#Flood in asam

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Donating Grocery Items for Assam Flood Affected People | Aahwahan Foundation

There is a high spike in rainfall in India this year compared to the last few years. Majorly it’s coming from the northeast part of the Indian region. Currently, we are seeing a big impact in Assam which is experiencing the worst flood in decades. As per the local sources, the main reason for these floods is rainfall coming from states such as Arunachala Pradesh and Meghalaya. As Assam lies in between 2 mega rivers Brahmaputra and the Barak which have been life sources for several Assamese and major reasons for floods. This year as per the latest reports from The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Assam State Disaster Response Fund (ASDRF). since the start of the monsoon in June Assam literally lost its soul. Due to the continuous rain and aggressiveness of the Brahmaputra River, the green heaven of Assam turned into Brown lifeless water body. Zoom in the situation we can see that about 41 lakh people across 32 districts in Assam have been affected severally either by losing a loved one or animal or crop or the whole land. In terms of human life, On 2 July we see there were 14 deaths which now total death toll count of 173 and these numbers are rising day by day. As Assam is suffering from flood, People in it facing issues like home loss, crops damaged, cattle lost, no food and no water. As over 90% of the people are not economical well this damage gets more worst. The amount of soil erosion is tremendous which leaves a trail after the flood gets over.  Now according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) 1,76,201 people have taken shelter in 555 relief camps. The people in these camps are being taken care of by government-provided supplies that are not sufficient. We also have 10 times more people which are relocated and who are not in these relief camps who too have the need for food and water and basic survival kit.

During these 25 days of the devasting flood, many people fell into a serious need for basic necessities like food and water. Government organizations like NDRF and ASDRF have provided help and food for thousands of people in the camps but were unable to provide help door to door or man to man. but this was not enough. In recent days we have seen multiple pan India NGOs have been gathered to save the lives of the Assamese people rescuing them from all over the flooded areas and providing them with food packages for surviving further in these harsh conditions where there are no electricity and water for more than 60 hours. NGOs like the Aahwahan foundation are Running Assam flood relief campaigns where they raise funds so they can provide food packages, health kits, water bottles, survival kits, sanitary / hygiene kits, and dry clothes. This help till now have been reached out 1,00,000+ civilians. Aawahan Foundation is built on the premise to uplift the poor economically backward citizens similar to people affected in Assam flood. Aahwahan Foundation have set a goal to raise 5 lakh rupees to full fill the need of flood survivors by providing them Groceries package containing – Candle, Sugar, Canned Vegetable, Biscuits, Soap, Water bottles, Bread Flattened rice, Energy bars, blankets, solar, Dettol, Rice, Dal, Soap, Salt and Polythene. These Groceries packages are the backbone of relief and rescue mission, and it is a big hope for flood survivors that no matter what they will be safe and live with full stomachs. NGOs have successfully distributed over 2,500 Groceries package around Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.

Except food and water, the essential item in the package is first candle / solar lamp as electricity does not run for days. Then second most important thing is Polythene to waterproof the life saver items like mobile phone, walkie talkie, match sticks and umbrella.  In the coming days as per the weather forecast, they will be more rain the Northeast region giving more fuel to flood in Brahmaputra and Barak Rivers and its nearby Areas. The Government have noticed red alert already in all north states including Assam. This will increase the need of survival/groceries packages provided by various NGOs similar to Aawahan foundation. Aawahan Foundation and its founder Mr. Braja Kishore Pradhan have decided to provide 1000 such Groceries package contain all the above items. If we see one package will cost 500 rupees due to it the goal of collecting fund has been set to 5 lakh rupees. As the country citizens are already ready to extend their hand to Assam this goal will be fulfilled in few days. Aahwahan Foundation is also open up to collaborate with regional and national relief teams and originations to reach out maximum number of survivors. If every working person in India contributes to the relief campaigns, then there will no shortage of supplies and relief team can successfully relocate Assamese in better and save places. So requesting all the empathetic readers to donate and extend your hand to help our Assamese people in these disaster times. At the are our people and we must help them.

Also In the past natural calamities like the Kerala flood and landslides. Aahwahan Foundation stood strong behind the victims of the natural wrath. At those times members of the Aahwahan Foundation risked their life and made sure that they could give help to as many people as possible. Aahwahan delivered over 1lakh food kits and also helped the public to survive in such critical situations. In such a manner the same plan was executed and also we all made it a success and saved our fellow brothers, sisters, elders, and kids from tough times. As truly said we cannot take away the pain of anyone but we can help them reduce it. With such innocent feelings and helpful insights, we look upon the same situation which has been raised in Assam. Let us come together and help the public to get through this critical situation. May God give them the strength to Assam to survive this dangerous wrath of mother nature.

