Masthash

#TootSea

Dendan Setia (Nins)
30 minutes ago

#Indigenous rights doesn't automatically mean ethnonationalism. How is this difficult.

But sure, tread the same poisonous path we took. Others too. At the end of the day it's just pain talking exacting pain on other people, usually not even the people who stepped on you https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/305590

#tootSEA #malaysia

Mayee, MD
2 hours ago

DOH On Alert Versus ‘Walking Pneumonia’ | OneNews.PH

Maybe DOH can help us find a way to regularly test for this? And provide us with further guidelines?

And #BringBackMasks?

#philippines #TootSEA

https://www.onenews.ph/articles/doh-on-alert-versus-walking-pneumonia

Phoenix.Serenity
5 hours ago

*I'm on #TeamElephant*

Police in #Malaysia are reporting a bizarre case of #RoadRage, after a group of #elephants attacked a car that had struck one of the herd.

The accident & #pachyderm reprisal occurred Sunday night in #Gerik, a region about 300 kilometres north of #KualaLampur. According to a police statement, a car driven by a 48 yr old man accompanied by his wife & 23 yr old son struck an #ElephantCalf at about 7:35 p.m. local time.

https://nationalpost.com/news/elephant-road-rage-as-five-animals-trample-car-that-hit-calf

#AsianMastodon #TootSEA

Phoenix.Serenity
9 hours ago

Coastal cities in #SoutheastAsia, including #Bangkok, #Jakarta & #Manila, face a mutually risky future: they’re sinking as #SeaLevels around them are rising.
Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from #Thailand, in partnership with the #UnderToldStoriesProject at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/southeast-asian-cities-face-existential-crisis-as-they-sink-while-sea-levels-rise

#AsianMastodon #TootSEA #environmental #ClimateChange #SinkingCities #ASEAN

Phoenix.Serenity
9 hours ago

#Thailand's Cabinet recently approved a bill to amend the Civil & Commercial Code, redefining #marriage as between any two “individuals” and ensuring #EqualRights for #SameSex couples.

About the bill: The amendment, which was approved on Nov. 21, aims to recognize the right to form families for same-sex couples, with plans to extend #recognition in #pension fund laws as well.

https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/movies/thailand-step-closer-becoming-1st-172011517.html

#GoodNews #LGBTQ #AsianMastodon #TootSEA #Equality #Inclusion #TootSEA #LGBTQrights #Thai

Phoenix.Serenity
9 hours ago

#HongKong cops arrested a man & charged him with "#sedition" for wearing a Tshirt with a #banned #protest #slogan printed on it, after questioning a lone #protester holding up a blank sheet of paper on weekend.

National security police arrested Chu Kai-poon, 26, as he approached his boarding gate, charging him with "committing one or more acts..

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/airport-arrest-11302023104408.html

#AsianMastodon #TootSEA #censorship #China #Dictatorship #CensoredChinese

Phoenix.Serenity
9 hours ago

Dozens of #employees staged a #protest at sudden layoffs at a #China #Telecom facility in the northern province of #Shaanxi, according to the #HongKong-based #ChinaLabourBulletin's #StrikeMap of industrial #disputes.

The map showed more than 400 disputes taking place across #China during October and November, suggesting that for many workers, #economic #hardship is beginning to bite.

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/struggling-economy-11302023100851.html

#AsianMastodon #ChineseWorkers #TootSEA #ASEAN

Phoenix.Serenity
9 hours ago

Local authorities attempted to take down banners at a #funeral for the head of a #banned #Buddhist church in #Vietnam as plain clothed security officials filmed monks & other guests, one of the church’s leaders told #RadioFreeAsia.

Thich Tue Sy, 81, of the #UnifiedBuddhistChurch of Vietnam died on Nov. 24 at #PhatAnPagoda in the southern province of #DongNai. His funeral ceremony began on Nov. 25 & lasted until Weds., when he was cremated.

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/buddhist-church-funeral-11292023164129.html

#AsianMastodon #TootSEA

Phoenix.Serenity
9 hours ago

According to the #investigation, a posh #GamblingDen inside a hotel in #Nonthaburi province’s #Ngamwomgwan area just north west of #Bangkok that police raided on November 29 belongs to #ChineseBusinesspeople.

At the time police raided, they arrested 49 #gamblers & staff: 24 #Chinese, one #Canadian, one #Singaporean, one #Myanmar, one #Lao, four #Thais & 17 people have no registration status.

