Cherry Blossom Forecast 2009 Sakura Zensen and other stories

Cherry Blossom Forecast 2009 Sakura Zensen
Japan	There are two wonderful and exciting things about February in Japan. First is the Sapporo Snow Festival, and the second is the cherry blossom forecast! The forecast has not been released yet, but usually the first one is released in the middle of, or late February. Check back again as I will [......more info>>> Discovered on 2/6/2009 7:02:00 AM Discovered @ japanphotoguide.com
SU JE BI ???
South Korea	It is SU JE BI ???. ??? is made of many pieces of dough flakes and traditional soup. Sometimes a few shellfishes are added. It's one of my favorite food especially in cold weather like this. If you want to know more about ???, visit this link. ...more info>>> Discovered on 2/6/2009 10:03:00 AM Discovered @ seouldailyphoto.com
Linux runs my life :-)
Vietnam	So I use Linux for most aspects of my tech life.  I only run Windows at school or work but nearly 99% of the time I am running Linux. Yes, I can listen to music, watch DVDs, and edit Word documents in Linux.  Most of my colleagues and students do not even now that the documents [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 2/6/2009 10:00:00 AM Discovered @ saigonnezumi.com
Crackdown Begins On Unscrupulous Airport Cabbies
Vietnam	A bus picking up passengers at the Tan Son Nhat domestic airport terminal Wednesday. Readers have called for more bus routes at major airports to give passengers more options.Taxi drivers overcharging passengers at major international airports in the country galvanized airport authorities and taxi o...more info>>> Discovered on 2/6/2009 9:57:00 AM Discovered @ chao-vietnam.blogspot.com
+ Photos: Trang tien Street
Vietnam	Trang Tien street is the very main street in Hanoi, opposite to the Opera Theatre and right next to the Hoan Kiem Lake. It's supposed to be very nice but since new buildings and old buildings kind of mix up together with no orientation, this street upsets me with its funny and unstylish look.Here is...more info>>> Discovered on 2/6/2009 9:51:00 AM Discovered @ forbiddencities.blogspot.com
Is Vietnam Opening Up to ‘Open Source’?
Vietnam	My friend, Victor, emailed me a link to the following article: Did Vietnam Take Open Source too Far?. Excerpts: "One important point, from Minister of Information Le Doan Hop. He wants stores to stop pirating commercial applications in favor of free open source downloads....." "...Mandate open sou...more info>>> Discovered on 2/6/2009 9:48:00 AM Discovered @ vietnamzen.com
So... where were we?
Vietnam	My god things are quiet round these parts of late... The thing is, or the things are, I'm spending so much time training people and planning to train people how to do all the stuff I've been doing on this blog and elsewhere since I started way back when that I don't actually have time to "do" much o...more info>>> Discovered on 2/6/2009 9:27:00 AM Discovered @ noodlepie.typepad.com
A Cute Story
Vietnam	The following excerpt is taken from the introduction of Ken Robinson’s The Element: An elementary school teacher was giving a drawing class to a group of six-year-old children. At the back of the classroom sat a little girl who normally didn’t pay much attention in school. In the drawin...more info>>> Discovered on 2/6/2009 9:21:00 AM Discovered @ Visualgui.com
Super Bowl XXII - American Airlines: What Have I Done For You Lately V
Vietnam	Unbelievable. I had to check a website to figure out how to count to forty three in Roman numerals - because I couldn't get there from 22 (XXII), the last time I had a commercial on the game. And this gettin-old game is gettin' really old.This spot, for American Airlines, aired for :60 seconds in 19...more info>>> Discovered on 2/6/2009 9:19:00 AM Discovered @ wildwildeastdailies.blogspot.com
UK Update
Vietnam	You may have seen the media circus regarding the snow over here in the UK. Well yes, it certianly is snowing, thankfully I have had the last two days off. Here's what it looks like our end..(wish you were here...and wish I was on a tropical beach in a hammock...)...more info>>> Discovered on 2/6/2009 9:13:00 AM Discovered @ itsthefinalword.blogspot.com/
Thai Inventions on Show
Thailand	A tool created by Kamphaengphet Pittayakom School students for sorting fruit and vegetables by weight. The simple invention uses iron pendulums of different weight to separate the produce. The event called International Inventor's Day Conference at the Impact Muang Thong Thani Exhibition Hall.(Da...more info>>> Discovered on 2/6/2009 9:13:00 AM Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
Basilica of Santo Niño
Philippines	Santo Nino Not long after arriving in Cebu, I began to hear of Santo Nino. It was explained to me that it was Christ as a child. He looked much different than the Christ I had seen in pictures all my life. I had been here a few months before I even knew this "doll" I had been seeing was a depict...more info>>> Discovered on 2/6/2009 7:02:00 AM Discovered @ cebuexperience.com
I have been Interviewed
Philippines	When I came here to visit Davao in August 2007 I met Bob Martin from Live in the Philippines Web-magazine. I remember him mentioning he was invited to be interviewed by Expat Interviews a website that interviews Expats from all over the world and all countries. Well the other day I received an email...more info>>> Discovered on 2/6/2009 7:02:00 AM Discovered @ americanindavao.com
The House of the Rising Sun
Japan	Here is my response to the second of five questions asked by Lime. They really are tough ones so I don't want to just peel off a frivolous answer just to fulfil my Memterview obligations.This is the second question: What part of life in Japan do you love most? What part of life in the USA do you mis...more info>>> Discovered on 2/6/2009 12:01:00 AM Discovered @ thenyd.blogspot.com