<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>LOKATAS: Creating A New Worldview</title>
	<atom:link href="http://lokatas.com/wordpress/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://lokatas.com/wordpress</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:30:41 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Is Thailand Censorship Going Too Far?</title>
		<link>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/thailand-censorship-twitter-lese-majest/</link>
		<comments>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/thailand-censorship-twitter-lese-majest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monsicha Hoonsuwan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[THAILAND]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Censorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lese Majeste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lokatas.com/wordpress/?p=1185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thailand may be the first country to announce its support of Twitter's censorship policy, but it's not the policy Thai people should fuss over.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/thailand-censorship-twitter-lese-majest/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Real Cost of Making It in China</title>
		<link>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/china-labor-manufacturing-cheap-export-apple-ipad/</link>
		<comments>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/china-labor-manufacturing-cheap-export-apple-ipad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monsicha Hoonsuwan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thomas Friedman]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lokatas.com/wordpress/?p=1170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[China's rapid rise, modern infrastructure and its ability to manufacture products at lighting speed attract businesses from all over the world. But when the world hails its "above average" efficiency, it subtly sends a deplorable message, egging on myriads of condemnable labor practices.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/china-labor-manufacturing-cheap-export-apple-ipad/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Inari Zushi: The God of Rice and Her Messenger</title>
		<link>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/inari-zushi-the-god-of-rice-and-her-messenger/</link>
		<comments>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/inari-zushi-the-god-of-rice-and-her-messenger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monsicha Hoonsuwan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CULTURE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food & Drink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JAPAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inari Zushi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kitsune Udon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shintoism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lokatas.com/wordpress/?p=1162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Inari Zushi might not win the best-look award, and seems too simple to be good. But this easy dish has an interesting origin, something that relates it to the famous "Fox Udon."]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/inari-zushi-the-god-of-rice-and-her-messenger/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>20 Great Survival Japanese Slang</title>
		<link>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/20-great-survival-slang-first-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/20-great-survival-slang-first-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monsicha Hoonsuwan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[JAPAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese Slangs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lokatas.com/wordpress/?p=727</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to speak like a local? There's only one way to do it: use a bunch of slang words. Here's 20 I've learned from my Japanese friends.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/20-great-survival-slang-first-edition/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Nishinomiya&#8217;s &#8220;Little Asia&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/nishinomiya-little-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/nishinomiya-little-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monsicha Hoonsuwan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food & Drink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JAPAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese Restaurant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Restaurant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese Honorifics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese Politeness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kotoen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language Barrier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Little Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nishinomiya]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lokatas.com/wordpress/?p=1018</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Discovering Little Asia in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan was only the beginning. What came after included a terrifying phone call, arduous conversations and a manifestation of the most vexing aspect in Japanese culture: politeness.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/nishinomiya-little-asia/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Rice represents Japan, say Japanese youths</title>
		<link>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/represent-japan-rice/</link>
		<comments>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/represent-japan-rice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monsicha Hoonsuwan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CULTURE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JAPAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese Rice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Otaku]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thai Rice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youths]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lokatas.com/wordpress/?p=1009</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ask non-Japanese what represents Japan and you sure will here the same old answers: Tokyo Tower, Mount Fuji, sushi, geisha, manga, and anime. But for Japanese people, it's their meal staple rice.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/represent-japan-rice/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Japanese Love Giving Gifts</title>
		<link>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/japanese-love-giving-gifts/</link>
		<comments>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/japanese-love-giving-gifts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monsicha Hoonsuwan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CULTURE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JAPAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gift-Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gift-Wrapping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese Culture]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lokatas.com/wordpress/?p=994</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New Year's Gift, check. Valentine's Gift, check. Christmas Gift, check. What about mid-year gift, visitation gift, wedding gift, return-a-favor gift, and for-the-girl-who-gave-me-chocolate-on-Valentine's Day gift? Avoid headache when you go to Japan by reading this post about the culture of Japanese gift-giving.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/japanese-love-giving-gifts/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bobo Noodlehouse</title>
		<link>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/bobo-noodlehouse/</link>
		<comments>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/bobo-noodlehouse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monsicha Hoonsuwan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food & Drink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobo's Noodlehouse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noodles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southeast Asian Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Restaurant]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lokatas.com/wordpress/?p=962</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bobo Noodlehouse is St. Louis' favorite Southeast Asian noodle restaurant with an American touch, serving celebrated Asian dishes such as Pad Thai, Pho, and Udon, in the heart of St. Louis.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/bobo-noodlehouse/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Best Thai Sweet Coconut Bar</title>
		<link>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/thai-sweet-coconut-bar/</link>
		<comments>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/thai-sweet-coconut-bar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 04:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monsicha Hoonsuwan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food & Drink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[THAILAND]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kanom Babin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thai Desert]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lokatas.com/wordpress/?p=966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ka-nom-ba-bin, literally translated as reckless snack—either due to an outrageous amount of coconut or a ton of sugar—is a common desert in Thailand. And even though it sounds quite outlandish, it tastes really, really good. Basically, a sweet coconut bar.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/thai-sweet-coconut-bar/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New York City: The Overture</title>
		<link>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/new-york-new-year-ball-drop/</link>
		<comments>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/new-york-new-year-ball-drop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monsicha Hoonsuwan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LIFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year's Eve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time Square]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waterford Crystal Ball Drop]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lokatas.com/wordpress/?p=957</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My four-year college saving has been invested on this New Year's trip to New York City to be scrunched, squeezed, and squashed among hundreds of thousands revelers in Time Square. My one-week New York itinerary is a smart traveler's list of where-to-avoid during New Year's. But this trip, folks, isn't about comfort or convenience.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lokatas.com/wordpress/new-york-new-year-ball-drop/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

