“FINDING BELONGING IN FAMILIARITY” – Brandon Lim “When people ask me where I’m from, I always say Malaysia, but honestly sometimes I really do feel like I’m not.” Brandon Lim was only twelve years old when he moved to Bulgaria due to family circumstances. He finished off his high school education and spent a majority…
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Monch! @Hot Bird
For this month’s MONCH, we channeled our inner Ivor Xian and went to Hot Bird so you don’t have to (but maybe you should?). Greeting us when we arrived was a presumably normal shoplot with a cute chicken logo on their signboard. Their interior was equally as cute, donning a red and white color scheme…
Have you not fed? Then go to Brew & Bread.
The air is stuffy. The weather is gloomy, and you feel hungry. The blue sky is marbled with gray clouds. It will rain. Your battery is running low. You realize only a warm meal can kick you out of boredom and revitalize your soul. That is when Brew & Bread will come to rescue you….
Thematic Month: Time Capsule (Open to Submissions!)
“I got no time to lose” Everyone strives to leave a piece of themselves behind. A legacy if you will, something that will immortalize their names in the insurmountable, ever-changing river of time and history. And everyone thinks that, to make an impact we have to do something extraordinary (curing cancer, saving the world from…
Monch! @Hungry Tapir
Fellow foodies, word has it that there is a unique vegetarian and vegan restaurant with a full-service bar, nestled in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. In its natural habitat, The Hungry Tapir lounges discreetly on the first floor of a vibrant building in the bustling area of Jalan Petaling. Its impressive social media following attracts…
Ranjanidevi, Winner of Top Chef (Desserts)
Desserts have always been my Achilles heel, so when asked to cover the winners of Top Chef Monash, I immediately jumped at the chance to interview Ranjanidevi Kannan’s (@randeedeeeeee) winning plate, aptly named: The Decadent Trio, which, as the name suggests consists of a beautiful brownie trio of the following flavours: salted maple brownie, white…
Ridma, Winner of Top Chef (Veg and Non-Veg)
On 25th september, MUSA announced the “Top” chef event which was one of the few virtual events in Monash. Students from all schools were encouraged to participate in the 4 day event. I had the privilege of being able to interview Ridma who was one of the participants and the winner for not one but…
Amanda, Winner of Top Chef Appetizer
One of the contestants for this year’s Top Chef Competition is Amanda Tan, a first year first semester student pursuing Psychological Science. For this competition, she had prepared an extraordinary four course meal for the judges. However, the main focus of this interview is on her scrumptious appetiser. Her dish is a mini 3-way egg…
Midnight Memoirs: Wonder
We can sail away tonight On a sea of pure moonlight We can navigate the stars To bring us back home In a place so far away We’ll be young, that’s how we’ll stay -Neverland, Finding Neverland-Broadway recording, 2015 To all the outcasts, the dreamers, the journeymen, and the wanderers. We are all searching the…
Midnight Memoirs: On The Shore
It was new year’s, I was a fledgling to drinking and yeah.. You can guess how it ended. My face firmly planted on the ground but the weird shit didn’t happen when I was awake, it happened in my dreams and I have never been filled with such existential dread as I was after that…
Midnight Memoirs: As Long As You Do It Well
Wow, so blue. I’ve never seen such a pristine sky. The floating white cotton-candy clouds scattered in the bright blue looked like islands where angels belonged. Standing in a 35-degree weather with a crop top and denim shorts, I waited for my boyfriend to pick me up. In just a day, I was flying off…
MONCH @ Halab KL
Right in the heart of KL, stood Halab, a Middle-Eastern restaurant that offered a whole host of Syrian, Yemeni, and Arabian-inspired dishes. We visited Halab during the afternoon, and given the long queues, we had seen just a while away, for Halab KL’s famous shawarma, it was clear we were at the right place. In…
Humans of Monash: Nic
When I was in primary school, I really wanted to impress this girl. So, I was like ‘Wouldn’t it be sick if I wrote a song for her?’ But turns out I did not sing her a song, in fact, I showed no one that song but I was like you know what? It’s kinda…
ESCAPISM: Turbulence
Taking in the fresh air and the coolness of the evening breeze, it seemed cruel that, in the midst of admiring the beauty in nature, I am reminded of the bitter reality I can’t seem to escape. What is reality, if you ask? I don’t know: you tell me. As if the world only asks…
MONCH! Wizards at Tribeca’s Magical Fusion Food
A pastiche of Western and Eastern dishes has become a common feature of the trendy KL cafe. That being said, Wizards at Tribeca and its gastronomical treats set itself apart from the typical café food many have come to expect. This should come as no surprise, given that it is the heart-work of the same…
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