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2023/11/30/chinese-gambling-den-investigators-will-also-examine-thai-police

#AsianMastodon #TootSEA #Thailand #SoutheastAsia #AsiaCrimeNews #SEAnews

Adrianna Tan
10 hours ago

I always joke that I'm one of the few international immigrants who moved to San Francisco for the cheaper cost of living

https://archive.ph/qa4N8

#TootSea #Singapore #SanFrancisco

Dendan Setia (Nins)
23 hours ago

I have a tenuous link to today's world news outside of simply being Malaysian: almost two decades ago* I was in Cambodia for work, and had time to visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. A Cambodian colleague of mine recommended I should carve some time to go anyway and they came along with me. They waited outside or at least didn't follow me through the whole museum and I definitely insisted that they don't have to follow.

I'm not making this post to talk about how I felt walking through that building, seeing things like their hanging tree and all that. I just remembered my colleague waiting for me, and crying even as they tried to talk about those years, because their family was among those murdered there by the Khmer Rouge.

#tootSEA #cambodia

*WTF

Jiko
2 days ago

Another person made famous by Duterte's deadly war on drugs.

Rappler journalist Patricia Evangelista's book "Some People Need Killing" has been named The New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023.

#Philippines #Asian #TootSEA #Rappler #Journalists #PatriciaEvangelista #Pinay #Books #NonFiction

https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/literature/patricia-evangelista-some-people-need-killing-new-york-times-best-books-2023/

Jiko
2 days ago

It's becoming more common now: Filipino athletes changing citizenships. Whether you're a nurse, a caregiver, a doctor, a teacher or an athlete, the PH government doesn't care about you. Welcome to Bagong Pilipinas.

#Philippines #Asian #Filipino #Rappler #Athletes #SportsPH #Balita #TootSEA

https://www.rappler.com/sports/maxine-esteban-calls-out-unfair-philippine-fencing-association-reason-nationality-switch/

#MakanApaToday. Simple lunch with veges from my balcony garden 😘

#TOOTSEA #Malaysia

Vegetables, rice and meat dish
Dendan Setia (Nins)
3 days ago

Ok, so finally uploaded a site copy of my take of the Puteri Gunung Ledang myth. Can't quite believe I wrote this 17 years ago. Wat.

https://moreofacomment.my/2023/11/28/the-princess-and-the-king/

#tootSEA #mythology #amWriting (what are the writerly/fiction tags?) #fiction #malaysia

Last week Israelis used the Malaysia-Singapore rivalry to create friction by saying Malaysians are anti Israel because Israel helped Singapore become its own state and has now prospered into a high income nation. They didn’t count on Singaporeans and Malaysians joining forces to fight back the claims.

People who don’t understand ASEAN geopolitical issues fail to realize that ASEAN countries don’t necessarily go into political fights (because we all know each other’s dirty laundry so we keep that unmentioned).

We ASEAN citizens fight about our regional heritage claims and whose food is better (it’s Thailand and Vietnam)! They also called Malaysia a bully. Buddy, nobody gets to shit on Malaysians except us Indonesians. Nobody.

#TootSEA #TootMY

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/malaysia-singapore-online-users-israeli-activist-sow-discord-neighbours-044408102.html

Raymond Scott Pert
3 days ago

China's slowdown will not stop growth in Southeast Asia

>#Thailand, #Malaysia, #Singapore and others benefited substantially from surging flows of Chinese tourists in the years before #COVID. [..] This trend is likely to resume and may accelerate as geopolitical developments lead to Chinese shunning previously favored destinations like #Japan and the #US
https://archive.is/2023.11.27-221427/https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/China-s-slowdown-will-not-stop-growth-in-Southeast-Asia #China #SouthEastAsia #TootSEA #ExpatAsia #ASEAN

Porters carry imports into Mong Cai, Vietnam from China in 2018: Southeast Asia is depending more on Chinese imports but growth in exports has slowed.   © Reuters
Chinese tourists take a selfie at Wat Pho in Bangkok in 2016: Growing Chinese spending on tourism carries a silver lining for Southeast Asia.   © Reuters
Adrianna Tan
4 days ago

Two festive seasons going on in Singapore at once in Sept / Oct: mid-Autumn festival (denoted by the Chang 'er statue); less than a kilometre away, a costume shop also sells masks for Halloween.

