Nostr notes by Dendan Setia (Nins)

free to talk about ikan patin tempoyak recs tho

2025-04-03T07:53:50Z

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free to talk about ikan patin tempoyak recs tho

abuden, is there anywhere in my post that says I'm free to ...

2025-04-03T07:53:13Z

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abuden, is there anywhere in my post that says I'm free to explain to a five year old?

why? Banyak primer available.

2025-04-03T07:51:11Z

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why? Banyak primer available.

The shock of seeing kunafa pizza is making ayam masak merah pizza ...

2025-04-01T12:32:25Z

The shock of seeing kunafa pizza is making ayam masak merah pizza seem reasonable. #MakanApaToday (confusion) #Malaysia #tootSEA

This makes up for the fact that subuh is starting earlier than ...

2025-03-26T22:44:34Z

This makes up for the fact that subuh is starting earlier than expected and I literally had coffee in my mouth when the azan started.

yes, but must say this while you throw mandarin oranges and ...

2025-03-26T12:54:00Z

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yes, but must say this while you throw mandarin oranges and ketupat consecutively 😆

This year's Eid in Malaysia is so fascinating pop culturally ...

2025-03-26T12:50:05Z

This year's Eid in Malaysia is so fascinating pop culturally - so for the respective language markets, Malaysian songwriters have been quietly (??) dominating the respective markets when it comes to festival songs (eg China gets our CNY music; Indonesia gets our Raya music; even southern India I think gets out Deepavali music but more commonly our people pen songs for their movies too) but it's always been quite separated for natural reasons. This year though I'm seeing more confluence. This isn't even the first Chinese Malaysian Raya song for 2025 that got on my feed lol. I think we're all collectively warming up to the upcoming Kongsi Raya (CNY and Eid will fall on the same set of days lmaoooo and naturally that's a pun on Gong Xi - as kongsi raya literally means "shared festival/holiday") from 2029 to 2031. We're going to be so stressed and useless 😂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_NNtOCeI64

#tootSEA #playlistSEA #Raya #Eid #Malaysia

Anyway TL;DR has to do a lot with stable feed pricing and the big ...

2025-03-25T12:26:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…60d4
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Anyway TL;DR has to do a lot with stable feed pricing and the big takedown of the chicken cartel last year. ///Chicken cartel~~///

If there's one thing you can depend on a Malaysian (middle ...

2025-03-25T12:25:16Z

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If there's one thing you can depend on a Malaysian (middle class), is an endemic suspicion of good news.

Not my people taking to socmed... To ask... Why are eggs so ...

2025-03-25T12:24:35Z

Not my people taking to socmed... To ask... Why are eggs so cheap.... 💀 #tootSEA #Malaysia

you need to browse a bit more, but also leuchtturm might be ...

2025-03-25T05:26:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…r2cu
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you need to browse a bit more, but also leuchtturm might be slightly cheaper or midori's sister brands for students (kokuyo or campus). But have you ordered them though? The China no-brand ones are actually pretty ok - at this point TN punya basics is just priced because it's Japanese. There's a whole ecosystem of decent papeteries doing dupes (in my case, I care about paper, so in the end I didn't really stick with the TN system) ime. But if still gungho, you probably still just need the leather cover. But also if you want passport size, let me see if I threw mine out because you can have them (might need to refresh the straps)

can look for traveler dupes on shopee

2025-03-25T05:19:31Z

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can look for traveler dupes on shopee

there's never sales in stickerrific, is the thing. :> ...

2025-03-25T05:18:11Z

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there's never sales in stickerrific, is the thing. :> maybe birthday month discount
TLDR I used to use the traveler system so I can at least show you dupes

by telling you not to go. If stubborn still want to, at least I ...

2025-03-25T05:16:09Z

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by telling you not to go. If stubborn still want to, at least I can tell which one no need to buy now. 🤣

lmaoooo la kenapa tak check in dulu so I can prep your wallet

2025-03-25T05:14:56Z

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lmaoooo la kenapa tak check in dulu so I can prep your wallet

Prabowo is so bad one of the recurring memes right now is ...

