SOCIAL media celebrity Zarina Anjoulie a.k.a. Anju is a living example that Malaysians can be tri- or even quadrilingual for the matter except that the venue for her to showcase her language prowess can be a bit awkward.
Apparently, the 39-year-old brand ambassador and actress was in the midst of a podcast interview by Netizen Corner at a mamak restaurant when her session was disrupted by loud conversational voice of a patron which allegedly interrupted the recording.
The situation escalated into a heated argument with Zarina confronting the Chinese woman at her table while trading insults after the latter failed to heed the call to tone down her voice.
The outburst which thankfully did not entail a hair-pulling match was ironically captured rather professionally on camera and has since gone viral.
As Threader N.F (@nyzamferiy) who shared the clip of the truly 1Malaysia affair was impressed with Anju’s “unexpected fluency in Mandarin”, netizens begged to differ with the most popular reaction disputing the choice of the podcast venue.
“This podcast is rather foolish for it chooses a mamak eatery to conduct an interview,” mocked one Nik Fikrie (@nik.fikrie) with 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗺🧚🏼♀️ | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲🇵🇸 (@misshanemabdullah_) teasing the podcast for being a “low-budget production”.
“That’s a public spot …. Stay inside the house or library if you want a quiet place,” suggested @ potatochipsperisaudang.
One @mang0.sheikh said he sided with the Chinese lady “because who in their right mind records a podcast at public places?”
“Then simply scold when people are noisy. Hellooo it’s kedai mamak. What do you expect? Gosh people are getting too comfortable these days.”
One @ shinjite85 also defended the Chinese patron while ridiculing Anju’s entitled behaviour to the extent that she has made a fool of herself.
“Anju oh Anju wanna [sic] act almighty and instigate a fight with an aunty with her family that just wanna [sic] have their meal,” penned the commenter.
“Podcast or not, this is not how you handle the situation acting like a gangster. When confronted, you said that place is your house. Who do you think you are?
Now that the video is out, just prepare an apology. We’re all witnesses.
Millennial Sino Sabahan @iam_jessychok reminded Anju that its altogether foolish of her “to expect quietness😭” in a restaurant but was nevertheless star-struck with her command of Mandarin when expressing anger.
“Regardless if the Chinese lady’s voice can be heard from a mile away, why recorded a podcast in a public area and demand people to be quiet? It’s not right. Hahahaha. But it’s entertaining to see her angry and scold people in BC (abbreviation for Bahasa Cina).”
Some commenters even ticked off the podcast team for being selfish lest they should have booked the entire restaurant to ensure absolute tranquillity.
An academician who is an apparent good judge of character passed the verdict that “the customer is right, Anju is wrong”.
“A mamak (restaurant) is a busy public eating place, not a studio. People pay to eat, talk and laugh there,” opined former welding engineering associate professor @prof.admahmud.
Anju chose to record her podcast in the middle of it, so she must adapt to the noise, not demand silence from others.
The woman did not consent to be filmed or shouted at. Shouting “diam” and pointing is entitlement, not “tegur”. Anju’s fluent Mandarin was impressive but it does not make her right. – Nov 11, 2026