(Nikon FE, Kodak Gold 200)

#BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #FilmPhotography #Singapore #TootSea #Photography

a scan of a color film photo of a large statue of a woman dressed as an ancient chinese noble person, floating on a float in front of a department store in singapore
a scan of a color film photograph of a costume shop with many scary masks for halloween in singapore
Phoenix.Serenity
4 days ago

On the island of #Okinawa in #Japan, #Indigenous #HumanRights have become a rallying cry. It’s home to a #USmilitary base used by #Canada, a base that’s been a source of #conflict and #controversy for decades. Neetu Garcha recently travelled to Okinawa and spoke with locals about what they want changed.

https://globalnews.ca/video/10116503/japanese-indigenous-community-decries-us-canadian-military-presence-on-okinawa-island

#AsianMastodon #TootSEA #Geopolitics #ForeignAffairs #ForeignPolicy #GetOutInvaders #colonialism #EvictCanada #EvictCAF #LeaveJapanCAF #MilitarySquatters

Phoenix.Serenity
4 days ago

@villainousfriend #AsianMastodon #TootSEA communities - can anyone assist?

Gombang
4 days ago

The Panji Tales

The Panji Tales are a cycle of Javanese stories, centred around the legendary prince of the same name from East Java, Indonesia. The main story of Panji tells of the romance between Prince Panji and Princess Kirana; and Panji's search for his long lost bride. Read more in English Wikipedia article.

Adaptations of these stories are found across Southeast Asia in several languages, not only in Indonesia but also in Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar.

A Malay edition of the story is available from Indonesian Education Ministry site, titled Hikayat Panji Kuda Semirang. I haven't found more modern adaptation to bahasa Indonesia, if any.

#Indonesia #TootSEA

Phoenix.Serenity
4 days ago

All 3 have violated the policies 👇

All adopted informal policies that not only separated power between presidents, party chiefs, prime ministers and premiers, as well as heads of parliaments. They also accepted term limits and retirement ages for those in high office. No senior leader was supposed to hold power for more than two terms. In Vietnam, they were supposed to resign after the age of 65. In China, after 68.

https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/communist-contract-11262023100336.html/ampRFA

#AsianMastodon #ASEAN #China #Vietnam #Laos #TootSEA

Phoenix.Serenity
4 days ago

#Indian #ParaArcher Sheetal Devi has been adjudged the #BestYouthAthlete at the #Asian #Paralympic Committee's award ceremony in #Riyadh on Saturday.

Sheetal became an overnight sensation following her magnificent performance at the #AsianParaGames.

The 16-year-old from #Jammu and #Kashmir became the #FirstEver Indian #woman to win two #GoldMedals in the same edition of Asian Para Games 2023.

https://thebridge.in/amp/para-sports/armless-archer-sheetal-devi-wins-best-youth-athlete-award-44902

#TootSEA #DisabledAthlete #DisabilitySports #DisabilityCommunity #GoodNews

Phoenix.Serenity
4 days ago

#Chinese #CommerceMinister Wang Wentao pledged to deepen #BilateralTrade ties with #Vietnam during a meeting with #Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in #HoChiMinhCity on Saturday.

#China & the #UnitedStates have been jostling for influence among #SoutheastAsian nations including Vietnam, which in Sept. elevated ties with Washington to a comprehensive strategic #partnership, putting its one-time enemy on par with Beijing & Moscow.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-pledges-deeper-trade-ties-with-vietnam-2023-11-26

#TootSEA #ASEAN #geopolitics

Phoenix.Serenity
4 days ago

#Malaysia will scrap entry #visa requirements for citizens of #China and #India visiting the nation beginning Dec. 1, according to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

#Chinese and #Indian nationals may stay for up to 30 days #VisaFree, Anwar said in a speech at his People’s Justice Party’s annual congress in #Putrajaya on Sunday. This would be subject to security screening, he added.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-26/malaysia-to-allow-visa-free-entry-to-chinese-indian-citizens-lpfh2adk

#AsianMastodon #TootSEA #ASEAN #travel #tourism #geopolitics

Phoenix.Serenity
4 days ago

@LetaHong #AsianMastodon #TootSEA Heads up on good article to read 👍

Phoenix.Serenity
4 days ago

An alliance of armed ethnic minority groups that launched a surprise offensive last month against #Myanmar’s military has seized a major trading gate on the country’s northeastern border with China, a spokesperson for one of the groups said Sunday.

