We’ve had a little break but our supermarket is open for business again! 🥳

For our special 20th episode, we’ve got our good mate Andy interviewing us about what we’ve been up to! He also chats to us about cryptocurrency, NFT’s and blockchain technology, while we bombard him with our plebeian questions 🤓

Thanks for tuning in and we hope you didn’t miss us too much! Links in bio, as always ❤️‍🔥

In this week’s HOT episode, we explore the SPICY topic of the BOOMING housing market and it’s secrets! Our Hakka/Taiwanese American friend Annie discusses Chinese dialects along with a unique trait that stems from the long history of her Hakka culture!

Learn what inspired her to get into the real estate field after being in healthcare, and the process of getting a real estate license (in California). She shares some factors that impact housing prices (Feng Shui 👀), while giving us her insights on the current state of the housing market. We also delve into the topics of investment property and strategies such as house hacking and flipping.

Emily shares her stories growing up in Japan and Australia as a ‘hafu’ ハーフand about the differences between Australian and Japanese culture being someone who has both in her blood and how she has adapted to the different mannerisms as well as the identity struggles she’s faced in her life.

She explains mannerisms some Japanese traditions and mannerisms, as well as what not to do in Japanese culture. 

We also get to explore the intense working schedule in Japan and how she had to work 160 hours JUST over time, along with stories of working in the fashion industry as well as about some hidden gems in Japan as a local living there!

สวัสดี Thai beauty and digital marketing specialist, Jan gets real with us on perceptions of Thai people. Find out how she got the nickname “Jan” and what Carmen & Christina’s nickname would be if they lived in Thailand. Learn how society is like living in different social groups in Korea, Malaysia, Thailand vs Western and European styles, about the unique concept of “color charts" and their special relation to the Thai culture as well as different Thai traditions such as “the wai” and about some Thai taboos you can avoid next time you go to Thailand. 

Our special guest for episode 15 is one of the most culturally diverse guests we've had on ASM! Felan is our musician (muso in Australian) friend who was born in Australia to a Chinese Taiwanese family and spent a portion of his childhood growing up on the Solomon Islands. We hear about his career path in the music industry, as well his experience growing up as an Asian on the islands and in Australia. We hear some fun facts about Solomon Islands, the Pidgin language, as well as some of his musical influences!

Felan has a new single out called Alright with Luka Leo, and a new single coming in June, so stay tuned for that! Check his catchy RnB/pop jams by searching 'Felan' on Spotify, Apple music and YouTube 👀 

In this week’s episode we hear what inspired Vincent to work in non-profit, and specifically the homeless sector. We also discuss some controversial topics regarding homelessness and hear some perspectives about the other side of the story. Born in a family from the “Hawaii of China” we learn the meaning of “SHOW” in the Lin household, as well as their thoughts on veganism and charity.

A lil spicy episode this week with our friend Jessica! As a Hong Konger growing up in one of the most expensive cities in the world, she enlightens us about the ups and downs of life in HK, the importance of hobbies and side hustles for millennials, and how her calligraphy interest transcended into a side-business. She also speaks on her time studying in the UK, experiencing live nude drawings and road tripping in Morocco.