Alright! Cast your mind back to the late 90s, early 2000s, mate. Before TikTok dances and doomscrolling became our daily ritual. There was a time when millions of us, across the globe, united for one grand, mind-boggling mission: hunting for aliens using the spare processing power of our very own personal computers. XAXAXA I’m talking about SETI@home, that wildly ambitious… Read more →
Alright! You ever feel that twitch in your pocket, even when your phone’s not buzzing? Or find yourself swiping through apps without even thinking, just because everyone else at the kopitiam is doing it? We’ve all heard about a “digital detox,” that grand idea of unplugging completely. But let’s be real, for us Gen X lot navigating life here in… Read more →
Alright! You ever feel like you’re constantly living for the next thing? That holiday, that promotion, the new iPhone or, an Android phone with a camera that rivals a DSLR, or even just the weekend? It’s like we’re all secretly hoping for a time machine to jump past the boring bits and land straight into the good stuff. For us… Read more →
Aight! You ever stop and think about it? We’re all proper obsessed with likes, shares, and making sure our latest holiday snap or random thought gets seen by absolutely everyone. It’s like we’re constantly yelling into the void, hoping someone out there clicks that little heart. But what happens, eh, when the internet, that massive beast we feed every day,… Read more →
Alright, you ever just find yourself stuck, scrolling through your phone, eyes all glazed over, just soaking in all the rubbish news and negativity? Like, you know it’s making you feel a bit rubbish, but you just can’t seem to stop? Yeah, that’s doomscrolling, mate. And let me tell you, from a proper Gen X point of view, it’s a… Read more →
Your smartwatch knows when you’re stressed.Your ring knows when you’re ovulating.Your phone knows your pulse, your sleep, your steps, your sins. And yet, we still whisper Al-Fatihah when someone falls sick.Still throw salt over the shoulder.Still check horoscopes while wearing Fitbits.Still ask bomohs to undo hexes, even while posting “#blessed” with a mental health infographic. We’re straddling two realms —… Read more →
Alright, dude! Remember that chat we had 2 weeks ago in “From Bomohs to Biosensors (Part 1): Malaysia’s Journey from Magic to Metric“? We talked about the wild ride Malaysia’s been on, where ancient wisdom from the bomoh somehow shares space with the cold, hard data from a modern biosensor. XAXAXA Well, that was just the beginning, Brah. The lines… Read more →
Alright, dude! You know how we’re all glued to our Android phones and iPhones, scrolling through endless vertical feeds of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and whatnot? Ever stop to think, “Hey, why can’t my TV or cinema screen be like this?” XAXAXA It sounds a bit bonkers at first, right? Just tilt your current TV sideways, sudah siap? But Lenovo’s already… Read more →
Aight, let’s be real for a sec — Malaysians are equal parts spiritual and scientific, sacred and sarcastic. One day you’re scanning QR codes at MySejahtera, and the next, you hear someone say “Dia kena buatan orang tu…” with full confidence over teh tarik. We’ve got bomohs, bidans, ustazs, feng shui masters, and now — biosensors, brainwave monitors, and wearable… Read more →
Alright, imagine waking up in a world where every headline agrees with you, every friend shares your opinions, and every video confirms your suspicions. Sounds nice, right? Now imagine that world isn’t real.Welcome to your algorithm-approved, echo-chambered, comfort-zone reality. We used to say “seeing is believing.”Now it’s more like “believing is seeing” — especially when your feed is filtered to… Read more →
