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Erna Mahyuni
Erna tweets too much on @ernamh. Angry Sabah native, slave to her dog/cat and blogs at ernamahyuni.com
More from Erna Mahyuni
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The bigger China picture
FEBRUARY 20 — If you take a look at the bigger picture, the Huawei situation is really about politics. China is an emerging superpower, despite not having truly achieved...
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MakanApa: Can we stop putting cheese on everything?
FEBRUARY 13 — Last week on Twitter, my timeline was full of disgusting things disguised as food. I’m talking about the cheesy char kuey teow that went viral. It was...
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To the reader who wanted some privacy advice
FEBRUARY 6 — Happy Chinese New Year, dearest readers! The gods have decided to rain pineapple tarts on me and I hope they were as generous to you. A reader emailed me with a...
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Why it’s hard to make Malaysians care about security?
JANUARY 30 — The concept of physical security is easy to explain to most Malaysians; witness the heavy grilles on doors and windows, the automated security doors on houses. But...
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#MakanApa: Remembering my mother's 'poor people' cooking
JANUARY 23 — Poverty is often misunderstood because people think it looks like a UN donations poster — skeletal children lying in a wasteland. In reality we are surrounded by...
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Tech Takes: The thing about fitness trackers
JANUARY 16 — I have a confession to make: I am a yo-yo dieter. Every so often I will go on a health regimen, drop pounds and once I reach a comfortable weight, I will go back to...
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It’s not a human right to spread secondhand smoke
JANUARY 9 — The way some smokers are going around moaning as though they’re a persecuted minority is irksome. Look, the research is there. The danger of secondhand smoke is...
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The cruelest lie: That the poor do not try
JANUARY 2 — It is funny how the rich always seem to have advice for the poor. “Work harder.” “Change your mindset.” “Don't be poor.” I'm not even making the last one...
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You shouldn't have to kill yourself to change the world
DECEMBER 26 — Just a while back Elon Musk declared that you needed to work 80 hours a week at least to “change the world.” “Nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a...
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Will we ever be free of political dynasties?
DECEMBER 19 — I wish our politicans wouldn't approach their jobs as though politics was a family business. Might I suggest just opening a chain of sundry shops instead? Then no...
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To my father, before I forget
DECEMBER 12 — My father is ill. He pretends he really isn’t, but those are the words of a father telling his daughter nothing is wrong. Which as any child can tell you, is a...
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Why I don't believe in unity
DECEMBER 5 ― With the resurgence of white supremacy movements and increased nationalistic fervour the world over, I find constant talk of “unity” and “patriotism”...
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Chill out, Malaysians, we're just growing up
NOVEMBER 29 — Ah, the usual hand-wringing and "Is this the new Malaysia?" discourse. Malaysians really need to take a collective deep breath and have a glass of teh tarik. The...
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Malaysia's constant pandering to 'development'
NOVEMBER 21 ― Navigating New York's subway system was for me an interesting adventure. I've always loved trains; the hum and rattle, the sway of carriages are to me comforting...
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The poor deserve dignity, Pakatan
NOVEMBER 14 — Some mornings I wake up and wonder how I voted Tory without meaning to. That’s the general feeling I get whenever I hear our latest crop of politicians talk...