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Top 15 Unusual Things to See in London
I was in England for three years doing my degree. During that time, I've visited London many times, but it was always the usual famous tourist spots like Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London,...
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Top 10 Tamil Movies of 2014
Following the end of my undergraduate studies in June, I have been spending the second half of the year catching up with all sorts of movies, so much so that I could make my own Top 10 list. Just so...
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Ten Unusual Places To Visit in Kuala Lumpur
Everyone knows about the Twin Towers, the KL Tower, the famous museums, the iconic religious sites, the popular malls and cultural landmarks. Kuala Lumpur is a city rich in history and even when you...
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Ten Unusual Places To Visit in Penang
You have probably visited Penang's many cultural enclaves, shopping malls, beaches, hawker centres and other famous attractions countless of times. The Orient of the East has a lot more to offer. Here...
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12 Things You Don't Know About Kelantan
1. It has its own unique Malay dialectEvery region in Malaysia has its own variety of the Malay language. However, there is no denying that the Kelantanese dialect is the most divergent variety of the...
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Sabah Roundabouts
1) Tambunan2) Penampang3) Papar4) Pitas5) Kunak6) Jesselton7) Tawau8) Beaufort9) Tuaran10) Tambunan11) Bukit Bendera12) Sandakan13) Sandakan14) Sandakan15) Sandakan
View ArticleFive Tamil Film Directors We Wish Would Make More Movies!
1) Rajiv MenonThough primarily a cinematographer, Rajiv Menon has so far directed two films, Minsara Kanavu (1997) and Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000). Both films were critically and commercially...
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Most Beautiful Structures in Putrajaya
Located 25 km south of Kuala Lumpur, this new planned city now serves as the federal administrative center of Malaysia. Due to overcrowding in Kuala Lumpur, the seat of government was shifted here in...
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Top 10 Passport Trivia
1) Sweden's passport is not only the most powerful in the world but it also one of the most highly sought-after travel documents in the black market, which can cost up to 6,000 pounds compared to the...
View ArticleSingapore in Malaysia: Before and After the Merger
IntroductionWhile Singapore was still a British colony, Malaya (now Peninsular Malaysia) was already an independent nation. So, when Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Malaysian prime minister proposed a merger...
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Proposed Alternate Malaysias
1. Malayan UnionThe Malayan Union was the successor to British Malaya in order to unify all the different states in the Malay Peninsular, apart from Singapore, under one government. Under this new...
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Top 10 Uprisings That Would Have Changed Malaysia
1) 1915 Sepoy MutinyAlso known as the Mutiny of the 5th Native Light Infantry, almost 900 Indian soldiers known as Sepoys went against the British in Singapore during World War I. Lasting almost seven...
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Baahubali: Some Predictions on The Story
So the trailer for the latest Indian film, Baahubali has come out recently. Like most Tamil film trailers, it does not give audiences any idea on what the story is about, which is a good strategy as it...
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Top 10 Parts of the Harry Potter Books That Should Have Been In The Movies
I often find myself caught up in arguments with people who claim that why should they read a novel, no matter how good it is, when there is a movie adaptation in the making. As a book lover, naturally...
View ArticleMarjon Chronicles 1: The Submission
I remember this happening like it was only yesterday. It was submission day for one of our final assignments. I was at the computer lounge on campus after sending in mine. I was waiting for one of my...
View ArticleMarjon Chronicles 2: The Daydreamer
I remember it happening like it was just yesterday. Eight of us traveled to Edinburgh for the Christmas break of 2010. We had the time of our lives. Before going back to campus in Plymouth, we stopped...
View ArticleMarjon Chronicles 3: The Spice Girls Fan
I remember it as if it was only yesterday. I was stressed out because of my dissertation. I had to redo part of an entire chapter. To calm myself down, I decided to listen to a Glee playlist on Glee. I...
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'The Invisible Ones' Book Review, by Stef Penney
Reading 'The Invinsible Ones' is like going on a long holiday. You enjoy it at first, but then you get to the middle and you're like, when is this going to end? Then, once you reach the end, you're...
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Top 12 Tamil Films of 2015 (with NO spoilers!)
Please don't hate on me if your favourite movie of the year did not make this list. I only watch what movie they show at my local cinema or if its DVD is out on rental. That is why certain critically...
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Achcham Yenbathu Madamaiyada Trailer Discussion: What It Might Be About?
So last year, I did a somewhat similar entry for Yennai Arindhal and you can say, some of my predictions came true. Being a Gautham Menon die-hard fan, I cannot resist predicting what the story is...
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