Answered By Fadzilah Amin.






01/25/12--14:16: How to train a dragon (chan 1183857)

Zhar, the service dog, is one year old.






01/27/12--01:31: No subject-verb agreement (chan 1183857)

OPEN CHANNEL






01/27/12--14:07: The appearance barrier (chan 1183857)

Trying to learn Malay isn’t easy, and it has nothing to do with the language.






01/27/12--14:07: Money isn’t everything (chan 1183857)

Our columnist was just taking up an offer for a free lunch from a nasi kandar proprietor she once interviewed, but he dished up much more.






01/27/12--14:07: Look to the signs (chan 1183857)

International travel can be brightened up by the good intentions of signwriters.






01/28/12--15:01: Making meaning (chan 1183857)

When we make meaning, rather than money, that’s when it means the most. And that should be the message we carry into our journey through this year.






01/28/12--15:01: Lessons from ‘Uncle’ Lim (chan 1183857)

One man’s difficult life offers wisdom for a young person starting out on her journey.






01/28/12--15:01: A hunk with grace (chan 1183857)

The Volvo XC60 T5 shows fluidity in movement in a sizeable body.






01/28/12--15:01: What doesn’t break you makes you strong (chan 1183857)

A daughter learns wisdom from a flawed father.






01/28/12--15:01: We all need it (chan 1183857)

Validation, that is. Recognition for what we do, and what we are. What we don’t need is to be excluded from simply living our lives.






01/28/12--15:01: Supernatural escapades (chan 1183857)

Do you believe in Ghosts? Our columnist deliberates the issue one night whilst holed up in a hotel in Manila.