Written by: Christie Kitlam Wong Featuring: Mariam Zaidi Ah cakes, the one true constant in life, a food that even the lactose intolerant will risk his/her bowels for. Fun fact: the brownie was named for its colour. I know! Anyway, brownies are bars of chocolate-y cake-but-not-a-cake that you see in those American shows. Honestly, this…
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Monash Cook-Off #4: Prawn Mee
Written by: Cheah Wei Shang and Patricia In Wan Ting Featuring: Lim Tian Fu It’s easy to eat food in Malaysia, given the amount and variety of dishes in every corner of the country. But to remake the dishes… apparently it’s easy as well, according to Lim Tian Fu. He calls his dish, even…
Project Lockdown #5: Cheras
On May 7th, 2020, just when we thought we were reaching the end of the tunnel, a new cluster case was identified. The location? Cheras. 10 mall security guards were tested positive and the ministry of health has been screening every personnel in close contact ever since. What once was a bustling state, sitting right…
Monash Cook-Off #3: Sambal Matah Fried Chicken
Written by: Patricia In Wan Ting Featuring: Tantya Putri Milenia This mouth-watering dish has a name: ‘Sambal Matah Fried Chicken’. It goes without saying that self-isolation has had some surprising spillover effects, notably people exploring their culinary sides. Tantya, who has been pushed to the kitchen during the lockdown, is no exception. Originally from Bali,…
Monash Cook-Off #2: Good Ol’ Doughnuts
Written and edited by: Chua Jia Ying & Cheah Wei Shang Featuring: Pui Yee Source Ah, doughnuts. Most of us are familiar with these round confectionaries, always glazed to perfection and will never seem to fail to satisfy our sweet tooth. Pui Yee’s usual remedy for her particular malady is Krispy Kreme. Yet our current…
Humans of Monash #5: Everyl
Written by: Zoe Yap Featuring: Everyl Yevita “I used to have everything- yes, everything. I led a comfortable life without having to worry about money. I had designer handbags, clothes I had never worn more than once. I had a boyfriend- life was a fairytale. I crashed my parents’ expensive cars like they were nothing. …
Monash Cook-Off #1: Salmon Rice Bowl
Written and edited by: Chua Jia Ying & Cheah Wei Shang Featuring: Kai Loon With one extension after another, it’s no doubt that the Movement Control Order that has been in place since the 18th of March has got us feeling out of touch with reality. “Boring, very boring,” as Kai Loon would describe it….
Project Lockdown #4: Kuantan
Edited by: Chua Jia Ying Kuantan is the administrative and commercial capital of Pahang, famed for its production of exquisite traditional handicrafts, batik and for its breath-taking waterfalls. Today, we take a look at what’s it been like living in Kuantan whose main economic drive, tourism, has taken a deep plunge since the implementation of…
Humans of Monash #4: Rowena
Written by: Chua Jia Ying Featuring: Rowena Mohan I’ve always yearned to travel across the world, to experience cultures different from my own and to live moments I’d only ever get so little in a lifetime. When I was presented the opportunity to travel to Italy, it felt almost too good to be true. Travelling…
Project Lockdown #3: Melaka & Johor
Edited by: Chua Jia Ying Melaka is the historical state of Malaysia, home to an abundance of historical sites and tourist attractions. Travelling south from Melaka is Johor, the state which sits at the southernmost tip of peninsula Malaysia and is connected to Singapore. Johor is famous for its breathtaking rainforests and beaches. Hence, it…
Humans of Monash #3: Clary
Written by: Christie Wong Featuring: Clary In 2016, my family and I lived through a house break-in. One man took me hostage, with a knife to my neck while threatening my parents to keep quiet so the other man could tie them up with cable wires. It was either they stay silent or they would…
Project Lockdown #2: Brunei
Edited by: Chua Jia Ying March 16th 2020, Brunei closes its borders, banning overseas travels and preventing its citizens from leaving the country. The announcement was made in an effort to curb the COVID-19 spread within the country. In this article, take a look at what life is like in Brunei since the closure. Photo…
Humans of Monash #2 : Gavyn
Written by: Kieran Nair Photographed by: Ivan Liew Featuring: Gavyn What prompted me to kick-start my entrepreneurship journey was when I couldn’t believe I’d just spent 200 bucks on a Champion sweater I had bought from an online shop, knowing that if I had done more research to look into the market, I could get…
Project Lockdown #1: Kuala Lumpur
Edited by: Chua Jia Ying 2003. A week-long travel restriction on travellers from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam, among others, was imposed following the outbreak of a then-novel coronavirus – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). 2020. We see a repeat in history but on a much larger scale. In this article, our writers…
Humans of Monash #1 : Hyqel
Written by: Kieran Nair Photographed by: Ivan Liew Featuring: Hyqel Razali Three years ago on the 5th of August, I got a call around 10:00pm asking me if I was the relative of [my brother] and telling my family to rush down to the hospital. He was involved in a motorbike accident; his helmet flew…
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