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Guru's Weekly Buzz for Mar 17-23
Guru, Guru writers, Published on 17/03/2023
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, art exhibitions, shows, food and hotel deals.
What has uncle Tu done wrong?
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 23/10/2020
» A Twitter account belonging to the Prime Minister Operations Center (@PMOC10) last Saturday shared eight pictures of Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha along with a question that goes, "What has PM Uncle Tu done wrong?". The question is obviously asked in a passive-aggressive and I-feel-underappreciated tone. These pictures seem to be a protest against criticism of his governance and response to throngs of people who have come out to protest against him.
Avengers reassemble
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 25/09/2020
» Marvel's Avengers wasn't exactly met with a lot of enthusiasm the first time it was revealed. To be fair, the biggest qualm everybody had was that the characters looked weird, which could just be attributed to Endgame withdrawal. Yes, Chris Evans will always bear America's ass, we're all agreed. As gameplay footage started to roll out, things started to look up. Not only did it promise an interesting single-player campaign but also multiplayer that players will come back to that's updated with events and missions. Now that it's finally here, does it dash all the criticism and live up to its promises or is it just a big mess?
The titles of 2020
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 07/02/2020
» This year's list of upcoming games to be excited for seems a little short but many of these titles look promising. Most are remakes or new entries into established franchises though one stands out as an original and may ironically be the game that all are excited for. I'm not complaining, I'm just glad to see games we can all be excited about. Start saving for these titles!
2019 winners & losers in geek
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 27/12/2019
» Another year has come and gone, which means another year filled with geeky events, some good and some bad. From TV finales to movie deaths, there's a bunch of stuff that happened this year that you may have forgotten so we're here to help you out. Let's take a look back at 2019, geek-wise.
Touching the clouds
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 06/12/2019
» Perched at the top of Mount Ulu Kali in Malaysia, Resorts World Genting comprises six giant hotels and a resort, including the First World Hotel that held the title of "World's Largest Hotel" 2015 with 7,351 rooms, on the Guinness World Records list. "The City of Entertainment" has four 24-hour casinos, 250 retail venues, premium outlets of 150 international upscale brands, an indoor theme park with 16 thrilling rides and a snow world with an European village winter theme. In total, the entire property boasts 10,300 rooms.
The highs and lows of E3 2019
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 28/06/2019
» E3 2019 has come and gone and that means a whole lot of reveals to relive, exciting moments to rewatch and new titles to look forward to. Or does it? I'll reserve judgment on E3 this year as a whole towards the end but here are some highlights and lowlights from 2019's E3 conference.
2018 winners & losers in geek
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 28/12/2018
» The year has seen its share of ups and downs, highs and lows and memorable moments. Here's a breakdown of the "who owned 2018" and who were "struggs to func" (that's "struggling to function" for you non-Queer Eye fans)
The art of poking fun
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 01/06/2018
» Tanawat "Pop" Prakammanu, 26, works as a graphic designer at an advertising agency in Bangkok and runs his Facebook page Prakammanu (fb.com/Prakammanu), where he showcases his drawings in his spare time. He went viral after publishing an action-filled Avengers-inspired comic with a cast full of figures in Thai politics from PM Prayut Chan-o-cha to student activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal. Pop poked fun at them with sharp humour (even though he insists he's a casual observer) and witty dialogues. His latest effort has been shared more than 100,000 times. His page isn't the first to poke fun at Thai politics but we think it's definitely worth checking out especially if you want to see Uncle Tu having a fist-fight with Thaksin Shinawatra. We talked to Pop about his serious art of poking fun but at, his request, no serious political comment.
Let's get geeky
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 20/04/2018
» Whether you like it or not, geek is in. That's obvious from the plethora of superhero movies reigning at the box office and the TV series we follow and binge faithfully. And Bangkok isn't an exception. Geekiness is alive and well here in the Big Mango. That's pretty evident with the "letter" Major Cineplex released a few weeks ago that employees could use to give to their bosses to ask for the day off to watch Avengers: Infinity War (ours is already printed out and ready to go as well as our escape plan in case our boss chases us out of the office). Aside from that, Bangkok is going to show off its geek pride with a couple of events in the city. So ignite your lightsabers, produce 1.21 gigawatts, step into the Tardis, have your wands at the ready and sit in your captain's chair. Here are five events in Bangkok where geeks will thrive and fanboy/fangirl to the max.