The Firehose Feed
This is a chronological feed of everything I’ve published.
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Documenting my efforts to find a more nuanced point of view about the British riots. Consuming news has become so hard, honestly.
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Cal Newport says that knowledge workers end up mentally exhausted because of the constant context switching at work, but how do we actually fix this?
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A South-East Asian reaction to the social media hullabaloo around the Last Supper, Christians, Republicans, Democrats, Dionysus, blah blah. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
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How to learn new words when you work a full-time job, have 1001 interests, write a newsletter, two blogs and be a well-managed human being. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
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Growing up, I saw little beauty in Kuala Lumpur. It was a city I tolerated, not loved. But, over the years, KL has blossomed into something special. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
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No, really, this is not some conspiracy theory Youtuber reporting this. Reuters broke the story. Here’s how the world is reacting to the news.
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The “China bad” narrative is infecting even “fluffy” Chinese online fandom spaces, forcing fans to take sides in the US-China cold war. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
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I thought learning how to read Chinese was impossible for me. Turns out I needed to use the right techniques. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
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Unique voices from the East that will give you insights on culture, art and thought. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
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Introducing a new newsletter section where I will share how I’m trying to improve my Mandarin as a “heritage” speaker.
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No fancy corporate titles, giant mansions or flashy paychecks for me. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
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The Netflix drama’s depiction of China is, well, problematic. Or is it? Chinese viewers weigh in. (If you’ve not watched the drama, please note that this issue is slightly spoilery.) 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
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Adventures in learning Mandarin. As a heritage speaker, I have to learn Mandarin differently. It has been a frustrating and fun journey so far. Fortunately, lots of content from language learning experts, and I found one that is the clearest one yet!
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In which I compare Netflix’s with Tencent’s (China) adaptation. This issue is non-spoilery. Part 1 of 2 because I wrote a freakin’ long essay. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
Elizabeth Tai 