Today marks the 10th day since my luggage went missing courtesy of Scoot Airlines; here’s how things have played out for me so far. Day One We fly from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney via Scoot Airlines, with a 4-hour transit in Singapore. …

How many ways do you know how to say “How are you?” I know someone who can say it in, I don’t know, 30 languages? Impressive, no? When I hosted him for a week as an overseas guest, the first thing he would say to any service staff we encountered…

Ever since I first published my story about the fake YouTube copyright claim I received from Believe Music I have had numerous YouTubers contact me about similar experiences both with Believe and with other content distribution services. Many were intimidated by these corporations into ceding ownership of their content even…

We’ve all been affected by the Covid-19 situation, though thanks to having had a 7-year head start in pivoting my business online, any impact on my bottom line has been minimal. (If you’ve…

I can’t even remember how long I’d been with the NRMA; for years and years, I’d faithfully paid for roadside assistance and used them for my comprehensive car insurance without a thought about switching. Because, frankly, I was just too complacent about shopping around for better prices. I took it…

It all started with cancelled travel plans. I was meant to be in Hong Kong to give a keynote speech about Southeast Asian Street Food and Cultural Identity. The coronavirus pandemic put paid to that, at least for the foreseeable future. Then my weekly Char Kway Teow pop-up stall got…

Another week, another hilarious error of culinary judgement by people who clearly have no right to be paid for their food “expertise”. We all remember the legendary “crispy rendang” episode of MasterChef UK, where the judges eliminated Malaysian contestant Zaleha Olpin because her chicken rendang skin wasn’t crispy (which is…

It’s easy for me to keep track of how long I’ve been doing live videos — I started right after Noah was born. I had just given birth via emergency caesarean and was still recovering at Westmead Hospital when an email from Google Australia showed up in my inbox. Google…

One of the measures of whether a restaurant’s food is good is whether it’s “authentic” — a term that’s a particular favourite of armchair food critics the world over. Now, as a former Malaysian restaurateur and professional cook, I’ve received my fair share of accolades and criticisms about my own…