Addy Teoh (张美鍊)

Addy Teoh (张美鍊)

@witmol.bsky.social

aunty/she/her Comforter, philosopher and lifelong mate. Tea, zines, spec fic, postcards and long walks. On Dharug land (Australia)

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Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
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As none of you told me, I'm assuming none of you know that you can turn off the AI answers in Google and trigger it to use web-only search. You'll still get slop at the top because that's just SEO in the Age of Enshittification, but do this to remove the overconfident arsewipe of a first answer.

Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
@witmol.bsky.social

ooooh this is such a weird book (complimentary)

Giramondo Publishing@giramondobooks.bsky.social

Audition by @pipadam.bsky.social has won the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! 🎉🎉🎉 ‘An ambitious and original book about many things: the carceral state, dehumanization, memory and, perhaps above all, forgiveness as a way forward… An astonishing and ultimately joyful work.’ bit.ly/3WEBNoQ

bit.lyAudition by Pip Adam wins Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction | Giramondo Publishing‘Audition is an ambitious and original book about many things: the carceral state, dehumanization, memory and, perhaps above all, forgiveness as a way forward… The book gradually assumes the urgency o...
Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
@witmol.bsky.social

Just interviewed Fergus Linehan (now CEO of Carriageworks) and the first thing he said was "have we meet before? you look familiar". Friends, the last time we met was when he was director of Sydney Festival in 2007 and I was a volunteer.

Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
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Went on a road trip and left my phone in a friend's car. She's going to bring it back to me tomorrow morning so I get a taste of what it feels like to live in the 1990s again for one night. First thing I did was ask my bf to set a morning alarm for me because I no longer have a separate alarm clock.

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Tip or skip? How US-style tipping culture is creeping into Australia

theguardian.comTip or skip? How US-style tipping culture is creeping into AustraliaThe rise of cashless prompt screens is compelling customers to tip to avoid awkwardness rather than reward service. But who actually pockets the gratuity? * Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email In an increasingly cashless society, wherever you spend money, there is often a prompt to spend more. Pubs, cafes, beauty salons, farmers’ markets, rideshares, food delivery services and even online shopping – the option to tip can present itself wherever you tap your card. Until recently, tipping “wasn’t a big thing in Australia”, says Kieran Scott, a Brisbane-based web designer. “[Businesses] basically never asked if you wanted to leave a tip,” he says. Rather it was something you did “out of your own choice”. Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Sunday morning Continue reading...
Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
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Had a 'Vienna' earworm due to the below post but the other one rattling around in my head is Rufus Wainwright's 'Between My Legs' for NO reason. I cannot sing the weirdly shaped verses but I like belting out the chorus and outro.

youtu.beBetween My LegsYouTube video by Rufus Wainwright - Topic
Addy Teoh (张美鍊)@witmol.bsky.social

'Vienna' – Ultravox Tell me that horse isn't a psychopomp

youtu.beUltravox - Vienna (Official HD Video)YouTube video by UltravoxOfficialVEVO
Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
@witmol.bsky.social

I'm not sure how the people going from Parra to the city fared. The wharf had about 200 people waiting, and about 30 of them had bikes with another dozen with strollers.

Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
@witmol.bsky.social

WOW. I'm at Ashfield Library and a librarian asked a man to put his shoes back on and then he ranted at her for several minutes ranging from "get off the fkn property" (uh, you first, she works here) to racist and sexist slurs. Full yelling in front of all the kids. He left, though.

Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
@witmol.bsky.social

I was fortunate enough to see Prince twice in concert. Once at the old Ent Cent in Sydney where I could only get nosebleed section tix. Gotta be 20 years ago now. But the man has what the kids call rizz and it stretched all the way to the back.

Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
@witmol.bsky.social

The second time was a few months before he died, at the State Theatre (also Sydney). The tix were super exxy but I knew he was worth it. He just sat at a piano and played through. Also amazing. Extra special in retrospect knowing it was the last time.

Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
@witmol.bsky.social

omg, I want more teahouses to do this!

Friday Afternoon Tea@fridaytea.com

Did you know? You can request a gongfu set at our tea house to brew your own tea in a more Eastern style than our usual french press service offers. It's so easy, just ask for gongfu materials at the counter. You can even choose your own tea pet from our tea pet library!

Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
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Just found an email inviting me to become a tea correspondent for a new global org. They want TWO stories a week and *don't pay*. Fortunately the deadline has passed so instead I'm gonna build my own portfolio, thanks.

Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
@witmol.bsky.social

My eldest niece turns 18 today. What even is time? At the weekend we were watching videos of when she was a baby/toddler, including the time I went to Japan when my brother lived there and I spent a great deal of it carrying a stroller up/down lots of stairs.

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Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
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Found out Fishbowl changed its name to Thisbowl and only at that moment did I realise Fishbowl is a nod to the place where domestic fish might live and not just putting fish in a bowl to eat. I'm so oblivious to commercial puns. (I've never eaten fish at Fishbowl. I only get the beef or chicken.)