PinnedMember-onlyThe Agoda Price Freeze Guarantee: More Like a Price ‘Fleece’ Guaranteeaka An 8-Step Guide to Stealing $38.29 from Jackie M. If you’ve ever tried to book accommodation online, you’ll almost certainly have heard of Agoda. Their prices are often among the cheapest anywhere. I’ve booked with them a few times with no problems. …Scams To Avoid6 min readScams To Avoid6 min read
Oct 20, 2022Member-onlyScoot Airlines Lost My LuggageToday 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. …Airlines8 min readAirlines8 min read
Feb 9, 2022Member-onlyThe Woke Person’s Guide to Offending AsiansHow 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…Virtue Signalling4 min readVirtue Signalling4 min read
Jun 8, 2021Member-onlyFake YouTube Copyright Claim By An MCNEver 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…Youtube Copyright Claim3 min readYoutube Copyright Claim3 min read
Aug 18, 2020Member-onlyMalaysian Facebook Group Rallies Melbourne Restaurants To Feed Overseas Students Impacted By Covid-19We’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…Melbourne Lockdown3 min readMelbourne Lockdown3 min read
Jul 29, 2020Member-onlyHow A Crappy NRMA Experience Saved Me $800I 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…Nrma Rockdale7 min readNrma Rockdale7 min read
Jun 13, 2020Member-onlyWho Are The Masters Of Malaysian Cuisine?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…Malaysian4 min readMalaysian4 min read
Oct 25, 2019Member-onlySingapore Ranked #1 For Best Street Food; Singaporeans Beg To DifferAnother 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…Food5 min readFood5 min read
Aug 21, 2019Member-only7 Lessons From 7 Years Of Doing Live (Cooking) VideosIt’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…Live Streaming8 min readLive Streaming8 min read
Jun 14, 2019Member-onlyWhy My Food Is Not “Authentic”, And Why I Don’t CareOne 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…Malaysian Food6 min readMalaysian Food6 min read