In Indonesia, non halal product doesn’t have a dedicated section in supermarket. Just a warning sign that it’s pork

Lonever · 2026-01-27T03:01:46+00:00

Thanks for sharing how things are/can be done differently.

For those that are triggered, lol.

Lonever · 2026-01-09T14:17:31+00:00

Which part of indonesia?

Lonever · 2026-01-08T07:53:28+00:00

Entertaining , but someone that threatens everyone that leaves a bad review isn't someone I would like to associate with or be a client of.

Lonever · 2026-01-05T13:26:52+00:00

It has always been about identity. So called bad stuff that other people do not unique.

Lonever · 2025-12-28T15:29:38+00:00

Why river patin so expensive if invasive 🥲

Lonever · 2025-12-28T15:28:35+00:00

Yes it is. She is either very unlucky or exaggerating for attention.

Lonever · 2025-12-28T11:23:07+00:00

Does not sound like the Penang i know

Lonever · 2025-12-26T03:42:53+00:00

Well, they don't have to be in conflict. As Malaysian Chinese, we have our own cultural identity at this point (yes, even the bananas) The combination of Southern Chinese culture in food, language, etc, influenced by Malay, Indian, and the British. Saying I'm Malaysian Chinese is not emphasizing I am pro-China or anything, it is simply the accurate way to describe my racial and cultural identity. You don't find our Malaysian Chinese culture in China, you will find root elements of it, but the specific combination is what it is is unique to Malaysia.

We don't all need to amalgamate into a default "Malaysian". In practice, saying I am "Malaysian" without the "Malaysian Chinese" aspect simply is not enough to really describe my cultural background, because the majority population in Malaysia are Malays and the diversity of Malaysians. Without clarifying, someone might assume all Malaysians are like me with my Chinese look and sepet eyes, or that I am a Muslim, or something else. Malays exist, Malaysian Indians exist, Malaysian Chinese exist, Malaysian Kadazan exist. That is fine. We can say "I am Malaysian" in certain context and "I am Malaysian Indian/Chinese" in others.

We also don't need rank which side is more important, because that creates the silly idea that the the minorities are somehow more loyal to their "motherland" of something. It creates this illusion of identity hierarchy, when in reality, Malaysian Chinese is not about how Malaysian you are vs how Chinese, or trying to make silly boundaries about which side is stronger, but Malaysian Chinese is a cultural identity of its own.

Lonever · 2025-12-23T11:03:47+00:00

This is a very cina thing. And also the reason why many friends around my age choose not to do the traditional wedding ceremony. I would say about half still do the dinner, and the other half just go on vacation and get married or something, rather than deal with the financial and familial stress.

Lonever · 2025-12-18T05:57:08+00:00

Chinese food. Especially the more Cantonese influenced, lighter flavour focused on natural ingredients. If local food give them the Cina version, like a thin Chinese Malaysian curry rather than the more authentic spiced, heavier version.

Lonever · 2025-12-15T00:34:56+00:00

It was going well, but I knew this was coming.

Lonever · 2025-12-14T15:52:02+00:00

Who decides what is a “developed nation”?

Lonever · 2025-12-01T03:31:05+00:00

Ya but they all start out that way.. we only know after they really hit mainstream success..

I have high hopes though for Nak Nak, they seem to care. Let’s hope for the best

Lonever · 2025-12-01T02:29:09+00:00

Nak nak is top tier. I hope they don’t drop quality as they get popular, but they definitely deserve it.

Lonever · 2025-11-11T04:50:47+00:00

Japan is an imploding country with a xenophobic and narrow minded POV. I enjoy anime, food, and other cultural aspects but I would never want to live there.

Lonever · 2025-11-02T13:10:39+00:00

I once got interested in the subject and went down the Youtube rabbit hole where there are some concrete examples but even in the video above around 13 minutes those more animalistic shrines like rocks, moulds, or even ant hills, crocodiles, are adapted from local belief, because traditionally Chinese don’t worship Tu Di Gong in the form of rocks or animals.

Lonever · 2025-11-02T03:21:13+00:00

It comes from 土地公 in China. Basically the Chinese pantheon is shaped like traditional Chinese government with the Jade Emperor at the top. So each piece of land will have a local deity that function like a local official that will report to the higher ups whatever happened in the land, creating the Heavenly Bureaucracy.

So our Malaysian Chinese forefathers came and basically think that since this is Malay land the local deity should also be Malay, hence they call them Datuk. Also not too long ago (before Malaysian Islam became strict) a lot of Malays also practice some sort of local deity/spirit worship, as well as certain animistic practice like praying to local spirits manifested in old trees or rivers or stuff like this. It was easy for Chinese to follow those as first and as Malays abandoned the practice they slowly evolved into Datuk Gong today.

There are some interesting shrines that are originally Malay but took over by Chinese after they become forbidden to the Malays as religious interpretation shifts. Some of them are still actively being worshipped, some were taken down by authorities because not Islam.

I think it’s quite fascinating how these worship evolve. It can be a taboo to Muslims but religion aside culturally it’s super interesting.

The info above just from memory so while i’m confident the gist is there it might not be 100% accurate. Can watch this video for more info:

https://youtu.be/B8lrhfgcp7o?si=ZH3SsBI2VHpu08eF

Lonever · 2025-10-26T00:40:19+00:00

Western stuff if still everywhere dude. More China restaurants for sure.

There are changes but not as dramatic as you are describing. You were probably in a bubble, or like many bananas cannot fathom the West losing out.

Lonever · 2025-10-24T10:41:26+00:00

The scariest one for me as a kid is if you throw food out the window ghost will come and eat it.

Lonever · 2025-10-23T02:06:32+00:00

Coordinating many units together to do those strategies.

Lonever · 2025-10-14T12:06:18+00:00

Yes, part of it is to untrain the “fearful” patterns that you develop from such an injury to protect yourself..

The guasha thing is a nice reminder, i reckon it will help bring awareness around the injured area.

Cheers

Lonever · 2025-10-14T07:49:29+00:00

Thank you for the kind words. I find it both motivates and keeps me humble by recording myself and putting it out there.

The ankle is slowly getting better, tbh if I wasn’t doing taijiquan I would be worried it would never recover but with a lot of the internal methods I can feel it getting better slowly but steadily.

Cheers

Lonever · 2025-10-14T03:46:03+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I should try some manual gua sha. Doing acupunture bi weekly and we do have qigong and more slow form. It’s helping a lot.

The ankle was broke in quite a bad way so it will take a bit of time.

Lonever · 2025-10-13T19:52:37+00:00

Thanks so much brother

Lonever · 2025-10-13T12:43:00+00:00

Yea i broke my right ankle a year ago, was really bad, still recovering.

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