Alama(r)k! Don’t prank me!

O'dea and his mother Mandy Pither playfully pouting on the last day of her recent visit to Malaysia. Photos: Mark O'dea

A strikingly tall and slim figure at 180cm, English YouTuber and content creator Mark O’dea might make heads turn if you see him walking around town. But you’d be even more surprised when he opens his mouth and speaks to you in fluent Bahasa Malaysia.

O’dea, 31, has been living and working in Malaysia for 10 years and “absolutely loves it here”.