1091st : Steak - Japanese Style and other stories

1091st : Steak - Japanese Style
South Korea	The quailty was not bad, but the quantity was the problem. ...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 22:01:00 Discovered @ seouldailyphoto.com
Cuter Than His Dad
Vietnam	Friday evening Dana and Duke picked me up at the Metro. We drove to Lotto for some Korean food and picked up two big-ass jackfruits (36 pounds each) before heading to Lancaster to visit my mom for the weekend. About ten minutes on the highway, we had to bust an exit because Cu Dao was [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 22:01:00 Discovered @ Visualgui.com
Defying conventions and believing
Malaysia	As I lost all of my natural hearing at the age of 19, only the songs I learned before that continue to have an emotional effect on me. And since I was an active choir member and later a vocal music major in college, my memorized repertoire is no less ......more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 20:01:00 Discovered @ yvonnefoong.com
On Chuseok -- Ganggangsullae
South Korea	Having been busy over the past two days I missed the chance to write about a few Chuseok-related things that caught my interest. One of these is Ganggangsullae - ???? (????) or ????? (?????) in Korean* - a type of circular dance that is commonly associated with Chuseok and the region of Jeollanam-d...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 20:01:00 Discovered @ samedi.livejournal.com
Vientiane Boat Racing Festival 2009
Laos	The annual boat racing festival in Vientiane, broadcast live by Lao National Television. The event was held today by Wat Chanh village, Chanthaboury district by the Mekong River. The first race is between the women team from Ban Phonhong against the team from Ban Hardkieng. There were six female t...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ laovoices.com
Passengers Killed in Train Crash
Thailand	Rescue workers gather around a train after it derailed near the Thai city of Hua Hin, south of Bangkok, October 5, 2009. The passenger train bound for Bangkok derailed in Thailand's Hua Hin coastal resort district in heavy rain early on Monday, killing at least 7 people and injuring up to 1...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 16:01:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
Amazing Thailand Facts (Part 5)
Thailand	How come no charges of lese-majeste have been filed against these two? Here are another 20 amazing Thailand facts as compiled over on the ThailandQA.com Forums. You can see the other facts already posted by clicking here. Most of them were compiled by myself, but for the ones not, the name is in b...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 16:01:00 Discovered @ thai-blogs.com/
Media training tips for trainers - part 3
Vietnam	faves, originally uploaded by noodlepie. Not so much a training tip as a useful way of "jotting notes down" I often see what look like potentially interesting links posted to Twitter on my phone when I'm on the move. However, I often don't have the time/bandwidth/inclination to click the link when I...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 14:01:00 Discovered @ noodlepie.typepad.com
UK army chief for more troops in Afghanistan
Malaysia	The new head of UK's Army General Sir David Richards has reportedly backed calls for more international troops to be sent for Afghanistan. He also warned that delay in putting more boots on the ground would cost more lives, risk huge strategic failure and "embolden" Al Qaeda with "terrifying" result...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com
of mosquitos, culture and chilli crabs
Malaysia	Nyamuk di seberang laut nampak, gajah di hadapan mata tak nampak. I believe everyone is guilty of this, yours truly included. We get so wrapped up with what’s happening elsewhere, what other countries and their people are saying about us that we often mull on the things that we have no contro...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ suanie.net
Humanitarian Fund for Asian Disasters
Malaysia	I guess I don't have to elaborate on what and why but here are the few bodies that you can help our brothers and sisters in need.MERCY Malaysia is collecting for Philippines and Indonesia.Humanitarian Fund through MAYBANK (account name: MERCY HUMANITARIAN FUND, account number : 5621-7950-4126, ABA S...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ babeinthecitykl.blogspot.com
Atomic Bomb Dome sunset (time-lapse)
Japan	By Nathan Duckworth ...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 10:01:00 Discovered @ gethiroshima.blogspot.com
The End of Buddhist Lent Day at my Local Temple
Laos	Today was Ork Punsa at our local temple Wat Greensboro, also known as Greensboro Buddhist Center, but tomorrow is the day that marks the conclusion of the Rains retreat. The tradition of Buddhist Lent or the annual three-month Rains Retreat known in Thai and Lao as Khao Punsa marks the beginning ...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 10:01:00 Discovered @ nyenoona.wordpress.com
Notes on a Japanese package tour.
Japan	Back in July we went on an 8 day package tour of Turkey. It was very much a spur of the moment thing, I've never felt any draw to Turkey, but we saw an ad in the paper and the price was so low that we took it.I've been on a package tour before,... a 200k, 10 day trek across the Moroccan desert,... b...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 08:01:00 Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com
PayPal Blocks CNN Hero of the Year's Account
Thailand	I have always hated PayPal. They are scam artists that charge high fees and are always involved in slightly shady business practices. The latest thing though takes the cake. If you follow CNN's Hero of the Year, you'll have seen the Top 10 Heroes of the Year were just announced......more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 08:01:00 Discovered @ britinbangkok.typepad.com
UK backs call for more troops for Afghanistan
Malaysia	The new head of UK's Army General Sir David Richards has reportedly backed calls for more international troops to be sent for Afghanistan. But, the debate on what to do so next is still going on in Washington. The United Kingdom is a main ally of America in the Afghanistan war.American debate on Afg...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 04:01:00 Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com
Would you like an amuse-bouche?
South Korea	One of the few festivals not cancelled is the Buddhist Food Festival this weekend in Suwon ~ check it out! (??? ???) The Chosun Ilbo reminds you how to set your ??? (????) and tells us that while wine’s on the wane, ginseng is the gift to have given. The Korea Herald profiles one of FatmanR...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 04:01:00 Discovered @ fatmanseoul.com
TNT Postman latest Lao Stamps delivery
Laos	I was given a special package on Friday by my favorite TNT Postman. It was my belated birthday present wrapped in a paper and weighted 5 KG. Inside was a stamp album filled with modern and pre-1975 Lao stamps along with stamps of Cambodia. Looks like I am going to be busy scanning and organizing [.....more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 02:01:00 Discovered @ saodarly.com
Malya Vilavanh performed in Vientiane
Laos	Malya Vilavanh, a singer from Sea Games Harmony and Welcome to the SEA Games. ...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 02:01:00 Discovered @ laovoices.com
Typhoon Donations Needed
Philippines	A week ago the Manila and Luzon was hit by the worst storm in over 40 years. As we all have seen on the news, tropical Storm Ketsana (Ondoy) caused major floods and a major loss of home, and life. A week later, Super Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) hit northern Luzon with winds over 108 [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ americanindavao.com
life in dust
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; } life in dust, originally uploaded by china.sixty4. flour and rice sacks in a small store in the north of the cityphoto: mhob...more info>>> Discovered on 05/10/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ sixty4-middle-kingdom.blogspot.com