Last year, I lost a relative to breast cancer while another two are survivors. As such, I’m very particular about regular check-ups – I do one once a year. I believe the best way to fight breast cancer is through early detection. This includes breast self-examinations, clinical breast examinations and…
Charity
Colour for Life is a nationwide fundraising campaign initiated by L’Oreal Professionel to help the children infected and affected by HIV. This campaign aims to encourage the hairdressing industry to be a part of the worthy cause. And this year, the brand, together with 5 L’Oreal Professionel Artistic Ambassadors (also…
Christmas is a time of getting together and celebrating a joyous occasion. While many hotels and restaurants are geared up with their best menu and festive décor to mark the occasion, a few decide to give back to the community by doing a bit of charity. One World Hotel is…
Breast cancer. It’s the most common cancer among Malaysian women — 1 in 20 woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. What is scarier, is the fact that women above the age of 20 are already at risk. But with early detection, women can continue to live long,…
I know this is long overdue, but I couldn’t get the right people to help me design my blog. I’ve been meaning to move to a dotcom since early this year, but the initial two blog designers were painfully slow in reverting and giving me satisfactory results. When I got…
Here’s a recap of what happened at the XtraMile Run earlier (June 17, 2011): Warm-up exercise 6pm: The runners, sponsors, media and volunteers gathered at Putrajaya for the kickoff of the XtraMile Run. A quick picture with Alex before he ran. I didn’t participate in the run as I was…
I’ve made my pledge. And I’m going the XtraMile for the children. Have you? This t-shirt is a sneak preview of better things to come. Cheer the XtraMiler (Alex Au-Yong) on as he runs 100km for a good cause this June 17 (Friday), at 6pm in Putrajaya!
Dear readers, Do support The Xtra Mile Run and pledge RM10 or more today. Here’s the link. By doing so, you will help light up a child’s future! I aim to raise some funds on my side (target RM10,000), so it would be great if your good selves can help…
Dear all, StART Society will be organizing a 100km charity run called “TheXtraMileRun” to raise funds for StART’s Music and Dance Programme and Dream Village. A “hero runner” will be running 100km (yes, ONE HUNDRED KILOMETERS) for this good cause, and he will be paced by a troupe of elite…
Picture credit: globovision The flash floods in Pakistan last year were the country’s deadliest floods in decades, destroying villages, roads, bridges and crops along the way. 1600 lives were lost, and 20 million lives have been displaced thus far. To make things worse, aid for survivors of this recent natural…
