English by Wang Gang: A Book Review
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China |
About a month ago I received a copy of Wang Gang's English in the mail, the tale of a boy living in my neck of the woods around the time of the Cultural Revolution. It turned out to be a fun read although not exactly what I expected. If you're interested in hearing what I thought, I've posted a pa...more info>>>
Discovered on 07/04/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ farwestchina.com |
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Cellular Phone Shop
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South Korea |
They insist that phones are free that I hardly believe. Maybe PHONE is free, and others are not. :)
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Discovered on 07/04/2009 06:01:00
Discovered @ seouldailyphoto.com |
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Vietnamese Gunman Opened Fire At Binghamton, N.Y, U.S.A.
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Vietnam |
Jiverly Wong is seen in this undated handout. Local authorities identified the gunman who killed 13 people on April 3, 2009, and himself, at an immigrant services center as Wong, a Vietnamese immigrant who had taken English classes there.Police said the gunman who killed 13 people before taking his ...more info>>>
Discovered on 07/04/2009 06:01:00
Discovered @ chao-vietnam.blogspot.com |
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“Mot Coi Di Ve” Duet
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Vietnam |
A poignant rendition of Trinh Con Son’s “Mot Coi Di Ve” performed by Thuy Tien and Richard Fuller and accompanied by a one-handed guitarist.
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Discovered on 07/04/2009 06:01:00
Discovered @ Visualgui.com |
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My Morning Wake Up Call - Perspective XX: The Little Things XII
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Vietnam |
Oh sweet wakening mist of the morning calm falling for the day - the sunshine piercing away the dark - my dreams to stay in nether world. Birds play my senses to twitter alive resolve in yet another new morn. Vietnamese translation: This morning I woke up to the sound of jackhammers, a buzz saw and ...more info>>>
Discovered on 07/04/2009 06:01:00
Discovered @ wildwildeastdailies.blogspot.com |
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Holy Week In Cebu
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Philippines |
Holy Week, Serious In Cebu
Holy Week is taken seriously through out the Philippines. Most of my experience with it has been limited to Cebu. Last year I went up a mountain to witness three men being hung on a cross. In many cases, the men are actually hammered to the cross using nails. Last year...more info>>>
Discovered on 07/04/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ cebuexperience.com |
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Google Page Ranks
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Philippines |
Yesterday I received an email from a friend congratulating me on having a Google Page Rank of 2.
Now I have heard in the past about Googles Page Ranking. It is a way they feel the importance of a site for search reasons.
A page rank is based on some algorithm that tested how many sites link [...]...more info>>>
Discovered on 07/04/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ americanindavao.com |
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buying real estate tips
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Philippines |
On several sites on internet I’ve found a lot of tips and other useful stuff what you need to know if you like to buy a property in the Philippines. I have collected them and put them all together here.
I have changed them for better reading, removed as many faults as possible and checked [...]...more info>>>
Discovered on 07/04/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ jansblog.expatinthephilippines.com |
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Back to School
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Thailand |
Original post blogged on ThaiCultureBlogs.com....more info>>>
Discovered on 07/04/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ thaicultureblogs.com |
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63rd Anniversary of The Democrat Party
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Thailand |
From left: Thai Prime Minister and leader of Democrat Party Abhisit Vejjajiva, former Prime Minister and party's Chief Adviser Chuan Leekpai and Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya attend the religious ceremony to mark the 63rd anniversary of the Democrat Party in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, April 6, 20...more info>>>
Discovered on 07/04/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com |
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Songkran and Alcohol Do Not Mix
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Thailand |
With the Songkran holidays just around the corner, the government and the Thai people have been debating again about whether to ban the sale of alcohol. We go through this every year. The reason is that so many people die in road accidents during the traditional Thai new year holidays. This is mainl...more info>>>
Discovered on 07/04/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ thai-blogs.com/ |
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No One in Hole - Official
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China |
Regular readers (both of you) will recall that Liuzhou has a long history of people (and buffaloes) falling down holes. There haven't been any recent examples and now I read that, for sure, no one has fallen down one particular hole.Leave CommentRelated Entries:Turned OffYouTube Down Up the Tube Aga...more info>>>
Discovered on 07/04/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ liuzhou.blog-city.com |
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Pupdate: Some new photos
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China |
Just a quickie to say that Button is doing great. I’ve started teaching her some basic commands, and she’s a quick study. She’s got sit, stay, come here, lie down, no and ok figured out. Today I’ll work on teaching her “roll over” and “spin”. It amazes...more info>>>
Discovered on 07/04/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ thehumanaught.com |
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Lunch
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Thailand |
People in the US are always asking me what I eat in Thailand. The answer? Pretty much anything and everything. I eat Thai food, Western food, Japanese food - whatever I feel like that day. This is one of my recent lunches at work. I buy from one of the......more info>>>
Discovered on 07/04/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ britinbangkok.typepad.com |
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Dry-Season Harvest
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Thailand |
Much of Southeast Asia remains brittle and parched through these last weeks of the dry season when the heat builds to oppressive measures. Fields lie empty until the rains begin and new, green life can grow.
But in Siem Reap, around the Tonle Sap, the seasons run counter to that schedule. The dry s...more info>>>
Discovered on 07/04/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ ramblingspoon.com |
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