The Big World: July 2012

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

The Big World

Song Reviews

By Chayathorn

UPDATE

Restaurant Reviews

By Panada

UPDATE

Book Reviews

By Waranyoo

UPDATE

Let's Read : UNCOCORO for NATURAL UNCO LIFE - Book Review

by Waranyoo Jaturabhat

Hello again all my readers. Have you ever looked at your poop before you flush the toilet ? It seems freak that I ask you like this, right ? but do you know that your poop can tell about your health ? So, this time I have a book that will help you checking your health by notice from your poop. You may ask why do we have to notice from the poop ? .. Let this book answer your question.

Book : UNCOCORO for NATURAL UNCO LIFE

Author : Bunpei Yorifuji

Koichiro Fujita

Publisher : Siam Inter Books

Page : 186 pages
Price : 200 Baht

Rating :

Summary : The reason why we have to know about poop because poop is the thing that reflect what foods you ate and efficiency of your body to managing that foods. So it can said that poop shows that how are you now. This cute documentary book present all kind of knowledge about poop that good for you to know such as life of poop, cycle of poop, poop format and also poop color table. Moreover, this book also prove that poop is not just the waste thing that we have to defecate it out but it's really useful and important for our body.

Social Context : One thing that can indicate what type are you maybe it is something that you defecate it out, something that we call it poop. Poop is the thing that have an ugly shape, ugly color, ugly smell and also can't be a topic that be able to talk about. But not many people know that poop is important for living and can tell the tendency of your health. So the writer want to make the poop story be able to talk about and also want to make his readers know that why poop is important for their life.

Writing Style : Although this book is look like a documentary book but don't worry that this one will contain ton of words same as many documentary books. The writer presents the story by using cute illustrations with short descriptions that easy understanding. Moreover, although this book divide into seven main chapters but for each chapters the writer also add some interesting information about poop such as poses when you are pooping, poop usage and poop and sex. By the way, this book is translate from Japanese book so most of information in this book is belong to Japanese people.

My Thoughts : I'm quite interested the book that talk about something really close to my life but I never thought about poop before. After I saw this book I really interested and have a question in my mind that what the writer thought about while he write this book? and yes I got it while I read this book. This book make me feel that poop is fun and very interesting! Nevertheless, I think the writer successful in making people become interested in poop same as him, at least me. By the way, I really love the cute illustrations in this book.

Next time don't forget to check your health before you flush the toilet. Hope you have a good health and enjoy my last book reviews. Anyway, feel free to ask if you have any question of this book, I'll do my best to answer all of your questions. Thanks for reading and sharing your comment, see you later ;)

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Let's Eat : KOSIRAE KOREAN RESTAURANT B.B.Q. - Restaurant Review

by Panada Mokapun

Kosirae is the Barbecue restaurant in Korean style @ soi Thonglor. It offers a buffet pork B.B.Q ,so you can toast pork unlimited. This restaurant especially in the evening has a lot of customers, so if you come here in the evening or after 4pm, you have to wait in front of the restaurant for a while. This restaurant has 4 floors but it doesn't have any lift or escalator, so if you get a seat at 4th floor, you have to go up and go down the stairs by your legs. however, its benefit is you can get some exercise after eating a lot of BBQ pork.

as you see at the photo above. It's only 290 baht per 1 person. if you want to came here and afraid that it will not have seat you can book the table by calling 02-714-8683. I advise you that if you come here over than 6 people, you should book the table before, especially after 4 pm. This restaurant open everyday from 11.30 am - 10.00pm.

when you get into the restaurant, staff will take you to your table to have a seat. The table here is clean and already had dishes, spoons and chopsticks like a picture above.

after you have a seat, the staffs will serve side dishes such as Kimchi, fermented vegetable, boiled egg,scald spinach, shell with spicy, salad, and BBQ sauce with garlic and chili. everything you can refilled it unlimited. Moreover, drinking water here is free.

just a moment, the staff will set a stove, and you can toast all the pork. There are streaky pork, bacon and pork with Kosirae sauce. let's grill all of them. a streaky pork here has more oil layer so, if you eat it for long time, you will feel greasy. you can order some rice to eat with it but it's not include in the buffet line. you have to pay 30 baht for rice. In addition, this restaurant has beef for beef lovers but as i said before, it's not include in buffet line.

after you eat for a while, staff will come to change the sieve of stove because the old one will be burnt. You can toast and eat the pork as long as you want with clean sieve. I like this service because some restaurant you have to eat BBQ with a burnt sieve and it doesn't look good anymore.

