By Hanny Kee Every year, around 4th to 6th April, the Chinese will celebrate a unique festival known as Qingming where we pay respects to our ancestors by cleaning their tombs and offering prayers and items such as fruits, incense and paper-based sacrifices. The ritual can be observed ten days before or after the actual date…

By Zuzana Zukarnain It has already been three weeks since the semester started yet people are still adjusting to the early morning schedules. Yes, I know it’s dreadful to wake up early in the morning to coordinate your outfit according to your mood. But fashion-lovers, I have news you will be glad to wake up…

By Vinanie Wijesoma On Friday, 22 March 2013, my statuesque Economics professor posed the following question to my soporific class, which scantily filled Auditorium 2: “Does y4 multiplied by y5 equal y9or y20?” Having spent the first 25 minutes of class with my head down and my eyes glued to a riveting article written by…

By Emily Choong Are you up for reasonably priced, good quality sushi? Check this out! Last week, a bunch of Monashians decided to invade the opening of a new sushi bar in SS15, Sushi Flash. One of the co-founders happens to be an ex-Monashian, Michelle Lee, who graduated from Monash University Sunway campus in 2011…

By Sarah Lee As the deadlines for assignments draw near, I am sure most of you will be spending your nights burning the midnight oil. As the pressure mounts, some of you may resort to taking short breaks every now and then. Instead of spending that time on your computer, why not use it to…

By Emily Choong Tired of the plain old brown burger bun and patty? Are you on a hunt for something new and colourful? Well, good news. Your search is over. Crayon Burger was founded by a Taylor’s University architecture student in January 2013 and is located in SS15, one of the most congested areas in…

By Lestari Hairul The 4th MUISS committee meeting started at 18:24 in the MUSA meeting room, delayed due to late arrivals and commenced without the presence of the MUISS President, Nesar Hossain (who eventually arrived as the meeting was already underway). It started out with an address by the MUSA advisor, Mr Eng. 2 staff…

By Lestari Hairul The MUSA Clubs & Societies Division 2013 held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) tonight, 7th March 2013 in Auditorium 2. Delayed by about 19 minutes due to the tardiness of the various clubs and societies representatives, one of the C & S Heads, Ayman Shams, kicked off the meeting with an introduction…

By Brian Soong A veritable hipster among his peers, Brian has always been a big fan of documentary photography and idolizes photographers such as Robert Doisneau, Elliot Erwitt and Steve Mccurry. While visiting the Golden Triangle of India (Delhi, Agra and Jaipur) in 2010, he was unfortunately there during the peak season and was greatly…

By Hanny Kee So, ladies, are you ready for a fresh semester? Have you had your wardrobe planned out? What about that signature makeup look of the year? Ah, don’t have one? Don’t worry! Here’s one that suits most occasions, from going to classes to meeting lecturers and even attending various functions on campus. Also,…