Mamak Sessions
Mamak Sessions is a casual podcast where a group of friends get together at a mamak, a traditional Indian Muslim eatery, to chat about whatever is on their minds. The conversation covers everyday topics, from personal anecdotes to light-hearted observations on life. With a relaxed and unfiltered vibe, the hosts invite listeners to feel like they’re part of the table. It’s a simple, fun show about friendship and community.
Episodes
Those born in the year of the Rat should be worried
We caught up with Leng Lui Cooks to talk about the origin of her nickname, and her relationship with her Grandmother, and her Grandmothers' recipes. And we discussed how crap of a year it's gonna be for the RAT
What It Took To Photograph The World
In this episode we speak to Photographer/Photojournalist Annice Lyn to understand the journey of how she picked up her first camera to photographing some of the most iconic moments in the world.
Why Subang People Don't EVER LEAVE Subang
In this episode, we talk about growing up in Subang Jaya. Ever heard of the phrase "People from Subang won't ever leave Subang"? In this episode we deep dive and try to understand the species that lives in this city.
Can A Fresh Grad Be A Millionaire from Investing?
We are back! and this time we speaking to Ziet Invests, who you might know from youtube to talk about the basics of investing and his point of view when it comes to learning about investments.
Episode 149 - An Engineer Decided To Give Up His Career, in Love for Food
Jun, also know as Jun and Tonic on social media, studied engineering in the United Kingdom, only to further his studies in the field of Culinary Arts because of his love for food. This food sensation talks to us about his journey through discovering his true passion for food creation.
Episode 148 - How To Properly Negotiate Your Salary
Aunty HR, also know as Professional Bimbo on instagram is taking the working industry by storm with all her hilarious ways of communicating her experience of Corporate life for the past 20 years. We talk to her to find out some words of wisdom
Episode 146 - The Day iShowSpeed DM-ed us
We've been on a hiatus, we talk about why we've been away and also about that time Jin got a DM from one of the biggest streamers in the world, iShowspeed
Episode 144 - Are SPM Results Important?
In this episode, we talk about the old coming back in fashion, and how Brandon is probably the most nerdiest person you'll ever meet.
Episode 143 - Travelling with Friends To Japan
In tis episode, we speak to Cabi, known for her videos and lifestyle content on Tiktok. We reminisce our recent company trip to Japan and talk about the different types of travellers we encountered during this trip.
Episode 142 - Are You A Low or High Maintenance Friend?
We all have friends, and some of the best friends are made from our younger days. But just how hard is it to maintain that friendship? We talk about low vs high maintenance friends, and also some other stuff revolving around horoscopes
Episode 141 - Making Money, With Pimples Feat. Dododots
You've heard about the viral sensation Dododots. They sell uniquely designed pimple patches and it was just a simple idea suggested by one of its founders. We hear them tell their story about how they were laughed at, to how they're shipping hundreds and thousands of products worldwide
Episode 140 - Politicians Are Selfish People Ft Ong Kian Ming
We speak to former Parliament house member, Ong Kian Ming about gaming, policies, and of course, Politics.
Episode 139 - Be The Shoe That Can Make You Fly Ft Quekshio
We know him as a renowned Film Director, Quek Shio, known for his award winning commercials and movies that has been watched by the world. Not mention he was the first Malaysian film director to be given a Netflix Special to direct.
5 Years later, we speak to him about his explosive rise to the social media space, creating vertical content that enabled him to connect will MILLIONS around the world
Episode 138 - The Boy Who Made Fun Of His Cina Company, Is Awkward
We spoke to CJ, better known online as isawkwardguy telling us how he started making videos about his workplace, to being one of the fastest rising online personalities we laugh with.
Episode 137 - Using A.I To Remove Our Ex Partners From Our Memories
Recently a mobile phone released a brand new phone which uses A.I for a few things. We go through them and kinda test our the features to see if it really lives up to the hype
Episode 136 - Trust Issues With Money
In this episode we talk about friends who gaslight you to make you think you should help them, but they end up causing you a whole load of trouble instead.
