Soon-Tzu Speechley 孫子

Sejarawan seni bina, lecturer, editor. I like new books and old buildings. Author, Malayan Classicism (Bloomsbury). Views &c. he/him, dia/dia, 伊/伊

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Some truly lovely photos from last week's Malayan Classicism book launch by Chan Hao Ong.

I'm tremendously grateful to the URA for making this event possible, and to the NUS ArCLab for providing such a beautiful venue for the launch of my book.

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Had a lot of fun chatting with @rachman_joseph for his great piece on a topic very close to my heart: the rich, but often overlooked, heritage of my hometown Kuala Lumpur https://t.co/kxy0prgJuZ

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Never inappropriate to talk about vasiform balustrades, in my experience.

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Popping on here to share this @AsianStudies podcast in which Amanda Achmadi, Paul Walker and I talk about our recent book, Architectural Encounters in Asia Pacific. https://t.co/2v73l50wl0

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@walnutpal Defs took inspiration from the Japanese version of the dish

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Home made chilli oil is best chilli oil 🌶️

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2024

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As the year comes to a close, like many people I find myself taking stock. By all measures, it’s been a great year. I launched my first book, visited archaeological sites I’ve wanted to see since I was a child, swam in new seas, and saw places that brought me to tears.

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Anyways I reckon I won’t be on here much in the new year. If we’re mutuals, feel free to shoot me a message if you’d like to stay in touch elsewhere. If not, know that I’m grateful for you all, and all that I’ve learnt from you.

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@pappy90 2026 will be great too, I’m sure

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@pappy90 Right back atcha, let’s grab a drink in the new year!

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Home made 擔擔麵 is best 擔擔麵

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Making 擔擔麵 for dinner this evening and realised I was out of chilli oil but it all worked out in the end

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a STEM graduate? you mean a flower?:)

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Caryatids of Coburg

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Season’s Greetings etc

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Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals