A Funny Thing Happened and other stories

A Funny Thing Happened
Philippines	Trip To Philippine Post Office It seems no matter what I do or where I go in the Philippines, there is always the chance for some thing strange to happen. Tricycles often bottom out. These are tricycles attached to a motor cycle. Usually uneventful. Jessie tells me of the story when she and he...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 11:59:00 Discovered @ cebuexperience.com
English in the Philippines (rebuttal)
Philippines	Today I received a comment to my article posted on January 20th “English in the Philippines” from Binkee of the website Binkee was very defensive of her native country, which is expected of a person who loves here country. I did not want to upset anyone, and try not to, but because of me stating [....more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 11:45:00 Discovered @ americanindavao.com
Coffee
Philippines	One of the pillars of this website and blog, aside from nicotine is coffee. As all my family and friends know I’m a lover of coffee. I drink it in the morning and during the day. Strong and sweet. No cream. One of my favorites is a real Italian Espresso, but that’s hard to get [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 11:31:00 Discovered @ jansblog.expatinthephilippines.com
The Driving Test
Thailand	Well, I am ready to buy a motorcycle now but there are a couple more things I need to sort out. One is what day and what time is the best to buy it. For this one, I asked my aunt to do it for me. She asked me about my birthday and what time I was born. I told her. She said she would call me when she...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 11:26:00 Discovered @ thaicultureblogs.com
Witoon Nambutr
Thailand	Witoon Nambutr, minister of Social Development and Human Security, announces his resignation after attending the weekly cabinet meeting at Government House in Bangkok February 3, 2009. A junior minister in Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's month-old cabinet resigned on Tuesday amid a corrupt...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 11:21:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
Farm Chokchai Farm Tours
Thailand	One of the best agro-tourism projects in Thailand is undoubtedly Farm Chokchai in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. In fact it has won many awards. Farm Chokchai is situated on the Friendship Highway in cowboy country and is only 159 km from Bangkok. You can either come here as a day trip from Bangkok or ...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 11:18:00 Discovered @ thai-blogs.com/
this is a bicycle
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; } this is a bicycle, originally uploaded by china.sixty4. An old bicycle with a basket leans against a wall in a "nong tang" (...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 11:07:00 Discovered @ sixty4-middle-kingdom.blogspot.com
Nonggan Babbler II
China	I would have thought that there was something important to report in the world, but for some reason, the international press is suddenly going mad reporting about the Nonggan Babbler, a story I brought you a full 7 months ago.Leave CommentRelated Entries:Liuzhou Scenes 2It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It T...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 11:03:00 Discovered @ liuzhou.blog-city.com
One final toss for The Dooze
China	An incredibly touching story by ESPN’s Bill Simmons about the death, and most wonderfully, the life of his dog “The Dooze”. Impossible not to draw some similarities between Bill’s loss and our own. h/t Beijing Boyce on Twitter. ...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 10:50:00 Discovered @ thehumanaught.com
Picture of the Week: Niya / Minfeng
China	Uyghur men and child, Bazaar, Niya / Minfeng, Xinjiang, China  Thanks to centralasiatraveler for sharing this photo.  Centralasiatraveler has provided an invaluable resource for all of those who wish to visit the portion of Xinjiang south of the Taklimakan desert which I have ...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 10:45:00 Discovered @ farwestchina.com
A Pin Striped Tit-Babbler?
Thailand	What sort of bird is this?So what’s a pin striped tit-babbler?I have a grizzled expat friend called George and when occasionally I see him in Surin town he babbles on about the crazy, idiosyncratic things that have happened to him since I last saw him. He then shrugs and throws up his hands and say...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 09:52:00 Discovered @ thaigirl2004.blogspot.com
The end of the all that's good with blue cheese dressing on the side.
Japan	There has been a request to suspend the answering of the interview questions in their assigned order and to jump forward to a specific question and reply to that before I post my replies to the others. That puts a slight kink in things for I was all ready to post my answer question #2Oh well, that w...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 09:52:00 Discovered @ thenyd.blogspot.com
Year 2 Semester 1 Exam Thoughts
Japan	Finally! No more exams! Feels good! I thought today I’d write about how each part of it went, then let you get on with your lives. So get comfortable and don’t move. Unless you’re in some sort of peril. Japanese Exam The exam was three hours long and consisted of three parts. The f...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 09:52:00 Discovered @ japanisdoomed.com
Kawasaki
Japan	Kawasaki is about a 20 minute train ride from Tokyo Station and is between Tokyo and Yokohama. I was only there for about half a day, but to be honest, I wasn’t too impressed. I guess to be fair though, half a day really isn’t enough for anything except for a first impression. [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 09:52:00 Discovered @ japanphotoguide.com
can you guess what it is?
Japan	OK. Here's a photo quiz.Can you guess what this is a photo of....Got it?No, it's not a black hole...A close-up of a wood knot? Guess again!Vasil Levski National Stadium in the dark? Wow, nice try, but wrong again!OK, I'll tell you.It's actually a dog's arsehole. Or more accurately, one that's been s...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 09:52:00 Discovered @ anenglishmaninosaka.blogspot.com
New Year
Japan	Best wishes to you all for this New Year ! I'm not going anywhere today!... gonna stay next to the woodstove! ...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 09:52:00 Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com
It Really Gets My Goat
Thailand	One thing that drives many farangs nuts about Thailand is that Thais don't listen to us much. They hire us for our supposed 'expertise', we give advice using that expertise, they nod, they smile and then continue doing what they were doing before. It's no wonder they're so far behind......more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 09:52:00 Discovered @ britinbangkok.typepad.com
New Theme Again
Thailand	I still can’t figure out what is wrong with my blog. The Lost Boy said it took him 20-something seconds to load it. My friend in Paris got it in 5 whole minutes! My London friend said it took her roughly 5 seconds and for me about the same or even less. I called the host [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 09:52:00 Discovered @ gnarlykitty.org
Blog Break
Thailand	Well, folks, we’re leaving in the morning for a place in Southeast Asia where email is erratic and not exactly championed by the folks in charge. We’re planning a four-week journey, and in that time I expect to eat a lot and learn a lot about the new foods we encounter. So sit still. I [...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 09:52:00 Discovered @ ramblingspoon.com
MMO blogs are rubbish
East Timor	A little while ago I sent up a make money online (MMO) blog called World of Angel. (MMO blogs are written on the subject of how to make money with a blog.) It was my “big idea” and was supposedly going to make me rich. It didn’t because make money online blogs are just about [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 04/02/2009 09:52:00 Discovered @ whatismatt.com