Category Archives: travel
TOKYO SKYTREE is the new TOKYO TOWER for J-dramas
Tokyo Tower is beloved by Tokyoites and tourists alike. The first time I went to Tokyo, I spent an entire night just staring at the tower until the lights went out. Crazy I know especially when in the morning, the tower, in its dull red-orange paint, totally looks unappealing. But it is one of Tokyo’s […]
‘if you want to smoke, please step out of the aircraft’
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 […]
brainiac
Just got back from a trip to Kathmandu (I only got to see a hint of the Himalayas from afar; cloudy plus busy with meetings) and I missed fangirling. I did meet another journalist who is so into K-pop she’s the perfect balance to my bias for J-pop and T-pop (Taiwan). And what’s funny, both […]
behind the story: Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi
I will be diverting from my usual ruminations about pop culture and write something a bit different and serious… though considering my writing style, will most likely still end up lighthearted. It started with a call from my boss exactly a week ago. “Do you want to go to Burma?” It wasn’t really a question […]
my 2011 in travels
I’m looking at my passport to remember the travels I have done this year. Not many compared to previous years it seems. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (March) My first trip in 2011 happened to be for the Jay Chou concert in Kuala Lumpur. To be honest, KL is not really one of my fave cities in […]
it’s going to be F4 day, sorta
(Dateline Taipei part 4) Been really busy running from one place to another. And tomorrow is gonna be a crazy schedule because after starting it off with a visit to the presidential office for a tour, I’d be meeting him: Then him… … to talk about this movie: …where he sort of parodies himself. Then […]
journalist by day, paparazzi by night
(Dateline Taipei part 2) Met with young independent filmmakers who are part of Taiwan cinema’s renaissance era and we had lunch at SPOT-Taipei Film House, which used to be the residence of the American ambassador and has been converted to a multiplex with cinema, bookstore, cafe named Cafe Lumiere (based on the film by Hou […]
thankful to be in Taipei
(Dateline Taipei part 1) I don’t really celebrate Thanksgiving (I find it too Western) but I am thankful right now for being in one of my favorite cities. It’s been a hectic time since I arrived I didn’t even have time to look out of the window on the ride from the airport to the […]
drama: the Office Girls mall
I’ve been curious about the mall that is featured in Office Girls that is supposedly owned by the character of Qin Zi Qi played by Roy Qiu why-you-so-hot. It turns out to be the mall near the Chiang Kai Shek international airport: Taimall. They use CGI to retouch the facade of the building in the […]
Arashi for JAL
A Japanese friend (non-Arashi fan) sent me a virtual gift one time when she returned to Tokyo from a trip in South America. A photo of Arashi’s JAL advertisement welcoming people at Narita. I have mentioned before that Arashi makes fun PVs… but their commercials are also something else. This one’s the latest from JAL: […]
100 reasons why I ♥ Taiwan
Taiwan marked its 100 years last October 10 and to mark it, I have decided to list the 100 reasons why I love the country. I haven’t really been all over the tiny island that is shaped like a leaf so the list could be limited. But that is my dream, to take one month […]
quirky asia: in Harbin, they eat Kermit and Donkey
In one of the lunches during the Harbin media tour, they brought this to the table: There was no need to ask what it was. Hello Kermit. I eat frogs. At one of my favorite restaurants in Bangkok, they fry it with garlic. Arooy maak (delicious). Tastes like chicken. This one though I did not […]
selling the Philippines as fastfood?
The Philippines has a new tourism minister and he says selling the country’s destinations to the world would be as easy as selling Chickenjoy. This is Chickenjoy, a famous meal in the Filipino fastfood chain, Jollibee. So I wonder if Ramon Jimenez, the new tourism guy and a former advertising executive, would serve destinations crispy […]
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