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sidneygjwong.bsky.social
黃吉贊 ~ Queer Cantonese advocate from Aotearoa & PhD researcher @ Canterbury, NZ. he/any Computational Sociolinguist. Place ~ Identity ~ Language. Fulbright 24/25 @ Champaign-Urbana, IL. Views my own. https://linktr.ee/sidneygjwong
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You should be in copywriting!
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You'd only get this if you've been to New Zealand.
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I could only find liquorice red vines while we were at the Dollar Tree, but I might try them next time!
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If only there was a way to hide it on my banking app 😭
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Of course, we're going to play a game of "What's that New Zealandism?" which I remember was wildly popular at my last presentation with the folks at VTLx.
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Go to the Riverside Market in Christchurch for good food!
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I love it for them for doing they're actual job (!?)
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Thank you! And you too! Wild weather around us!
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More wild weather expected tomorrow. Perhaps a tornado warning or two.
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There was a place back home in Chch at Riverside that did hāngī pies and brekkie pies (hash brown, egg, baked beans, bacon) 😭
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This is incredible 💖
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I've still got my set of Snoopy Around the World 😔
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The enshittification of Happy Meal toys 😭
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We're in the basement with a good book each, we're not going to take our chances. And on that note, thunder just struck somewhere near our apartment.
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Of course! And thank you for the suggestions! I'll take a look at them - ideally I'd be able to host my writing on my GitHub.
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Good to know! Is there an alternative you'd recommend?
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Ooooh I know their work! I might cry if I did another PhD, but if they're happy to use that funding for a PostDoc I wouldn't complain 😂
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The only thing I want cancelled are these appalling school lunches (and NACT's disdain for everyday folk)
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Thank you 🙏