Penang Makan

Makans, pseudophilosophical yaddas and hillside pictures. The 'another one' in lu pun si another one. #penanghokkien

[Thai Train Guide @ThaiTrainGuide]

🚉 A map of the railway network in Thailand. The longest route is from Bangkok to Sungai Kolok on the border with Malaysia. The most popular long distance route for foreigners is northwards to Chiang Mai. What is your favorite route and destination?

🚆 Top 20 Rail Destinations in Thailand - Based on Searches by Foreign Travellers on the Thai Tracks website.

1. Bangkok
2. Ayutthaya
3. Hua Hin
4. Chiang Mai
5. Kanchanaburi
6. Hat Yai
7. Surat Thani
8. Prachuap Khiri Khan
9. Chumphon
10. Nakhon Pathom

#ThaiTracks #RailTourism #Thailand

[The Silk Road @thesilkroad]

The Humble Administrator's Garden is located in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. It is the largest & most renowned Chinese garden with an area of 52,000 sq. meters. Built in 1509 during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), it was initially the private garden of a former government official.

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

I needed to move a sofa.

I mentioned this to an American. He said, "You know anybody with a truck?"

I did not know anybody with a truck.

He looked at me with real concern. Not pity. Concern. The way you look at a man who has told you he does not have a name.

"You gotta know somebody with a truck."

I asked how one acquires such a person.

He said, "You just do."

This is the third time I have received that answer in this country. It is the answer to everything here. You just do. There is no process. There is only the eventual fact of having.

He said, "Ask Kevin."

I do not know a Kevin. He said Kevin like I should. He said it the way you say a shared uncle.

I met Kevin four days later. Kevin owns a truck. Kevin does not own a truck for himself. Nobody owns a truck for themselves. Kevin owns a truck for a fifteen mile radius.

Inside I said: THIS MAN HAS TAKEN A VOW. HE DID NOT ANNOUNCE IT. HE SIMPLY PURCHASED A BED AND ACCEPTED THE CONSEQUENCES.

Kevin arrived on Saturday. He brought the truck. He also brought a second man.

I had not asked for a second man.

The second man's name is Tony. Tony came because Kevin came. Tony did not know me. Tony did not ask what we were moving. Tony brought gloves.

They moved the sofa in eleven minutes.

I offered them money. Both of them laughed at the same time, which felt rehearsed and was not.

I asked what I owed them.

Kevin said, "Buy the pizza."

That is the price. That is the entire economy. The truck costs one pizza and the pizza is not negotiable and the pizza is also not expensive and everyone knows what size.

Inside I said: THE FEE IS FIXED ACROSS THE ENTIRE NATION AND WAS SET BY NO ONE.

We ate on the floor because the sofa was against the wall and none of us wanted to be the first to sit on it.

Tony told me his daughter plays soccer. I asked if she is good. He said, "She's aggressive."

I still think about that.

Three weeks later, Kevin texted me.

"You free Sunday? Helping Tony move a fridge."

He did not ask if I wanted to. He informed me of a fridge.

Inside I said: I HAVE BEEN CALLED UP. I DID NOT ENLIST. THE PAPERS WERE FILED ON MY BEHALF.

I went. I moved the fridge. I have no truck. I contributed only arms.

Afterward, a man I had never met asked me if I knew anybody with a truck.

I said, "Yeah, I got a guy."

I have a guy.

I am somebody's guy now, too. Tony has told two people about me.

He describes me as "the guy who's strong for his size."

I have never been prouder of a sentence in my life.

[PW @puspawangsa]

Lenggang Kangkong is a famous Malay ronggeng song. It was even proposed as the tune for the national anthem of Malaya.

There are two versions:
- Lenggang Kangkong (traditional)
- Lenggang Kangkong Bahru (popularized by Saloma)

The song was recorded in Malaya as early as 1909.

