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Even though the Nokia c6 slide smart phone hit the Thai markets in early 2010, it remains a popular phone for Thai, ASEAN and Asian consumers well into 2011. For its price of less than 8000 baht (May 2011) or roughly 265 USD$, it remains a reasonable value and is capable of many tasks, networks and functions.

As Nokia has a reputation for functionality and durability and with all the features in such a model (listed below), who cares about all this Iphone, Ipad and Galaxy hype. The phone’s dimensions are 113.4 by 53 by 16.8 millimeters, is 150 grams, has a volume of 80 CC and features a “Resistive” touchscreen. It comes in black and white color, but its screen features 16 million colors.

Perhaps one of the drawbacks is the mandatory camera sound which can’t be turned off, as is the standard for many new phones in Thailand, presumably a regulation imposed to dissuade perverts from sneaking sexy pictures under girl skirts and down their blouses in public.

Brand new black Nokia c6 slide right out of the box

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Without question, football or as it is known in the US, ‘soccer,’ is / has been the most popular and widespread sport in Thailand.

I remember my first impressions of professional sports in Thailand a decade ago. Then, the semi-professional soccer leagues were dominated by private sector teams representing banks, universities and companies.

This ‘capital centered’ system was an alien concept to me; coming from the US, where every town and city had their own team and mascot which fans could enthusiastically focus their team spirit around, the thought of cheering on some corporation or profit oriented organisation was not a motivating incentive to become a fan. Read the rest of this entry »

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jiaozi, gyoza or potsticker

“Hey sis, are those Gyozas finished?” My stomach was growling.

“Geeyo—what?” A confused look reflected in her expression.

“Gyoza—you know, those pork dumplings you were gonna make”

“Huh? Well, I thought you just wanted to eat pot stickers, so that’s what I made.”As she replied, little Nate and Danny walked into the kitchen. Read the rest of this entry »

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Since moving to Thailand in early 2002, the mixed ethnic, Thai American writer, Jao Moragoat began working on his debut, literary masterpiece; a brilliant work covering the complexities of cross cultural fusion, transfusion, illusion triad of a Eurasian identity quest. The story is about Eurasian, young adult, Christopher Stevens who is an ESL teacher living and working in Thailand. With flash backs and forwards, we find out about Chris’s story and quest. Following is an excerpt from Jao Moragoat’s blovel trilogy, the Chimera Triangles:

On the surface, the musicians could easily have passed as a death metal act from the late eighties. Three tables’ center and left from stage, hands swaying in the air , singing in what felt like perfect crowd sync with the thrashing woes and wale of a popular early-nineties rock ballad, even if only for a brief moment, Christopher Stevenson forgot himself in the crowded downtown-discothèque-dance-drinking dwelling of the seaside resort city on Thailand’s golf coast.

The Blovel Link has been removed due to security links, until further notice…

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Living in an age of over populating rapid urbanization that has seen many o’ wide open spaces replaced with the likes of slums and suburbia, the cities of the world continue to expand across horizons, expanding through the upper stretches of the biosphere. With longer horizontal and vertical distances to cover, we’ve come to be coerced in accommodating an increase in commute times coupled with a decrease in patience.

With such combustion of city congestion, essentially, everyone’s running to stand still.
Honking horns, red tail lights and roaring engines in rush hour are the norm of the streets. On the sidewalks, crosswalks, and within the buildings throughout the lego-land expanse, human herds stampede towards their destinations as if contestants in the latest reality game of survival of the fittest. Not surprisingly, redundant repetitions of modern lifestyles have implanted us with various new habits, soon to be on the verge of installation in to the human genome. Of these peculiar nervous-phenomenon is what one might refer to as the ‘elevator syndrome.’

Next time you’re in the elevator, observe that person next to the buttons. Nine times out of ten, he or she will be anxious to manually push the doors close as soon a person enters or exits, never mind that the elevator is automated to close on its own. Rather than take that millisecond opportunity to breath and let the machine do what it was programmed to do, this contagious syndrome has us anxious to speed up the process, saving us truly an insignificant amount of time, while probably even taking more time away from our ultimate life span as we let anxiety and anticipation control our lives.

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So you’ve grown virtual balls, realizing and accepting that the internet may be your best bet in getting laid if not at least a date for next weekend. You’ve read the first part, and done your research of which network(s) has the fish pond ideal for you. Before you can cast your pole and start fishing, it’s time to proceed to the first preliminary action stage: Profiling. Read the rest of this entry »

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The other night, I was browsing my friend’s movie collection and came across one of the first Asian films I became fond of from a decade back: 12 Nights (2000). My initial viewing was at the Denver Asian Film Festival of 2000. At that particular time, I was preparing to travel to Southeast Asia for the first time on a journey to explore my Asian roots. This movie represented somewhat of a fertilizer for the seed of Asian passion and romance which was planted within back when.

I was quite impressed with 12 Nights (directed by Aubrey Lam Oi-Wah and produced by Peter Chan Ho-Sun) when I first saw ten years ago, and viewing it again recently inspired me to write a quick promotional for others who may be interested in seeing this worthy contemporary Asian relationship film. Read the rest of this entry »

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Remember the good old days sitting in your lonely room with soothing Sam Cooke ballads, wishing you were out on a date with that special someone to share all that love you had stored inside, if not help you spend that hard earned dough?

Well, what was so good about them boring and destitute Saturday nights anyway? Never mind the malfunctioning state of the economy, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be out on the town with the love of your life—if not at least for one night, wedding bells are certainly chiming beyond the horizon if that’s what you’re after.

Whether an unforgettable lay or an unbreakable stay, weekends are meant to look forward to! As a cyber dependent society would have, the world’s netizen population continues to swell momentously, meaning the chances of you landing a compatible date—without ever have even brushed your teeth—has increased in both speed and convenience. In this article, we’ll outline the fundamental principles for the online mating-dating game, which if adhered to, will ensure increased success rate in finding the right desired date-mate.

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Croc Blood Serum as a Savior?

It’s a common observation that reptiles heal quicker than mammals, far less prone to disease and infection of exposed wounds. Considering crocodiles, particularly, are constantly exposed to millions of microbes and pathogens that would pose threat to exposed humans, one must wonder what can be learned or gained from crocs, yet another beast that would be unaffected if injected with HIV virus, for example.

In recent med-business ventures, various researchers and entrepreneurial pharmaceutical chains across the globe have come out claiming and promoting that crocodile blood serum can be used for health boosts with little to no adverse affects in everything from HIV-AIDS, Cancer, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes and Flu to augmenting skin complexion, sexual libido, and physical Fitness–such as was rumored utilized by Chinese Olympic athletes. Read the rest of this entry »

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Capitalism & Marketing Mix: The true story

Imagine an alien student studying human-kind getting hold of a Marketing text book. Sooner or later, they’d get to the chapter about the four P’s: What were they again—oh yea, Product. Place, Price, and Promotion. Reading further, they’d go on to learn that a few additional Ps were amended on by some Doofus PHD academia: People, Political, Packaging, and the misleading list goes on.

In practice however, what that alien would ultimately come to observe as the biggest P of contemporary capitalism and marketing: Problem. Which problem is that?

The printing of paper and plastic packaging for promotional purposes

On a scale not in favor yet massive, its not only emotionally hurting us

Its burning us, scorching the earth adding value worth—no landfill’s dearth

Solution: Avoid consuming and supporting of products and companies who contribute to this problem–i.e. those who produce a bulk of litter by individually packaging to promote and brand the masses–whether talking about bulk printing of fliers, ads, plastic branded bags, individually wrapped crap, etc. Use your power. boycott the PP heads!

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