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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Leave me alone in an empty apartment long enough... 🤣

Me doing an arm balance on a black stool in the middle of a small open plan living room .

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Flying out to Lisbon tonight! Will also be heading down to Porto. Food recs would be very much appreciated! 💜💜

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Went for a swim this morning... And then monkeyed around for a bit 🤭

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

I'm in Singapore for three days and two nights before we set off to Portugal, so we are trying to cram in as much food as we can 😬 It started off with economy noodles, because that's how a day should start. Why have eggs on toast, when you can have breakfast noodles?

A white melamine plate with brown fried 'economy' noodles, topped with a fried egg and a piece of fried spam.
The plate is flanked by two plastic cups of iced kopi.

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

When asked what she was going to be doing this lovely Spring day, a regular customer in her 60s told me that she was going to take half a tablet of ritalin and then play the piano with the windows open. Love that for her. 💚

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Guess I didn't realise how much stress I was under. (Bonus round) Apparently I have shingles! 🤦 Lol. I'm done.

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Tim Richards @timrichards.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

The Victorian state election is only eight weeks away! On Saturday 28 November 2026. At the below link you can check your enrolment is up to date, or enrol to vote - pass it along to any young people or new arrivals you know who might not have enrolled yet. #VicPol #voting […]

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

The saddest part about losing old friends and lovers prematurely is that there is no hope of reminiscing in the distant future. Shared memories and inside jokes are frozen in the past and only exist in your own hazy recollection. No one to say .. "remember that time when we...?"

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Not me wanting to change the operating hours of our dinner service so I can do circus acro classes ... 🤔

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Just started this one yesterday and I'm already obsessed with the song and the choreography. Can't wait to see how it unfurls 💜

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Finally got in to see a sports doctor today... And apparently I have tenosynovitis in the wrist. So I have to go in again tomorrow to get a cortisol injection and aspirate some cysts. Yay.

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Things I do to combat the anxiety of running a small business.

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Every time I get a email notification that someone has left a Google review for our shop, I get a mini anxiety attack. Surely we're not meant to live like this 🫠

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Our seafood supplier is someone I've known since my previous workplace. He's in his sixties, rough around the edges. Used to be a chef back in the day. He's had some serious heart issues and has been in and out of hospitals for the past one year. He'll also probably keep working till he drops […]

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Just paid Aus immigration 1.5k for my Resident Return visa 😭 Why does this country hate immigrants so much? *sigh*

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Just submitted a revised manuscript after the first round of (mostly) positive peer reviews. Mostly minor-moderate revisions, so hopefully I did alright 😬 This will be my second published paper if all goes well 🤞🤞

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

And the last one that I forgot to post when it was finished - it came out so nicely! #FusedGlass

The 6 x 6 inch sheet of fired glass ribbons from the prior posts. It was placed over a stainless steel mold and a slump (lower temp) firing was done - the edges bend down in the firing and now it is a votive candle holder.

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

I will never not be excited about eating at this place where there is no menu and the tea flasks are probably older than I am. HK BBQ in Footscray.

Two large plates of dry egg noodles topped with roast duck and roast pork with a small side serve of blanched bak choy.

A large plastic thermos next to a full Chinese tea cup.

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Working on a transition from gazelle into an ouchy split hip hang situation 😬 Not very smooth yet, but progressing!

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Why do shoulder stands on the ground when you can get more adrenaline up in the air? 🤣 *Crash mats and attentive trainers ftw

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

These pale blue ku kueh are coloured with bunga telang (blue pea flowers) and stuffed with inti (toasted coconut and palm sugar). The dough is made with steamed sweet potato, coconut milk, glutinous rice and tapioca flour. 🩵

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

Just a reminder that your activism doesn't have to be perfect. We learn as we go if we care enough. We do better when we know better. But we can't know better if we don't do.

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

My biggest issue with the whole ed Sheeran situation is that he claims to be neutral and apolitical (which is a whole thing in itself)... but held a concert for Ukraine. The hypocrisy is loud and colour-coded. You can't have your cake and eat it Ed. Which is it? *When your spine don't work […]

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

So my local council has a wonderful youth centre that does things like music producing workshops, dance workshops etc for young people. They recently posted a video featuring two young people, one of African descent and one of East Asian descent. It was an […] [Original post on aus.social]

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

We're putting down our bestest beautiful boy today. 13 years of mischief and snuggles. He spent last night eating all the roast chicken and hanging out with all the humans who have loved him. I am going to miss this stupid face. I've had enough of 2026. What a shit year.

Very goofy face of a shaggy, long-haired Jack Russell terrier with his pink tongue hanging out.

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Heel hangs are wild. One day I will be able to come out of these without my calves cramping.

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

The year is 2026. Nobody wants a gamified experience on a website. Don’t give me a badge. Don’t even perceive me

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

It's been awhile since I've posted any food content. So here's one from our Spring menu that launched this morning! Charred zucchini on tahini whipped tofu and a green apple gazpacho with fresh mint, dill, pickled red onions, lemongrass chilli oil and crispy […] [Original post on aus.social]

Top down shot of a wide bowl plate sitting on a wooden board with a halved, toasted roll resting on its side.
A jumble of charred zucchini sits in the middle of the plate, bordered by a ring of white whipped tofu and a pale green ring of apple gazpacho. The zucchini is garnished with springs of fresh green dill and mint and pops of bright pink pickled onions.
It is finished off with a drizzle of red chilli oil around the plate, cutting through the green gazpacho.

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

Strangers mansplaining the word 'median' is wild. First time I've had to mute someone on this site. I'm usually up for a good faith conversation, but if you make assumptions about me and come at me like a wrecking ball. Then no. I have enough shit to deal with day to day.

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Deb Ong (she/her)翁诗美 @nihilistnomya.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2026

Omg my first article is finally out! 🎉 Making Space: a case for unruly food pedagogies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.108… This paper explores the intersection of food pedagogies and disability by considering what happens when disabled bodies are centered and […]

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