I graduated high school in 1992, so my childhood and adolescent years cross two generations – the 80s and the 90s. We didn’t have a TV set in my primary school, so I have to watch Star Rangers from a neighbor’s window. Yeah, I grew up before the Internet was born, before people could google [...]
Archive for October, 2010
Holism: Perspective to Understanting Communication Environments
Posted: October 8, 2010 in Communication, culture, Media, Popular CultureTags: analysis, communication environment, communication evaluation, Dramaturgy, escape, framework, Goffman, hangouts, lasswell, perspectives, places, silver bullet theory, space, theory
After visiting several places, such as cosplay, movie house, bar, temple, race track and a museum, here I synthesize the conclusion of our explorations for our Communication Environment class with framework in which I understand the holistic nature of communication environments. Communication environments are communication spaces or contexts where and when people communicate. A traditional [...]
Frolics with Spaholics
Posted: October 8, 2010 in Popular CultureTags: bath house, bathhouse, baths, gay cruising, manila, massage, masseur, masseus, pampering, relaxation, sauna, self, steam rooms, wensha spa
When the world people live in is stressful, their tendency is to distance from it. But where do people go to be relieved of stress? There are many options: nature tripping in the outdoors; working out in the gyms; drinking in the bars; pigging out in restaurants; playing games in arcades; shopping in the malls; [...]
