Listen to Jenny Lau discuss the role of sugar in Chinese cooking, with academic Miranda Brown www.sourcedjourneys.com/post/audio-s...

Am very tired and in transit in Singapore after a lovely trip - for work, but also fun - to Bali. And a Balinese astrologer told me to manifest, but out in the world a core desire. And honestly, all I can think is: is it possible for me to fancy someone who is emotionally available?

Guest edited the special East and Southeast Asian June issue of Ocado Life and it’s a doozy ✨ feat a mega line up @annasulan.bsky.social on the msg beat, Helen Goh's Chinese-bakery-style chiffon sponge and Shu Shan Lee's late-night saviour meals. Pick one up today! www.ocado.com/products/oca...

There is such an obsession with eating protein… I looked up what I should eat (a short, but well rounded woman in 40s). It’s like - 2 eggs, a pot of yogurt, and a flat white. And maybe throwing in a bit of cheese.

I’m enjoying all the Beyonce concert pics. But, and I don’t want to be mean, prince harry cannot pull of a cowboy hat.

Beautiful display near the Norrington Room at @blackwelloxford.bsky.social of #IamNotaTourist and books by @annasulan.bsky.social, Vera Chok and @jennywcreative.bsky.social! Many thanks to James and team! Don’t think I’ll ever tire of seeing my book in a shop 😍

This was fascinating, season on Margate Thatcher. Also, I think as someone not from the UK podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...

May Day Reminder: The Federal Minimum Wage - in the richest country EVER - is still only $7.25/hr. UNACCEPTABLE.

For your weekend pleasure… my blog! Where I pour thoughts (sometimes after a few martinis), mostly made from the notes in my notes app. Often about media, identity, food… my latest is opinion about Jamie Oliver just keeps being a bit of a dick… asm-talkingaboutfood.blogspot.com

One of the things I love about this country. There is always a way to get out of an awkward conversation. Bring up the weather! It’s a cliche, but it always works.

The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence - fantastic!!! Ends in a couple of days, and is very crowded. But such beautiful art. Have drunk the kool aid, want to be ruled by emperors… who invest in diverse art, from divers backgrounds.

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On this Labour Day… I definitely need work. Pls hire me [sending manifesting vibes] - for freelance work. Writing, editing, anything… dear god the rise in household bills is wild!

Sorry for spamming RT (or whatever it’s called here!) Have decided I want to be part of the gang!

Happy publication day to @annasulan.bsky.social! Was so happy to get my copy in the post today ❤️ can’t wait to read this!

🎧 Catching up on the new series of the Lecker #podcast: To Be Delicious, hosted and produced by @annasulan.bsky.social and co-produced by Lucy Dearlove. I love the mix of research, interviews, and the gorgeous soundscapes that are unique to Lecker. Highly recommended!

Whenever people in tv show or films are up in the middle of the night because they can’t sleep… it doesn’t ring true. What do you mean you aren’t just lying in bed in panic, stewing about how you need to sleep, like a normal person?!

Had a blast with @annasulan.bsky.social, @jennywcreative.bsky.social and Vera Chok today at @blackwelloxford.bsky.social for our panel talk! Great conversation and fabulous audience! Thank you to everyone who joined us ❤️

Watching Call the Midwife. To me, this tv is enormous! (I don’t have a tv). And the sunset is sooooo lovely! And puzzle started today

In Aotearoa, watching scheduled tv (is that what’s it’s called?!) with ads and it means I’m googling a ton of things… I’m so out of the loop of popular culture.

An utterly damning and horrific image.

She has just recommended that if you get stage fright, to find a friendly face in the audience… this Xmas film is excellent, and not grounded in reality. Perfect.

Today I go into the studio and record the audio version of my book! I spent the weekend in Berlin and didn’t lose my voice! Of course I’ve had the worst night sleep back in my own bed. Ffs.

