I recently wrote about how I produced a magazine from quarantine—more specifically, the third issue of Plates, ‘Water’. This independent biannual food culture magazine turned one earlier this April, at the peak of the nationwide lockdown and smack in the middle of a marketing campaign, in celebration of making it through Read more
So, I posted a while ago on Plates’ Instagram stories asking you guys for suggestions on what else can be likened to the rambutan. And here’s what you guys said: 1. A pomeranian via GIPHY via GIPHY 2. A red Koosh ball 3. An Angry Bird via GIPHY 4. A Read more
The plan was to make a pitstop in Kuala Lumpur. Take a week or two to reset, recharge and backup all the interviews and photos before setting off again, back to Borneo, for another story-gathering trip for the third issue, Water. As with the rest of the world, I thought Read more
Having been trained as a journalist in Australia and the UK, lecturers and tutors would often prompt bright-eyed first years and post-graduates to look up to “established” news outlets. For me, those typically included The Guardian, BBC and The New York Times. But having “grown up” and “grown out” of Read more
Semai children race up a slicked wooden pole, generously wiped down with cooking oil — one of the many games organised for the day’s celebration.