梳化同學會 | The Podcasting Couch

Yadayadayada, too tired to write a proper description for this week haha. So, in short, the couch discusses the dynamics of speaking english in HK.

This Episode's Hosts: Jay; Ming; Gtai; Pong; Nic

Topics:

00:00:00 I.  Gtai's Happiness Delivery (Pre-topic)

00:33:00 II. Personality changes under frustration (Pre-topic)

00:50:00 III. Classifying each other with a Natural Disaster (Pre-topic) 

01:13:00 IV. English Speaking in Hong Kong 

Upon popular demand, Jay explains why "Blueticks with Tai" is not returning soon and why its a great thing. The Couch then dives into our guest Donald's harsh job as an Environmental Engineer Trainee in HK. Gtai then raises the question on how our environment affects our productivity. Jay discovers the greatness that is Neck pillows on his Boss' car, and shares his highlight of the week, where 生蠔-san was forced to visit the HK History Museum with him. The couch moves on to discuss Jay's sudden revelation, then afterwards talk about whether they want kids in the future. This week features a short main topic, talking about sleep positions and its reflected personality.

This Episode's Hosts: Jay; Ming; Gtai; Pong

Guest: Donald

Topics:

00:00:00 I. Birthday Boy and Blueticks with Tai (Pre-topic)

00:23:00 II. Update on Our Lives  (Pre-topic)

00:47:00 III. Jay and 生蠔-san's HK History Museum Adventure (Pre-topic) 

01:05:00 IV. Why do people judge others for buying lots of shoes/clothes/toys/games? (Pre-topic)

01:32:00 V. Sleep Position and Personalities (And how they're probably not remotely close to reality)

This week begins with Nic's attempt to fix Gtai's jet lag, leading into Jay sharing his new found knowledge of the origin of afternoon tea at 15:15 as a HK norm. Jay shares his texting issues, realising that it might be his problem that people tend to ignore him... Ming began planning his career path as a pharmacist. The couch then went into a heated discussion on what our society is morning-oriented when night owls are the majority of society. We then move on and talk about wedding feasts as a tradition. As this week's main topic, Jay attempts to discuss monday blues but unfortunately the conversation didn't go as planned... So we ended up ranking every week day XD

This Episode's Hosts: Jay; Ming; Gtai; Nic

Topics:

00:00:00 I. 15:15 Afternoon Tea (Pre-topic)

00:20:00 II. Texting Issues and Ming's "Englightenment"  (Pre-topic)

00:50:00 III. Why is our society Morning-oriented? (Pre-topic)

01:04:00 IV. Baai2 Zau2 (Wedding Feast): Yah or Nay (Pre-topic)

01:20:00 V. Monday Blues and Ranking Every Day of the Week

Quantity Surveying; Pharmacy; Environmental Science; Microbiology, with our powers combined, we can (probably not) bring the zombie apocalypse to an end! Before we become zombie outbreak power rangers, Jay and the crew reminisce about childhood mid-autumn festival stories. Oh, also check out PETase if you're interested in the new "plastic-eating" super enzyme.

This Episode's Hosts: Jay; Ming; Gtai

Guest: Rose

Topics:

00:00:00 I.  Mid-autumn Memoir (Pre-topic)

00:49:00 II. Plastic eater enzyme: "PETase" (Pre-topic)

01:04:00 III. If your Professor is drowning, how could knowledge from your major be helpful (Pre-topic)

01:14:00 IV. In a Zombie apocalypse, how would your major be useful for your survival?

After taking a short break, the couch returns in full force with a weird intro! Jay reveals the truth behind our short break, spoiler alert: he is not a robot. Moving on, the couch shares their latest Game Of The Year: "Among Us', a game that puts our friendship and trust on the line. Tl;Dr, we're addicted and you should be too~ Jay shares stories from his office again, this time involving his friend, a peach in a capsule, and fairy lights. For this week's main topic, couch members duel each other in another game of Couch Debates.

This Episode's Hosts: Jay; Ming; Gtai; Pong; Nic

Guest: Rose

Topics:

00:00:00 I. Random Chit-chat (Pre-topic)

00:24:00 II. Our Latest Favourite Game: Among us (Pre-topic)

00:44:00 III. Peach in a Capsule (Pre-topic)

01:02:00 IV. We play Couch debates, again!

