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Reflection 2023
I hardly post any end of the year reflections and new year goals. I will make an exception this time since it’s worth noting down what 2023 has been. Slump and Anxiety The first quarter of the year was mainly focused on the effects from the great tech layoff. At the end of 2022, massive…
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Dublin Riots – Part 3
Dublin and Ireland in general is very peaceful. This is the land of million welcomes. There has been no riots in Dublin for almost 20 years, the last Dublin riots happened in 2006. This is to put into context why the riots this time around made it to international headlines. For those who bought into…
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Dublin Riots – Part 2
Continuing from part 1, where my colleague and I were caught in the Dublin Riots. Pub we were in was full so we went to Duck for dinner. I vividly recall we left around 9 pm to take the long walk back to the train station since LUAS is not operating from the nearest station.…
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Dublin Riots – Part 1
On a hindsight, what I went through on Thursday, 23 November 2023, is absolutely stupid. I was in the Dublin when the riots occurred that day. Never in my wildest imagination that I will be stuck in the city during the Dublin Riots. When I was in Malaysia, my motto is to stay away from…
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Dried Shrimp
Dried shrimp is used for a lot if Asian cooking. We used dried shrimp mainly for sambal. Sambal is a condiment we eat with vegetables and rice. Dried shrimp on it’s own can be smelly for some people. In a dish, dried shrimp provides the umami and salty taste. Dried shrimp is widely available in…
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Spice Bag
Best Chinese takeaway dish in Dublin is the Spice Bag. This is an authentic Irish dish sure to cure hangovers and warms the stomach in a cold evening.
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20 Months: Settling In
How has it been? Almost 2 years here and settling in to a routine. It is also a good time to check in on how we do on our expectations. Ireland is not a “normal” country that people move to, so it is hard to get a feel on how it is before moving here.…
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Sugar Tax
There is a sugar tax in Ireland. It means that drinks with sugar would cost more for the consumer. There are good reasons to have sugar tax, one of them is to reduce the risk of diabetes in the country. Malaysia also have sugar tax introduced recently. Malaysia is ranked top in Asia for diabetes…
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