If you eat it for an hour, staff will come again to add more charcoal. it's not take long time, so you can continue eat it without interrupting.

when you finish eating and go to cashier, you will get mint candies. I like it because chewing a mint candy after having a big meal is very good for your breath. Another one reason that i like this restaurant because it doesn't have another charge later. It's only 290 baht.

The Service : This restaurant's service is quite good. I like that the staffs come to change sieve and add charcoal. however, some staffs doesn't have service mind. Customers have to tell them loudly to order or have to order twice.

The Ambiance : Because this is BBQ restaurant, it is rather noisy. More customers come in big groups and get together.

Pros:

Its price is reasonable
The service is rather good.
It's easy to go because it's located not far from BTS.

Cons:

It doesn't have elevator or escalator to go to the 4th floor.
Some staff doesn't pay attention to customers as they should be.
Tables are not enough in the evening.

Price per person : 290 baht

How to go : Easiest by BTS. It's located not far from BTS Thonglor about 600 meters.

Restaurant Rate:

Food : 4/5
Price : 4.5/5
Place : 4.5/5
Service : 4/5

All in all, If you are looking for BBQ buffet style Korean and inexpensive, this restaurant is the good choice for you.

Let's Listen : Taylor Swift - Fifteen - Song Review

Welcome back to my third blog.This time i want to review my favorite artist's song .I love so many of her songs,so it is hard decision to pick one but i finally picked "Fifteen".I hope you will enjoy my review of the song titled "Fifteen" as we go.

"Fifteen" by Taylor Swift

The Big World Rating :

Review by : Chayathorn131, The Big World

If you have passed the age of 15,i am sure that the track,"Fifteen" by american singer and song writer,Taylor Swift will hit you with story lyric and make you go back to your freshmen life.This country pop song has a very simple rhythm combined with good lyric that tell a story of the high school age.Fifteen is a ballad song which is grounded on instrumentation such as guitar,violin and banjo and so lyrically, remind you of events in high school.How are friends important to you? How was your relationship with your parent when you were 15?,
and How was your first love at that time?.Although,the track "Fifteen" still warns younger girls not fall in love easily.

Taylor Swift is my most favorite artist,so it was a tough decision to pick only one from a lot of her great songs.I can say i love all of songs but finally i chose "Fifteen" to do this review, because lately i used this song as a background sound in video that i made on youtube and this song got a lot of compliments.
The first time i listened to this song,i am not impressed so much but after listening a couple of times,i concentrated on the lyrical meaning of the song.I cannot stop pressing repeat button on my CD player.Like a time machine,this song takes me back to my memories when i was fifteen and i think if you have passed that age you will get into the song easily.Even though "Fifteen" has simply melody but i think it lyrically,the song is great.

Pros:

1. Meaningful and story lyrics.
2. Taylor Swift voice.
3. Cautionary lyric to a girl about love as a teenager.

Cons:

1. Simply melody

Description:

Written by: Taylor Swift

Produced by:
Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift.

Released September 2009 by Big Machine

Guide Review - Taylor Swift - "Fifteen"

"Fifteen" is a title song from Taylor Swift's (Fearless album),second studio album.This innocent song was written by Swift's experience as a young girl and teenager.She considered about first date ideas for writing this song even though she wasn't dating."Fifteen" talks about Swift's freshmen year of highschool,where she met her best friend,Abigail,who she wrote her name in the song.Swift wrote how she and Abigail fell in love as best friends and later were heartbroken.So in this song, she gave a warning lyrics for teenager girls who find themselves in the same situation.

All tracks from Swift's album was written from her experiences.The track from (Fearless Album),"The best day" was composed in the same way as "Fifteen" from her young experience.Also,"Love Story","Hey Stephen","You belong with me" and " The way i love you",are good love songs on (Fearless album).It also have brokenheart songs like "White Horse","Breathe"-featuring with Colbie Caillat and "Forever and Always".But if you want an inspiratonal song,"Change",can make you strong and inspire you not to give up on anything.

If you love story songs based on true life stories,then Listen to Taylor Swift's songs.
Hmm!....starting first with "Fifteen",then

Do not for get to love my Swifty

Bye...