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Landslides in Guwahati: गुवाहाटी में भारी बारिश और भूस्खलन में चार लोगों की मौत, शहर में बाढ़ जैसी स्थिति

Landslides in Guwahati: गुवाहाटी में भारी बारिश और भूस्खलन में चार लोगों की मौत, शहर में बाढ़ जैसी स्थिति

Image Source : ANI  गुवाहाटी में भारी बारिश और भूस्खलन Highlights गुवाहाटी में भारी बारिश और भूस्खलन बोरोगांव के निजारपार में चार लोगों की मौत सैकड़ों घरों में घुसा पानी, यातायात जाम Landslides in Guwahati: असम के गुवाहाटी में भारी बारिश के बीच हुए भूस्खलन के कारण चार लोगों की मौत हो गई है। असम राज्य आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण (एएसडीएमए) के एक अधिकारी ने मंगलवार को बताया कि बोरोगांव के निजारपार…

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ଆସାମ ବିହାରରେ ବନ୍ୟା: ୧୦୪ ମୃତ ପାଟନା/ଗୁଆହାଟି : ଆସାମ ଓ ବିହାରରେ ଦେଖାଯାଇଥିବା ବନ୍ୟାରେ ଗୁରୁବାର ସୁଦ୍ଧା ୧୦୪ଜଣଙ୍କର ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ହେଲାଣି। ଆସାମରେ ୩୭ଜଣଙ୍କର ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ହୋଇଥିବାବେଳେ ବିହାରରେ ୬୭ଜଣଙ୍କର ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ହୋଇଛି। ଆସାମ ରାଜ୍ୟ ବିପର୍ଯ୍ୟୟ ପରିଚାଳନା କର୍ତ୍ତୃପକ୍ଷ (ଏଏସଡିଏମ୍‌ଏ)ର କହିବା ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ବନ୍ୟାରେ ରାଜ୍ୟର ୨୮ଟି ଜିଲାର ୪୧୨୮ ଗ୍ରାମର ୫୩ଲକ୍ଷ ୫୨ହଜାର ଲୋକ ପ୍ରଭାବିତ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି। ପ୍ରଭାବିତ ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ଆଶ୍ରୟ ପାଇଁ ୪୨୭ ରିଲିଫ ଶିବିର ଖୋଲାଯାଇଛି। କାଜିରଙ୍ଗା ଜାତୀୟ ଉଦ୍ୟାନର ୮୦ ପ୍ରତିଶତ ଅଞ୍ଚଳ ବନ୍ୟାରେ ବୁଡି ଯାଇଛି। ସେହିପରି ବିହାରର ୧୨ଟି ଜିଲାର ୮୩୧ ପଞ୍ଚାୟତର ୪୬.୮୩ଲକ୍ଷ ଲୋକ ବନ୍ୟାରେ ପ୍ରଭାବିତ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି।

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Flood increase problems in many states, UN came forward to help

Flood increase problems in many states, UN came forward to help

Due to heavy rains in many states of India, many rivers are in spate, due to which flood situation has been created. People are suffering from floods. In many districts of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, flood waters have caused havoc. In Bihar, 11 people were reported drowned in the flood waters, while in Ghaghra and Sharda rivers of Uttar Pradesh, about 40 villages were submerged due to the spill.…

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Is Kratom an Addictive Drug? Risks and Potential for Addiction

“To answer the question if kratom is addictive, we look at its origin. Kratom is different in its origin, chemistry and biological effects.  Kratom does not show toxicity and does not cause respiratory depression issues. When you use kratom in the common, raw, natural plant form, it does not produce hyper pleasurable euphoric effects that lead to abuse and addiction.”

This is an important study that addresses the addictiveness of kratom,” says Jack E. Henningfield, Ph.D., at Pinney Associates, a health consulting firm. “It shows that the major naturally occurring constituent responsible for the health-related effects of kratom, mitragynine, is of very low abuse potential. A second substance, 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-HMG), has higher abuse potential, but which naturally occurs at such low levels in kratom that it might be of minimal health consequence. This has at least two regulatory implications. First, the findings do not support the FDA’s claim that kratom is a narcotic-like opioid. Second, in regulating kratom products, the FDA could set standards to ensure that no kratom product contain levels of 7-HMG exceeding those that are commonly present in kratom leaves and products.

Dangers of Synthetic Opioids

In 2015, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) reported that individuals overdosing from prescription pain relievers like fentanyl, oxycodone, and hydrocodone accounted for 20,101 deaths during the year of 2015. This incredible statistic sheds light on how dangerous synthetic opioids truly are. In fact, in a 2014 JAMA Psychiatry released a survey that found that “94 percent of respondents… in treatment for opioid addiction said they chose to use heroin.” As you can see, long-term synthetic opioid use can be very dangerous and even fatal. However, those that suffer from chronic pain, depression, anxiety, and fatigue could potentially benefit significantly from opioids. To get the benefits while preventing the risk from synthetic opioids, the solution may be to look at plants like kratom, nature’s alternative to synthetic opioids.

