Archive for the 'Living & Lifestyles' Category

An Era of Urban Impatience: the Elevator Syndrome

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

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 [...]

Online Courtship Guide & Principles: Profiling Disclosure, Personals and Pictures

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

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 [...]

12 Nights (2000) Hong Kong Film starring Cecilia Cheung Pak-Chi and Eason Chan

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

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 Actual P’s of Contemporary Capitalism and Marketing

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

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 [...]

Dear Galileo หนีตามกาลิเลโอ : Thai Europe Adventure – Romance – Friendship Film

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Directed by Nithiwat Tharatorn starring Ray Macdonald (as Pisit) Chutima Theepanart (as Cherry), and Jarinporn Joonkiati (as Noon), Dear Galileo is a warm and modern Thai flick exploring the stretching bonds of friendship and love across the borders of Europe. Beginning in Thailand, the two prime characters, Noon and Cherry jump straight to [...]

The Contemperary Crips & Bloods of Thailand: Siamese Color Wars

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

All over the Thai media in recent times has been the colored shirt political rivalries infesting the Siamese political and public arenas. Initially headlined by the pro (current) government yellow shirts, known formerly as PAD (Peoples Alliance for Democracy), and their bitter opposition, pro ex-Thaksin-government red shirted rivals, or PAAD (Peoples Alliance Against Dictatorship).
As world [...]

Mangosteen Name Mystery: Thai joke version

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

With lifts on import bans in recent years, much of the western world has finally been introduced to the sweet & juicy delight of the mangosteen. This native Asian fruit identified scientifically as Garcinia mangostana is so new to the mass markets of US and Europe, common spell checkers  have yet to recognize it.
Our processing [...]

How to Interest and Attract Mates (Part One): Casual Confidence & Dress for Parties

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

An upcoming party is approaching and you’ve been strongly considering attending; A certain someone you’re interested will be there—or perhaps a few potential and ever-eligible mates are expected in the line up, only you’re not really sure what your prospects with any of them are, if at all existent. Do they [...]

Bangkok 2009 New Year’s Blast: Popular Night Club Scorched during Count-down; Human Barbecue

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

For thousands of people, 2009 kicked off with a horrific tragedy as one of the Thai capital’s popular night club’s Santika (sometimes spelt Zantika) went into flames shortly after the New Year’s count down.
At least 60 people either were trampled, suffocated and/or burnt to death within the once classy compounds, and several hundred more barely [...]

It’s my turn to sing! Thai Karaoke Bar: Fun, Drinks, Girls & Violence

Monday, December 29th, 2008

If you’ve ever been out and about when the sun goes down in Thailand–from lively zones in the heart of the congested capital to run down, shady narrow sois (sub-street) out in the middle of nowhere–you might recall passing by one of those simple yet glamorous joints adjourned with colorful lights, and perhaps [...]