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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, (edited ) to random
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Episode 41 of Joy of Life is a doozy 😵😱

Also, if you want an emperor who is scary as f*** get Chen Dao Ming.

liztai, to random
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I have no problem remembering the character 忙 (mang - busy) because it literally looks like someone at a standing desk looking at a laptop lol

liztai, to Cat
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This was my favourite romantic epic drama during the pandemic

https://youtu.be/H0aqg-40PTo?si=befeRRsEtxfcR2je

liztai, to random
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3 Body Problem vs Three-Body

In which I compare Netflix's with Tencent's (China) adaptation. This issue is non-spoilery. Part 1 of 2 because I wrote a freakin' long essay.

http://elizabethtai.com/2024/04/20/3-body-problem-vs-three-body/

liztai,
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@rakyat this is exactly it! The diff pov.

liztai, to Dog
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" 100 huskies run amok in China shopping centre after dog cafe door left open"

I don't know about you but this is 100% a husky thing to do

https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3256057/great-escape-100-huskies-run-amok-china-shopping-centre-after-canine-cafe-door-left-open

liztai, to Cats
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Those with black cats please do this and post this on pretty pls?? 😆

liztai, (edited ) to random
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Since I am learning China-style Mandarin, at this rate I am thinking Malaysian Chinese people will end up not understanding me or something lol

PS: just kidding the Mandarin is not far off but some of our words are different 😅

https://youtu.be/7PYbwvMUXtI?si=hS795zaMue6RPQIH

liztai, to random
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I don't know if multilingual people face this, but sometimes when I want to speak Mandarin and I am trying to remember a word, my 🧠 unhelpfully provides the word in a different language.
So sometimes I end up speaking Mandarin and Hokkien at the same time 😅

liztai,
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@stephanie I am glad because sometimes I worry when this happens hahaha

liztai, to random
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The birb is either laying an egg or sitting on an egg or meditating about life's deepest secrets. Definitely do not have smartphone addiction, this one.

liztai,
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@villainousfriend this is the second time too! Feel blessed to host their nest hehe

yaohsi, to random
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I would have no problem (I would, but manageable) living in Taiwan or Japan but I would be really terrified to live in the US.
From small things like anxiety about tipping (I’m European, we have salaries that usually allow you to live) to big things like the health system. Terrified.

liztai,
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@yaohsi I still wince at my bad tipping habits from the first few years visiting the US for work. I once didn't tip the porter bringing the bags because I didn't realise that I should and thought it was an option 😬 I still wince at that memory. Sorry Mr Porter, I really didn't know 😅

liztai, to random
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I always dread it when an old uncle sits next to me at a cafe. Because he will inevitably pull out his phone and watch his reels with speakers on and then I'll have this uncomfortable conversation where I ask him to please turn it down, then he tells me that I don't have to listen.

Pretty much hate how disrespectful people are about this issue in Malaysia. Crying babies/toddlers, speaker phones etc. They just don't care if they're spoiling the quiet environment of a cafe with their noise.

liztai,
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PS; One of my major ADHD symptoms is intolerance to noise. It jacks up my anxiety levels (cos of overwhelm) and my impulsivity drives me to fly into a rage and say something inappropriate. Needless to say, it takes a lot of mental strength to prevent this.

liztai,
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@veer66 lol, Revenge

liztai,
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@bignose that's the attitude of most people in Malaysia really, not even seniors 😅They just don't get why they should nother with you

liztai, to television
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Just finished Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938, and it was a delight for Rang to finally get that happy ending he deserved. The first Nine Tailed was bittersweet and I felt shattered for his sake, even if it was a fitting ending for him. This drama was the perfect love letter for his character.
And dangit, Lee Dong Wook needs to do more dramas with long, flowing hair. He rocks that look.

liztai,
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Though I have to say ... it is a tad on the nose with the nationalistic fervour, though it is perfectly understandable for that period when Korea was colonised by Japan. Now, if this was a , I know that they'd be shouts of "I'm not watching this because it's propaganda" already lol

liztai, (edited ) to ADHD
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"Russian is harder than Chinese!"

My brain - "We totally need to learn this language next!"

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

liztai,
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@ericg I doubt I can go beyond "Nyet" lol

liztai, to random
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I'm now trying to decide what to watch next and looking at the current slate of dramas, it'll probably be continue #TheLegendofShenLi and start #BlossomsInAdversity. Though if I want to be more ahem, responsible, I should pick from this list I created for myself 😛

#CDrama #CDramas

https://mydramalist.com/list/32APO5VL

liztai,
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@Sollenbum only for a few days??? That's crazy! Bet people will go wild if it happens tho haha

liztai,
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@Sollenbum I ended up watching Gyeongsang Creature and Minning Town. But I will prob start Blossom in Adversity soon. I just want to make sure it ends well. I also suddenly have the urge to watch Xu Kai's The Legends lol

liztai,
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@Sollenbum and blue hair! Yes that one

liztai, to python
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The one reason why I want to learn is so that I could program my computer to copy my social media posts and just stuff them into my Daily Note automatically. Ambitious or impossible? lol

liztai,
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@waffles yeah i plan to use chatgpt for this very purpose hehe

liztai, to random
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I created a spinwheel for 🤭

https://spinthewheel.app/yfgKHg3gV4/link

liztai,
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@AnnaAnthro ikr. I love just adding stuff to the wheel and then spinning it 😆

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