October 17 2003
APEC comedy channel
This week, Bangkok is hosting the APEC meeting of world leaders. In the West, yawn-inducing international talking-shops tend to pass unnoticed. Not so here. Unaccustomed to the international spotlight, star-stuck Thai authorities are behaving like gauche teenagers organising their first drinks party. Heavy-handed preparations have brought the city to a virtual standstill.
Don't miss the unintentionally hilarious APEC channel. Broadcast 24 hours a day on UBC 52 and terrestrial Channel 11, it tries desperately to fill the void. Here are today's headlines:
- Exciting bilateral trade deal with Peru - apparently Thailand may build an embassy there sometime in the future.
- The delegates will be served Thai wine (hopefully they have provided enough pot plants for them to dump it into).
- Details of Bangkok road closures (nearly all of them).
The other programs are a predictable mix of propaganda, Thai handicrafts and elephants taking a bath. The Tinglish commentary is delivered by a random bar girl. It's like North Korea producing Thai Airways in-flight entertainment.
[Posted to TV/Movies by David]
TV/Movies
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Tony Soprano's Thai blowjob surprise
SF Cinema City: Buy movie tickets online
Bangkok International Film Festival
History Channel: Fill Thailand's knowledge void
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