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Shopping at a thrift store for something you’re specifically looking for is a great frugal strategy. It’s a way to save quite a bit of money on things like clothing, small kitchen appliances, dishes, furniture, hobby items, and other odds and ends. One of the best ways to turn frugality …

Bak Kut Teh (BKT) enthusiasts in Klang Valley have most likely heard of Seng Huat BKT, or better known as the “Under The Bridge” BKT. For those who haven’t, it’s a heritage BKT business located under a flyover near the Klang River, which was how they got their nickname. While …

What tends to give a city its character and a sense of community to me, is its rich history.  Located on Carnarvon Street, Penang is a heritage building that’s been around since the late 1800s. Once a bookstore and an electronics store even longer ago, the abandoned store held a …

One year-end holiday, Ooi Poh Mei had some free time on her hands and decided to learn how to clean eyes from her grandfather when she was 16.  Using ink, copper wire, a bamboo stick, cotton and a concoction of 10 different herbs, Poh Mei’s eye-cleansing family business, Hwang I …

Author’s Blurb: When I was in college, I did ballroom dancing for a bit. I used to just dance in my Converse, as did most of my peers in their regular shoes as well. Because only so few of us did it professionally, we didn’t think it was terribly important …

[This is a sponsored article with Standard Chartered.] In the past, we looked forward to seasonal sales in physical stores for deals and discounts. That has changed a lot over the past few years. 11.11 is just barely behind us, and we’re already looking forward to 12.12 for the next …

WHITEFIELD, N.H. — The last choruses of “Don’t Feed the Plants” reverberated across the mostly empty theater. Shredded paper fell from the lighting grid. The 44 masked ticket holders, meticulously spaced out across the 250 seats, rose for an ovation, then waited for directions about which doorways to use to …

Author’s Blurb: Picking up painting as a hobby can be rewarding if you’re good at it. Because I was unskilled at it, I found myself to be more frustrated with how unsatisfactory my paintings turn out most of the time. But that’s not necessarily the case for everyone. Unlike a …

Photo by Syda Productions / Shutterstock.com Millions of us continue to hunker down at home, trying to limit our outside activities to avoid the coronavirus. But even the most cautious souls must purchase groceries at some point. Before choosing where to shop, know that some grocery chains might be a …