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liztai

@liztai@hachyderm.io

Malaysian tech writer. Works in tech. Former journalist but always a writer. Autodidact.

If you follow me I promise that I'm absolutely random.

Toots #IndieWeb #Obsidian #Malaysia #TootSEA #Books #TV #Writing #CDrama #KDrama #Urbanism #Cats #Dogs #Tech and very occasional #GeoPolitics

Occasionally talks in Manglish.

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liztai, to random
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I literally hear birdsong at my balcony every day now as a pair of sunbirds are busy building a nest on my money plant, who is sadly dying for some reason. I hope it lasts long enough for the sunbirds to complete their job :)

liztai, to magASEAN
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dinner style 😁

Merry X'mas everyone!

liztai, to random
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My Buddhist parents are more excited about than their Christian kids 😆

The only deco I have is a wreath on my door.

liztai, to magASEAN
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I bought too much durian from an overly aggressive roadside uncle.
Me: Daaaaad we have to give away these quickly cos how to finish everything tonight??
Dad takes a look then: "No problem, I can do it."
😅
FYI I literally ended up with 16 biji. For a family of four. I get that we love durian, but there are waistlines to consider lol

liztai,
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@gowin haha sorry I lapse into Manglish when I write about Malaysia - it's basically one of these

liztai, to magASEAN
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My family is celebrating with durian and santan rice. lol. No turkey. We donno where to find one lol. Maybe Kyo Chon/KFC kot lol

I'm the durian lady for my family. Every time family needs to party, they ask for durian, and I got a seller on speed dial. Convenient saje.

liztai, to Malaysia
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Currently on a writing and reading retreat 😍

CodieneC, to random
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@liztai Looks like a beautiful place to start the day

liztai,
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@CodieneC Yes, sometimes a rainbow will even appear over the hills. It gets supernatural, almost.

liztai, to singapore
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Thinking about calling its lockdowns CCB - unironically. And I'm thinking that they may challenge top spot when it comes to using toilet humour to cope with politics and societal challenges.

liztai, to mastodon
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This is where I start my day with a cup of coffee and a while listening to the birds and admiring the view of the hills and the city. I feel extremely blessed to live here.

Fortunately, as I am posting this on I don't have to worry about people hating me for posting my good fortune* 😆

Two pots full of blooming plants

muniramustaffa, to random

@liztai @TwShiloh It's even in the title of my piece, "Rage Clicks" 😂

liztai,
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@muniramustaffa @TwShiloh but of course lol

liztai, to Malaysians
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Today someone on Linkein posted how fascinated he was that speak many languages. Most of us just take that for granted, we have a pretty low regard of ourselves etc, so it's a good reminder that does have good stuff going for it.

PS: I speak English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and Hokkien. I'm considered "average" in terms of linguistic ability. There are kopitiams uncles and aunties who speak 6-8 languages/dialects!

liztai,
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@unlambda Lol yes. We call it Manglish - "Ane, boleh tapau roti satu?" That's three languages in one sentence

liztai,
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@numerodix @gssstev we understand each other most of the time, though some words are different. 😁

liztai,
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@MartinFarrent I guess it is historical influence and cultural too?

liztai, to Malaysia
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Back in the office and remembered how much I hate open offices 😆
How did I even manage to get anything done in the past wei

liztai,
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@miss_s_b good idea. I'll let in a werewolf too

liztai,
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@HiFi_ingAuntie we had a party that's why we were at office 😆

FlorianWvP, to random

@liztai That’s understandable, then. But they could access Mastodon just as well as Twitter, couldn’t they? For now, it seems more a question whether a critical mass will join Mastodon.

liztai,
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@FlorianWvP the more educated, tech savvy ones like me, yup. But we are a minority tbh

liztai, to Malaysia
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Whee there is actually Parliment today so I got popcorn time tonight

liztai, to Games
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Speaking of computer games, I used to build the worst roller coasters in the world on Theme Park Tycoon just to see it crash and burn.

liztai,
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@philip that sir, makes you a legend

liztai, to Malaysians
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have a different relationship with
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.

liztai,
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@johnquiggin for Malaysia, it's not as if I don't want to move .. more like, a big chunk of the pop probably won't or can't. And then there's our govt lol

liztai,
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@bertha_c yes, hence the "Twitter bubble", FB bubble, Whatsapp bubble - each with their own narrative and trends. Kinda scary really.

toiletshorts, to Malaysia

Ok #introduction post, lot's of hashtags, here we go!

Originally from #Malaysia #Sarawak, now in #UK #Manchester

You can find my artwork here https://www.instagram.com/doodl3mii/ Where I am most active online.

I tend to discuss:
🎨 Any #craft or 🧶 #crochet project I'm entangled in
🥋 Goings on at #aikido
🐶 Happenings at #dogtraining that I volunteer at as a trainer
🦊 Lots and lots of #corgi spam

Peripheral interests include:
#food #cooking #recipes
#storium #journalling
#dnd

liztai,
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@toiletshorts thanks! Appreciate it. But you're talking to someone whose last game she played was Caesar III 😆

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