Muse hosts the 105-Mile Trade Zone and has the greatest volume of trade with #China. It is the fourth border crossing #seized by the alliance forces in a month of intense fighting.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/commodities/AHM21/pressreleases/22286975/an-alliance-of-myanmar-ethnic-groups-claim-capture-of-another-big-trade-crossing-at-chinese-border

#AsianMastodon #junta #TootSEA #geopolitics

Anna Anthro
5 days ago

Indo-Chinese cuisine is not just #malaysia & #singapore #tootsea

“origins of Indo-Chinese food go back over 100 years and lie in Calcutta.

In the 19thC, thousands of Chinese migrants arrived for work in the city, then the capital of British India.

Cantonese migrants worked in carpentry and the ship-fitting industry, while Hakka Chinese worked in the tannery and food business.

The first Chinese eatery was opened in the 1850s.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-67411824

I hesitate to invoke the hashtag, but I am not succeeding in this search on my own.

#TootSEA: do you know of anywhere that sells clothing (preferably shorts) with the 100 Plus logo/branding on them? Thank you for your consideration 🙏

Adrianna Tan
5 days ago

Every time I am forced to put something in recycling, I think of how that actually means dumping it in my home region, SE Asia

https://youtu.be/kXpzWWv0b0U

The only reliable way to recycle is to eliminate plastic as far as possible.

Plastic recycling is a failed idea, and a pollutant of the developing world.

#Plastics #Recycling #TootSea #Climate

Dendan Setia (Nins)
5 days ago

Just seen this posted: https://youtu.be/dUPXwYbfhQk - from one of the Malaysian volunteers during the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla when they were boarded by the Israeli navy. Footage from his own collection.

@palestine #palestine #humanitarian #TootSEA #Malaysia #Indonesia #Turkey

Gil
5 days ago

do beverages count for #MakanApaToday? having myself an ube smoothie with boba at this tea shop which just opened in our local mall 😋

#TootSEA

Phoenix.Serenity
5 days ago

I used some #salmon gifted to me by a native friend/brother from another mother & made some #KhoCaLoc - #Vietnamese spicy #DriedFish snack. You can use other types of fish too.

This is a longtime family favourite #food snack. It's been a long time since I've made some. It's like a spicy fish jerky. Packs well for outings.

#AsianMastodon #VietnameseFood #EthnicEats #TraditionalFood #CulturalFood #AsianFood #POCfoods #TootSEA #AsianSnacks #homemade #seafood #fish #CholonMemories #VietFood

Kho Ca Loc - Vietnamese spicy dried fish snack. It is on aluminum foil, on a white, blue floral rimmed plate.
Dendan Setia (Nins)
1 week ago

How.... Is this a thing.... How... Do you dehumanize Palestinians so much you can't tell apart them and a Southeast Asian? (Like ... Try looking in the mirror if you're confused. There's no special Muslim filter that makes your native-to-the-area™️ ass* that different (just don't open your mouth like I don't open mine in Indonesia if I want to get local pricing 😌))

*Mum: "why are they even fighting they look like cousins"
Me: "skill issue"

https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/687615

#palestine #israel #propa #tiber #malaysia #tootSEA

A comic scene from a Malaysian film is ironically used by pro-Israel individuals to accuse Hamas of false propaganda.

The scene, which shows a man on a hospital bed, was used to accuse Hamas of faking the number of casualties in Israeli bombardment.

However, according to Malaysian filmmaker Al Jafree Md Yusop, the photo is actually a scene from the Hari Raya telemovie, 'Laksa di Ambang Wati' that he directed in 2018.

"It was an absurdist/surreal comedy about life in Penang, Malaysia and has nothing to do with the conflict in Gaza.
Not the first time

This is not the first time unrelated Malaysian content has been used in pro-Israel disinformation.

Previously, a video of a class in a Pahang mosque went viral among pro-Israel cybersphere, as evidence that Palestinians were faking the death toll.

It was a class to teach Muslims how to prepare bodies for burial, with some students used as models on how to shroud the deceased.

The light-hearted clip, showing one of the 'shrouded bodies' blinking to the camera, was first uploaded on TikTok as a joke.