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The danger of opioids lies in their potential to be chemically addictive. What is addiction? According to ASAM, “addiction is characterized by the inability to consistently abstain, impairment in behavioral control, craving, diminished recognition of significant problems with one’s behaviors and interpersonal relationships, and a dysfunctional emotional response.  Addiction is caused by a chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Addiction affects neurotransmissions and interactions within reward structures of the brain.”  In other words, when someone is addicted to a substance, they are willing to harm themselves and loved ones to use the substance again.

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Heavy floods, landslides in 26 districts of asam, 105 deaths so far, risk of infection in relief camps | 26 जिलों में भीषण बाढ़-भूस्खलन, 27.64 लाख लोग प्रभावित, अब तक 105 मौतें, राहत शिविरों में 18 हजार लोग रह रहे, यहां संक्रमण का खतरा Hindi News National Heavy Floods, Landslides In 26 Districts Of Asam, 105 Deaths So Far, Risk Of Infection In Relief Camps…

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Heavy floods, landslides in 26 districts of asam, 105 deaths so far, risk of infection in relief camps | 26 जिलों में भीषण बाढ़-भूस्खलन, 27.64 लाख लोग प्रभावित, अब तक 105 मौतें, राहत शिविरों में 18 हजार लोग रह रहे, यहां संक्रमण का खतरा Hindi News National Heavy Floods, Landslides In 26 Districts Of Asam, 105 Deaths So Far, Risk Of Infection In Relief Camps…

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Fallout from modern protests: naming and shaming online

Henry Gass, CS Monitor, August 17, 2017

When hundreds of white supremacists rallied in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend in their largest public appearance in decades, it put faces to ideologies that have become increasingly high-profile over the past year.

Names are now being put to those faces. In response to the rally--which descended into violence in clashes with counter-protesters that left 19 injured and one counter-protester, Heather Heyer, dead--various online crowdsourced campaigns have been trying to publicly shame and punish individual protesters.

Some observers have long-criticized such online shaming campaigns as little more than mistake-prone mob vigilantism energized by social media. The Charlottesville campaign has not only repeated the mistakes of previous public shamings--including missed context and misidentifications--but it has raised additional concerns that this campaign, as well-intentioned as it may be, could only harden the views of some of the individuals it is targeting.

“Historically every society sanctions people who violate the boundaries of what’s normal and acceptable,” says Alice Marwick, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill. “This is just the latest form of that shaming.”

“These are very potent tools, and they’re being used for an enormous variety of social violations,” adds Dr. Marwick, who researches social media and society. “For neo-Nazis, many would agree it’s socially unacceptable behavior. That’s quite different from shaming a woman wearing yoga pants.”

Indeed, online public shaming has ranged from the benign (like Facebook groups shaming people for bad parking jobs), to the predatory. For example “doxxing”--when a target’s personal information, like their home address and phone number, is made public--can lead to direct threats to the lives of targets and their families. Gamergate activists, for example, doxxed and threatened female video game critics.

The post-Charlottesville campaign does not seem to have reached that extreme. But there have been consequences for some self-described alt-right protesters--and for some people who weren’t even at the rally last weekend.

Soon after the dust settled in Charlottesville, Twitter user @YesYoureRacist began posting pictures of alt-right protesters and crowd-sourcing other users to find out their names and workplaces or universities. His was one of many efforts to identify and publicly shame protesters.

These campaigns have also highlighted the risks of an online manhunt conducted by amateurs with itchy Twitter fingers. Most notably, a University of Arkansas assistant professor named Kyle Quinn was mistakenly identified as having been one of the torch-bearing protesters. He was flooded with vulgar messages on social media and accused of racism, and his home address was posted on social networks before the mistake was discovered, the New York Times reported. @YesYoureRacist also apologized for mistakenly placing Joey Salads, a YouTube star, at the rally. The Twitter user posted an old photo of Mr. Salads wearing a swastika armband, a photo that had been from a different event.

Doxxing has been used by both the right and the left. While Gamergate trolls left some feminists fearing for their lives, some progressives have criticized public shaming from the left, including the social media hounding of Rachel Dolezal, the civil rights activist who had faked being African-American.

“The great thing about social media was how it gave a voice to voiceless people,” wrote Jon Ronson, author of “So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed,” in the Guardian. “We are now turning it into a surveillance society where the smartest way to survive is to go back to being voiceless.”

