Notices by Just another rakyat 🇲🇾 (rakyat@hachyderm.io), page 2

@liztai You need some scones to go with it

@liztai 北方 as in 北马？🤣

@youronlyone Unfortunately that’s not new. Same case with Twitter even before Musk bought it, people saying decent stuff got reported by fascists and banned by admins who know nothing about social contexts.

Taiwanese ppl keep coming up with the most random nicknames for everything.

@liztai 可以！

Oh. No wonder got police presence and van jenazah in front of CVSKL just now.

The White-Haired Rajah of Sarawak has passed away:

https://twitter.com/NewsBFM/status/1760089980742041656

@liztai 你好！

@ubi I’d love to read about an old master cultivating some exotic strains of lichen in her tiny lab hidden in the misty mountains @atomicpoet @liztai

@geraineon Yeah I remember there was a better word but don’t quite remember what. “Practice” sounds like a decent alternative. @liztai

@liztai “practice” will do nicely lol.
@atomicpoet

@atomicpoet @liztai Ugh “cultivation” is such a weird translation

If you think stray cats begging for food are annoying, wait till you encounter the hornbills of Pulau Pangkor:

(Adding a photo I took one and a half decade ago)

https://youtu.be/S20NUjjnitQ?si=cSxN69FWNYjmHfjm

@aulia @gombang @geraineon @liztai @agasramirez
Update, it seems like Friendster is currently owned by Malaysian company MOL Global, which was owned by Vincent Tan and now owned by Razer.

https://www.slashgear.com/834024/the-untold-truth-of-friendster/

@bookstardust The only way to be considered as Malay is to convert to Islam and fully abandon our cultures and languages. Until then we’ll always be seen as society’s scapegoats.
@liztai

@liztai Yeah I’d suppose it means 100% feeling like we are Malaysians. It’s something I’ve seen a lot. Malay ppl are able to take pride in this country because their identity is unambiguously tied here. We feel like permanent outsiders despite us not having another home to return to.

1) “Last semester, I discussed with my (Taiwanese) lecturer about why Malaysian vernacular language group creators seem to focus so much on racial issues. Her response surprised me, so I decided to write it down here for future reference.

Me: I think it’s a way for us to explore our identity and belonging. We are still in the process of adapting to our new home after migrating from our original one.”

2) “Lecturer: Do you mean that your identity is not taken as a given? Aren’t you born as a rightful Malaysian?

Me: Wait, are you saying that identity is supposed to be a given?!

I suddenly realized that the people who belong to the dominant culture might not need to think about their identity and belonging in their lives. It’s kind of cool and I’m envious. I want to experience what it’s like to be part of the mainstream culture🤔”

Saw this Chinese post on Threads, translating it here as it is something I can resonate with:

@agasramirez I only really started using the internet around 16 years old. And back then the only computer was a desktop in the living room… so I often sneak out of my bedroom
and log on when everyone was sleeping. @gombang @geraineon @liztai @aulia

@gombang @geraineon Y’all are exposing which era you’re from! I’m too young to know how to do testimonials! @liztai @aulia @agasramirez