#media
#fake news
#israel
#gaza
A stock photo I pulled of a mixed-gender Malaysian group where people are VISIBLY not even from the same originating region as you can see more native faces, more south Asian ones, more east asian ones.
Adrianna Tan
1 week ago

Video from a show and tell I did this month: I show some work I’m putting together into my first zine, ‘Equator Home’ (about my love and longing for Southeast Asia)

Also powered by Obsidian slides

https://youtu.be/ahrAOeOK5eM?si=Rp2wkkRW8iskn3Gr

#TootSea #Singapore #BelieveInFiIm #Photography #FilmPhotography #Obsidian

Dendan Setia (Nins)
1 week ago

Ahahaha now got writeup already https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3242483/malaysia-singapore-users-x-slam-israeli-activists-bid-sow-discord-between-neighbours-were - 'The post has united Malaysians and Singaporeans, who say both countries are an example of a successful ‘two-state solution’ and benefit from having strong bilateral ties'
LMAOOOOOOOO

#Malaysia #Singapore #TootSEA #tiber #propa #israel #batuApiFail

thepoliticalcat
1 week ago

Alamak, wy until li'dis one? See dis anjing got no preciation, one. Offer durian, sekali kena mati immediately, lei. Dun wan eat, jus' give me, lor, wy wan to waste ony? #TootSEA #Durian

Dendan Setia (Nins)
1 week ago

INTRIGUED and INTERESTED

Synopsis: Set in a dystopian Malaysia in which different races are forbidden to mix. A Chinese family moves into their new house to find a scared Malay girl still hiding in it. Should they get rid of her or try to smuggle her back to safety?

https://youtu.be/ykLQbkZ0piA

#Malaysia #TootSEA #FilemMalaysia

Dendan Setia (Nins)
1 week ago

Oh my god
1. How is this still going on
2. Google search might be fucked but Wikipedia exists
3. Sabah and Sarawak are probably like, haih, this discourse of ours also u want to steal?

#TootSEA #koyak #Malaysia #Singapore #batuApiFail

Quoting a propa account tweet that said: Israel helped Singapore defend itself against Malaysian colonialism
@heythisismira tweeted: bro just learned that Singapore used to be a part of Malaysia and thought we colonized Singapore. Bro, we freed ourselves from British together then Singapore withdrew from Malaysia peacefully. and both did it WITHOUT a single bloodshed. Bet Israel knows nothing about that
Adrianna Tan
1 week ago

As we head into the winter here in the northern hemisphere, I find myself missing the colors and smells of Indonesia.

Photos from my trip in September. Roadtrips to Tretes with my best friend's family are always precious.

(Nikon FE, 50mm f1.8, Kodak Gold 200)

#BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #Photography #FilmPhotography #Flowers #TootSea #Indonesia #Java #EastJava #JawaTimur #Surabaya #Tretes

a scan of a color photo of some bright red flowers
a scan of a color photo of some bright pink red flowers in the foreground. in the background, a view of the houses in the valley outside Tretes
a scan of a color photo of some bright red flowers in a courtyard with an old house in the background with washed out colors
a scan of a color photo of two lawn chairs in the grass in a tropical country
Dendan Setia (Nins)
1 week ago

LMAO first thing I did was trying to find if they did a similar call-out post for Indonesia. In the meantime Malaysia Boleh etc etc etc

Second thing I did was lmao at the quotes and replies. #TootSEA #Malaysia #Indonesia #Singapore (I guess that makes me the metafilter one-woman contingent judging from my commenting activity)

Partial tweet from @IsraelWarRoom:
🚨 MALAYSIAN ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED 🚨

Ever wondered why online Malaysians are so venomous and hateful to Jews and the Jewish state? Well, there's some history here.

Southeast Asian history is replete with instances of Malaysia bullying and intimidating smaller neighboring countries. One of those smaller countries is their southern neighbor Singapore.  

In From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965 – 2000, Singapore’s founding father and first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, spent the second chapter, titled "Starting an Army From Scratch" explaining how Israel helped create the Singapore Army.

Today, Singapore's army is widely considered to be the strongest in Southeast Asia.
Phoenix.Serenity
1 week ago

A majority of #Taiwanese do not view the #USA as a “#trustworthy” country, a recent #survey has found, despite most respondents saying they believe in Washington’s security commitment to the island.

The annual survey by #NationalChengchiUniversity in #Taipei found that only 34% of those polled agreed that the US is a trustworthy country, holding steady from last year when the figure fell to 34% from 43.4% in 2021.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3242242/most-taiwanese-do-not-view-us-trustworthy-majority-believe-its-security-commitment-survey

#AsianMastodon #TootSEA #Taiwan #geopolitics

Phoenix.Serenity
1 week ago

#Chinese #PLA deployed a new type of #AntiDrone #gun during an ongoing #multinational joint exercise with #SoutheastAsian countries, as #China looks to address threats from small #drones that have become common in recent conflicts around the globe.