“Because this is something that can be used by every side, whether it’s justified is going to depend on your political position,” adds Marwick. “People on the far-right frequently target feminists, supporters of Black Lives Matter, and claim that they’re terrorists and are stifling free speech.”

George Hawley, a political science professor at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa and author of the upcoming book “Making Sense of the Alt-Right,” notes that the doxxing of white supremacists began around the turn of the year, with some of the movement’s once-incognito leaders--including “Mike Enoch” (actual name Mike Peinovich) and “Millennial Woes” (real name Colin Robertson)--becoming household names.

“The result wasn’t a decrease in alt-right activity,” says Dr. Hawley.

The same may be true for the Charlottesville protesters, Hawley believes, and being publicly named could even cement their alt-right ideologies.

“Once someone is outed they don’t really have anything to lose,” he says. “So one thing that might result from doxxing is that someone who might have been engaged in far-right activism as an occasional hobby or dalliance may turn to be more aggressively involved, be more open, and create more content.”

As doxxing efforts have ramped up against the alt right “this intermediate category seems to be shrinking,” he continues. “People are deciding to either be totally upfront or stay 100 percent anonymous. What I don’t know is what direction more people are going towards.”

What’s more, being publicly shamed may directly reinforce a feeling of victimization that is already pervasive within the alt-right.

Asam Ahmad, a Toronto-based poet and community organizer, criticized “call-out culture” among progressives in a 2015 article as something with “a mild totalitarian undercurrent” with similarities to the prison-industrial complex and its preference “to banish and dispose of individuals rather than to engage with them as people with complicated stories and histories.”

This week, in an email response to The Monitor, he wrote: “Every single white supremacist deserves to be publicly shamed and face the consequences of their actions.”

Others are taking a wait-and-see approach. “While I think in this instance it’s perfectly morally defensible,” says Tom Spiggle, an employment lawyer and a former assistant US attorney general, “we’ll have to see what the next iteration is, because it could be for something I don’t support.”

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Asam Flood Update: बाढ़ प्रभावित लोगों को ले जा रही नाव पलटी, 3 बच्चे लापता

Asam Flood Update: बाढ़ प्रभावित लोगों को ले जा रही नाव पलटी, 3 बच्चे लापता

Image Source : PTI Flood in Asam Highlights बाढ़ से प्रभावित लोगों को ले जा रही नाव पलटी, 3 बच्चे लापता 24 लोगों में से 21 लोगों को सुरक्षित बा��र निकाल लिया गया है रेस्क्यू ऑपरेशन के तहत लापता बच्चों की तलाश की जा रही है Asam Flood Update: असम के होजई जिले में बाढ़ प्रभावित लोगों को ले जा रही एक नांव पलट गई। नाव पलटने से उसमें सवार तीन बच्चे लापता हो गए, जबकि 21 अन्य लोगों को बचा लिया गया है।…

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बिहार में बाढ़ से 6 लाख लोग प्रभावित, 10 जिलों में कहर

बिहार में बाढ़ से 6 लाख लोग प्रभावित, 10 जिलों में कहर

बिहार, कोरोना वायरस के साथ बिहार सहित पूर्वोत्तर राज्य अब बाढ़ के कहर से भी जूझ रहे हैं, पूर्वोत्तर के राज्यों में हुई भारी बारिश के चलते लोगों को बाढ़ का सामना करना पड़ रहा है. पूर्वोत्तर के राज्य असम में बाढ़ से 26 जिले बुरा तरह से प्रभावित हुए हैं. जबकि करीब 90 लोगों की जान जा चुकी है.

बिहार में प्रशासन ने एहतियात बरतते हुए इन जिलों के 18,612 लोगों को सुरक्षित स्थानों पर पहुंचाया है. 10…

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India: Over 4 million people affected by floods in Assam

India: Over 4 million people affected by floods in Assam

India: Over 4 million people affected by floods in Assam

Over 4 million people in 26 of the 33 districts in the state are affected by the devastating floods. The Brahmaputra and eight other rivers in Assam are flowing above the danger level.

The worst hit districts in the state are Hojai, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Udalguri, Darrang, Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, Chirang,…

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Kuala Lumpur’s Choice Chinese Cooking

Chomp your way through the Malaysian capital’s storied eateries.

  The city blocks are chock-full with heritage eateries and roadside stalls. On a single outing visitors will most likely see satay (top left) licked by flames, the vermillion skin of Peking duck (top right), chopsticks pull at a tangle of beef noodles (bottom left), and billows of hot air coursing out of behemoth bamboo steamers holding a trove of dim sum (bottom right). Photos by: Julian Manning

Plumes of cigarette smoke rise like white ribbons, coiling amidst the clamour of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown. What incense is to Tao temples, cigarettes are to these streets. Warm notes of roasted chestnuts are replaced by the beer-soaked breath of elderly men quarrelling in Cantonese as I walk down Petaling Road—the spine of a neighbourhood predominantly made up of Chinese immigrants new and old, and throngs of tourists eager to eat.