2025-03-24T14:58:25Z

Prabowo is so bad one of the recurring memes right now is Indonesians joking that maybe Malaysia should take over.

(For once we're uninvolved!! Yet!!)

(Also we don't do takeovers by guns. We do it by paperwork 🫣)

#tootSEA #Malaysia #Indonesia

Like, sure I can get hot men in suits performing in Japan but I ...

2025-03-24T12:50:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…mema
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Like, sure I can get hot men in suits performing in Japan but I gotta get to a host club first, not an anime convention.

Trying to explain/talk out LaDS with friend and getting into the ...

2025-03-24T12:49:58Z

Trying to explain/talk out LaDS with friend and getting into the weeds of China vs Japan cosplay and the sexisms inherent with which gender gets objectified as a rule and maybe the answer really is communism.

TFW you're trying not to commit further ableism because ...

2025-03-24T12:07:53Z

TFW you're trying not to commit further ableism because you've been using the words "stupid" whenever I'm sharing news about the Palestinian genocide but that's because I have dozens of words for what Zionists are but English apparently only have one. So I guess I'm gonna have to teach anglophones what the hell are tolol, tongong, bengong, mingung, lemah, jahil, otak ayam, bebal, bahlul, goblok, dungu, picik , pandir, singkat etcetcetc

#language #malay #indonesian #tootSEA

selamat berjournal huhuhu

2025-03-24T00:43:10Z

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selamat berjournal huhuhu

XD XD unfortunately yes

2025-03-21T11:21:48Z

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XD XD unfortunately yes

🤣🤣🤣 ya rabb

2025-03-21T08:39:02Z

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🤣🤣🤣 ya rabb

On this holy Friday, where were you when you learned about the ...

2025-03-21T07:50:46Z

On this holy Friday, where were you when you learned about the Sunway gooner? #tootSEA #Malaysia

ooo will do. Re: Aamir - that's what I'm saying, with him ...

2025-03-17T08:31:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…xwz9
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ooo will do. Re: Aamir - that's what I'm saying, with him I get eye candy and good acting in a mainstream movie!!

🤔 some people bila puasa rindu makanan, tapi rupanya some ...

2025-03-17T07:02:21Z

🤔 some people bila puasa rindu makanan, tapi rupanya some people bila puasa rindu setan yg kena tambat so dia pun rajin2 tolong buat kerja dia time ramadan

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2025/03/17/johor-police-probe-viral-slapping-incident-involving-chinese-man-accused-of-not-fasting/169897

#tootSEA #malaysia #ramadan

that's true but sometimes I'd like to watch something not ...

2025-03-17T06:57:13Z

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that's true but sometimes I'd like to watch something not starring Aamir Khan and not feel like I wasted hours of my life hahahahha

What's that, Saif Ali Khan's child isn't really good ...

2025-03-17T06:30:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…5yev
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What's that, Saif Ali Khan's child isn't really good at acting but pretty af? That's just family legacy at this point.

A Kapoor for Every Age, should be some kind of slogan

2025-03-17T06:26:58Z

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A Kapoor for Every Age, should be some kind of slogan

Ok tbh this is me just finding out about Saif Ali Khan's nepo ...

2025-03-17T06:26:30Z

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Ok tbh this is me just finding out about Saif Ali Khan's nepo baby launch that flopped.

A seldom discussed age milestone is when it's your Bollywood ...

2025-03-17T06:25:54Z

A seldom discussed age milestone is when it's your Bollywood crushes who are now soft launching their nepo babies career, oh look there's a new Kapoor.

Won't it be something that the exact same forces and dynamics ...

2025-03-09T22:51:10Z

Won't it be something that the exact same forces and dynamics that fucked over the Palestinian are now reversed to fuck over everyone else but not the Palestinians?

And we'd deserve it too.

Anyway, even though I've had this thought since October, it's still preliminary days.

