Archive for the ‘Lonely hearts’ Category

Loneliness and the single man/woman


2006
12.19

He is in his early 50′s and still looks good. He is a jogger and a vegetarian. Once he set very high standards for himself and his partner. He wanted to marry the perfect partner. In Sibu, the practice of match-making still thrives but he turned down every one.

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So, it was a surprise when he turned up at my place today. He just opened up. In a broken voice he said, “I don’t jog as often as before. I feel tired. I am so….. lonely.” It was a cry for help. (more…)

Malaysian men looking for foreign brides


2006
12.16

Looking abroad for brides

It has been reported in the Nanyang Siang Pau that at least fifteen men from Pahang marry foreign women every month. State immigration director Abdul Rahman Harun said that almost all visa applications were from local Chinese men and most were marrying Indonesian women while those with Vietnamese women were rising. (more…)