Malaysian comfort and cloud coffees in Crawley

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Good morning! Today we have a bit of housekeeping from last week, followed by some words of encouragement for the week ahead… First up, our Penguin Island poll last Thursday revealed the majority of you would be happiest to see conservation prioritised on the island (58%), with stricter tourism coming in second (19%) and tourism reinvestment third (13%).

Secondly, we just wanted to give our Freo faithful a fun fact that might help them get up and about this week after a few days of soul searching for some (and some over-the-top social media meltdowns for others). If you cast your mind back 12 whole months, Brisbane got pumped by Geelong by six goals in the first qualifying final, only to come back and smash the Cats in the Grand Final a few weeks later.

And look, there’s a fair bit of footy between now and then, but how sweet does getting revenge on the Hawks in the granny sound? In the immortal words of ’70s San Francisco rockers Journey: “DON’T STOP, BELIEVIN’!”

^{Troy Mutton, Editor-In-Chief, Perth is OK!}

Every time I see a half-boiled egg cross my algorithm, something takes over me. I’m activated like a sleeper agent: I must have it.

It might be the sight of appetisingly yellow yolks sprinkled with pepper… But it might also be the proximity of slices of toast sandwiching kaya jam and thick pats of butter (the Danish would probably called it tandsmør – butter spread thick enough to see tooth marks).

And where kaya toast and half-boiled eggs are, nasi lemak is sure to follow soon after: mounds of fluffy coconut rice, fiery sambal and roasty peanuts…

Frankly, it’s hard to argue with! So when images of Kopi Kopi’s half-boiled eggs, nasi lemak atop rattan trays and plates of roti and curry appeared in front of us, the Perth is OK! group chat was set alight.

Half a century after planting the first Pinot Noir vines in the Southern Forests, Pemberton Pinot defines the region, producing some of the best light to medium-bodied reds around.

Lisa Radomiljac of the Pemberley of Pemberton winery is a staunch advocate for her adopted home and pays tribute to the likes of John Brocksopp of Leeuwin Estate, Bill and Sandra Pannell from Moss Wood and Swan Valley icon John Kosovich for their role in establishing the wine region.

“They’re integral to the story of our region and their efforts are why we’re able to see success today,” she says. “Pinot has been integral to the success of the Pemberton wine region. It’s why there’s still vines in the ground here.”