Monash Cook-Off #6: Classic Mocha Cake

Written by: Christie Kitlam Wong Featuring: Kok Xue Lin Baking comes easily for some but while for others, not so. Well, based on the picture below we all know which category Xue Lin falls into. One surprising fact is that while she has magic hands when it comes to sweets, she doesn’t consume as much…

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Monash Cook-Off #5: Brownie Ice Cream Cake

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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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. …

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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….

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