Compiled by JUNAID IBRAHIM, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
DATUK Sheila Majid has paid tribute to her parents, saying their blessing for her was the key to her 40 years as a singer, Mingguan Malaysia reported.
She spoke of the early days when she “strategised” in seeking her late father’s approval.
“Though my father was not harsh, he was strict and very old school. If he said no, it meant no.”
Sheila was a mere teenager awaiting her SPM results when she got an offer to sing.
“I was the youngest of eight children. And a girl. My father would surely said no.”
Her father eventually gave in, and little did she know this would evolve into a four-decade career.
To mark the occasion, Sheila will hold a concert in Kuala Lumpur in November.
> He carved a name as a mural artist after graduating in Fine Arts and Design from Universiti Teknologi Mara Shah Alam.
However, for the past three years, Mohamad Haris Hilmi Norhasram, 30, has been crafting food replicas using materials like air-dry clay, acrylic paint and epoxy resin.
While most of his orders come from restaurant owners who use the replicas as food displays, he would also get commissions from people looking for memorable gifts, Kosmo! Ahad reported.
A replica of a bowl of pulled noodles or a chicken rice dish can fetch between RM80 and RM100, depending on the intricacy and detail involved, 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.)
