Cecil Taylor – Unit Structures and other stories

Cecil Taylor – Unit Structures
Vietnam	An impressionistic work of art, Unit Structures is chaotic, energetic, yet tightly controlled. From the opening “Steps,” jazz avant-garde Cecil Taylor leads his septet into the world of abstraction. His percussive piano bursts like fireworks on 4th of July allowing the reed section to roar with fero...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 22:01:00 Discovered @ Visualgui.com
Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Laos	It would be an experience to attend Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. For now I can only enjoy the spring blossom in NL either around in the neighborhood or at Keukenhof Garden. For centuries Japanese people had been celebrating the tradition of hanami – enjoying the bea...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ saodarly.com
Education That Works
Laos	Send Me An Angel by Scorpions Have you ever wondered why there are so many young novice monks in Laos, especially in Luang Prabang?  Our Buddhist faith in Laos is not as strict as the Myanmar, where it’s their tradition that every Myanmar Buddhist boy average age between 7 and 13 is expected to en...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ nyenoona.wordpress.com
Laos Without Borders
Laos	The boys from Without Borders are on the food hunt in Laos. Their first stop was at Si Phan Don or 4000 islands, where they prepared monitor lizard laap as raw as you can get. Then it was off to Vang Vieng for tubing and down to Vientiane for cooking time, making beef laap. The [...] ...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ laovoices.com
1038th : Dragonfly
South Korea	Do you know why it is called 'DRAGON'fly? ...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 14:01:00 Discovered @ seouldailyphoto.com
Dam Gio
Vietnam	Dam Gio is the occasion in Vietnam's ancestor worshipping culture where family gather to remember those members of the family who have passed away. It was organised at my mother-in-law's house and was a relatively quiet affair with just Chi, her mum, her father, myself, one Aunt and Uncle and their ...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 14:01:00 Discovered @ itsthefinalword.blogspot.com/
Ergo Proxy
Malaysia	If that’s one anime that tries to extra-hard make itself more complicated than necessary, Ergo Proxy has to be one. On first impression, the 22 episode anime centres on futuristic wasteland world, and a society inside a domed city called Romdeau. Everything is very ordered, with androids call...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ simontalks.com
Steamed Mashed Tofu With Fish Paste
Malaysia	Another dish learnt from my mother which is also easy peasy and very healthy as well. Mom's cooking is the best, I tell ya!To make this, just mash one block of soft tofu with 200gm of fish paste which you can make yourself or just buy ready made from the wet market. I find the best way to mix them t...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ babeinthecitykl.blogspot.com
A Quick Trick Thai Chick Factory!
Thailand	Children enjoy Guides and Scouting at our village schoolCleaning teeth after the lunch we've been providing for them.alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369275806732069778" />With a big donation we've just built the school a new chicken houseHeadmaster and staff inspect the eighty new chickens.The headma...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 06:26:00 Discovered @ thaigirl2004.blogspot.com
Secure safe environment for children & teens
Malaysia	Even though the BN government has reportedly committed to keep all the cyberspatial contents unfiltered, it is still imperative for the civil society to promote public awareness on the real harms of some of the pornographic materials in the cyberspace, which endangers the social environments for chi...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 06:25:00 Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com
Fundraising success at Taylor’s College Charity Fair
Malaysia	Moaz Ahmad invited me to set up a booth at the Charity Fair of Taylor's College main campus which took place from 10am to 1pm today. Prior to the event, I made announcements on Facebook, at USJ.COM.MY's online forum and by sending out mass e-mails. Some friends forwarded the invitation ......more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 06:25:00 Discovered @ yvonnefoong.com
off to penang
Malaysia	Ohai. I will be in Penang from Thursday till Sunday. My dear Pinky will be there with me, and the last time we were both in Penang would be exactly a year ago. Think we should make this an annual holiday. Have to miss 2 Original Bootcamp Malaysia sessions. Feeling a bit bad about it [...] ...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 06:24:00 Discovered @ suanie.net
Anapji Bodhisattva
South Korea	Bodhisattva (Korean: ??)Gilt BronzeFrom Anapji, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-doUnified Silla Period, late 7th - early 8th centuryTreasure No. 1475(Read more ...)...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 06:24:00 Discovered @ samedi.livejournal.com
1037th : So Tired...
South Korea	...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ seouldailyphoto.com
Mooncake Makers To Rally On Festival, Sacombank Says
Vietnam	Customers shop for mooncakes in Ho Chi Minh City during the Mid-Autumn festival last year. Customers shop for mooncakes in Ho Chi Minh City during the Mid-Autumn festival last year. Vietnam’s three biggest listed confectionery makers will rally in coming weeks ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival, acco...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ chao-vietnam.blogspot.com
Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain: 50th Anniversary (Legacy Edition)
Vietnam	“It’s music, and I like it,” Miles Davis responded when being asked if his 1959 release, Sketches of Spain, was really jazz. 50 years later, the provocative collaboration between Miles Davis and Gil Evans on the Latin flavors still sounds as fresh as it was first recorded. What mak...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ Visualgui.com
American Unemployment and the Effects to Philippines
Philippines	As we all here on the news and from friends and relatives, unemployment has reached one of the highest levels for many years. I was a victim at the beginning of the financial crisis back in 2007. There was so much new housing and as their prices increased, it raised the levels of the resale [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ americanindavao.com
H.M. Queen Sirikit of Thailand
Thailand	Thailand celebrates Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday today with many activities to pay tribute to the “Mother of the Land.” Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has urged the people to conduct good deeds in order to show gratitude to Her Majesty, who has contributed tremendously to the nation. Her Ma...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ thaicultureblogs.com
Thais Celebrates Queen's Birthday
Thailand	Thai people from all walks of life across the kingdom are celebrating Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s 77th birthday on Wednesday. Donning blue, the colour of Friday, the day of the week of the Queen’s birth, people in the capital and the provinces offered food to Buddhist monks W...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
Mother's Day at Ancient Siam
Thailand	This morning I visited Ancient Siam (formerly Ancient City) in Samut Prakan for their annual Mother's Day activity. Over the last four or five years, the management have been organizing many different kinds of events at the park during all major holidays. Today is a public holiday for H.M. The Que...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ thai-blogs.com/
Suzhou info page finally fleshed + Suzhou district map
China	In any given week I usually get 2-3 e-mails from people just arrived or arriving in Suzhou. As one of the longest running blogs with a focus on living in Suzhou, Google gives me some love and I in turn do my best to pass it along. In an effort to provide information about the most common questions I...more info>>> Discovered on 13/08/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ thehumanaught.com