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Amazingly young-looking Singaporean photographer is 50, but looks less than half his age【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 27, 2017 - Tweet
Muscular, smooth-skinned Chaundo retired from modeling decades ago, but not because he lost his looks.
- SE Asia
- (Chaundo • Chaundo Tan • crazy • Handsome men • models • Singapore • young • young-looking people • youth)
Malaysian man pays over US$46,000 to look like Final Fantasy’s Squall Leonhart【Photos】
- Richard Simmonds
Jul 20, 2017
A shed-load of plastic surgery and cosmetic products later, the model looks (a bit) like his Final Fantasy VIII video game mercenary inspiration.
- SE Asia
- (FFVIII • Final Fantasy • model • Musa • plastic surgery • Squall Leonhart)
Indonesian street mascots are nothing like we’ve seen in Japan, may also lick you 【Video】
- Master Blaster
Jul 10, 2017
Living in a land full of mascots, I thought I’d seen it all….
Resident Evil’s zombie-making Umbrella Corporation logo spotted at skin clinic in Vietnam
- Casey Baseel
Jun 6, 2017
Will treatments leave your skin smooth and shiny, or itchy and tasty?
- SE Asia
- (funny • health • hospitals • medical • movies • Resident Evil • video gmes • Vietnam)
Can you answer this question for 14-year-olds from the Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad?
- Scott Wilson
Jun 1, 2017
You’re gonna need a heavy dose of logic and probably a couple headache pills to tackle this one.
KFC Philippines searches for new Colonel Sanders
- Master Blaster
May 27, 2017
It worked for Journey, why not Kentucky Fried Chicken?
- SE Asia
- (Colonel Sanders • KFC • Leo Martinez • Pen Medina • Philippines • Ronaldo Valdez • video)
Indonesian community paints the town red…orange, yellow, green, blue and purple【Photos】
- KK Miller
May 19, 2017
Just goes to show that a little color goes a long way!
Squirtle pillow sold in Indonesia does not look like something children should play with…
- Scott Wilson
May 15, 2017
Innocent toy or illicit toy? You decide.
Emperors, anime icons, and porn stars show up in six-nation survey of most famous Japanese people
- Casey Baseel
Apr 27, 2017
Respondents in the U.S., China, and four other countries’ top 10 answers included Pokémon, military leaders, and adult film actresses.
- Europe, Japan, Korea, SE Asia, USA
- (anime • celebrities • culture • Hayao Miyazaki • history • internationalism • manga • Pikachu • society • Sola Aoi • survey)
Creepy video shows housekeeper who’s either demonically possessed or really wants a new job【Vid】
- SoraNews24
Apr 6, 2017
Housekeeper in Singapore is definitely giving the Internet chills, might also be trying to give her resignation notice.
CatZonia is the five-star hotel with impressive amenities for your darling cat
- KK Miller
Apr 1, 2017
When you have to go out of town, you won’t feel guilty leaving your furry friend at this establishment.
Beautiful Thai nurse is making men everywhere want to go to hospital【Photos】
- ロケットニュース24
Mar 25, 2017
The young woman is being called a “beautiful angel” by her adoring fans.
- China, SE Asia
- (Beautiful Girls • beautiful women • beautiful women doing things • Instagram • nurses • nurses uniforms • Thailand)
Kong: Skull Island premiere in Vietnam shows how they would fight the giant ape【Video】
- KK Miller
Mar 14, 2017
What’s that phrase? Break a leg? Catch on fire? Uh oh, Macbeth? Macbeth!
- SE Asia
- (accident • fire • Ho Chi Minh • King Kong • Kong: Skull Island • movies • videos • Vietnam)
East meets West in Singaporean music group’s beautiful rendition of classic Disney songs【Video】
- KK Miller
Mar 13, 2017
A tale as old as time played on some instruments invented in olden times.
- SE Asia
- (arrangements • Disney • music • The TENG Ensemble • video)
Singaporean man dies from heart attack after finally catching a coveted Lapras in Pokémon GO
- Scott Wilson
Mar 4, 2017
Witnesses say it happened as soon as he realized he caught it.
- SE Asia
- (death • heart attack • Lapras • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Singapore)
“Rainbow fire” brightens the day of Singaporeans【Video】
- Master Blaster
Feb 28, 2017
Although technically neither a “rainbow” nor “fire,” catching a glimpse of this phenomenon has put a spring in everyone’s step.
- SE Asia
- (beautiful • circumhorizontal arc • cloud iridescence • natural phenomenons • nature • rainbow • rainbow fire • Singapore)
Brick Burger transforms Danish building blocks into scrumptious food to order【Video】
- KK Miller
Feb 10, 2017
You won’t be able to “Lego” of this page without finding out more about this Lego-like burger.
- SE Asia
- (Brick Burger • burgers • food • LEGO • Philippines • Restaurant • videos)
Moving Filipino Rogue One promo will cause tears to escape from your eye’s exhaust port【Video】
- KK Miller
Dec 10, 2016
You’re crying, they’re crying, we’re all crying. As good a reason as any to see the movie!
- Internet, SE Asia
- (commercials • Philippines • promotions • Rogue One • Star Wars • video)
Smiley Jack Russell from Thailand is one of the cutest dogs on Instagram!
- Oona McGee
Oct 12, 2016
Whether she’s playing with her siblings or balancing insects on her head, this pup’s toothy grin will have you smiling from ear to ear!
- SE Asia
- (animals • cute • dogs • Eurosaurus • Instagram • Jack Russell • pets)
Malaysian magicians break the record for changing clothes in a single minute
- Master Blaster
Oct 7, 2016
Avery Chin and Sylvia Lim make the record books for their impressively quick quick-change act.
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