During the Aman Youyi-2023 joint drills being held in #Zhanjiang, South China's #Guangdong Province, a type of portable drone #reconnaissance & #countermeasure system made its debut.

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202311/1302166.shtml

#AsianMastodon #TootSEA #military

Dendan Setia (Nins)
2 weeks ago

On brand
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/11/20/at-palestinian-aid-event-dr-mahathir-and-hadi-wont-endorse-call-to-let-muslim-refugees-work-or-go-to-school/103073

Here there's a phrase "penunggang___" most usually "penunggang agama" which is about the kind of hypocritical polemicists who like to give the impression that they're upholding their religion or their race or their country but these things are nothing more than metaphorical vehicles or pack animals for them to ride to success or fame. These personalities often come with the attitude of "terpaling___" or "the most___-ed" eg "terpaling victim"

Anyway, of course they can't commit to this, god forbid that would mean actually addressing the Rohingya problem.

#TootSEA #Malaysia #ReligionRider

Dendan Setia (Nins)
2 weeks ago

I HAVE SO MANY STICKERS. (Who wants to layan a syok sendiri video about them??) #stationery #Malaysia #TootSEA (I don't think the road signs ones are still being printed tho)

Another couple of pages from my sticker album. There's a smattering of cat-themed ones including these two different illustration styles of cats doing human activity, faux stamps of famous western paintings, random decorative pattern pieces and a set of local traffic signs but with anti-harassment text eg STOP - sexual harassment; STAY QUIET - if you're a pervert; LOOK AROUND - except me; GO AWAY with an arrow
Dendan Setia (Nins)
2 weeks ago

doing a food log planner adjunct so i can look back at what I ate 😘 but also so I can use my stickers now that I remembered where I've been keeping the stash that led to my repentance to not losing my mind over stickers unless it's food-related. #stationery CW: illustrations of food #TootSEA #Malaysia

the cover of my food log and beside it the rough papers i've been using to trial the template I want to use for the log. the stickers, in clockwise from top left in contracting spiral: a typical seasian hawker stall (this one sells laksa) with the mobile truck/shop, a tank of gas & a stove on one side, and the folded out table wih the cutleries on the other side; a ramly burger with a slab of fried egg, cheese, and vegies together with the meat patty; a small shopping cart of groceries, a tied up plastic baggie of anthropomorphic smiling iced milk tea, a starry feather (random), an array of donuts, a cup of smiling fried keropok lekor, a cafe chalkboard with Better Late Than Never written, a cup of coffee, a gudetama-face strawberry cake, a smiling cat with a bowl of rice and chopsticks ready, and a bowl of iced kacang.
a page from my sticker album (for ready to be used stickers). other than random pieces of washi tape, there are also stickers resembling Malaysian nyonya tiles, a packet of nasi lemak, a full banana leaf rice, a plate of char kuey teow and some silly cartoons with Malaysian phrases: Alamak (Oh no), Kepala hotak kau!! (your head lah!!), a pointing finger with Tai Chi (yes the martial art, it means like pushing off the responsibility to someone else ala a tai chi master)
Phoenix.Serenity
2 weeks ago

The older Titiyon said his people did not previously have the concept of #LandOwnership, but this place is where he & his family have always been. So how can others have a claim? It is a fair point. About half of #Taiwan’s land mass-mostly the mountains that form the island’s central spine-is categorized as the #TraditionalLand of #Indigenous peoples. It remains under their control at the local government level.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/19/taiwan-china-indigenous-peoples-tribes

#AsianMastodon #TootSEA #Saisiyat #Atayal #NativeAsia

Adrianna Tan
2 weeks ago

I found myself agreeing a lot with this Chinese Cooking Demystified video. The southern Chinese (especially tribal) foods near the border with Southeast Asia has a lot more in common with Lao or northern Thai food than with say, Shandong food (which in turn more closely resembles Korean food). The idea of nation states falls flat in the culinary sense.

https://youtu.be/U82Bbf7jUV0

#Cooking #ChineseFood #Food #TootSea

thepoliticalcat
2 weeks ago

So! Taiwanese upgraded version of Dragon Inn quite enjoyable, lor. Oso got lady swordfighter and umbrella fighter! Wah! Shiok like anyting! Need more Chinese movies, lor. Anybody got recommendation, welcome ony! Singaporean, Hongkong, Taiwanese, Indonesian, all oso welcome! #TootSEA

Anna Anthro
2 weeks ago

Excited to see #Netflix has just released the #Indonesian historical romance drama Gadis Kretek (Clove Cigarette Girl).

