During this time of the year, we are always reminded to appreciate and honour our mothers, to buy some flowers on the way home, or to give her some chocolates. So what would it be like, a world without mothers?
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Relationship
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WHY is it so hard to tell a friend the person they like doesn’t like them back? Marcella Purnama weighs up whether being a good friend means lying to save feelings or telling the truth and breaking hearts.
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WHEN it comes to the opposite sex, how many times have you heard friends chime, “Oh, we’re just friends”. Marcella Purnama explores the topic of platonic relationships and explains why she is a skeptic.
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This is a day from the past, on which bittersweet memories have been forged and tried to be forgotten. But that day, she learned something else – she let go.
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SOMETIMES when it comes to relationships, it’s not the boyfriend or girlfriend that gets dumped, but the unsuspecting friends… just ask Marcella Purnama.
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THE sister of two very talented and successful women, Marcella Purnama tells us why being the youngest child isn’t always as fantastic as everyone says it is.
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People are usually crazy about anniversaries. Japan’s first memorial. 9/11’s tenth year remembrance. Birthdays. Weddings. Anniversaries.
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When I was 10 years old, I was bullied at school.
It was not such a big fuss, for the bullying never had a chance to live long. And I was not even bullied hard by a group of mean girls. No, it was just by one obnoxious boy who just couldn’t get his mouth shut.
I can’t really remember why I was being bullied – maybe he was just seeking attention, or he didn’t like me for some reasons. But I remember the crying afterwards, being hurt for someone had shattered a girl’s utopia and started calling her names.
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ON the eve of Valentine’s Day, Marcella Purnama revisits her teenage infatuations and realises her memories, good and bad, are all still crystal clear.
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When your age reaches more than 70 years old, and it’s hard to even dress yourself up, or to eat neatly, what makes you happy?
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