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Cakap Rojak is hosted by Teah Abdullah and Nur Wira. The hosts (and sometimes with a guest) discuss one topic each episode, from practical questions like how to make friends as an adult, to the more profound –should we chase happiness? New episodes release every first Wednesday. Visit us at songket…

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  • Apr 9, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 26m AVG DURATION
  • 25 EPISODES


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Cakap Rojak ep. 25: We're Going Into Hibernation

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 5:00


A "goodbye for now" short message from Teah and Nur about the Cakap Rojak podcast, explaining the factors that have led to the decision. Thank you for tuning in to Cakap Rojak.

Cakap Rojak ep.24: Calling Out Sexism

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 26:50


Calling out inappropriate and sexist comments in the workplace, or anywhere, really, can be tough. Teah and Nur talk about their experiences and why women can be afraid to speak up about the harassment they face.

Cakap Rojak ep. 23: So Alone, So Brave

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 28:55


Nur and Teah discuss eating alone in public as something women can be apprehensive about, as well as getting things done by yourself, like having to go to car workshops.

Cakap Rojak ep. 22: Selamat Tahun Baru 2019!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019 24:35


Iman, Nur, and Teah welcome 2019, recap the past year with Songket Alliance, and talk about the future of the podcast(s).

Cakap Rojak ep. 21: Nur Just Got Rejected

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 25:51


Having recently been rejected by a job she really wanted, Nur takes to talking about the rejection on the podcast as a coping mechanism. As we all do.

Cakap Rojak ep. 20: Two Employed Youths

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2018 40:14


Teah and Nur discuss how they got employed, and the current employment market in Brunei.

Cakap Rojak ep. 19: Hello, KDN? Are You Listening?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2018 36:24


Nur, Teah and Iman discuss privacy in the age of oversharing. Hi, KDN. Get your hottest to listen in on us.

Cakap Rojak ep. 18: Your Worth is Not Your Beauty

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 30:43


"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." -Confucius "Antah kau, Confucius." -Teah

Cakap Rojak ep. 17: Sorry, Not Sorry

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 28:00


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Cakap Rojak ep. 16: Mental Health (Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 34:07


Part 2 of 2 on mental health: Teah and Nur share their own struggles with mental illness.

Cakap Rojak ep. 15: Mental Health (Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 29:13


Part 1 of 2 on mental health. Nur and Teah discuss the possible appropriation around the mental health discussion in its current trendy state in Brunei.

Cakap Rojak ep.14: The Friendzone

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 20:30


Teah, Iman, and Nur talk about the friendzone. What is it? Who uses it? Why is it so annoying?

Cakap Rojak ep.13: Women in Male-Dominated Industries

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 29:06


Nur, Iman, and Teah discuss their experiences as women in male-dominated industries. Do men consider women's expertise the gravity as they would a man's? (No.) What's with that? (Misogyny.)

Cakap Rojak ep. 12: Wedding Makeup

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2018 24:14


Nur, Teah, and Iman talk about their views on the wedding makeup trends in Brunei. What's up with aiming to be the literal fairest in all the dewan?

Cakap Rojak ep. 11: Ambitions

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018 26:36


Iman, Nur, and Teah talk about their ambitions-- whether it's easy or not to achieve them, and if Teah's aspiration to be a prefect can still be a reality.

Cakap Rojak ep. 10: Cari Makan, Cari Diri: Food as A Social Tool

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 31:42


Nur and Teah are joined by the most enthusiastic food lover, Ilham Yassin. What is the food culture in Brunei, and how does it help strengthen bonds? We promise, none of us said "nom nom nom" in this episode.

Cakap Rojak ep. 9: Code-switching

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 26:19


Teah and Iman are joined by poet, Hariz Fadhilah, to discuss about switching of languages, Hariz's bilingual writing, Teah's racism, and Iman's inability to read Malay properly.

Cakap Rojak ep. 8: The Tudung

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2018 28:22


Teah, Nur and Rau come together to talk about covering your head using tudung. Is it a choice for most women? And why are women's clothes so heavily policed anyway?

Cakap Rojak ep. 7: Learning Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2018 27:23


Teah, Iman and first guest host (!) Raudhah discuss taking up new languages--why Raudhah likes it so much, the semantics of it from Iman, and Teah's language failures.

Cakap Rojak ep. 6: Kasar Jua Eh: Miscommunication In Dialects

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018 18:58


Teah, Iman, and Nur discuss how the way they talk is influenced by the people and community that raised them. Teah and Nur come from a family with Kg Ayer roots and are maybe too rambunctious/gawah for some (i.e. Iman).

Cakap Rojak ep. 5: Femininity Fenomena

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018 23:52


What does being feminine mean in Brunei? Iman, Nur, and Teah discuss ways femininity is expected to look like, the gender binary, and baju kurong in the workplace-- why it's only women who are expected to uphold the cultural tradition.

Cakap Rojak ep. 4: Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy for These Joyahs

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2018 21:04


Can you be in a constant state of happiness? Nur, Teah, and Iman try to find out, and question if happiness is even a goal worth pursuing.

Cakap Rojak ep.3: I'm Single, mate, WTF

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018 21:51


Iman, Nur, and Teah are great, but have been single for a while. They discuss why they're single, the ideal first date (Iman: Bandar), and the state of the dating pool.

Cakap Rojak ep. 2: Friendship in Adulthood

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2018 20:52


How does one socialise when they’ve left school? What benefits does that bring? Nur spent several years outside Brunei, hence has struggled in making new friends. Teah, meanwhile, graduated from a university that isn’t the UK, where Bruneians were a depleted resource. Iman’s fine, she’s still in university. Do these ladies even have friends??

Cakap Rojak ep. 1: Selamat Tahun Baru!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2018 21:36


The New Year is seen as a clean slate--but not for these three ladies! Teah, Nur and Iman discuss traditions, what they like to do during the new year, observations, and of course, resolutions--are they worth making and keeping. Welcome to Cakap Rojak, Songket Alliance’s newest bi-monthly podcast. Visit us at http://songketalliance.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/songketalliance Facebook: http://facebook.com/songketalliance

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