the personal blog of C.K.Koay
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It starts with a flash in mind. Shortly, a steady rumble can felt at the bottom of your gut. Before you know it, all you can think about is food.
Scientists call it borborygmi. Sounding deceivingly like some wrapped Korean delicacy, the term simply means hunger pangs.
Continue reading ““Cincai, anything also can…””
I love horror films. My friends, who have access to my video library, often comment that I must be a deeply disturbed individual.
Well, I am. But not because of my taste in horror films.
Continue reading “Ghosts don’t like Physics”
I was recently asked what advice to give students about which courses they should pursue so they can be gainfully employed when they graduate.
No, this wasn’t some profound moment in a hushed university lecture hall. It was my drinking buddy interrogating me in a cricket-themed pub in Bukit Damansara after we’d both exceeded the legal limit to operate anything more complex than a toilet flush.
Continue reading “Post AI-takeover Career Advice”
Recently, I took a trip with colleagues to Forest City. Like many who spend too much time doomscrolling, I had already absorbed a steady diet of articles painting it as a desolate ‘Ghost City.’ In my head, it was the kind of place where tumbleweeds roll down spotless sidewalks– if Malaysia had tumbleweeds. If it weren’t for work, it would’ve been nowhere near my weekend plans. Spoiler: I was spectacularly wrong.
Continue reading “Forest City x The Network School”
If you’re a superhero fan who loves movies, like I am, you’ve probably been pretty disappointed these past few years. The MCU and DCEU just haven’t been hitting the mark. Sure, there’ve been a few standouts—Deadpool vs. Wolverine comes to mind—but even that relied heavily on nostalgia and fan service. Thunderbolts* showed flickers of the old MCU magic, but let’s be honest, it didn’t exactly set the box office ablaze.
Which is why it brings me great joy—bordering on relief—that not one, but two superhero films released in the past month reminded me why I fell in love with the genre in the first place: they brought back that wondrous, joyful escapism that lets us forget reality for a while.
Continue reading “The Return of Feel-Good Superheroes”
On Earth Day this year, I took a nature hike.
Let me set expectations immediately: I’m not exactly a rugged, wilderness adventurer. My idea of “roughing it” involves air-conditioned chalets, glamping tents with hot showers and jungle dorms that still somehow have Wi-Fi. I’m basically Bear Grylls– if Bear Grylls demanded 24/7 air-conditioning and room service.
Continue reading “Putera Lilin vs. The Mountain”