The Takeaway Table Podcast

You've either had the best first job or the worst and in our case, it's a mix of both. In this episode, we shared what our first jobs were and the different part time gigs we've had before landing on our current job. Find out who was trapped in the store room of a retail brand, who was a green tea master at a Japanese restaurant and who met some of your favourite influencers before they were even influencers! Check out Jobstore where both employers and recruiters can post jobs on multiple job sites, classified ads and social network sites with just ONE submission! 0:00 Intro 0:21 Shoutout to Jobstore! 0:44 Episode starts 3:53 Ming Han's academic background 4:35 The start of dmingthing 5:40 Sophira's academic background 6:46 Sophira worked at Seventeen magazine! 7:30 Do you recognize these pre-debut influencers? 10:33 Sophira's experience in the publication industry 16:12 Would Sophira go back to publication? 17:00 Other industries Sophira worked in 18:07 Caleb's academic background 18:35 Caleb's first job w

We sat down with our favourite Singaporean, HIRZI and token Malaysian, Jenhan to chat about our standup journey and how we formed "The Cross-Causeway Comedy Debates"! And of course, no episode with a Singaporean is ever complete without a good ol' hot takes debate. 0:00 Intro 1:49 The reason why HIRZI is in all caps 2:35 Why our tickets are priced that way 3:46 3A is a Malaysian thing 4:33 Announcing our BIG CROSSOVER show! 7:00 The big label debate 7:52 What constitutes a "comedian" or "stand up comedian" 9:16 Jenhan has beef with people who call themselves authors10:15 HIRZI cried when he turned 35 11:13 Jenhan went through a mid-age awakening as well 11:47 How HIRZI encouraged Ming Yue's standup career 13:21 Ming Yue wanted people to take him seriously 13:54 Jenhan's attempt at being serious 16:24 How the BIG CROSSOVER came about 17:57 HIRZI's approach to standup 21:50 HIRZI didn't earn money from this show?! 25:52 What it's like working with each ot

For Malaysia’s birthday, we take a trip down memory lane to share our most memorable moments from school—covering everything from the kind of students we were, to the snacks we loved, the fights we witnessed, and the unforgettable core memories that made our experience quintessentially Malaysian.  00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Happy Birthday Malaysia 01:40 - Koreans love east malaysia 02:10 - Minghan doesn’t eat peepee taugeh 02:58 - KK to Labuan bridge when finish  04:00 - Uniquely Malaysia school stories 05:07 - Graeme’s expensive school  07:58 - Going to SJK(MOMMA) 10:38 - Mingyue dropped out at STD5  11:55 - Schools always have weird class names 13:25 - Being a lower chinese 14:20 - Going to chinese school without speaking  16:45 - Unpacking our teacher trauma  18:00 - Applying leave in Chinese Independent Schools  19:20 - Making deals with the Ketua Kelas 20:45 - Graeme isn’t scared of guns 22:54 - Minghan was his generation’s Wong Fei Hung 25:35 - There’s no one to fight in homeschool  26:10 - Trendsetting Pri

This episode is definitely not for the faint hearted! We shared our spooky supernatural encounters and might have peed ourselves just a little. Make sure to tune in until the end cause we've got a very special segment with local band, RESORT! Stream Young on all audio platforms now. 0:00 Spooky Stories 43:52 Young - LIVE 45:18 Get to know RESORT! Follow RESORT on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/weareresort/?hl=en

As the saying goes, “real eyes, realize real lies” but half the guys here have bad vision so that explains a lot. Today we have Prakash Daniel, Brian Tan and Keren Bala Devan who are the hosts of Kopishop Konversations, a comedy panel show. We unearthed lies we’ve been told by our parents, lies we tell ourselves and discovered a lot about why we’re like this today. 0:00 Intro 3:50 What's Kopishop Konversations 7:00 Brian's furchild's origin story 8:40 8 mins in we still haven't start on the topic 9:30 How we disappointed Keren 12:10 Prakash's Youtube past 12:55 Lies our parents used to tell us 13:25 If you're naughty dogs will chase you 15:18 Ants are good for your eyesight 17:25 Understanding Chinese herbal shops 20:45 If Keren opens a kedai ubat cina 21:49 Therapists please analyze Keren's generational trauma 23:11 How Keren is gonna break the cycle 24:43 Popo said lightning will strike you 26:45 Therapists please analyze Keren pt. 2 27:45 "On the way" is the biggest