When I lived in Sumatera - 40 years ago - I loved smoking kretek. Such a sweet flavour and delicate aroma from hand made #kretek.

Getting just the right mix of tobacco & #cloves was and still is an art form.

That an entire series is centred on the artisan traditions of clove cigarettes of #Indonesia makes me really curious to watch! #tootsea

Phoenix.Serenity
2 weeks ago

Demonstrators tried stopping #construction workers leveling land around a shrimp pond for Urban Area & Social Housing or #EcoCentraParkVinh run by #VietLaosEconomicCooperationJointStockCompany.

“When the #villagers went out to protect the pond, I don’t know who mobilized hundreds of police, soldiers and gangsters to force them to leave the area,” a resident of #PhongYen neighborhood, told #RadioFreeAsia

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/vietnam-land-protest-11162023211140.html/ampRFA

#AsianMastodon #Vietnam #NgheAn #VinhCity #TootSEA

Adrianna Tan
2 weeks ago

I’ve unfortunately learned that there is a sport that combines sepak takraw and table tennis. It is called teqball, and it somehow has a curved table

#TootSea #Malaysia #Indonesia

Adrianna Tan
2 weeks ago

When I was in high school I worked at a fancy Thai restaurant and (because every Thai chef thinks I’m a cute Thai girl) I ate so well, every single day. Just all the chefs cooking me a different dish whenever I looked at the kitchen.

It was the best job ever.

#TootSea

Jiko
2 weeks ago

Wow, Tropical Hut Hamburger has 3 food items in the top 10 trending Grab PH favorites.

1) Chicken Macaroni Salad
4) Clubhouse Sandwich
9) Chicken Sandwich

#Philippines #GrabPH #Apps #FoodDelivery #Food #FastFood #Filipino #Asian #TootSEA

https://grabfanfaves.com/

Dendan Setia (Nins)
2 weeks ago

Malaysians are such that this year's Michelin announcement of more additions from Malaysia has barely registered - I only saw it days back from my news feed, and I've yet to see it gone even mildly viral. Compared to last year, but mainly it was in the disbelieving tones of, what the fuck is this, and, if this makes the list where the fuck have they been eating, and, cheh KL Penang only Bib Gourmand only, and not to forget, well ok that's one more place we'll just let the tourists and expats go. Hater game strong 🤣 (I'll probably check them out... When I remember to. That said, quite a bit I can't go to anyway which just means I'll forget hahahaha) #TootSEA #Malaysia

https://youtu.be/GJxD4V5Cnmk

Dendan Setia (Nins)
2 weeks ago

The delight that my random kitchen adventure (because I need to finish the impulse purchased broccoli that is now a week old) resulted in a gwailo soup (broccoli & white bean) made with a base of Asian fixings (fish sauce, lime juice, sesame oil, Taiwanese vegetable seasoning, and Chinese mushroom stock) 🤣 I panicked because I couldn't find my bottle of minced shallots.

#MakanApaToday (food; non-vegan) #TootSEA #cooking

A bowl of bright green soup, clearly pureed as you can still see bits of broccoli florets with a slice of crusty bread dipped in it. At the background a small plate of more bread slices.
Adrianna Tan
2 weeks ago

Being an immigrant from a country once described in the New Yorker as “Culinarily, the most homesick people I have ever met” is a trip. I am most sad at breakfast. I miss having a hundred breakfast options, most of them good noodles, or things with spices.

On the bright side, my cooking skills have surpassed that of all of my friends who have never left home for long periods of time.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/09/03/three-chopsticks

#TootSea

Shine F.
2 weeks ago

Day 14 #LarawanBlog #AnoAngPaboritoMong LOKAL NA PRODUKTO?

Hand-crafted bags made of locally available materials (this is made of abaca) are my weakness, like this one that has served me for almost a decade now and is still on heavy rotation.

#BuyLocal #Philippines #handmade #photoblogging #TootSEA

A tie-dyed pink cloth spread on a grassy lawn. On it are a notebook, a leather cover, a mobile phone, and a handmade carryall bag made of woven abaca fiber with braided leather handle. A straw hat hangs on the edge of the bag. In the background is a driftwood and a rocky shore.
Adrianna Tan
3 weeks ago

This is my Indonesian music playlist

It makes me very slightly less homesick

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs-sWz4z801RNlHC3dH4GDpms4yOrVoz0&si=YzNmfpwROmlcFrM3

#TootSea #Indonesia #PlaylistSEA

Adrianna Tan
3 weeks ago

I can’t even begin to tell you what a massive improvement it is for my mental health that there is now an Indonesian coffee shop near where I live in SF; that PLAYS LAGU GALAU (emo Indonesian music; one of my major music genres!)