Also, 2024 may have confused people, but at no point is Israel "controlling" the US. I know we'd like to feel good for our main entertainment supplier, but the leverage has never been for the countries who are not the manufacturing behemoth (see also: Ukraine)

#palestine #israel

and then got pushback or not?

2025-03-07T05:56:47Z

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and then got pushback or not?

go with god

2025-03-07T05:31:33Z

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go with god

the way my friends see it, it's never that, because ...

2025-03-05T04:34:17Z

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the way my friends see it, it's never that, because that's absolutely true about the quality of people (mind you we're also not raised Europeans) but there's something westerners have where the culture fosters incurious people who's _okay_ about it in positions of power. That's a sort of power ignorant people elsewhere don't enjoy.

oklah because no need to prepare for party, deswai lolol

2025-02-28T08:08:40Z

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oklah because no need to prepare for party, deswai lolol

Damn, rip, that means there FOUR countries that got traumatized ...

2025-02-28T08:03:10Z

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Damn, rip, that means there FOUR countries that got traumatized from surprise raya a couple years back.

Random TIL: apparently the Muslim communities in HK, Japan, and ...

2025-02-28T08:01:00Z

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Random TIL: apparently the Muslim communities in HK, Japan, and South Korea use our official announcements as their reference points. Oh god, penyimpan mohor besar, you're famous.

The implications on my sleep habits and my takeaway budget....

2025-02-28T07:46:01Z

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The implications on my sleep habits and my takeaway budget....

KALENDAR KUDA OR BUST

2025-02-28T07:42:58Z

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KALENDAR KUDA OR BUST

Exciting times if you're my sort of dorks: moon-sighting will ...

2025-02-28T07:42:17Z

Exciting times if you're my sort of dorks: moon-sighting will be done this evening, though according to calculations, Ramadan should start tomorrow (the Muhammadiyah in Indonesian certainly think so). But our horse calendar has already put it down to Sunday. WHO WILL WIN?

#Malaysia #tootSEA #Islam #Ramadan (never bet against the horse calendar)

LMAO Asian Boss.... "We're very excited to bring an ...

2025-02-21T08:56:41Z

LMAO Asian Boss.... "We're very excited to bring an episode from a country that's rarely covered internationally"

Also Asian Boss: *posts a vox pop about Singapore* hahahahahahha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9RPswOtSUc

#Malaysia #Singapore #tootSEA #MYtoots

oh man.... Oh well, you might never know, these days I'd ...

2025-02-16T13:18:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…pe30
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oh man.... Oh well, you might never know, these days I'd noticed that there are more Malaysian food in the city so maybe there's one open that suits for you then! (I just remembered another one called Melur, but I don't think it's got a lot of vege/vegan options though...)

curious mah... Most of them existed as morality plays and class ...

2025-02-16T08:03:32Z

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curious mah... Most of them existed as morality plays and class consciousness tracts so a lot about horny pervert lebais who abuse religion etc lol

I tried reading some old school erotica (back when you can ...

2025-02-16T08:01:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…c5dv
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I tried reading some old school erotica (back when you can actually found publishers for them) from the 1950s and 60s and memang... Geliiiiiii

we all have our limits lmao

2025-02-16T07:58:45Z

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we all have our limits lmao

CN fandom is truly god's strongest soldiers dang

2025-02-16T07:27:03Z

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CN fandom is truly god's strongest soldiers dang

I was trying to listen to the mainland Mandarin track for the ...

2025-02-16T07:26:20Z

I was trying to listen to the mainland Mandarin track for the guys of Love and Deepspace and oh no I have the same problem as with Malay - these cannot be sexy languages to me!!! It's too close to home!!

I'm gonna go just rec based on other people/diaspora's ...

2025-02-16T06:42:20Z

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I'm gonna go just rec based on other people/diaspora's word of mouth (when I'm in London I don't go for Malaysian food lol because it's home food) - and these aren't fully vegetarian but there will be options: Med Salleh Kopitiam, Normah's and Rasa Sayang. I believe they are all in Zone 1. There's also Halia at a hotel in Bayswater, but basically that area right to where Edgware Road is where you can find a lot of Malaysian and Indonesian restos.

