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Sate started in Indonesia, then spread to the rest of the region. I still prefer Malay satay cooked over a charcoal fire - the marinade, the peanut sauce, the ketupat... the Chinese or Baba versions don't come close.

Best satay is in Kajang, hands down. No other satay - Indon, Thai, Sg - comes close. The marinade is the key: lemongrass, shallots, turmeric, galangal, coriander, garlic, salt, sugar. And must be grilled over charcoal fire.

How to make American great again when you're slashing funding to unis, slashing R & D funding, limiting influx of foreign talent by deporting foreign students and shutting down trade with ridiculous tariffs? America's strength has always been its ability to attract the brightest talents from...

Trump can fantasize on, as he's been doing since his first term. The Canadians won't bite. In fact, Canadians are now boycotting the US. ------------ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/27/king-charles-canada-parliament-speech-trump King Charles hails ‘strong and free’ Canada in speech...

My favourite is Java arabica - fragrant aroma, low acidity, smooth, full body. The African coffees tend to have relatively high acidity and lighter body. The central American coffees are generally low acidity, medium body, chocolatey but not as aromatic as Java. Yunnan is a relatively newcomer...

Actually can. Strawberries are grown in Cameron Highlands, for instance. Some of the best SE Asian arabica coffee is grown in the Mandaling and Toba area in North Sumatra by the Bataks, at about 1,200m - 1,500m above sea level (4,000 to 5,000 ft), roughly similar latitude and topography to...

Pahang (Raub & Bentong) grows the best MSK because they're grown at altitude (800-1,200 ft above sea level). More fertile soil, better drainage, cooler temp. Johor plantations (mainly in Segamat) are all lowland plantations - even the best strains will turn out mediocre.

While PAP keeps trumpeting about our life expectancy of 84 years - which ranks in the top echelon - our healthy life expectancy of 74 years is below the OECD average of 77 years, and about on par with ASEAN's average of 73.5 years. So what it means that while our people are living longer lives...

Banglas are sweet talkers. Go to West Coast Park at the weekend and you'll see Bangla men with Filipina, Indon and even Myanmar girlfriends hanging out there. The Tamils don't seem to be doing so well with the ladies.

Yup. Up till 1850, China was still the world's largest economy. Then it was all downhill. Moral of the story: 1. What goes up must come down (where are the Greeks, Romans, Mongols and Spanish today?). 2. Never take your preeminent status for granted - continual investment in your people, your...

Even Jensen Huang is pessimistic about a US comeback.

Good news. I can get my Black Gold cheap this year. For the past few years, then entry of China into the durian market has meant increasingly pricier durians for Singaporeans and Malaysians.

Yanks are still the largest consumers on earth. The chinks would be silly to give up the American market, unless forced to. At the same time, they're diversifying their exports and trading more with the global south, thus reducing their reliance on the US market, knowing that the winds on...

Because the chinks are not as stupid as Trump. You up tariffs by 200%, the next day everyone will retaliate with 200% tariffs, and then trade will come to a standstill. For a country with $1 trillion trade surplus, where are all the manufactured goods going to be exported to? Duh...

Any religion that has to resort to violence to make its adherents toe the line and ensure its survival has lost its way and deviated from the path of truth and righteousness.

Fucked by Trump. American voters will just have to wake up.

“Apple Can’t Quit China. The Robots Won’t Let It.” Apple may want to flee to India. Washington may scream for decoupling. But the machines don’t lie. The reality is brutal: China owns the steel spine of global smartphone manufacturing. That spine is industrial robotics. Not a single...

“Apple Can’t Quit China. The Robots Won’t Let It.” Apple may want to flee to India. Washington may scream for decoupling. But the machines don’t lie. The reality is brutal: China owns the steel spine of global smartphone manufacturing. That spine is industrial robotics. Not a single...

China launches first 12 satellites to build space-based Supercomputer China launched the first 12 satellites of its Three-Body Computing Constellation, aiming for a space-based supercomputer network with 1,000 POPS, marking a significant leap in in-orbit AI-powered data processing and global...