It just opened, and.. hearing this music, and this language, around me in a place where I sometimes feel unmoored and far from home, is just a godsend.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/hK36xYNDvbVPDWeB8?g_st=ic

#SanFrancisco #Kopiku #BayAreaEats #BAE #California #TootSea #Indonesia

Adrianna Tan
3 weeks ago

It’s taken me till my late 30s to understand the impact of growing up autistic in a deeply conformist society.

On the one hand, being autistic shielded me from some of the worst aspects of growing up there (Singapore). Literally not being able to understand society’s unwritten rules makes it hard to follow them. However, there are still social costs of not doing so, and I was probably masking a significant amount.

I don’t know how to switch that off.

#ActuallyAutistic #TootSea #Singapore

Adrianna Tan
3 weeks ago

If I ever have 6 months of free time in the future, I’d like to spend a month in each of these places in Southeast and South Asia: Manado, Mentawai, Sabah (not sure which part but I love all of it), Chiang Dao, Bangkok, Sikkim. Mostly revisiting old faves, but also very much missing my old life where all of those places were not exotic, just accessible.

#TootSea

Adrianna Tan
3 weeks ago

LOL US$1.2M public housing apartment in my home country (that you no longer own after 99 years). I’m screwed on the home buying front everywhere.

https://mothership.sg/2023/11/the-peak-1-5-million-toa-payoh/

#TootSea #Singapore

Adrianna Tan
3 weeks ago

Malaysian politician Siti Mastura (PAS MP for Kepala Batas) says Malaysian DAP politician Lim Guan Eng is a cousin of ‘Lim’ Kuan Yew and also that everyone is related to Chin Peng

https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/s/FLFzMSNdfi

Ahahahahahaah

#TootSea #Malaysia

FaizalR
3 weeks ago

My wife sent this photo of dosa masala while she’s on outstation in #Singapore. #tootsea

#30DayMapChallenge 🗺️ Day 7️⃣: #Navigation

Decided to do something “simple” for today. Here is a map of all ferry routes ⛴️ in the #Philippines 🇵🇭 that have been mapped in #OpenStreetMap. Data has been extracted via #OverpassTurbo (data licensed under ODbL 1.0) and rendered via #Leaflet.

Since the Philippines is an archipelago, ferries and boats are important means of transportation especially since the thousands of small islands are too small to host airstrips.

#ferries #tootSEA @pinoy

Dark grayscale unlabeled map of the Philippines with ferry routes mapped in OpenStreetMap rendered as thin light yellow lines with a hint of red-orange halo.
Adrianna Tan
4 weeks ago
Adrianna Tan
4 weeks ago

When I worked in Indonesia, lots of folks would read about founders talking about the times they had to ‘eat ramen to survive’ and we’d all be like, so? Indomie IS delicious! Even if I had lots of money, I’d still be eating Indomie!

Then I had to explain to them that not everyone has Indomie as default ramen, and that instant ramen in some places can be.. awful

#TootSea #Indonesia #Food

Adrianna Tan
4 weeks ago

I'm working on a show and tell photo essay with a local photography collective, about calling the equator my home. There's a quality of light, deep colors, smells, warmth and happiness that I'd like to share with everyone, about that part of the world.

"Hot, warm, pungent and spicy".

I so desperately miss my home, and its colors.

#BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #Photography #FilmPhotography #TootSea #Singapore #Indonesia

a scan of a color photo of light filtering into a restaurant in Indonesia
a scan of a color photo of a colorful chinese temple with pink flowers and gold letters on black boards, and lanterns with characters on them
a scan of a color photo of onions and other vegetables at the back of a truck
Adrianna Tan
1 month ago

Developed a roll of motion picture film in C-41 chemicals. I'm pretty happy with it.

Here's a pic of Chinatown Complex: shorter building in the foreground is an excellent 'hawker center' that has one of the best 'street foods' in Singapore; in the background, a bunch of older public housing apartments.

(Nikon FE, Kodak 500T, dev in Bellini C-41 kit and scanned on Fuji Frontier)

#TootSea #Singapore #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #Photography

a scan of a color photo of a food center and public housing project in singapore. grids with bamboo poles coming out of the windows (used for laundry).