Some people insist that Chinatowns are the same everywhere. They are, simply, wrong. From haggling over sweet pork sausages in Bangkok to rolling dice over whisky shots in San Francisco, in my experience, Chinatowns are far from cookie cutter replicas of each other. And if I had to choose one in particular to challenge that ill-informed notion, it would be the wonderfully scruffy streets of KL’s Chinatown.

Cherry-red arches and faux Yeezys on ‘discount’ hardly define the area. Cooks are the core of the community, whether they don a sweat-stained ganji or a double-breasted chef’s jacket, and you will realise as much walking down the streets. The culinary roots of this Chinatown’s inhabitants spread out in a tangle, like that of a banyan tree. Baba-Nyona cuisine, also known as Peranakan cuisine, is a mix of influences from early Chinese immigrants who integrated themselves with the local Malays. They are represented by dishes like beef rendang and nasil emak, the latter a medley of coconut milk rice, sambal, fried anchovies, a boiled egg, with the typical addition of chicken. Later waves of immigrants brought along delicacies from their respective regions: char siu pork and dim sum of the Yue cuisine, porridges of Fujian or Hookien cuisine, and the much-coveted Hainanese or Hunan chicken rice, to name a few. In the bylanes of this bustling quarter, culinary traditions stick to these streets like the patina of a well-used wok.

Here, vermilion-hued ducks hang from hawker stands, glowing like the gauze lanterns that line the streets, outshined only by flames dancing below clay pots filled with golden rice and morsels of chicken, fish, and lap cheong sausages. Each stall and station is manned by a master of their craft. Plastic chairs become portholes to skewers laden with charcoal grilled meat and bowlfuls of fragrant asam laksa, wafting tangy notes of tamarind, the broth waiting to be swiftly slurped up.

Finding a memorable meal in KL’s Chinatown is as easy as promenading down its central streets. A hot jumble of thick hokkien mee noodles have been a staple at Kim Lian Lee for decades, the once-upon-a-time stall now a two-storey tall institution. Just across the street is Koon Kee, another neighbourhood stalwart serving up their popular wan tan mee, char siu pork-topped Cantonese noodles tossed in a sweet black sauce, served with pork and shrimp dumplings. And just down Madras Lane (the street’s name has officially been changed, but locals still use its original title) lies a long line for yong tau foo, tofu typically stuffed with minced pork and fish paste, which has had customers queuing up for over 60 years. The catch? In this hubbub, it is all too easy to miss some of the less central but equally important eateries.

This storied assortment of kopitiams (coffee shops), family restaurants, and outdoor stalls from the halcyon days of Chinese culinary influence in Kuala Lumpur are tucked away from the bustle, a few even mapped outside of the boundaries of Chinatown. So if your palate craves a bit of the past in the present, weave in and out of Chinatown and explore restaurants where the same dishes have been served up for decades, for very good reasons.

  1. Sang Kee

Est. 1970s

Address: 5A, Jalan Yap Ah Loy, City Centre

At dinner time Chinatown’s sidewalks (top) turn into a menagerie of meals. Chef Won San (bottom) gets to work on an order of freshwater prawn noodles. Photo by: Julian Manning

Sang har mee, or freshwater prawn noodles, are quite the treat in KL. The best sang har mee places are typically stalls, yet they do not come cheap, the most popular joints serving up the dish from anywhere between RM50-90/Rs835-1,500. Even though the portions are usually enough to fill two people, for those kind of prices you want to be sure you’re indulging in the best sang har mee in the neighbourhood.

Tucked in a discreet alleyway in the shade of pre-World War II buildings, on a little lane where late night courtesans would once congregate, lies Sang Kee. For over four decades this open air kitchen has been serving up some of the best freshwater prawn noodles in KL.

Those interested in a performance can inch up in front of the old man behind the wok and watch him work his wizardry, he doesn’t mind. Two beautifully big freshwater prawns are butterflied and cooked in prawn roe gravy, stirred in with egg, slivers of ginger, and leafy greens. Wong San, the chef, understands his wok like Skywalker understands the force—meaning, the wok hei (wok heat or temperature) is on point.

