Life & Style

Songkhla fishing village (Canva) Thailand is often imagined in neon nights and island escapes. Yet, step a little away from the usual routes and you’ll find towns where heritage lingers in facades painted in pastel shades, in flavours shaped by Thai kitchens, and in waterfronts that once welcomed travellers from across the seas. These coastal…

Chinese Nüshu (Canva/Wiki) Nüshu is not just any language. It is a generations-old language created in a small region of China by women. It was a writing system that allowed women to communicate their thoughts and record their experiences. It also helped them build bonds with one another in a society where access to education…

In numerology, the day you were born is believed to offer insights into your personality, strengths and challenges. According to numerologists, understanding your birth date can help you reflect on your natural tendencies and what may lie ahead in life. In Vedic astrology, a birth chart, calculated using your date, time and place of birth,…

Some birthday wishes celebrate achievements, while others capture the quiet changes that come with watching a child grow up. Sachin Tendulkar’s message for his daughter Sara Tendulkar did both. As Sara turned 29 on October 12, the cricket legend shared a photograph of the father-daughter duo on Instagram, along with a note about how their…

For 12 years, Xiao Chen worked in the aviation industry as a flight attendant. Today, her working day looks very different. Instead of preparing for flights and attending to passengers, she spends her time selecting crabs, packing seafood orders and coordinating deliveries in her hometown in China. Chen’s career change may seem unexpected, but it…

Optical illusion personality tests are interesting images that trick the brain and eyes into believing what a person sees, based on their focus, current thoughts, and perspective. What makes these tests even more interesting is that there are multiple objects cleverly layered inside these images, and whatever you choose claims to reveal a hidden personality…

BallBack provides free collection bins to schools, tennis courts and clubs. When Prem Kamasani saw his tennis coach throwing away hundreds of used tennis balls after practice, he wondered whether they could be put to better use. Instead of letting them go to waste, the high school student decided to collect them. That small effort…

You wipe down the treadmill before using it. You carry your own towel. You may even remember to wash your hands after a workout. But gyms have a funny way of making you forget about everything you touch between exercises. You grab a dumbbell, adjust the bench, check your phone, refill your bottle and head…

Pressing in the right order saves time and prevents new wrinkles on areas you have already finished. For a shirt, begin with the collar, then the cuffs, followed by the sleeves, the yoke, the back and finally the front panels. For trousers, start with the pockets and waistband, then press the legs, lining up the…

Image courtesy: X/@k7_shanmugam After spending 23 years at Microsoft, Kesavan Shanmugam has decided to step away from a senior engineering role to spend more time with his ageing parents in India. The Microsoft vice president of engineering announced his retirement in a LinkedIn post, explaining that he wanted to focus on his family and friends….