[Penang Makan @siamroad]

Rumour has it, @KKMPutrajaya housemen also can. Cc @codeblue

[Nick Norwitz MD PhD @nicknorwitz]

1/4) What if you didn't need to sleep?

No, seriously. A new paper in Nature Neuroscience completely blew my mind.

Dare to imagine staying awake 24 hours a day—without sacrificing memory or cognitive performance.

As strange as it sounds, evolution already provides a proof-of-concept.

Certain dolphins, seals, and birds use unihemispheric sleep, where one half of the brain sleeps while the other stays awake.

So, researchers asked: Could we engineer something similar?

(Link to the deep dive at the end)

[❅ᜐᜋᜓᜎ uglyluhan.bsky.social @uglyluhan]

As I said I would, thread on the martial art of silat, its history, the associated cultures, and some misconceptions that have built up around it

[Penang Makan @siamroad]

🥂 Sometimes staff also drinks it before...

https://t.co/vFakxlJkeq

[Thinkwert @Thinkwert]

The Japanese are a very fine culture.

[OK Then @okaythenfuture]

Southeast Asia is at the end of the day, a very very balanced region economically, no single country dominates it economically.

Any surprises from you guys on the distribution of the top 500 companies in the region?

Jakarta - 98
Bangkok - 93
Singapore - 81
KL - 80
Manila - 38

[Penang Makan @siamroad]

Penang boleh!

[Amirul Ruslan @amirulruslan]

Very unfun fact but at the age of 19 I was ENSLAVED — unhinged Amirul lore, yes, and I should probably still be traumatized...

[Penang Makan @siamroad]

Wildlife hazard.

[𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙠 @blankspac_e]

Color Coded Pole, Anton Repponen (2025)

[Penang Makan @siamroad]

Shallot where got so big one?

[Penang Makan @siamroad]

The corona is working. "Nature is healing."

[Computer @AskPerplexity]

Something seismic is happening across the globe: birth rates are collapsing to levels not seen in modern history.

This isn’t just a blip-it's a profound shift affecting nearly every developed nation.

But why is this happening, and what does it mean? Let’s break it down:

[Soon-Tzu Speechley 孫子 @speechleyish]

Going to work ‘you blachan sambal fellow’ into my repertoire of insults

[Penang Makan @siamroad]

@scheekeong *erti

[Penang Makan @siamroad]

Heard some variation of this in Penang Hokkien as 'jit thau chieok kah chui' - 'sun shine on backside' ?

Usually said to those who wakes up late.

[Egas Moniz Bandeira ᠡᡤᠠᠰ ᠮᠣᠨᠢᠰ ᠪᠠᠨᡩ᠋ᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠ @egasmb]

Here is a colourful #Hakka expression used by moms when their children don't get up from bed:
Ngìd-těu sai sii-vùd lè
日頭曬屎朏哩
'The sun is shining on your buttocks' ☀️
There are lots of equivalent versions in other Sinitic languages 😆

[Penang Makan @siamroad]

Sweet.

[Penang Makan @siamroad]

@faelpontopt Reminded of doutor coffee logo.

[Penang Makan @siamroad]

First time hearing 'kantan', we call it 'huan chu'.

[Egas Moniz Bandeira ᠡᡤᠠᠰ ᠮᠣᠨᠢᠰ ᠪᠠᠨᡩ᠋ᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠ @egasmb]

The video is completely unhinged, but here's an interesing Hokkien/Teochew expression: 'jiat gandang' (chia̍h kan-tan 食蕳砃), lit. 'eat potatoes' (>'to be like a Westerner').
Kan-tan 蕳砃 (potato), from Malay 'kentang,' is not only used in MY/SGP, but also in Fujian, Shantou &c!

[Penang Makan @siamroad]

@ucllc @studiokoto Hefty fonds in season, huh?

[Penang Makan @siamroad]

Nice heft.

[UnderConsideration @ucllc]

Today on Brand New (Noted): New Logo and Identity for @GuildEducation by @wearecollins https://t.co/4sNkRps7Ze