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James Brooke might be widely known as the first ‘White Rajah’ of Sarawak. However, did you know that he was not the first man to be known as the first ‘White Rajah’ in Borneo? About 30 years before Brooke established his dynasty in Sarawak, British merchant and adventurer Alexander Hare founded an independent fiefdom in […]
Sometimes when you eat a certain food, you are eating a piece of history. Take banh mi, for instance. It is a type of Vietnamese sandwich made up of an airy baguette with a cirspy, thin crust filled with various ingredients like cilantro, pork sausage, pickled carrots along with chilli and mayonnaise. While the Southern […]
These days, there are so many Korean dramas that are inspired by manhwa and webtoon. Even though the number is not as huge as K-dramas based on webtoons, there is still a handful of television series which have gained their inspiration from Korean novels. So here are eight K-dramas based on South Korean novels to […]
If you love baked goods, one of the most important ingredients to have in your fridge is frozen puff pastry. Unless you are a culinary expert and you know how to make your own puff pastry, then you might not need this ingredient. Also known as pate feuilletee, it is a flaky light pastry made […]
Some people call salak fruit ‘snake fruit’ because of its reddish brown scaly skin which reminds one of snakeskin. However, the salak tree belong to the palm tree family and is native to Malaysia and Indonesia. The fruit can be peeled by first pinching the pointed tip of the fruit, and then peeling the skin […]
Unit 731’s official name was ‘Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department of the Kwantung Army’ but their actual work had nothing to do with safeguarding health and security. This biological and chemical warfare research development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army actually started epidemics and polluted rivers with human remains. Based at the Pingfang district […]
Second Lead Syndrome in Korean dramas are real guys. It is a phrase coined by K-drama fans when the viewers like the second male lead character to end up with the female lead rather than the main male character. In most cases, the first male character is always being portrayed as cold and very domineering. […]
If you are not familiar with the term ‘haruspex’, it is a term to describe one who is trained to practice a form of divination called ‘haruspicy’. In ancient Rome, haruspicy involved the inspection of the entrails of sacrificed animals, especially the livers of sacrificed sheep and poultry, to divine omens and communicate with the […]
One of the hottest Chinese dramas in 2021 is none other than romance esports series Falling into Your Smile (2021). Directed by Qiu Zhong Wei and produced by Kelsey Yang, the story is based on Qing Mei’s webnovel “You’re Beautiful When You Smile”. The series follows the story of Tong Yao (Cheng Xiao) who is […]
The Geneva Conventions are four treaties and three additional protocols which establish international legal standards for humanitarian treatment in war. Basically, the treaties define the basic rights of wartime prisoners for both civilians and military personnel. In other words, just because you have conquered a country, it doesn’t mean that you can do whatever you […]
