Actress Eyka Farhana reflects on marriage, self-growth and living with intention

In the past year, Eyka Farhana has been everywhere—lighting up screens with her acting roles, commanding attention in the fashion scene and building a reputation as one of Malaysia’s most versatile young talents. Her career, which began in her teens, has only deepened with time, marked by a growing maturity both on and off screen. Yet behind the accolades and appearances, Eyka is embracing something far more personal: a new season of life.

At 30, Eyka finds herself standing at the intersection of love, growth and self-discovery. Fresh from stepping into a new chapter of life, the actress speaks with quiet confidence about embracing change, redefining strength and living with intention.

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The story of IGL Coatings begins not with a business plan, but with a problem. A recurring layer of oxidation kept forming on the lens of the scientific instrument under my care. Cleaning it was not risky but it was a waste of time. Remove the build-up, spend hours recalibrating, repeat. It was a high-effort, low-value task.

As an engineer, that kind of repetition felt like an insult. My philosophy was simple: if a task steals time with little gain, design it out. So, I developed a surface solution that dramatically slowed the oxidation. It worked, but was rejected in my previous role because it threatened the company’s parts and service revenue. That stung. I took the idea home and tested it on my car. Water sheeted off the windscreen and visibility improved. Unlike anything I had tried, the effect lasted for months.

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Falling upon the first week of October, Mid Autumn Festival graces us with mooncakes, whether you like them the traditional style, made with ice cream, alcohol, or mochi—there's something for everyone. 

Celebrated in Chinese culture, it follows the lunar calendar and is held on the 15th day of the 8th month. It is believed by the Chinese that the moon is at its fullest and brightest, and coincides with a period of harvest that falls in the middle of Autumn.

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Jeanne Feldkamp’s relationship with her Portland house began with a sense of timing. In 2016, she encountered a trapezoid-shaped house by Waechter Architecture during a family visit, a building she admired but could not purchase, as she was still living in San Francisco with her partner, Dan Diephouse.

“I instantly felt a strong connection to the building,” Feldkamp says. “The thoughtfully angled wall planes maximised light and openness while protecting privacy in an urban neighbourhood."

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South Korea’s most addictive K-dramas don’t just deliver gripping plots and stylish leads—they also showcase some of the most over-the-top high schools you’ll ever see. From racetrack break-ups in Hierarchy to private hospital study floors in Friendly Rivalry, these campuses are less about ordinary education and more about training the next generation of power players.

Lavish facilities, rigid hierarchies and sky-high expectations create a heady mix of privilege and pressure where scholarship students fight to survive, romances resemble mergers and the stakes are far higher than grades alone.

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