With what happened to Santika last night, I am thankful that my Thonglor/Ekamai pub crawl days were long over.

But that doesn’t mean that any other hangout places are safe in Bangkok.

Did you know that the party at Santika last night was called, “Goodbye Santika,” as they were moving the club to RCA?

None of my closest friends were there last night as far as I’m concerned.

Another great piece of story to be added to our wonderful 21st century history.

EDIT: Stupid Quote of the Day

Police Commissioner-General Pol Gen Phatcharawat Wongsuwan Thursday ruled out an arson in the fire that killed 59 pub-goers at the famous Santika Pub in Bangkok late Wednesday night.

Phatcharawat said he had received a preliminary report from forensic officials but the cause of the fire had yet to be determined.

He ruled out an arson, saying nobody would intended [sic] to cause so huge casualties.

The Nation

Well, isn’t that really any arsonist’s intention?? Arson or not, there was definitely an idiot involved. A firework indoors??

This YouTube video is like a clip from a movie:

All hairdressers need to learn one thing.

THE HAIR IS NOT YOURS TO EXPLOIT!

That's right. You don't have to live with it until it grows to a socially accepted length. You don't have to stare at it with dismay every morning. You don't have to seek for a nonexistent solution to make it look presentable enough to be seen in public.

So when your client says she wants it SHORTER and not SHORT, just listen!

Thanks to my impulse need to get rid of the chunk of my hay-like hair that was handing at the end, and also my desperate need to steer away from another school-girl bangs I had been sporting for 3 years, I decided to visit a hairdresser.

I flipped through their Japanese look book, found one that least resembled a Harajuku cosplay freak and pointed to my flaming hairdresser who thought it was fabulous.

Upon noticing his overly excited creative jitter, I told him, "Nothing too drastic na P'. Like the look but longer. OK?"

Okay okay he murmered. That was when he grabbed a handful of my hair, whipped out his trusty scisscors and CHOPPED the bundle off!

My life flashed before my eyes and my soul started to cry in agony inside. It felt like I had just lost a limp.

At least I don't look like a Harajuku skank but rather her knitting, flower arranging mother.

OK it's not that bad. But having been sporting the hair that dropped down to my waist for years, it's painful to see that it now rests only on my shoulders.

Oh well. Guess it's time for the hat to start being useful.

~

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Why?

Because of Heath, that’s why.

Yeah I just saw the Batman movie last night and let me tell you one thing. Dark Knight isn’t about Batman. Dark Knight is about Joker. And that’s a good thing and a sad thing at the same time.

I was never a big fan of Batman. I couldn’t stand the whole Tommy Lee, Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, and ew, Jim Carry (even ew-er Chris O’Donnell) during the whole 90s Batman era. Didn’t see Batman Begins either as I don’t want to see the Xenu Wife-slash-Dawson’s Joey in any movie. I wanted to see Dark Knight purely because of Heath and it was worth it.

Do you think they give Oscar noms to dead actors? If not they’d better make an exception for the Joker. Heath Ledger nailed it. He was creepy, he was twisted, he was Joker at his finest and he totally stole the show.

I thought he was already great on Brokeback. And you know how much I loved Brokeback. But in this one he had totally outdone himself.

And then he just had to OD on stupid painkillers. He could have totally avoided it only if he knew what not to mix with what.

I’m pissed, disappointed and sad to know that Joker is the best and the last we will ever see of him.

I will miss you, Heath. I had more than 10 things I liked about Patrick Verona. I’d go to any jousting tournament anytime for Sir Ulric von Lichtenstein. I hated your patriotism a little, Gabriel and Jacob Grimm’s tales really couldn’t keep me from leaving the theater. Casanova could have been much more pleasant without that stupid ending but your manly gayness on the mountains totally more than made up for it, Ennis Delmar. But as creepy as it sounds, I’d definitely love to have the Joker come back to life to put a smile on my face anytime..

Sigh.

Heath Ledger is dead!

He committed suicide apparentlyaccidentally overdosed and had pneumonia, so they say. He was found dead in his apartment lying on the floor naked.

My Ennis. My Patrick. My Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland. IS GONE!

Heath Ledger, the talented 28-year-old actor who gravitated toward dark, brooding roles that defied his leading-man looks, was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, face-down and naked at the foot of his bed with prescription sleeping pills nearby, police said.

Wikipedia is so quick you’d think they killed him.

What about Matilda Rose?

:(

From the best:

To this:

What bothers me the most is not the lip syncing, the appearance, or the music that fails to give the beat, but the fact that she lost “it”. Look at her facial expression and her bodily movement, in 2002 MTV VMAs she KNEW she was hot, she KNEW she was great, so she gave it her best shot. Now 2007, 5 years, 2 kids, 1 shaved head older, she had to pressure herself to do it, to make the “comeback”, but you can really tell from the look on her face that she’s no longer believing in herself.

The most obvious tip-off point is when there’s a voice that says “It’s Britney Bitch”, her face wasn’t playful, there was no devious eyes that she used to do. Compare that with the Slave 4 U video during the solo when her voice said, “Now Watch Me”. That’s Britney. She danced, she made faces, she played with the crowd. Now she just looks as if she doesn’t even have the strength to breathe.

You know I would understand if she was conscious about her weight, and I could ignore the fact that she was lip-syncing, which she did many times before during her glory days as she had to dance. If she had danced in this one, and I mean the real Britney Dance, it would have more than made up for everything.

I feel so bad for her. I still wish for her real comeback and not this bullshit.