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Electoral Hangover
The elections are over and the dust is settling. Malaysia’s 12th General Elections saw a night of celebration and an opposition being drunk on promises of a new era, along with a ruling coalition who wished that they could sorrowfully drink themsel...
Revisiting R.E.S.P.E.C.T
As children we were taught not to feel belittled when kids in the playground criticized us or called us names. In fact, I remember my mother telling me after I had come to her crying that my ‘friends’ had laughed and called me ‘dan ...
Venus Speaks
Dear Readers, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge Yasmin Yusuff and Prema Lucas who have come forward to share their warmest greetings for IWD as well as their thoughts with Notes From Venus for the pleasure of your reads. However, ...
The Write Stuff With Prema Lucas
Notes From Venus welcomes on board the women of Malaysia who have made a name for themselves and made a mark in the community through their drive and determination. These are the icons of their various industries. They are the women who by choice or ...
Women
Being a woman is so challenging… once puberty hits, pimples start erupting, body changes, certain development followed by amazing hormonal changes. Men start to observe the development which eventually becomes a milk producer for babies. Women ...
Ramsay’s Real Kitchen Nightmares
On TV, Gordon Ramsay is God of his kitchen. But in the real world, he’s as mortal as the next restaurant owner and subject to the same problems that may arise. However, when you’re a celebrated chef like Gordon, if your restaurant closes ...
Power of the Pen
The saying goes, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” How true that is in modern times, when wars are averted through treaties that are written, signed and sealed. Today as Malaysians cast their votes they wield the power, with full democratic r...
The Write Stuff With Yasmin Yusuff
Notes From Venus welcomes on board the women of Malaysia who have made a name for themselves and made a mark in the community through their drive and determination. These are the icons of their various industries. They are the women who by choice or ...
Venus Dines for Popiah Lovers!
Once the bar has been raised and expectations have been set it is very hard to accept anything less. You know the cliché – once you go black you don’t go back ? Well this is how I feel about popiah. My first introduction as a child to popi...
Stars and their campaigns
As we gear up for the election here’s another take on campaigns but on a different skew — Stars And Their Ad Campaigns! You’ve seen Alyssa Milano dressed as a salad, and all for a good cause, here are some other celebs doing their b...
Patrick Swayze Down With Cancer
The news that has currently hit the entertainment world and shaken it up is of beloved actor Patrick Swayze’s cancer diagnosis. The actor who made women weep in Ghost (where he starred alongside Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg), swept us off our...
Music Biz Job Opportunity
Looking for a job in the entertainment scene? Want a job that gives you an opportunity to work with the music industry’s biggest acts? Then check this out! EMI Music is one of the top record music companies in the world, operating directly in n...
The Dating Diaries: Recipe for Happiness
Was at a girlfriend’s Hen Party over the weekend! She asked us to give her some wise advice for making her marriage work i.e. ‘Recipe for Happiness’. Perhaps it was after a long bus ride from Singapore to KL that has dulled my brain, but I only...
Lettuce Lady Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Milano has sizzled on the covers of magazines like Cosmopolitan, FHM and countless others around the world as a result of her stunning good looks. But Alyssa is gracing the cover of PETA Europe’s Animal Times magazine for another good re...
A Film On Overnight Sensation Paul Potts
A story of how a slightly podgy, shy, mobile phone salesman went on to become an opera star does not come along often. Which is why the story of Paul Potts has to be made and will definitely has all the X-factors necessary. You know, rags to riches, ...
Temporarily Turning Vegetarian
For 19 days I was a vegetarian. Now this would not normally sound like a big deal to most people but I have to say that I love my meat. Let me reiterate, I LOVE MEAT, and can’t stress enough, how much I LOVE MEAT. The first few days of my ̵...
Jogoya & Qba
Over the weekend, we celebrated my 35th birthday and it was a great night though the next day, it wasn’t fun… had one too many drinks… I turned 35 at 0230 hrs yesterday and I planned to do some shopping. My hubby was so sweet tha...
Women vs Mechanics
As much as I think I’m technically alright, informed and knowledgeable the one place where my brain fails to perform at capacity is when I am at the mechanic. For some strange reason I seem to lose all sensibility and leave my ability to ration...
Green Pigs?
There is this Dr. Seuss book called green eggs and ham. Loved it as a kid growing up and loved it even more as an adult. But I always thought, even at a young age, if your food was green it was very likely not edible. I hadn’t thought about thi...
FunWall Favourite!
WHY MEN ARE NEVER DEPRESSED: Men Are Just Happier People– What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be Presi...
Dying To Be Rescued
For those who may not be aware or missed our post on ‘For The Love of Horses’ which highlights the tireless efforts of the SPCA equine arm, which handles horse welfare, here is an update of an ongoing ‘case’ involving the mist...
Julia Roberts in Charlie Wilson’s War
Charlie Wilson’s War marks the second occasion Nichols has worked with Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman, and he was thrilled to reunite with them. Of his interest in bringing on Roberts for the project, the director comments, ““Julia ...
Venus Reels: Charlie Wilson’s War
A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn’t bring down the Soviet empire. Charlie Wilson’s War is the outrageous true story of how one congressman who loved a good time, one Houston socialite who loved a good...
Get Spooked!
If you love a good ghost story, enjoy the prickly sensation of your hair standing on end then the Get Spooked! books is a must have. This compendium of short stories is part of a global series where horror fans submit their stories to Marshall Cavend...
Antioxidants 101
Ever since I was diagnosed with vitiligo, and discovered that there is no real cure for my affliction except in slowing the progression of pigment loss on my skin, which is the symptoms of vitiligo I have been sharing and exchanging information wit...
Notes From Venus Celebrates Her 1st Anniversary
Notes From Venus was created with the intention of bringing women together through their shared stories and experiences, and aimed for, in the process to establish an Asian community of women bloggers. Officially launched in February 2007, Notes From...
EQUAL Signs
Women’s Liberation will not have been achieved until… …a woman can become paunchy and bald and still think she’s attractive to the opposite sex. …there are as many men as there are women rushing home from work to prepa...
YouTube for Food???
Yes, yes, yes, there is a YouTube spin-off featuring food related videos which is launched not long ago. Check out FoodTube! You can find Nigella baking her triple chocolate brownie should you have missed it on telly. Other than video recipes (the...
Sex & Sexuality/Sense & Sensibility
ALL NEW WONDER WOMEN 1st GET TOGETHER of 2008 We are extremely pleased to announce the re-launch of our WONDER WOMEN this new year with a new look, new approach, new and more exciting topics. Since our aim is to empower women, we are opening the gro...
Would you do a bikini wax?
The things us women would do for the sake of beauty. And the price we will pay for vanity, sometimes is not measured in dollars and cents. I have to confess that I will groom, primp, peel, exfoliate and thread with the best of them but if there is on...
