I may finally be watching again a lakorn (Thai drama). When I first started living in this country, I’d watch lakorns because I didn’t have cable. I still don’t have cable but it’s because I really don’t watch TV except when it’s World Cup or at the office for news. And why would I go…
It was going to be a three-hour flight from Jakarta to Bangkok and I wasn’t sleepy. After previewing trailers, I settled for the Indonesian film BrokenHearts. This is my first Indonesian film and naturally, I was looking forward to it. It turned out to be a train wreck I couldn’t look away from. I wanted…
I guess it’s obvious that I’m no fan of K-pop. Been there, been that and glad I escaped before the wave swallowed me whole. And I ain’t hating on K-pop without trying it first. But it just does not float my boat anymore. Not even Gangnam Style, but hey, it’s not really K-pop in its…
I like actors and singers who have the smarts, who know what’s happening in the world and not just existing in their own little bubble. I want to watch them on talk shows not just talking about their clothes or make-up but about relevant issues that may affect them, and be able to answer questions…
Every Arashi fan knows the five boys’ story before they were launched in Hawaii on September 15, 1999. Ohno thought after the event, he could quit. Sho and Nino also wanted to quit. Not a very good start if you ask me, but look at how far they have come and how they have grown…
My favorite panda in the entire world turned five today. He was born on September 14, 2007, in China. Happy birthday Kai Kai!!! In 2008 when he was one-year old, Kai Kai had a rather very eventful year. He appeared in the film, Trail of the Panda, as one of the 10 cubs in the…
(Sarcasm alert) It’s three months away from the end of 2012 but reports are slowly coming out on who will be the host of this year’s Kohaku, NHK’s traditional year-end musical event. There are speculations that Arashi will be called to host for the third year in a row. But just like anything else, there…
I love pandas. I mean, who doesn’t? Some people say they’re useless (not doing anything but sleep or eat bamboos all day) but I beg to disagree. They’re a stressreliever through what my friends and I call panda therapy. There are a few channels on YouTube that are devoted to pandas from Chengdu in China…
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