Tai Tales
Elizabeth TaiSharing the cultural beauty of Malaysia and China. Subscribe if you want to learn Mandarin through Chinese dramas, and understand Chinese culture in a world not-so-fond of China.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 152 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 21 days ago |
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The Good People in Wicked Nations
I always wonder what it’s like to have the psychic weight of knowing that your country is responsible for inhuman acts.
That’s what I keep thinking each time a million(s)-dollar bomb lands on a school, a hospital, or a residential building...
Malaysia, Iran and the 2026 oil crisis
Despite skyrocketing prices, Malaysians still enjoy RON95 subsidised petrol at RM1.99 (US$0.50).
At the end of March, I went to Penang island with my parents like I usually do every year. However, as I wasn’t sure how the energy crisis wou...
Attack on Iran: What can I do with my outrage?
Processing the grief, rage, and the impossibility of staying silent when children are killed in the United States' "war of choice".
Note: I wrote this before the US-Iran ceasefire “understanding”. I don’t think of it as an agreement as I h...
What a Chinese Epic Taught Me about Failing Empires
I’m currently watching an epic Chinese drama called Swords into Plowshares (太平年 / Tài Píng Nián). It’s one of those rare, once-in-a-blue-moon historical epics—something the Chinese entertainment industry, currently fixated on high-profit, f...
Thinking about Iran
Photo by Hasan Almasi on Unsplash
This issue began as a series of random thoughts I penned on Substack Notes as I process my feelings about the bombing of a country I have never visited. A country often demonised and feared, but are now fa...
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Malaysian Chinese with a "rojak" heritage. Demystifying China and Malaysia for the world. Also likes to write about space people.
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