I never expected a cup of bubble tea would make me reconsider what the word "home" really means. The first time I visited Bean Tea House in Titi, Jelebu, I wasn’t chasing a story. I was just looking for something cold to drink on a warm afternoon. As I was leaving the shop, I realised that I had stumbled upon something more, a subtle revolution hidden beneath pastel walls and the aroma of brown sugar pearls. The Bean Tea House. (Source: Jia Yi’s phone) A bubble tea shop is no

Bukit Jalil - The 23 rd Deepavali Carnival transformed the car park of the National Sports Complex Bukit Jalil, into a lively hub of music, colour, and festive energy from 11th to 19th October. Organised by Agenda Suria Communication, the annual celebration once again drew Malaysians from all walks of life to experience the joy of Deepavali together. Overview of the packed carnival crowd and brightly-lit stalls. (Source: Agenda Suria Communication) Besides the variety of fes

Cosplayers together at AniManGaki 2025. (Source: AniManGaki) Big Screen, Big Fandom Malaysia's cinemas have recently been taken over by a wave of anime excitement, with three major movies, "Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle ", "Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death ", "Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc" released in quick succession. Inside the cinema, you could see audiences dressed up as their favorite characters everywhere. The whole scene is full of energy,

My brother and I shared a room and a boombox that played the eclectic rotation of albums we'd alternate like rituals. In 2007, I walked out of a Speedy Home Entertainment store clutching two CD's: Akon's Konvicted, and Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album. I admired each for a different reason, the energy of dance beats, and the sincerity of a girl singing about looking in from the outside. These days, it feels like there's little room left to analyse or critique Taylor Swi

KUALA LUMPUR – Few works in classical ballet command the reverence of Swan Lake. Nearly 150 years after its 1877 premiere at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre Tchaikovsky's masterpiece has endured, reimagined countless times across the world. A debut once deemed a failure for its noise and clumsy choreography, in 2025 is not just a ballet but a return to grace and timeless tragedy. Swan Lake Act III pas de deux featuring Oksana Bondareva and Ivan Sitnikov-Koginov. (Source: Cheah Che