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Blogger Jailed Over Bad Beef Noodle Review:

We’ve heard of restaurateurs having hissy fits over bad Yelp reviews and even kicking out newspaper reviewers, but jailing a blogger over a bad review? That would be insane… or would it? A Taiwanese blogger was recently sentenced to 30 days in detention, two years of probation and ordered her to pay NT$200,000 in compensation to a Taichung noodle shop she criticized on her blog. what did she say that was so awful?

5 more days till Taiwan. 

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Aloft Hotels: The Trendiest up-and-coming hotel chain around

If you love the trendy, minimalistic, modern, and high class of W Hotels but are on a budget, Aloft hotels are the answer. A segment of W Hotels, this chain is reasonably priced, dog friendly, and trendy as can be. The minimalistic architecture and interior design are not only pleasing to the eye, but a refreshing outlook on the idea of how hotels should look and be. The staff is friendly and greets everyone who enters with “Aloha!” this hang loose attitude and modern ideas of hotel appearance stand out amongst the competition.

*The only thing that I can say negative about Aloft, is that they only have showers, no bathtubs. Which could potentially pose a problem if traveling with small children.

Check out their website: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/alofthotels/index.html

Locations (North America):

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/alofthotels/directory/hotels/north-america/list.html?sortType=date

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The Grand Makadi Hotel

Been watching videos and reading reviews on this hotel, if I say so myself I cannot wait to go there for a week :D its getting booked when the smelly tax rebate goes through

Movie Review "Eat Pray Love"

So yesterday I saw the new Julia Roberts' movie called "Eat Pray Love", it is another of those movies that were based on a book, in this case a book with the same title by author Elizabeth Gilbert . And what I can say, is that the movie was better than I expected ^^.

It's really one of those life changing movies, full of inspirational quotes that can bring a tear to your eye and makes reflect about your own life, and make you wanna pack a bag and travel and explore the world and its vast cultures. This movie takes place in New York, Italy, India and Bali.

I admit that I never heard about the book, I didn’t knew that the movie was based on the book, what actually made me go see the movie in the first place, was the fact that the actor Javier Bardem is in it :P. Javier is originally from Spain, and in the movie he plays a Brazilian man o_ô, are you gonna tell me that they couldn’t find a Brazilian actor that can speak English? Don’t get me wrong I adore Javier, but ccaaamooon’ >.<

Some of my favorites quotes of the movie were the following:

"It’s better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else's perfectly."

“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something”

"To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced

life."

"I think I deserve something beautiful."

“You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight."

“Eventually, everything goes away."

“Do not apologize for crying. Without this emotion, we are only robots.”

For more quotes of the movie you can check this website:

http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/11679.Elizabeth_Gilbert

Soooo yeah I enjoyed watching the movie, I do recommend it ^^ now I’m trying to find the soundtrack of the movie :P

Movie Review "Eat Pray Love"

So yesterday I saw the new Julia Roberts' movie called "Eat Pray Love", it is another of those movies that were based on a book, in this case a book with the same title by author Elizabeth Gilbert . And what I can say, is that the movie was better than I expected ^^.

It's really one of those life changing movies, full of inspirational quotes that can bring a tear to your eye and makes reflect about your own life, and make you wanna pack a bag and travel and explore the world and its vast cultures. This movie takes place in New York, Italy, India and Bali.

I admit that I never heard about the book, I didn’t knew that the movie was based on the book, what actually made me go see the movie in the first place, was the fact that the actor Javier Bardem is in it :P. Javier is originally from Spain, and in the movie he plays a Brazilian man o_ô, are you gonna tell me that they couldn’t find a Brazilian actor that can speak English? Don’t get me wrong I adore Javier, but ccaaamooon’ >.<

Some of my favorites quotes of the movie were the following:

"It’s better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else's perfectly."

“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something”

"To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced

life."

"I think I deserve something beautiful."

“You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight."

“Eventually, everything goes away."

“Do not apologize for crying. Without this emotion, we are only robots.”

For more quotes of the movie you can check this website:

http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/11679.Elizabeth_Gilbert

Soooo yeah I enjoyed watching the movie, I do recommend it ^^ now I’m trying to find the soundtrack of the movie :P