Episode 135 - Corruption in Singapore VS Malaysia...And Stalkers
We got Brandon on the show to talk about corruption cases in Singapore VS Malaysia and some other stuff.
Episode 134 - Being A Parent Dealing With Emotional Trauma
First Pod of 2024! And we kick things off with a conversation about parenting and how it has changed from generation to generation.
Episode 131 - Catching Up With The Property Guru in 2023
Great to have Sean aka iherng back on the show talking about how thing have grown for him versus the last time he was back on the show.
Episode 130 -Learning The Art Of Communication Featuring Vinh Giang
Vinh Giang, Otherwise known as @askvinh on the social media world, has taken the world by storm by teaching people how to overcome their fears of public speaking, and teaching people how to communicate better with their peers. In this episode we learn about the man behind the magic, on how he started and built his empire that he has today.
Episode 129 - Thai Food VS Malaysian Food Featuring The Tilly Birds
The band Tilly Birds came into the studio to have a chat about their tour, and how their music reached millions at a time where everyone was at their most vulnerable, aka the pandemic.
Episode 128 - Weirdest Sleeping Habits REVEALED
This is our first ever live show! With IKEA! Thank you so much for making this happen! We got some friends for a sleepover at IKEA and decided to talk about the weirdest sleeping habits. Caution, not for the OCD type :P
Episode 127 - The Klang Kings, featuring Three Productions aka 3P
We speak to the heroes of Klang, Cavan, Kevin and Danny of 3P, to understand just how much goes into the production of their music videos and how life has been after blowing up on youtube.
Episode 126 - Is Penang One Really Better? Featuring Wabikong
We spoke the ambassadors of Penang, Sai and Bernice of Wabikong, to find out their journey from being content creators, to business owners.
Episode 125 - Impressing a girl, allowed William to discover a new found passion
We spoke to William Seng, huge on social media for his cooking videos and amazing video edits. We dove deep to what got him started in video editing, his answers might surprise you.
Episode 124 - Talking Watches, Luxury Yatchs and Ironman with Alif Satar
We got celebrity Alif Satar joning us on the show today telling us about his journey in the entertainment showbiz, completing his Ironman journey and partying on a multi million dollar yatch.
Episode 123 - The RoadTo Success Has Never Ending Failures ft Jared Lee
Jared Lee, known Youtuber/Filmaker recently made headlines for his film Horologist which won best animation at the Comic Con Festival in San Diego.
What was the road to that win like? We talk about his journey and his struggles
Episode 122 - The After Effects Of Typical Asian Parenting
Our Asian Parents have their ways of ensuring we remain on top and competitive. We talk about the rise of Deadpudds and how she grew up with a competitive nature.
Episode 121 - From Banker to Ice Cream Maker - The Inside Scoop with Edmund Tan
Inside scoop, is a local brand out of Malaysia that has grown to become one of Malaysia's own household ice cream brands.
They recently got acquired by Farm Fresh, and we speak to the Co Founder of Inside Scoop, Edmund, about how he gave up his banking career to pursue something completely different.
Episode 119 - Risking All, For Change ft Syed Saddiq
Really nice to have YB Syed Saddiq back on the show again to talk about life after the GE, and the progress moving up to towards the State Elections. We played some games too :)
Episode 118 - The Boy Who Smiles Strong ft Airliftz
To hear Aliff’s story, reminds me that everyone has their own sets of challenges but yet he chose to rise above all, and create a journey that he loves and is passionate about. Truly an inspiring journey, tune in to dive deeper into Airliftz back story and be inspired to tackle challenges with the right mindset. Because we are stronger when we smile. #SmileStrongMY #ColgatexAirliftz #ColgateMY
Episode 117 - The Tea Spilling Episode ft Ceddyornot
In this episode we speak to Ceddy on how he started off a a gamer, evolving to be one of Malaysia's notable food reviewers. Some tea was spilled too.
