Recently, rice-lovers all over the world were united in their “outrage” over chefs who commit unforgivable “crimes” in hilarious videos done by Uncle Roger. This online persona is created by Malaysian-born comedian Nigel Ng, who came across a cooking video by the British Broadcasting Corporation on how to cook egg fried rice, done by British chef Hersha Patel. Dressed in his signature orange polo shirt, an outraged Uncle Roger detailed the various cooking crimes and sins Patel committed in the video, in what could be one of the most viral "reaction" videos this year.

Conscious consumption—the practice of questioning what we buy, how much we buy, and where we buy comes from—is deeply connected to politics.

‘Study hard, and go far in life. An education will open doors for you’. These words of wisdom were instilled in me as a young girl in Malaysia - and I thrived in school because I simply loved learning. We were not wealthy, but my parents sacrificed a lot to give my sisters and I the best education they could afford; and for us it included ONE chance for each of us to study overseas.