one tweet wonders

Read on The Straits Times today on how Weibo has given birth to “one tweet novels“. What’s ironic is, Weibo is the Chinese offshoot of Twitter, which has 140 characters. Weibo has the same character limit but since its default language is Chinese, 140 characters do not equal 140 letters. As my friend mehmeh explained…

quirky Asia: bibimbap burger, anyone?

During my previous visits to Seoul, I don’t mind eating bibimbap everyday. It’s easy to remember and pronounce, plus it’s a very basic meal that has everything: rice, meat, vegetables. Now, the burger version of the famous Korean dish has taken the fancy of New Yorkers. It has even been voted by Eater.com as the best…