Episode 117 - From Ah Beng To Artist, Featuring Jobroseph
From dressing in mankinis once, to writing a full song in chinese despite being a chinese illeterate, we talk to Joseph Lee, and understand just what is in that thick skull of his, that makes millions around the world laugh.
Episode 116 - Navigating Life, Relationships & Directions
Been a while since we have the original crew together for a podcast. We catch up and talk about recent events, life lessons, love quotes, and....keyboards.
Episode 115 - The Educator Who Went Viral, But Honestly with Qiwiie
Shi Qi, otherwise known as Qiwiie, has taken the internet by storm with her cute videos featuring her life as a teacher with her school children. We speak to her about her life and what her dream goal was growing up.
Episode 114 - Relationship Red Flags We All Should Look Out For
We talk about red flags in a relationship, what to do, and how to avoid such situations.
Episode 113 - Behind The Politics: The Human Side Of Nurul Izzah
We got Nurul Izzah to come on the show talk about her journey through politics, and what is she is really like behind all the politics.
Episode 112 - Why Does Jason Leong Hate Cyclists?
We bring back our favorite stand up comedian again, Dr. Jason Leong, who self invited himself onto our show to plus his new Netflix special. Always fun to talk cock sing song with Jason
Episode 111 - From Blogger To Entrepreneur ft Jane Lau
Jane Lau, better known as Jane Chuck online, is an online personality who has been around since the blogging era. How does she remain relevant and grow her brand as the social media landscape changes at a rapid pace.
Episode 110 - Malaysia is in a RECESSION?! ft Mr Money TV
Are we headed towards a recession? and how do we survive one? We speak to Peter aka Mr Money TV to find out!
Episode 109 - Are We Headed To A Hung Parliament? Ft. Tony Pua
We got Tony Pua on the show this time round, to talk about his views on GE15 and hear his journey, trying to make a change in our country
Episode 108 - How Corruption Kills A Country, Featuring Fahmi Fadzil
We speak to Fahmi Fadzil to talk about his views on GE15 and how he got into the world of politics, from being an activist to being an MP of Lembah Pantai after the historic win in 2018
Episode 107 - From Blackmail To Penthouse
Miss Puiyi tells us her journey from being blackmailed to being featured on the cover of Penthouse.
Episode 106 - Are Girls Really That Complicated Or Are We Overthinking?
A really hilarious episode talking about dating, first moves, rejections and also catching up with what Josephine has been up to, particularly with her clothing business
Episode 104 - A Conversation About What Our Country Needs, With Syed Saddiq
We talk to politician, Syed Saddiq about his views on the current situation in Malaysia and what his dreams are for our beloved country.
Episode 102 -The Difference In Cultures ft The Kumaar Family
We caught up with the Kumaar Family and asked them about their YouTube journey plus the differences with culture, especially Malaysia VS America
Episode 101 - Talking about our encounters with ghosts
In this episode, we talk about the ghost month and how some of us have experienced going through a supposed encounter with ghosts and wandering spirits.
Episode 100 - Know your self worth and don’t sell yourself short
We celebrate our 100th episode together with the team that started off Mamak Sessions!
In this episode we talk about Shu Faye's latest obsession and also how an Event Organizer refused to pay its vendors and models for up to 5 years
Episode 99 - From A Side Hustle To Pay Off Her Debts, To A Multi Million Dollar Business
We spoke to Belle, who is the founder of Kayman Beauty, a huge successful skincare company today with its main focus of having really healthy skin. We go way back to how Belle decided to take a loan to start this business just to pay off her student debts, only to drop out to focus on this multi million dollar business.
This inspiring episode is proudly sponsored by Ninja Van!
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Episode 98 - When You’re Ready To Lose, That’s When You Win
We speak to the owner of The Cap City, Nigel, to talk about how he found his calling for fashion at a very young age, moving to opening multiple stores across Malaysia selling Caps, and overcoming failure, after a rapid success.
In his words, when you're ready to lose, that's when you win.
Episode 97 - How To Land Your Dream Job After Graduation
After exams and assignments, looking for a job after graduation might be a scary stage in life especially when you don't know what to look for when looking for your first job.
