The Takeaway Table

You Might Wanna Sit Down For This

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You Might Wanna Sit Down For This is (maybe) Malaysia's most unhinged, entertaining, sometimes educational, most times funny podcast hosted by Ming Han and Ming Yue! Join us as we share our stories, thoughts and unqualified advice on pretty much everything under the sun. It's gonna be a crazy ride so you might wanna sit down for this.

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Jun 29, 2026

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Episodes

#122 Haunted Stories from Malaysia: Dissecting these stories & facing our fears 16.08.2021

Are you afraid of the unseen... or perhaps do stories of people facing creepy occurrences scare you? Being in Malaysia, we tend to hear a lot of stories of places being haunted, or people being in unexplainable situations. Today on the podcast, we drag an unwilling Ming Han to dissect some of these haunted stories, to maybe seek out the truth behind some of these unexplainable situations. Be sure...

#121 500 DAYS OF THE CORONIES: What we’ve been up to, our accomplishments & failures 09.08.2021

As of today.. did you know it has been 509 days since the first day of the Movement Control Order in March? To think that we have been living with the coronies (coronavirus) for almost two years now.. it honestly feels like a trilogy of a movie series at this point. In today's podcast we talk about what we've been up to, our accomplishments as well as our failures throughout this time. Be sure to...

#120 Being Cheapskate or Frugal: Is there a difference & into the life of LAYYI (ft. LAYYI) 02.08.2021

Well, the 8.8 sale is coming up real soon.. will you be getting anything? It's safe to say we love looking out for the best and discounts out there. However, there are some people who live frugal lives, omitting to not purchase things that aren't necessary. On the podcast today we get an interesting mix of both frugal and not frugal people, with one of them being singer-songwriter LAYYI all the wa...

#119 Finding Joy In The Darkest Times: Content Creating During a Pandemic? (ft. Ernest Ng) 26.07.2021

We could definitely say we are in some of the darkest times and there's not much joy that is going around. For a lack of a better term, as content creators or entertainers, we try to help others find joy.. but what about ourselves? In today's episode, we are joined by the one and only bro Ernest and we chat all about finding joy! Check out Ernest on Instagram @dontlikethatbro / @ernestngbro and jo...

#118 Morning Bird vs Night Owl: Is getting the worm better than the mouse? 19.07.2021

There's the great old debate where early birds would say they are superior to night owls, and vice versa. The arguments are strong on both sides but in today's episode - we dissect this and find out whether one camp is better than the other? We also loop back to last week's discussion and talk about what you all would bring with you if there was a fire. Be sure to join our Discord server at discor...

#117 What would you save in a fire? Comparing our current priorities to the last. 12.07.2021

Quick! You need to leave your house now, there's a fire! What items would you save in that short amount of time? Would it be your phone? Your wallet? Or documents perhaps? But what happens when you replace your house in this example with your life - what would you prioritise? In today's episode, we talk all about our current priorities in life. Be sure to join our Discord server at discord.gg/thet...

#116 The Fear of Asking For Help: Discomfort, Perceptions & Struggles 05.07.2021

Life has a way of bringing us on a rollercoaster of ups and downs, but sometimes we might be stuck at the bottom of the rollercoaster and need the push we need to bring us back to the top. However, sometimes asking for that help to get back up isn't all that easy, and today we talk on the podcast about the fear of asking for help and discover why we feel awkward or uncomfortable when we are in a v...

#115 Love Languages In Friendships: Does it exist and is it important? (ft. Graeme) 28.06.2021

Love languages.. we've all heard about it, and we're very familiar with it in relationships. But we wonder, what if love languages.. can be applied to friendships as well, and not necessarily on relationships? Today we have Graeme on the podcast, someone we felt like have a lot of friends surrounding him and we talk about how whether love languages are relevant in friendships and if so, whether it...

#114 Dealing with difficult people: our experiences and how to get around it! (ft. Tata) 21.06.2021

Have you met with someone that you thought was "difficult?" Well.. in life there's always that one or two people you find difficult to work with or communicate with. Perhaps it's that they push your buttons or are unaware of the negativity they bring upon others. How do you deal with these people, or how do you get around it? We bring in Tata on the podcast today and we chat all about our experien...

#113 Goodbye social life, hello lockdown. What's up with our social life? (ft. Sezairi) 14.06.2021

Do you remember the last time you stepped out of the house, meeting your friends or family? Well, after being in lockdown for so long.. social life at times feels like a thing of the past. Today on the podcast, we bring in someone from across the causeway.. the one and only Sezairi and we catch up on how our social lives are doing and chat on how we could keep it up during this time when we can't...

#112 Negativity in a Positive World - Is it okay not to be okay? 07.06.2021

We've seen a lot... and I mean a lot of negativity in our world today. On the flip side, there is also a lot of positivity around our world today. But sometimes - what if you just want to not be okay.. or be negative? We answer this tough question we received by one of our listeners on the podcast today and we have a look at whether we are either Negative Nancy’s or Positive Patsies. Be sure to jo...

#111 Death In The Pandemic: Our thoughts & dealing with grieving loved ones (ft. Lucas Lau) 31.05.2021

With our country hitting 9,000 cases recently, Covid-19 is much closer to home, and countless stories of people who passed away due to the complications can be seen all through social media or through your friends. In this abnormal scenario, we have on the podcast Lucas from The Fashion Weak Podcast to discuss our thoughts on death during the pandemic and how do we grieve the loss of loved ones wh...

