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What Ever Happened to William Hung?

To most of the world, I’m known as the “She Bangs” Guy, the man whose American Idol audition had news outlets dubbing...

The Traveler from Southeast Asia

I was born into a lower-middle class family in the late 1980s in a small town in West Java. Yes, like the coffee...

A Long Walk from Yesterday

In fact, I was 16th in the rankings, including my father’s children from his two older wives, who each had six children before...

It Starts After the Fall

I fell on my face so many times I lost count, but the thing that made my life different was that I refused to stay down...

My Life Is Not a Tragedy

The sun flowing through the crack of the window was not able to warm up the icy cold that was invading me at every thought of my future...

Each and Every Journey

My parents—my father especially—were very liberal for the society in which we lived. A retired army officer, my father was well-educated...

A Reminder to Live

We were a short 10-minute drive away from the bustling capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Our backyard opened to lush green jungle that...

If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It

| This is the 39th story of Our Life Logs | “The very fact that you have a desire or a dream means that you have the corresponding...