Related Link:

Here is Taylor Swift’s website:

taylorswift.com

This is other songs of Fearless album:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOmtCBfgHbc

Monday, July 16, 2012

Let's Read : The Day You Sleep Away - Book Review

by Waranyoo Jaturabhat

Hi everyone! Are you enjoying my first review? Anyway let's leave that topic behind because today book gonna talk about LOVE! Have you ever heard the story about Snow White before? After Snow White bite an apple, she sleeping away and waiting for the prince to kiss her lips and wake her up. It seems all the fairy tale must have an ending with happiness, right? but this book is difference. Although you will never found the quote "Mirror mirror on the wall who's the fairest of them all" in this book but trust me you will enjoying in this story as much as the Snow White story.

Book : The Day You Sleep Away

Author : Tripuck Supawattana
Publisher : LET'S Comic

Page : 240 pages
Price : 200 Bath

Rating :

Summary : The book tell story in the day that Snow White sleeping away but it's not the same as you used to know because in this story the prince isn't come in time and he is not the one and only who can wake Snow White up. Moreover, all living thing in this story have fallen in love with Snow White and they want to possess Snow White with them to the end of life. So they started to fight and fight each other but finally after Snow White woke up the story has changed forever.

Social Context : Until now, there are nobody can explain the real meaning or a definition of 'Love' then the writer wanted to share his opinion and experience about love that he has passed. So, he use the plot of the Snow White story and then bringing all living thing in the story to representing many kind of love that does exist. In addition, the writer also said that the reason why he chose the Snow White story because Snow White can represent to the word 'Beautiful' and he thought that beautiful is cause of love.

Writing Style : This story is half fairy tale and half article but don't worry about the language, it's simple and quite easy to understanding. However it will better if you keep thinking about it while you are reading. The book divide into five main chapters for the story and more than three chapters for talk about connection between Love & Beautiful. Anyway because this book is kind of fairy tale book, the writer add some painting pictures that painted by the writer. So, you will enjoy with both of story and painting pictures.

My Thoughts : This story was an amazing one and I think who's love surprises story may like this book. Anyway, for me I spent more than a week to finish this book because while I read it I have to stop and thinking about it. I didn't mean the story is difficult to understanding but for honesty I'm the one who didn't have much experience in love so it quite hard for me to get the feeling from many kind of love in this book.

Now, It's time for you to check it out. Like I said before, if you are surprises story's lover this book is recommended. Hope you enjoy my second book reviews. Don't forget! feel free to ask if you have any question of this book, I'll do my best to answer all of your questions. Thanks for reading and sharing your comment, see you next book ;)

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Let's Eat : PASTA de WARAKU - Restaurant Review

by Panada Mokapun

PASTA de WARAKU @ Central Plaza Rama9's the 7th floor is the restaurant that offers pasta and pizza in Japanese style. There are a lot of pasta and pizza menu. In addition, they also have Japanese Gratin, Japanese Doria and Japanese curry rice. If you want to come here and try it, it's located in the same floor as SF cinema. Anyway, it also has other branch in Central World and Central Plaza Pinklao.

Pasta de Waraku menu

As you saw in the menu above, this restaurant has many types of food ,such as Pasta cream sauce, Pasta tomato sauce, Pasta beef sauce, Pizza, Gratin, Doria, curry rice, salad, appetizer, and dessert. and it also has set menu ,so you can choose other dish to come with Pasta including soft drink or green tea.

Doria Set 350 Baht (crab with cream sauce 260 baht)

Start with Doria Set, This set you can choose 1 pasta selection that's not over 260 Baht. So,I chose crab pasta cream sauce. It will be served with mini salad, corn soup,soft drink and Doria,a rice and butter based dish with prawn, scallop and cheese on top.

Bacon and potato with cream sauce 170 baht

Second pasta dish, Bacon and Potato with Wafu cream sauce, has the same sauce as the first dish so, it taste is rather alike. It will be served with mini salad. Anyway, i prefer this dish to the first one because I like asparagus and its price is reasonable.

Bacon and Eggplant with beef meat sauce 190 baht

Third pasta dish, Bacon & Eggplant with Wafu beef meat sauce, is sour and has pulpy mincemeat. the eggplant is soft. So,this dish is suitable for people who don't like cream sauce or greasy.

Salmon Calppacho 160 baht

An appetizer, Salmon Calppacho, is raw salmon with Japanese dressing. This salmon is fresh and not stinking. and Japanese dressing is tasty, sweet and sour. I like this dish because I love salmon.

