liztai, to coffee
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The cafe culture is alive and vibrant in . I love to wander its streets only to find a cafe tucked in a corner.

Cafe
Coffee on a table at an alleyway cafe

liztai, to Malaysia
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What's in a name? Had to laugh when a friend shared this. Reminds of the time when I lived in the fancy schmancy condo, "Establishment Bangsar". Except that it is in Brickfields and on the "wrong" side of Bangsar.

liztai, to Travel
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Kek Lok Si temple at Air Itam, . I forgot how big it looked like from town.

A must-see in Penang, do be aware that of all the towns in Penang this is the place I feel like target practice for motorcyclists.

Try the Penang laksa here. Buy the Chinese biscuits. And try to survive the traffic.

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A pleb walks the manicured gardens of the Eastern & Oriental...

I have tried many times to convince my parents to have a stay here, but they cannot compute spending more that RM200 to sleep in a place. That and, according to my dad: "For sure haunted one."

My dad might be right 😆😅

https://www.tripadvisor.com.my/ShowUserReviews-g298303-d307724-r147657910-Eastern_Oriental_Hotel-George_Town_Penang_Island_Penang.html

The Georgetown skyline as seen from the E&O
A pier stretches to the sea

liztai, to Travel
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Well, if you cannot afford to stay at the venerable Eastern & Oriental you can at least look at it all day from your window 😁

liztai, to Malaysia
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Kalau nak jadi PM mesti buat stint kat penjara ok. Dulu atau kemudian, doesn't matter, as long as you stay there. Sekejap ok, lama ada lebih cred.

Kalau sanggup, boleh sign on dan buat promosi untuk GE16.

Sekian terima kasih

liztai, to Malaysia
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Americans are understandably excited about the
Just want to say that in , we have prime ministers who ARE in prison, WERE in prison or HEADING to prison.
You can say that we're highly experienced in the field of sending our leaders to jail.

Malaysia boleh! 😆

liztai, to Malaysia
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The best kind of room is the room where they upgrade you to the sea view 😍

This is a solid hotel, something I always go back to each time I am in Penang. Great service, quiet (rooms are relatively sound proofed), central location and recently renovated - Cititel Penang Hotel.

liztai, to Travel
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So I can't join as my trusty folding bike is back home in Selangor and I'm in , but I'm happy to see these bikes at Gurney Drive.
As a however, I'd say you'd be pretty bonkers to bike down Gurney Dr though.
Use it to explore the inner roads instead, but you don't get to see the sea. Not that you can see much of it these days at Gurney 🙃

Gurney drive. It's a crime that they are doing land reclamation here

liztai, to Malaysia
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Massimo is better than Gardenia. This is a hill I will die on

liztai, to Travel
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Cafe hopping is absolutely a thing in
Glad that the historic old shophouses are being put to use and appreciated.
Currently trying to write a video script for my next video.

A cafe in Georgetown. Red brick walls
A quiet red bricked corridor lined with tables and chairs in the Higher Ground cafe.

liztai, to Malaysia
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Back in my hometown of , . This is the nearly 130-year-old Chong Fatt Tze mansion - also called the "blue mansion".

As with most Penangites, I am incorrigibly proud of my hometown 😁

The blue mansion

liztai,
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If you wonder what I mean by most Penangites are "incorrigibly proud of their home state", this is what I mean 👇

Except that I freely admit that we are shit drivers except for me cos I got an Australian drivers' license on the first try - pinkie swear.

https://youtu.be/_E70084tDH0

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Gonna miss this place 😁

We were very productive here!

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How to do working trips right 😁😁😁

Always a fan of Avilion . Best time to come for a quiet retreat is apparently during fasting month (Ramadan).

More about this lovely place: https://firediarist.wordpress.com/blog/avilion-port-dickson-a-perfect-place-to-have-a-reading-vacation/

Chalets along a beach and a sea
low tide beach

liztai, to Malaysia
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liztai, to music
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Today in recommendations, I present you this gem from

"Unbelievable, that's what you are...
Come be my coffee table and I'll be your sofa..."

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2vrxh5

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Political graffiti in Kuala Lumpur,

“Sistem ini memang fucked up
Tapi itu bukan alasan untuk kita ikut korup
Jalurmu takkan gemilang
Selagi ketuanan bangsa yang kau julang”

Translation:

“This system is indeed fucked up
But we have no excuse to be corrupt
As long as racial supremacy is your guide,
Malaysia's flag will never reach its true pride.”

liztai, to magASEAN
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Friend insists this is the best dry pan mee in town. Pretty sure it is.

She says the shop serves "gunpowder chilli", though she is not sure if its cos it is bloody hot or because someone was shot in front of the store before. (Yes, it happened. I mean, it is Chow Kit lol)

Restoran Kin Kin @ chow kit

patrons in a restaurant

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An for the fediverse: I'm Liy (like Bruce Lee)— a 30s on a Malaysian island in .

I like nerding with notes, languages, philosophy, reading non-fic, , , exploring non-d&d systems, waterfalls, poems, playlists, . I have an admin job that inspires me to pay attention to intersections of , , , & in the .

liztai, to Malaysia
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i always get confused when "bisa" is used in subtitles? What does it mean?

In Bahasa it means "poisonous". 😬

liztai, to Travel
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The tragedy when some say that "food courts at fancy malls" in is where you find "the really good food".

No, my dudes. NO

liztai, to Malaysia
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I really enjoy this Youtuber's videos of - he asks locals and long-time expats what living in Malaysia is like. Fascinating insights from them, somethings that I never thought of. Like, what do you not talk about when in Malaysia.
Answer from Aussie expat:

  • Royalty
  • Race
  • Religion

Bwahaha 100% spot on.

I also like what he said about our "multi-lingual reality".

PS: That Aussie's accent has turned Malaysian hahaha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxv1-guZn40&t=158s

liztai, to Malaysia
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Watching travelogs of tourists visiting Kuala Lumpur and can't help but be amused by some of their reactions. "OMG this is like New York!", "This doesn't feel like South East Asia", "It's so clean!"
Makes me wonder what they were expecting - tree houses and mud huts, I suppose?

Yes, Kuala Lumpur is one of the most modern cities in SEA, but not all our cities are like that, granted.

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Presenting… An Incomplete Map of the Neverending Malls of KL 😵‍💫

It’s my farewell gift to Kuala Lumpur, where I spent the better part of winter this year 🎁

Check out the website version, which allows you to pan and zoom… and includes a log of which malls have McDonalds, Starbucks, Mr DIY and Chicken Rice shops 🫣.

https://neverendingmalls.byjasonli.com/

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