"I'M A MAN, DAMMIT": The Travis Diaries II and other stories

"I'M A MAN, DAMMIT": The Travis Diaries II
Vietnam	"Okay, I was coerced on leaving by a beautiful, if somewhat out of touch with reality girl, who held sex, money and travel in her quiver. Am I an idiot? No. I'm a man DAMMIT! I would have been an idiot had I had not gone on the trip. Case closed. " - Travistweetmeme_style = 'compact';© David.E.Carls...more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 22:01:00 Discovered @ wildwildeastdailies.blogspot.com
Dickens' message clear & simple for everyone
Malaysia	Last night, my wife Po Chin and I went to the cinema nearby to watch Disney' s new movie, A Christmas Carol. We like it very much indeed. The message is clear and simple enough for children and adults alike; and I hope more of Charles Dickens' masterpieces, such as A Tale Of Two Cities, would also b...more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 20:01:00 Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com
Dear Korean Employer
South Korea	Dear Korean Employer,May you be a hagwon, or other category, I'm out there looking for a job. I'm moderately qualified, and I lived in Korea for a year and 4 months at the same job. I even speak Korean quite well, if you need someone to scream at your kids in a language they understand. I can't stan...more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 20:01:00 Discovered @ smileyjkl.blogspot.com
Safety in Davao
Philippines	As many in the world have heard, there was a great tragedy this week in the Philippines on the island of Mindanao. There was a massacre where, as currently counted, 57 people were killed and placed in a mass grave. As alleged, this was a due to a family clan feud over a political dynasty. I [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 16:01:00 Discovered @ americanindavao.com
Buddha Images Decapitated
Thailand	Phra Athikansadaeng Premasilo, a 77-year-old abbot of Wat Dong Wai, observes headless Buddha statues after the theft of heads of Buddha sandstone images on November 19 in the ancient Thai capital of Ayutthaya, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok. Thai police promised to get tough with criminal...more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 16:01:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
VTV visited my Linux lab today
Vietnam	Ms. Quynh Ngoc from VTV visited my Linux lab at the American International School today through a referral by An Nguyen of SaigonLUG.  Though we knew about it for a couple days, we only received permission from the school at the last minute.  My students were not prepared but since this was a normal...more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 14:01:00 Discovered @ saigonnezumi.com
Some lovely food sights in San Francisco...
South Korea	Some food delights I enjoyed/ witnessed while in San Francisco...Ice cream at Ghiradelli SquareVietnamese beef PhoCalifornia roll... in California!Chicken Parmagana.... can't find this in Seoul...A sight never seen in Seoul... An Italian supermarket with an endless case of cheese...Cheesecake from C...more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ smileyjkl.blogspot.com
Miss Laos 2009 Pageant Part One
Laos	Nang Sao Lao beauty pageant held in Vientiane on November 21, 2009. ...more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 10:01:00 Discovered @ laovoices.com
Wonderful Weather (update)
Philippines	Some of the readers sent me a comment that the article could not be opened. I am not sure if it was a browser problem or some software not on their computers. I was able to view it on both my computers and from another comments I think it could be seen. I redid the chart [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 08:01:00 Discovered @ americanindavao.com
The Heights of Eternal Hope for the Future
Japan	Miraishin no Oka is a 5,000 sq. m. sculpture park on the hilltop overlooking Kosan-Ji on Ikujima, a small island in the Inland Sea off Hiroshima.The brainchild of Environmental sculptor Kazuto Kuetani, all the sculptures and the marble that coveres the hillside was shipped from the Carrera quarry in...more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 08:01:00 Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com
Take what you can get? Or get what you can take? I'll take the latter.
Vietnam	I'm going to do something I rarely do, and reprint nearly an entire post from Seth Godin, because this one really hit me where I was living at the time I read it. Now with Seth issuing a post to his blog every single day, the need for an editor comes seriously into question because 60% of what even ...more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ wildwildeastdailies.blogspot.com
Obama to add more US troops for Afghan War
Malaysia	After three months of emotional as well as rational debates, it is now almost certain that President Obama would order a surge of American forces in the range of 25,000- 35,000 to fight the war in Afghanistan. Public opinions in America on the war reportedly remain very divided. Steve Coll's Ghost W...more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 04:01:00 Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com
Miss Laos 2009
Laos	Miss Laos 2009 Beauty Pageant broadcast on Lao Star Channel and Lao National Television on November 21, 2009. The pageant was held at Don Chan Palace Hotel in Vientiane, the capital of Laos....more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 02:01:00 Discovered @ saodarly.com
Today's a big day...
Cambodia	...the International Day against Violence against Women. I would like to make some voices heard today, some women I met on my way, and all the others that are invisible and who suffer in silence. My name is Nouriati, I come from small poor island in the Indian Ocean. In my country, reaching [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 02:01:00 Discovered @ carpediemilia.over-blog.com
Thanksgiving in Xinjiang: Round 4
China	Thanksgiving in Xinjiang has always been an adventurous occasion for my wife and me. One year was sadly spent at Pizza Hut in Urumqi after searching unsuccessfully for a traditional Thanksgiving meal; last year I actually walked around the city with a live turkey under my arm – a gift from one of m...more info>>> Discovered on 26/11/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ farwestchina.com