Written by lainie at 05:59 PM on July 21, 2008 in work?.

Kakiseni.com. As you guys may know, I contribute there, from reviews, to my favourite: the short format tembak section. It's the home of my biggest writing blocks (I still owe an article, so long overdue I don't even know how to explain it to Kathy), my favourite assignments, the best editors and a source of equal frustration and gratitude.

Sometimes I wish I could grab Kakiseni and shape it to be friendlier to the masses - but I can't ignore that we are missing a lot of academic discourse in the local arts scene, which Kakiseni did provide, amidst some pieces that used the vocabulary but perhaps lacked the content.

Kathy recently announced Kakiseni articles will be taking a break, till the cash machine is up and running again. Rach and I are both bummed out. I don't really want to think about what it'll be like without Kakiseni for a while, so I'll leave it for now - expect random one off bitchings.

Since you won't be seeing my contributions there till further notice, here are some updates to other online exploits I've been up to:

KLUE

Well, you guys know KLUE magazine. I've started contributing to the arts review section, and you can read Stirring Odissi@KLPac here. Sarchan is my editor, I think? Or at least, my coordinator. Actually, I don't know what she is, except she's my KLUE-liase. I figure I can say this and not get caught for a while because she's in Hong Kong now .

I have another KLUE review coming up soon, once I get to writing it . Sarchan on holiday! Slack! Procrastinate! Wheeeee! Drinks whis-kays and wines everyday! (Sarah if you're reading this I'm kidding).

Tilted World

I've been involved in starting up a new Malaysian blog for queer voices (with a bunch of people I've never met!). Sometimes I get lazy and post other people's writings (but only because it was pwnage), sometimes I write about really cool stuff on the internet, like Sandy Stone's videos.

Please, if you have a blog (and no, I don't care if "nobody reads my blog", I'd really like for you to pimp it), or a Twitter, or a website, or a status on some social network site that needs to be updated, feel free to plug http://www.tiltedworld.org.

Tilted World also welcomes contributions, feedback and discourse, so as you will . It's still a baby website, but we hope it'll grow to something nice.

There are also other stuff out there, but I'll pimp them next time la - this is just to let you know I am now on KLUE, and Tilted World needs whoredom.

If I have already pimped TW on my site and merely cannot recall, you should donate some money my way so I an afford to check for brain damage.

Keep a watch out for:

Website: The Nut Graph!

and

Music: Yuna (performing this Wednesday at No Black Tie).

The Nut Graph's name pretty much gives off the vibe of what to expect, and I see some names of contributors I'd love to start reading again soon. Political and cultural commentary, mashed up and presented neatly, I'm guessing.

And as for Yuna..Making waves since 2007, selling out her demo, and that very popular performance at KL Sing Song yesterday. If you haven't heard her, I insist you log on to her website and see what it is about her, that book of handwritten lyrics (I presume that's what I saw), and voice that's making people react to her so well.

She's much better live, by the way. It's such a cliched thing to say, but true. And, much respect to what our other starlet Malaysian-Youtuber has achieved, but Yuna makes me go Koko-who? I much prefer Yuna's lyrics and singing.

I bought an IDD call card - a first in a loooong, looooooooong time. Whatever happened to free conversations online, looking like a telemarketer with my headphones?

Oh, and a BBC journo contacted me for an interview, but our schedules have been really problematic, so we'll see.

And, I was helping out Panda Head Curry yesterday, handing out....Anti Sodomy Pants. Apparently, people were wondering who the demure / coy PHC girl was. ME! Muah, hahaha. Demurity, my middle name!