With the largest roster on the couch ever, this week we delivers chill conversations about pencils, the corona virus and Pong's theoretical phone app "Can-eat". The couch then each shares stories and experiences from overseas, including weird UK medical treatments; bizarre Winters in Canada; Australian public transport encounters etc etc.

This Episode's Hosts: Jay; Ming; Gtai; Pong

Guest: Rose

Topics:

00:00:00 I. Random Chit-chat [Professor Physics @ 21:00] (Pre-topic)

00:27:00 II. Wuhan Corona Virus, but we finally got an "Expert" on the show (Pre-topic)

00:44:00 III. Tinder but for Meals: "Can eat" (Pre-topic)

01:20:00 IV. Weird/Crazy/Interesting Overseas Experiences

The Couch kicks off this new episode by discussing Neurolink, Elon Musk's latest project on AI Brain Implants, exploring whether it would catapult humanity to higher heights or bring us closer to destruction. Jay then shares a story about an infuriating delivery experience. In light of the commencement of a new academic year, the couch attempts at giving advice to new university students. As this week's main topic, each host shares their reading habits and preferences, building up to the final question of "whether reading makes one smarter".

This Episode's Hosts: Jay; Ming; Gtai; Pong; Nic

Topics:

00:00:00 I.   Elon Musk's Neurolink AI-Brain-Chip (Pre-topic)

00:30:00 II.  Jay & Pong Got New PCs~ (Pre-topic)

00:55:00 III. Couch Advice for New University Students (Pre-topic)

01:18:00 IV.   Let's Talk Reading Habits! Does Reading Make One "smarter"?

Not gonna lie, this episode is pretty messy... We attempted to discuss the pros and cons of Instagram's "new" suggested post function. Moving on, Jay shares his new found enjoyment of risk taking. The couch then expresses our appreciation to Archbishop Haze for blessing Pong and in turn, the couch. As the main discussion, the couch talks about how they would spend an imaginary prize money of HKD 10,000,000.

This Episode's Hosts: Jay; Ming; Gtai; Pong; Nic

Topics:

00:00:00 I.   Instagram Suggested Post Function (Pre-topic)

00:12:00 II.   Discovering the Joy of Taking Risks (Pre-topic)

00:33:00 III. Archbishop Haze Appreciation Segment (Pre-topic)

00:41:00 IV.  How Would We Spend a Hypothetical Prize Money of HKD 10,000,000.00?

Jay shares his social media vacation experience and Gtai proposes an alternative vacation for stress relief. The Couch then discusses WFH as a new norm in HK's work environment. Microsoft announces the "death" of IE, prompting the couch to reminisce IE in its glory days, unexpectedly leading to Nic's field test of the Pornhub experience using Internet Explorer. This week's main topic is this show's most explicit topic since its creation, where the couch goes on a mental journey searching for the truth behind why men like boobs, backing it up with actual research papers and personal experience. If you're staying for the main topic, buckle up, because it's gonna be a wild ride

This Episode's Hosts: Jay; Ming; Gtai; Pong; Nic

Topics:

00:00:00 I.   Jay's Social Media Vacation: Update (Pre-topic)

00:22:00 II.  WFH: The New Norm Under Adverse Weather (Pre-topic)

00:40:00 III. Soyonara Internet Explorer, A Fallen Legend (Pre-topic)

00:58:00 IV. NSFW: Why Do Men Like Boobs?

Jay is stressed and mentally exhausted, prompting a short 2 day break from all social media. Nic shares his crazy dreams, which involves a beautiful girl, an elevator, and a place that is hot and humid... Jay attempts to redeem Doraemon by sharing a classical touching story, but the couch decided against it and sabotages his story... Today's episode end by each host sharing a story of happiness from the past month, add oil everybody!

This Episode's Hosts: Jay; Ming; Gtai; Pong; Nic

Topics:

00:00:00 I.  Jay's Work Stress & Social Media Vacation  (Pre-topic)

00:27:00 II.  Nic's Bizzare Dream (Pre-topic)

00:45:00 III.  45年後的野比大雄... but it's sabotaged by the rest of the couch (Pre-topic)

01:08:00 IV.  Sharing One thing that brought us happiness in the past month