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Thanks for stopping by my re-launched site. It’s a work in progress, so please bear with me.

I blog about different topics including books, culture, society, identity, and writing. Opinions are my own and can change. All images are mine unless stated otherwise.

Check back for updates on fiction novels I’ve been working on.

YANG BENAR
Dead Philosopher Hypothesizes the Reason the Malayan Tiger Is Critically Endangered Is Because Malaysians are Envious of It
Nov 4

Nov 4 Dead Philosopher Hypothesizes the Reason the Malayan Tiger Is Critically Endangered Is Because Malaysians are Envious of It

Zihan
Satire, Identity, Malaysia
Starbucks Malaysia Introduces New Groundbreaking Concept Where Baristas Order for Customers
Jun 30

Jun 30 Starbucks Malaysia Introduces New Groundbreaking Concept Where Baristas Order for Customers

Zihan
Satire, Malaysia, Starbucks
13-Year-Old Arrested After Posting TikTok Describing "Bad Experience" As a Malay In Vernacular School
Jun 25

Jun 25 13-Year-Old Arrested After Posting TikTok Describing "Bad Experience" As a Malay In Vernacular School

Zihan
Satire, Identity, Malaysia
Universiti Malaya Mulls Hiring Adults to Its Faculty Following Pro-Colonial, Pro-Zionism Buffoonery
Jun 21

Jun 21 Universiti Malaya Mulls Hiring Adults to Its Faculty Following Pro-Colonial, Pro-Zionism Buffoonery

Zihan
Satire, Malaysia, Education
Is There Such a Thing as a Stupid Question?
Jun 17

Jun 17 Is There Such a Thing as a Stupid Question?

Zihan
Malaysia, Identity, Race, Religion
Nine Lives and the Conscious Mind
May 16

May 16 Nine Lives and the Conscious Mind

Zihan

Apr 10
Apr 10 That Awkward Raya Where No Malaysians Wished You "Selamat Hari Raya"

Zihan
Predictions for 2024
Jan 26

Jan 26 Predictions for 2024

Zihan
Erasing Words, Erasing Reality: Why Personal Emotions and Editing Don't Mix
Mar 11

Mar 11 Erasing Words, Erasing Reality: Why Personal Emotions and Editing Don't Mix

Zihan
Worst Race Scenario: When Winners Are Losers
Jan 24

Jan 24 Worst Race Scenario: When Winners Are Losers

Zihan
Malaysia, Race, Boston
The Salman Rushdie Stabbing: Has Anyone Read 'The Satanic Verses’?
Aug 28

Aug 28 The Salman Rushdie Stabbing: Has Anyone Read 'The Satanic Verses’?

Zihan
Korean Noir Drama 'My Name' Is a Liberal Feminist Fantasy Bordering On Comedic
Nov 6

Nov 6 Korean Noir Drama 'My Name' Is a Liberal Feminist Fantasy Bordering On Comedic

Zihan
Stephen King's 'The Institute' Made Me Not Care About Abused Children
Sep 14

Sep 14 Stephen King's 'The Institute' Made Me Not Care About Abused Children

Zihan
Book Review
The Unbearable Whiteness Of Being: How Malaysia Taught Me What Racism Was
Mar 7

Mar 7 The Unbearable Whiteness Of Being: How Malaysia Taught Me What Racism Was

Zihan
Malaysia
The Case of the Starving Reporters at Istana Negara
Feb 28

Feb 28 The Case of the Starving Reporters at Istana Negara

Zihan
Malaysia
The Malays and the Miseducation and Exploitation of Islam
Dec 24

Dec 24 The Malays and the Miseducation and Exploitation of Islam

Zihan
Malaysia, Identity, Religion
Barack Obama Offers Advice to the World
Dec 23

Dec 23 Barack Obama Offers Advice to the World

Zihan
How To Be Revolutionary In 2019
Nov 24

Nov 24 How To Be Revolutionary In 2019

Zihan
The Fashion Industry's Racist Stunts Are All Deliberate
Nov 4

Nov 4 The Fashion Industry's Racist Stunts Are All Deliberate

Zihan
Power, Psychology, Fashion
Puppets In the Mainstream Media Are a Disgrace to Journalism
Apr 10

Apr 10 Puppets In the Mainstream Media Are a Disgrace to Journalism

Zihan
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