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Best Bangkok VIP movie theaters
Got the munchies in Goa? Where the experts eat
Bali’s best 5 hidden beaches
香港最佳雲吞麵
Heroes and scandals in 'The Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography'
Tokyo 2012 ultimate dining guide
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Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:00 AM PST

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Catching a film in a Bangkok movie theater doesn't usually feature high on many tourists' "to-do" lists.

But it should. Bangkok's VIP cinemas, which show the latest Hollywood blockbusters in English, take moviegoing to an entirely new level.

The biggest draw is the seating. Many theaters have a VIP section in the back of a larger, normal theater, where there is more legroom and the chairs are bigger and comfier.

Others go all-out with special screening rooms, in some cases with only 30 seats, where the options range from aircraft-style first class recliners and love seats to actual beds with pillows and blankets and even beanbags.

Got the munchies in Goa? Where the experts eat

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 09:00 PM PST

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For the past five years I have been cooking for a living in Goa during the six-month "season" which starts late October and ends in early April.

Stricter visa rules, the police closing down raves at 10 p.m. and other issues have evolved Goa's avatar from international trance mecca to global food destination. Now, where to go for dinner is one of the most crucial decisions you can make.

Here's my ideal eating itinerary for hippy hipsters, which includes where to swim, walk and shop to work up an appetite.

Bali’s best 5 hidden beaches

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 05:23 PM PST

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Bali is not short of beaches.

But with over 2.5 million tourists descending on the Island of the Gods in 2010 alone, it's becoming increasingly difficult to find a quiet spot.

Here are five Bali beaches that aren't overrun with other people.

1. Balangan Beach

When the neighboring Dreamland beach got taken over by bulldozers and chain resorts, the surfers drifted over to Balangan.

The long stretch of white sand is flanked by rocky cliffs while the shore is lined by an assortment of warungs (local cafes) serving plates of indo mee and ice-cold Bintangs, and cheap non-air conditioned huts.

香港最佳雲吞麵

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST

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香港雲吞麵是一道簡單的菜式：鮮蝦雲吞配彈牙蛋麵，再加上香濃湯底。

看似簡單，卻款款不一，各有千秋。每一麵家均各出奇謀，從味道和質感著手，泡製獨家招牌雲吞麵。靠著更多料的鮮蝦雲吞、更爽口彈牙的靚麵，還是格外香濃的湯底突圍而出的均有。

先有心理準備，到受歡迎的雲吞麵店用餐均需排隊等位，尤其是在午飯時間。然而，以香港的午飯文化 -- 坐下快吃，吃完埋買即走 -- 享用熱哄哄的美味雲吞麵也不用等太久。

以下五家食評家最常推薦的香港最佳雲吞麵店。

永華麵家

打頭陣的是經營了61年的永華麵家。「識食」的話便能嚐出這家雲吞麵的湯底有何特別。

湯底以鯊魚骨熬製，據稱有助保持關節靈活。正好多一個餐後喝乾湯底的理由。

在狹窄的店舖裡，牆上貼滿發黃的舊剪報。內容大讚師傅用古法 -- 以又長又重的竹桿糅麵 -- 手製的靚麵。

總的來說，就是以一絲不苟的態度、數十年經驗所泡製出來的一碗絕頂雲吞麵。

永華營業至凌晨5時，因此也是個宵夜好去處。

HK$32. 永華麵家, 灣仔軒尼詩道89號, +852 2527 7476, 週一至六：中午至凌晨5時，週日：中午 - 1 a.m.

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Heroes and scandals in 'The Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography'

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST

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A new book annotates the history of Hong Kong in the most illustrative way -- through the lives of people who have made an impact here.

Hong Kong's first tome on the who's who of history, "The Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography" contains more than 500 entries authored by 90 contributors, including the editors May Holdsworth and Christopher Munn.

Other than the stipulation of including only the deceased, the editors worked with open-ended criteria.

Tokyo 2012 ultimate dining guide

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 01:55 PM PST

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"I have a little challenge for you," my editor began, employing the disingenuous tone of an adult trying to convince an eight-year-old that math homework is fun. "I want you to put together a food guide that would reflect what it's like to eat in Tokyo right now, in 2012."