Anyway why is everyone looking at the third daughter's ...

2025-02-14T11:36:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…dp4p
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Anyway why is everyone looking at the third daughter's foundation, the scion's drug business is right there.

Trying to explain my eyeroll about USAID and "regime ...

2025-02-14T11:35:12Z

Trying to explain my eyeroll about USAID and "regime change" to my doc: look, just because the Mafia boss's third daughter does philanthropy doesn't mean that her charity isn't insincere, but it also doesn't mean that the money isn't coming from crime. But just because they're from the same criminal family doesn't mean that there's a conspiracy or collusion, other than a simple love a charitable well-heeled person would have about people in general and her dad means well (right?? He has a plan!). Sure, sometimes her events get hijacked to put in a bit and sometimes the family accountant comes in to make sure someone gets a grant, but until someone else actually builds an actual alternative to fund that methadone clinic downtown, that's your gal. McDonald's didn't lose money in Malaysia because everyone stopped eating burgers - as it turns out there's a perfectly robust ecosystem of small-scale burger hawkers down every street.

Anyway he renewed my prescription.

That's how my money paid for Leonardo DiCaprio's coke ...

2025-02-10T09:43:18Z

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That's how my money paid for Leonardo DiCaprio's coke supply (I ASSUME) 🤧🥲

Not me just low-key updating my app to see the Akaun 1, 2, and 3 ...

2025-02-10T09:39:11Z

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Not me just low-key updating my app to see the Akaun 1, 2, and 3 breakdowns 👀

Some good news for (employed private sector) Malaysians (though ...

2025-02-10T09:37:22Z

Some good news for (employed private sector) Malaysians (though if you're a gig worker, you should also start manual contributions if you haven't already )
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2025/02/09/source-epf-dividend-should-top-58pc/166041

(In case you're curious: https://www.payrollpanda.my/help/what-is-the-epf/ - it's basically pension for private sector, and it's not uncommon)

#tootSEA #MYtoots #malaysia #economics #labour

Bukhoor achieved! The Turkish censer was too fiddly even with the ...

2025-02-08T07:47:40Z

Bukhoor achieved! The Turkish censer was too fiddly even with the chain, or rather I don't have the cultural memory on how to handle it well, so went with what's probably a family heirloom at this point, a Malay-style one. The big one is where the whole charcoal and incense/oud goes in, the smaller one is where you store the resins, oud, or incense. The tray is also heavy. Pretty sure the whole thing is bronze but I'm just guessing.

Anyway unlocked family lore on how one of my Arab aunts uses them in the mornings.

#fragrance #incense #tootSEA #nusantara #Malaysia #history #arabian

One of my gaming accounts is named after some Japanese horror ...

2025-02-06T18:10:42Z

One of my gaming accounts is named after some Japanese horror movie about a scarecrow but usually when I get signed in the games just refer to my email address. However Love and Deepspace greets me by my supposed given name but asterisked out the rest of the characters after the first three, so I'm being greeted as "Kak****" and that's just too much Otome Aunty energy tbh #tootSEA (if you know Malay I guess) #gaming

Me: yeah yeah BRICS is overrated in what ppl think it is Also me ...

2025-02-06T14:30:56Z

Me: yeah yeah BRICS is overrated in what ppl think it is

Also me when Marco Rubio announces that he won't be at the G20: LMAO-- so anyway, BRICS.

Been having fireworks for the last week but tonight's extra ...

2025-02-05T15:48:33Z

Been having fireworks for the last week but tonight's extra special loud and I forgot why... Sooooooo

HAPPY HOKKIEN NEW YEAR! YOU GET TO RESTART YOUR RESOLUTIONS AGAIN

that's why you join the Tories! Or these days, even Labour ...

2025-02-04T12:12:53Z

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that's why you join the Tories! Or these days, even Labour 😆

and like, just because you added "asian British" still ...

