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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
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Breaking up with my broadband provider shouldn’t be so hard, MCMC
MAY 29 — It’s been a nice couple of months with my new broadband provider but I have yet to fully sever ties with my old one. Not that I don’t want to, mind you, but like an...
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We need to stop putting all the blame on our kids
MAY 22 — As I settle into middle-age, I find it disconcerting how many youngsters and 20-somethings I meet with have some kind of anxiety. A quick dig for current statistics...
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Sorry, Malaysians, you're still not white
MAY 15 — I laughed when white race supremacists claimed they were being oppressed and claimed there was a secret plan for white genocide. Then I heard Isma saying the same but...
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How not to do ‘Visit Malaysia Year’
MAY 8 — I work in the news but these days I wake up thinking, “Do I have to read the news?” Yes, we are in the land of politicians saying extremely stupid things way...
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Malaysians need to get over their K-pop prejudices
MAY 1 — First we had Awie and other random celebs complaining about a still-a-pipe-dream plan to bring BTS to Malaysia. Now we have a preacher proclaiming the groups are setan...
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Why so impatient, Barisan?
APRIL 24 — It is easy to slip into feelings of deja vu now that the old has become the new. A former prime minister has become the current prime minister and PKR has still not...
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Tech Takes: Are the new smartphones creep enablers?
APRIL 17 — I used to think limited optical zoom capabilities on smartphones was a bad thing. Am not sure about that anymore. The age of ultra-zoom smartphones potentially...
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Makan Apa: The curse (and blessing) of your neighbourhood’s popularity
APRIL 10 — Every so often, you get someone from Penang/Ipoh/Subang/TTDI and some other popular local hotspot saying, “Can’t you all stop coming here and causing traffic...
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Tech Takes: Do we really need so many digital wallets?
APRIL 3 — Much as I think having plenty of options is great, I’m finding the overwhelming amount of digital payment options a mite overwhelming. From Boost to WeChat, Samsung...
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Makan Apa: Winning the Malaysia-Singapore food war
MARCH 27 — It’s become a little ridiculous how often Malaysians make noise about Singaporeans “claiming” Malaysian food. We moaned at Crazy Rich...
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TechTakes: It's time to stop sharing hate on social media
MARCH 20 — Too many of us are unwittingly enabling purveyors of hate speech. It happens each time we retweet or share messages of a hateful nature. In the beginning, I supposed...
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#MakanApa:The love we try to find in food
MARCH 13 — It is a defining characteristic of Malaysians that we are generally obsessed with food — talking about food, while we’re eating, and already planning the next...
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What to do when your telco/Internet provider lets you down
MARCH 6 — I find myself in the unenviable position of having to lodge a police report against my broadband provider. How did it come to this? It was supposed to be a routine...
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#MakanApa: Holding fast to the food we love
FEBRUARY 27 — I spent my birthday lounging in a hotel bed, watching silly TV. A show came on that was talking about Singapore’s “dying” heritage cuisine. Mr so-called...
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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...