Echoing What’s Important To You

Research by The Body Shop highlights the value of female friendship, as (59%) of women if affected by domestic violence, claims they would confide in a friend, yet a much smaller porportion would turn to official authorities such as the police (21%) or a support group (14%).

The Body Shop 2008 Stop Violence In The Home campaign calls on all women to become empowered to help and guide a friend, should such a confidence be entrusted to them! The campaign aims to highlight the importance of communication between friends and focuses on how friendship between women in particular, can provide a veritable lifeline.

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Malaysia’s first Refuge was opened in September 1982 - Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) offering three main services to battered women and their children: shelter, telephone counselling and Face-to-Face counseling.

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Do you know that the latest news in Hollywood is not Angelina Jolie’s babies, but rather of Jamie Lynn Spears, sister of the ever famous Britney Spears. She’s only 17 and followed her sister’s footsteps as a singer/actress and has recently become a mom herself. Almost everyone has read that news. But have you read this one: Students Made Pregnancy Pacts?

Are you shocked?

You shouldn’t be.

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Back in high school, I’ve always felt that applying make-up was a hassle. Foundation, eyeliner, eyeshadow, and the rest were very foreign to me! Whenever my girlfriends talk about applying make-up, I would just listen and force a smile (at the back of my mind, I was dreaming about other things). You see, I was the sporty type of girl; one that gets down and dirty in the mud, climbs trees and does loads of outdoor activities. To me, make-up was meant for the feminine girls, not a rough and tough girl like me!

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Most women out there are skeptical about lifting weights. They are afraid that they will get big and bulky from all the weight-lifting. I used to think that weight training will really make me BIG, but after much reading and personal experience, I began to realize that there are a lot of benefits that I can obtain from my weight training routines. To all the women out there, afraid not!

Here are the top 10 reasons to why women should lift weights.

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I was waiting for the bus with my boyfriend the other day, when two girls, who were also waiting for the bus, happened to stand just right in front of us. Just two ordinary girls, dressed ordinarily. But then my boyfriend asked,

“Why do girls wear heels like that?”

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I have been observing some young girls these days who dress up older than their actual age. They don’t look cute and these girls who are just around 10-15 years old can really dress up over the limit! All the glamorous celebrities and shows and fashion have really changed the way small girls ought to dress. I am not being an orthodox type of person here, but I strongly believe that when you are still young, you are to dress up according to your age. I also think that parents should really help their children in choosing their clothes.

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Body piercings have become very popular, trendy and fashionable. Although long time ago body piercings are related to religion and spirituality, however young people in our modern society see it as a fashion statement.

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How does it feel attending your first press conference, fly in a plane and wear designer clothes and jewelleries?

It was through a friend that I came to know that there was an audition for the Miss Malaysia/World competition. I have seen many beauty queens all dolled up in the newspapers but none of them is actually as glamorous and popular as Miss Malaysia/World such as Michelle Yeoh, Erra Fazira, Arianna Teoh, and Lina Teoh.

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