It's about time we got Datuk Seri Tan Sri Prof. Sir Mr. Dr. Jason Leong on the podcast! We chat about the budding comedy scene in SEA, how he went from doctor to comedian, why he uprooted his family to Australia and because he's a well learned man, we had to quiz him on his knowledge on Gen-Z/Alpha slang! Catch him live on Aug 2nd and 3rd at EX8, Subang! Purchase tickets here https://www.cloudjoi.com/shows/dr-jason-leong-waylt-kl 0:00 Intro 1:18 Why Jason is on our show 2:40 Jason's love-hate relationship with Ronny Chieng 5:42 Jason's doctor to stand up comedian pipeline 6:30 Pay Malaysian doctors better! 8:15 Why Jason made the decision to do stand up full time 9:10 Behind "Why Are You Like This "10:00 The REAL reason behind his comedy show title 11:00 Jason's love-hate relationship with Ming Yue 14:30 Perth has worse drivers than Malaysia? 16:57 Of course we gotta mention Singaporeans for a bit 18:24 Singapore has the best comedy scene in SEA now 21:10 Jason is Singapore'

We're back from our super eventful trip to Singapore! It was the Takeaway team's first work-group trip abroad and we had such memorable time...for many reasons. Check out this episode where we shared highs like shooting Sip and Spill, exposing each other's pooping habits. good food we had and lows like Ming Yue's villain origin story and an unfortunate experience on our last day. 0:00 Intro 2:00 Why we went to Singapore 2:30 Driving > Flying 5:10 Experiencing Inside Thoughts 7:16 Ming Han exposing Graeme as a roommate 9:05 Graeme sings in the toilet to cover his pooping 10:43 Graeme exposing Ming Han as a roommate 13:55 The silent fart debate 14:41 We got invited to a radio station in Singapore?! 17:15 Ming Yue's villain origin story 18:30 Spending RM1200+ on breakfast 20:30 Shooting Sip and Spill in Singapore 23:20 Hirzi's birthday show changed lives 25:15 This cafe was a HDB flat 27:07 Ming Yue's fever brain during his standup show 30:40 A teaser of what we shot in Singapore

3 Malaysians vs 1 Singaporean - sounds like an unfair combination but hey when it's 3.5x, we gotta play the game right. In this episode, we have Darren (@thepantryboy) who's a food content creator from Singapore and Jenhan (@kuahjenhan) a local standup comedian! We critiqued each other's food, unearthed mommy issues and talked about our unconventional jobs, so yeah you definitely wanna sit down for this.08:05 PM 0:00 Intro 1:58 Making a Singaporean eat Malaysian food for 4 hours 3:32 The validation we wanna hear 3:50 Darren (The Pantry Boy) worked in a Michelin starred restaurant?! 5:33 Darren's tumultous childhood aka his mum calling him a dumb b!tch 7:30 How a slip disc switched his career 10:50 This is why we don't have a medical degree 11:35 Why Darren's ah ma is alive and ours isn't 12:30 The sickest self burn starts here 12:44 Actually Singapore got nice food (macam yes la) 14:29 Singaporean food is engaging 15:34 Darren standing up for Singapore 16:55 Shiok vs Syok 17:34

Everyone is travelling again and we’re back with another episode where we dished about our travel adventures and nightmares! From the land of sausages to the craziest Airbnb experience and to buying peach flavoured soy sauce, it’s never a normal trip with us.

