1. 30 Days Of Art With NAC: The Lost Year by Gwee Li Sui[hhmc]ST ILLUSTRATION: MIEL
The months after are pretty routine, boring even. Public spaces, hawker centres and theatres are packed again while, for many, evenings mean window shopping. Cross-border travel resumes fully. People believe that they are returning to the lives they had when what they are trying to reach is a memory to recreate.
No one technically talks about the strange, long year any more. It was an easy topic for a couple of weeks, and, as with all fads, the urgency of the present took over. The new normal brings its own distractions. Besides, common experiences do not tend to make riveting conversations for long.
Years later, Ema will tell her children about the time no one visited anyone during Hari Raya Aidilfitri. It sounds improbable to Haydar, Illiyin and Arianna, almost giggling. "I still dressed up beautifully," Ema adds. "But even the masjids were closed for months. We discovered more than ever how Allah is in our hearts."
3. TUNE IN: Glee to commemorate Naya Rivera[hhmc] PHOTO: STARWORLD
American actress Naya Rivera's most memorable role was that of cheerleader Santana Lopez, one of the central characters in hit television musical comedy Glee (2009 to 2015). The show is currently streaming on platforms such as Netflix, iTunes and Amazon.
Rivera's body was found on Monday, five days after she disappeared during a boat trip with her four-year-old son out in Lake Piru, California.
