Portfolio

Selected work, achievements, certifications

Recipe development & food writing
- Articles and recipes on Periuk in English and Bahasa Melayu
- Recipes on Serious Eats (& part of SE's recipe testing team)
- Articles on The Daily Meal

With Annie Hariharan
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Fermented Shrimp (article) on Eater
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Southeast Asian Sugar (article) on Eater
- Malaysian Toddy, Tuak and Tapai Keep Tradition Alive (article) on Whetstone

Report editing
- Spotlight Report on Global Migration 2022 for Global Coalition on Migration
- Asia Pacific Transgender Network Biennial Report 2020-2021

Translation & voiceovers
- Transcreation & VO direction reel
- Voice Guild Malaysia profile

Language certifications
- B1 Spanish certificate from Instituto Cervantes
- General translator certificate from The Malaysian Institute of Translation & Books

Music experience
- Keyboardist & cellist for indie band Furniture
- Musician for poetry duo Dizzy & The
- Session keyboardist for folk troubadour Azmyl Yunor
- Session performer for gamelan troupe Rhythm In Bronze

- Music director for Five Arts Centre's anti-musical on the life and music of Azmyl Yunor, "Something I Wrote", directed by Mark Teh. Winner of Best Music and Sound Design at the 11th Boh Cameronian Arts Awards.

Dance experience
- Classical Malay dancer
- Swing & blues dancer. Placed 2nd with Ho Hwan in the Newcomer JnJ category at Korea Blues Camp 2017.

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