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8 HOT OR NOT

NOT
HOT GOOGLE’S TOO
WHA T ’S

LITTLE, TOO
LATE ALLO
AND DUO

&

NOT HOT
WHA T ’S

NEW INSTAGRAM FEATURE LETS
YOU FOLLOW HASHTAGS
in the Thai-Indian Instagram is now letting users follow hashtags in
addition to the people and brands they already do. To
Community right now follow a hashtag, you can search for it or click on one from
a post, which will then open the hashtag page with an option to
follow. This minor enhancement is defi nitely more popular than Google’s
Allo and Duo. Why would anyone adapt to the supposedly new updates
when they already use the same features on WhatsApp, Facebook and
FaceTime? Too little, too late Google!

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NETFLIX AND CHILL! BANGKOK’S FIRST
MICHELIN GUIDE
2017 may have seen the
release of two of the greatest Fine-dining establishments
television series of the year, dominate the debut of
but unfortunately for fans, we Michelin Guide Bangkok with
might have to wait nearly two 14 restaurants receiving one
years before we get our dose star and three receiving two
of more epic episodes. Good stars. The predictable suspects
things take time, we guess. all made it, including Gaggan,
At least we’ve got Netfl ix to Le Normandie and Mezzaluna
keep us company during our for two stars. Contrary to
White Walkers, dragons and speculations, only one street
Shadow Monster drought. vendor made the list – Jay Fai,
NOT What’s better is that Netfl ix NOT popular for seafood noodles.
What about other roadside
has now introduced a ‘skip
NO GAME OF intro’ option. HARDLY ANY highlights? Strange that a
THRONES OR STREET-EAT city renowned for its delicious
street-eat venues didn’t receive
STRANGER THINGS VENUES MADE many accolades for it.
IN 2018 THE CUT

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ANUSHKA SHARMA AND CHIANG MAI AS THE
VIRAT KOHLI’S CLASSY ULTIMATE WINTER
WEDDING DESTINATION

Lovebirds Anushka Sharma Not yet over your post-holiday
and Virat Kohli have been withdrawals? It’s time to
courting each other for the recover by going on another
past four years, yet the only short weekend getaway.
time we saw a mention of Savour Thailand’s short
Virat in Anushka’s social winter by visiting the ultimate
media post is when she destination, Chiang Mai. With
announced her becoming several new coff ee shops,
Mrs. Kohli. Now we are all for boutique hotels and farm-to-
respecting celebrities’ right to table restaurants, there is no
NOT privacy, but at the same time, NOT reason for you to skip out on
we are having major FOMO
enjoying our season’s short
DEFYING for missing out on all of BANGKOK’S cool spell. It’s better than the
SOCIAL MEDIA Anushka’s romantic life. Sigh! UNPREDICTABLE unpredictable rainy, cold or hot
CULTURE WINTER weather our city has to off er.

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