tea is my favourite because it demonstrates wanderwort in action. also malay use for belanda (dutch, ultimately holland) to mean something foreign also gave us funny word like "monyet belanda" and "kucing belanda”

Still dreaming of the day gdscript supports this tomfoolery

ah yes the LKY influenced idea of "speak mandarin campaign"

Ditch Cantonese for Putonghua as the main language of instruction for Hong Kong’s schools, says Hui Kuok, chairperson of the Shangri-La hotel group (and daughter of Malaysia’s richest man Robert Kuok), at the HSBC Global Investment Summit today www.ft.com/content/1de8...

This is cool as hell.

The French word "sarbacane" is fun. It means 'blowgun' or 'blowpipe' (as in, a long tube used to shoot darts with the force of the breath). It ultimately comes from the Malay word "sumpitan", which also means 'blowgun', via by way of Tamil "ceṅkuttāṉ" (செங்குத்தான்) and Arabic "zarbaṭānah" (زربطانة).

i’ve seen people say they wonder how neil is doing now. i regret to inform you that neil probably didn’t even live to see the obama presidency

where got we all lives on tree smh

THE ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIANS HAD PLUMBING, THIS IS NOT A DRILL

While the new initiatives are welcomed, the gov on the other hand repeated the point of MY50 being a "subsidy and Malaysians should utilise it" is ignorant of reality when transit remains unreliable and inaccessible for many while petrol remains cheaper than bottled water

In response to the worsening fuel crisis, the Ministry of Transport has announced: - up to weekday 30% discounts for KTMB ETS and Intercity train services from tomorrow until 14 October - further discounts on ERL Monthly Travel Card prices for civil servants and airport workers

One of several attempts by British Leyland (and before it BMC) to grow its sales in the USA, the Austin America was a special version of the 2-door 1300. This 1971 brochure notes it had front-wheel-drive 'found in a Cadillac Eldorado', and rack and pinion steering like MG and Jaguar. #weirdcarbs

OPINION: Malaysia is Asia's quiet overachiever Strong growth, booming chip sector and vibrant tourism power the nation forward trib.al/VyljYpm

Very sorry to hear that the great Ian Watson left us today. I last saw him at Eastercon a year ago, where he bought me a magic wand to go with my elf ears. He will be much missed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Wat...

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is expected to launch an investigation into Paramount Skydance's planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery 'in the coming weeks,' a CMA spokesperson said reut.rs/4mKvDgd

Factoid: A Canley-era trio of TR7s which you can spot by the ‘laurel wreath’ Triumph bonnet decal (which was colour-dependent on the car’s colour too) Actually, checking the bonnet sign is a good way of finding out where a TR7 was built. (📸: IG a/c classicsbychance)

We want to watch what Kinger's watching ngl

"There’s no opt-out for getting ads in Maps" 9to5mac.com/2026/04/13/i...

people in colorado be so thin becuase the foods suck so bad

Japanese sci-fi: two robots in space, yearning American sci-fi: man gets the author's beliefs on polygamy confirmed by the aliens of ramalama IV french sci-fi: two horny bounty hunters visit the Galaxy of Breasts British sci-fi: nuclear war. Everyone dead. America's fault

Just going through a lot

Every so often I remember the day I stumbled upon this real life comparison between an Austin Mini pick-up and a modern mid-size Chevy pick-up The bloat in body size & the blandness in style are starting. Thought the truck bed is about the same size. #vintagecar #carbloat #waronthecar #AustinMini

even the onion cannot write this

Trump: "Do you think that men should play in women's sports?" Doordash driver: "I really don't have an opinion on that." Trump: "You don't? I bet you do." Doordash driver: "No, I'm here about…" Trump: "Pizza." Doordash driver: "No tax on tips."

I love how ridiculous this sounded

can't believe furum finally getting multiday, they getting big lmao

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne.... A small positive, pollution down in the City's #news #Aus

ta bom ja

March was a major milestone in BART’s ridership recovery! We had our: - Highest ridership month - Highest average weekday ridership - And busiest single day since the pandemic started Saturday ridership also rose 38% year over year, reflecting strong demand for weekend travel and major events.

Carefully crafting my next show to not have characters.

it rings a bell (electronically)

Happy 20 years of Neil banging out the tunes 🐀🎶🎉

Fisher Price Brutalism youtu.be/L3oO510dyVI?...

It's that day again

My sister commissioned me to draw Estinien in a baju melayu #artbyelio #ffxivart #estinien

Malaysia detains two tankers suspected of illegally transferring diesel reut.rs/4cqjwA3

cat loving society with their book about cat smh

Struktur semula bantuan diesel, kurangkan cukai jalan PKR Titiwangsa amat prihatin terhadap rungutan orang ramai berikutan kenaikan ketara harga minyak diesel yang serba sedikit akan menjejaskan pelbagai industri dan memuncakkan kenaikan harga barang

Megaman X tumblr seems so cool I wonder what’s in sto- “Axl is a teenage coded character”

A quick idea of a Sylveon OC based on Pomni #tadc

EXPERIENCE HEALTH

what the hell is hatsune miku doing at belmont

mcdonalds on colfax is a godsend I don’t care if someone tries to sell me meth

Hell yeah

felt so bad