YSW
@nasilemak.bsky.social
undisciplined academic, all things South East Asian -and more, my eyes are bigger than my stomach. Lives in Canada - has been a rootless cosmopolitan (and is grateful for that). Woke af.
Goodbye Joe Ely, it was a revelation when I walked into the City Winery NYC over a decade ago and you were playing. I went to Austin soon after - and enjoyed many more of your concerts.
December 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Goodbye Joe Ely, it was a revelation when I walked into the City Winery NYC over a decade ago and you were playing. I went to Austin soon after - and enjoyed many more of your concerts.
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
December 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
The British causing divisions among Nusantarans again
December 14, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The British causing divisions among Nusantarans again
Missing Channel News Asia, surely there must be important news out of Hougang, Bukit Panjang - something like that.
December 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Missing Channel News Asia, surely there must be important news out of Hougang, Bukit Panjang - something like that.
Canadian Soybeans making the best tofu desserts in Hong Kong @mark-carney.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Canadian Soybeans making the best tofu desserts in Hong Kong @mark-carney.bsky.social
In Hong Kong now, shall I go to a 7-11 and look for expired pineapple cans?
December 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In Hong Kong now, shall I go to a 7-11 and look for expired pineapple cans?
Congrats Singapore for opening an Embassy in Mexico - let cultural exchange begin - my suggestion: El Hainanese Pollo Arroz
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Congrats Singapore for opening an Embassy in Mexico - let cultural exchange begin - my suggestion: El Hainanese Pollo Arroz
Hello Singaporeans, is CNA mostly a wellness programme?
November 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hello Singaporeans, is CNA mostly a wellness programme?
Forgive me for fangirling - but Chow Yun Fat dancing with Gdragon is everything x.com/kalamaleila/...
em ❀ on X: "this is the craziest most insane thing ive ever seen oh my god!! my king chow yun-fat dancing with gd what is my life anymore bitch 😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/1x473rtlJO" / X
this is the craziest most insane thing ive ever seen oh my god!! my king chow yun-fat dancing with gd what is my life anymore bitch 😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/1x473rtlJO
x.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Forgive me for fangirling - but Chow Yun Fat dancing with Gdragon is everything x.com/kalamaleila/...
Hello Singaporeans, really - it’s ok to stop platforming “innovation” in every aspect of social life. Sometimes, a kopitiam is just a kopitiam, and enjoying a Kaya toast with kopi C is just a daily pleasure.
November 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hello Singaporeans, really - it’s ok to stop platforming “innovation” in every aspect of social life. Sometimes, a kopitiam is just a kopitiam, and enjoying a Kaya toast with kopi C is just a daily pleasure.
Hello Singaporeans, srsly - crossing roads can be an amazing new immersive experience if you just look up from your phone.
November 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Hello Singaporeans, srsly - crossing roads can be an amazing new immersive experience if you just look up from your phone.
Hello Singapore, please I beg you, no more Christmas music.
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Hello Singapore, please I beg you, no more Christmas music.
I did not know Alice Wong personally- I knew her writing and her relentless advocacy for the disabled and the marginalized. Her death hit me hard and I cried buckets of tears. May you cross the river to join your ancestors, Alice.
November 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I did not know Alice Wong personally- I knew her writing and her relentless advocacy for the disabled and the marginalized. Her death hit me hard and I cried buckets of tears. May you cross the river to join your ancestors, Alice.
Singapore, it’s wayyy too early for Christmas
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Singapore, it’s wayyy too early for Christmas
Loving the Cuomomintang jokes going around.
November 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Loving the Cuomomintang jokes going around.
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
I don’t usually read The Atlantic anymore. But I had to read this - and I’m reminded of what @wesleydean.bsky.social used to tell me about cats www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
How Cats Used Humans to Conquer the World
Ancient DNA from 209 cats over 9,000 years tell the story of their dispersal.
www.theatlantic.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I don’t usually read The Atlantic anymore. But I had to read this - and I’m reminded of what @wesleydean.bsky.social used to tell me about cats www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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Teen Vogue writers have been resisting the president's disinformation machine for over a decade. It's frightening how many actual news outlets are being been shut down or subsumed into megacorporations.
www.teenvogue.com/story/donald...
www.teenvogue.com/story/donald...
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Teen Vogue writers have been resisting the president's disinformation machine for over a decade. It's frightening how many actual news outlets are being been shut down or subsumed into megacorporations.
www.teenvogue.com/story/donald...
www.teenvogue.com/story/donald...
The Canadian Conservatives and Right Wingers (including the Bloc) are whipping up culture wars again by demanding Sshrc release data of applicants on their DEI info. Petition to stop this please: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data
October 30th, 2025
Why do we need urgent action to protect our data?
The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to scien...
docs.google.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The Canadian Conservatives and Right Wingers (including the Bloc) are whipping up culture wars again by demanding Sshrc release data of applicants on their DEI info. Petition to stop this please: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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I encourage people to listen. Sonic protection. Acoustic healing.
I am still vibrating from last night’s Alchemy Lecture. The video is available for 2 weeks. Please join us in this chorus.
Sound—at the Interregnum.
Glen Coulthard
Madeleine Thien
Canisia Lubrin
Immanuel Wilkins
Whew. What they did!!!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EqpH...
Sound—at the Interregnum.
Glen Coulthard
Madeleine Thien
Canisia Lubrin
Immanuel Wilkins
Whew. What they did!!!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EqpH...
The 2025 Alchemy Lecture: Sound—at the Interregnum
YouTube video by York University - Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
m.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I encourage people to listen. Sonic protection. Acoustic healing.
Back in Singapore, at World Series watch party - it’s 9 am - packed crowds, high on coffee. More Blue Jays fans than Dodgers
November 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Back in Singapore, at World Series watch party - it’s 9 am - packed crowds, high on coffee. More Blue Jays fans than Dodgers