In celebration of Starbucks’ 25th anniversary in Japan, they have released a limited-edition series of 47 Frappuccinos, each representing a prefecture. Frappuccinos are Starbucks’ trademarked name for sweetened, ice-blended drinks topped with whipped cream. This line-up is titled ‘47 JIMOTO Frappuccino’, jimoto meaning local.
The hours spent in training, the blood, sweat and tears shed, were all for this moment to shine brightly in achieving their dreams in sports. Thus, Echo proudly presents, “Meet the Stars”, encapsulating the journey of Sunway’s Sports Scholars who have rewritten history and made their dreams come true.
When Disney released the historical 101 Dalmatians live-action film in 1996, Cruella was introduced as the haute couture house- the “House de Vil’s” owner. Cruella was portrayed as a villain who tried to kidnap the puppies that belonged to her worker Anita. The question is why did she want coats made of Dalmatians so bad?
Note: This article includes key opinions and advice from #Mbassadors (Maybank Student Ambassadors from Sunway University)
Does being financially literate mean one has to have multiple posh automobiles, luxurious penthouses and caviar in the fridge? Well, maybe one of those will do? ‘Financial planning is complex, investing in equity is highly risky, it’s just too difficult!’, if this is what you’re thinking we are here to debunk those common myths.
On September 1, 2021, a ‘heartbeat bill’ – a pro-life law that bans abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy will go into effect in Texas, the second-most populous state in the United States with a population of approximately 30 million. For the 15 million women residing in Texas, this means that they can only get an abortion before fetal heartbeat can be detected at 6 weeks, even if the pregnancy occurred as a result of rape or incest.
*Note: This article involves some heavy scientific terminologies and explanations…
The Malaysian Allergy Day 2021 is a webinar organized by the Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology (MSAI). It was broadcasted live on the Facebook page of MSAI on the 19th of June 2021 from 7 pm to 10 pm. With the theme of “anaphylaxis” which means severe allergies, this webinar aims to raise public awareness about different aspects of allergies through the valuable sharing of six experts from different fields of allergy and immunology.
‘Matcha is just posh green tea’- If that is the claim, think twice. There is so much more to matcha than it meets the eye. Japanese linguistics utterly, ‘ma’ which means rubbed or ground and ‘cha’ which is tea spectacularly, brings the term ‘matcha’. Hold on, where does ‘green’ fit in this context?
“Calling all Form Five students of 2020! You did it!”
With the pandemic going on, 2020s SPM students had it rough. What was supposed to be a 1 year long worth of classes to prep for SPM became 14 months until SPM 2020 started. It was the SPM to be remembered through the decades, as it is the longest annual SPM in the history of Malaysia. With all the postponing and switching to online classes, this batch of students went through fire and water just to sit for this exam. And all was worth it when the results day came on 10 June 2021.
