LeafyPasserine

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[–] LeafyPasserine@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

They will very literally get cancelled by local government before any nutjob in the public gets to them.

If you skim the guidelines in the document I linked, one of the things artistes must do is submit a copy of all of their lyrics to be checked for inappropriate content. Then there's the clothing guidelines for male and female artistes, behavior guidelines, topic restrictions in banter etc.

After you pass all that, your ticket prices have to be adjusted to the local currency and buying power of the local market. 30% of your crew has to be local (understandable stipulation, but for Singapore you only need minimum 1 local to be hired and paid full salary to scale).

End of the day, we might have the facilities and expertise needed to mount a show, but the hassle is too much for too little return.

[–] LeafyPasserine@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A part of me suspects that it's also a lot more troublesome to apply to perform in Malaysia. The last time I checked, the organising company in Singapore just needs to have the right entertainment license and they can easily apply for a work permit for artists. Whereas Malaysia has this 39 page beauty.

And if you're holding your concert in Sabah/Sarawak you have to submit your application twice to PUSPAL and the state government. Yeah, it's not looking good for us.

[–] LeafyPasserine@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Diamond earrings from one. A purse in the shape of Luna from Sailor Moon from another.

[–] LeafyPasserine@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I think that's a little bit more difficult since most people want to trade. Sometimes someone will put their collection on google drive and share via links on tumblr or twitter, but those occasions are few and far in between.

[–] LeafyPasserine@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, for that use case then Twitter is a bit different. Information on Twitter moves fast and you can get quick, bite-sized updates on a company or event (via tags) much quicker than most sites. The ease of sharing information made it very popular for things like announcing updates on website/app down times or catching up on election news for example.

[–] LeafyPasserine@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm upvoting you purely for describing Twitter as "Live Journal with a text limit". That is exactly what it is and with infinitely less privacy or conversational value.

[–] LeafyPasserine@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Soulseek via Nicotine+, you can filter for file type and bitrate as well as avoid those assholes who lock all their files for trading.

[–] LeafyPasserine@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I found HCMC very walkable and there were so many trees and parks that even the heat was bearable.

Completely agreed about the War Remnants Museum, it moved me to tears within minutes. I'm from Malaysia, one of the places where Agent Orange was first trialed before it was put to use as a weapon, so that particular exhibition hall was so personal since a family friend was born disabled because of it.

On a lighter note, there was a bánh mì chảo place within a 15 minutes walk from the War Remnants Museum that was so good I am still dreaming about it to this day.

[–] LeafyPasserine@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I was in Ho Chi Minh a few weeks ago! It's a beautiful and exciting place.

[–] LeafyPasserine@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Poker face by Lady Gaga! Anything that lets you shamelessly yell to be honest.

[–] LeafyPasserine@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Pokemon Sapphire

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