1056th : He's Gone, But He Left Something in My Heart and other stories

1056th : He's Gone, But He Left Something in My Heart
South Korea	Today is the day before the former President Kim Dae-Jung's funeral. I visited the national assembly building and expressed the condolence for his death. He was very good president of Korea, and also the symbol of Korea's democracy and reunification through all of his life. I owe him a lot of thin...more info>>> Discovered on 31/08/2009 22:01:00 Discovered @ seouldailyphoto.com
Eternal Home Kazakhstan (Documentary)
Vietnam	Just watched an interesting one hour video on Kazakhstan.  Made me a bit homesick for the country.  This independent documentary reminds me so much of the life in Kazakhstan.  I was surprised to see not much has changed in the 7 years since I left the country (the film was produced in 2006). Re...more info>>> Discovered on 31/08/2009 22:01:00 Discovered @ saigonnezumi.com
Stray Dogs Can Be A Problem
Vietnam	Here's Jordan begging while we are having dinner.  I like to share my dog with you guys. He is a pure bred Jack Russell that is well fed and healthy. He averages three squirrel, 6 birds, and four cat kills a year.These dogs are bred for hunting and small animals dare not cross in their territ...more info>>> Discovered on 31/08/2009 22:01:00 Discovered @ chao-vietnam.blogspot.com
Challenges remain for Lao Billard and Snooker Federation
Laos	Billiard, snooker preparations still to be finalised The Lao Billiard and Snooker Federation is as yet unready to hold preparatory events in the lead up to the SEA Games being held in Vientiane in December. he Federation’s President, Mr Pasitxay Luangkhoth, said hiring a suitable venue remain...more info>>> Discovered on 31/08/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ laovoices.com
Seven Crimes That Will Get You a Smaller Fine than File-Sharing
Cambodia	Jammie Thomas was fined $2 million for downloading 24 songs. Thanks to the Mechanics blog at Gapers Block, here are seven crimes that will get you smaller fines than file-sharing: 1. Child abduction: the fine is only like $25000.2. Stealing the actual CD: the fine is $2,5003. Rob your neighbor: the ...more info>>> Discovered on 31/08/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ cambodiacalling.blogspot.com
Korean Music (part 2)
Japan	If the first video of Korean music from our trip to Seoul is high-brow, then this second one is certainly low-brow! I shot this just in front of our hotel.These two guys were performing on the street outside a supermarket as part of a Re-Opening party. Not sure how to describe the music, a kind of e...more info>>> Discovered on 31/08/2009 16:02:00 Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com
Canceling Plans For Tet Celebration
Vietnam	In recent days I had plans to visit Vietnam for Tet or the New Year.  Well, their is extreme cause to take a second look because of the A/H1N1 influenza.Just yesterday I had gotten a third offer from a major airline on a discount ticket with a upgrade.  To say the least it was tempting but...more info>>> Discovered on 31/08/2009 14:01:00 Discovered @ chao-vietnam.blogspot.com
Tommy Thomas meets Chin Peng face-to-face
Malaysia	Malaysia's leading expert on constitutional law Tommy Thomas (right) also met CPM veteran Chin Peng (left) in Bangkok for three days last week. The one-hour explorations on modern history between Tommy Thomas and Chin Peng was taped by independent film -maker, Julian Shori. Chin Peng recalled, among...more info>>> Discovered on 31/08/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com
New Bug Fixed
Philippines	A reader and friend, Jan from Expat in the Philippines notified me the commenting portion of the site was not working. If you tried to leave a comment, and it did not work, please try again. It looks like it is working. Please notify me through the “Contact me” tab at the top of the head...more info>>> Discovered on 31/08/2009 08:01:00 Discovered @ americanindavao.com
Vista Blue Screen of Death
Vietnam	For the first time in my life, I decided to give Windows Vista a try.  My hotel in Uong Bi had installed in on the computer in my room. No joke, this is what I got each time I tried to turn the computer on: The hotel wifi network sucked too until IT guru, Chris Dollmont, fixed [...] Related posts...more info>>> Discovered on 31/08/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ saigonnezumi.com
Peace Nighter
Japan	The Hiroshima Carp's home game versus the Chunichi Dragons to be held on September 15, has been designated the "Peace Nighter" (naitaa is Japanese for "night game") at which an appeal for the pursuit of a world free of nuclear weapons and world peace will be made. Spectators will "turning the stad...more info>>> Discovered on 31/08/2009 02:01:00 Discovered @ gethiroshima.blogspot.com
Little League World Series and Williamsport, PA Remembered
Philippines	While browsing the net I noticed articles about the Little League World Series. This brought back a few memories. Williamsport is a nice and quiet town in the north eastern part of the state. It was originally a boom town for the logging industry. In the late 1800’s it was known as the “Lumber Capit...more info>>> Discovered on 31/08/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ americanindavao.com
Then and Now in Samut Prakan
Thailand	A good way to explore an area is by using Google Earth. I have personally discovered some interesting places by analysing satellite images. So, I was really pleased to hear that Google had updated the satellite images for a large part of Samut Prakan Province. This gives me an opportunity now to w...more info>>> Discovered on 31/08/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ thai-blogs.com/