Keep Yourself Clean & Bright

“Better keep yourself clean and bright. You are the window through which you must see the world.”
By George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

 

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To Mother With Love

(Source:  The Star, Sunday Metro, 11May2008, By FARIDAH BEGUM – Makan Makan)
 
A tribute to a wonderful mother
 
I’VE ALWAYS believed that Mother’s Day should be celebrated every day. I never wait for this day to come once a year to buy my mother lunch or dinner, or even to give her a present.
Growing up in [...]

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Origin Of Mother’s Day Celebration

Origin of Mother’s Day celebration

(Source:  By New Straits Times, 11 May 2008) 
 
Millions of women will be recognised worldwide today for their unselfish love, untiring dedication and indomitable spirit which have nurtured so many lives. Mothers Day, which falls on every second Sunday in May, is a day to honour and remember all mothers, past [...]

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AUTISTIC CHILDREN: Recognise That Autism Is A Disability

AUTISTIC CHILDREN: Recognise that autism is a disability
(Source :  New Straits times, 9 May 2008,  By MOTHER OF TWO, Ampang, Selangor)

I AM a mother of two children with autism and find the report “Emergence of a ‘new autism’ epidemic” (NST, April 27) highly offensive. I cannot imagine how anyone can say our children’s disability [...]

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AUTISTIC CHILDREN: Exact Cause Yet To Be Determined

AUTISTIC CHILDREN: Exact cause yet to be determined
(Source:  NST 9May08 – By DR SHAN NARAYANAN, Fatimah Hospital Ipoh)

I REFER to the article by Dr Amar Singh, “Emergence of the ‘new autism’ epidemic” (NST, April 27). I am a paediatrician with an interest in autism. I disagree with Dr Amar regarding the reasons for the [...]

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