Podcast Usman Garba – Just get your foot in the door We met Usman Garba at his place in February for a one-on-one interview, where he talks about his experiences in Malaysia, turning down two job offers for a chance to work with Google and then losing that opportunity, taking a pre-sales job to get his foot in the door and the “two-second rule”. He also […] Written by Other Expats 14 March 201817 September 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Contribution For black women – merely existing and refusing to bow down is enough Dear black woman, Like you, I am painfully aware of the high price tag of black womanhood. In a world heavily hijacking our looks (see here, or here) while hating us, we’re often bound to fall prey to self-esteem issues which then become a daily struggle. As a dark skinned woman, I was either completely excluded from the […] Written by Other Expats 6 March 20186 March 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Podcast Olajide Adejumo – Between basketball and media studies While he may not technically be an expat yet, Olajide (Ben) Adejumo, a student of HELP university on a sports (basketball) scholarship from Nigeria, shares and experiences a lot of what expats do. In this episode of the Other Expats podcast, Ben talks about similarities and differences between living in Malaysia and the motherland, making […] Written by Other Expats 2 March 201817 September 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lifestyle Black, American and Undateable “I’m undateable. At least that’s what I was told by a man who tried to date me last year.” I’m undateable. At least that’s what I was told by a man who tried to date me last year. I think of myself as an intelligent, thoughtful and carefree traveler – which is true, on my […] Written by Other Expats 25 February 201825 February 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Culture Happy Chinese New Year of the Dog Hey! Nope, this isn’t a long post of any sort. We just want to say happy holidays and wish you a Prosperous and Happy Chinese New Year of the Dog! Not sure if this is your year? Here are the 12 Chinese Zodiac signs and the corresponding years: Rat: 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960 Ox: 2009, […] Written by Other Expats 15 February 201815 February 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Opinion Being Nigerian in Malaysia sucks and some reasons why I totally love it I love that I’m African. If that wasn’t good enough, I’m Nigerian. And black. But there are some things that are just not so great about being a black African man from Nigeria living in a foreign country. Some of these things will jump up and attack me anywhere in the world (even at home) […] Written by Chukwudi Barrah 12 February 201820 February 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Podcast Emmanuel from Geekception – Enjoying the inflight entertainment “People are going to have a different perception of me and you, and I might as well own it…I cannot change people’s perception overnight but I can show them that I’m willing to work hard, dedicate a lot of time to this endeavour.” – Emmanuel Olalere https://anchor.fm/other-expats/episodes/Emmanuel-from-Geekception—Enjoying-the-inflight-entertainment-e13hha And work (very) hard, he does. Emmanuel runs […] Written by Other Expats 31 January 201817 September 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Podcast Emmanuel Olalere from Geekception – Enjoying the inflight entertainment “People are going to have a different perception of me and you, and I might as well own it…I cannot change people’s perception overnight but I can show them that I’m willing to work hard, dedicate a lot of time to this endeavour.” – Emmanuel Olalere And work (very) hard, he does. Emmanuel runs Geekception, […] Written by Other Expats 31 January 201831 January 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Contribution “No Really, Where Are You From?” Pyongyang. Really. The most common question I get asked here in Malaysia is “Where are you from?” It’s a question that I’m not particularly fond of; something I’ve been meaning to write about for a while now. I could never really articulate my disdain for the question properly, that is until a few nights ago […] Written by Other Expats 27 January 201827 January 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Podcast Other Expats podcast – Q Sound talks about ‘everything’ On this episode of the Other Expats podcast, Feras Ibrahim, (Toofless), joins us to co-host and talk to our guest Marques Young, best known as Q Sound, about ‘everything’. https://anchor.fm/other-expats/episodes/Q-Sound-talks-about-everything-e13hhb Feras is the co-founder and producer of The Dukkan Show, one of iTunes UAE’s top 10 podcasts. He’s also one-half of The Small Room, audio […] Written by Other Expats 22 January 201817 September 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
