A Slice of Laife: Recent Episodes
Lai Frances
The unfiltered, not-so-serious, podcast that gives you a taste of what’s going on Lai's life by telling stories, thoughts, and opinions on almost anything and everything. And also introduce some cool creative people along the way who have some cool stories up their sleeves and are just amazing people in general. All in a very casual manner. Join the fun.
It's been a while, hasn't it? Let's catch up and let me tell you what's up as I ring in a new year and a new decade in my life. It's been a busy last couple of years, but I'm still here.
This episode is dedicated to the people who continue to support me, my work and my antics no matter how much life is life-ing. I'm forever grateful and thankful to every single person and opportunity that's come my way. I hope this episode brings you a couple of slices of what l(a)ife has gone through since the end of Season 1.
Who knows? Maybe this may be the start of brainstorming for Season 2. To a third decade. Cheers.
Lai is back. Or somewhat back. Catching up with a short update on what's been going on in life, why the hiatus, who to stan, a reminder to maskup and go vote. Maybe consider this the last episode for season one? Or part one of the last episode of season one of A Slice of Laife?
A big thank you to everyone who's been listening to the podcast and sending in messages. No words can describe how grateful it is to have that support. Thank you.
It's Asian-American Pacific Heritage Month. (We believe that's how you say it. We hope that's correct.) Lai invites a fellow creative and college friend, Leanna, on the podcast to celebrate May, the month for Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders. What does it mean to be Asian, the upbringing, experience, and most importantly, to take the ABG test. Especially as someone who originally came from the west coast and started a new life on the east at the age of 17. Learn more about Leanna and hear her story growing up as a hustling Asian-American and how she copes with the current climate.
It's safe to say the feeling burnout is common amongst many of us. Some more than others. But did you know there were five stages of burnout? Lai may not be WebMD but with the help of thisiscalm.com, Lai presents to help you become aware of the feeling. Asking the interwebs and some friends for help, the host presents some tips and suggestions on how to cope.
How many times have your parents or family members forwarded you a chain letter or some news that you knew was completely fake? In these times where news and information spews out in all different directions, flooding our feeds, it becomes a major concern when our parents are sharing and spreading unconfirmed and unverified information. As a member of the tech-savvy generation, it is my duty (along with many others) to help our parents and others be well-informed with the right information and make sure we're not spreading any type of negativity within our communities. Lai invites listeners and followers to discuss what else bothers them during quarantine and also what do they miss.
Week 3 of quarantine and dressed in sweatsuits, Lai shares some personal recommendations on what Korean dramas to watch. Though not really a big fan of dramas, Lai comprises a list containing variety shows for those who want to get into K-pop. From the Girls' Generation episode of Intimate Note to the episodes of Running Man and the fascination behind Prison Life of Fools - a show based on the game Mafia, Lai briefly mentions what shows to binge.
Bonus Episode! Lai asks Instagram to ask her what her Top 3 are and the amount of submissions were more than what she expected. Discover and find out Lai’s Top 3 K-pop male idols are, travel destinations, fuccbois(?!), hand sanitizer scents, excuses to leave plans and more. And yes, this is where Lai mentions some of her favorite male K-pop idols.
In the midst of the nation's self-quarantine to flatten the curve, Lai hops on the mic for a last minute episode to vent out some frustrations and whatnots relating to the current state of world. Specifically, the state of the nation and how it's being led at a slow pace with no proper protocol and other inconveniences for the rest of the country; from people who are have a hard time to get through medical professionals for COVID-19 testing, to understanding why people are hoarding toilet paper and, of course, the xenophobia and racist remarks against the Asian and Asian-American community.
Not alone to serve some tho(UGH)tful insight, Lai invites friends and followers to join in the conversation to let them vent out their frustrations and speak out their thoughts.
From a fan to a professional, Lai gives a somewhat detailed crash course on how she became who she is today. While already being aware of the global phenomenon from the days of Xanga and cousins who were into Japanese music, it dates back to 2008 on YouTube and the rest was history. Whether it was learning the Korean language, the culture, to talking at KCON and having a fallout with K-pop, Lai dives into it and tells all. For second generation K-pop fans, consider this a Girls' Generation and Wonder Girls, overall girl group, appreciation episode as they're the main artists that paved the way and inspired the multimedia journalist to push the K-pop and Hallyu agenda today.
Mukbang, or eating shows, is literally food porn. As Lai often has late night cravings of deep fried foods and spicy fire noodles, she turns to mukbangs to fulfill the craving. There's something about watching people eat that just satisfies the senses. It's the delicious presentation of the food, or how the person eats it, but also, most of all, the ASMR aspect of it all. However, it all comes down to the fact that, in the past few years dieting, mukbang has played a huge factor in the host's life. Lai gives major credit to a couple of mukbangers she watches that helped her over the past couple of years in hopes to one day maybe have 'em on the show.
Perhaps a full ASMR/mukbang episode may be in the making for the future?
Making plans is a chore. Stepping out of the house on a weekend is a major chore. Choosing what movie to watch when you're forcing yourself to do something is an obvious chore. So it is safe to say Lai is an extroverted, introverted, homebody. And it just happened over the course of a decade. Slowing down the tempo of what people know Lai as, she goes a bit deep into her personal life. By taking the Meyers-Briggs Test. Then tries to figure out the meaning behind each letter. Then tries to figure out who in K-pop may be a homebody.
Hey! What's Up? Hello? Finally! It took two years of thoughts and whatnot to finally get behind the mic and do something. But it's finally here. And we're wingin' the first episode.
Get to know a little bit about me, how 2019 went in terms of my career, and name the Top 10 K-pop songs in my head. Enjoy!
Shout out to the everso talented photographer Karen May for being an assistant producer.
The podcast I've been pushing back for years now is finally here.
A Slice of Laife.
The unfiltered podcast that gives you a taste of what's going on my mind and my life with some personal stories, thoughts and opinions on almost anything and everything.