A bad day: The Travis Diaries XI and other stories

A bad day: The Travis Diaries XI
Vietnam	"A bad day with her, was better than a good day without her." - Travis© David.E.Carlson@gmail.com ...more info>>> Discovered on 22/02/2010 22:01:00 Discovered @ wildwildeastdailies.blogspot.com
What not to name your children...
South Korea	Over a few drinks after Korean class this weekend our group of half Koreans/ half forigners started talking about names that sound really bad in eachother's language. We got quite a bit of amusement talking about various terrible names, so I thought I'd provide you a list, so as to avoid any awkward...more info>>> Discovered on 22/02/2010 20:01:00 Discovered @ smileyjkl.blogspot.com
Global Finance Minister of the Year 2010
Thailand	Thailand's finance minister Korn Chatikavanij gives a speech before receiving the "Global Finance Minister of the Year" award from The Financial Times' Banker magazine at a hotel in Bangkok February 22, 2010. (Reuters) digg_skin = 'icon'; digg_window = 'new'; digg_url = 'http://www.thaiph...more info>>> Discovered on 22/02/2010 16:01:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
Random Picture No. 30 - Drag
China	Random Picture No. 30 - DragLeave CommentRelated Entries:Random Picture No. 29 - Steamer BasketsRandom Picture No. 28 - KiteRandom Picture No. 27 - DrinksLame LuosifenRandom Picture No. 26 - GirlRandom Picture No. 25 - CoconutsRandom Picture No. 24 - ScaffoldingRandom Picture No. 23 - BananasRandom ...more info>>> Discovered on 22/02/2010 16:01:00 Discovered @ liuzhou.blog-city.com
Isotake Guro
Japan	Monday was Tondo Matsuri in my village, but it was cold and rainy so we gave it a miss. Photos from last years Tondo can be seen here.Instead we went up the coast a little to the fishing village of Isotake where they have a version of Tondo Matsuri that is unique in all of Japan. For their Tondo the...more info>>> Discovered on 22/02/2010 16:01:00 Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com
New Look
Vietnam	Have finally managed to move the blog to a simpler, less clumsy template. Now I can finally use labels to catagorise posts and provide easy navigation through the archives. Added the 'Link Within' widget which is a great little tool linking to similar posts after each entry.One thing, some of my pic...more info>>> Discovered on 22/02/2010 14:01:00 Discovered @ itsthefinalword.blogspot.com/
Tummy ache
Malaysia	My tummy seems to reject everything today. Here’s a rought timeline. About 8am: Woke up, drank Nutrilite Positrim with full cream milk. About 8:30am: vomitted all of the Positrim, gastric pain started. I laid down to rest in my bedroom. About 10:00am: Lucy and Edmuch visited. I got up to greet...more info>>> Discovered on 22/02/2010 12:01:00 Discovered @ yvonnefoong.com
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Malaysia	Some time back in December when i wrote about my 2009 Book of the Year (it was Neil Gaiman’s Graveyard Book), I promised to write about the runner-up book in the following post. But other things got in the way, never got round to doing it. So before I totally forget about it, here’s my h...more info>>> Discovered on 22/02/2010 12:01:00 Discovered @ simontalks.com
Restoran Fung Seng Lao, Kuala Lipis, Pahang
Malaysia	...more info>>> Discovered on 22/02/2010 12:01:00 Discovered @ babeinthecitykl.blogspot.com
P.M. Abhisit Playing Football
Thailand	Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, 2nd right, kicks the ball while playing a soccer charity match against Thai women's national team at Rajamangala stadium in Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. Supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was confronting with police offic...more info>>> Discovered on 22/02/2010 08:01:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
I am back in Dili
East Timor	For the sake of informing the world, I am now back in Dili and working once more, writing stories about this, that and the other. I will be here for the foreseeable future. Got a project you think deserves attention or a burning issue you reckon needs covering? I can be contacted by email or [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 22/02/2010 08:01:00 Discovered @ whatismatt.com
Economic Classes in the Philippines
Philippines	I have been asked by some readers to discuss the income classes (levels) in the Philippines. This is more difficult to classify since I am not an economist and have access to the incomes of the populace. As I wrote previously, Filipinos need fewer comforts as most foreigners are accustomed to needin...more info>>> Discovered on 22/02/2010 00:01:00 Discovered @ americanindavao.com
Do Uyghurs Celebrate Chinese New Year?
China	Last week China celebrated what is called the "Spring Festival", the country's largest holiday.  Whether you visit Beijing, Shanghai, Tibet, or Xinjiang you won't be able to miss the elaborate decorations and deafening firecrackers - a great experience for first time visitors but an e...more info>>> Discovered on 22/02/2010 00:01:00 Discovered @ farwestchina.com