Double Stack of Honey Toast 190 baht

A recommend dessert, double stack of honey toast, is a toast topped with honey, whipping cream, ice-cream and chocolate sauce, and filled with kiwi and strawberry. The toast has been cut into small pieces ,so you only stab it into your mouth. Anyway,if you want to eat the edge, you have to cut it by yourself and it's sticky.

Pros :

There are a lot type of food to choose, and each dish is tasty.
The restaurant decoration is good and attractive.
The restaurant location is good. it's near the escalator.

Cons :

Its price is rather expensive, and it also has a 10% service charge and 7% vat.
Staffs are not active as they should be. They rarely pay attention to the customers. especially,when the restaurant was crowd.

Price per person : 250 - 400 baht

How to go : Easiest By MRT. It's next to MRT Rama9 station.

Restaurant Rate:

Food : 4/5
Price : 3/5
Place : 4.5/5
Service : 3/5

All in all, If you love pasta and want to try it in Japanese style, this restaurant would be your good choice.

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Let's Listen : Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home - Song Review

Hello everybody , my second blog i still keep the concept music makes happiness and

i am sure "Home" by Edward Sharp and the Magnatic zeros can make it so Enjoy the song :)

"Home" by Edward Sharp and The Magnatic Zeros

The Big World Rating :

Review by : Chayathorn131, The Big World

Not many indie folk songs will be easy to listen to, but Edward Sharp and the magnetic zeros are able to perfectly describe the meaning of home.This song has sounds of hippie singing style and cute accents. The Duet singing of Alex, the leader of the band, and Jade are so good together."HOME" has the retro vibe that make you miss your Home

The first time i heard the song "Home" it was covered by a 4 years old and her dad on Youtube then i fell in love with them and the song ( you can check the cover out by link below). After that i found out the original version of the band Edward Sharp and the Magnatic Zeroes and I fell in love with the song .

It's so simple, cheerful, and it just makes me smile. It puts me in a good mood and is very sweet. It makes me imagine a bunch of hippies singing it in a circle playing the trumpet! haha :) Overall, the song is charming, fun,lively and really different than any song that I have heard lately. I really appreciate the nature of this tune. Plus the last time i heard this song when it was a sound track of my favorite movie "What to Expect When You're Expecting" and made me think wow my life was complete by wacting the movie i like as listening my fovorite song!!!

Pros

1. lively fun and romantic lyrics
2. Alex and Jade 's duet
3. catchy melody and retro vibe

Cons

1. Indy music can make someone against things

Description

Written by Alex Ebert and Jade Castrinos

   Produced by Kevin augunas, Nicolo Aglietti, Aaron Older,

                            Edward Sharpe and the Magnatic zeros

   Released March 2009 by Vagrant Records

Guide Review - Edward Sharp and The Magnetic Zeros - "Home"

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is an American band. The leader is Alex Ebert, the vocals consist of more than 20 members.Their first full-length recording, Up from Below, was released on July 7, 2009.
The song "Home" was voted number 15 on the popular music poll on the Australian Triple J Hottest,100 countdown. The song has been featured in many TV shows, videos and commercials. In the United States. "Home" also was featured in commercials for the NFL during the summer and fall of 2011.

Well If you are bored with the same types of music and want something new to listen to, "Home " by Edward Sharp and the Magnatic zeros will make you happy and wanna head back to Home!

Now i want to run to home and shout louder

"Mommy im coming home. . .!!"

See You Next Blog XoXo

Related Links :

"Home - Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros Acoustic Cover (Jorge & Alexa Narvaez)"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L64c5vT3NBw

Website of Edward Sharp and The Magnatic Zeros

http://edwardsharpeandthemagneticzeros.com/

Monday, July 2, 2012

Let's Listen : Lenka - Sad Song - Song Review

by Chayathorn Chinnawong

My first blog I want to make happiness for you so I pick and choose one of my happy song lists for review. Hope you guys enjoy!!

Sad Song by Lenka

The Big World Rating :

Review by : Chayathorn131, The Big World

"Sad Song" is not kind of song that will make you cry like the title but this easy pop song by Australian artist,Lenka is fulfilled with upbeat lyric ,sounds of electronic pop and catchy melody. No powerful voice like a big singer it is just cute voice that whenever you feel so down "Sad Song" will make you get better.