Once on your plate, plucking a plump piece of prawn out of the open shell is an easy feat. The fresh and supple meat is charged with the gravy, bite into it, and a flash flood of flavour courses out. In KL most versions of sang har mee sport crisp, uncooked yee mee noodles, which are then drenched in the prawn-imbued sauce. A lot of people love ’em this way, but I personally feel this gives the noodles the texture of a wet bird’s nest. Sang Kee’s noodles are cut thick, boiled, and then stir-fried, coated with oodles of scrambled egg, a style that lets the prawn’s flavours permeate every bit of the dish. At Sang Kee, for most folks a single p

ortion is enough for two at RM65/Rs1,085 a plate, but if that’s too steep a price, you can get the dish made with regular prawns for significantly less.

  2. Soong Kee Beef Noodles

Est. 1945

Address: 86, Jalan Tun H S Lee, City Centre

The fine people at Soong Kee have been serving up beef noodles since World War II, and the product speaks for itself. It’s always crowded at lunchtime, but don’t worry about waiting around too long. Usually a server will squeeze you in at one of the many large round tables with plenty of neighbours who don’t mind the company. I love this approach because it means you get a good look at what your table-mates are munching on. That being said, newcomers should inaugurate their Soong Kee experience with beef ball soup and beef mince noodles—simple but hearty dishes that will give you a good idea of why the place has stuck around (small bowl of noodles from RM7/Rs120).

  3. Sek Yuen

Est.1948

Address: 315, Jalan Pudu, Pudu

Mealtimes beckon travellers to dig into bowlfuls of beef ball soup (bottom left), pluck of piping hot scallop dumplings (middle left), and perhaps chow down on a myriad of meat skewers (top right). For dessert, munch on crunchy ham chim peng (bottom right), delicious doughnuts filled with red bean paste. If the flavour is too earthy for you, just pick up an entire bag of regular doughnuts (top left) or roasted chestnuts (middle right) from one of the city’s many street vendors. Photos by: Julian Manning

Sek Yuen is made up of three separate sections, spread out over adjacent lots a few feet from each other. One is being renovated, another is the original 1948 location, and the last is the crowded AC section built in the 1970s. I wanted to eat in the original section, but by the time I arrived the service was slowing down and everyone was dining in the AC section. When in doubt, follow the locals.

Two noteworthy staples of the restaurant, steam-tofu-and-fish-paste as well as the crab balls, were already sold out by the time I placed my order. So I happily went for the famous roast duck with some stir fried greens. The duck was delicious; the skin extra crispy from being air-dried, yet the meat was juicy with hints of star anise, which paired well with the house sour plum sauce. But what I enjoyed most was the people-watching. A Cantonese rendition of “Happy Birthday” played non-stop on the restaurant’s sound system for the entire 50 minutes I was there. The soundtrack lent extra character to the packed house of local Chinese diners, most of them regulars. To my right, a group of rosy-cheeked businessmen decimated a bottle of 12-year Glenlivet, and were perhaps the most jovial chaps I’ve ever seen. In front of me, a group of aunties were in party mode, laughing the night away with unbridled cackles. Perhaps the most entertaining guest was the worried mother who kept scurrying over to the front door, pulling the curtains aside to check if her sons were outside smoking. The sensory overload hit the spot. You could tell people were comfortable here, like it was a second home—letting loose in unison, reliving old memories while creating new ones.

I learned that when all sections of the restaurant are operational, Sek Yuen is said to employ around 100 people, many of whom have stuck with the restaurant for a very long time, just like the wood fire stoves that still burn in the kitchen (duck from RM30/Rs500).

  4. Ho Kow Hainan Kopitiam

Est.1956

Address: 1, Jalan Balai Polis, City Centre

Although it has shifted from Lorong Panggung to the quieter Jalan Balai Polis, Ho Kow Kopitiam remains outrageously popular. Customers are for the most part locals and Asian tourists, unwilling to leave the queue even when the wait extends past an hour. In fact, there is a machine that manages the number system of the queue, albeit with the help of a frazzled young man whose sole job is telling hungry people they’ll have to wait a long time before they get any food. It’s safe to say the gent needs a raise. If you haven’t guessed already, get there early, before they open at 7:30 a.m.—otherwise you’ll be peering through the entrance watching the best dishes get sold out.

Many tables had the champeng (an iced mix of coffee and tea), but I’m a sucker for the hot kopi (coffee) with a bit of kaya toast, airy white toast slathered with coconut egg jam and butter; treats good enough to take my mind off of waiting for an hour on my feet. I then dove into the dim sum, and became rather taken by the fungus and scallop dumplings. The curry mee, whether it is chicken or prawn, was a very popular option as well. When it comes to dessert, the dubiously-named black gluttonous rice soup sells out fast, which devastated the people I was sharing my table with.