We speak to an industry specialist who shares with us the common mistakes and tips one could take note of when looking for their first job.
Thanks to Hiredly for being a part of this podcast! And if you're looking for a job
Episode 96 - Why We Stopped Releasing Mamak Sessions
It's been a while, but we are back, with a brand new line up!
Episode 95 - Approximately 50 Percent Of Our Population Are Overweight
Malaysia has the highest prevalence of obesity among adults in Southeast Asia. In the 2019 National Health and Morbidity Survey, 50.1 percent of our adult population were reported to be overweight
In this episode we talk about the risks of being obese and what type of treatments one would have to go through to counter this disease.
Episode 94 -Can A Robo Advisor Help You Make Investment Decisions?
Recently, a lot of investment apps have been making its rounds on apps stores. We spoke to Ken fro Stashaway, to understand if a Robo Advisor can actually help people make their investment portfolios grow.
We would like to remind our listeners that the discussion of this episode is for entertainment purposes only, and we are all not financial advisors, please ensure you do your own research when
Episode 93 - Beating Diabetes, Is There A Possibility?
In this third installment of conversations about diabetes, we talk about whether pregnant women are at risk in getting diabetes, what they should look out for in order to keep their health in check, and can we beat diabetes?
#OpsKurangManis
Episode 91 - When A Malaysian Dates a Korean, What‘s The Differences in Culture?
We have Kakak Korea on the show with her fiance! Talking to us about how they met and what are some of the differences with regards dating culture on How Malaysians do it, and how Koreans Do it.
Episode 90 - Influencer Marketing, The Do‘s And The Don‘ts, Who‘s Responsibility Is It?
With influencer Marketing on the rise, we sometimes question the credibility or the authenticity of what's being promoted by a social media influencer. We discuss The Do's And The Don'ts, Who's Responsibility Is It? Influencer, or Advertiser?
Episode 89 - A Malaysian Designed Shang Chi‘s Fight Scenes #MalaysiaBoleh
We speak to Yung Lee, who is an Action designer who was working on Shang chi and also the likes of Kingsman. We talk about his journey from becoming a self taught filmmaker to working with some of the best Hollywood has to offer
Episode 88-Can Regular Doctor‘s Check Ups Help Prevent Diabetes?
In support for World Diabetes day, we go in depth in our second episode about how can one keep one self in check to ensure they're not at risk of getting diabetes.
Episode 87 - 1 Out Of 5 Malaysians Have Diabetes
The statistics are true, a lot of Malaysians risk being diagnosed with Diabetes because of a few factors. In conjunction with world diabetes month, we speak to Dr. Alexander Tan to talk about all there is to know about diabetes.
Episode 86 - Is Vaping The Right Alternative To Quit Smoking?
Vaping has quickly becoming a multi million dollar business, but also it has been discussed about how it is an alternative to kick the habit of smoking.
We speak to the President of VCAM (Vaping Consumer Association Of Malaysia) to talk about the misconceptions of vaping in Malaysia
Episode 85 - Was Libresse Degrading Women?
Recently Libresse was allegedly criticised by a religious group for degrading women because of their latest marketing campaign. We talk about it in this episode, and also how sexual education should be made a norm to ensure that we are all well informed
Episode 84 - You Could Be Having Symptoms Of Heart Failure, And Not Realize it
Heart failures, what causes them? Is it better to take the preventive measure or only check your heart when you feel something is wrong? Today we speak to a specialist to find out just how we should pay more attention to our hearts as part of AstraZeneca's and National Heart Association of Malaysia's #JagaMYJantung campaign
Episode 83 - How She Was Bullied For Being Oversized - Joanna Joseph
We spoke to Joanna Joseph, who has made waves online about her weight loss transformation. We spoke about what she went through as a child in school and how she was bullied and manipulated for being different from the rest.
Episode 81 - So You Wanna Grow Your Money? Where To Start?
We've heard of the saying, work hard and you'll be rich one day. But some others also believe if you start investing, it will also help reach your financial goals faster as well.