#110 Malaysian Examination System: the ever-evolving & ever-changing structure (ft. Chan Soon Seng) 24.05.2021

SPM, PMR, PT3, UPSR - you've probably heard of all these acronyms at some point in your life if you were a Malaysian student - because they are all part of the Malaysian Examination System. Over the years, this system definitely has seen changes from certain examinations being restructured or removed. Today on the podcast, we invite a very qualified guest to talk all about the system - Teach For M...

#109 To be ambitious or not to be? That is the question. (ft. Sophira & Vivian) 17.05.2021

Being in Malaysia, you hear of people being overachievers, being able to buy their first house within a year or two of working, or people achieving big goals in life. In a culture where being ambitious is a very desired trait - what if.. you just want to take a step back and decide that you are happy with where you are, and there is no need to be ambitious? In today's podcast - we are joined with...

#108 Trust in Friendships: What Is The Limit, Trust In The Workplace & Horror Stories (ft. Dennis Yin) 10.05.2021

How important is trust in a friendship to you? With the recent news, saga, drama in Malaysia, (if you know - you know), we decided to bring in special guest Dennis Yin on today's episode and we talk about why Dennis is the best person to talk about this topic, how we all lost trust with the people around us and why we became selective with the people around us! This is going to be one episode for...

#107 Relationship Nightmares? - Spilling The Tea and Dealing With Dilemmas (ft. Nicole Chen) 03.05.2021

Have we had our fair share of relationship nightmares? On the podcast this week we have The Nictionary, Nicole Chen with us to talk about relationship nightmares! Learn how Nicole was trapped in her current relationship, Ming Han & Ming Yue's relationship experiences and how we would react to some relationship dilemmas! Be sure to follow Nicole on Instagram @thenictionary and join the communit...

#106 Tuition Tales: The Realities of a Malaysian Student and Childhood Traumas (ft. Nicole) 26.04.2021

Growing up in Malaysia, were you subjected to tuition classes, either because of your parents or your teachers? In today's episode - we have Nicole on board to share some of her tuition experiences as she was studying. Find out how she dealt with over four to five tuition classes A DAY at one point, when Ming Yue fought with his tuition teacher, and will Ming Han send Hailey to tuition? Be sure to...

#105 Being a banana in Malaysia - why are we bad at Chinese and are we a disgrace? (ft. Desmond) 19.04.2021

Yellow on the inside, white on the outside. Well - if you know what that means, that's what we'll be talking about on today's episode! Learn about how Ming Han had to use Google Translate to speak with his grandfather, how Chinese educated kids felt about bananas, and we played a little fun game at the end, if you stick around for it! Today we have Desmond, our resident Penang boi to share with us...

#104 Fear of Missing Out: Why do we buy into hype, long queues and trends? (ft. Caleb & Graeme) 12.04.2021

As you scroll through your Instagram stories and see people lining up at Don Don Donki or Taco Bell, you can’t help but wonder why you aren’t trying the next trend on the street.. Well.. that is exactly what people feel when they experience the fear of missing out. Today on the podcast, we have Caleb and Graeme and we chat all about the fear of missing out and why we buy into trends. Be sure to al...

#103 Stereotypes in Malaysia: Bad Drivers, Ipoh Girls and "Office Politics" (ft. Matthew & Nathaniel) 05.04.2021

We always hear whispers of how Penang people are terrible drivers, or that Ipoh girls are prettier than other states, and being in Malaysia, a multicultural country - stereotypes are more apparent. In this episode, we have Matthew, one-half of the Penang boys and Nathaniel, a newcomer to the podcast to talk about the many stereotypes that exist in Malaysia, from state-related stereotypes to office...

#102 All About Insecurities: Do we ever really overcome it? (ft. Sophira) 29.03.2021

Something that we don't talk about often is our insecurities. Most of us deal with it every day, but it’s not something that we openly talk about or share with others as we fear the stigma that comes with it. In today's episode, we deep dive into the realm of insecurities with Sophira and share some of our insecurities, how some of us on the table have been overcoming it, or how we deal with it. J...

#101 Malaysian Childhood: Now & Then (ft. Jared Lee) 22.03.2021

Did you grow up reading comics at the bookstore, or perhaps had to wait for your favourite cartoons to air at a certain time on television? Well, on this episode of Table Talk, we are joined by Jared Lee from GRIM FILM and we talk about growing up as Malaysians, the differences of growing up back in the day vs today, buying nostalgic things and some of our memorable moments in our childhood! We al...

#100 WE FREAKING HIT OUR 100TH EPISODE! 😱🥳🎉 15.03.2021

Woo hoo, we hit our 100th episode today! What a milestone! As we celebrated our 100th episode, we reminisced the old times and walked down memory lane, we got the Mings to play a trivia game to see how well they actually know their own podcast show and surprise, surprise! Some of our listeners from our Discord community server had the opportunity to call in to ask us a question too! We just want t...

#99 The Good & Bad of Gaming, Gaming Promotes Violence? & Is Gaming A Learning Tool Or An Addiction? 08.03.2021

We always hear our parents telling us "don't play too many games, it's bad for you!" ...but is it really? On this episode of Table Talk, the Mings sat down with gamer girl - Hanie, to talk and discuss the effects of gaming - the good & bad, does gaming actually promote real-life violence and finding the "balance". Share this episode with a friend or someone you know who'd benefit from this epi...

#98 Everything About Personality Tests, How Reliable Are They & Should You Believe In Horoscopes? 01.03.2021

Ever heard about the Meyers Briggs personality test? Do you believe in horoscopes? Are personality tests something that you hold on dearly to in life? On today's episode of Table Talk, we got Ming Han's coursemates to talk about all thing everything about personality tests -- what are they, what you should know about them and are they actually vital in life. A big shoutout to Alyssa from our Disco...

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