RE: https://social.tchncs.de/@vfrmedia/112797340890990175
After reading recently about an uncle getting clawed up last year by a panther/leopard whilst checking on his lorry in a highway layby, this does now make some sense as "Harimau" is a word for *any* big cat (panther / leopard / tiger) and they prowl a lot closer to the cities than I realised! #Malaysia #ESEA #tootSEA
Haiyaaa - this isn't /that/ far from where my relatives live!
The uncle had a lucky escape from a #panther / #leopard who clawed him after he took a rest stop when driving his lorry (this would be equivalent to being jumped by a big cat in a layby of the A14)
I didn't think you still had big cats that close to the cities..
It appears both #Indonesia and #Malaysia are able to ban #Grok but apparently without blocking the whole of #X / #Twitter (or at least without #Musk whinging about it).
How are they doing this? Is #Musk quietly working with these countries governments in return for letting the rest of X get through, and/or simply accepts they have the power do to this?
Both countries are somewhat theocratic Muslim majority nations which are not considered "free" by Western standards but with increasingly global power and plenty of natural resources
Electric Boating sollte sich 2026 von selbst verstehen. Diese Modelle helfen dabei – mal kompakt, mal auf zwei Rümpfen, oft als Langläufer.
#Amare #ESEA #Lasai #Vessev
https://floatmagazin.de/boote/premieren-2026-es-wird-elektrisch/
TBH the young woman is doing far more honest, useful and socially beneficial work in the #tyre #garage her family set up than the AI, startup or blockchain stuff she was being trained for at #University
I was surprised the business was struggling, maybe roads in #Singapore are so much better than UK that tyres last much longer, or a lot of debt got tied up in stock, particularly #alloys (there were some high end brands like Oz on the stock list!)
Here in UK a tyre garage which also did alloy refurbs would be *really* popular
#Diplomacy has worked in SE Asia - a #ceasefire has been agreed between #Thailand and #Cambodia following peace talks in #Malaysia (I suspect Kuala Lumpur had far more of an impact on this than Trump - no one wants a war in their neighbouring countries!)
Mr Ha has to fend off a venomous #snake (and he is afraid of them!) before he can feed the #cats
(can anyone here who knows about #wildlife in #ESEA identify the #serpent ?)
As well as my dislike of needles, /this/ is why I never get #tattoos - "cultural awareness" training given to old bill (from late 90s and put together by the Church of England who wanted to keep relevance and clout in increasingly secular "Cool Britannia" era) stereotypes men of #ESEA ancestry with tattoos as #Triad / gang member (I also fit some of the other stereotypes such as having a clean car with a personalised registration mark and driving around late at night)
New #words enter #English from #ESEA countries ( predictably many of them are about #food 😁 )
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK
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