They also serve an assortment of kuih for dessert, including my personal favourite, the kuih talam. It is a gelatinous square made up of two layers—one green, one white. They share the same base, a mixture of rice flour, green pea flower, and tapioca flour. The green layer is coloured and flavoured by the juice of pandan leaves, and the white one with coconut milk. For someone like myself, who doesn’t have a big sweet tooth, the savoury punch, balanced by a cool, refreshing finish make this dessert a quick favourite (kaya toast and coffee for RM5.9/Rs100).

  5. Kafe Old China

Est. 1920s

Address: 11, Jalan Balai Polis, City Centre

A relic from the 1920s, the Peranakan cuisine at Old China continues to draw in guests. The ambience seems trapped in another era, as is the food, in the best way possible. Post-modern, emerald green pendant lamps, feng shui facing windows, and old timey portraits make up the decor. A meal here is not complete without the beef rendang, hopefully with some blue peaflower rice. It is also one of the few places to get a decent glass of wine in Chinatown (mains from RM11/Rs190).

  6. Cafe Old Market Square

Est. 1928

Address: 2, Medan Pasar, City Centre

Kuala Lumpur skyline (top left) lies adjacent to the low-slung Chinatown neighbourhood (bottom right); A regular customer looks inside the original Sek Yuen restaurant (bottom left); Cooked on charcoal, the traditional clay pots brim with chunks of chicken, slivers of lap cheong (Chinese sausage), and morsels of salted fish (top right). Photos by: Julian Manning (food stall, woman), BusakornPongparnit/Moment/Getty Images (skyline), f11photo/shutterstock (market)

There is something incredibly satisfying about cracking a half boiled egg in two at this café, the sunny yolk framed by a cup of kopi, filled to the point the dark liquid decorates the mug with splash marks, and slabs of kaya toast. Despite a new lick of paint, I could feel the almost 100 years of history welling out of the antique, yellow window shutters lining the three storey facade of the building, the last floor operating as the café’s art gallery.

This place won me over as the perfect spot to read my morning paper, everything from the high-ceilings to the petit bistro tables allowed me to pretend I was in another era—a time when people still talked to each other instead of tapping at their smartphones like starved pigeons pecking at breadcrumbs. Yet, the best time to see this place in its full form is post noon, when the lunch crowd buzzes inside. Droves of locals cluster in front of the nasi lemak stand placed inside the café, hijabs jostling for the next plate assembled by an unsmiling woman with the unflinching demeanour of a person who has got several years of lunchtime rushes under her belt (lunch from RM6.5/Rs110, breakfast from RM1/Rs17).

  7. Capital Cafe

Est. 1956

Address: 21, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, City Centre

Beneath the now defunct City Hotel, Capital Cafe is your one-stop satay paradise. The cook coaxes up flames from a bed of charcoal with a bamboo hand fan, using his other hand to rotate fistfuls of beef and chicken skewers liberally brushed with a sticky glaze. The satay is a perfect paradox, so sweet, yet so savoury; the meat soft, but also blistered with a crisp char. This snack pairs wonderfully with hot kopi—perhaps because it cuts the sweetness—served by a couple of uncles brimming with cheeky smiles and good conversation (satay from RM4/Rs70). 

  8. Yut Kee

Est.1928

Address: 1, Jalan Kamunting, Chow Kit

Like many of KL’s golden era restaurants, Yut Kee moved just down the road from its original location. Serving Hainanese fare, like mee hoon and egg foo yoong, with a mix of English and Malay influences, YutKee has remained one of the most famous breakfast joints in all of KL for almost 100 years. At breakfast it features an almost even mix of locals and tourists, the former better at getting to the restaurant early to snag their regular tables.

During peak breakfast hours, waiters slap down face-sized slabs of chicken and pork chops, bread crumbed and fried golden brown, sitting in a pool of matching liquid gold gravy, speckled with peas, carrots, and potatoes. You can’t go wrong with either one. If your gut’s got the girth, follow up a chop with some hailam mee, fat noodles tossed with pork and tiny squid.

On weekends guests also get the opportunity to order two specials, the incredible pork roast and the marble cake. A glutton’s advice is to take an entire marble cake away with you. By not eating it there you save room for their seriously generous portions. The cake also lasts up to five days, which gives you about four more days than you’ll actually need. Plus it makes for a perfect souvenir, especially since the Yut Kee branded cake box is so iconic.

One of the many delighted people I gave a slice of cake to back home hit a homerun when they put into words what was so special about the marble cake: “It’s not super fancy, with extra bells and whistles, but it tastes like what cake is supposed to…like something your grandma would make at home.” As he said the last words he reached for another sliver of cake (chicken chop is for RM 10.5/Rs180, a slice of marble cake is for RM1.3/Rs20).

