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All aboard the Bamboo Train: A Cambodian Commute

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While we might rely on passenger trains to get us to work everyday, in Cambodia people are lucky to see just four trains in service per month– that is if they don’t get derailed or break down (a common occurrence). The busted trains tend to travel at walking pace and the railways constructed during the French [...]

Cats by the Hour? The Cat Café Culture of Tokyo

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Tokyo: a supercity of the future with unique culture, entertainment and …. cat cafés. By cat cafés, I mean supervised indoor cat rental (with caramelized lattés).  For a cover charge according to the desired amount of ‘cat time’, guests can cuddle with feline friends while having a catch-up coffee with human friends, surf the net [...]

The Asian Subculture trying to ERASE their own Faces

Asian Girls Before & After Makeup

It seems we’re not the only culture obsessed with chasing unattainable ideals of beauty.  If you trawl the internet as much as I do, you may have stumbled upon some articles gaining online buzz with titles such as “Asian girls: before & after make-up”. There are now hundreds of these before and after photos online [...]



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