2025-02-04T12:10:09Z

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and like, just because you added "asian British" still won't make you even an honorary white!

You know what's hilarious? NEP's affirmative action ...

2025-02-04T12:05:16Z

You know what's hilarious? NEP's affirmative action constrained opportunities so bad that even in racism non-Malay Malaysians can only excel when they're overseas (even as a remote worker, ehem) #tootSEA #Malaysia #takSedarDiriHours #racism

once again, Southeast Asians stays winningest-- (at passing their ...

2025-02-03T04:04:38Z

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once again, Southeast Asians stays winningest-- (at passing their racism radar)

tldr Islam is a race yanno so now there's a new race to be ...

2025-02-03T04:02:04Z

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tldr Islam is a race yanno so now there's a new race to be scared of (again) 😌

I think westerners thought them racializing Jewish people as the ...

2025-02-03T04:00:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…cqew
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I think westerners thought them racializing Jewish people as the best trick they ever invented so they tried that with Islamsssss but then china got too economically advanced soooo update the talking points!!

NATURALLY

2025-02-03T03:57:37Z

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NATURALLY

Islam no longer scawy it's back to the yellow peril ...

2025-02-03T03:56:40Z

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Islam no longer scawy it's back to the yellow peril babyyyyyyy

Eid Mubarak everyone!!! ...

2025-02-03T03:26:16Z

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Eid Mubarak everyone!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IjCXBWh6Zg

Firdaus Wong and Ian Miles Chong stuck between two racisms rip ...

2025-02-03T03:21:26Z

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Firdaus Wong and Ian Miles Chong stuck between two racisms rip #tootSEA

Anywayyyyyy it's still new year seasonnnnn

2025-02-03T01:34:16Z

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Anywayyyyyy it's still new year seasonnnnn

Bill Maher being his usual racist self and now claiming that ...

2025-02-03T01:33:54Z

Bill Maher being his usual racist self and now claiming that China is the new Islam is very funny because he basically plagiarized one of the Prophet Muhammad's sayings 😆 but you know, inaccurately and pathetically.

lol, all I know is i shouldn't be the one repping any effort ...

2025-01-29T18:08:59Z

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lol, all I know is i shouldn't be the one repping any effort to find out XD Mika (npub1m2q…ehtq)

maybe some did kot but definitely not as prevalent it feels like. ...

2025-01-29T18:00:59Z

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maybe some did kot but definitely not as prevalent it feels like. Lol about the practice - imagine, I literally found out years after school about friends (so clearly I didn't notice), but SJKC kids would be super unsurprised apparently about this lol Mika (npub1m2q…ehtq)

one step sideways la kot.... @npub1m2q…ehtq

2025-01-29T17:51:46Z

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one step sideways la kot.... Mika (npub1m2q…ehtq)

I think it's because no training to think that this could be ...

2025-01-29T17:32:20Z

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I think it's because no training to think that this could be bad so of course terasa la but even then, the auto deflection to racist cliches was like, uhuh, so the terasa is coming from a specific origin ah...

omg I saw those too! I was like, apehal, tetiba nak ungkit curry ...

2025-01-29T17:17:37Z

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omg I saw those too! I was like, apehal, tetiba nak ungkit curry la sambal la, like they all je la dicurahi blessings takkan bau kepam esp after walking in all that heat and humidity (because dah already walkable city kaaaaannnn)

the self-incrimination!!! I can't!!! Tbf I know this is a ...

2025-01-29T17:07:39Z

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the self-incrimination!!! I can't!!! Tbf I know this is a cultural remnant because I know Chinese Malaysians who also do/did this too (as raised), BUT they also don't take the public transport?? That's me trying to explain it lol but what I cannot brain is that... Itu zaman when the ancestors are in a colder climate... Because otoh you have ppl raised the way I was, pre-a/c being so common where ppl mandi even 3x (the afternoon shower) lmao

The aggressive defenses are taking me out. I saw one already I want to die.

