Compiled by C. ARUNO, ARFA YUNUS and R. ARAVINTHAN
SHE reads the newspaper every morning, practises “qigong”, and attends church every Sunday.
And by the way, Huang Hui Ru is 104 years old.
Huang, who lives in Seremban, has defied medical advice as well, with her fondness for fatty cuts of meat, China Press reported.
All she needs to get around is her walking stick.
Huang came to the then Malaya from China in 1957, pregnant and in search of a better life.
But she faced much hardship, having to raise a daughter in a foreign land alone.
Originally a teacher in her hometown of Fujian, Huang failed to find a teaching job. She ended up being a maid before eventually working in a latex factory.
This was where a near-death experience changed her outlook on life.
Huang said she was bitten by a venomous snake when she went out to chop firewood, and had to spend two weeks in hospital.
After she made a full recovery, Huang was determined to improve life for herself and her daughter.
Using her savings, she opened a sundry store.
Today, Huang lives with her daughter and her son-in-law. Her wish now is to see her grandchildren live a happy and healthy life.
> Malaysian actress Lin Min Chen exasperated film director Danny Pang Phat for not turning up at the premiere of the movie Warning From Hell, Sin Chew Daily reported.
Apparently, Lin only notified Pang she was not attending just three hours before the premiere in Hong Kong on Dec 6.
“Initially, she said she would attend. However, two to three hours before the premiere, she said she could not make it.
“In all the films I have made, there was never an occasion where a cast member has missed the premiere,” he said.
As a result of Lin’s absence, Pang said they would have to pay compensation to the organisers of the premiere.
“We signed a contract with the organisers. Now that our star is absent, they will definitely ask for compensation,” he said.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
