“I started singing when I was 8. In fact, I began with Chinese songs as I attended a Chinese primary school. Surprisingly, at that young age, my parents were very supportive of my passion for singing. They were really encouraging and never put me down. My passion for music was inspired by my dad who […]
Month: September 2016
Inspirational Malaysian: Woon Wai Ping
“I always enjoyed music and sports when I was young. But I decided on sports as the way forward because it is something that I’m good at and I looked up to my third elder brother who was a sportsman. He used to play all types of sports with me when I was a kid. […]
Inspirational Malaysian: Fazleena Hishamuddin
“Kehidupan saya sewaktu kecil suram. Saya sering mengunci diri di dalam bilik sewaktu tetamu atau keluarga datang berkunjung dan memilih untuk menyendiri. Mungkin saya rasa rendah diri terhadap fizikal yang dimiliki dan merasa diri tidak bijak seperti rakan-rakan lain. Ini berlanjutan sehingga saya berada di sekolah menengah. Kesedaran hadir bila saya cuba memberanikan diri untuk […]
Pahang Specialty: Sambal Hitam
Setiap daerah mempunyai makanan tradisi yang tersendiri. Ketika kami mengumpul cerita di sekitar Kuala Lipis dan Jerantut, suatu pembuka selera yang terkenal di kalangan orang tempatan di situ diperkenalkan – iaitu Sambal Hitam. Ramuan utama untuk penghasilan Sambal Hitam adalah Belimbing Buluh yang boleh didapati dengan mudah di Pahang. Dengar cerita, pada zaman dahulu ketika […]
Inspirational Malaysian: Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza
“Tidak ramai yang kenal Kuala Lipis ketika saya membesar di situ. Sebagai anak seorang anggota polis, kehidupan keluarga kami amat sederhana. Ibu bekerja sambilan di kantin berek polis di samping menjual kuih dibantu oleh kami 7 beradik. Seawal usia 10 tahun, kami mulai membantu ibu membuat dan menjual kuih. Setiap pagi saya bangun pukul 5 […]
Songs & Stories is a joint-initiative by Juwita Suwito and Gina Yap Lai Yoong to discover inspiration in everyday people and places throughout Malaysia. Their passion lies in gathering and introducing different stories from all walks of Malaysian life to fellow Malaysians that we may get to know each other better and be strengthened in unity as a country.