Five Favorites: August Edition
Once again, we are back with our Five Favourites for this month! August has been treating us well and there were so many exciting things happened in this month. As August is coming to an end, we have personally picked our personal favorites to share with you.
Listening
The loss of our great music legend Aretha Franklin, who was also known as the Queen of Soul has really given an impact to us. We were saddened by the news and could not stop playing her greatest hits in the studio. In remembering her, we have come up with a playlist of our favorite songs from the legend herself.
"Be your own artist and always be confident in what you're doing. If you're not going to be confident then you might as well not be doing it" - Aretha Franklin
Featuring
One morning, we have received an email saying that we are going to be featured in Cleo Magazine for their August issue and we were so excited over the news. Who thought that Oh Sebenar will be covered the whole page! Anyway, do not forget to get your hands on this month's issue to get to know about us and other hot shots that were selected by Cleo team.
Reading
Oh everyone has been talking about how crazily these rich Asians are! This story tells about the author's intention to introduce contemporary Asia to the American audience based on his own childhood in Singapore. We could not agree more with Kwan's writing on this one, we are so in love with Rachel and Nick romance and everything about this story. The movie is just out but we recommend you to read the novel as well and thank us later!
Following
@thehibiscus is known as a creative platform dedicated to celebrating women of Asian descent, This women empowerment page run by a freelance photographer/fashion editor from London, @sophiaadnyana. We truly admire the aesthetic and content of this platform which features different cultures and the beauty of womanliness.
Using
Ever since the video of a straw stuck in a turtle's nose went viral a few months ago, the urge to stop using plastic straws has been quite loud among Malaysians. Mareena Yahya, co-founder of the Tak Nak Straw says that this habit of using plastic straws is harming the environment. Here in Oh Sebenar, we totally support the #TakNakStraw movement. As to prove our support for the campaign, we have replaced our plastic straws to metal straws and we definitely love it! You can also get yours from @thehivebulkfoods !