#Malaysians have a different relationship with #Twitter
This was where we shouted out abuses & injustices. This was where we got ourselves heard, & got the govt to take action. During the Bersih movement, tips were shared, live, on what to do when you get caught, tear gassed, need legal help.
So, no, Twitter isn't useless. It's powerful for nations where the media is not totally free.
We Malaysians might not be aware but apparently, we’re famous for our chocolate. Every day, an endless stream of buses filled with China tourists make their stop at chocolate factories that locals don’t even know exist haha.
Other must-buy Malaysian products according to this China YouTuber: Milo powder, instant white coffee, instant teh tarik and instant cooking bak kut teh.
Clickbait-y title/opening aside, this is a fascinating place that’s so much more than “it’s creepy/haunted”. People LIVE here. There’s a community inside with shops and barbers and all that.
To those who have been regularly using the tags #TootSEA and #MYToots and #MakanApaToday alongside your other tags (thank you!), I can confirm that the kbin mag @magASEAN will include your posts into the microblog as long as one of those tags is the first tag on your post. You can also @ the mag (and it has to be the first @ in the post)
Until the backend changes so that the scanning will be just agnostic as other fedi protocols (which is how we can follow hashtags so well), that's the current state of things. But in any case, feel free to add yourself, as long as you have a threadiverse account (such as a Lemmy one) you can post there as well. All fedi accounts of course can follow and comment anyway (just with a little bit more friction). #SoutheastAsia#fediverse
Close your eyes, imagine a Malaysian version of American Gods exploring the backstories of Malay supernatural entities that were once powerful deities, forgotten gods that left traces in Hindu-Buddhist ruins, Chinese deities with local human origins like Na Tuk Gong, and the kaleidoscope of deities in East Malaysian, Hindu & Orang Asli religions/folklore with fascinating & complicated stories to tell.
(What a pity that it’ll be too sensitive in today’s Malaysia.)
Pro tip when in Kuala Lumpur: if you’re around high end areas where a simple lunch can cost you at least RM30++ per person, there is ALWAYS a secret canteen somewhere where the local staff eat. Just ask the office workers…
This dang Mission Impossible fanart is the funniest thing I've seen this week and it's just banger after banger. "Impossible macam yes force"?? "Leng zai tapi sikit bodoh"?? Ilsa is a kiasu Singaporean???
Credit to tvheit on Tumblr. Am sharing only one of the two. Go click!