This is a cute but sad story. Remember Sijia, the smiling panda who lives in Yunnan? I used her photo for my post on happiness. I first came to know her through the video below. See that adorable, smiling round face seemingly unperturbed over anything. But apparently, Sijia not been smiling…
I just noticed that many fandoms, especially in Korean pop culture, take their names seriously. I mean, yeah of course, when you’re in a fan club, it makes sense to have a name for it and not just the generic “XXX Fan Club”. Boring. Having a name gives a sense of uniqueness and belongingness and…
So I came across this article (see title) and while I was going through the list, I couldn’t help cracking up that I swear my colleagues must have thought I was going bat crazy. While reading, I couldn’t help applying them to Arashi because Japanese men = Arashi. This is just pure crack, ayt? Here…
I got this invitation to the launch of the new fashion line of Thai brand TUBE GALLERY. The art work is by Belgian artist Christian Develter using the Chin ethnics of Myanmar, particularly their facial tattoo, as inspiration. TUBE GALLERY’s designer then used it for the new collection. Very nice. (Please DO NOT lift content…
Who’s tired of all these stories about Korean rapper Psy? Oh, it’s only me? My my, as they say on Downton Abbey. I handle a Korean newspaper at work and every day, I have to read the contents of that paper and see if there are interesting stories for our news service. Since Psy became…
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…
Travelers often see the de rigueur safety instructions at the beginning of the flight. I don’t even listen to it especially when I’m too sleepy on a flight and promptly fall asleep as long as I buckle on my seat. But this video below on an AirAsia flight is not your regular bored steward spewing…
I came across this in a blog (but I couldn’t find it anymore, boo) that featured an artist’s depiction of how an ideal Asian face looks like: The ideal face, according to this painting, should be perfectly heart-shaped, with double eyelids, small but high pointed nose, cute rosy lips and pure translucent white skin. On…
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