Jesse Onslow
@jesseonslow.bsky.social
Writer / Podcaster. Creator of Amok in the Jungle: www.amokpodcast.com
Posts about the history of Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya and the Straits Settlements.
Posts about the history of Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya and the Straits Settlements.
The same site photographed in 1884 from a different angle. The padang is on the left. The row of buildings on the right is where the Sultan Abdul Samad building was constructed.
September 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The same site photographed in 1884 from a different angle. The padang is on the left. The row of buildings on the right is where the Sultan Abdul Samad building was constructed.
Both Malaysian and Malayan Branch are correct depending on the date. The Society renamed in 1964.
Bonus points if you've also included The Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Bonus points if you've also included The Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
February 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Both Malaysian and Malayan Branch are correct depending on the date. The Society renamed in 1964.
Bonus points if you've also included The Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Bonus points if you've also included The Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
I've always called it "corporate newspeak".
Pretty sure Chomsky talks about it in Manufacturing Consent, though Orwell first described it in Politics and the English Language.
Pretty sure Chomsky talks about it in Manufacturing Consent, though Orwell first described it in Politics and the English Language.
December 6, 2024 at 2:00 AM
I've always called it "corporate newspeak".
Pretty sure Chomsky talks about it in Manufacturing Consent, though Orwell first described it in Politics and the English Language.
Pretty sure Chomsky talks about it in Manufacturing Consent, though Orwell first described it in Politics and the English Language.
Four hours and it's only part 1...
November 22, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Four hours and it's only part 1...