The day the Internet smacked Manny Pacquiao
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East Timor |
The Internet came alive this week as stories began to circulate about Manny Pacquiao saying gay men should be "put to death". The news was all over Twitter as fans and detractors of the Pacman voiced their disgust at the Filipino boxer's outrageous views. It all started with a story a...more info>>>
Discovered on 17/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ whatismatt.com |
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Lamb Meatballs with Mint & Preserved Lemon
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Thailand |
I waited a month, and then patience grew thin. I had to taste those lemons! We were leaving soon, and I couldn’t take off without making one last tajine with a twist of homemade pickled lemon. I opened the jar to a nose-clearing waft. If you’ve smelled preserved lemons, you’ll kno...more info>>>
Discovered on 16/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ ramblingspoon.com |
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Laos, Philippines explore trade, investment opportunities
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Laos |
Lao VoicesLaos and the Philippines have explored new trade and investment opportunities, with both governments promising a more business friendly-policy environment for the business sector, a Philippines-based newspaper reported. Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, who led Laos’ 24-member off...more info>>>
Discovered on 15/05/2012 18:01:00
Discovered @ laovoices.com |
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Ants everywhere
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Vietnam |
I was opening a coconut on my floor. Some of the coconut water flashed out. I knew my room had some ants but I had no idea I had this many. They lasted about 40 minutes before scattering. Not sure where my cat was during this time… Related posts: Vietnamese Ants :) These little buggers [......more info>>>
Discovered on 15/05/2012 06:01:00
Discovered @ saigonnezumi.com |
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More Pictures of Capitancillo Islet
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Philippines |
Everyone was pretty excited about landing on Capitancillo Islet. When you live in the Philippines, you’re use to breath taking beach scenes with ultra clear water. Usually there will be some trash in the water and on the beach but not at Capitancillo. Its not as heavily visited as even Bantaya...more info>>>
Discovered on 15/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ cebuexperience.com |
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Zu Tuan - SQNU # 4 - globe # 4
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China |
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Zu Tuan - SQNU # 4 - globe # 4, originally uploaded by china.sixty4. Via Flickr:Zu Tuan teaching building "Shangqiu Nor...more info>>>
Discovered on 15/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ sixty4-middle-kingdom.blogspot.com |
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Shikoku 88 Temple 8 Kumadaniji
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Japan |
Kumadaniji means Bear Valley Temple and is located up a valley, though it is believed it was even further up the valley originally. Some distance away at the mouth of the valley stands the main gate, considered to be the finest of all the 88 temples. It was built in 1688.
The main gate contained 2...more info>>>
Discovered on 15/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com |
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One Day Along the Coast
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Thailand |
We drove west as far as we could, then turned south to Carmel. We parked the car, braced for the wind, and set our feet into the warm, white sand. I took pictures of patterns on the beach, lines and space, . . . → Ramble More: One Day Along the Coast...more info>>>
Discovered on 15/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ ramblingspoon.com |
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Grilled Food at Luang Prabang Evening Market
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Laos |
Sao DarlyDuring my vacation in Luang Prabang, I didn’t eat out at a restaurant that much and often went looking for grilled food at Luang Prabang Evening Market. The evening market is not as packed like the morning market but there are enough food vendors and merchants selling various things a...more info>>>
Discovered on 14/05/2012 18:01:00
Discovered @ saodarly.com |
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Merit Making on Mother’s Day
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Laos |
Our family went to Wat Greensboro to Tum Boun or merit making for our mom on Mother’s Day. This is our 6th year visiting the temple on Mother’s Day. My mom had 8 daughters, and Mother’s Day had been a special day for her. We brought flowers to the temple, some are store-bought and some [...more info>>>
Discovered on 14/05/2012 18:01:00
Discovered @ nyenoona.wordpress.com |
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A penny saved is a penny earned.