Don't scold meeeee the tag and the meme all locally produced ...

2025-01-29T16:46:40Z

Don't scold meeeee the tag and the meme all locally produced from #Singapore 💀 #tootSEA (BASICALLY enough people don't shower in the mornings and take the MRT and cannot take the L for this behaviour. The only reason this is a days-long discourse is because it's a standard racist trope that it's the minorities who are "smelly")

the holiday planning stress is real and year round!!

2025-01-28T09:36:19Z

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the holiday planning stress is real and year round!!

Speaking of local MVs though, I'm so gutted that this song is ...

2025-01-28T05:24:31Z

Speaking of local MVs though, I'm so gutted that this song is under 3 mins long??? It's got everything I love - pop-rap fusion but with local popular music genre, killer dance moves and a nusantara setting (though in recent years I'm noticing there's been more and more of this)

#tootSEA #playlistSEA #music #Malaysia #nusantara
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AC_nViiHcM

This is in Malay mostly so probably won't be as ...

2025-01-28T05:06:42Z

This is in Malay mostly so probably won't be as internationally famous as the other Malaysian CNY songs 😂, but it is very cute and funny. Happy Chinese New Year! Happy Lunar New Year! (Tomorrow, by my calendar)

#Malaysia #tootSEA #playlistSEA #CNY #LunarNewYear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNH_y0VL29g

🤣🤣🤣 and melted ice cream is obvs more lucky because see ...

2025-01-24T04:38:38Z

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🤣🤣🤣 and melted ice cream is obvs more lucky because see how ong you can eat the luck so easily!!! XD

I'm already cracking up at the idea that they'll insist ...

2025-01-24T04:35:40Z

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I'm already cracking up at the idea that they'll insist we eat the ice cream with chopsticks

honestly, legit tempted to go only to see demo for exactly that ...

2025-01-24T04:33:17Z

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honestly, legit tempted to go only to see demo for exactly that question!!

that's literally 1950s klangites when the first genius came ...

2025-01-24T04:30:38Z

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that's literally 1950s klangites when the first genius came up with yee sang in the first place lmao

The next part is of course inventing a tall tale to justify it. ...

2025-01-24T04:29:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…r537
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The next part is of course inventing a tall tale to justify it.

On that note, if anyone wants to try ice-cream yee sang... https://insidescoop.com.my/pages/cny-2025-ice-creams?srsltid=AfmBOor78xZQTY_M2kil4V1_CHQaOqyh0oTdtOUeyxatkOzCvZP8tdwe

"why are we buying camping chairs, and why are we calling it ...

2025-01-24T04:26:50Z

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"why are we buying camping chairs, and why are we calling it healing chairs, to sit by the road?"

"Why not??"

"Why is our cultural dress be made out of black velvet?"

"Cause it looks good???"

🤣🤣🤣

Re: lb (https://hachyderm.io/@liztai/113880327073154279) Low-key ...

2025-01-24T04:25:36Z

Re: lb (https://hachyderm.io/@liztai/113880327073154279)

Low-key 100% of origins for a lot of our modern customs seems to be, yeah not 💀🤣🤣🤣

do you know how put out this has left our uncles and aunties?? ...

2025-01-24T00:46:02Z

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do you know how put out this has left our uncles and aunties?? Hahahahah how to do the whole, people over there would never let this happen, if they in fact do? That's like 65% of their talking points. Okay, not just the uncles and aunties, but it's funny as hell. One day, "may you marry a white person," will be seen as the threat it truly is, instead of a compliment 😆

kpd?

2025-01-23T16:02:20Z

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kpd?

Because eventually, you'll understand, we're running out ...

2025-01-23T13:47:14Z

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Because eventually, you'll understand, we're running out of countries to feel self-conscious about. And then what happens after that? Self-satisfaction? Rich China tourists developed a reputation out of that attitude. Same thing with the Loud American stereotype and how other Southeast Asians call Singaporean tourists cheepcheep birds. That's how the post-war USA happened.

