Arts Entertainments

“I love you. I love you very much. I will never forget you,” said Daw May Lwin Zin, headmistress of the village school in Kindat, Burma (or “Myanmar” as it is now known). Before we said goodbye, she showered me with gifts of limes, grapefruit and green jade earrings. We stroll arm in arm down …

Luton is best known for London Luton Airport, Luton Town Football Club, the University of Bedfordshire and the Luton Carnival which takes place every May. But there are also a number of famous and accomplished people who have a strong connection to Luton, especially in the fields of entertainment, sports and literature. Here is a …

“Who can say: ‘I have cleansed my heart, I am clean from my sin’?” Proverbs 20:9 Pride is a uniquely human trait. Certain pride is considered good: pride in your soccer team, pride in your job, pride in your family, etc. Loyal and confident security. I’m not talking about that kind of pride. There is …

People who choose to wear belly button rings often forget that there is an option to wear belly button rings backwards. The name comes from the fact that the ring is structured in such a way that it fits at the bottom of the belly button piercing and hangs from the top. Aside from being …

A toy is something your child spends precious time on and in this way acts as a teacher. The right toy can teach your child to care, to be vigilant and aware, to be careful, to appreciate, to love. In your child’s hands are the keys to learning to be grateful, to appreciate beauty, to …

Have you ever told yourself, thinking about the loss of your loved one, that you are afraid to face the world without him/her? Or have you said, “This isn’t fair. I don’t deserve this. Why has this happened to me? How am I going to raise the kids and pay the bills?” Everyone silently talks …

June 25, 2009 “will go down in history” as the day an American icon breathed his last. As I watch the media regurgitate the news of Michael Jackson’s untimely, unfortunate and unnecessary death over and over again, with an occasional flash of Farah Fawcett’s suffering and death, it takes me back many years to a …

Traveling has become a common buzzword for all the people nowadays and the word corporate travel has emerged as a new adaptation in the travel industry. So, first of all, I must define the meaning and importance of corporate travel. As we know, everyone is trading on a common platform which leads to a global …

With D-Day (or ‘Dr Al Fahim Day’) approaching this week (or maybe next), I can’t help but daydream about what Portsmouth Football Club will be like five years from now. If I allow this dream to take the form of hope rather than expectation, then I can see a long-term project that will allow the …

More people know and love the songs of the Sherman Brothers today than perhaps any other popular songwriter of our time, and Richard will be the first to disagree with you. During my recent interview, he candidly and humbly told me that songwriters like Jerome Kern, Rodgers & Hammerstein, and Cole Porter will always be …