Have you ever been so emotionally invested in your favourite television celebrity or a fictional character in a book, that you ended up believing you had a personal friendship with them? Or do you remember a time when you were extremely heartbroken when one of your favourite characters died? Although we may be embarrassed to admit it, this media-induced relationship is relatively common.

When the topic of self-harm crosses our minds, some of us may automatically think that it could either be a cry for help, or that the individual could be doing it deliberately as a means to seek for attention, especially when the act of self-harm is done by the younger generation (e.g., children or teenagers). As human beings, we may fail to understand what could possibly drive someone to deliberately hurt themselves. I mean, why would anyone want to feel pain, right?

One year has gone and pass. It is now a brand new year for the Chinese community. Ushering the year of the Metal Ox, a common practice of most Chinese is to ensure a prosperous year ahead. This is usually done by consulting Chinese belief systems. One particularly famous Chinese belief is Feng Shui. In the modern times of now, is Feng Shui really old superstition or does it have scientific basis?