From above,the most i like is Lenka's philosophical lyric style.With the hook "Sing me a sad song and make me feel better; sing me a happy song and I might start to cry.” Its touched me so bad because when i was sad i tried to listen a lot of happy songs but they did not make me feel better and i just think,yeah it's so real! The song shows everything has two sides and can be upsidedown. "Sad Song" is kind of a happy song but sad at the same time. So,where do you consider it to be?

Pros.

1.Easy listening

2.Lenka's electronic pop song style

3. philosophical lyric

Cons.

1. Its a simple vocal

Description

• Written by Lenka

• Produced by David Costen

• Label : Epic Records

Guide Review : Lenka - "Sad Song"

Lenka is previously known in Australia as an actress but she has been doing good job in her music career as a singer and songwriter who produced a lot of good songs. Her first hit "The Show" from her first album ‘Lenka’ was a success as it was featured as the soundtrack for Tv commercial promos and movies.

In her second album “Two” has first official single of the album "Heart Skips a Beat" that sounds like "Sad Song", “Everything at Once”, "Roll with the Punches" and other tracks that have small of Pop , Electronic pop and Indies pop. Moreover, the tracks from “Two” album has a lot of meaningful lyrics, easy to listen to Lenka’s lovely voice. That is the reasons i want to recommend “Two” as the album you should listen to.

Especially the single "Sad Song" as i recommended above. Just enjoy the song and you will love Lenka and her song.

Here're song from album "Two"

Let's Read : Is the Buddha real? - Book Review

by Waranyoo Jaturabhat

Hello! are there any book lovers here, please put your hands up! ;D This is my first time to be a blogger of book reviews. Today book is about Buddha and Buddhism. It sound like a dharma book or kind of bored and sleepy story, right ? Please stop thinking like that! I swear this book can change your mind and do you know how ? ... Let's check it out!

Book : Is the Buddha real?

Author : Songkalot Bangyikhun

Jiraporn Wiwa

Natchanon Mahaittidon

Publisher : a book

Page : 114 pages
Price : 160 Baht

Rating :

Summary : The book contain nine questions about the Buddhism that the writer want to know and thought that other people want to know too such as 'What is the dharma?', 'Why we have to had ritual?', 'Is The Buddha real?' and much more. Then invited nine well-known monks, who had expert in explain dharma, answer their question and make them clearly understanding.

Social Context : Nowadays, many Buddhists are misunderstanding about the Buddhism. They know only the basic things that Buddhist must to know and still believe that it is the real doctrine from the Buddha. So, the writers expect that this book will make Buddhist and peoples, who are never interest in Buddhism, will get more understanding of the real concept of the Buddhism.

Writing Style : It's not a dharma book so don't worry about the language. The book use simple language and tell the story in easy understanding style. The writers divide the book into nine chapters for the nine well-known monks. For each chapter, it will contain about 3-4 simple questions but straightforwardly and the clearly answers from the monk. So, you will absolutely get the point from each part easily.

My Thoughts : I'm the one who’s always believe that the Buddha is real but after I saw this book I’m very interested. This book completely changed my mind about the Buddhism that I used to know. It makes me, who is a Buddhist, realized that I misunderstanding about the real concept of the Buddhism for a long time. The things that I’ve known from this book are not only the answer of the question 'Is The Buddha real?' but also the real concept of the Buddhism.

Now, it’s your turn to prove it. If you are Thai or Buddhist, don't let yourself misunderstanding about your religion. Open your mind to know exactly about the real Buddhism. Anyway, feel free to ask if you have any question of this book, I'll do my best to answer all of your questions. Thanks for reading and sharing your comment, see you next book ;)

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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

1. Meaningful and story lyrics. 2. Taylor Swift voice. 3. Cautionary lyric to a girl about love as a teenager.

1. Simply melody

Written by: Taylor Swift Produced by: Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift. Released September 2009 by Big Machine

Guide Review - Taylor Swift - "Fifteen"

Monday, July 16, 2012

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Pros

Cons

Description

Guide Review - Edward Sharp and The Magnetic Zeros - "Home"

Monday, July 2, 2012

My first blog I want to make happiness for you so I pick and choose one of my happy song lists for review. Hope you guys enjoy!!

Sad Song by Lenka

Here're song from album "Two"

1. Meaningful and story lyrics.
2. Taylor Swift voice.
3. Cautionary lyric to a girl about love as a teenager.

Written by: Taylor Swift

Produced by:
Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift.

Released September 2009 by Big Machine