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Malaysia |
This is a photo of grilled butter fish with lemon cream sauce, served with hash brown and sauteed mushroom. It’s the main dish of a three course dinner. It’s yours at a 65% discount at Muzeum Kota Damansara. Visit this … Continue reading →...more info>>>
Discovered on 14/05/2012 12:01:00
Discovered @ yvonnefoong.com |
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Be wary of HR boutique companies in Vietnam
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Vietnam |
Since my brief consulting stint helping Indochina Capital find some employees in 2006, I have, off and on, helped companies and organizations find potential candidates and interns. I got paid pretty good for finding some staff members at Indochina Capital. A couple other companies later hired me ...more info>>>
Discovered on 14/05/2012 06:01:00
Discovered @ saigonnezumi.com |
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Capturing The Beauty of Capitancillo Islet In Pictures
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Philippines |
As some of you know, I finally made it to Capitancillo Islet last week. I’ve wanted to go for a while but the cost is kind of high compared to Bantayan Island. So I usually just went there instead. The cost isn’t bad but I can get an air con room at Bantayan and spend...Read the rest of...more info>>>
Discovered on 14/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ cebuexperience.com |
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stitched
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China |
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } stitched, originally uploaded by china.sixty4. Via Flickr:Zu Tuan teaching building, Shangqiu Normal University - late after...more info>>>
Discovered on 14/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ sixty4-middle-kingdom.blogspot.com |
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Spicy Glass Noodle Salad
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Laos |
Sao DarlySpicy Glass Noodle or Cellophane Noodle for lunch. It is made the same way as Lao green papaya salad using shrimp paste, fish sauce, sugar, tamarind, and lime juice for the seasoning. A package of glass noodle was boil without soaking it first along with Chinese flowering cabbage, string be...more info>>>
Discovered on 12/05/2012 18:01:00
Discovered @ saodarly.com |
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Modern houses eating away at Vientiane’s charm
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Laos |
Lao VoicesAlong the roads of Vientiane tall modern buildings are sprouting and spreading rapidly like mushrooms while traditional Lao houses merely pepper the streetscape. Now fancy cars occupy the spaces where ageing VW Beetles and friends and family used to hang out. The perception of Lao folks an...more info>>>
Discovered on 12/05/2012 18:01:00
Discovered @ laovoices.com |
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Monarch in Spain under media spotlight again
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Malaysia |
Spainish monarch Juan Carlos is again under media''s spotlight for his relationship with his wife, Sofia. In Spain now, nearly one out of four employable men and women are out of works amid an austerity drive....more info>>>
Discovered on 12/05/2012 12:01:00
Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com |
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Moving forward in life with INGeasi
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Malaysia |
Do you wonder what you’d be like in years to come?
I mean, a lot of us live in the current. I’m guilty of that for many years, but so are most people in their 20s. I had a fabulous time while in my 20s though. Now that I’m in my (very, very, very, very [...]
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Discovered on 12/05/2012 12:01:00
Discovered @ suanie.net |
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My Garden May 10, 2012
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Laos |
We were fortunate to have good rainfalls and thank goodness the April frosts didn’t do any damage to my young plants. Lee was busy digging away. The look on her face when she saw her bird house. I don’t know who is trying to build a nest. It is a lot of stuff trying to [...]...more info>>>
Discovered on 11/05/2012 18:01:00
Discovered @ nyenoona.wordpress.com |
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Review: Reunion Lunch at Sek Yuen
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Malaysia |
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Discovered on 11/05/2012 12:01:00
Discovered @ babeinthecitykl.blogspot.com |
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Discounts on Japan Tours and Tokyo Portrait Sessions in the Summer of 2012
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Japan |
Traveling to Japan this summer? So am I! Mostly for personal reasons, so if you are considering hiring a tour guide, whether you are interested in photography, food, or just a general tour of Japan, take a look at how I can help you make the most of your experience in Japan. Since I am [...]...more info>>>
Discovered on 11/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ japanphotoguide.com |
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Hidden Crosses
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Japan |
When Christianity was outlawed in Japan in the early 17th Century many people took their faith underground and are now known by the name kakure kirishitan, "hidden christians". They employed many subterfuges to disguise their faith, perhaps the most well-knoiwn being to equate the Virgin Mary with t...more info>>>
Discovered on 11/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com |
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About Those Lemons….
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Thailand |
I’m sitting on this patio, sipping my coffee, listening to a few tweeting birds and watching the morning sun creep across the flora. This is a fecund place, this California yard. As the sun climbs higher, the yard is bathed in an extraordinarily sweet scent. It’s the tree that made thes...more info>>>
Discovered on 11/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ ramblingspoon.com |
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Vientiane New World, Glory of Laos
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Laos |
Lao VoicesThousands of Lao people cross the Vientiane-Nong Khai Friendship Bridge to Thailand every day, not only because they want to go shopping but also because they want to enjoy a modern lifestyle. They want to spend time in air conditioned shopping malls, eat Japanese hotpot, pizza or a McDona...more info>>>
Discovered on 10/05/2012 18:01:00
Discovered @ laovoices.com |
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Very new hypothesis on dinosaurs' extinction
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Malaysia |
In Scotland, there is now a new hypothesis which attempts to account for the extinction of dinosaurs. The disappearance of the prehistoric animals has been subject to 'many science discourses for many years....more info>>>
Discovered on 10/05/2012 12:01:00
Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com |
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How to turn challenges into stepping stones – Hear Us Out 8
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Malaysia |