If you've ever wondered what goes inside the heads of average Malaysian guys, this is the episode you wanna tune into! Find out who has bubble time and who goes through an existential crisis in the shower. Hinda (local stand-up comedian) joins us on this episode as well! Follow Hindra on Instagram at:https://www.instagram.com/mamajammapuma/?hl=en 0:00 Intro 0:34 We don't watch podcasts lmao 0:58 Say hello to Hindra! 3:37 Hindra roasting Caleb's sock+sandal combo 4:33 Ming Yue is Ming Han's little brother 5:06 Finally introducing today's topic 5:40 Caleb doesn't know how to use a towel 6:39 Hindra is the only one here who knows Chinese 8:40 Ming Han's Chinese identity REVOKED 9:00 How long is everyone's average shower time? 9:48 Caleb likes to play in the shower. Yup. 11:50 Caleb is either no thoughts or thinks about the world's economy 12:46 Caleb's longest shower time 14:00 Hindra's take on showers 14:20 Hindra has bad knees after pooping 15:02 Caleb has to crawl

The oldest child, the middle child, the youngest child, and the only child. You’re going to fall into at least one of these categories, so You Might Wanna Sit Down For This.  Join Mingyue, Desmond, Sophira and Vivian as they get real deep, AND real heated about the age old debate of the birth order theory.  Don’t ask so much, sit down first.  00:00 Introduction  01:13 Topic: Birth-order Theory  02:52 Difference in punishment systems: Oldest, Middle, Youngest and Only child  11:23 Is the oldest child BOSSY? 15:07 Envy between siblings  17:42 Middle child syndrome: real or not? 30:19 Holding grudges and managing emotions 33:04 Youngest child is SPOILED AF?  40:50 Only child grows up POV 45:46 Korea trip gone wrong 57:07 Closing

We’re four months into 2024: enough time to spend money on what we think are the BEST and WORST buys of Q1, so You Might Wanna Sit Down For This.  In this episode, we invite Sophira and Desmond onto the panel to dish out their recent buys: from RM12 phone holders to RM800 Pokemon cards, we’re judging some of their most ridiculous buys of the year (that just started).  Don’t ask so much, sit down first.  00:00 Introduction  00:25 Panel Ice-breaker  02:08 YOU MIGHT WANNA WATCH US ON SPOTIFY  05:18 Our spending habits 16:59 Hand Vacuum: Buss or Bust?  22:18 The WORST phone holder 24:54 Stanley Canteen Flask: Overhyped? 30:20 Mingyue’s purchase of the YEAR 34:08 Sophira got SCAMMED?  36:29 40% discount for LEGO? 43:14 Are digital drums worth it? 44:46 RM800 Pokemon cards  46:55 New Balance: Lifestyle sneakers or Gym shoes? 48:10 Mingyue’s favourite tech organiser  49:31 Closing 

We’re judging how messy our lives are lately, so You Might Wanna Sit Down For This. Here’s the Singaporean-Malaysian crossover episode you didn’t ask for, but we’re definitely excited over. In this episode, we sit down with Christabel and Amanda to talk about life’s messes: from getting our tyres stolen to messy sleep schedules, we go from the light side of chaos to the deeper end with the hosts of our ALL NEW show: Messy & We Mean It.  Don’t ask too much, sit down first. For more MESS:  Stream Messy & We Mean It here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xpTeqPeCUYBNkzQGwaLwT?si=cZD8KG5DTbu6aMFMWgrk6g Follow Messy & We Mean It here: https://www.instagram.com/messynwemeanit/ Chapters: 00:00 Introduction  00:56 Malaysian-Singapore content crossover  01:20 NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: Messy & We Mean It  02:39 Who is Christabel and Amanda?  06:02 Are Christabel and Amanda really besties?  07:04 The origins of “Messy & We Mean It” 09:29 What is messy about this? 12:01 Is vulnerability a “branding” to

We’ve never had so many people on set before, and it was overwhelming in the BEST WAY. If you grew up in the golden YouTube music era, then You Might Wanna Sit Down For this. In this episode, we invited Jesse Barrera, Albert Posis, Jeremy Passion, Gabe Bondoc, and Michael Carreon on the pod to talk about their music careers, “TikTok music”, and the beauty of collaboration among artists. PS/ We may have also introduced some of the (arguably) worst Malaysian childhood snacks to add on to the nostalgia. Don’t ask so much, sit down first. 00:00 Intro  00:35 Getting to know the panel  03:05 Modern Nostalgia Tour  06:33 Introducing our Malaysian snacks  09:10 TikTok vs YouTube 12:37 Connecting with fans  18:37 What triggers our nostalgia  22:09 Jesse Barrera - Scary as hell but I do love the thrill  23:03 Michael Carreon- Simple Things & Yesterday  24:36 Strawberry Soju 26:48 Albert Posis - Cheeky  29:30 Collaboration between artists  31:00 Parallels Tour  32:22 Gabe Bondoc’s journey in music  34:35 Jeremy

