Elizabeth Tai

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I think I read a racist thing from Canada this morning

Rather than demand articles such as these to be stripped off the Internet, perhaps we need to resist the impulse to label groups of people and understand the reason behind the hatred and anger.
Sweeping tombs, eating food and waving at the dead

It’s Cheng Beng and I, forever the family travel operator, is shepherding the family to Penang island. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
Why a lot of my content is now gated

I’m gating a lot of my content on my website these days. The reasons are numerous, which I detail in this post, but namely – I want AI companies, Google & other corporations to “work for it” if they want my content to boost their profits, and also: I want to keep some stuff more…
Have you enjoyed some Chinese propaganda lately? I did.

I watched a Chinese legal drama called Draw the Line and I’d like to reassure you that I’m still not a member of the Communist Party of China. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
Creating a Mandarin-learning routine for myself

Not easy when your brain rebels at the thought of routines and quickly forgets them. But I’m going to focus on one tiny thing at the time and adjust as I go along. This post is part 1 of a series of logs of the process.
I speak four languages. That’s just being Malaysian.

And also the result of an accident in geography and school choices. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
Chinese New Year auntie uncle time

Verily I tell you, 90% of my relatives will not survive cancel culture in the West. 📧Subscribe to read the post.
The tools and courses I’m using to learn Mandarin (free and paid)

We’re blessed to have so many tools to use to learn Mandarin free. It has made learning the language so much faster and easier. Here are the apps and courses I’m using to improve my Mandarin.
Weekend Tales #4: My focus in 2024 is ‘beauty’

The new approach my little newsletter, Tai Tales is taking in 2024. Standing up against outrage culture on the Internet. And some articles about the Substack / Platformer drama. 📧Subscribe to read the post.
Why I am learning Mandarin in 2024

In 2024, I’m determined to improve my Mandarin vocabulary to a point where I can understand Chinese dramas without subtitles. Here’s how I plan to do it.