I am giving a 40-minute talk at Taylor’s University College, Subang Jaya campus on 19th May 2012 from 11:40am to 12:20pm. This talk is among many other workshops during the bi-annual Hear Us Out – Global Issues Conference organized by … Continue reading →...more info>>>
Discovered on 10/05/2012 12:01:00
Discovered @ yvonnefoong.com |
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spring lake SNU # 3 - globe # 3
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China |
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } spring lake SNU # 3 - globe # 3, originally uploaded by china.sixty4. Via Flickr:"Shangqiu Normal University" - 36...more info>>>
Discovered on 10/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ sixty4-middle-kingdom.blogspot.com |
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Ramos-Horta speaks at the FCCT
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East Timor |
Last night, Timor-Leste's outgoing president, Jose Ramos-Horta, gave a speech at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand in Bangkok, reflecting on 10 years of the country's independence. It was a mostly older crowd, although it was by no means a packed house. Journo Simon Roughne...more info>>>
Discovered on 10/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ whatismatt.com |
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Bamboo Shoots at Luang Prabang Morning Market
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Laos |
Sao DarlyI like Bamboo Shoot Soup next to Lao Green Papaya Salad. When I go to Laos I find it very interesting to look at various bamboo shoots and figuring out ways to cook them whether in soup, steam, boil, or stir-fry plain or with meat or poultry. I don’t mind if the bamboo shoot is bitter...more info>>>
Discovered on 09/05/2012 18:01:00
Discovered @ saodarly.com |
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Gerard Bertrand wines @ Le Meridien KL, 9th Boh Cameronian Arts Awards and ramblings before, in between and after
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Malaysia |
Is this turning into a food blog? *gasps* IS IT?? Oh dear, I must do something about it, mustn’t I? I don’t know why seeing as there’s nothing wrong with having a food blog, but imaginary life experts say that there must be other things going on besides food! Being imaginary, they ...more info>>>
Discovered on 09/05/2012 12:01:00
Discovered @ suanie.net |
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In Transit
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Thailand |
Making preserved lemons (more than a month ago) with fruits from the California yard that grew the tree from which these beauties came. Folks - Just a quick post to let you know we are in transit. It’s been a long haul, these past few months, . . . → Ramble More: In Transit...more info>>>
Discovered on 09/05/2012 00:01:00
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Kanom Kok for breakfast in Luang Prabang
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Laos |
Sao DarlyI never thought I would eat Kanom Kok for breakfast. But on one morning in Luang Prabang I was walking around at the Morning Market and saw a lady selling Kanom Kok. The smell of the coconut milk and the sweet aroma caught my attention and I bought one cup of Kanom Kok in banana leaf. I lik...more info>>>
Discovered on 08/05/2012 18:01:00
Discovered @ saodarly.com |
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France & Germany deeply split over austerity
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Malaysia |
France''s new 'president Francois Hollande was elected for his position which is anti-austerity. 'Now that Germany has rejected any rewriting of the fiscal pact, the pressure is now on France: how will France deal with Germany which is more powerful and ''disciplined'' ...more info>>>
Discovered on 08/05/2012 12:01:00
Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com |
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Big meaty crabs and friends at FattyCrabs.com
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Malaysia |
Did you know that you could have delicious, succulent crabs cooked and delivered to your home?
If you live in selected lucky areas in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya, that is. FattyCrabs.com is Klang Valley’s only crab delivery service that sees hot piping crab dishes sent to your doorstep. Pe...more info>>>
Discovered on 08/05/2012 12:01:00
Discovered @ suanie.net |
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La Casa Mexican Food
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Vietnam |
La Casa Mexican just opened opened in Pham Ngu Lao over a week ago. It is run by the same original owner of Margarita. Due to its location, the restaurant is quite packed though the Mexican food is pretty much the same quality as Margarita. The portions were a bit small, not really worth the [......more info>>>
Discovered on 08/05/2012 06:01:00
Discovered @ saigonnezumi.com |
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SNU planet - globe # 1
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China |
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } SNU planet - globe # 1, originally uploaded by china.sixty4. Via Flickr:my world - "Shangqiu Normal University" -...more info>>>
Discovered on 08/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ sixty4-middle-kingdom.blogspot.com |
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Kanzui Matsuri 7
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Japan |
The next dance at last years all-night matsuri in Kanzui was Oeyama, a big production with an unusually large cast for a kagura dance so I will split it into two posts. the story is based on a Noh play of the same name which itself was based on a story in the Heike Monogatari. In the first scene the...more info>>>
Discovered on 08/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com |
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Things I've been up to in Bangkok recently
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East Timor |
Instagram photos usually go to waste, so I thought I'd pull a few out of my account to illustrate what I've been up to in Bangkok over the past few weeks. First up, I went to Safari World. Yes, you can go on safari in Bangkok, providing you have a car and don't mind paying [...]...more info>>>
Discovered on 08/05/2012 00:01:00
Discovered @ whatismatt.com |
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Buddhist Merit Making for Passed Loved Ones
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Laos |
The Dragon Boat race was on Saturday and I missed it to attend a local Boun event. It was a memorial service ceremony in remembrance of passed loved ones, and their pictures were at the top left hand corner of the image below. The money tree of Tonh Ga La Pirk was there to give [...]...more info>>>
Discovered on 07/05/2012 18:01:00
Discovered @ nyenoona.wordpress.com |
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Miss USA 2012 Contestant Nitaya Panemalaythong
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Laos |
Lao VoicesRoad to the Crown 2012 – Meet Miss Minnesota, Nitaya Panemalaythong, one of the Miss USA 2012 contestants. Be sure to VOTE for Nitaya Panemalaythong. The winner secures a place in the semifinals! Voting starts on May 1st and ends on June 2nd at 12:00PM ET. You can vote up to 10 times...more info>>>
Discovered on 07/05/2012 18:01:00
Discovered @ laovoices.com |
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