Just another rakyat

@rakyat.bsky.social

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Malaysian. Atheist/agnostic. Centre-left, live and let live. English/中文/Malay. Sometimes write about existential/technology/political/social stuff. Houseplant enthusiast.

People running on a car-free city street in Kuala Lumpur
Song cover of Peradaban by Indonesian band .Feast
A poster by Cherita Books saying something along the lines of “we can’t sell banned books, but if you’re interested in these banned books, here are some books with similar content that have not been banned yet”
A large red Nepenthes x briggsiana pitcher
A small street in Kuala Lumpur with a close view of the Petronas twin towers
A large red Nepenthes x briggsiana pitcher
A bowl of nyonya laksa and two bowls of cendol
A scene from Princess Mononoke showing the masked female protagonist sitting on top of a huge white wolf.
A bowl of curry mock mutton made from mushrooms
A plate of chicken and mutton satay/sate.
Fern fiddlehead salad, salted egg mantis shrimp
A bowl of lei cha.
An old mosque with some inspiration from Chinese architecture at Melaka
Ayam buah keluak
Hainanese chicken chop
Photo of The Riuh Raya Kita 2025 festival, which showcases local products and designs in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri at Plaza Raintree, Tun Razak Exchange (TRX)
A pot containing a large clump of Cephalotus (a type of carnivorous plant) on the left, and a Phaleonopsis orchid with a magenta bloom on the right.
A screenshot of a YouTube video with a text box labeled “AI-generated video summary” below it, with a short paragraph summarizing the video contents. I didn’t watch the video so not sure if the summary is accurate.
A bowl of curry noodles with various ingredients piled on top, including blood cockles, fried pork, roasted pork, tofu puffs, a boiled egg, and more.
A screenshot of a promoted ad from Apple for the iPhone 16e, showing the phone slipping from the person’s hand.
Threads user @orkidiamuse posted: “When my (white) mother in law asked me “Aren’t you grateful that the British colonised Malaysia? They built roads and provided schools and jobs for the local people” 💀💀💀💀 How do I even respond to that 😆” Threads user @firdaus_daughter responded: “Nope. They stole our natural mineral resources & made my country multi-racial.”
Fireworks in a Chinese new village in Malaysia.
A church in Ipoh, Malaysia.
A table laden with various festive dishes.
A screenshot of the iOS App Store in Malaysia showing that the top app and third top app are both from the same lottery company (Toto), the second most-downloaded app is RedNote and the fourth most-downloaded app is Threads.
A photo of an old Indonesian passport.
An indian-style lunch with rice, papadam, veggies and spicy tofu
A plate of fern shoots stir-fried in spicy shrimp paste
A YouTube video titled “would you eat the most dangerous clam?” With blood clams in the video thumbnail.
A plate of nasi lemak with otak otak, a Muar specialty consisting of fish and other seafood in a creamy curry cake.
A promoted post on Instagram showing a photoshopped image of Mahathir being arrested by the police for some reason. It’s certainly very, err, arresting.
A clay pot filled with hot pepper soup with slices of pork belly
A news article titled “Selangor Sultan grants royal pardon to Kajang Prison inmate who earned PhD in jail”.
A plate of stir-fried glass noodles with a lovely-looking omelette on top.
A Begonia darthvaderiana displayed inside a glass container
A plate of grilled flounder with sambal sauce spread on top.