We talk to Mr Money aka Peter Yong on how to start investing.
Episode 80 - It's Been More Than 500 Days
It's been more than 500 days of us being stuck with this pandemic. How has life been? How long more are we doing to be in this position?
Episode 79 - It's Ok To Not Be Ok
We catch up with Joseph Lee, a business owner, as well as an entertainer online to talk about how, as a tall handsome hunk, had some insecurities and doubts of his own as well which led him to see for help through therapy.
If you need to seek professional help please visit the following website https://www.befrienders.org.my/ or call BeFrienders at 03-76272929
Episode 78 - I GOT SCAMMED
I received a Whatsapp call one day, and clearly this guy was trying to scam me. I told him I was in a meeting and told him to call me back, while I went to setup my studio, to record this conversation with this BIGPAY scammer. Scammers should all go to hell. I have no tolerance for these idiots
Episode 77 - Telling his Stories Through His Music - Ft Lukas Graham
On this Episode of Mamak Sessions we speak to singer, songwriter and the frontman of the band Lukas Graham Lukas Forchhammer about how he discovered his love for writing his stories into songs that touches millions of people all over the world.
Episode 76 - Is it a good time to invest in property, Is It A Renter's Market? Or a Buyer's Market?
With the current Pandemic situation, a lot of people have discussed about how it's the best time to enter the property market right now as it is in it's all time low.
We got Sean, the property expert together with Gim from Mah Sing to come in to share their views on the given topic.
This Episode was brought to you by Mah Sing: https://bit.ly/3eietUi
Episode 75 - What Should You Really Do When You Have A Migraine?
Often people tend to overlook migraine as just a headache. We speak to a specialist and also a patient who has gone through migraine and how we should approach this illness the proper way.
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This podcast is brought to you by Novartis Malaysia
Episode 74 -What Is Bitcoin?Will It Make You Rich?
Everyone has been talking about how Bitcoin will reach $100,000 per coin by the end of 2021, encouraging a lot of people to hop in, some not know what the whole thing is about. We go deep into what Bitcoin actually is, together with Bobby, from Coin Gecko
Episode 73- Should Everyone Take The Covid-19 Vaccine?
We speak to a frontliner, Issac, to talk about how he was reposted to help with the Pandemic, and all we need to know about the Covid 19 Vaccine that's due to rollout soon this month.
Episode 72 - Should The Perfect Engagement Ring Be The Most Expensive One?
Men will mostly go through a stage where they would need to seek high and low for the perfect engagement ring before asking their loved ones to marry them, but should the perfect ring be the most expensive one?
Episode 71 -Why Do We Care About What Others Perceive Of You?
We got Shu Faye and Josephine back in the studio talking about peer pressure and how sometimes we tend to put up a front to be someone who we are not, just to impress others.
Episode 70 - From An All Star Student To Becoming Uncle Roger
Making fun of people who do not know how to cook rice properly has lead Nigel Ng to become one of the most iconic uncles in the world.
We speak to the man behind Uncle Roger, Nigel Ng to understand how this all happened for him.
Episode 69 -The Life Of Your Everyday Radio Entertainers
We speaking to the hitz fm Morning Crew Ean and Arnold and talk about our experiences and struggles when it comes to Radio and hosting the biggest english radio show in the country.
Episode 68 - Do Not Look At Failure As A Negative Thing ft. Hannah Yeoh
Yang Berhormat Hannah Yeoh is known very well as a politician that has helped a lot of people. Some may see her as a very successful person, but she tells her story about failure and how it has led her to be where she is today.
Episode 67 - Making Luxury Quality, Affordable
CK decided one day to leave his job, and then go in to a territory which even he himself wasn't so sure about. But with a few life lessons along the way, including his son's help in naming his company, he is now running a business that serves more than 100,000 customers.
Episode 66 - From Giving Up, To Getting A NETFLIX Special
It has been Dr Jason Leong's dream to have a Netflix special for his standup comedy show. He invested RM150,000 on himself, in hopes to get his show on Netflix. We talk about his journey and also some gags in between.
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