That means we can't do the wide-eyed thing where we go gosh, ...

2025-01-23T13:43:43Z

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That means we can't do the wide-eyed thing where we go gosh, you didn't have this while little ol' us do? Stop it. We're about to sound as annoying as Singaporeans. Urban Malaysia especially it's at a developed level not even Americans outside the coastal megacities experience, okay. And you know urban China esp tier 1 cities smoke us easily too (except for things like uh food safety and air quality), and whenever they do the same damn thing we get annoyed because we know it's just country bumpkin in a fur coat behaviour.

The thing that's hard to convey unless you're raised in a ...

2025-01-23T13:39:32Z

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The thing that's hard to convey unless you're raised in a developing country at its outset and not yet made the societal shift into thinking it's at developed or upper middle income country is this expectation that Other Countries Are Simply Better. Like, it's reflexive. If our services are good, then others are better. If there's a bit of a problem, Well This Is Not a Thing Overseas. A lot of the upper middle income and bougie urban xhs users fall into a similar category which includes then the ability to actually leave. So migration is an achievable ideal.

(Then in the meantime the Malaysians I know who migrated to Australia is disgruntled at how long passport renewal can take while people back home have it done in less than a day, for example)

But the thing I've been trying to tell people in the last few years is that unfortunately, no, we can't think like that anymore.

Anyway actual conversations I've had with Malaysians about ...

2025-01-23T13:32:32Z

Anyway actual conversations I've had with Malaysians about the USA over the years (this is sparked on what's going on apparently on xhs - but not directly, in that obvs we're being made aware of it too, so there's been Conversations):

- "you mean they don't even have general (public) hospitals??" (This is during the Obama campaign no.1)

- "people sell plasma?? Blood??"

- "there's no interbank transfer??" (Ok you were expecting this one)

- "don't they have maternity leave?"

The funniest very Malaysian one though:
"If Americans are thinking China's schooling is better, what does that make ours??" (Because PRC parents do send their kids over here)

I know I have heard this joke amongst Israelis before but I shall ...

2025-01-23T12:18:38Z

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I know I have heard this joke amongst Israelis before but I shall only spectate as a non-Jewish person

WELL WELL WELL: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UuuYMael-N2QWyQ5aDXheQ ...

2025-01-23T10:31:30Z

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WELL WELL WELL: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UuuYMael-N2QWyQ5aDXheQ
'Shanghai May See Pilot Restoration of Intl Internet Access?'

Bidinnnnn Bidinnnnn kau ni memang hebat la Bidinnnnn

2025-01-23T09:56:29Z

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Bidinnnnn Bidinnnnn kau ni memang hebat la Bidinnnnn

Better to imagine Palestinians are masters of disguise and can ...

2025-01-23T05:27:47Z

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Better to imagine Palestinians are masters of disguise and can command the full force of elements rather than admit that the occupation turned your brains into rotted racist mush that can't plan much less strategize

This is what happens when you handle your rifle with your dick ...

2025-01-23T05:25:04Z

This is what happens when you handle your rifle with your dick and dead people's lingerie with your tongue. #genocide (I'm saying they're stupid) #palestine (so convenient when you can't aim; you can always go back again and again) #israel (then you go back and contribute to the rape stats)

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hyelmy100je

One of the small funniest things about Yankees-on-xhs is the ...

2025-01-22T04:15:20Z

One of the small funniest things about Yankees-on-xhs is the discovery that Chinese people *love* square dancing.

This silly short has been cracking me up all day: ...

2025-01-21T10:40:24Z

This silly short has been cracking me up all day: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFCGF6uRw0k/?igsh=MWtucmwxNDI5NWF3MA==

#CNY #LunarNewYear (can't tag tootsea because it's a Vancouver troop lol)

I find that the spicier (not necessarily hotter) the meat, the ...

2025-01-19T12:19:27Z

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I find that the spicier (not necessarily hotter) the meat, the better the lime pairs with it! Though you can also have it with your steamed fish too 😄