The Malaysian Writer Identity Crisis

The problem with young writers in Malaysia is that we're great at being Malaysian... Until the pen hits the paper. Then all of this *vague waving gesture to the nearest Nasi Lemak 2.0 poster* disappears. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Malaysian writers aren't distinctly Malaysian in their own right. See: Tash Aw, Abdullah Hassim...

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The most breathtaking Cheongsams you can actually buy in Malaysia

Written by Eileen Woo The Lunar New Year is fast approaching! Cue firecrackers, crates of oranges, liondances, and the upcoming gambling streak. It's also that one time of the year where I can prance around in a pretty cheongsam and get away with it. Call me old fashioned, but I've always admired the tradition and elegance of the Cheongsam. Which is why I actually have tons of them stored up in my closet. My only problem?...

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5 Things I Learned From The Office Bitch

1. Bring your Bitch Filter to work ...And this is where we put the bullshit in It's a good thing (for The Bitch, not me) that before I started my internship here at The Star, I spent two years being a glorified janitor in Starbucks. Serving angry, caffeine-deprived customers their daily fix, I learned two things: That most often...

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An open letter to E. Mackey: What women DON'T want in men

To be told how to think, act and behave. Yup. That's it. That's the gist of it.  That is literally. How. Fucking. Simple. It. Is.  Lately, an online article has come to my attention where writer E. Mackey spends the following 559 words being sweet and kind and utterly chauvinistic. [You can read the full article here] In the comments, he received both compliments and kind words, as well as "hateful...

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5 Truths About Riding a Bike in The Big City

1. There is a stigma Not against you, but against the thing between your legs. That it is a danger to yourself and society - they say, pulling out sheets of statistics to validate the angle at which their nose is pointed up. Which is 70 percent bullshit. Not to say that most bikes don't carry a higher fatality rate, just that an even...

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Journal entry: 2 things I've learnt from getting lost in KL

The job "Clarissa!" A month ago, Nelly the head of HR called me from PJ - I was walking through Gurney Plaza wondering if I really wanted to blow 20 bucks on sushi when my phone started ringing. "What?!" "I just got a call from the editorial department!" She ended each sentence with an exclamation mark. "They have one extra slot for internship!" "Cool!" I got caught up in her enthusiasm. "Where?!" "R.age! So now you have...

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A woman's opinion: On what women want

What the fuck do Women Want  has been one of the oldest questions to tumble through time, giving birth (pun unintended) to a movie, talk shows, and an entire category of self-help books. Of course the question had never really occurred to me before - for obvious reasons - till now. When I thought about blogging again,...

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5 things nobody in Boost wants you to know

If you're, like me, looking for something to supplement your healthy lifestyle without breaking your bank (Let's get real, this is Malaysia where char koey teo can cost 3.50 and a protein shake 15 bucks) then your best bet is to either 1. Cut your own damn fruits, it isn't that hard. 2. Screw over said protein shake company in an ironic...

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5 things every post-breakup-ee needs to remember

It’s New Year’s Night and the 5th evening in the row I've fallen asleep crying and hugging the teddy bear he gave me. He won it from a claw machine the week after we got together, despite my whining (It's not like you're going to actually get it) Nagging, (Those things are so rigged) Attempts to forcibly remove him fro m...

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How to take the scientifically best dating profile picture

Good news for lazy daters like myself, Dating website Zoosk has taken all the guesswork out of your dating display picture in their latest study, which involved 4000 anonymous participants. Here, I've compiled all the statistical findings and my own personal advice in relation to them.  Because science bitch. Step 1: Women need...

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