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The couch potato Olympics
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 23/05/2017
» The 2022 Asian Games, set to be held in Hangzhou, China, will be the first to feature professional competitive video gaming -- more colloquially known as "e-sports" -- as an official medal event. It's a huge boost to the industry's credibility, heralding a new age of mainstream acceptance for digital sporting as something akin, if not similar, to traditional sport.
Not-so-great expectations
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 14/04/2017
» As the old saying goes, "too much of a good thing is a bad thing". Fast 8: Fate Of The Furious -- the latest entry to the long-running action/racing franchise -- is an apt example of this phrase, a film that tries so hard to outdo itself the results border on the satirical. While the Fast And Furious films have always managed to maintain their popularity through escalation of everything, from the action choreography to the conflict and the stakes, Fast 8 seems to have gone just a hair too far, with characters performing incredulous feats that wouldn't look out of place in a Marvel film.
When the fun stops
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 18/02/2016
» Who is to blame when a child becomes addicted to video games? Some blame the child for a lack of discipline, while others blame the government for not regulating and controlling the influx of these games. Another knee-jerk response from most adults is to place the blame on the addictive violence displayed in games, the infamous Grand Theft Auto being an oft-referenced example.
A bridge too far
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 15/02/2016
» The game of bridge has made unlikely headlines. Ten days ago policemen and soldiers as well as local government officials in Pattaya raided a Jomtien & Pattaya Bridge Club get-together, arresting 32 foreign bridge players on gambling charges. Police reported finding a computer and score sheets at the scene, but no money, leading them to suspect that the players were transferring money online.