You heard that right! We were flown to New Zealand on an all expense paid trip and it was hands down one of the most memorable trips we've had! We're bringing you on the ride with us as we recount the shenanigans that went down - from Ming Han almost committing a crime to Ming Yue body slamming an elderly lady, you might wanna sit down for this. 0:00 Intro 0:49 Is Tolkien from New Zealand?! 1:50 How did we get a free trip to NZ?! 6:00 Realizing the trip wasn’t a dream 6:41 How much are flight tickets to NZ? 7:36 Air NZ has the best plane food 8:45 Plane was damn smelly 10:40 Extreme fear of flying 12:31 Ming Yue almost died during a flight * 14:55 First impression of Auckland 17:51 Funny scooter story 20:00 Food in Auckland: Hit or Miss? 20:40 The ONLY thing you should eat in NZ 22:47 The best gelato in Auckland 24:39 Meat in Auckland 27:00 Why we didn’t go to Hobbiton 29:08 Flying to Queenstown 29:20 Ming Han almost committed a crime?! * 34:22 CRAZIEST way we got to the hotel 38:51 Ming Yue bodyslam

Chinese New Year is around the corner, and we’re committed to ranking some of the best to worst parts of the rowdy festivities.  Doesn’t matter if you’re a fan OR a hater of Chinese New Year, You Might Wanna Sit Down For This.  Don’t ask too much, sit down first. 00:00 Introduction  00:20 CNY wishes 03:13 How we spend CNY  06:50 Ranking CNY festivities 07:31 Do we like Lou Sang?  10:50 House-visiting: Love or Hate? 17:26 Leftover reunion-dinner food 20:17 BUSSIN’ CNY dishes  22:20 Gambling during CNY: S-tier OR F-tier? 26:24 CNY decorations in malls  29:09 Celebrating CNY in KL 31:14 Screaming kids during CNY  33:17 CNY naps: Hit or Miss? 38:45 Resting from work  40:06 Final thoughts 41:18 Outro 

We do this every year, but this year, we’re being extra judgemental about it.  If you’re as jaded as we are about vision boards and new year resolutions, then You Might Wanna Sit Down For This. Bringing in Sophira and Vivian to the fold, we talk about some of our very unserious-serious goals in 2024.  Don’t ask too much, sit down first. 

We’re back, b*tches. If you’re curious about what happened to Table Talk, then You Might Wanna Sit Down For This Podcast. We’re taking this “new year, new me” agenda seriously, and sitting down to talk about our “must-buys” in 2024 with Caleb and Graeme. Don’t ask too much, sit down first.

As state elections draw near, we welcome YB Syed Saddiq back to the table. Tune in to catch up with YB Syed Saddiq and check in on how much things have changed since the last time he sat with us. Today’s takeaway involves debate about the upcoming elections, Twitter wars on politics and discussions about privilege and ongoing progress in Malaysia. You say, I say, it’s time for the Takeaway. Follow YB Syed Saddiq here: https://www.instagram.com/syedsaddiq/

We’re back for a very, very, VERY IMPORTANT PSA. If you didn’t already know it, both hosts, Mingyue and Minghan grew up with asthma - which is frankly why we said YES to understanding more about asthma management with Dr Helmy, a consultant lung specialist. According to Asthma Malaysia, approximately 2 million people in Malaysia suffer from asthma where 90% of them are uncontrolled cases. It doesn’t matter if you’re diagnosed with asthma or not, it’s more than important to be aware about the correct asthma management methods! If you suffer from asthma, try out the Reliever Reliance Test here: https://mysihatpal.com.my/breathe-better/