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Selfie or Sel(l)fie? - A question for the SELF

It was in 2013 that the craze of young millennials taking selfies surged and the trend has being going up and up that it has become a common practice in this generation. A “selfie” is defined as a photograph that an individual takes of themselves usually with a smartphone, a webcam or a digital camera and then shared online via social media, Senft and Bayam (2015). Selfies as a form of self-portraits serve as a remembrance of moments in people’s lives, moments that can be shared with others. The term selfie was first used on Flickr over a decade ago and since then it has become much more common to the masses. Today when mentioning the word selfie, there comes many connotations associated with the term, both negative and positive associations arise among them being how they contribute to individuals’ self-worth, how they function as form of representation while others use them as a form of commodity. In addition, selfies have also been linked to fostering some less desirable traits such as narcissism and selfishness.

The invention of the selfie is not credited nor attributed to anyone in particular, however according to ThoughtCo (2018)’s records the first person to take a self-portrait was an American photographer Robert Cornelius in 1839 while another record points a 13 year old Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna was recorded to have also taken a self-portrait in 1914. We currently live in a time where sharing our photos online is not only a common practice but also a form of validation or a pillar of someone’s identity(digital), the majority of young people are taken over by this phenomenon that they end up being governed by social media platforms. Not only are selfies begging to flood social media platforms but the social networks too have adapted to this trend by gearing their platforms to offer more features that make it easy and convenient to produce and share selfies, Frosh (2015).

Since it’s also a common practice in the digital age to be negative about popular things, many people have come to label taking a selfie as a negative act, teenagers who have an affinity for taking selfies has been commonly labelled as being selfish, self-absorbed due to the amount of time they spend looking at themselves on their digital devices.

According to Weiser (2015) selfies have been attributed as a leading factor in fostering narcissism to which according to the Oxford Dictionary narcissism is having an excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one’s physical appearance, more like self-addiction where individuals only pay attention to themselves and not those around them. Narcissism can also be defined as a personality disorder that may lead to individuals to behave in ways that show lack of empathy, have envy, seek insatiable amount of attention while exploiting others. Weiser (2015) adds that the growing trend of the selfie is being connected to a lot of psychological disorders that can be damaging to the overall psyche of those participating in the trend.

In addition, psychologists and psychiatrists have reported a rise in numbers of patients who are suffering from narcissism, body dysmorphic and dramatically low self-esteem with the outcome of studies performed on these cases concluding that “two out three of all the patients who are arrive for examinations for Body Dysmorphic Disorder have indicated their compulsion to repeatedly read and post selfies on social media sites.

As narcissism is an external aspect of this selfie craze, an internal aspect to this is addiction – a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation and memory, ASAM (2011). Addicted to selfies are not only teenagers but all age groups. Research has found that an easy act such as constantly adjusting your phone to get the perfect shot are basis for habits which begin the selfie addiction, addicts can easily capture over 200 selfies a day only to like none of them if not a very few. The addiction of selfie although it is not equal to drugs however it has high potential that can lead participants to be further addicted to drugs.

The most prevalent form of exploring the physical manifestation of the selfie addiction phenomenon, Marwick (2015) draws our attention to ‘instafame’ a form of celebrity-like status that is achieved through the social network platform Instagram. Instagram is a mobile application that allows users to upload photographs (and videos) of any kind, these photographs can be edited and shared within the application, users can comment and ‘like’ on other users photographs. A big aspect of Instagram is how it creates connections in between users, this is done by follow function, thus if you are interested in another users’ profile, and you follow them to receive updates on their profile. It should be obvious that users classified as celebrities’ receiver a large number of following due to their status in the media overall.

However there has been an emergence of a different kind of celebrity, the macro-celebrity – a non-mainstream media celebrity whom they achieve such as status through instafame. They do so by gaining a large number of followers through reproducing popular media content that emulates perceived celebrity-like such as uploading their photographs while on vacation, next to luxury cars or highlighting trending fashion items. This form of online participation is often labelled as “self-branding” and it has been on the rise while attracting people that tend to be conventionally good-looking and working in “cool” industries such as modelling or the arts. To do such jobs, one particular feature has become critical than the others and that is the looks – this can be observed with the large numbers of selfies dominating their entire photo collection. This practice has positioned selfies to be a form of commodity, a product that ‘sells’ and that needs to be constantly reproduced so sales can increase – furtherly highlighting the impact of selfies as result of digital media in our daily lives.

While the selfie has gained a lot traction that is mostly negative since its rise to popularity, the majority of pro selfie participants have argued that the selfie has been oversimplified and quickly misjudged mainly because it eliminates the need for a photographers – a fairly reputable position in the art of photography. They argue that selfies allow for control – they allow one to be in control in of their image, how they look, want to be seen and be styled while allowing individuals to express themselves, their moods and their experiences.