All of this, and my 2cents - social media has also been a place for me to find people who write etc on things I’m interested in, who I didn’t (couldn’t!) find through mainstream media - those of marginalised backgrounds eg. So not echo chamber, but like a library build for my tastes.

This is Meatball. He's going home for the very first time. So excited to have a human of his own. Thinking about what he's going to call you. Maybe Bob. 12/10

These are all the same photo

I feel like I have lost the ability of a text based app… I have definitely been less engaged in social media for the last few years.

I just love Christmas rom coms. Like. How does a man suddenly find himself topless in white jeans building a dry wall… Holiday in the Vineyard, would recommend.

Is It dystopian though if certain groups would actually enforce this if given the keys to the country? www.scmp.com/lifestyle/en...

Apparently my top genre is Outlaw Country, yep there definitely was a lot of Black Sabbath (the top two was sad cowboy music, too embarrassed to share) and this is where I should live. I’m a middle-aged white dad, trapped in a small Asian woman’s body. Ffs.

I wrote about Christian Zionism for Rolling Stone & it's real gross and real popular!!!! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

the QT in combination with his the office ass thumbnail i'm dying

Pals, Cheese magazine is looking for advertisers in the new year… our mags are so beautiful, look at them! They’re in Barnes & Nobles, and a lot of independents (or buy in link below) If you want to advertise - let me know! thecheesemagazine.newsstand.co.uk

Co star speaking truth today

“We are fully aware that your photo series has nothing to do with the current political situation... but in order to avoid conflicts, we do not currently want to present Muslim life without a corresponding counterpoint… for example, showing Jewish life in Berlin" www.exberliner.com/art/cancelle...

Time is the scarcity in my life. I’ve been fighting a migraine this afternoon. And yet it’s the only day for book work… deeply frustrated.

Colonialism is complicated in postcolonial spaces… but it is always sad when I see indigenous people back home pandering to whiteness. Anyway, my brother wrote a response to some of that bs happing www.malaymail.com/news/what-yo...

I’m making this site the primary social media site and so far this morning I’ve heard about hypothetical parachuting babies, and dead Israeli soldier sperm collecting… so, glad to see the weird internet narratives are key.

And please do read our lovely syllabus - this season it’s set out as a menu, with recipes! And talking points and questions for each course www.sourcedjourneys.com/post/season-...

We launch into GOURD season at Sourced! And, we’re commissioning! Send your pitches docs.google.com/document/d/1...

A blog post. Not a newsletter, a classic blog. (That I haven’t written in for a long time). Pina Bausch and Flashdance, and food of course. asm-talkingaboutfood.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-...

A very very specific British cultural thing is pints at the airport, no matter the time. Three junior Drs - absolute lads - at 10.30am with full pints. Discussing how they don’t want to be ER doctors. No judgment, just find it very amusing and bewildering.

If I was a rich girl, I would be one of those bone broth girlies. I’d have a bone broth brand that I launched at a farmers market, then sold in whole foods.

Followed up with a saunter around The Wellcome Collection for their current exhibit on milk which is very, very good. Might be my favorite of theirs yet (and I got to listen to @annasulan.bsky.social for a hot minute as well)

I loved this conversation! Beth is very cool, and just being able to talk about the stuff that gets left out of an article (rhubarb poems 😢) https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/gbh-podcast/2023/8/9/cl-129-nostalgia-authenticity-and-heritage-exploring-the-global-path-of-todays-spirits

I have realised that my editors (for last year?) are all white women. Great women! But, if anyone is looking to diversify their editorial team I have a good track record! Cheese mag is up for an award, Sourced is acclaimed and the Wellcome collab was well received…

A really fascinating piece about a lost fabric https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210316-the-legendary-fabric-that-no-one-knows-how-to-make

I’m gonna regret asking this but how are we supposed to pronounce the tongue emoji in this context

I have given up caffeinated coffee. But as I’m an idiot, I had an enormous teh tarik (Malaysian pulled tea) with dinner. Insomnia 🙃